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Citroën DS: French Design Classic
English | 2022 | ISBN: 152678985X | 166 Pages | EPUB (True) | 30 MB
Launched in 1955 yet looking like a sci-fi design proposal for a future then undreamed of, Flaminio Bertoni's ellipsoid sculpture with wheels that was the Citroën DS stunned the world. There was a near riot at the 1955 Paris Motor Show launch of the car, orders flooded in for this, the new 'big Citroën' (a Voiture a Grande Diffusion or VGD) as the car that replaced the legendary Traction Avant range. The term 'DS' stems from two Citroën parts of nomenclature - the type of engine used as the 11D, (D) and the special hemispherical design of the cylinder head as 'Culasse Special' (S): DS out of 'Deesse' or Goddess, was a more popular myth of ' DS' origination, but an erroneous one. But it was not just the car's aerodynamically advanced body shape (Cd. 0.37) that framed the genius of the DS: hydro pneumatic self-levelling suspension, advanced plastics and synthetics for the construction of the roof and dashboard/fascia, and amazing road holding and cabin comfort were some of this car's highlights. Only the lack of an advanced new engine was deemed a missed opportunity. In fact Citroën had created a new engine for the car but lacked the resources to produce it in time for 1955. DS was a major moment in the history of car design, one so advanced that it would take other auto manufacturers years to embrace. Yet DS in its 'aero' design was the precursor to today's low drag cars of curved form. Manufactured worldwide, used by presidents, leaders, diplomats, farmers and many types of people, the DS redefined Citroën, its engineering and design language, and its brand, for decades to come. Prone to rust, not the safest car in the world, and always lacking a smoother powerplant, the DS still became an icon of car design. Reshaped with a new nose and faired-in headlamps in 1967, DS remained in production until 1975. Across its life DS spawned an estate car variant as the 'Safari', a range of limousines, two-door convertibles, and even coach-built coupes and rally specials. This car was a product design that became an article of social science - it was that famous and it defined a European design movement upon a global stage then packed with 'me too' copyist designs. The DS or 'Goddess' as it was tagged, was a tear-drop shaped act of French confidence in a world of the regurgitation of the known. Some argue that DS and its effect has never been surpassed. This new value-for-money book provides innovative access to the design, history, and modeling of the revolutionary DS - one of the true 'greats' of motoring history and, a contemporary classic car of huge popularity.

Circular Strategies for Success
English | 2026 | ISBN: 1041254415 | 183 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 12 MB
This title provides a comprehensive framework for circular design integrating systems thinking, business strategy, service design, and product development. The study examines regulatory environments, financial models, and risk assessment in circular economy transitions and also includes:

Chlamydia Infections: Clinical, Laboratory and Pathological Aspects
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031996410 | 150 Pages | EPUB (True) | 77 MB
This book presents the results of long-term studies conducted by the authors and their collaborators, including pathologists, infectologists, neurologists, ophthalmologists, and urologists. It compares clinical (adults, infants, placentas) and experimental materials with modern literary data. Many aspects of this problem have never been addressed in world literature. The text includes well-illustrated clinical, laboratory, and morphological issues of lesions across all locations, with examples from our own practice. It presents modern views on the taxonomy, properties, and diagnostics of Chlamydia. The possible role of the pathogen in the development of non-infectious lesions is also discussed, and directions for further studies is outlined.

Chefsache Loyalität: Führung und Mitarbeiterkommunikation für echten Teamerfolg
Deutsch | 2026 | ISBN: 3658508388 | 175 Pages | PDF (True) | 5 MB
In einer Arbeitswelt, die sich ständig wandelt, in der Fachkräfte seltener und Anforderungen komplexer werden, gewinnen Loyalität und Bindung eine neue, entscheidende Bedeutung. Führung heißt heute vor allem Beziehungsgestaltung - denn Menschen folgen Menschen. Führungskräfte, die stabile, vertrauensvolle Beziehungen aufbauen, schaffen ein Umfeld, in dem Mitarbeitende sich sicher fühlen, Verantwortung übernehmen und ihr Potenzial entfalten. Auch auf Teamebene ist eine starke Teamkultur kein Nebenprodukt gelungener Zusammenarbeit, sondern das Ergebnis bewusster Haltung und Gestaltung. Klare Werte, gemeinsame Rituale und ein Miteinander, das auf Vertrauen und Respekt basiert, bilden das Fundament für nachhaltige Leistung. Loyalität ist in diesem Zusammenhang weit mehr als ein formaler Vertrag: In der Haltung und im Verhalten zeigt sie sich in der Art und Weise, wie Menschen miteinander kommunizieren, Konflikte austragen und Verantwortung füreinander übernehmen. Eine loyale Kultur bedeutet dabei keineswegs blinde Gefolgschaft, sondern gegenseitige Verlässlichkeit, Offenheit und Wertschätzung.

