Katheryn Russell-Brown, "A Voice Named Aretha"
English | ISBN: 1681198509 | 2020 | 40 pages | EPUB | 13 MB
From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and how she fought for respect throughout her life.

A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes & Mistletoe By Dee Dee Chainey
2018 | 204 Pages | ISBN: 1911358391 | EPUB | 8 MB
An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present.Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon's feathers could not die? Or that green is an unlucky colour for wedding dresses? In Scotland it was thought you could ward off fairies by hanging your trousers from the foot of the bed, and in Gloucestershire you could cure warts by cutting notches in the bark of an ash tree.You've heard about King Arthur and St George, but how about the Green Man, a vegetative deity who is seen to symbolise death and rebirth? Or Black Shuck, the giant ghostly dog who was reputed to roam East Anglia?In this beautifully illustrated book, Dee Dee Chainey tells tales of mountains and rivers, pixies and fairy folk, and witches and alchemy. She explores how British culture has been shaped by the tales passed between generations, and by the land that we live on.As well as looking at the history of this subject, this book lists the places you can go to see folklore alive and well today. The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival in Cambridgeshire or the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance in Staffordshire for example, or wassailing cider orchards in Somerset.

Onora O, "A Question of Trust: The BBC Reith Lectures 2002"
English | 2002 | pages: 108 | ISBN: 0521529964, 0521823048 | PDF | 2,3 mb
Can trust be restored by making people and institutions more accountable? Or do complex systems of accountability and control damage trust? Onora O'Neill challenges current approaches, investigates sources of deception in our society and re-examines questions of press freedom. This year's Reith Lectures present a philosopher's view of trust and deception and ask whether and how trust can be restored in modern democracy.

David Seddon, "A Political and Economic Dictionary of the Middle East"
English | 2004 | pages: 616 | ISBN: 1857432126 | PDF | 11,6 mb
This reference volume is the definitive guide to the economics and politics of the Middle East. It provides clear definitions detailing terms, concepts, names and organizations used in relation to current economic or political affairs in the Middle East. Entries define, explain and give further relevant information on countries, regions, ethnic groups, political parties, organizations, policies and disputes.

Blair Millar, Mel Plehov, "A Pocket History of Scotland"
English | 2013 | pages: 258 | ISBN: 071715372X | PDF | 175,6 mb
From prehistoric times to the present day this comprehensive history presents the story of Scotland in bite-size chunks. With full color illustrations throughout, this is an attractive and practical guide to Scotland's colorful history. Encompassing stories of some of Scotland's best-known characters as well as key moments in Scotland's past, this pocket history recalls the country's struggles through dark times, its successes, its people and places. The wealth of Scottish culture and tradition is described as well as the key events and people that have shaped the country today.

A Parallel Algorithm Synthesis Procedure for High-Performance Computer Architectures by Ian N. Dunn , Gerard G. L. Meyer
English | PDF | 2003 | 114 Pages | ISBN : 0306477432 | 8.6 MB
Despite five decades of research, parallel computing remains an exotic, frontier technology on the fringes of mainstream computing. Its much-heralded triumph over sequential computing has yet to materialize. This is in spite of the fact that the processing needs of many signal processing applications continue to eclipse the capabilities of sequential computing. The culprit is largely the software development environment. Fundamental shortcomings in the development environment of many parallel computer architectures thwart the adoption of parallel computing. Foremost, parallel computing has no unifying model to accurately predict the execution time of algorithms on parallel architectures. Cost and scarce programming resources prohibit deploying multiple algorithms and partitioning strategies in an attempt to find the fastest solution. As a consequence, algorithm design is largely an intuitive art form dominated by practitioners who specialize in a particular computer architecture. This, coupled with the fact that parallel computer architectures rarely last more than a couple of years, makes for a complex and challenging design environment.

A Military Life of Constantine the Great by Ian Hughes
English | January 13, 2021 | ISBN: 1526724235 | 288 pages | EPUB | 28 Mb
Analysis of the strengths, organization, weapons and tactics of the Roman army Constantine inherited and his military reforms.

Andrews McMeel Publishing, "A Little Book for Grandmother (Little Book "
English | ISBN: 0740764071 | 2007 | 80 pages | EPUB | 18 MB
Grandmothers have a knack for making their grandchildren feel truly special. A Little Book for Grandmothers presents a collection of some of the most insightful and thoughtful words ever written about these amazing women. With this book we give back some of the unconditional love that grandmothers give to us.

Sara Baase, Timothy M. Henry, "A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology"
English | 2018 | pages: 546 | ISBN: 0134587790 | PDF | 11,0 mb
For courses in Computer Ethics and Computers and Society.

A Geometrical Determination of the Fine-Structure Constant by Gerald W. Scanlon
English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09BDPTHD2 | EPUB | 1.62 Mb
Does the universe around us have a fundamental structure that can be glimpsed through special numbers?