The Big 500 - 1980s Music Trivia and Fun Facts: Embrace the Nostalgia of the 80s By Testing Your Knowledge and History of Classic Pop, Rock, New Wave, Hip Hop and More! by Nick Swettenham
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BMB2V386 | 230 pages | EPUB | 0.86 Mb
Have you always felt a certain nostalgia to the 1980s even if you didn't grow up in it?

Ira Byock, "The Best Care Possible: A Physician's Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 1583335129, 141045214X | PDF | pages: 560 | 30.3 mb
A doctor on the front lines of hospital care illuminates one of the most important and controversial social issues of our time.

The Bebop Scene in London's Soho, 1945-1950: Post-war Britain's First Youth Subculture
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031055543 | 285 Pages | PDF (True) | 7 MB
This is the first book to tell the story of the bebop subculture in London's Soho,a subculturethat emerged in 1945 and reached its pinnacle in 1950. In an exploration via the intersections of race, class and gender, it shows how bebop identities were constructed and articulated. Combining a wide range of archival research and theory, the book evocatively demonstrates how the scene evolved in Soho's clubs, the fashion that formed around the music, drug usage amongst a contingent of the group, and the moral panic which led to the police raids on the clubs between 1947 and 1950. Thereafter it maps the changes in popular culture in Soho during the 1950s, and argues that the bebop story is an important precedent to theinstitutional harassment of black-related spaces and culture that continued in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book therefore rewrites the first chapter of the 'classic' subcultural canon, and resets the subcultural clock; requiring us to rethink the periodization and social make-up of British post-war youth subcultures.

Tony Coco, "The Battles of Valentino Rossi"
English | ISBN: 1983259926 | 2018 | 36 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Valentino Rossi passed the long way to become the greatest MotoGP racer in history. In his journey, he has a lot of battles against his rivals. Max Biaggi, Sete Gibernau, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, and Marc Marquez are his toughest rivals. The rivalry, both inside and outside of the circuit, always bring a sense of our curiosity. This book tells the story of MotoGP racing incidents involving Valentino Rossi. Many exciting incidents are worth to remember, because Valentino Rossi is the MotoGP legend. *** In the 1997 season, began to emerge the seeds of disputes with his compatriot Max Biaggi. Biaggi is a more senior Italian rider than Rossi. Since the 1994 season, Biaggi has won consecutive world championship in the 250cc class. In the 2007 season, he was chasing his fourth title in a row with Honda Marlboro Kanemoto team. Fire of feud began at a press conference after the race at Shah Alam, Malayasia. At that time reporters asked Rossi, "Do you want to be Biaggi 125cc version?" He coolly replied, "Sorry, it seems that he is the one who dreams of becoming Rossi with his 250cc motorcycle". ***

The Basics of Human Civilization: Food, Agriculture and Humanity Volume-I : Present Scenario
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9381450730 | 723 Pages | PDF (True) | 11 MB
This publication tries to sketch present scenario on food, agriculture and humanity as its first volume. This book is intended to make attempt to update present scenario with reference to past in food agriculture and humanity and identify challenges, followed by opportunities to bring changes in food habits and preferences, technology, and proper implementation of programmes and of proper utilization of a natural resources. Mention has been made of food and agriculture policies and developments improved agriculture challenges and opportunities and to address them appropriately.

The Authoritarian Specter By Bob Altemeyer
1996 | 374 Pages | ISBN: 0674053052 | PDF | 49 MB
The bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, the emergence of militias and skinheads, the rise of the religious right, the attacks on Planned Parenthood clinics, the backlash against equal rights movements, the increase in poverty...these, according to Bob Altemeyer, are all versions of one story--the authoritarian personality in action. But aren't authoritarians Nazi types, kooks, the Klan? These are just the extreme examples, he argues. The Authoritarian Specter shows that many ordinary people today are psychologically disposed to embrace antidemocratic, fascist policies.The book presents the latest results from a prize-winning research program on the authoritarian personality--a victory for the scientific method in the struggle to understand the worst aspects of ourselves. It connects for the first time the many ways authoritarianism undermines democracy. Many of our biggest problems, seemingly unrelated, have authoritarian roots. The scientific studies demonstrating this are extensive and thorough; their powerful findings are presented in a conversational, clear manner that engages readers from all backgrounds.This is an important, timely work. It explains a growing movement to submit to a "man on horseback," to attack those who are different, to march in lockstep. Altemeyer reveals that these sentiments are strongly held even by many American lawmakers. These discoveries deserve careful attention in a presidential election year.

The Art of NASA: The Illustrations That Sold the Missions by Piers Bizony
English | October 6, 2020 | ISBN: 0760368074 | 192 pages | PDF | 44 Mb
Formed in 1958, NASA has long maintained a department of visual artists to depict the concepts and technologies created in humankind's quest to explore the final frontier. Culled from a carefully chosen reserve of approximately 3,000 files deep in the NASA archives, the 200 artworks presented in this large-format edition provide a glimpse of NASA history like no other.

The Art of Latina and Latino Elderhood
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031190076 | 141 Pages | PDF (True) | 8 MB
It is widely recognized that Latinos are a sizable and diverse population and that we are a young demographic. The median age of non-Hispanic white Americans is 58, whereas for Latinos it is 30.Footnote1 Perhaps this partially explains the dearth of attention afforded to the topic of aging Latinos by academic scholarship and the mainstream media. This special issue compellingly alerts us to the reality that there is a growing, aging Latino population about which we know very little and that deserves our attention. I am grateful to Katynka Martínez and Mérida Rúa for curating "The Art of Latina and Latino Elderhood," since this special issue responds to this significant gap in our knowledge with an exciting set of academic articles and creative contributions that challenges not only our assumptions about Latinos and aging but also our thinking on the types of contributions we include in our journal pages. Katynka and Mérida make the case that the story of Latino elderhood is best conveyed through a truly multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach, bringing together public policy, humanistic social sciences, and artistic interventions. So, for the first time, Latino Studies is pleased to feature a novel in progress, a photo essay/dialógo, an artist's monologue, and a dialogue among actors alongside more traditional academic articles. I think you will agree that this issue before you beautifully conveys why the subject of Latinos and aging should concern all of us, and that it will powerfully spur other researchers and artists to take up the invitation to continue to share new evocative stories about the pleasures, difficulties, and complexities of Latinx later life.

The Anglo-Saxon Age c.400-1042 (A History of England) by D. J. V. Fisher
English | February 23, 2017 | ISBN: 1138167428, 0582480841 | True EPUB/PDF | 384 pages | 2.1/10.8 MB
An introductory survey which provides a clear and accessible account of the centuries between the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest.

Kenneth J. Saltman, "The Alienation of Fact: Digital Educational Privatization, AI, and the False Promise of Bodies and Numbers"
English | ISBN: 0262544369 | 2022 | 232 pages | PDF | 593 KB
An investigation of the role of educational privatization and technology in the crises of truth and agency.