The Refugee Aesthetic: Reimagining Southeast Asian America By Timothy K. August
2020 | 184 Pages | ISBN: 143991530X | PDF | 9 MB
The refugee is conventionally considered a powerless figure, eagerly cast aside by both migrant and host communities. In his book, The Refugee Aesthetic, Timothy August investigates how and why a number of Southeast Asian American artists and writers have recently embraced the figure of the refugee as a particularly transformative position. He explains how these artists, theorists, critics, and culture-makers reconstruct their place in the American imagination by identifying and critiquing the underlying structures of power that create refugees in the contemporary world.August looks at the outside forces that shape refugee representation and how these expressions are received. He considers the visual legacy of the Southeast Asian refugee experience by analyzing music videos, graphic novels, and refugee artwork. August also examines the power of refugee literature, showing how and why Southeast Asian American writers look to the refugee position to disentangle their complicated aesthetic legacy.Arguing that "aesthetics" should be central to the conceptualization of critical refugee studies, August shows how representational structures can galvanize or marginalize refugees, depending on how refugee aesthetics are used and circulated.

The Red Kite's Year (Pelagic Monographs) by Ian Carter, Dan Powell
English | 8 April 2019 | ISBN: 1784272000 | True EPUB/PDF | 176 pages | 33.6/33.9 MB
The Red Kite (Milvus milvus) - one of our most elegant and impressive birds of prey - has a varied and dramatic history in Britain. Having been driven perilously close to extinction, it has now made a welcome comeback, in part through one of the most successful reintroduction projects ever undertaken. This beautifully illustrated book follows the birds through the ups and downs of the year, from the rigours of raising young during the warm summer months to the struggle for survival in the depths of winter.

The Private Lives of Trees: A Novel by Alejandro Zambra, translated by Megan McDowell
English | February 14, 2023 | ISBN: 0143136518 | True EPUB | 144 pages | 0.8 MB
The second novel by the internationally celebrated writer Alejandro Zambra, a "short and strikingly original" (The New Yorker) book about the stories we spin for ourselves and our loved ones-now reissued by Penguin

Eva Erman, "The Practical Turn in Political Theory"
English | ISBN: 1474425437 | 2018 | 178 pages | PDF | 1414 KB
Should social and political practices play a role in the justification of normative political principles? In several sub-domains of political theory, theorists have suggested that practices constrain principles in various ways. This book joins five key debates in the current theoretical literature that have been largely taking place in isolation and identifies common strands of argument and their shared problems. By illuminating these connections and cross-fertilising key debates in the current theoretical literature, it develops a unified way forward for practice-based political theory.

Mark Batterson, "The Power of If: Excerpts from If"
English | ISBN: 0801019060 | 2015 | 64 pages | EPUB | 1294 KB
If is a powerful little word. This short book inspires readers to grasp that power for themselves and embrace God's extraordinary possibilities for their lives.

The Power of Humility: How Humble High Achievers Are Rewriting the Rules of Leadership by PV Ramana Murthy
English | February 7th, 2023 | ISBN: 9356295557 | 236 pages | True EPUB | 1.18 MB
Humility is interpreted differently in different cultures-as a blend of weakness, meekness and shyness, juxtaposed with kindness and compassion. When we describe Someone as a 'humble' person, we are referring to a person who is a reflection of anodyne blandness: nice, soft, simple, respectful and shy. Is it really that simple?

Manav Ratti, "The Postsecular Imagination: Postcolonialism, Religion, and Literature"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0415480973, 113882237X | PDF | pages: 271 | 5.1 mb
The Postsecular Imagination presents a rich, interdisciplinary study of postsecularism as an affirmational political possibility emerging through the potentials and limits of both secular and religious thought. While secularism and religion can foster inspiration and creativity, they also can be linked with violence, civil war, partition, majoritarianism, and communalism, especially within the framework of the nation-state. Through close readings of novels that engage with animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism, Manav Ratti examines how questions of ethics and the need for faith, awe, wonder, and enchantment can find expression and significance in the wake of such crises.

Nick Spencer, "The Political Samaritan: How power hijacked a parable"
English | ISBN: 1472942213 | 2018 | 208 pages | EPUB | 696 KB
Nick Spencer sets out to rescue an innocent parable, mugged for political ends, ignored by passers-by, and then left for half-dead at the edge of the English language.

John Pierre, "The Pillars of Health: Your Foundations for Lifelong Wellness"
English | ISBN: 1401942202 | 2013 | 240 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Have you been on every diet imaginable, yet still feel unhealthy and low on energy? Do you go to the gym religiously-for a couple of weeks at a time? Do you find yourself trying desperately to focus but unable to keep up with everything going on in your hectic life? Are you frustrated by a world that seems full of inconsiderate, unpleasant people? The Pillars of Health will help you build a strong foundation that supports you in every one of these areas. Health expert John Pierre has spent decades working with clients, including seniors, on building better nutrition, fitness, mental acuity, and compassion. Each one of these components, or "pillars," is necessary for constructing a happy life overflowing with well-being-and best of all, it can be fun! In this book, you'll discover how to feel your best and have a good time doing it. Being fit and staying sharp doesn't have to be a struggle, and the tools John Pierre provides are simple and enjoyable to incorporate in your everyday routine. You'll discover the "why" behind each principle he presents and learn a variety of techniques that will help you build a strong, joyous life you love!

The Oxford History of World War II (The Oxford History of...) by Richard Overy
English | February 1st, 2023 | ISBN: 9780192884107 | 256 pages | True EPUB | - MB
Histories you can trust.
World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. It was both global in extent and total in character. It has understandably left a long and dark shadow across the decades. Yet it is three generations since hostilities formally ended in 1945 and the conflict is now a lived memory for only a few. And this growing distance in time has allowed historians to think differently about how to describe it, how to explain its course, and what subjects to focus on when considering the wartime experience.