Chassis and Axles
English | 2026 | ISBN: 3662730715 | 81 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 28 MB
This work consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles.

Charles Dickens: Places & Objects of Interest
by Paul Kendall
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1399091360 | 461 Pages | EPUB (True) | 32 MB

Charente und Charente-Maritime - In Frankreichs Westen: 50 Tipps abseits der ausgetretenen Pfade
Deutsch | 2026 | ISBN: 3968556771 | 135 Pages | PDF (True) | 47 MB
Die Départements Charente-Maritime und Charente, auch Les Charentes genannt und verbunden durch den namengebenden Fluss, liegen im Herzen der französischen Atlantikküste und im westlichen Teil der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Klimatisch wie kulturell ist diese Gegend, zu der Städte wie La Rochelle, Angoulême, Saintes, Cognac und Royan, die Inseln Ré und Oléron oder Schlösser wie das Château de La Rochefoucauld zählen, eine faszinierende Mischung aus frischem atlantischem Norden und mildem, warmem Süden. Viel Sonnenschein, eine belebende Atlantikbrise und ein unglaubliches Licht prägen diesen Landstrich. Die 470 Kilometer umfassende Küste, malerische Flüsse, Weinberge, romanische Kirchen, sechs Welterbestätten und eine Vielzahl an internationalen Festivals machen die Charentes zu einem ganzjährig attraktiven Reiseziel. Hier verbinden sich Meer und weite Natur zu einer vielseitigen Landschaft voller Authentizität. Dieses Buch enthält 50 handverlesene Tipps, die Sie zu den schönsten Orten, kulinarischen Genüssen und unvergesslichen Erlebnissen in der Charente und der Charente-Maritime führen - und Lust darauf machen, die Region selbst zu erkunden.

Chaos and Complex Systems: Proceedings of the 6th International Interdisciplinary Chaos Symposium
English | 2026 | ISBN: 3032091004 | 467 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 76 MB
This book encompasses a diverse array of contemporary topics in chaos theory nonlinear dynamics and applications of theirs, including theory of nonlinear dynamics, mathematical chaos, physics and astronomy, circuits and systems, memristors, complex networks, pattern formation, biological systems, time-series analysis, and the intricate behaviors of neural, psychological, psychosocial, socio-economic, and global systems. The conference serves as a platform for scientists, engineers, economists, and social scientists to come together and discuss the latest advancements and findings in the realm of nonlinear and complex (chaotic) system behavior.

Chaos als System: Herausforderung Kulturkämpfe, Demokratiekrisen und globale Umbrüche
Deutsch | 2026 | ISBN: 3658508698 | 212 Pages | PDF (True) | 4 MB
Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Analyse der prägenden Wandlungsprozesse der Moderne und liefert Erklärungen für deren bis heute anhaltenden Kulturkämpfe. Der Autor beleuchtet dafür die sich von der Großen Französischen Revolution bis heute vollziehenden Demokratie-, aber auch Kulturkrisen, einschließlich der aktuellen Zivilisationszerstörungen durch Tech-Oligarchen, Medienmanipulation sowie des von Trump über seine MAGA-Bewegung sich ausbreitenden Zivilisationschaos. Nach einer faktenbasierten historischen Übersicht folgen zwei tiefgehende Untersuchungen zu den philosophischen und spirituellen Ursachen unserer heutigen Lage. Das Buch zeigt nicht nur, wie wir in diese prekäre Situation geraten sind, sondern auch, was Einzelne und Gruppen in europäischen Zivilgesellschaften tun können, um wieder menschenwürdige und wahrhaftige Wege zu finden.

Changing Roles: Women After the Great War
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1526774267 | 242 Pages | EPUB (True) | 6 MB
Graverobbers, prime-movers in geo-politics, jailbirds, international football celebs. Such terms are not usually associated with women in the 1920s, as women returning docilely to the domestic cage at the end of the First World War has become part of the accepted narrative. Like many war and immediate post war myths, it does contain some truth, but the story of women between 1918 and 1928 is much more complex, often more positive and certainly far more interesting than previously suggested. Changing Roles looks at some of the women who forged new identities for themselves while exploring how their own or their loved ones' wartime experiences influenced the roles they stepped into, sometimes reluctantly, frequently enthusiastically, often successfully. It explores how women fought back against the misogynistic climate of the 1920s, used the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act to achieve their goals, played their part as full citizens and how the legacy of their global endeavours, achievements and occasional failures is still with us today, spreading far beyond our shores. By telling the stories of both ordinary and extraordinary women whose actions disturbed the status quo, shook the Establishment to its core, and sent shock-waves across the Atlantic, this book presents a cast of fascinating characters ranging from crowned heads to girl gangs, business women to philanthropists, inviting readers to exclaim, "Gosh, I never knew that!"