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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Vegetarian Dishes from the Middle East (Repost)




Arto der Haroutunian, "Vegetarian Dishes from the Middle East"


English | ISBN: 161519004X | 2009 | MOBI | 288 pages | 1 MB




Here are two hundred and fifty delicious, authentic recipes that showcase the vibrant flavors and healthful variety of vegetarian Middle Eastern cooking.




Vegetarian Dishes from Across the Middle East—originally published in 1983, out of print for 20 years, and previously unavailable in North America—now reappears as the appeal of vegetarian and Middle Eastern cooking continues to grow.




Author Arto der Haroutunian wrote 12 cookbooks that share with readers his thorough knowledge of and love for Middle Eastern food and of the peoples and cultures from which it developed. Here are dishes from as far west as Albania and as far east as Iran, with tastes from everywhere in between. You’ll discover:




Everyday favorites like hummus, tabouleh, Braised Mushrooms, and White Beans in Olive Oil


Fragrant soups and stews, from Lentil Soup (“the most popular and ancient”) to refreshing Orange and Lemon Soup


Healthy appetizers and salads, including Eggplant and Avocado Dip, Stuffed Tomatoes, and Spicy Beet Salad


Kookoo and eggeh, the frittata-like baked omelets popular across the Middle East


Bread and pastry recipes, from lavash and pita to baklava and Date and Walnut Cakes


Sweets and holiday treats like Saffron Pudding, Banana Ice Cream, and Rose Petal Jam.




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Authentic Recipes from Malaysia (Repost)




Luca Tettoni, Wendy Hutton, "Authentic Recipes from Malaysia"


English | ISBN: 0794602967 | 2005 | MOBI | 112 pages | 10 MB




Drawing on their multi-ethnic heritage, Malaysians have developed unique variations on Asian favorites like Malay satay, Chinese fried noodles, and Indian curry puff.




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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Empire for Liberty: A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz




Empire for Liberty: A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz by Richard H. Immerman


English | 2010 | ISBN: 069112762X, 0691156077 | 296 pages | PDF | 10,6 MB




How could the United States, a nation founded on the principles of liberty and equality, have produced Abu Ghraib, torture memos, Plamegate, and warrantless wiretaps? Did America set out to become an empire? And if so, how has it reconciled its imperialism–and in some cases, its crimes–with the idea of liberty so forcefully expressed in the Declaration of Independence? Empire for Liberty tells the story of men who used the rhetoric of liberty to further their imperial ambitions, and reveals that the quest for empire has guided the nation"s architects from the very beginning–and continues to do so today.




Historian Richard Immerman paints nuanced portraits of six exceptional public figures who manifestly influenced the course of American empire: Benjamin Franklin, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Seward, Henry Cabot Lodge, John Foster Dulles, and Paul Wolfowitz. Each played a pivotal role as empire builder and, with the exception of Adams, did so without occupying the presidency. Taking readers from the founding of the republic to the Global War on Terror, Immerman shows how each individual"s influence arose from a keen sensitivity to the concerns of his times; how the trajectory of American empire was relentless if not straight; and how these shrewd and powerful individuals shaped their rhetoric about liberty to suit their needs.




But as Immerman demonstrates in this timely and provocative book, liberty and empire were on a collision course. And in the Global War on Terror and the occupation of Iraq, they violently collided.












Monday, September 28, 2015

Math Geek: From Klein Bottles to Chaos Theory, a Guide to the Nerdiest Math Facts, Theorems, and Equations




Raphael Rosen, "Math Geek: From Klein Bottles to Chaos Theory, a Guide to the Nerdiest Math Facts, Theorems, and Equations"


English | ISBN: 1440583811 | 2015 | EPUB | 256 pages | 1,1 MB




The new "sine" of mathematical geekdom!




Do you dream about long division in your sleep? Does the thought of solving abstruse equations bring a smile to your face? Do you love celebrating pi every March? Then, Math Geek was made for you! With this guide, you"ll learn even more about the power of numbers as you explore their brilliant nature in ways you"ve never imagined. From manhole covers to bubbles to subway maps, each page gives you a glimpse of the world through renowned mathematicians" eyes and reveals how their theorems and equations can be applied to nearly everything you encounter. Covering dozens of your favorite math topics, you"ll find fascinating answers to questions like:




How are the waiting times for buses determined?


Why is Romanesco Broccoli so mesmerizing?


How do you divide a cake evenly?


Should you run or walk to avoid rain showers?


