Kerry Brown, "The Future of UK-China Relations: The Search for a New Model "
English | ISBN: 1788211561 | 2019 | 192 pages | EPUB | 262 KB
The UK has had one of the longest and most multifaceted relationships with China of any western industrialized nation. Stretching back over two hundred years, this relationship is laden with meaning and is representative of the ways in which a modernizing China has tried to relate to a modernized country. Britain's first sustained attempt to build ties with the Qing imperial court in the eighteenth century was focused primarily on trade. Over the next 150 years, Britain was at the forefront of some of the most infamous instances of Chinese encounters with the outside world, from the Opium Wars, the sacking of the Summer Palace, and the reparations for the Boxer rebellion of 1900 to the maintenance of Hong Kong as a colony. Since the return of Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, policies of engagement have replaced those of confrontation and as China's economy has eclipsed that of the UK, the transformation of that relationship has become imperative for the UK.

Gayle Pirie, John Clark, Alice Waters, "The Foreign Cinema Cookbook: Recipes and Stories Under the Stars"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1419729047 | EPUB | pages: 304 | 119.7 mb
Foreign Cinema opened its doors in 1999 in the Mission District of San Francisco, pioneers in transforming the neighborhood into a culinary destination. The dramatic experience of dining in the sweeping atrium, where films screen nightly, still enchant visitors 18 years later. Now, for the first time, chef-owners Gayle Pirie and John Clark share the best from their distinctive North African, California-Mediterranean menu.

The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe, 1939-1945
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1526799790 | 440 Pages | EPUB (True) | 58 MB
For the first time, this book tells the story of how naval air operations evolved into a vital element of the Royal Navy's ability to fight a three-dimensional war against both the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe. An integral part of RN, the Fleet Air Arm was not a large organization, with only 406 pilots and 232 front-line aircraft available for operations in September 1939. Nevertheless, its impact far outweighed its numbers - it was an RN fighter that shot down the first enemy aircraft of the war, and an RN pilot was the first British fighter 'ace' with 5 or more kills. The Fleet Air Arm's rollcall of achievements in northern waters went on to include the Norwegian Campaign, the crippling of Bismarck, the gallant sortie against Scharnhorst and Gneisenau as they passed through the Channel, air attacks on enemy E-boats in the narrow seas, air cover for the Russian convoys, air attacks that disabled Tirpitz, and strikes and minelaying operations against German shipping in the Norwegian littoral that continued until May 1945. By the end of the war in Europe the FAA had grown to 3243 pilots and 1336 aircraft.

Niki Segnit, "The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook"
English | ISBN: 1596916044 | 2010 | 400 pages | MOBI | 784 KB
Unique, beautifully written and ceaselessly imaginative, The Flavor Thesaurus is a completely new kind of food book-inspired, as author Niki Segnit explains, by her over-reliance on recipes. "Following the instructions in a recipe is like parroting pre-formed sentences from a phrasebook. Forming an understanding of how flavors work together, on the other hand, is like learning the language: it allows you to express yourself freely, to improvise, to cook a dish the way you want to cook it."

Kirk Wallace Johnson, "The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast"
English | ISBN: 1984880128 | 2022 | EPUB | 384 pages | 14 MB
A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster-a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance, a battle over shrinking natural resources, a turning point in the modern white supremacist movement, and one woman's relentless battle for environmental justice.

John Kenneth Muir, "The Films of John Carpenter"
English | 2005 | pages: 277 | ISBN: 0786422696 | PDF | 55,0 mb
The films of John Carpenter cover a tremendous range and yet all bear his clear personal stamp. From the horrifying (Halloween) to the touching (Starman) to the controversial (The Thing) to the comic (Big Trouble in Little China), his films reflect a unique approach to filmmaking and singular views of humanity and American culture. This analysis of Carpenter's films includes a historical overview of his career, and in-depth entries on each of his films, from 1975's Dark Star to 1998's Vampires. Complete cast and production information is provided for each. The book also covers those films written and produced by Carpenter, such as Halloween II and Black Moon Rising, as well as Carpenter's work for television. Appendices are included on films Carpenter was offered but turned down, the slasher films that followed in the wake of the highly-successful Halloween, the actors and characters who make repeated appearances in Carpenter's films, and ratings for Carpenter's work. Notes, bibliography, and index are included.

Elliot Ackerman, "The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan"
English | ISBN: 0593492048, 0593653025 | 2022 | EPUB | 288 pages | 55 MB
A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war's echoing legacy

The Fate of the Jews in the Early Islamic Near East: Tracing the Demographic Shift from East to West by Phillip L. Lieberman
English | June 23, 2022 | ISBN: 1316512223 | True PDF | 300 pages | 4.98 MB
In this book, Phillip Lieberman revisits one of the foundational narratives of medieval Jewish history―that the rise of Islam led the Jews of Babylonia, the largest Jewish community prior to the rise of Islam, to abandon a livelihood based on agriculture and move into urban crafts and long-distance trade. Here, he presents an alternative account that reveals the complexity of interfaith relations in early Islam.

The Evolution of Martial Arts in Combat Sports: A complete guide to developing elite level striking from the world's leading coaches by Stuart Tomlinson
English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09HQ8F13Y | 298 pages | EPUB | 55 Mb
The Evolution of Martial Arts in Combat Sports has been put together with the practising martial artist in mind. It is a training manual filled with training drills, combinations and concepts from some of the leading striking coaches in the world.

Michael Holmes, "The European left and the financial crisis"
English | ISBN: 1526124289 | 2019 | 256 pages | EPUB | 464 KB
The global financial crisis of 2007-8 did not offer the political and economic opportunities to the Left that many thought it would. As financial institutions collapsed, traditional left-wing issues were apparently back on the agenda. However, instead of being a trigger for a resurgence of the Left, in many European countries left-wing parties have suffered savage electoral defeat. At the same time, the crisis has led to austerity programmes being implemented across Europe. This book brings together essays that consider ten EU member states, including all bail-out recipients and some of the main 'donor' states, in an examination of this crucial period for the Left in Europe from a number of perspectives. Comparisons are presented between the various EU member states, as well as different party families of the left, from social democracy through green-left to radical left.