A Respectable Spell: Transformations of Samba in Rio de Janeiro by Carlos Sandroni
2021 | ISBN: 0252086082, 0252044029 | English | 304 pages | EPUB, PDF | 4 + 3 MB
A landmark in Brazilian music scholarship, A Respectable Spell introduces English-speaking readers to the rich history of samba from its nineteenth century origins to its emergence as a distinctive genre in the 1930s. Merging storytelling with theory, Carlos Sandroni profiles performers, composers, and others while analyzing the complex ideologies their music can communicate in their lyrics and rhythms, and how the meaning of songs and musical genres can vary depending on social and historical context. He also delves into lundu, modinha, maxixe, and many other genres of Brazilian music; presents the little-heard voices and perspectives of marginalized Brazilians like the African-descended sambistas; and presents a study in step with the types of decolonial approaches to ethnomusicology that have since emerged, treating the people being studied not only as makers of music but also of knowledge.

A Manual of the Mammalia: An Homage to Lawlor's "Handbook to the Orders and Families of Living Mammals" by Douglas A. Kelt, James L. Patton
2020 | ISBN: 022653300X | English | 349 pages | EPUB, PDF | 156 + 21 MB
The taxonomy of recent mammals has lately undergone tremendous revision, but it has been decades since the last update to Timothy E. Lawlor's acclaimed identification guide the Handbook to the Orders and Families of Living Mammals. Integrating the latest advances in research, Douglas A. Kelt and James L. Patton provide this long-overdue update in their new, wholly original work, A Manual of the Mammalia.

A Commercial Law of Privacy and Security for the Internet of Things
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1108482031 | 363 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
In the Internet of Things (IoT) era, online activities are no longer limited to desktop or laptop computers, smartphones and tablets. Instead, these activities now include ordinary tasks, such as using an internet-connected refrigerator or washing machine. At the same time, the IoT provides unlimited opportunities for household objects to serve as surveillance devices that continually monitor, collect and process vast quantities of our data. In this work, Stacy-Ann Elvy critically examines the consumer ramifications of the IoT through the lens of commercial law and privacy and security law. The book provides concrete legal solutions to remedy inadequacies in the law that will help usher in a more robust commercial law of privacy and security that protects consumer interests.

3d, 4d and 5d Elements, Alloys and Compounds By H. P. J. Wijn (auth.), H. P. J. Wijn (eds.)
1997 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 3540603344 | PDF | 18 MB
Volume 32 of Group III is a supplement to volume III/19 and will deal with the magnetic properties of metals, alloys and metallic compounds which contain at least one transition element.The present subvolume III/32A provides comprehensive and evaluated data on magnetic properties of 3d, 4d and 5d elements, alloys and compounds published mainly in the previous decade.

Gary Vaynerchuk, "#AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 0062273124, 0063244675 | 384 pages | MOBI | 1.2 MB
The New York Times bestselling author draws from his popular show #AskGaryVee to offer surprising, often outrageous, and imminently useful and honest answers to everything you've ever wanted to know-and more-about navigating the new world.

Sketch 85.1 | macOS | 70 mb
Design app for UX/UI for iOS and Web. Sketch is an innovative and fresh look at vector drawing. Its intentionally minimalist design is based upon a drawing space of unlimited size and layers, free of palettes, panels, menus, windows, and controls.

Cisdem Video Converter 7.2.0 | macOS | 63 mb
Mac Video Converter is the All in one solution for converting video & audio files in any format, ripping DVD movies, and converting online videos. Conversion tool that provides support for more than 150 audio and video file formats and also helps you download or share content with others. Cisdem VideoConverter offers you the possibility to make audio or video content compatible with virtually any device.

Blue Cat Audio Blue Cats Connector v1.0.0 macOS | 66.1 Mb
Have you ever dreamt to overcome the limitations of your favorite DAW and draw virtual audio and MIDI cables between any places that accept plug-ins? Have you ever been frustrated not to be able to create feedback loops with plug-ins? What about connecting multiple applications together, on different computers?

BLEASS Slow Machine v1.1.1 | 2 Mb
Slow Machine mutates any beat or melody from predictable to innovative. Revamp leads into deep basses, thicken percussion, and add live & sequenced tape stop effects!

Bigasoft FLAC Converter 5.6.1 Multilingual | macOS | 48 mb
Bigasoft FLAC Converter for Mac is special designed and easy-to-use FLAC file converter and FLAC decoder Mac to convert FLAC on macOS. It can convert FLAC to broad audio formats e.g. convert FLAC to MP3 Mac, convert FLAC to 16 bit/24bit WAV, convert FLAC to Apple Lossless ALAC, convert FLAC to M4A,