Filled with compelling mathematical explanations, Math Geek sheds light on the incredible world of numbers hidden deep within your day-to-day life.










Saturday, September 26, 2015

Theology as Science in Nineteenth-Century Germany: From F.C. Baur to Ernst Troeltsch




Johannes Zachhuber, "Theology as Science in Nineteenth-Century Germany: From F.C. Baur to Ernst Troeltsch"


2013 | ISBN-10: 0199641919 | 336 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB




This study describes the origin, development and crisis of the German nineteenth-century project of theology as science. Its narrative is focused on the two predominant theological schools during this period, the Tübingen School and the Ritschl School. Their work emerges as a grand attempt to synthesize historical and systematic theology within the twin paradigms of historicism and German Idealism. Engaging in detail with the theological, historical and philosophical scholarship of the story"s protagonists, Johannes Zachhuber reconstructs the basis of this scholarship as a deep belief in the eventual unity of human knowledge. This idealism clashed with the historicist principles underlying much of the scholars" actual research. The tension between these paradigms ran through the entire period and ultimately led to the disintegration of the project at the end of the century.




Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, many of which have never been used in English speaking scholarship before, Zachhuber embeds the essentially theological story he presents within broader intellectual developments in nineteenth century Germany. In spite of its eventual failure, the project of theology as science in nineteenth century Germany is here described as a paradigmatic intellectual endeavour of European modernity with far-reaching significance beyond the confines of a single academic discipline.









Friday, September 25, 2015

The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude: What Earliest Christianity Learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha




The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude: What Earliest Christianity Learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha by David A. deSilva


English | 2012 | ISBN: 0195329007 | 360 pages | PDF | 2 MB




Jews have sometimes been reluctant to claim Jesus as one of their own; Christians have often been reluctant to acknowledge the degree to which Jesus" message and mission were at home amidst, and shaped by, the Judaism(s) of the Second Temple Period. In The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude David deSilva introduces readers to the ancient Jewish writings known as the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha and examines their formative impact on the teachings and mission of Jesus and his half-brothers, James and Jude. Knowledge of this literature, deSilva argues, helps to bridge the perceived gap between Jesus and Judaism when Judaism is understood only in terms of the Hebrew Bible (or ""Old Testament""), and not as a living, growing body of faith and practice.




Where our understanding of early Judaism is limited to the religion reflected in the Hebrew Bible, Jesus will appear more as an outsider speaking ""against"" Judaism and introducing more that is novel. Where our understanding of early Judaism is also informed by the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, we will see Jesus and his half-brothers speaking and interacting more fully within Judaism. By engaging critical issues in this comparative study, deSilva produces a portrait of Jesus that is fully at home in Roman Judea and Galilee, and perhaps an explanation for why these extra-biblical Jewish texts continued to be preserved in Christian circles.







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Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male




Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male by Tim Wise


English | Sep. 1, 2008 | ISBN: 1593762070 | 352 Pages | PDF | 1.33 MB




In this highly anticipated follow-up to White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son , activist Tim Wise examines the way in which institutional racism continues to shape the contours of daily life in the United States, and the ways in which white Americans reap enormous privileges from it. The essays included in this collection span the last ten years of Wise’s writing and cover all the hottest racial topics of the past decade: affirmative action, Hurricane Katrina, racial tension in the wake of the Duke lacrosse scandal, white school shootings, racial profiling, phony racial unity in the wake of 9/11, and the political rise of Barack Obama. Wise’s commentaries make forceful yet accessible arguments that serve to counter both white denial and complacency—two of the main obstacles to creating a more racially equitable and just society. Speaking Treason Fluently is a superbly crafted collection of Wise’s best work, which reveals the ongoing salience of race in America today and demonstrates that racial privilege is not only a real and persistent problem, but one that ultimately threatens the health and well-being of the entire society.










Samurai Wisdom: Lessons from Japan"s Warrior Culture




Samurai Wisdom: Lessons from Japan"s Warrior Culture (Five Classic Texts on Bushido) by Thomas Cleary


2009 | ISBN: 0804840083, 4805312939 | English | 256 pages | PDF+EPUB | 1 + 1.4 MB




The ancient warrior culture of Japan produced a sophisticated martial philosophy that we know today as Bushido—the Way of the Warrior. In Samurai Wisdom, author Thomas Clearly provides five important new translations of major Japanese works on Bushido.




