The Deportation Machine: America's Long History of Expelling Immigrants by Princeton University Press
English | June 23, 2020 | ISBN: 0691182159 | 336 pages | PDF | 16 Mb
The unknown history of deportation and of the fear that shapes immigrants' lives

The Dance of Death in Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe: Environmental Stress, Mortality and Social Response (Routledge Environmental Humanities) by Andrea Kiss, Kathleen Pribyl
2019 | ISBN: 1138590363 | English | 256 pages | EPUB/PDF (True) | 8 MB/10 MB
This volume investigates environmental and political crises that occurred in Europe during the late Middle Ages and the early Modern Period, and considers their effects on people's lives. At this time, the fragile human existence was imagined as a 'Dance of Death', where anyone, regardless of social status or age, could perish unexpectedly. This book covers events ranging from cooling temperatures and the onset of the Little Ice Age, to the frequent occurrence of epidemic disease, pest infestations, food shortages and famines.

Bruce W. Longenecker, "The Crosses of Pompeii: Jesus-Devotion in a Vesuvian Town"
English | ISBN: 1451490127 | 2016 | EPUB | 320 pages | 36 MB
Through a twist of fate, the eruption that destroyed Pompeii in 79 CE also preserved a wealth of evidence about the town, buried for centuries in volcanic ash. Since the town's excavations in the eighteenth century, archaeologists have disputed the evidence that might attest the presence of Christians in Pompeii before the eruption.

The Crime Drop in America By Alfred Blumstein, Joel Wallman
2006 | 375 Pages | ISBN: 0521681480 | PDF | 2 MB
Violent crime in America shot up sharply in the mid-1980s and continued to climb until 1991, after which something unprecedented occurred. The crime level declined to a level not seen since the 1960s. This revised edition of The Crime Drop in America focuses first on the dramatic drop in crime rates in America in the 1990s, and then, in a new epilogue, on the patterns since 2000. The separate chapters written by distinguished experts cover the many factors affecting crime rates: policing, incarceration, drug markets, gun control, economics, and demographics. Detailed analyses emphasize the mutual effects of changes in crack markets, a major focus of youth violence, and the drop in rates of violence following decline in demand for crack. The contrasts between the crime-drop period of the 1990s and the period since 2000 are explored in the new epilogue, which also reviews major new developments in thinking about the causes and control of crime.

Caroline Ruddell, Paul Ward, "The Crafty Animator: Handmade, Craft-based Animation and Cultural Value"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030139425 | PDF | pages: 235 | 5.0 mb
This collection is a study of the value of craft as it can be understood within the study and practice of animation. The book reconsiders the position of craft, which is often understood as inferior to 'art', with a particular focus on questions of labour in animation production and gendered practices. The notion of craft has been widely investigated in a number of areas including art, design and textiles, but despite the fact that a wide range of animators use craft-based techniques, the value of craft has not been interrogated in this context until now. Seeking to address such a gap in the literature, this collection considers the concept of craft through a range of varying case studies. Chapters include studies on experimental animation, computer animation, trauma and memory, children's animation and silhouette animation among others. The Crafty Animator also goes some way to exploring the relationship craft has with the digital in the context of animation production. Through these varied discussions, this book problematizes simplistic notions about the value of certain methods and techniques, working to create a dialogue between craft and animation.

The Editors at America's Test Kitchen, "The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook: 500 Inspired, Flexible Recipes for Eating Well Without Meat (The Complete ATK Cookbook Series)"
English | ISBN: 194870336X | 2020 | EPUB | 432 pages | 316 MB
Your one-stop resource for plant-based eating

The Complete Book of Roses by S.K. Bhattacharjee and B.K. Banerji
English | 2010 | ISBN: 8179103048, 1441665552 | 513 pages | PDF | 29,7 MB
"Roses are most beautiful popular flowering plants grown almost throughtout the world. Remarkable work has been carried out on this romantic flower and much has been said and written about it. The changes in fashion in our appreciation and use of rose are mirrored in the numerous journals and books that have been written about it through the centuries. The development of rose is the result of the patient work of the hybridists, scientists and rosarians all over the world.

The Complete 4-String Cigar Box Guitar Chord Book: 4-String Cigar Box Guitar Chords in GDGB Tuning by Kalymi Music
English | August 21, 2020 | ISBN: 1777010292 | 172 pages | PDF | 18 Mb
The Ultimate Chord Reference Book for 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Players.

The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture by Albatross Publishers
English | April 26, 2019 | ISBN: 1946963259 | 332 pages | EPUB | 0.71 Mb
2019 Reprint of the 1946 Edition by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. Noted American anthropologist Ruth Benedict wrote this book at the invitation of the U.S. Office of War Information, in order to understand and predict the behavior of the Japanese in World War II by reference to a series of contradictions in traditional culture. The book was influential in shaping American ideas about Japanese culture during the occupation of Japan and popularized the distinction between guilt cultures and shame cultures. Although it has received harsh criticism, the book has continued to be influential. The Japanese, Benedict wrote, are:

John Sullivan, "The Christian Academic in Higher Education: The Consecration of Learning"
English | 2018 | pages: 343 | ISBN: 3319696289 | PDF | 2,5 mb
This book offers a Christian engagement with the realities of academic life and work. Examining this topic from intellectual, institutional and spiritual perspectives, the author explores how the two identities - as a Christian and an academic - can both coexist and complement one another. The author provides a 'road map' for academics demonstrating the interaction between religious faith and the responsibilities, challenges and opportunities of university scholarship and teaching. Addressing questions such as the contentious nature of religious faith in the university environment, the expression of faith within the role of professor, and the consequences of consecrating oneself to learning, this pioneering and practical volume will be relevant to Christian scholars in any academic discipline.