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 Alfred Russel Wallace (Critical Lives) By Patrick Armstrong 2019 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 1789140854 | PDF | 6 MB Sometimes referred to as the "Father of Biogeography," Alfred Russel Wallace has come to be known as the co-originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection, and he also wrote extensively on zoology, botany, anthropology, politics, astronomy, and psychology. Although notorious in his day for his unpopular and eccentric beliefs, he is still recognized as one of the leading figures in nineteenth-century British science. In this book, Patrick Armstrong illuminates the many facets of Wallace's long life, which extended from 1823 until the eve of World War I. He shows Wallace to be, in many ways, a more interesting character than his colleague and friend, evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin. Taking a psychological approach, this compact yet comprehensive biography gives insight into a man who was frequently plagued with misfortune; legal problems, inability to obtain full-time employment, and relationship troubles all vexed him. Armstrong unlocks the life of a restless traveler who, although raised with "a very ordinary" education, would go on to become one of the most influential, extraordinary scientists of his time.
 David Wyatt, "Aircraft Flight Instruments and Guidance Systems: Principles, Operations and Maintenance" English | 2014 | pages: 273 | ISBN: 0415706831, 1138133140 | PDF | 6,6 mb Written for those pursuing a career in aircraft engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline, Aircraft Flight Instruments and Guidance Systems covers the state-of-the-art avionic equipment, sensors, processors and displays for commercial air transport and general aviation aircraft.  Kalachandji Das, "Aindra: Kirtan Revolution" English | ISBN: 0999541919 | 2022 | 452 pages | AZW3, EPUB | 21 MB + 11 MB "In order to understand Aindra Prabhu," remarked one his godbrothers, "first you have to love him." And to love Aindra, first you must know him. In Aindra: Kirtan Revolution, the reader hears Aindra's story through his own words and through the words and perspectives of his family, friends, followers, and associates. The book tracks Aindra from his childhood on a farm in the Blue Run Mountains of Virginia through his early days in Washington D.C, his temple on wheels in New York City, and his years of service as temple pujari and leader of the 24-hour kirtan in ISKCON's Krishna-Balaram Mandir, to his final Vrindavan pastimes.  Willard Jenkins, "Ain't But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story" English | ISBN: 1478019034 | 2022 | 328 pages | PDF | 2 MB Despite the fact that most of jazz's major innovators and performers have been African American, the overwhelming majority of jazz journalists, critics, and authors have been and continue to be white men. No major mainstream jazz publication has ever had a black editor or publisher. Ain't But a Few of Us presents over two dozen candid dialogues with black jazz critics and journalists ranging from Greg Tate, Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Robin D. G. Kelley to Tammy Kernodle, Ron Welburn, and John Murph. They discuss the obstacles to access for black jazz journalists, outline how they contend with the world of jazz writing dominated by white men, and point out that these racial disparities are not confined to jazz but hamper their efforts at writing about other music genres as well.  Agile Software Development by Hooda, Susheela;Sood, Vandana Mohindru;Singh, Yashwant;Dalal, Sandeep;Sood, Manu; English | 2023 | ISBN: 1119896819 | 388 pages | True PDF EPUB | 10.96 MB  Agents Networks Evolution : A Quarter Century of Advances in Complex Systems (611 Pages) by Frank Schweitzer English | 2022 | ISBN: 9811267812 | 612 pages | True PDF EPUB | 80.31 MB  Age of Information: Foundations and Applications English | 2023 | ISBN: 1108837875 | 495 Pages | PDF | 55 MB At the forefront of cutting-edge technologies, this text provides a comprehensive treatment of a crucial network performance metric, ushering in new opportunities for rethinking the whole design of communication systems. Detailed exposition of the communication and network theoretic foundations of Age of Information (AoI) gives the reader a solid background, and discussion of the implications on signal processing and control theory shed light on the important potential of recent research. The text includes extensive real-world applications of this vital metric, including caching, the Internet of Things (IoT), and energy harvesting networks. The far-reaching applications of AoI include networked monitoring systems, cyber-physical systems such as the IoT, and information-oriented systems and data analytics applications ranging from the stock market to social networks. The future of this exciting subject in 5G communication systems and beyond make this a vital resource for graduate students, researchers and professionals.  Morgan Poteet, Shiva Nourpanah, "After the Flight: The Dynamics of Refugee Settlement and Integration" English | 2016 | ISBN: 144389074X | PDF | pages: 315 | 3.5 mb Knowledge of the integration process for refugees is often subsumed under the broader category of immigrants. This book focuses on this process for refugees, including the structural and systemic challenges they face as they integrate in their new host societies, and how they respond to such challenges. The book provides a critical analysis of Canadas approach to integrating refugees with additional chapters focused on refugee integration in Australia, Northern Ireland, and the United States. This collection of work critically addresses a range of topics and employs a variety of qualitative approaches to gain a better understanding of the lived experience of integration for refugees, including the ways in which refugees view integration and the attendant challenges and opportunities encountered during the integration process. Departing from viewing refugees as a burden that must be shared by the international community, the contributors to this collection explore the complex dynamics of race, class, gender, ethnicity, age, generation and legal status for refugees in a selection of local contexts of reception. The work begins a dialogue about the long-term dynamics of refugee settlement and integration with implications for the viability of future resettlement programs and practices. How the world responds to the ongoing plight of the growing numbers of displaced people will be a defining feature of the contemporary global order. This collection shifts the discourse about refugees from one of victimhood to one of refugee agency and rights. The book will be of primary interest to academics in the field of refugee and migration studies, to practitioners in the settlement sector, and to those involved in making refugee policies. It will also be useful for those who work in social services and education in countries of the global north that receive refugees and refugee claimants, and anyone with an interest in refugee lives.  Cajetan Iheka, "African Ecomedia: Network Forms, Planetary Politics" English | ISBN: 1478014741 | 2021 | 336 pages | PDF | 18 MB In African Ecomedia, Cajetan Iheka examines the ecological footprint of media in Africa alongside the representation of environmental issues in visual culture. Iheka shows how, through visual media such as film, photography, and sculpture, African artists deliver a unique perspective on the socioecological costs of media production, from mineral and oil extraction to the politics of animal conservation. Among other works, he examines Pieter Hugo's photography of electronic waste recycling in Ghana and Idrissou Mora-Kpai's documentary on the deleterious consequences of uranium mining in Niger. These works highlight not only the exploitation of African workers and the vast scope of environmental degradation but also the resourcefulness and creativity of African media makers. They point to the unsustainability of current practices while acknowledging our planet's finite natural resources. In foregrounding Africa's centrality to the production and disposal of media technology, Iheka shows the important place visual media has in raising awareness of and documenting ecological disaster even as it remains complicit in it.
 Aerospace Physiology (Second Edition) by Steven C. Martin English | 2022 | ISBN: 1662935714 | 546 pages | True EPUB | 10.46 MB |
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