The writings of the scholar Yamaga Soko and his disciples are among the clearest expositions we have of the core ideals and philosophy underlying the Samurai"s disciplined way of life and outlook. Together they provide an in-depth, practical guide to character building and conduct according to the precepts of Bushido—a code for professional warriors that retains as much relevance in today"s world as it had when these works were written 400 years ago.




Yamaga"s writings inspired the transformation of the Samurai from a feudal class of warriors under the command of the Shogun to a group of powerful individuals with great intellectual, political and moral leadership and influence. The works translated in Samurai Wisdom for the very first time are as timeless and important today as the works of Sun Tzu, Musashi and Clausewitz.




The five Japanese works on Bushido translated in Samurai Wisdom are:


-The Way of the Knight by Yamaga Soko


-The Warrior"s Rule by Tsugaru Kodo-shi


-Essentials of Military Matters compiled by Yamaga Takatsune


-The Education of Warriors by Yamaga Soko


-Primer of Martial Education by Yamaga Soko








Thursday, September 24, 2015

C++ Gems: Programming Pearls from The C++ Report




Stanley B. Lippman, "C++ Gems: Programming Pearls from The C++ Report"


1998 | ISBN-10: 0135705819 | 628 pages | PDF | 23 MB




Stan Lippman, former C++ Report Editor (and best-selling author), brings you pearls of wisdom for getting the most out of C++. This carefully selected collection covers the first seven years of the C++ Report, from January 1989 through December 1995. It presents the pinnacle of writing on C++ by renowned experts in the field, and is a must-read for today"s C++ programmer. It contains tips, tricks, proven strategies, easy-to-follow techniques, and usable source code.









Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Effective First-Person Biblical Preaching: The Steps from Text to Narrative Sermon (repost)




Effective First-Person Biblical Preaching: The Steps from Text to Narrative Sermon by J. Kent Edwards


English | 2005 | ISBN: 0310263093 | 192 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB




A practical text to help students and pastors understand why and how first-person sermons can be preached with biblical integrity. While following Haddon Robinson"s "big idea" preaching methodology, the author walks the readers through the steps they can take to prepare an effective first-person message.












π-Electron Magnetism: From Molecules to Magnetic Materials (repost)




π-Electron Magnetism: From Molecules to Magnetic Materials by Jaume Veciana and D. Arcon


English | 2001 | ISBN: 3540416803 | 212 pages | PDF | 6,3 MB




Celebrating Volume 100: Thirty years ago Springer-Verlag together with a distinguished Board of Editors started the series Structure and Bonding. Initially the series was set up to publish reviews from different fields of modern inorganic chemistry, chemical physics and biochemistry, where the general subject of chemical bonding involves a metal and a small number of associated atoms. Three years ago the aims of the series was refined to span the entire periodic table and address structure and bonding issues wherever they may be relevant. Not only the traditional areas of chemical bonding will be dealt with but also nanostructres, molecular electronics, supramolecular structure, surfaces and clusters. With these aims in mind it is noteworthy that Volume 100 effectively reinforces and illustrates these ideals and is titled Pi-Electron Magnetism from Molecules to Magnetic Materials.












Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Closing the Rights Gap: From Human Rights to Social Transformation




Closing the Rights Gap: From Human Rights to Social Transformation by LaDawn Haglund and Robin Stryker


English | 2015 | ISBN: 0520283090 | 392 pages | PDF + EPUB | 6 + 12,5 MB




Do “human rights”—as embodied in constitutions, national laws, and international agreements—foster improvements in the lives of the poor or otherwise marginalized populations? When, where, how, and under what conditions? Closing the Rights Gap: From Human Rights to Social Transformation systematically compares a range of case studies from around the world in order to clarify the conditions under which—and institutions through which—economic, social, and cultural rights are progressively realized in practice. It concludes with testable hypotheses regarding how significant transformative change might occur, as well as an agenda for future research to facilitate rights realization worldwide.












Sunday, September 20, 2015

Apple Watch for Developers: Advice & Techniques from Five Top Professionals




Apple Watch for Developers: Advice & Techniques from Five Top Professionals by Gary Riches, Ruben Martinez Jr., Jamie Maison, Matt Klosterman, Mark Griffin


2015 | ISBN: 1484213394 | English | 248 pages | True PDF + EPUB | 27 MB + 4 MB




Apple Watch for Developers: Advice & Techniques from 5 Top Professionals gives you the base-knowledge and valuable secrets you"ll need for your own projects from a core team of successful, experienced Apple Watch app-development experts. You"ll explore elements such as branding within Watch apps, translating audio data into visual information, taming complex data, mastering environment-driven feature sets, and much more.




