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 Uppsala University Coin Cabinet: Anglo-Saxon and Later British Coins By Elsa Lindberger 2006 | 132 Pages | ISBN: 0197263399 | PDF | 32 MB Edited by Mark Blackburn and Harald Nilsson.This volume provides a detailed account of the Anglo-Saxon and other associated coins in the collection of Uppsala University, which had a leading role in the use of numismatics in historical research and teaching in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The 741 coins catalogued and illustrated here derive mostly from Swedish hoards of the 18th and 19th centuries. As well as the late Anglo-Saxon coins, there are also significant groups of Hiberno-Norse and Scandinavian imitations and Norman coins. The introduction describes the history of the collection from its origins, and its important role in historical research and teaching in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
 Unstoppable Habits: How to Program Your Mind for Success, Fulfillment, and Achieve Whatever You Want on Autopilot. by Harvey Mind English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BJTHFTB2 | 155 pages | EPUB | 0.23 Mb How to turn bad habits into good ones and achieve your goals on autopilot?  Underground Mathematics: Craft Culture and Knowledge Production in Early Modern Europe English | 2023 | ISBN: 1009267302 | 305 Pages | PDF | 23 MB Thomas Morel tells the story of subterranean geometry, a forgotten discipline that developed in the silver mines of early modern Europe. Mining and metallurgy were of great significance to the rulers of early modern Europe, required for the silver bullion that fuelled warfare and numerous other uses. Through seven lively case studies, he illustrates how geometry was used in metallic mines by practitioners using esoteric manuscripts. He describes how an original culture of accuracy and measurement paved the way for technical and scientific innovations, and fruitfully brought together the world of artisans, scholars and courts. Based on a variety of original manuscripts, maps and archive material, Morel recounts how knowledge was crafted and circulated among practitioners in the Holy Roman Empire and beyond. Specific chapters deal with the material culture of surveying, map-making, expertise and the political uses of quantification. By carefully reconstructing the religious, economic and cultural context of mining cities, Underground Mathematics contextualizes the rise of numbered information, practical mathematics and quantification in the early modern period.
 Deanna Hansen, "Unblock Your Body: How Decompressing Your Fascia Is the Missing Link in Healing" English | ISBN: 1951694104 | 2020 | 122 pages | EPUB | 779 KB Does your body feel heavy and blocked? Discover how to awaken your cells and become more attuned to your inner spirit.  UAE 2023 TRAVEL GUIDE: The essential informative guide about the arabian peninsula, it's people, culture, lifestyle, and unique tourist attraction by Ewan Gold English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BPMY1ZWG | 52 pages | PDF | 0.53 Mb The United Arab Emirates is a very rewarding place to visit, full of people who strive to blend the ancient and the modern. The nation, which is located on the southeast coast of the Arabian Gulf, was formerly a desolate desert region, a federation of tribal sheikhdoms on the edge of the Arab world, and it relied on fishing and pearl diving for survival. Up until its independence in 1971, it was a British protectorate. Seven of the sheikhdoms then came together to form the UAE, a federation. The 1950s oil discovery drastically changed the country's fortunes, and the UAE is now a place of contrasts that embraces skyscrapers, high-tech communications, and luxury hotels while maintaining strong conservative values and religion. The UAE is a prominent participant in the shifting alignments of the Middle East and the struggle against radical Islam, simultaneously pursuing a worldwide leadership position while retaining its social structures and gently integrating women into public life without breaking its core principles.
