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Free Download As light before dawn : the inner world of a medieval kabbalist By of Acre. Isaac ben Samuel; of Acre. Isaac ben Samuel; Fishbane, Eitan P
2009 | 322 Pages | ISBN: 0804759138 | PDF | 2 MB
As Light Before Dawn explores the mystical thought of Isaac ben Samuel of Akko, a major medieval kabbalist whose work has until now received relatively little attention. Through consideration of an extensive literary corpus, including much that still remains in manuscript, this study examines an array of themes and questions that have great applicability to the comparative study of mysticism and the broader study of religion. These include prayer and the nature of mystical experience; meditative concentration directed to God; and the power of mental intention, authority, creativity, and the transmission of wisdom.

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Free Download As good as gold : 1 woman, 9 sports, 10 countries, and a 2-year quest to make the summer olympics By Bertine, Kathryn; Bertine, Kathryn
2010 | 295 Pages | ISBN: 1933060530 | EPUB | 4 MB
Documents the tri-athlete author's decision to make an Olympic squad in her thirties, describing her efforts to qualify for a number of events while tackling such obstacles as jet lag, jellyfish attacks, and breakups.

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Free Download As consciousness is harnessed to flesh : journals and notebooks, 1964-1980 By Sontag, Susan; Sontag, Susan; Rieff, David
2012 | 523 Pages | ISBN: 0374100764 | EPUB | 1 MB
A second volume of journals shares intimate reflections on the writer's artistic and political development during a trip to Hanoi at the peak of the Vietnam War and throughout her film-making years in Sweden before the dawn of the Reagan era.

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Free Download As bad as they say? : three decades of teaching in the Bronx By Mayer, Janet Grossbach; Mayer, Janet Grossbach
2011 | 166 Pages | ISBN: 0823234169 | PDF | 2 MB
A riveting story about the resiliency of Bronx high school students through the eyes of a passionate and dedicated teacherRundown, vermin-infested buildings. rigid, slow-to-react bureaucratic systems. Children from broken homes and declining communities. How can a teacher succeed? How does a student not only survive but also come to thrive? It can happen, and As Bad as They Say? tells the heroic stories of Janet Mayer's students during her 33-year tenure as a Bronx high school teacher.In 1995, Janet Mayer's students began a pen-pal exchange with South African teenagers who, under apartheid, had been denied an education; almost uniformly, the South Africans asked, Is the Bronx as bad as they say? This dedicated teacher promised those students and all future ones that she would write a book to help change the stereotypical image of Bronx students and show that, in spite of overwhelming obstacles, they are outstanding young people, capable of the highest achievements.She walks the reader through the decrepit school building, describing in graphic detail the deplorable physical conditions that students and faculty navigate daily. Then, in eight chapters we meet eight amazing young people, a small sample of the more than 14,000 students the writer has felt honored to teach.She describes her own Bronx roots and the powerful influences that made her such a determined teacher. Finally, the veteran teacher sounds the alarm to stop the corruption and degradation of public education in the guise of what are euphemistically labeled "reforms" (No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top). She also expresses optimism that public education and our democracy can still be saved, urgently calling on all to become involved and help save our schools.

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Free Download As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve by J. S. Park
English | April 16, 2024 | ISBN: 1400336848 | True EPUB | 240 pages | 1.6 MB
Veteran hospital chaplain to the sick, dying, and bereaved, J.S. Park offers you both the permission and the process for how to grieve and heal at your own pace.

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Free Download Arts and Aesthetics in a Globalizing World By Raminder Kaur, Parul Dave-Mukherji, James Staples
2014 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 1472519302 | PDF | 6 MB
An investigation of arts and aesthetics in their widest senses and experiences, presenting a variety of perspectives ranging from the metaphysical to the political. Moving beyond art as an expression of the inner mind and invention of the individual self, the volume bridges the gap between changing perceptions of contemporary art and aesthetics and maps globalizing currents in a number of contexts and regions.The volume includes an impressive variety of case studies offered by established leaders in the field and original and emerging scholarly talent covering areas in India, Nepal, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Rwanda and Germany, as well as providing transnational or diasporic perspectives. From the contradictory demands made on successful artists from the south in the global art world such as Anish Kapoor, to images of war and puppetry created by female political prisoners, the volume compels creative and political interpretations of the ever-changing and globalizing terrain of arts and aesthetics.

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Free Download Pietro Vincenzini, "Artificial Muscle Actuators Using Electroactive Polymers "
English | ISBN: 3908158273 | 2009 | 216 pages | PDF | 12 MB
The 27 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on "Artificial Muscle Actuators using Electroactive Polymers". The papers are conveniently arranged into the 1: Materials; 2: Analysis, physical mechanisms and characterization; 3: Devices and applications. This special volume has also been published online in the series, "Advances in Science and Technology" Vol. 61.

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Free Download Artificial Intelligence: Technology Applications Tools
by Manish Sharma
English | April 7, 2024 | ASIN: B0CW1BQW1P | 167 pages | PDF | 45 Mb

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Free Download Artificial Intelligence-Based System for Gaze-Based Communication
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032438231 | 173 Pages | PDF (True) | 10 MB
This book focuses on the artificial neural network-based system for gaze-based communication. It covers the feasible and practical collaboration of human-computer interaction (HCI) in which a user can intuitively express tasks using gaze-based communication. It will target the vast applications of gaze-based communication using computer vision, image processing, and artificial intelligence.

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Free Download Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and the Future of Warfare: Global Perspectives
English | 2024 | ISBN: 103272952X | 299 Pages | PDF (True) | 18 MB
This volume examines how the adoption of AI technologies is likely to impact strategic and operational planning, and the possible future tactical scenarios for conventional, unconventional, cyber, space and nuclear force structures. In addition to developments in the USA, Britain, Russia and China, the volume also explores how different Asian and European countries are actively integrating AI into their military readiness. It studies the effect of AI and related technologies in training regimens and command structures. The book also covers the ethical and legal aspects of AI augmented warfare.

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