This book is for developers who already have some knowledge of developing with WatchKit and WatchOS 2, and who are now interested in learning how to use them to create cutting edge Watch apps. It is written by five experienced, industry-leading Apple Watch developers who have created their apps early, and are now ready to pull apart examples to show you how to best create an Apple Watch app. This book will bring your cool Watch ideas to life!




What you’ll learn




* Accept and handle voice recognition on the Apple Watch




* Best send data back and forth from iCloud




* Perform functions that take very few taps of a screen




* Leverage frequency detection




* Run your apps natively on the Watch




* Work with App Groups to send and receive data




* Interface with synced Twitter accounts








Saturday, September 19, 2015

The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law"s Morals




Philip Soper, "The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law"s Morals"


English | 2002 | ISBN: 0521810477, 0521008727 | 206 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB






Do citizens have an obligation to obey the law? This book differs from standard approaches by shifting from the language of obedience (orders) to that of deference (normative judgments). Though the focus is on political obligation, Philip Soper approaches that issue indirectly by developing a more general account of when deference is due to the views of others. The book defends a more general theory of ethics; one whose scope extends beyond the question of political obligation to questions of duty in the case of law, promises, fair play and friendship.












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Friday, September 18, 2015

Art, Literature and Culture from a Marxist Perspective




Art, Literature and Culture from a Marxist Perspective by Tony McKenna


English | 2015 | ISBN: 1137526602 | 218 pages | PDF | 3,3 MB




Art, Literature and Culture from a Marxist Perspective provides a journey through some of the most salient and abiding instances of art, literature, TV series and film. The analysis ranges from more classical works such as the paintings of Van Gogh or the writing of Balzac and Brontë, right through to those on the cutting edge of contemporary culture including HBO"s Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Walking Dead and the music of Tupac Shakur.




The author demonstrates, with a lucid and literary style, how these works are able to weave into a fantasy fabric the fundamental forms of the historical realities in which we are enmeshed. McKenna shows how each is stamped with that historical necessity.












Be Set Free Fast - DVD Training Set from Dr. Larry Nims, Ph.D. [repost]




Be Set Free Fast – DVD Training Set from Dr. Larry Nims, Ph.D.

4xDVDRip | English | AVI | 720 x 480 | XviD ~414 kbps | 29.970 fps


MP3 | 128 Kbps | 44.1 KHz | 2 channels | 07:43:18 | 1.87 GB

Genre: eLearning Video / Lecture, Psychology and Behavior






BE SET FREE FAST [BSFF] is a highly focused Energy Therapy method for eliminating the emotional roots and self-limiting belief systems that are embedded in the subconscious mind, and which automatically determine and control most of our experience, self-expression and behavior. These unresolved negative emotions and beliefs create and maintain psychological and physical symptoms, which automatically result in mental, emotional, physical, energetic spiritual and life adjustment problems, including many medical, and health problems. BSFF eliminates these subconscious programs quickly and gently. BE SET FREE FAST is a descriptive acronym for "Behavioral & Emotional Symptom Elimination Training For Resolving Excess Emotion: Fear, Anger, Sadness & Trauma.



Lessons:


• Freedom to Perform Under Pressure


• Freedom to Be the Man I Want to Be


• Freedom to Finish Well


• Freedom From Unknown Causes


• Freedom From Overwhelm


• Freedom to Choose Love


• Freedom To Choose Forgiveness


• Freedom Under Stress


• Quickstart — the step-by-step instructions for BSFF


• History of Be Set Free Fast


• Freedom From the Fear of Death



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The Syntax of Ellipsis: Evidence from Dutch Dialects (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax) [Repost]




The Syntax of Ellipsis: Evidence from Dutch Dialects (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax) by Jeroen Van Craenenbroeck


