River-Sand Mining : An Ethnography of Resource Conflict in China
by Qian Zhu
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9004505903 | 306 Pages | True PDF | 29 MB

Richard H. Davis, "Ritual in an Oscillating Universe: Worshipping Siva in Medieval India"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0691603081, 0691632499 | PDF | pages: 217 | 13.4 mb
Saiva liturgy is performed in a world that oscillates: a world permeated by the presence of Siva, where humans live in a condition of bondage and where the highest aim of the soul is to attain liberation from its fetters. In this account of Indian temple ritual, Richard Davis uses medieval Hindu texts to describe the world as it is envisioned by Saiva siddhanta and the way daily worship reflects and acts within that world. He argues that this worship is not simply a set of ritualized gestures, but rather a daily catechism in which the worshiper puts into action all the major themes of Saiva philosophy: the cyclic pattern of cosmic emission and reabsorption, the human path of attaining liberation, the manifestation of divinity in the world, and the proper interrelationship of humanity and god. In re-creating the convictions and intentions of a well-versed worshiper of the twelfth century, Davis moves back and forth between philosophical and ritual texts, demonstrating the fundamental Saiva belief that the capacities of humans to know about the world and to act within it are two inter-related modalities of the unitary power of consciousness.

Retribution (Crime and Punishment: Critical Essays in Legal Philosophy) By Thom Brooks (editor)
2014 | 452 Pages | ISBN: 1409451208 | PDF | 49 MB
Retribution is perhaps the most popular contemporary theory about punishment and has enjoyed enduring appeal as the oldest, even most venerable, penal theory with its strong ancient roots. Retribution is understood in many different ways, but the standard view of retribution is that punishment is justified where it is deserved and an offender should be punished in proportion to his desert. In this volume, retributivism is examined from various critical perspectives, including its diversity, relation with desert, the link between desert and proportionality, retributivist emotions and the idea of mercy. The theory of retribution has been the subject of a revival of interest in recent years and the essays selected for this volume are the leading works on retribution from the dominant international figures in the field.

Restless Dead: Encounters between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece by Sarah Iles Johnston
English | August 2, 2013 | ISBN: 0520217071, 0520280180 | True PDF | 352 pages | 18.7 MB
During the archaic and classical periods, Greek ideas about the dead evolved in response to changing social and cultural conditions-most notably changes associated with the development of the polis, such as funerary legislation, and changes due to increased contacts with cultures of the ancient Near East. In Restless Dead, Sarah Iles Johnston presents and interprets these changes, using them to build a complex picture of the way in which the society of the dead reflected that of the living, expressing and defusing its tensions, reiterating its values and eventually becoming a source of significant power for those who knew how to control it. She draws on both well-known sources, such as Athenian tragedies, and newer texts, such as the Derveni Papyrus and a recently published lex sacra from Selinous.

David V. Thiel, "Research Methods for Engineers"
English | 2014 | pages: 304 | ISBN: 1107610192, 1107034884 | PDF | 12,4 mb
Learn how to plan for success with this hands-on guide to conducting high-quality engineering research. Plan and implement your next project for maximum impact: step-by-step instructions cover every stage in engineering research, from the identification of an appropriate research topic through to the successful presentation of results. Improve your research outcomes: discover essential tools and methods for producing high-quality, rigorous research, including statistical analysis, survey design, and optimisation techniques. Research with purpose and direction: clear explanations, real-world examples, and over 50 customisable end-of-chapter exercises, all written with the practical and ethical considerations of engineering in mind. A unique engineering perspective: written especially for engineers, and relevant across all engineering disciplines, this is the ideal book for graduate students, undergraduates, and new academics looking to launch their research careers.

Research Methods and Statistics: An Integrated Approach by Janie H. Wilson, Shauna W. Joye
English | July 21, 2016 | ISBN: 1483392147 | True EPUB/PDF | 490 pages | 33.7/18.9 MB
Research Methods and Statistics: An Integrated Approach by Janie H. Wilson and Shauna W. Joye offers a completely integrated approach to teaching research methods and statistics by presenting a research question accompanied by the appropriate methods and statistical procedures needed to address it. Research questions and designs become more complex as chapters progress, building on simpler questions to reinforce student learning.

Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps by James V. Spickard
English | October 4, 2016 | ISBN: 1483387216 | True EPUB/PDF | 426 pages | 12.2/11.7 MB
Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps offers a fresh and creative approach to the research process based on author James V. Spickard's decades of teaching experience. Using an intuitive six-step model, readers learn how to craft a research question and then identify a logical process for answering it. Conversational writing and multi-disciplinary examples illuminate the model's simplicity and power, effectively connecting the "hows" and "whys" behind social science research. Students using this book will learn how to turn their research questions into results.

Pascal Danjou - Renault R35 / R40
Editions Du Barbotin | 2005 | ISBN: 2952098832 | Français / English | 63 pages | PDF | 81.58 MB
Trackstory No 4

Remote Sensing Intelligent Interpretation for Mine Geological Environment:
From Land Use and Land Cover Perspective
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9811937389 | 254 Pages | PDF (True) | 10 MB

Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste
English | August 23, 2022 | ISBN: 1982172355 | True EPUB | 320 pages | 2.4 MB
For fans of Mexican Gothic, from three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a novel inspired by the untold stories of forgotten women in classic literature-from Lucy Westenra, a victim of Stoker's Dracula, and Bertha Mason, Mr. Rochester's attic-bound wife in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre-as they band together to combat the toxic men bent on destroying their lives, set against the backdrop of the Summer of Love, Haight-Ashbury, 1967.