American Orient: Imagining the East from the Colonial Era through the Twentieth Century By David Weir
2011 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 1558498796 | PDF | 10 MB
Surveying the American fascination with the Far East since the mid-eighteenth century, this book explains why the Orient had a fundamentally different meaning in the United States than in Europe or Great Britain. David Weir argues that unlike their European counterparts, Americans did not treat the East simply as a site of imperialist adventure; on the contrary, colonial subjugation was an experience that early Americans shared with the peoples of China and India. In eighteenth-century America, the East was, paradoxically, a means of reinforcing the enlightenment values of the West: Franklin, Jefferson, and other American writers found in Confucius a complement to their own political and philosophical beliefs. In the nineteenth century, with the shift from an agrarian to an industrial economy, the Hindu Orient emerged as a mystical alternative to American reality. During this period, Emerson, Thoreau, and other Transcendentalists viewed the "Oriental" not as an exotic other but as an image of what Americans could be, if stripped of all the commercialism and materialism that set them apart from their ideal. A similar sense of Oriental otherness informed the aesthetic discoveries of the early twentieth century, as Pound, Eliot, and other poets found in Chinese and Japanese literature an artistic purity and intensity absent from Western tradition. For all of these figures the Orient became a complex fantasy that allowed them to overcome something objectionable, either in themselves or in the culture of which they were a part, in order to attain some freer, more genuine form of philosophical, religious, or artistic expression.

Afred S. Thygesen, "American Mahjong the Complete Guide: Full Guide on American Mahjong; the Winning Strategies, Rules & Settings; Plus How to Play the Game Effectively"
English | 2022 | ASIN: B0B5PXH322, B0B5KNTNCF | EPUB | pages: 31 | 0.2 mb
American Mahjong the Complete Guide:

Keith A. Dunn, "Alternative Military Strategies For The Future: Thinking about Strategy: A Practitioner's Perspective"
English | ISBN: 0367155141 | 2020 | 236 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This book outlines the changes in military strategy, policy, and force structure that prominent civilian and military experts in defense believe the United States must adopt if it is to cope successfully with threats to national security in the 1980s and 1990s.

Julie Kratz, "Allyship in Action: 10 Practices for Living Inclusively"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1736515926, 1736515950 | ASIN: B09VNT8RDX | EPUB | pages: 204 | 0.7 mb
Allyship in Action

Virginia Green, "Allan Hubbard: A Man Out of Time"
English | 2012 | pages: 592 | ISBN: 1459630394 | EPUB | 2,4 mb
Allan Hubbard is a man who has been very much loved by thousands of South Islanders, but whose finance company South Canterbury Finance had now gone into receivership - a huge blow to the country. Another of his funds, Aorangi Securities, is currently being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office. Well known for his generosity, his frugal lifestyle and his entrepreneurship, Hubbard has always been something of a folk hero and was held in very high esteem. This biography tells his story by way of fascinating anecdotes - from his childhood in the Depression through to his successful businesses such as Helicopters NZ, Scales Corporation and the recent very sad demise of South Canterbury Finance. South Canterbury has been good to Allan and he has given back to the region on a grand scale, helping hundreds of young people onto farms, saving good farmers from bankruptcy and underwriting large - scale projects to bring water to the drought - prone region. How did Allan fall from being the wealthiest man in the South Island to having no money for groceries after his assets were placed under statutory management? And how did the 'most trusted man in New Zealand' come under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office? How did the much - praised South Canterbury Finance fall into receivership?

All Those Strangers: The Art and Lives of James Baldwin by Douglas Field
English | July 1, 2015 | ISBN: 0199384150 | True EPUB | 248 pages | 4 MB
Adored by many, appalling to some, baffling still to others, few authors defy any single critical narrative to the confounding extent that James Baldwin manages. Was he a black or queer writer? Was he a religious or secular writer? Was he a spokesman for the civil rights movement or a champion of the individual? His critics, as disparate as his readership, endlessly wrestle with paradoxes, not just in his work but also in the life of a man who described himself as "all those strangers called Jimmy Baldwin" and who declared that "all theories are suspect."

Ali's Well That Ends Well: Tales of Desperation and a Little Inspiration By Ali Wentworth
2022 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0062980866 | EPUB | 2 MB
New York Times bestselling author Ali Wentworth offers a comedic look at family, friendship, and lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic in her new collection of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes.Like many, Ali Wentworth spent the pandemic seesawing between highs, lows, and baking an unnecessary amount of chocolate cake. Between binging every tv show in existence to conquering TikTok to becoming a (semi) empty-nester, Ali experienced her share of turmoil (including an early case of Covid), but she also grew a little, learned a lot, and found comfort in some unexpected people and places.In Ali's Well That Ends Well, Wentworth turns her gimlet eye to the year no one saw coming. With her signature irreverent style, she shares the most hysterical, absurd, and sometimes trying episodes that her family endured during the terrible global pandemic. Thoroughly relatable, absolutely charming, and filled with moments both hilarious and poignant, this terrific collection once again showcases the comedic genius of a beloved star who is "the girlfriend you want to have a glass of wine with, the one who makes you laugh because she sees the funny and the absurd in everything" (Huffington Post).

Algebra the Beautiful: An Ode to Math's Least-Loved Subject by G. Arnell Williams
English | August 23rd, 2022 | ISBN: 1541600681 | 416 pages | True EPUB | 18.47 MB
Amathematicianrevealsthehiddenbeauty,power,and-yes-funofalgebra

Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters, "Algebra for College Students, 9th Edition"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0538733543 | 832 pages | True PDF | 51 MB
Kaufmann and Schwitters have built this text's reputation on clear and concise exposition, numerous examples, and plentiful problem sets. This traditional text consistently reinforces the following common thread: learn a skill; practice the skill to help solve equations; and then apply what you have learned to solve application problems. This simple, straightforward approach has helped many students grasp and apply fundamental problem solving skills necessary for future mathematics courses. Algebraic ideas are developed in a logical sequence, and in an easy-to-read manner, without excessive vocabulary and formalism. The open and uncluttered design helps keep students focused on the concepts while minimizing distractions. Problems and examples reference a broad range of topics, as well as career areas such as electronics, mechanics, and health, showing students that mathematics is part of everyday life.

Alcohol and Humans: A Long and Social Affair edited by Robin Dunbar, Kimberley Hockings
English | February 5, 2020 | ISBN: 0198842465 | True EPUB | 224 pages | 7.2 MB
Alcohol use has a long and ubiquitous history. The prevailing tendency to view alcohol merely as a 'social problem' or the popular notion that alcohol only serves to provide us with a 'hedonic' high, masks its importance in the social fabric of many human societies both past and present. To understand alcohol use, as a complex social practice that has been exploited by humans for thousands of years, requires cross-disciplinary insight from social/cultural anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, psychologists, primatologists, and biologists.