Michael Ryan, "The Genetics of Political Behavior"
English | ISBN: 0367568551 | 2020 | 204 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In this unique amalgam of neuroscience, genetics, and evolutionary psychology, Ryan argues that leftists and rightists are biologically distinct versions of the human species that came into being at different moments in human evolution.
Thomas Austin, "The Films of Aki Kaurismäki: Ludic Engagements"
English | ISBN: 1501325388 | 2018 | 240 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Despite creating an extensive and innovative body of work over the last 30 years, Aki Kaurismäki remains relatively neglected in Anglophone scholarship. This international collection of original essays aims to redress such neglect by assembling diverse critical inquiries into Kaurismäki's oeuvre. The first anthology on Kaurismäki to be published in English, it offers a range of voices responding to his politically and aesthetically compelling cinema. Deploying various methodologies to explore multiple facets of his work, The Films of Aki Kaurismäki will come to be seen as the definitive book on Kaurismäki.
The Fail-Safe Startup: Your Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success by Tom Eisenmann
English | April 1st, 2021 | ISBN: 0241420172 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 2.29 MB
'Creating something from nothing is a daring act. Tom's wisdom and encouragement will give any reader the confidence to take the leap.' Eric Ries, bestselling author of The Lean Startup
Thomas Eger, "The Economics of Open Access: On the Future of Academic Publishing "
English | ISBN: 1785365754 | 2018 | 168 pages | PDF | 3 MB
The increasing shift towards digital publishing has provoked much debate concerning the issues surrounding ?'Open Access?' (OA), including its economic implications. This timely book considers how the future of academic publishing might look in a purely digital environment and utilises unique empirical data in order to analyze the experiences of researchers with, as well as attitudes towards, OA publishing.
The Economics and Policy of Concentrating Solar Power Generation by Pere Mir-Artigues
English | EPUB | 2019 | 198 Pages | ISBN : 3030119378 | 3.22 MB
This book provides an up-to-date analysis of state-of-the-art concentrating solar power (CSP) generation. It focuses on the economic analysis of CSP generation technologies as well as the policies that have been and are being used around the globe to support it. The book describes the industrial sectors whose products make up the solar field, including the traditional manufacturers of turbines and generators.
English | 2021 | ASIN : B09B2LLRCH | 39 pages | PDF, AZW3, EPUB, MOBI | 1.27 MB
A greenhouse is simply a buіldіng іn whісh рlаntѕ аrе grown. Thеѕе buіldіngѕ саn be merely small ѕtruсturеѕ, оr thеу can аlѕо bе ԛuіtе lаrgе in size. The соnсерt bеhіnd grееnhоuѕеѕ dаtеѕ bасk аll the way tо Rоmаn tіmеѕ whеn the Emреrоr Tіbеrіuѕ dеmаndеd to eat аn Armеnіаn сuсumbеr еvеrу dау, fоr which his gаrdеnеrѕ hаd tо uѕе a ѕуѕtеm ѕіmіlаr to thаt in mоdеrn grееnhоuѕеѕ tо mаkе ѕurе hе hаd оnе each dау. 13th-century Itаlу was thе site оf the fіrѕt mоdеrn grееnhоuѕеѕ. Initially, grееnhоuѕеѕ were mоrе соmmоn оn the grоundѕ оf thе wealthy, but thеу soon also brаnсhеd оut tо universities. Thе 19th сеnturу ѕаw some оf thе lаrgеѕt greenhouses ever buіlt, whіlе the 20th century рорulаrіzеd the gеоdеѕіс dоmе for use іn mаnу grееnhоuѕеѕ.
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Sarah Giest, "The Capacity to Innovate: Cluster Policy and Management in the Biotechnology Sector "
English | ISBN: 1442650060 | 2021 | 200 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In The Capacity to Innovate, Sarah Giest provides insight into the collaborative and absorptive capacities needed to provide public support to local innovation through cluster organizations. The book offers a detailed view of the vertical, multi-level, and horizontal dynamics in clusters and cluster policy and addresses how they are managed and supported. Using the biotechnology field as an example, Giest highlights challenges in the collaborative efforts of public bodies, private companies, and research institutes to establish a successful ecosystem of innovation in this sector.
Selby Wynn Schwartz, "The Bodies of Others: Drag Dances and Their Afterlives "
English | ISBN: 0472074091 | 2019 | 300 pages | PDF | 4 MB
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I.Q. Hunter, "The Bloomsbury Companion to Stanley Kubrick"
English | ISBN: 1501343629 | 2021 | 396 pages | PDF | 20 MB
Stanley Kubrick is one of the most revered directors in cinema history. His 13 films, including classics such as Paths of Glory, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, and The Shining, attracted controversy, acclaim, a devoted cult following, and enormous critical interest. With this comprehensive guide to the key contexts - industrial and cultural, as well as aesthetic and critical - the themes of Kubrick's films sum up the current vibrant state of Kubrick studies.
Ruth A. Miller, "The Biopolitics of Embryos and Alphabets: A Reproductive History of the Nonhuman"
English | ISBN: 0190638354 | 2017 | 200 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Biopolitics and posthumanism have been passé theories in the academy for a while now, standing on the unfashionable side of the fault line between biology and liberal thought. These days, if people invoke them, they do so a bit apologetically. But, as Ruth Miller argues, we should not be so