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Free Download Xi Xiang, "A Brief History of the Chinese Language VI "
English | ISBN: 1032430621 | 2023 | 168 pages | PDF | 3 MB
As the sixth volume of a multivolume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the influence of foreign culture on Middle Chinese lexicon and the development of synonyms, idioms, and proverbs during the period.

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Free Download 40 Knots and How to Tie Them (Explore More) by Lucy Davidson
English | September 18, 2018 | ISBN: 161689718X | 203 pages | PDF | 24 Mb
Knowing which knot to use when and how to tie it can mean the difference between safety and danger or a dry or wet night camping. A well-tied knot is not only a safeguard, but also a thing of beauty. 40 Knots and How to Tie Them presents the essential knots, from classic sturdy, strong knots-including Bowline, Sheepshank, Pile Hitch, and Trucker's Dolly, to the decorative. Instructions on tying each knot are shown in crystal-clear, hand-drawn diagrams, and its uses plainly explained. A perfect gift for the novice or the seasoned expert, each chapter contains a project to practice knots-including a bracelet, coaster, woven mat, and hammock.

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Free Download 'Sailor' Malan - Freedom Fighter: The Inspirational Story of a Spitfire Ace by Dilip Sarkar MBE, Dr Yvonne Malan
English | June 14, 2021 | ISBN: 1526795264 | 329 pages | PDF | 10 Mb
Adolph Gysbert Malan was born in Wellington, South Africa. A natural leader and driven individual with a totally positive outlook, aged fourteen Malan became an officer cadet in the South African Merchant Navy, before being commissioned into the Royal Navy Reserve. Well-travelled and worldly-wise, aged twenty-five the intrepid adventurer applied for a Short Service Commission in the RAF. Universally known as 'Sailor' in the RAF, Malan became a fighter pilot.

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Free Download Douglas A. Vakoch, "Xenolinguistics: Towards a Science of Extraterrestrial Language"
English | ISBN: 1032399597 | 2023 | 234 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Xenolinguistics brings together biologists, anthropologists, linguists, and other experts specializing in language and communication to explore what non-human, non-Earthbound language might look like. The 18 chapters examine what is known about human language and animal communication systems to provide reasonable hypotheses about what we may find if we encounter non-Earth intelligence.

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Free Download Writing the Past in Twenty-first-century American Fiction by Alexandra Lawrie
English | September 13, 2022 | ISBN: 1474463444 | 208 pages | PDF | 2.63 Mb
Writing the Past in Twenty-First-Century American Fiction examines contemporary novels profoundly shaped by a sense of historical consciousness. Authors including Ben Lerner, Colson Whitehead, Dana Spiotta, Hari Kunzru and Garth Greenwell each use flashbacks, historical parallels and non-sequential narrative arrangements to emphasise the re-emergence, in a twenty-first-century context, of historical structures and circumstances. This study explores how these frequent moments of temporal slippage amount to a 'falling out of time', as characters are forced to confront the past crises which continue to exert pressure on their own contemporary moment.

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Free Download Writing Well and Being Well for Your PhD and Beyond; How to Cultivate a Strong and Sustainable Writing Practice for Life
by Katherine Firth
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032310812 | 201 pages | True PDF | 7 MB

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Free Download Women's Empowerment for a Sustainable Future: Transcultural and Positive Psychology Perspectives
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031259238 | 1321 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 48 MB
This edited volume focuses on women's empowerment for a sustainable future. It takes cultural and transcultural and positive psychology perspectives into consideration and explores the topic of women's empowerment from diverse stances, across social strata, cultural divides as well as economic and political divisions. It addresses the critique of the overly Western focus of positive psychology on this topic by adopting a transnational and transcultural lens, and by taking non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) samples into in-depth consideration. The chapters therefore focus on women from diverse socio-cultural, political, socio-economic backgrounds and discuss their ways of empowering others and being empowered. They also discuss related positive psychology constructs, such as: coping, resilience, transformation, growth, leadership, creativity, identity development, sustainable action, as well as positive socio-economic, political and eco-sustainable thought and action. The volume as a whole looks at women's leadership as a factor of empowerment. A further fundamental assumption is that women's empowerment is needed to create a sustainable future at micro-, meso- and macro levels, which presumes safety, peace, ecological considerations, and compassionate leadership.

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Free Download Wisdom Grows in My Garden by Paul Descriptionkin
English | April 21, 2023 | ISBN: 1922329444 | 172 pages | EPUB | 0.44 Mb
Who knew a garden could be so smart?

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Free Download Irene Oh, "What is Religious Ethics? "
English | ISBN: 1138393592 | 2022 | 196 pages | PDF | 4 MB
What is Religious Ethics? An Introduction is an accessible and informative overview to major themes and methods in religious ethics. This concise and lively book demonstrates the relevance and importance of ethics based in religious traditions and describes how scholars of religious ethics think through moral problems.

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Free Download Kathleen Brenzel, "Western Garden Book"
English | 2001 | ISBN: 0376038756, 0376038748 | PDF | pages: 770 | 178.5 mb
Sunset has been the recognized authority among western gardeners for more than 100 years! Our completely revised edition of the popular Western Garden Book includes more than 2,000 new plant entries, all new four-color plant illustrations, improved climate zone information for the Western states and new maps for Alaska, Hawaii, and southwest Canada. The book is brimming with full-color photos and practical tips for successful Western gardening from Sunset gardening editors. This title also features information on the latest gardening tools and gear.

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