, "The American Political Economy: Politics, Markets, and Power "
English | ISBN: 1316516369 | 2021 | 400 pages | AZW3 | 6 MB
This volume brings together leading political scientists to explore the distinctive features of the American political economy. The introductory chapter provides a comparatively informed framework for analyzing the interplay of markets and politics in the United States, focusing on three key factors: uniquely fragmented and decentralized political institutions; an interest group landscape characterized by weak labor organizations and powerful, parochial business groups; and an entrenched legacy of ethno-racial divisions embedded in both government and markets. Subsequent chapters look at the fundamental dynamics that result, including the place of the courts in multi-venue politics, the political economy of labor, sectional conflict within and across cities and regions, the consolidation of financial markets and corporate monopoly and monopsony power, and the ongoing rise of the knowledge economy. Together, the chapters provide a revealing new map of the politics of democratic capitalism in the United States.

Technology vs. Truth: Deception in the Digital Age by Scientific American Editors
English | July 15th, 2022 | ISBN: 9781948933230 | 180 pages | True EPUB | 2.43 MB
In the digital age, information, both true and false, spreads faster than ever. The same technology that provides access to data across the globe can abet the warping of truth and normalization of lies. In this eBook, we examine the intersection of truth, untruth and technology, including how social media manipulates behavior, technologies such as deepfakes that spread misinformation, the bias inherent in algorithms and more.

Tadao Ando, Matthew Hunter, "Tadao Ando: Conversations with Students"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 1616890703 | PDF | pages: 96 | 36.2 mb
The newest volume in our popular Conversations series features Japanese architect Tadao Ando. One of the most celebrated living architects, Ando is best known for crafting serenely austere structures that fuse Japanese building traditions with Western modernism. His minimalist masterworks-geometric forms clad in silky-smooth exposed concrete-are suffused with natural light and set in perfect harmony with the landscape. In these highlights from lectures delivered at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Architecture, Ando candidly describes his experiences as a largely self-taught practitioner, tracing his development from an early interest in the traditional building craft of his native Japan through his political awakening in the turbulent 1960s to his current stature as one of the world's foremost architects. In addition to exploring his aesthetic influences and working process, Ando offers students a road map not only for maintaining professional integrity, but also for becoming effective agents of change in the world.

Paul D. Miller, "Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture"
English | 2008 | ISBN: 0262633639 | 362 pages | EPUB | 6.2 MB
The role of sound and digital media in an information-based society: artists-from Steve Reich and Pierre Boulez to Chuck D and Moby-describe their work. If Rhythm Science was about the flow of things, Sound Unbound is about the remix-how music, art, and literature have blurred the lines between what an artist can do and what a composer can create. In Sound Unbound, Rhythm Science author Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid asks artists to describe their work and compositional strategies in their own words. These are reports from the front lines on the role of sound and digital media in an information-based society. The topics are as diverse as the contributors: composer Steve Reich offers a memoir of his life with technology, from tape loops to video opera; Miller himself considers sampling and civilization; novelist Jonathan Lethem writes about appropriation and plagiarism; science fiction writer Bruce Sterling looks at dead media; Ron Eglash examines racial signifiers in electrical engineering; media activist Naeem Mohaiemen explores the influence of Islam on hip hop; rapper Chuck D contributes "Three Pieces"; musician Brian Eno explores the sound and history of bells; Hans Ulrich Obrist and Philippe Parreno interview composer-conductor Pierre Boulez; and much more. "Press 'play,'" Miller writes, "and this anthology says 'here goes.'" The groundbreaking music that accompanies the book features Nam Jun Paik, the Dada Movement, John Cage, Sonic Youth, and many other examples of avant-garde music. Most of this content comes from the archives of Sub Rosa, a legendary record label that has been the benchmark for archival sounds since the beginnings of electronic music. To receive these free music files, readers may send an email to the address listed in the book. Contributors David Allenby, Pierre Boulez, Catherine Corman, Chuck D, Erik Davis, Scott De Lahunta, Manuel DeLanda, Cory Doctorow, Eveline Domnitch, Frances Dyson, Ron Eglash, Brian Eno, Dmitry Gelfand, Dick Hebdige, Lee Hirsch, Vijay Iyer, Ken Jordan, Douglas Kahn, Daphne Keller, Beryl Korot, Jaron Lanier, Joseph Lanza, Jonathan Lethem, Carlo McCormick, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid, Moby, Naeem Mohaiemen, Alondra Nelson, Keith and Mendi Obadike, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Pauline Oliveros, Philippe Parreno, Ibrahim Quaraishi, Steve Reich, Simon Reynolds, Scanner aka Robin Rimbaud, Nadine Robinson, Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), Alex Steinweiss, Bruce Sterling, Lucy Walker, Saul Williams, Jeff E. Winner

