Margaret B. Wan, "Regional Literature and the Transmission of Culture: Chinese Drum Ballads, 1800-1937 "
English | ISBN: 0674241185 | 2020 | 458 pages | PDF | 41 MB
Regional Literature and the Transmission of Culture provides a richly textured picture of cultural transmission in the Qing and early Republican eras. Drum ballad texts (guci) evoke one of the most popular performance traditions of their day, a practice that flourished in North China. Study of these narratives opens up surprising new perspectives on vital topics in Chinese literature and history: the creation of regional cultural identities and their relation to a central "Chinese culture"; the relationship between oral and written cultures; the transmission of legal knowledge and popular ideals of justice; and the impact of the changing technology of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the reproduction and dissemination of popular texts.

Andrew E. Kersten, "Reframing Randolph: Labor, Black Freedom, and the Legacies of A. Philip Randolph "
English | ISBN: 0814785948 | 2015 | 320 pages | EPUB | 699 KB
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John B. Taylor, "Reform of the International Monetary System: Why and How? "
English | ISBN: 0262536757 | 2019 | 152 pages | PDF | 1259 KB
An argument that a rules-based reform of the international monetary system, achieved by applying basic economic theory, would improve economic performance.

Richard White, "Reflections on God and the Death of God: Philosophy, Spirituality, and Religion"
English | ISBN: 3030884333 | 2022 | 168 pages | PDF | 1303 KB
What is God? What does it mean to believe in God? What happens to God after the death of God? This book examines "the death of God" from a philosophical standpoint. It focuses on monotheism, polytheism, and nature, and it discusses the renewed importance of spirituality―and the "spiritual but not religious"―in response to the death of God. In recent years, religious belief has been in decline, but secularism cannot satisfy our spiritual needs. We are now living in a "post-secular" age in which the relationship between philosophy, spirituality, and religion must be re-examined. As an exploratory essay, this book engages the reader at a profound level, and considers a variety of modern thinkers, including Nietzsche, Hegel, Freud, Levinas, Assmann, and Buber. It offers a sustained meditation on the origin of God, the death of God, and the future of "God" as a guiding ideal.

Reeds Maritime Meteorology By Maurice Cornish, Elaine Ives
2010 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 140811206X | PDF | 28 MB
Reeds Maritime Meteorology breaks down maritime meteorology and its principles for trainee deck officers and fishermen with numerous explanatory photos and diagrams.Reeds Maritime Meteorology is written primarily for serving and trainee deck officers, those studying for certificates of competency in merchant ships and for fishermen. It provides descriptions of the elements and forces which contribute to maritime meteorology and the principles which govern them, and deals specifically with:- weather forecasting at sea and the use of fax, navtex and saltellite technology - ocean currents and swell - tropical revolving storms - the development and distribution of sea ice - weather routeing - passage planning - the management and care of cargo in heavy weatherThere is an extensive glossary, revision questions at the end of each chapter, and a fold-out chart of ocean currents as well as numerous explanatory photos and diagrams. For this revised edition, the content and website addresses have been updated.'Commended to anyone who requires a clear and authoritative introduction to the subject' Marine Engineers Review'A splendid volume...a comprehensive and serious weather book' The Seafarer

Recycling in the Garden: Reusing Everyday Items by Angela Youngman
English | 8 Nov. 2022 | ISBN: 1399001833 | True EPUB/PDF | 160 pages | 216/229 MB
People are becoming more aware of the environment and their impact on it. Over the past decades we have become an increasingly consumerist based society. From a world in which recycling was common, single use became the norm. This throwaway society is unsustainable.

Recreating an Age of Reptiles by Mark P. Witton
English | June 1, 2018 | ISBN: 1785003348 | True EPUB | 112 pages | 99.5 MB
Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals pose vast problems for the artist. How do you go about recreating the anatomy and behavior of a creature we've never seen? How can we restore landscapes long lost to time? And where does the boundary between paleontology-the science of understanding fossils-and artistic license lie?

Recent Developments in Mechanics and Design: Select Proceedings of INCOME 2021
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811941394 | 288 Pages | PDF (True) | 10 MB
The book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOME 2021). It includes the topics related to design and functional requirements of components used in mechanical systems. The contents covered include concept design, detailed design, structural design, mechanics, static and dynamic systems. The book also discusses various methods of software aided design and analysis. Given the contents, the book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals working in various domains of mechanical engineering.

Donald Spoto, "Rebel: The Life and Legend of James Dean"
English | 2000 | ISBN: 0815410719 | EPUB | pages: 352 | 2.1 mb
Based on meticulous research and new interviews with dozens of family members, friends, lovers, directors, and costars, Rebel offers a revelatory look at actor and film icon James Dean (1931-1955). From the dusty roads of rural Indiana to Manhattan's gay culture , from Broadway to Burbank, here is Dean's troubled life: the tragic death of his mother when he was nine; his tumultous relationship with his father; his rise to stardom in New York and Hollywood and his on-and off-screen exploits.

Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by David J. Chalmers
English | January 25, 2022 | ISBN: 0393635805 | 462 pages | PDF | 18 Mb
One of the Washington Post's Best Nonfiction Books of 2022