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 Lauren Davidson, "The Backyard Bug Book for Kids: Storybook, Insect Facts, and Activities " English | ISBN: 1641525258 | 2019 | 48 pages | MOBI | 6 MB Crawl into the wonderful world of bugs this summer―a fun photographic adventure for kids ages 3 to 5.  Richard H. Steckel, "The Backbone of Europe: Health, Diet, Work and Violence over Two Millennia " English | ISBN: 1108421954 | 2018 | 476 pages | MOBI | 7 MB Using human skeletal remains, this volume traces health, workload and violence in the European population over the past 2,000 years. Health was surprisingly good for people who lived during the early Medieval Period. The Plague of Justinian of the sixth century was ultimately beneficial for health because the smaller population had relatively more resources that contributed to better living conditions. Increasing population density and inequality in the following centuries imposed an unhealthy diet - poor in protein - on the European population. With the onset of the Little Ice Age in the late Middle Ages, a further health decline ensued, which was not reversed until the nineteenth century. While some aspects of health declined, other attributes improved. During the early modern period, interpersonal violence (outside of warfare) declined possibly because stronger states and institutions were able to enforce compromise and cooperation. European health over the past two millennia was hence multifaceted in nature.  Richard H. Steckel, "The Backbone of Europe: Health, Diet, Work and Violence over Two Millennia " English | ISBN: 1108421954 | 2018 | 476 pages | AZW3 | 11 MB Using human skeletal remains, this volume traces health, workload and violence in the European population over the past 2,000 years. Health was surprisingly good for people who lived during the early Medieval Period. The Plague of Justinian of the sixth century was ultimately beneficial for health because the smaller population had relatively more resources that contributed to better living conditions. Increasing population density and inequality in the following centuries imposed an unhealthy diet - poor in protein - on the European population. With the onset of the Little Ice Age in the late Middle Ages, a further health decline ensued, which was not reversed until the nineteenth century. While some aspects of health declined, other attributes improved. During the early modern period, interpersonal violence (outside of warfare) declined possibly because stronger states and institutions were able to enforce compromise and cooperation. European health over the past two millennia was hence multifaceted in nature.  Kate Rorick, "The Baby Plan: A Heartwarming and Hilarious Chick Lit Novel About Unexpected Pregnancy" English | ISBN: 0062684418 | 2018 | 432 pages | MOBI | 777 KB "Smart and funny, The Baby Plan is irresistible! A winner." -Susan Mallery, #1 New York Times bestselling author  Rockridge Press, "The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook & Action Plan: A Practical Guide to Easing Your Autoimmune Disease Symptoms with Nourishin" English | ISBN: 1623154618 | 2014 | 296 pages | EPUB | 1227 KB A Step-by-Step Guide to Reclaiming Your Health with Nourishing Food  Daniel Bedrosian, "The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference: Official Canon of Parliament-Funkadelic, 1956-2023" English | ISBN: 1538183420 | 2023 | 504 pages | AZW3 | 9 MB "Daniel Bedrosian has done a wonderful job of a seemingly impossible task of reconstructing this history―finding everybody who's been a part of, involved with, or in any way left their fingerprint on what has become the P-Funk."― George Clinton  Sandra Hempel, "The Atlas of Disease: Mapping deadly epidemics and contagion from the plague to the zika virus" English | ISBN: 1781317909 | 2018 | 224 pages | MOBI | 2 MB Behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in history. The Atlas of Disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemics.  Christina Patterson, "The Art of Not Falling Apart" English | ISBN: 1786492741 | 2018 | 352 pages | MOBI | 612 KB We plan, as the old proverb says, and God laughs. But most of us don't find it all that funny when things go wrong. Most of us want love, a nice home, good work, and happy children. Many of us grew up with parents who made these things look relatively easy and assumed we would get them, too. So what do you do if you don't? What do you do when you feel you've messed it all up and your friends seem to be doing just fine? For Christina Patterson, it was her job as a journalist that kept her going through the ups and downs of life. And then she lost that, too. Dreaming of revenge and irritated by self-help books, she decided to do the kind of interviews she had never done before. The resulting conversations are surprising, touching and often funny. There's Ken, the first person to be publicly fired from a FTSE-100 board. There's Winston, who fell through a ceiling onto a purple coffin. There's Louise, whose baby was seriously ill, but who still worried about being fat. And through it all, there's Christina, eating far too many crisps as she tries to pick up the pieces of her life.  Fionnuala Halligan, "The Art of Movie Storyboards" English | ISBN: 1781572860 | 2015 | 240 pages | AZW3 | 23 MB The unsung heroes of film, storyboard artists are the first to give vision to a screenplay, translating words on the page into shots for the screen. Their work is a unique art form in itself. Many storyboards are beautiful in their own right, but ultimately the skill of the artist lies in their visual communication of a script, with multiple factors to consider: composition, movement, camera angles, special effects, and the rhythm and pacing of a scene. The Art of Movie Storyboards celebrates this art, showcasing a vast collection of storyboards in a range of styles, and including some of cinema's greatest moments. The collection includes the work of pioneers such as William Cameron Menzies (Gone with the Wind) and Saul Bass (Psycho, Spartacus), as well as contemporaries such as Raul Monge (Pan's Labyrinth) and Jane Clark (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). Many are seen here for the first time, and all are accompanied by insights into the films featured, their directors, and, of course, the storyboard artists.  Zygmunt Bauman, "The Art of Life" English | ISBN: 0745643256 | 2008 | 208 pages | MOBI | 409 KB In our individualized society we are all artists of life - whether we know it or not, will it or not and like it or not, by decree of society if not by our own choice. In this society we are all expected, rightly or wrongly, to give our lives purpose and form by using our own skills and resources, even if we lack the tools and materials with which artists' studios need to be equipped for the artist's work to be conceived and executed. And we are praised or censured for the results - for what we have managed or failed to accomplish and for what we have achieved and lost. |
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