Soldiers Steadfast and Loyal: Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross Recipients of the 4th Division in World War One by Michael D. Belis
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B852R13Q | 655 pages | EPUB | 2.48 Mb
The book tells the stories of the one hundred eighty-six soldiers of the 4th (Infantry) Division who were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for their valorous actions in World War One. One of those awards was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor. The official citations are given, along with short profiles of each soldier's service, descriptions of the actions in which they earned their awards, and details of their lives after the war. The book also includes all known assigned medal numbers, the percentage of which, is without a doubt, the highest tally of known numbers for any Division in World War One. The profiles presented show that these soldiers were more than just names on an award list. They were sons, husbands, brothers, and fathers who answered their country's call to arms with patriotism and a strong sense of duty. Their courage and deeds live on after them.

SQL in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, 4th Edition
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1492088862 | 1210 pages | True EPUB, MOBI | 5.04 MB
For programmers, analysts, and database administrators, this Nutshell guide is the essential reference for the SQL language used in today's most popular database products. This new fourth edition clearly documents SQL commands according to the latest ANSI/ISO standard and details how those commands are implemented in Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and Oracle 19c, as well as in the MySQL 8, MariaDB 10.5, and PostgreSQL 14 open source database products.

Jeffrey Haynes, "Religion, Conflict and Post-Secular Politics "
English | ISBN: 0367425793 | 2020 | 188 pages | EPUB | 795 KB
This book identifies and examines the political activities of selected religious actors, in both domestic and international contexts, in relation to democracy, human rights and civilisational interactions. And it asks why, how and when do selected religious actors seek to influence political outcomes?

Nathanael Tilahun Ali, "Regulatory Counter-Terrorism: A Critical Appraisal of Proactive Global Governance "
English | ISBN: 1138480096 | 2018 | 152 pages | EPUB | 473 KB
Regulatory Counter-Terrorism explores an emerging terrain in which the global governance of terrorism is expanding. This terrain is that of proactive regulatory governance - the management of the day-to-day activities of individuals and entities in order to pre-emptively minimize vulnerability to terrorism. Overshadowed by the more publicized dimensions of military and criminal justice responses to terrorism, regulatory counter-terrorism has grown in size and impact without stirring up as much academic debate.

Raj Chari, "Regulating lobbying: A global comparison, 2nd edition "
English | ISBN: 1526117258 | 2019 | 256 pages | EPUB | 819 KB
Governments worldwide are developing sunshine policies that increase transparency in politics, where a key initiative is regulating lobbyists. Building on the pioneering first edition, this book updates its examination of all jurisdictions with regulations, from the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Unlike any book, it offers unique insights into how the regulations compare and contrast against each other, offering a revamped theoretical classification of different regulatory environments and situating each political system therein. This edition innovatively considers different measurements to capture the robustness of lobbying laws in terms of promoting transparency and accountability. And, based on the authors' experience of advising governments globally, it closes with a no-nonsense guide on how to make a lobbying law. This is of value to policymakers seeking to introduce or amend regulations, and lobbyists seeking to influence this process.

Mario TelГІ, "Regionalism in Hard Times: Competitive and post-liberal trends in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas"
English | ISBN: 1138206679 | 2016 | 86 pages | EPUB | 675 KB
Brexit confirms that the EU is not a super-state in the making but rather an advanced regional organization. This book bridges the gap between EU studies and international relations by providing a student-friendly presentation of regional, multidimensional cooperation among neighbouring states and societies, its four epochs and relevant variations and similarities across five continents, its interplay with globalization, and the changing post-hegemonic and post-Cold War international order.

