Sharon Irish, "Concerning Stephen Willats and the Social Function of Art: Experiments in Cybernetics and Society"
English | ISBN: 1350197629 | 2021 | 304 pages | PDF | 13 MB
This book on Stephen Willats pulls together key strands of his practice and threads them through histories of British cybernetics, experimental art, and urban design. For Willats, a cluster of concepts about control and feedback within living and machine systems (cybernetics) offered a new means to make art relevant.

Computability: A Mathematical Sketchbook By Douglas S. Bridges
2013 | 180 Pages | ISBN: 1461269253 | PDF | 19 MB
Aimed at mathematicians and computer scientists who will only be exposed to one course in this area,Computability: AMathematical Sketchbookprovides a brief but rigorous introduction to the abstract theory of computation, sometimes also referred to as recursion theory. It develops major themes in computability theory, such as Rice's theorem and the recursion theorem, and provides a systematic account of Blum's complexity theory as well as an introduction to the theory of computable real numbers and functions. The book is intended as a university text, but it may also be used for self-study; appropriate exercises and solutions are included.

Collaborative circles: friendship dynamics and creative work By Michael P. Farrell
2001 | 328 Pages | ISBN: 0226238660 | PDF | 13 MB
Many artists, writers, and other creative people do their best work when collaborating within a circle of likeminded friends. Experimenting together and challenging one another, they develop the courage to rebel against the established traditions in their field. Out of their discussions they develop a new, shared vision that guides their work even when they work alone.In a unique study that will become a rich source of ideas for professionals and anyone interested in fostering creative work in the arts and sciences, Michael P. Farrell looks at the group dynamics in six collaborative circles: the French Impressionists; Sigmund Freud and his friends; C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Inklings; social reformers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; the Fugitive poets; and the writers Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford. He demonstrates how the unusual interactions in these collaborative circles drew out the creativity in each member. Farrell also presents vivid narrative accounts of the roles played by the members of each circle. He considers how working in such circles sustains the motivation of each member to do creative work; how collaborative circles shape the individual styles of the persons within them; how leadership roles and interpersonal relationships change as circles develop; and why some circles flourish while others flounder.

Cocaine Confidential By Wensley Clarkson
2014 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 1848663277 | EPUB | 1 MB
Cocaine is the world's most notorious narcotic. It underpins a vast, multi-billion pound underworld with a dark and deadly side. But who really are the shadowy people behind this chilling network? The coca farmers, the jungle sweat-shop workers, the smugglers, the suppliers, and, ultimately, the dealers who provide for the world's hundreds of millions of users. Cocaine Confidential goes inside the lives of all these characters to reveal their stories for the first time.Along the way you'll meet hitmen, pimps, desperate former international footballers, coke barons, mules, hardened traffickers and corrupt cops as the truth is unravelled in a roller coaster ride through this secret world.

Malcolm Alexander, "Close to Where the Heart Gives Out: A Year in the Life of an Orkney Doctor"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 1789290988, 1789290988 | 320 pages | EPUB | 0.6 MB
'Wind-whipped and salt-stung, Malcolm's account of island life is both grounding and immensely heart-warming. He is to GPs what James Herriot is to vets.' MATT GAW

Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions), 4th Edition by Mark Maslin
English | October 19th, 2021 | ISBN: 0198867867 | 200 pages | True EPUB | 2.71 MB
In the last few years global awareness of climate change has grown very rapidly - through the school strikes led by Greta Thunberg, groups like Extinction Rebellion, the IPCC's recent high impact reports, TV documentaries, and declarations from governments around the world that we are in a climate emergency. This awareness is continuing to grow, as the science shows us that our planet and our species are facing a massive crisis, which we ourselves have caused. Climate change is one of the few scientific theories that make us examine the whole basis of modern society. It is a challenge that has politicians arguing, sets nations against each other, queries individual lifestyle choices, and ultimately asks questions about humanity's relationship with the rest of the planet.

Laura Ugolini, "Civvies: Middle-class men on the English Home Front, 1914-18 "
English | ISBN: 1526116669 | 2017 | 352 pages | PDF | 9 MB
The history of the First World War continues to attract enormous interest. However, most attention remains concentrated on combatants, creating a misleading picture of wartime Britain: one might be forgiven for assuming that by 1918, the country had become virtually denuded of civilian men and particularly of middle-class men who - or so it seems - volunteered en masse in the early months of war. In fact, the majority of middle-class (and other) men did not enlist, but we still know little about their wartime experiences. Civvies thus takes a different approach to the history of the war and focuses on those middle-class English men who did not join up, not because of moral objections to war, but for other (much more common) reasons, notably age, family responsibilities or physical unfitness. In particular, Civvies questions whether, if serviceman were the apex of manliness, were middle-class civilian men inevitably condemned to second-class, 'unmanly' status?

Bill Minutaglio, "City on Fire: The Explosion that Devastated a Texas Town and Ignited a Historic Legal Battle"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0292759231, 0060185414 | 307 pages | EPUB | 4.3 MB
First published in 2003, City on Fire is a gripping, intimate account of the explosions of two ships loaded with ammonium nitrate fertilizer that demolished Texas City, Texas, in April 1947, in one of the most catastrophic disasters in American history.

Chinese: One Week Chinese Mastery: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Learning Chinese in just 1 Week! Detailed Step by Step Process to Understand the Basics (LANGUAGE MASTERY) by Erica Stewart
English | January 3, 2016 | ISBN: 152295788X | 71 pages | EPUB | 0.35 Mb
Discover How to Learn Chinese in Just One Week with This Easy to Learn Method**** This is a Proven Step by Step Method to Learning Chinese as an English Speaker - +1000 Common Phrases Included ****As an educator for more than 20 years, I'm a fan of teaching others. And there is no greater challenge than to learn a language. Learning Chinese is such a challenge, but enriching on so many levels. It's not only an intellectual challenge, but imagine transforming your travel experiences, allowing you to connect with new and interesting people, or even live or study in places like Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guangzho! In essence, it's a journey to become more open minded about the world, discovering amazing new people in the process. Learning is not the obsessive command of structures and vocabulary, but the willingness to overcome our most basic fears and insecurities. Over the course of this book, I will convey enough knowledge of Chinese so that you will be able to read, listen, and interact with people in this new language with the knowledge that will inspire confidence. In learning Chinese, you will be facing 5 basic but important challenges; grammar, vocabulary, slang and colloquialism, pronunciation and variations of the language. In this book, I will lay out the fundamentals of each of these stepping stones in an easy to understand method. Imagine reading original masterpieces by Confusius and Zengzim! Imagine heading out to China or Southeast Asia fully equipped to interact with the locals! I invite you to read on and begin a fascinating learning experience.

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics by VIKRAMAN NARAYANAMOORTHI
English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09BR85DQX | 195 pages | EPUB | 3.13 Mb
The basic aim of this book is to provide a basic knowledge in Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics.