Politeness in Professional Contexts (Pragmatics & Beyond New) by Dawn Archer, Karen Grainger
English | Aug 15, 2020 | ISBN: 9027207429 | 326 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Much like in everyday life, politeness is key to the smooth running of relationships and interactions. Professional contexts, however, tend to be characterised by a plethora of behaviours that may be specific to that context. They include polite behaviours, impolite behaviours and behaviours that arguably fall somewhere between or outside such concepts. The twelve chapters making up this edited collection explore these behaviours in a range of communication contexts representative of business, medical, legal and security settings. Between them, the contributions will help readers to theorize about and in some cases operationalize (im)politeness and related behaviours for these real-world settings. The authors take a broad, yet theoretically underpinned, definition of politeness and use it to help explain, analyse and inform professional interactions. They demonstrate the importance of understanding how interactions are negotiated and managed in professional settings. The edited collection has something to offer, therefore, to academics, professionals and practitioners alike.

Plant Invasions: The Role of Biotic Interactions by Anna Traveset
English | PDF | 2021 | 481 Pges | ISBN : 1789242177 | 7 MB
There are many books on aspects of plant invasions, but none that focus on the key role of species interactions in mediating invasions. This book reviews exciting new findings and explores how new methods and tools are shedding new light on crucial processes in plant invasions.

Tara Page, "Placemaking: A New Materialist Theory of Pedagogy "
English | ISBN: 1474428770 | 2020 | 208 pages | PDF | 14 MB
Where are you from? This question often refers to someone's birthplace, childhood home or a place that holds significance. The location that is offered in response to this question is more than a means of orientation; it is a lived place that has complex meanings that identify, are learned and made. Yet, the significance of place to our lives is often overlooked. It is key to understanding who we are and how we are, both individually and collectively.

George A. Antaki, "Piping and Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction, Maintenance, Integrity, and Repair"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 0824755189 | 519 pages | PDF | 21.7 MB
Taking a big-picture approach, Piping and Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction, Maintenance, Integrity, and Repair elucidates the fundamental steps to any successful piping and pipeline engineering project, whether it is routine maintenance or a new multi-million dollar project. The author explores the qualitative details, calculations, and techniques that are essential in supporting competent decisions. He pairs coverage of real world practice with the underlying technical principles in materials, design, construction, inspection, testing, and maintenance.

Picture Perfect Cooking: Gorgeous Recipes You All Want to Snap, Tag and Share! by First Media
English | October 11, 2020 | ISBN: 1733496033 | 124 pages | PDF | 35 Mb
Your kitchen doesn't always have to look like a Pinterest fail

Physical Design for Multichip Modules by M. Sriram
English | PDF | 1994 | 205 Pages | ISBN : 1461361532 | 15.1 MB
Physical Design for Multichip Modules collects together a large body of important research work that has been conducted in recent years in the area of Multichip Module (MCM) design. The material consists of a survey of published results as well as original work by the authors. All major aspects of MCM physical design are discussed, including interconnect analysis and modeling, system partitioning and placement, and multilayer routing. For readers unfamiliar with MCMs, this book presents an overview of the different MCM technologies available today.

Photographic Assignments: The Expert Approach by Michael Busselle
English | 1993 | ISBN: 0715398040 | 195 pages | PDF | 105 MB
One of Britain's leading photographers helps to develop and advance the photographic skills of the reader in many different assignments. The author illustrates his points with a wide selection of his best colour and black-and-white photographs, each accompanied by a detailed caption. The book has been organized in self-contained units so that the reader can browse through each section to suit the circumstances.

Philosophical Writings By Johann Gottfried von Herder, Michael N. Forster
2002 | 480 Pages | ISBN: 0521794099 | PDF | 5 MB
Herder is a figure of considerable importance in the history of philosophy and the history of ideas. His far-reaching influence encompasses philosophy--Hegel, Schleiermacher, Nietzsche, literature--Goethe, Schiller and linguistics--von Humboldt. This volume presents a comprehensive selection of his writings in a new translation, with an introduction that sets them in their philosophical and historical context.

Petroleum Geoscience by Jon G. Gluyas, Richard E. Swarbrick
English | ISBN: 1405199601 | 412 pages | EPUB | January 28, 2021 | 162 Mb
Petroleum Geoscience, 2nd edition is a comprehensive introduction to the application of geology and geophysics to the search for and production of oil and gas. The aim this updated second edition remains the same - to provide a comprehensive grounding in the geological sciences as applied to exploration for and production of oil and gas.

Konstantin Sakaev, "Petroff: An Expert Repertoire for Black"
English | ISBN: 9548782847 | 2011 | 292 pages | PDF | 10 MB
In this book the reader will find an opening repertoire for Black against 1. e4, based on the Petroff Defence and designed to be used up to the highest level. For many years this opening has served as the main black weapon for chess giants as Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand. The Petroff Defence is especially suitable for positionally-oriented players who like to obtain a solid and reliable game after the opening. The theoretical material in the book has been thoroughly prepared and systematized. The many new ideas and novelties have all been explained in a way designed to make it easier for the reader to understand and employ them in his own games.