Ernest Caldwell, "Writing Chinese Laws: The Form and Function of Legal Statutes Found in the Qin Shuihudi Corpus "
English | ISBN: 0815396929 | 2018 | 212 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The legal institutions of the short-lived Qin dynasty (221-207 BCE) have been vilified by history as harsh and draconian. Yet ironically, many Qin institutional features, such as written statutory law, were readily adopted by subsequent dynasties as the primary means for maintaining administrative and social control.

Women in the Damascus Document By Cecilia Wassen
2005 | 270 Pages | ISBN: 1589831683 | PDF | 3 MB
Women in the Damascus Document offers a fresh look at the nature of the community reflected in the Damascus Document, one of the core documents of the Dead Sea Scrolls. By presenting a close and comprehensive study of the references to women and in-depth analyses of biblically based laws in the document, this work attempts to reconstruct the role of women and attitudes toward women within the community. Highlighting the complex nature of the evidence, the author draws attention to a number of rules that reflect a favorable attitude toward women, but also to instances of a patriarchal stance, especially regarding sexuality. Carefully considering all the evidence, the author argues, in contrast to the opinions of many scholars, that women were full members in the community.

Winning the Talent Shift: Three Steps to Unleashing the New High Performance Workplace by
English | October 28th, 2020 | ISBN: 1119768713 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 0.76 MB
The global marketplace has changed, and companies have found themselves struggling to hire and retain high-performing talent. Winning the Talent Shift explains how companies can overcome the three main barriers to their success and unlock the potential in today's new workplace.

William Penn: A Life by Andrew R. Murphy
English | November 8, 2018 | ISBN: 0190234245 | EPUB | 488 pages | 5.7 MB
On March 4, 1681, King Charles II granted William Penn a charter for a new American colony. Pennsylvania was to be, in its founder's words, a bold "Holy Experiment" in religious freedom and toleration, a haven for those fleeing persecution in an increasingly intolerant England and across Europe. An activist, political theorist, and the proprietor of his own colony, Penn would become a household name in the New World, despite spending just four years on American soil.

What I Learned in Medical School: Personal Stories of Young Doctors By Kevin M. Takakuwa, Nick Rubashkin, Karen E. Herzig, Joycelyn Elders
2004 | 235 Pages | ISBN: 0520239369 | PDF | 2 MB
Like many an exclusive club, the medical profession subjects its prospective members to rigorous indoctrination: medical students are overloaded with work, deprived of sleep and normal human contact, drilled and tested and scheduled down to the last minute. Difficult as the regimen may be, for those who don't fit the traditional mold--white, male, middle-to-upper class, and heterosexual--medical school can be that much more harrowing. This riveting book tells the tales of a new generation of medical students--students whose varied backgrounds are far from traditional. Their stories will forever alter the way we see tomorrow's doctors. In these pages, a black teenage mother overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds, an observant Muslim dons the hijab during training, an alcoholic hides her addiction. We hear the stories of an Asian refugee, a Mexican immigrant, a closeted Christian, an oversized woman--these once unlikely students are among those who describe their medical school experiences with uncommon candor, giving a close-up look at the inflexible curriculum, the pervasive competitive culture, and the daunting obstacles that come with being ''different'' in medical school. Their tales of courage are by turns poignant, amusing, eye-opening--and altogether unforgettable.

Dr. Crypton, Gary Baseman, "Visitors from the Red Planet and 76 Other Solve-Them-Yourself Mysteries"
English | 1990 | ISBN: 0393306909 | 153 pages | Scanned PDF | 16.5 MB
A series of puzzling anecdotes can be solved with knowlege of history, science, geography and other subjects

Trump: The Art of the Deal By Donald J. Trump, Tony Schwartz
2004 | 197 Pages | ISBN: 0345479173 | PDF | 54 MB
From the Impresario of NBC’s hit show The Apprentice TRUMP ON TRUMP: “I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.” And here’s how he does it: the art of the deal. Beginning with a week in Trump’s high-stakes life, Trump: The Art of the Deal gives us Trump in action. We see just how he operates day to dayвЂ"how he runs his business and how he runs his lifeвЂ"as he chats with friends and family, clashes with enemies, efficiently buys up Atlantic City’s top casinos, changes the face of the New York City skyline . . . and plans the tallest building in the world. TRUMP ON TRUMP: “I play it very loose. I don’t carry a briefcase. I try not to schedule too many meetings. I leave my door open. . . . I prefer to come to work each day and just see what develops.” Even a maverick plays by rules, and here Trump formulates his own eleven guidelines for success. He isolates the common elements in his greatest deals; he shatters myths (“You don’t necessarily need the best location. What you need is the best deal”); he names names, spells out the zeros, and fully reveals the deal-maker’s art: from the abandoned property that became the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to the seedy hotel that became the Grand Hyatt; from the race to rebuild Central Park’s Wollman Skating Rink to the byzantine saga of the property that became Trump Tower. And throughout, Trump talksвЂ" really talksвЂ"about how he does it. TRUMP ON TRUMP: “I always go into a deal anticipating the worst. If you plan for the worstвЂ"if you can live with the worstвЂ"the good will always take care of itself.” Donald Trump is blunt, brash, surprisingly old-fashioned in spotsвЂ"and always, always an original. Trump: The Art of the Deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur and an unprecedented education in the art of the deal. It’s the most streetwise business book there isвЂ"and a sizzling read for anyone interested in money and success. From the Hardcover edition.

Urban Jaekle, Emilio Tomasini, "Trading Systems: A new approach to system development and portfolio optimisation, 2nd edition"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 085719755X | 354 pages | EPUB | 17.65 MB
Completely revised and updated second edition, with new AmiBroker codes and new complete portfolio tests. The focus of this book is how to adapt existing codes to the current market conditions, how to build a portfolio, and how to know when the moment has come to stop one system and use another one. Every day, there are traders who make a fortune. It may seem that it seldom happens, but it does - as William Eckhardt, Ed Seykota, Jim Simons, and many others remind us. You can join them by using systems to manage your trading. This book explains exactly how you can build a winning trading system. It is an insight into what a trader should know and do in order to achieve success in the markets, and it will show you why you don't need to be a rocket scientist to build a winning trading system. There are three main parts to Trading Systems. Part One is a short, practical guide to trading systems development and evaluation. It condenses the authors' years of experience into a number of practical tips. It also forms the theoretical basis for Part Two, in which readers will find a step-by-step development process for building a trading system, covering everything from writing initial code to walk-forward analysis and money management. Two examples are provided, including a new beginning of the month trading system that works on over 20 different stock indices worldwide - from the US, to Europe, to Asian indices. Part Three shows you how to build portfolios in two different ways. The first method is to combine a number of different trading systems, for a number of different markets, into an effective portfolio of systems. The second method is a new approach to system development: it provides step-by-step instructions to trade a portfolio of hundreds of stocks using a Bollinger Band trading strategy. A trader can never really say he was successful, but only that he survived to trade another day; the "black swan" is always just around the corner. Trading Systems will help you find your way through the uncharted waters of systematic trading and show you what it takes to be among those that survive.

Think in Systems: The Art of Strategic Planning, Effective Problem Solving, And Lasting Results (Cognitive Development) by Zoe McKey
English | June 7th, 2020 | ISBN: 1710322004 | 267 pages | True EPUB | 0.50 MB
Get out of that rut. Find long-term solution to your problems.

Chloe Gong, "These Violent Delights"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 1534457690, 1529344557 | 464 pages | EPUB | 2.72 MB
Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.