English | 2022 | ISBN: 1633888231 | 475 pages | True EPUB | 8.12 MB
Are we doomed? As individuals, certainly, eventually, inevitably. But as a species? As a civilization? Leading catastrophe engineer Michel Bruneau thinks perhaps not. The Blessings of Disaster draws on knowledge from multiple disciplines to illustrate how our civilization's future successes and failures in dealing with societal threats—be they pandemics, climate change, overpopulation, monetary collapse, and nuclear holocaust—can be predicted by observing how we currently cope with and react to natural and technological disasters. Maybe most importantly, this entertaining and often counter-intuitive book shows how we can think in better ways about disasters, to strengthen and extend our existence as both individuals and as a species.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 1637271212 | 193 pages | True PDF EPUB | 83.89 MB
A comprehensive, colorful look at everything to know and love about Super Mario, with character profiles, gameplay tips, and little-known triviaFor over 35 years, gamers young and old have gone on fantastic adventures with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and friends. The Big Book of Super Mario is a colorful celebration of that rich history from the 1980s to today!This deluxe guide also features exclusive content and strategy on recent Nintendo Switch games like Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Maker 2, plus an in-depth look at the new Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. With dozens of full-color game images, this journey into the Mushroom Kingdom is a must-have for all Mario fans.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 0744059801 | 64 pages | True EPUB | 32.97 MB
This beautiful book for kids brings the story of cakes to life with fascinating facts and 20 delicious recipes from around the world.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 0231208901 | 468 pages | True PDF | 7.36 MB
The Best American Magazine Writing 2022 presents a range of outstanding writing on timely topics, from in-depth reporting to incisive criticism: Kristin Canning calls for a change in how we talk about abortion (Women's Health), and Ed Yong warns us about the next pandemic (The Atlantic). Matthieu Aikins provides a gripping eyewitness account of the Taliban's seizure of Kabul (New York Times Magazine). Heidi Blake and Katie J. M. Baker's "Beyond Britney" examines how people placed under legal guardianship are deprived of their autonomy (BuzzFeed News). Rachel Aviv profiles a psychologist who studies the fallibility of memory―and has testified for defendants including Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby (The New Yorker).

English | 2022 | ISBN: 0983295794 | 493 pages | True EPUB | 84.25 MB
The Beatles Rubber Soul to Revolver is the latest installment in Bruce Spizer's Beatles Album Series. As the title implies, the book covers two of the Beatles most important albums, Rubber Soul and Revolver, as well as Capitol's Yesterday And Today LP and the singles associated with these albums, including "Day Tripper," "We Can Work It Out," "Nowhere Man," "Paperback Writer," "Yellow Submarine" and "Eleanor Rigby."Rubber Soul and Revolver set new standards for pop and rock records, and presented a maturing and evolving Beatles to the world. As Beatles producer George Martin noted, "For the first time, we began to think of albums as art on their own, as complete entities."This is not to take anything away from the quality of the songs themselves. The 16 tracks recorded during the Rubber Soul sessions are among the group's finest, with half being included on The Beatles 1962 - 1966 hits collection. With Revolver, the Beatles were looking for more color in their recordings, trying new instruments and techniques. But they were not using studio wizardry to cover weaknesses; they were looking for new sounds to enhance their already brilliant songs.In addition to the usual chapters on the British, American and Canadian perspectives, the book contains an extensive treatment on the infamous Butcher Cover and its replacement Trunk Cover, featuring all of the significant images from the photo sessions, and the true story behind the controversial cover. There are also chapters on the recording sessions and album covers, as well as on the news, music and films of the era to place these albums in their proper context. And, of course, dozens of recollections of these great records submitted by Beatles fans.The Beatles Rubber Soul to Revolver is a 9" x 9" hardcover book to match the other books in Bruce Spizer's Beatles Album Series. It is 240 pages long and contains over 200 color and original black and white images.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 9780983295778 | 437 pages | True EPUB | 85.13 MB
The Beatles "Get Back"/"Let It Be" sessions and the resulting unreleased and released albums and bootlegged recordings are among the most interesting and confusing aspects of the Beatles recorded legacy. Bruce Spizer's fourth installment in his Beatles album series, "The Beatles Finally Let It Be," covers the January 1969 rehearsals and recording sessions, the unreleased "Get Back" albums, "Let It Be" and "Let It Be...Naked," along with American, British and Canadian perspectives. The book relies on articles from 1969 and 1970 magazines and newspapers to report on what fans knew about the sessions and the planned albums that were never issued, as well as reviews of the unreleased and released albums. There are also chapters on 1970 current events and music and film, plus a detailed breakdown of all of the songs released from the sessions. The fan recollections chapter includes stories from those were fortunate enough to be up on the roof for the Beatles final public performance on January 30, 1969, along with one from a fan on the ground. As was the case with the other books in the author's Beatles album series, the new book shall measure 9 x 9 and be full of images in color and original black & white. It shall be 200 pages plus eight unnumbered pages. "The Beatles Finally Let It Be" is the perfect companion to the other books in the album series and the upcoming "Get Back" book, "Get Back" film directed by Peter Jackson and the anniversary edition of the "Let It Be" album.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 1399015303 | 290 pages | True PDF EPUB | 34.63 MB
The ninth century Historia Brittonum is the first source that mentions Arthur and lists twelve battles, including the famous Badon Hill. Much ink has been spilt debating the identity and location of Arthur. This book will demonstrate that some of the battles can indeed be located with some confidence. Rather than fit a specific theory as to his identity the battles are placed in the fragmenting provincial, political and military context of the late fifth and early sixth century Britain. At a time of rapid changes in cultural identity and a significant increase in Germanic material culture and migration.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 978-0367491185 | 275 pages | True PDF | 22.02 MB
This book examines Latin narratives produced in the aftermath of the First Crusade and challenges the narrative of supposed brutality and amorality of warfare in this period--instead focusing on the moral and didactic concerns surrounding warfare and violence with which medieval authors wrestled.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 978-1786308887 | 284 pages | True PDF | 14.28 MB
The Anthropocene era has been marked by such significant human pressure that it has led to the sixth mass extinction. The Baseline Concept in Biodiversity Conservation interprets human domination of the Earth as the process of gradual landscape change, the execution of which is neither linear nor homogeneous.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 0593421027 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 5.69 MB
A revolutionary parenting book that draws on cutting-edge research to reveal that the key to raising happy and healthy babies lies in carefully protecting and caring for their microbiomes.