The New Cold War, China, and the Caribbean: Economic Statecraft, China and Strategic Realignments
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031061489 | 310 Pages | PDF (True) | 9 MB
This book examines the slide into a new Cold War in the Caribbean. The primary argument is that the Caribbean's geopolitics have shifted from a period of relative great power disinterest in the aftermath of the Cold War to a gradual movement into a new Cold War in which a global rivalry between the U.S. and China is acted out regionally. The result of this is a gradual polarization of countries in the Caribbean as they are increasingly pressured to choose between Washington and Beijing (this being very evident during the Trump years). It can be argued that the U.S. focus on the Caribbean in the late 1990s through the early 21st century diminished, leaving the region open to a China ready and eager to do business and guided by a diverse set of objectives. The book brings the reader into a discussion on international relations with a main focus on U.S.-Chinese relations being played out in the Caribbean, an important strategic region for the North American country.

Charles T. Goodsell, "The New Case for Bureaucracy"
English | ISBN: 145222630X | 2014 | 256 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Charles Goodsell has long taken the position that U.S. bureaucracy is neither a generalized failure nor sinkhole of waste as mythologized by anti-government ideologues. Rather, it is one of the most effective and innovate sets of administrative institutions of any government in the world today. Indispensable to our democracy, it keeps government reliable and dependable to the citizens it serves. However, The New Case for Bureaucracy goes beyond empirically verifying its quality. Now an extended essay, written in a conversational tone, Goodsell expects readers to form their own judgments. At a time when Congress is locked in partisan and factional deadlock, he argues for the increased importance of bureaucrats and discusses how federal agencies must battle to keep alive in terms of resources and be strong enough to retain the integrity of their missions.

Matthew Ball, "The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything"
English | ISBN: 1324092033 | 2022 | EPUB | 352 pages | 2 MB
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The Mass of Galaxies at Low and High Redshift: Proceedings of the European Southern Observatory and Universitäts-Sternwarte München Workshop Held in Venice, Italy, 24-26 October 2001 By Konrad Kuijken (auth.), Ralf Bender, Alvio Renzini (eds.)
2003 | 363 Pages | ISBN: 3540002057 | PDF | 2 MB
Measuring the masses of galaxies as a function of redshift is perhaps one of the most challenging open issues in current astronomical research. The evolution of the baryonic and dark matter components of galaxies is not only a critical test of the hierarchical formation paradigm, but ultimately also provides new clues on the complex interplay between star formation, the cooling and heating of gas and galaxy merging processes.This book reviews current techniques to measure the baryonic (stellar) and dark masses of nearby galaxies, and focusses on ongoing attempts to measure theses same quantities in galaxies at higher and higher redshifts. It also gives room to future perspectives, with special emphasis on new survey projects and satellite missions.

Ingmar Bergman, Joan Tate, "The Magic Lantern: An Autobiography"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 0226043827, 0670819115 | 314 pages | PDF | 40.9 MB
"When a film is not a document, it is a dream. . . . At the editing table, when I run the strip of film through, frame by frame, I still feel that dizzy sense of magic of my childhood." Bergman, who has conveyed this heady sense of wonder and vision to moviegoers for decades, traces his lifelong love affair with film in his breathtakingly visual autobiography, The Magic Lantern.

Ellen Cassidy, "The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning"
English | ISBN: 1732749000 | 2018 | 462 pages | PDF | 194 MB
The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning is the single most effective LSAT Logical Reasoning book on the market. It's the much-needed, ice-cold libation in your LSAT life.

Simran Jeet Singh, "The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life"
English | ISBN: 0593087976 | 2022 | EPUB | 320 pages | 1 MB
"I love this book... It is rich in wisdom, religious and personal, and it is absolutely charming." -Anne Lamott, author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow

The Lady Di Look Book: What Diana Was Trying to Tell Us Through Her Clothes by Eloise Moran
English | July 19, 2022 | ISBN: 1250830508 | True EPUB | 336 pages | 228 MB
Through a rich and beautiful series of images, British fashion journalist Eloise Moran decodes Princess Diana's outfits in this smart visual psychobiography of an icon.

David K. Randall, "The King and Queen of Malibu: The True Story of the Battle for Paradise"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 039335394X, 0393240991 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 12.2 MB
New York Times best-selling author David K. Randall spins a remarkable tale of the American West and the desire of one couple to preserve paradise.

Pierre Hadot, "The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius"
English | ISBN: 0674007077 | 2001 | 368 pages | EPUB | 681 KB
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are treasured today-as they have been over the centuries-as an inexhaustible source of wisdom. And as one of the three most important expressions of Stoicism, this is an essential text for everyone interested in ancient religion and philosophy. Yet the clarity and ease of the work's style are deceptive. Pierre Hadot, eminent historian of ancient thought, uncovers new levels of meaning and expands our understanding of its underlying philosophy.