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Free Download Traditional Botany: An Ethnobotanical Approach (SCC Volume 6, Biology and Biological Technology, Part 4) By Georges Metailie
2015 | 788 Pages | ISBN: 1107109876 | PDF | 29 MB
This volume offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of botanical knowledge in China from ancient times to the end of the seventeenth century. In this highly illustrated study, Georges Métailié explores the perception and use of a wealth of plants and vegetation in China before the introduction of modern botany. Drawing from a number of original Chinese texts, which have been translated for the first time, Métailié gives new insights into a variety of aspects of plant knowledge in ancient China. Chapters are devoted to traditional botany and sources of classification, aquatic plants, fungi, horticultural techniques, fruit production, grafting and the influences of ancient Chinese plant culture on Europe. This volume combines technical expertise in the identification of plants with historical and anthropological sensitivity to propose a new, non-teleological view of scientific knowledge about the botanical world in ancient China.

Free Download Joe Nickell, "Tracking the Man-Beasts: Sasquatch, Vampires, Zombies, and More"
English | 2011 | pages: 244 | ISBN: 1616144157 | PDF | 22,3 mb
A noted investigator of the paranormal explores the historical, geographical, and cultural reaches of various "manimals" and other humanoid entities-among them such monster men as Gigantopithecus and Neanderthals; hairy man-beasts like Sasquatch and the elusive de Loys' Ape; supernatural beings, including werewolves, vampires, and devil men; and supposedly spaceship-borne entities like Mothman and the Roswell humanoids. This book takes the reader on expeditions into wilderness areas, explores historical contexts, and brings folkloric and iconographic evidence to bear on a category of mysteries as old as humanity.

Free Download Top 10 Porto (DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide), 2023 Edition by DK Eyewitness
English | March 28th, 2023 | ISBN: 0241612829 | 128 pages | True EPUB | 257.98 MB
Picture-perfect Porto is famed for its pastel-coloured houses, beautiful Baroque churches and intricate azulejos, but Portugal's second city offers so much more than this - think Michelin-starred restaurants, cutting-edge museums and a lively performing arts scene.

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English | August 18, 2016 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00MUAKHA6 | 63 pages | EPUB | 0.12 Mb
In this short book, Toilet Issues, Mike Quick uses his more than forty years of plumbing experience to help readers save money and avoid unsanitary living conditions. This book and Mike's first book, OnlinePlumbingAdvice.com, are designed to help readers focus on important details. Proper selection, installation and maintenance of toilets, requires gathering the best available expert advice. Mike's experience and well established reputation make him one of the best available toilet experts.

Free Download Threads of Yoga: Themes, Reflections, and Meditations to Weave into Your Practice by Pamela Seelig
English | September 28, 2021 | ISBN: 1611808790 | 184 pages | PDF | 1.21 Mb
Deepen and enliven your yoga practice with 30 themes based on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras that can inspire on and off the mat.

Free Download Thomas Jefferson: A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Was the Principal Author of the Declaration of Independence and the Third President of the United States by Captivating History
English | 2019 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B07FDTQ37R | 69 pages | EPUB | 0.46 Mb
Did you know that Thomas Jefferson rewrote the Bible?

Free Download Robert E. O'Malley Jr, "Thinking about Ordinary Differential Equations "
English | ISBN: 0521553148 | | 260 pages | PDF | 8 MB
While mastery of these equations is essential, adhering to any one method of solving them is not. This book stresses alternative examples and analyses by means of which students can understand a number of approaches to finding solutions and understanding their behavior. This book offers not only an applied perspective for the student learning to solve differential equations, but also the challenge to apply these analytical tools in the context of singular perturbations, which arises in many areas of application.

Free Download Sammy Dyer, "They Are My Sisters: A memoir"
English | ISBN: 1951896041 | 2020 | 140 pages | EPUB | 679 KB
They Are My Sisters is a poignant memoir of Sammy Dyer's 42 years volunteering with battered women in shelters and prisons, illuminating the healing power of human connection in the face of devastating loss and abuse, as well as the strength and resilience of women. The book is a heart-expanding memoir that bears witness to the human toll one of society's most pervasive and tragic problems-domestic violence. Sammy's touching experiences and reflections from her work with victims in shelters and in prisons are interwoven with the stories and voices of battered women who are working to put their shattered lives back together. Laced with episodes of humor and compassion, the reader gains an intimate view of the deep relationships formed by the author, as well as the challenges faced by battered women. The book provides a unique and humanizing perspective on the issue of domestic violence.

Free Download Tom Hayden, "The Zapatista Reader"
English | 2002 | pages: 518 | ISBN: 1560253355 | PDF | 64,2 mb
The electrifying effect the Zapatista peasant rebellion has had on leading figures in the intellectual, political, and literary world since the Zapatistas woke them up on New Year's Day, 1994, has provided inspiration for activists all over the world. A remarkable synergy has also developed between leading writers, novelists, and journalists and Subcomandante Marcos, the enigmatic, pipe-smoking and balaclavered leader of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, who seems like a character out of a "magical realism" novel. This reader includes a wide sampling of the best of the writing to emerge on the subject. The book is a journey through an insurgent and magical world of culture and politics, where celebrants and critics debate what Carlos Fuentes has described as the world's first 'post-communist rebellion.' Included are essays by Paco Taibo II, Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, Elena Poniatowska, Ilan Stavans, Carlos Monsivais, Jorge Castenada, Jose Saramago, John Berger, Marc Cooper, Andrew Kopkind, Bill Weinberg, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alma Guillermoprieto and Eduardo Galeano.

Free Download Harald Fischer-Tiné, "The YMCA in Late Colonial India: Modernization, Philanthropy and American Soft Power in South Asia "
English | ISBN: 135027528X | 2022 | 312 pages | PDF | 37 MB
This book explores the history and agendas of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) through its activities in South Asia. Focusing on interactions between American 'Y' workers and the local population, representatives of the British colonial state, and a host of international actors, it assesses their impact on the making of modern India. In turn, it shows how the knowledge and experience acquired by the Y in South Asia had a significant impact on US foreign policy, diplomacy and development programs in the region from the mid-1940s.