Visualizing Emotions in the Ancient Near East By Sara Kipfer
2017 | 310 Pages | ISBN: 3525544138 | PDF | 5 MB
The history of emotion is an important interdisciplinary research field, not least because it touches fundamental questions about the distinction between psychobiology-based universals und socio-cultural, path-dependent and thus relative peculiarities. Conceptual incongruities between what is today understood as emotion and various views on emotions in antiquity should not distract from the fact that, while emotions do have history, they substantially belong to all human experience as such.Visual media and images open perspectives for transcultural research that differ from the testimony of texts. Their study can thus make a major contribution to a better understanding of emotions in the Ancient Near East. How where gestures, body postures, facial expressions etc. visualized in images from Mesopotamia, the Levant and Egypt and what role does the visualization play in communicating emotions?The first part of the present volume takes concrete examples as a starting point and discusses the fundamental question whether or not emotions were represented and can thus be studied in Ancient Near Eastern art. Approaches and arguments are controversial: Some authors argue that there are no visualizations of emotions, but only of cultural roles and ritual embodiments. Their view is contrasted by other contributors, who assume that one may detect non-verbal expressions hiding emotions in visual representations and that it is crucial to specify the appropriate tools and methodologies to interpret them in an adequate way.The second part offers five additional theoretical reflexions from comparative, linguistic and art-historical perspectives. With such a broad interdisciplinary approach including Assyriology, Egyptology, Near Eastern archaeology and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies, the volume offers a large panorama of the most important research positions on a fundamental topic.The book results from workshop discussions held in June 2015 during the 61st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale at Bern and Geneva. Contributors include John Baines, Dominik Bonatz, Izak Cornelius, Margaret Jaques, Othmar Keel, Sara Kipfer, Florian Lippke, Silvia Schroer, Andreas Wagner, Elisabeth Wagner-Durand, and Wolfgang Zwickel.

Vehicles and Heavy Weapons of the Vietnam War by David Doyle
English | October 29, 2021 | ISBN: 1526743647 | 248 pages | PDF (Converted) | 23 Mb
The ground war in Vietnam pitted a myriad of American tanks, artillery, APC and trucks against not only the weapons of Communist North Vietnam, but also the terrain. Through archival images, the arsenal of the US Army and USMC are revisited. From the iconic M113 APC to the M48A3 tank, M551 Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle, M151 and M54 trucks, M50 Ontos, M107 and M109 artillery, and M42 Duster, the complete array of vehicles fielded is shown.

Raye - My 21st Century Blues (2023) [FLAC]

Genre................: Jazz, Funk / Soul, Blues, Pop
Year.................: 2023-02-03
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Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Playing Time.........: 46:52 min
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V & W Destroyers: A Developmental History by John Henshaw
English | August 15, 2020 | ISBN: 1526774828 | 144 pages | EPUB | 63 Mb
The revolutionary battleship Dreadnought of 1906 brought together in one package the new technology of oil fired boilers and steam turbines, and all-big-gun armament; in doing so she rendered all other capital ships then afloat completely obsolete. Ten years later the V&W Class did to destroyers what the dreadnoughts had done to battleships: they set a completely new and higher standard of technology and were a cut above anything that had come before. They were, however, less revolutionary than evolutionary and in this new book John Henshaw takes the reader through all the developmental stages with a detailed history of the step-by-step lessons that were learned, not all of which were fortuitous. The narrative is superbly illustrated with forty-five detailed profile and deck plans.

Jane Johnson, "Understanding and Treating Sleep Disturbances in Autism "
English | ISBN: 178775992X | 2022 | 144 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Sleep disturbance is a common challenge for those on the autism spectrum and can have a profound impact on quality of life. Sleep deprivation can exacerbate features of autism such as repetitive behaviours, can affect brain growth and negatively impact immune and metabolic functions.

Stephen M. Edelson, "Understanding and Treating Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective "
English | ISBN: 1849057419 | 2016 | 304 pages | PDF | 10 MB
Self-injurious behavior occurs in almost half of those with autism and is one of the most devastating and challenging-to-treat behaviors. There are many different forms of self-injury, such as head banging, hand biting, hair pulling, excessive scratching, and much more. With contributions from the leading experts in research and treatment, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or related developmental disabilities, and the different methods available to treat them.

Raymond H. Colton PhD, "Understanding Voice Problems: A Physiological Perspective for Diagnosis and Treatment "
English | ISBN: 1609138740 | 2011 | 496 pages | PDF | 41 MB
Understanding Voice Problems: A Physiological Perspective for Diagnosis and Treatment emphasizes the physiological perspective of voice disorders-and the behavioral and emotional factors that can influence these changes. Readers will find a strong foundation in normal phonatory physiology and acoustics as well as pathophysiology arising from voice misuse, abuse, or neurological involvement. Coverage includes in-depth explorations of patient interviewing, history-taking, examination, and testing and discussions of pediatric and geriatric voice considerations. The book contains numerous illustrations, including full-color plates of vocal fold pathologies. A companion website features nearly 30 video clips that demonstrate healthy, normally functioning larynges at work, plus larynges with various pathological problems.

Understanding Quantum: VOLUME 2 The Universe Doesn't Make Any Sense by Irwin Tyler
English | November 11, 2015 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B017VJX8II | 50 pages | EPUB | 0.15 Mb
No formulas - no math

Understanding Quantum: VOLUME 1 The Universe is Made Up of "Stuff" by Irwin Tyler
English | November 5, 2015 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B017N78JYG | 52 pages | EPUB | 0.15 Mb
No formulas - no math, just a quick, fun read for you or your children.Did you hate science classes in school?Were science classes boring?Did all those formulas get you down?Did science seem too complicatedThis 3 volume series is like a mystery story - atomic physics, photons, quantum, relativity... all without formulas or complicated language.

Gary Chartier, "Understanding Friendship: On the Moral, Political, and Spiritual Meaning of Love"
English | ISBN: 1506479081 | 2022 | 247 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
What is friendship? Is it ethically important? Does it exist outside ethics? Is it a potential distraction from the love of God or from moral responsibility? How might it nourish our spiritual lives? How should we make sense of the moral responsibilities we often take ourselves to have to our friends? Does friendship have anything to do with politics?