English | Feb. 22, 2010 | ISBN: 0195375653 | 334 Pages | PDF | 2.12 MB




The Syntax of Ellipsis investigates a number of elliptical constructions found in Dutch dialects within the framework of the Minimalist Program. Using two case studies, Van Craenenbroeck argues that both the P.F.-deletion and the pro-theory of ellipsis are needed to account for the full range of elliptical phenomena attested in natural language. The first case study focuses on instances of stranding to the right of a sluiced wh-phrase: prepositions in English (What about? ) and demonstrative pronouns in southern Dutch dialects (Wie dat? "who that"). Van Craenenbroeck gives both of these phenomena a P.F.-deletion analysis, which turns out to have considerable repercussions for the structure of the left periphery and the syntax of wh-movement. Specifically, while minimal wh-phrases move from their I.P.-internal base position to spec C.P., complex ones are base-generated in the (split) left periphery. The second case study is concerned with Short Do Replies in southern Dutch dialects, a type of contradictory reply that at first sight bears a close resemblance to English V.P.-ellipsis. Van Craenenbroeck shows that in this case the ellipsis site is best represented as a null, structureless proform that is licensed by the head of a high Po.l.P. . Moreover, this pronominal is argued to occur in two other dialectal constructions as well: contradictory replies of the type Da"s nie "that is not" found in Brabant Dutch, and the occurrence of subject clitics and agreement endings on the words for yes and no in Southern Dutch dialects (e.g. Ja-n-s "yes-Plural-they"). The Syntax of Ellipsis will be of interest to scholars of the left periphery, wh-movement, and Dutch dialects.








Thursday, September 17, 2015

Alcoholism in America: From Reconstruction to Prohibition 1 Reprint Edition




Alcoholism in America: From Reconstruction to Prohibition by Sarah W. Tracy


English | Apr. 6, 2007 | ISBN: 0801886201 | 384 Pages | PDF | 1 MB




Despite the lack of medical consensus regarding alcoholism as a disease, many people readily accept the concept of addiction as a clinical as well as a social disorder. An alcoholic is a victim of social circumstance and genetic destiny. Although one might imagine that this dual approach is a reflection of today"s enlightened and sympathetic society, historian Sarah Tracy discovers that efforts to medicalize alcoholism are anything but new. Alcoholism in America tells the story of physicians, politicians, court officials, and families struggling to address the danger of excessive alcohol consumption at the turn of the century. Beginning with the formation of the American Association for the Cure of Inebriates in 1870 and concluding with the enactment of Prohibition in 1920, this study examines the effect of the disease concept on individual drinkers and their families and friends, as well as the ongoing battle between policymakers and the professional medical community for jurisdiction over alcohol problems. Tracy captures the complexity of the political, professional, and social negotiations that have characterized the alcoholism field both yesterday and today. Tracy weaves American medical history, social history, and the sociology of knowledge into a narrative that probes the connections among reform movements, social welfare policy, the specialization of medicine, and the social construction of disease. Her insights will engage all those interested in America"s historic and current battles with addiction.












Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Life Lessons from Bergson [Repost]




Life Lessons from Bergson by The School of Life


English | Sep. 12, 2013 | ISBN: 144724561X | 128 Pages | EPUB | 1.29 MB




"The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge" Independent on Sunday Henri Bergson was a French professor and philosopher. Born in Paris in 1859 to a Polish composer and Yorkshire woman of Irish descent, his revelatory ideas of life as ceaseless becoming and the importance of attention, learning, humour and joy brought him incredible fame and media celebrity. Here you will find insights from his greatest works. The Life Lessons series from The School of Life takes a great thinker and highlights those ideas most relevant to ordinary everyday dilemmas. These books emphasize ways in which wise voices from the past have urgently important and inspiring things to tell us. "thoroughly welcoming and approachable …Perhaps the finest, certainly the most exuberant, of the volumes is Michael Foley"s Life Lessons from Bergson …If the six books in the Life Lessons series can teach even a few readers to pay passionate heed to the world – to notice things – they will have been an unquestionable success" John Banville, Prospect "there is a good deal to be learned from these little primers" Observer








Sunday, September 13, 2015

Learning from the World: New Ideas to Redevelop America




Joe Colombano and Aniket Shah, "Learning from the World: New Ideas to Redevelop America"


2013 | ISBN-10: 1137372125 | 336 pages | PDF | 2 MB




What can America learn from countries as faraway and diverse as Bhutan, Chile, Denmark, Nigeria and South Korea? Quite a lot, as it turns out. At a time of fundamental changes in global powers, the country that undisputedly ruled the latter half of the 20th century is no longer firmly in the lead. In the search for new ideas to redevelop America, co-editors Joe Colombano and Aniket Sha point to what has happened outside the borders of the United States. By relying on a wealth of cross-country and multi-disciplinary contributions from an impressive number of world-renown experts, the editors provide a systematic review of successful policies undertaken overseas, discuss their relevance to the US, and offer them as contributions to the national debate on the future of the American economy. What they find is a rich set of policy recipes—from maintaining fiscal discipline and fostering growth, to reviving competitiveness to ensuring equity and basic human decency.