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Hotspur Sir Henry Percy and the Myth of Chivalry

Hotspur Sir Henry Percy and the Myth of Chivalry
John Sadler, "Hotspur: Sir Henry Percy and the Myth of Chivalry"
English | ISBN: 1399003887 | 2022 | 256 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
On 21 July 1403 Sir Henry Percy - better known as Hotspur - led a rebel army out at Shrewsbury to face the forces of the king Henry IV. The battle was both bloody and decisive. Hotspur was shot down by an arrow and killed. Posthumously he was declared a traitor and his lands forfeited to the crown. This was an ignominious end to the brilliant career of one of the most famous medieval noblemen, a remarkable soldier, diplomat and courtier who played a leading role in the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV. How did he earn his extraordinary reputation, and why did Shakespeare portray him as a fearsomely brave but flawed hero who, despite a traitor's death, remained the mirror of chivalry? These are questions John Sadler seeks to answer in the first full biography of this legendary figure to be published for over twenty years.

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Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths

Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths
Sheldon Hirsch, "Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak: Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths"
English | ISBN: 1512600636 | 2017 | 240 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
In sports there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. Joe DiMaggio's fifty-six-game hitting streak was magical. The three-point shot is an essential part of NBA basketball. Babe Ruth shouldn't have attempted to steal second base in the ninth inning of the 1926 World Series. Scientist and researcher Sheldon Hirsch has taken a decidedly unorthodox approach to sports history. He looks at myths, legends, conventional wisdom, shibboleths, and firm convictions of all kinds that sports lovers hold to be true, and demonstrates how analysis of facts and figures disproves what tradition―and sportswriters―would have us believe. Divided into three parts, on baseball, basketball, and football, Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak contains enough clear-sightedness and shocking conclusions to delight any sports lover.

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Honoring the Wild Reclaiming Witchcraft and Environmental Activism (Earth Spirit)

Honoring the Wild Reclaiming Witchcraft and Environmental Activism (Earth Spirit)
Honoring the Wild: Reclaiming Witchcraft and Environmental Activism (Earth Spirit) by Irisanya Moon
English | January 27th, 2023 | ISBN: 178904961X | 88 pages | True EPUB | 2.43 MB
Deeply rooted in environmentalism and activism, Honoring the Wildanswers crucially pertinent questions while driving at lasting change. From political demonstrations to personal calls, Irisanya Moon offers a collection of stories and lessons, as told by Reclaiming Witches from around the world, about the facts and fears, the confessions and collaborations within the Reclaiming tradition's own timeline of activism. Honoring the Wildinspires and informs creativity and purpose while reminding us of all that has come and of all that is left to do. May the wild be blessed and healed by this spell of intention and inspiration.

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History of Economic Ideas From Adam Smith to Paul Krugman

History of Economic Ideas From Adam Smith to Paul Krugman
History of Economic Ideas: From Adam Smith to Paul Krugman
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031196961 | 186 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 6 MB
This book examines the history of economic thought and of political economy over the past 250 years. It presents an accessible introduction to the lives and ideas of some of economics' most prominent theoreticians, including at least one representative of each major school of economic thought. Additionally, learning objectives, summaries, key takeaways, and revision questions are included to facilitate learning and self-assessment.

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High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering 2021

High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering 2021
High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering 2021
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031179366 | 516 Pages | PDF (True) | 43 MB
This book presents the state-of-the-art in supercomputer simulation. It includes the latest findings from leading researchers using systems from the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) in 2021. The reports cover all fields of computational science and engineering ranging from CFD to computational physics and from chemistry to computer science with a special emphasis on industrially relevant applications. Presenting findings of one of Europe's leading systems, this volume covers a wide variety of applications that deliver a high level of sustained performance.

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Heaven on Earth Temples, Ritual, and Cosmic Symbolism in the Ancient World

Heaven on Earth Temples, Ritual, and Cosmic Symbolism in the Ancient World
Heaven on Earth: Temples, Ritual, and Cosmic Symbolism in the Ancient World By Deena Ragavan
2013 | 463 Pages | ISBN: 1885923961 | PDF | 11 MB
The volume is the result of the eighth Annual University of Chicago Oriental Institute Seminar, held on March 2-3, 2012. Seventeen speakers, from both the US and abroad, examined the interconnections between temples, ritual, and cosmology from a variety of regional specializations and theoretical perspectives. The seminar revisited a classic topic, one with a long history among scholars of the ancient world: the cosmic symbolism of sacred architecture. Archaeologists, art historians, and philologists working not only in the ancient Near East, but also Mesoamerica, Greece, South Asia, and China, re-evaluated the significance of this topic across the ancient world.

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