Paul Atterbury, "Along Lost Lines"
English | 2007 | pages: 264 | ISBN: 071532568X | PDF | 36,2 mb
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G. Paz-y-Miño Ph.D., "Aikido, Vol. 2: O-Sensei's Sublime Synthesis"
English | ISBN: 1893765261 | 2016 | 216 pages | EPUB | 16 MB
How can we fully understand aikido, or any other martial art for that matter, when we have only been exposed to part of it? While learning about the art, we can easily make assumptions and be tricked by false impressions. In most cases, even instructors do not have enough background to grasp the entirety of the art and are happy to work with part of it.The content in this special two-volume anthology details the many facets of aikido as it was formulated by Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) -O-Sensei, the great teacher. Each chapter contributes to a piece of the aikido puzzle by providing historical details, insightful technical drills (bare handed and with weapons), and components that have flavored this art with a spiritual essence.From the Ueshiba wellspring flows a number of streams-political splinter groups offering their own take on what aikido should be and how it should be practiced. Each branch may stand on its own, but a good number of scholars and practitioners prefer a more encompassing representation of what O-Sensei taught. So, chapters in these volumes help "put Humpty Dumpty back together again."Volume I includes ten chapter and volume II another fourteen. The authors-twenty-one in all-present superb credentials as scholars and practitioners of aikido. On the academic side, you'll find chapters that detail aikido's philosophy, from ethical relationships and practical theory to the subtle spiritual dimension. A few authors highlight the circumstances regarding the transmission of aikido from teacher to student. Some authors show how culture influences the perception and understanding of aikido when it travels outside Japan. Aikido is often practiced as a system of body movement encompassing a philosophy of peace and harmony. Others may focus on learning the art for its effective methods of self-defense. Composed of material previously published in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, this two-volume anthology is heavy on the technical aspects of aikido that both teachers and students would benefit by reading. Training methods are discussed in detail, supported by hundreds of illustrations of attack and defense.Whatever your primary interest is in aikido, Aikido: O-Sensei's Sublime Synthesis will prove to be a great reference for the scholar and practitioner. We hope this convenient collection of quality material dealing with Morihei Ueshiba's martial discipline will benefit your research and inspire the practice of this elegant art.

Agricultural Supply Chain Management Research: Operations and Analytics in Planting, Selling, and Government Interventions by Onur Boyabatlı, Burak Kazaz, Christopher S. Tang
English | EPUB | 2022 | 290 Pages | ISBN : 303081422X | 11.6 MB
This book focuses on three essential elements of agricultural supply chains: Planting and Growing, Processing and Selling, and Government Interventions. For decades, most agricultural economists applied macro-economic theory in decisions pertaining to the optimization of food production and distribution. However, examining challenges in agricultural supply chain operations through the lens of micro-economic theory by considering how individual farmers and food processors respond to changes in market conditions is imperative because it can enable policymakers and social enterprises to develop and design market information provision policy, incentive contracts and market structures for improving farmer, processor, and consumer welfare.

Maria Łuszczyńska, "Ageing and COVID-19: Making Sense of a Disrupted World "
English | ISBN: 1032194677 | 2021 | 328 pages | PDF | 5 MB
The Open Access version of this book, available atwww.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Arjen Kleinherenbrink, "Against Continuity: Gilles Deleuze's Speculative Realism"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1474447775, 1474447783 | PDF | pages: 328 | 5.4 mb
Against Continuity is the first book to demonstrate that the beating heart of Gilles Deleuze's philosophy is a systematic ontology of irreducible, singular entities. This requires a radical break with decades of Deleuzian orthodoxy, according to which Deleuze's metaphysics revolves around the dissolution of discrete entities into a continuous world of flows and events.With reference to all of Deleuze's work, including published and untranslated seminars, as well as the recently published 'Lettres et autres textes', Arjen Kleinherenbrink critically compares Deleuze's ontology to seven related contemporary thinkers: Levi Bryant, Maurizio Ferraris, Markus Gabriel, Manuel DeLanda, Graham Harman, Tristan Garcia and Bruno Latour. These comparisons establish Deleuze as an important precursor to object-oriented speculative realism and open up exciting new avenues of thought for critics and supporters of Deleuze alike.

After the Revolution: A Novel by Robert Evans
English | May 10, 2022 | ISBN: 1849354626 | True EPUB | 380 pages | 3.1 MB
A chronicle of serendipitous alliances in a dystopia that's right around the corner.

Affinity Photo for iPad: A Step-By-Step Training Manual by Frank Walters
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B5WGZFRQ | 230 pages | EPUB | 10 Mb
Affinity Photo continues to be the fastest-growing photo editor on the market today. Beginners and professional photo editors love its ease-of-use and its low one-time cost, and it's gotten better than ever.

Julie McDonald, "Adventures on Amtrak: Traveling on the Coast Starlight: Los Angeles, California to Seattle, Washington"
English | 2020 | ASIN: B08DKCY1F6 | EPUB | 2.7 MB
Hang on! This route taxes my vocabulary to the limit in describing this fabulous ride! From views of the Pacific Ocean to mountains, lakes, forests, river valleys and vistas, there is beauty to be seen at every turn. My vocabulary may be inadequate, but this book has over 20 photos for you to enjoy. The book is written in three sections. The first describes this route and what you will see on the Coast Starlight and the interesting towns and cities the train stops at. The second section describes the train cars; Sleepers, Dining Car, Lounge Car and coaches. It is helpful to know "who's who" among the Amtrak staff, from the coach attendants to the conductors. The third section answers frequently asked questions about traveling on the train. There are helpful hints to make your journey more enjoyable and cost saving information as well. Ride the train, it's FUN!

Richard Leach, "Advances in Optical Form and Coordinate Metrology "
English | ISBN: 0750325224 | 2021 | 250 pages | PDF | 37 MB
Advances in Optical Form and Coordinate Metrology covers the latest advances in the development of optical form and coordinate measuring instruments plus the manipulation of point cloud data. The book presents some basic principles of the optical measurement methods and takes a deeper look at the operation of the instruments and the new application areas where they can be applied, with an emphasis on advanced manufacturing. Latest advances discussed include the drive towards faster instruments for in-process applications, the ability to measure highly complex objects (e.g. in additive manufacturing), performance verification and advances in the use of machine learning to enhance data analysis.

Advances in Artificial Systems for Medicine and Education V by Zhengbing Hu, Sergey Petoukhov, Matthew He
English | EPUB | 2022 | 565 Pages | ISBN : 3030925366 | 78.2 MB
This book broadly covers a scope of the latest advances for the development of artificial intelligence systems and their applications in various fields from medicine and technology to education. The proceedings comprise refereed papers presented at the Fifth International Conference of Artificial Intelligence, Medical Engineering, and Education (AIMEE2021), which took place at the Mechanical Engineering Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, on 1-3 October 2021.