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 The Philidor Files: Detailed Coverage Of A Dynamic Opening by Christian Bauer English | February 1, 2007 | ISBN: 1857444361, 9781857447606 | True EPUB | 304 pages | 16.97 MB The Philidor is a dynamic and underrated answer to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. Recently it has acquired something of a cult following amongst certain Grandmasters; its supporters include the French number one Etienne Bacrot and the former European Champion Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu. One of its major selling points is its flexibility - Black even has a choice of two opening moves. It also suits a wide variety of playing styles; games can lead to sharp, tactical duels as well as strategic, positional battles.  The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps by Edward Brooke-Hitching English | January 1, 2016 | ISBN: 9781471159459 | 256 pages | PDF | 179 Mb The Phantom Atlas is an atlas of the world not as it ever existed, but as it was thought to be. These marvellous and mysterious phantoms - non-existent islands, invented mountain ranges, mythical civilisations and other fictitious geography - were all at various times presented as facts on maps and atlases. This book is a collection of striking antique maps that display the most erroneous cartography, with each illustration accompanied by the story behind it.  The People of Denendeh: Ethnohistory of the Indians of Canada's Northwest By June Helm 2000 | 413 Pages | ISBN: 0877457352 | PDF | 15 MB "The People of Denendeh is an exciting volume. It is certain to become a valuable overview of and sourcebook on the history, society, and culture of the Mackenzie drainage Athapaskans, or Dene, especially the Slaveys and Dogribs, among whom Helm has devoted decades of innovative ?eld research."-Robert Jarvenpa, author of Northern Passage: Ethnography and Apprenticeship among the Subarctic Dene For ?fty years anthropologist June Helm studied the culture and ethnohistory of the Dene, "The People," the Athapaskan-speaking Indians of the Mackenzie River drainage of Canada's western subarctic. Now in this impressive collection she brings together previously published essays-with updated commentaries where necessary-unpublished ?eld notes, archival documents, supplementary essays and notes from collaborators, and narratives by the Dene themselves as an offering to those studying North American Indians, hunter-gatherers, and subarctic ethnohistory and as a historical resource for the people of all ethnicities who live in Denendeh, Land of the Dene. Helm begins with a broad-ranging, stimulating overview of the social organization of hunter-gatherer peoples of the world, past and present, that provides a background for all she has learned about the Dene. The chapters in part 1 focus on community and daily life among the Mackenzie Dene in the middle of the twentieth century. After two historical overview chapters, Helm moves from the early years of the twentieth century to the earliest contacts between Dene and white culture, ending with a look at the momentous changes in Dene-government relations in the 1970s. Part 3 considers traditional Dene knowledge, meaning, and enjoyments, including a chapter on the Dogrib hand game. Throughout, Helm's encyclopedic knowledge combines with her personal interactions to create a collection that is unique in its breadth and intensity. June Helm is professor emerita of anthropology at the University of Iowa, past president of the American Anthropological Association, and editor of Subarctic, volume 6 of the Handbook of North American Indians. In the 1970s she served as adviser on land claims research to the Indian Brotherhood (later the Dene First Nations) of Canada's Northwest Territories and consultant to Canada's Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry.  The People Can Fly: American Promise, Black Prodigies, and the Greatest Miracle of All Time by Joshua Bennett English | February 3, 2026 | ISBN: 0316576026, 9780316576048 | True EPUB | 272 pages | 8.7 MB What does it mean to be deemed promising in an unjust world? The award-winning poet and MIT Distinguished Chair of the Humanities interrogates this question-and offers a more expansive vision of giftedness-in this striking, original work.  The Path to Conscious Leadership: 5 Steps to Better Decisions and Results by Seema Dhanoa English | March 28, 2025 | ISBN: 1998841200 | 240 pages | PDF | 4.09 Mb In this complex world, it' s exceptionally hard for leaders to make good business decisions. Things are changing fast. The landscape is confusing and ambiguous. It' s hard to clearly see what' s going on.  The Palgrave Handbook of Just Green Transitions in the Western Balkans and Beyond by Erblin Berisha, John Moodie, Ledio Allkja English | November 16, 2025 | ISBN: 3031950747 | 553 pages | PDF, EPUB | 36 Mb This open access handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the concept of just green transitions and its key dimensions. With a specific focus on the Western Balkans and other key European regions, it explores the core policy thematic areas at the heart of the just green transition and the socio-economic and governance challenges and opportunities within each policy theme. Each chapter provides examples of good practice and of just green transition policies developed and implemented across this region. Finally, the handbook outlines forward-thinking recommendations that help facilitate the development of effective policies and governance structures that support the delivery of just green transitions and promote socio-economic growth to meet the needs of citizens.  The Palgrave Handbook of Carbon Trading in Africa by Obindah Gershon, Ayodele Asekomeh English | 2026 | ISBN: 3032009332 | 440 Pages | True ePUB | 8.2 MB  The Palgrave Handbook of Carbon Trading in Africa by Obindah Gershon, Ayodele Asekomeh English | 2026 | ISBN: 3032009332 | 440 Pages | True PDF | 16 MB  The Palgrave Guide to English Literature and its Contexts: 1500-2000 By Peter Widdowson 2004 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0333792173 | PDF | 4 MB This comprehensive guide to the historical and cultural context of English Literature covers the core periods of literature, and history, from the English Renaissance to the present. It introduces and outlines key terms, concepts and developments and provides a series of timelines showing political, social, cultural and literary events for each year. Together it offers a concise history of Britain for literature students and provides readers with the context for any literary work from 1500 to 2000.  The Pains of Mass Imprisonment (Framing 21st Century Social Issues) by Benjamin Fleury-Steiner, Jamie Longazel English | July 30, 2025 | ISBN: 1032422009 | 214 pages | MOBI | 1.17 Mb This engaging book presents a critical approach to understanding prison conditions in the United States in the era of mass incarceration. Fleury-Steiner and Longazel do this by weaving together empirical research on prisons with stories that rely on the voices and lived experiences of people who are locked up. This is an ideal book for courses in corrections, social problems, criminology, and prisoner re-entry. The new edition of The Pains of Mass Imprisonment dramatically expands and revises the previous edition to include more empirical data, significant engagement with current debates and scholarship, and extended pedagogical and learning materials. |
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