 Tsar Nicholas II and the End of the Romanov Dynasty: The History of the Downfall of Imperial Russia by Charles River Editors English | November 16, 2016 | ISBN: 1540448738 | 93 pages | EPUB | 2.50 Mb *Includes pictures *Includes the tsar's quotes about his life and reign *Includes a bibliography for further reading "I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling." - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia The 17th century was marked by multiple pro-democratic revolutions exploding in both hemispheres. In Europe and its neighbors to the east, border-changing wars were fought incessantly. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the underlying premises of political, governmental and social structures within several European and Asian states were shaken to the core after centuries of royalty and one-family rule. By the onset of World War I, royal families began to experience a long, slow decline, with some quietly fading into the status of national symbols and others experiencing political overthrow. Some were horrified by the suddenness of a changing public, while others barely noticed. In the ensuing chaos brought about by the Great War, the last ruling family in Russia suffered the most brutal form of regime change at the hands of the Bolsheviks following a revolution in 1917, as the public outcry for individual equality mirrored the violence of the French Revolution from a prior century. The Romanov dynasty, which had enjoyed unbroken control over the throne since the early 1600s, represented a dilemma for a dissatisfied and restless workforce that nevertheless viewed the royal family through the lens of an ancient mystique. The modern Romanov saga was rife with intrigue, including the exploits of and mystique surrounding Grigory Rasputin, suspicion directed toward the German roots of Tsarina Alexandra, and fascination with the almost beatified children of the Tsar, their image buoyed by the powerful new medium of photography. When this mystical and fictitious portrait of the beloved ruler and happy peasant collided with Lenin's Bolshevik uprising, a movement largely devoid of mercy or sentiment, the pathos of the Romanov executions was felt all the more deeply around the world, and it has remained a topic of intense inquiry well into the following century. At the same time, gossip surrounding their fates, particularly that of the "lost" Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, have ensured that the Romanovs remain relevant nearly a century after their downfall. Tsar Nicholas II and the End of the Romanov Dynasty: The History of the Downfall of Imperial Russia looks at the seminal events that brought about an end to Imperial Russia. Along with pictures and a bibliography, you will learn about the Romanovs like never before.  Trainspotting By Murray Smith 2021 | 128 Pages | ISBN: 1839022167 | PDF | 18 MB In 1996 Trainspotting was the biggest thing in British culture. Brilliantly and aggressively marketed, it crossed into the mainstream despite being a black comedy set against the backdrop of heroin addiction in Edinburgh. Produced by Andrew Macdonald, scripted by John Hodge and directed by Danny Boyle, the team behind Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting was an adaptation of Irvine Welsh's barbed novel of the same title. The film is crucial for understanding British culture in the context of devolution and the rise of 'Cool Britannia'. Murray Smith unpicks the processes that led to Trainspotting's enormous success. He isolates various factors - the film's eclectic soundtrack, its depiction of Scottish identity, its attitude to deprivation, drugs and violence, its traffic with American cultural forms, its synthesis of realist and fantastic elements, and its complicated relationship to 'heritage' - that make Trainspotting such a vivid document of its time. Although it heralded a false dawn for British film-making,Trainspotting is, Smith concludes, both authentically vernacular and yet transnational in its influences and ambitions.In his afterword to this new edition, Murray Smith reflects on the original film 25 years after its release, and its 2017 sequel T2: Trainspotting also directed by Boyle. Smith also considers Danny Boyle's subsequent directorial career, with highlights including Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony.
 Timeless Youth by Crippen, Dr. Jeff; English | 2022 | ISBN: 1944194851| 171 pages | True EPUB | 5.37 MB  Time Series Algorithms Recipes: Implement Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques with Python English | 2023 | ISBN: 1484289773 | 220 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 13.3 MB This book teaches the practical implementation of various concepts for time series analysis and modeling with Python through problem-solution-style recipes, starting with data reading and preprocessing.  Donna E. Alvermann, "Theoretical Models and Processes of Literacy Ed 7" English | ISBN: 1138087270 | 2018 | 624 pages | PDF | 12 MB The Seventh Edition of this foundational text represents the most comprehensive source available for connecting multiple and diverse theories to literacy research, broadly defined, and features both cutting-edge and classic contributions from top scholars. Two decades into the 21st century, the Seventh Edition finds itself at a crossroads and differs from its predecessors in three major ways: the more encompassing term literacy replaces reading in the title to reflect sweeping changes in how readers and writers communicate in a digital era; the focus is on conceptual essays rather than a mix of essays and research reports in earlier volumes; and most notably, contemporary literacy models and processes enhance and extend earlier theories of reading and writing. Providing a tapestry of models and theories that have informed literacy research and instruction over the years, this volume's strong historical grounding serves as a springboard from which new perspectives are presented. The chapters in this volume have been selected to inspire the interrogation of literacy theory and to foster its further evolution. This edition is a landmark volume in which dynamic, dialogic, and generative relations of power speak directly to the present generation of literacy theorists and researchers without losing the historical contexts that preceded them. Some additional archival essays from previous editions are available on the book's eResource. |
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