Marion Aldis, "The Happiest Days of Their Lives?: Nineteenth-century education through the eyes of those who were there"
English | 2016 | pages: 312 | ISBN: 1911105019 | EPUB | 11,4 mb
What do you think of when you hear the phrase 'nineteenth-century schooling' The bullies of Tom Brown's Schooldays The cane-wielding headmaster of Dotheboys Hall in Nicholas Nickleby Or Latin lessons, writing slates, learning-by-rote and the smell of ink In this lively and engrossing book (with 95 black and white illustrations), Marion Aldis and Pam Inder separate the truth from the fiction by examining the diaries, letters and drawings of children and teachers from schools across the United Kingdom. The result is a vivid picture of what it was really like to be at school in the nineteenth century. Among the characters in this book are Ralphy, hopelessly unteachable but an avid collector of 'curiosities'; Miss Paraman, sadistic teacher in a Dame School; Ann, who became a bluestocking in spite of chaotic home-schooling; Gerald, who spent too much time at Harrow School on cricket and socialising; the Quaker school where both girls and boys studied algebra, chemistry and shorthand; Sarah Jane, enrolled in a lace school at the age of six; and the National Schools where children were absent during the harvest.
Julia Gaffield, "The Haitian Declaration of Independence: Creation, Context, and Legacy "
English | ISBN: 0813937876 | 2016 | 296 pages | PDF | 4 MB
While the Age of Revolution has long been associated with the French and American Revolutions, increasing attention is being paid to the Haitian Revolution as the third great event in the making of the modern world. A product of the only successful slave revolution in history, Haiti's Declaration of Independence in 1804 stands at a major turning point in the trajectory of social, economic, and political relations in the modern world. This declaration created the second independent country in the Americas and certified a new genre of political writing. Despite Haiti's global significance, however, scholars are only now beginning to understand the context, content, and implications of the Haitian Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Harrison, "The Great Empires of the Ancient World"
English | ISBN: 0500295883 | 2021 | EPUB | 256 pages | 24 MB
A distinguished team of internationally renowned scholars surveys the great empires from 1600 BC to AD 500, from the ancient Mediterranean to China, in ten comprehensive chapters, taking in the empires of New Kingdom Egypt; the Hittites; Assyria and Babylonia; Achaemenid Persia; Athens; Alexander; Parthian and early Sasanian Persia; Rome; India; and Qin and Han China. Each chapter conveys the main narrative of events, their impact on ancient societies and the dominant rulers who shaped that history, from Ramesses II in Egypt to Chandragupta in India, from Romes Augustus to Chinas Shi-huangdi.
Barbara Scott-Goodman, "The Game Night Cookbook: Snacks, Noshes, and Drinks for Good Times"
English | ISBN: 1682686949 | 2022 | EPUB | 192 pages | 113 MB
A playful cookbook for the next big game, poker night, or board game party.
Joanna Zylinska, Goldsmiths Media, "The Future of Media"
English | ISBN: 1913380149 | 2022 | EPUB | 400 pages | 5 MB
An investigation of the future of various media industries and technologies that considers how media shape our future.
The Furniture of Gustav Stickley: History, Techniques, Projects by Joseph J. Bavaro
English | 1990 | ISBN: 0442200536 | 177 pages | PDF | 102 MB
Depicts the simple and functional furniture of the designer, Gustav Stickley, and offers detailed instructions for the construction of chairs, bookcases, tables, mirrors, and recliners in his style
Jan H a Mol, "The Freshwater Fishes of Suriname"
English | 2012 | pages: 899 | ISBN: 9004210741, 900420766X | PDF | 95,6 mb
Suriname is undoubtedly the site of origin of the oldest extant preserved specimens of South American fishes and 19 Surinamese fish species were described and figured by Linnaeus. This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to the 480 currently known fresh- and brackish-water fishes of Suriname, including identification keys, short descriptions and photographs of the species and descriptions of their habitats.
Thomas Jefferson Knight, "The Free State of Jones and The Echo of the Black Horn: Two Sides of the Life and Activities of Captain Newt Knight"
English | ISBN: 1944686959 | 2016 | 404 pages | EPUB | 942 KB
Subject of the upcoming film Free State of Jones, this book provides recollections of the man who took on the Confederacy during the Civil War and established the liberated Mississippi county.
The Foundations of Psychoanalytic Theories: Project for a Scientific Enough Psychoanalysis By Vesa Talvitie
2012 | 146 Pages | ISBN: 1855758172 | PDF | 1 MB
The normal approach to the study of the foundations of psychoanalysis is to focus on Sigmund Freud's classical texts. In this book, however, Vesa Talvitie approaches the issue from the perspective of the foundations of behavioral sciences in general. He studies the nature of psychological terms and explanations, and the relation between neuroscience and psychology. Due to the wide perspective, the author is able to create a fresh view to the stubborn debate concerning the scientific status of psychoanalysis.The author shows that both advocates and critics of psychoanalysis have a tendency to misconstrue the nature of psychoanalytic theorizing, and thus have had unrealistic expectations of psychoanalytic explanations. The book tries to differentiate between those aspects of psychoanalysis which should be considered scientific, and those aspects of psychotherapies in general which should not come into the scientific category. This book will be found to be a valuable contribution to the field of psychoanalytic studies.
SolidWorks Master Course on Sketching
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 ChGenre: eLearning | Language: English + srt | Duration: 14 lectures (2h 21m) | Size: 1.18 GB