Borrowed Words: A History of Loanwords in English by Philip Durkin
English | April 1, 2014 | ISBN: 0199574995, 0198736495 | True EPUB | 512 pages | 19.6 MB
The rich variety of the English vocabulary reflects the vast number of words it has taken from other languages. These range from Latin, Greek, Scandinavian, Celtic, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian to, among others, Hebrew, Maori, Malay, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, and Yiddish.
Ana Ndumu, "Borders and Belonging: Critical Examinations of Library Approaches toward Immigrants"
English | ISBN: 163400082X | 2021 | 318 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Borders and Belonging explores the role of libraries as both places of belonging as well as instruments of exclusion, xenophobia and assimilation. For over a century, North American libraries have liaised between immigrant communities and mainstream society by providing important sociocultural and educational services. Yet, outreach efforts have largely adhered to "Americanizing" ideals that reinforce ethnocentric and fatalist attitudes particularly toward undocumented and/or underprivileged migrants, refugees and asylees. As immigration continues to dominate public consciousness and political debates, the library profession must interrogate presumptions of immigrant incompetence or inferiority; professional awe whereby librarians are uncritically positioned as rescue workers; along with inattention to the contributions of immigrants within the profession as well as U.S. and Canadian societies. Through reflective essays, original research, and critical analyses presented by a range of specialists and thought leaders, Borders and Belonging challenges readers to dismantle problematic paradigms.
Jim Sullivan - Bent and Battered Wings, Volume 2: USAAF USAF Damaged Aircraft 1935-1957
Squadron/Signal Publications | 1989 | ISBN: 0897472195 | English | 66 pages | PDF | 4.48 MB
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Jim Sullivan - Bent and Battered Wings: USN/USMC Damaged Aircraft 1943-1953
Squadron/Signal Publications | 1986 | ISBN: 0897471822 | English | 66 pages | PDF | 4.73 MB
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Being You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Seth
English | October 19, 2021 | ASIN: B08W2J9WWD, ISBN: 1524742872 | True AZW3 | 352 pages | 3.5 MB
Anil Seth's quest to understand the biological basis of conscious experience is one of the most exciting contributions to twenty-first-century science.
Artefacts of Writing: Ideas of the State and Communities of Letters from Matthew Arnold to Xu Bing by Peter D. McDonald
English | December 12, 2017 | ISBN: 0198725159, 0198818920 | True EPUB | 328 pages | 3.1 MB
Some forms of literature interfere with the workings of the literate brain, posing a challenge to readers of all kinds, including professional literary critics. In Artefacts of Writing, Peter D. McDonald argues they pose as much of a challenge to the way states conceptualise language, culture, and community.
Are You Listening?: Stories from a Coaching Life by Jenny Rogers
English | September 9th, 2021 | ISBN: 0241474647 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 1.49 MB
'Are You Listening? is a real gem: full of insights about the human psyche, non-fiction, as gripping as a novel' - Miranda Levy, author of THE INSOMNIA DIARIES on Twitter
Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters from the Malay Archipelago edited by John van Wyhe, Kees Rookmaaker
English | November 1, 2013 | ISBN: 0199683999, 0199684006 | True EPUB | 304 pages | 19.8 MB
This volume brings together the letters of the great Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) during his famous travels of 1854-62 in the Malay Archipelago (now Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia), which led him to come independently to the same conclusion as Charles Darwin: that evolution occurs through natural selection. Beautifully written, they are filled with lavish descriptions of the remote regions he explored, the peoples, and fascinating details of the many new species of mammals, birds, and insects he discovered during his time there.
Sriram Narayan, "Agile IT Organization Design: For Digital Transformation and Continuous Delivery"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 0133903354 | EPUB | pages: 271 | 5.5 mb
To gain the full benefits of agility in any software organization, you need to extend it beyond developers to the organization as a whole. Aspiring digital businesses need overall agility, not just development team agility. Now, Sriram Narayan, IT management consultant at ThoughtWorks, shows how to do just that. Drawing on 15+ years working with leaders in telecommunications, finance, energy, retail, and beyond, he introduces a comprehensive agile approach to "Business-IT Effectiveness" that is as practical as it is valuable.
ACT 2022 For Dummies with Online Practice (For Dummies (Career/Education)), 8th Edition by Lisa Zimmer Hatch, Scott A. Hatch
2021 | ISBN: 111981152X | English | 544 pages | EPUB | 29 MB
Get your ACT together with this smart study guide!