John Eade, "Re-Living the Global City: Global/Local Processes "
English | ISBN: 113884733X | 2017 | 134 pages | EPUB | 554 KB
Living the Global City (1996) was a landmark text in the field of Global Studies, offering an analysis of globalization and global/local processes by focussing on specific issues and themes which include community, culture, milieu, socioscapes and sociospheres, microglobalization, poverty, ethnic identity and carnival. In this new collection Eade and Rumford draw together scholars whose work has engaged with the original volume over the last 15 years and the result is a unique and thematically coherent collection of essays which both complements the original book and challenges some of its core assumptions.

Deborah Fisher, "Quilt Giving: 19 Simple Quilt Patterns to Make and Give"
English | ISBN: 1620338866 | 2016 | 144 pages | AZW3 | 27 MB
Enjoy the simple gift of quilting!

Queens of the Resistance: Nancy Pelosi: A Biography by Brenda Jones
English | June 30, 2020 | ISBN: 0593189884 | 208 pages | PDF | 5.83 Mb
Part of the four-bookQueens of the Resistanceseries, saluting some of the most beloved boss ladies in Congress: a celebration of the first woman Speaker of the House and atrailblazer for generations to come, Nancy Pelosi

The Party House by Lin Anderson | 731.42 KB
English | 360 Pages

Title: The Party House
Author: Lin Anderson
Year: 2022

Practical Simulations for Machine Learning: Using Synthetic Data for AI
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1492089923 | 401 pages | True MOBI | 16.1 MB
Simulation and synthesis are core parts of the future of AI and machine learning. Consider: programmers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers can create the brain of a self-driving car without the car. Rather than use information from the real world, you can synthesize artificial data using simulations to train traditional machine learning models. That's just the beginning.

Piano Lessons For Beginners: The Quick And Easy Guide To Learn And Play Piano Chords by Music Studio
English | 2019 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B07PJ4VFK6 | 150 pages | EPUB | 2.83 Mb
Playing the piano does not have to be difficult. You can make it easy and quick by learning the right methods. The traditional learning approach can feel like a never-ending process before you get to actually play the instrument. You spend time on theory, which can become boring after a while. The theory is definitely important to understanding melodies, chords, scales, and songs. But it doesn't have to be boring, and you can begin playing quickly.

Persiana Everyday by Sabrina Ghayour
English | ISBN: 1783255145 | 240 pages | EPUB | August 4, 2022 | 29 Mb
The all-new collection of more than 100 crowd-pleasing recipes for everyday eating from the author of the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling cookbook Persiana. Designed to ensure maximum flavour with the greatest of ease - including no-cook, quick-prep, quick-cook and one-pot dishes, Persiana Everyday is full of generous, inviting and delicious recipes to cook again and again for family and friends.

Jim Crume, "Operation Standards: Step by Step Guide"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1790274532 | ASIN: B07KTJ9DB5 | EPUB | pages: 24 | 0.8 mb
Book 6 of the "Survey Mapping Made Simple" series. This book covers setting up a Standard Operations Manual, Remote Pilot Flight Worthiness Forms, Remote Pilot Training and Testing, Insurance, Fleet Management, Firmware update, Maintenance and Flight Logbooks.

Lucy Clarke, "One of the Girls"
English | ISBN: 0593422643 | 2022 | 432 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The latest twisty psychological thriller from internationally-bestselling author Lucy Clarke, One of the Girls is the delicious story of a bachelorette trip on a stunning Greek island... that ends in murder.

Matthew Gilbert, "Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park"
English | ISBN: 1250014573 | 2016 | 240 pages | EPUB | 762 KB
OFF THE LEASH is a group portrait of dog people, specifically the strange, wonderful, neurotic, and eccentric dog people who gather at Amory Park, overlooking Boston near Fenway Park. And it's about author Matthew Gilbert's transformation, after much fear and loathing of dogs and social groups, into one of those dog people with fur on their jackets, squeaky toys in their hands, and biscuits in their pockets.

Nuclear Electronics with Quantum Cryogenic Detectors, 2nd Edition by Vladimir Polushkin
English | ISBN: 1119834686 | 432 pages | EPUB | August 2, 2022 | 40 Mb
[b]NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS WITH QUANTUM CRYOGENIC DETECTORS

Adam Woodbeck, "Network Programming with Go: Code Secure and Reliable Network Services from Scratch"
English | ISBN: 1718500882 | 2021 | 392 pages | AZW3 | 1156 KB
Network Programming with Go teaches you how to write clean, secure network software with the programming language designed to make it seem easy.

MySQL Cookbook, 4th Edition
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781492093152 | 1339 pages | True EPUB, MOBI | 6.05 MB
For MySQL, the price of popularity comes with a flood of questions from users on how to solve specific data-related issues. That's where this cookbook comes in. When you need quick solutions or techniques, this handy resource provides scores of short, focused pieces of code, hundreds of worked-out examples, and clear, concise explanations for programmers who don't have the time (or expertise) to resolve MySQL problems from scratch.

Emmaus Ferdinand, "Melt The Ice: A Millennial's Guide: 9 Ways to Earn $9K in 90 Days"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1080230254 | ASIN: B08232Y4W8 | EPUB | pages: 102 | 0.8 mb
9 Ways to Earn $9k in 90 days!

Jon Bialecki, "Machines for Making Gods: Mormonism, Transhumanism, and Worlds without End"
English | ISBN: 082329935X | 2022 | 368 pages | PDF | 11 MB
The Mormon faith may seem so different from aspirations to transcend the human through technological means that it is hard to imagine how these two concerns could even exist alongside one another, let alone serve together as the joint impetus for a social movement. Machines for Making Gods investigates the tensions between science and religion through which an imaginative group of young Mormons and ex-Mormons have found new ways of understanding the world.

Life, Liberty & Resilience A Man's War On Three Fronts by Steffan W. Tubbs
English | December 1, 2012 | ISBN: 1937250067 | 330 pages | MOBI | 1.81 Mb
An inspirational patriotic and uplifting American story.Joseph LaNier grew up in rural Mississippi, steeped in the segregation so prevalent preceding World War II. Though exposed to a time of hate and injustice -- at a level almost unimaginable today--it did not daunt his desire for what was good and true. At just seventeen he joined the segregated United States Navy and became one of the first African American Navy Seabees, shipping out to Iwo Jima in early 1945.It was an experience that changed him in so many ways, solidifying his hope for a better life. After the war he was fueled with a burning desire to succeed, even when told, as a black man, he could not vote. He completed his education in pharmaceutical studies in New Orleans, building a prosperous career taking him through St. Louis, Chicago, and finally Denver, despite numerous setbacks-- strictly due to the color his skin. A grandson of a slave and a pioneer in his own right, Joseph LaNier's story is one of resilience, of hope, and of love regardless of injustice. He believed in this country when he fought in World War II and still believes in it today. Discover an exceptional American spirit as Joe travels back to Mississippi, Louisiana and Iwo Jima nearly 70 years later and shares his powerful story. Take this journey and learn from a man who found within an ability to face adversity with amazing resilience and a will to fight for life and liberty in this country called the United States.

Kim Ward, "Life By Design: How To Create The Life & Business You've Always Wanted"
English | ASIN : B09YTK49XR | 2022 | 137 pages | AZW3 | 0,7 MB
This collection of inspirational essays written by 26 professionals in a variety of disciplines from coaching to healthcare, will help the reader learn what it takes to truly live the life you desire. Each of these authors has overcome adversity, trials, and difficulties to create successful businesses while maintaining a healthy life- work balance.

Louise W. Knight, "Jane Addams: Spirit in Action"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0393071650 | EPUB | pages: 352 | 1.1 mb
In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman―and wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Introduction to Game Design Prototyping and Development From Concept to Playable Game with Unity and C# 3rd Edition
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0136619940 | 2218 pages | True EPUB, MOBI | 241.74 MB
Learn All the Design & Development Skills You Need to Make Great Games with Unity, the World's Most Popular Professional Game Engine

John M. Marzluff, Tony Angell, Paul Ehrlich, "In the Company of Crows and Ravens"
English | 2005 | ISBN: 0300122551, 0300100760 | EPUB | pages: 384 | 8.4 mb
From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh, from the works of Shakespeare to those of Mark Twain, there is clear evidence that crows and ravens influence human culture. Yet this influence is not unidirectional, say the authors of this fascinating book: people profoundly influence crow culture, ecology, and evolution as well. Examining the often surprising ways that crows and humans interact, John Marzluff and Tony Angell contend that those interactions reflect a process of "cultural coevolution." They offer a challenging new view of the human-crow dynamic-a view that may change our thinking not only about crows but also about ourselves.