Toronto Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen By Doug Taylor
2014 | 162 Pages | ISBN: 1626194505 | EPUB | 9 MB
The history, heritage, and architectural significance of Toronto's most notable theatres and movie houses.Movie houses first started popping up around Toronto in the 1910s and '20s, in an era without television and before radio had permeated every household. Dozens of these grand structures were built and soon became an important part of the cultural and architectural fabric of the city. A century later the surviving, defunct, and reinvented movie houses of Toronto's past are filled with captivating stories. Explore fifty historic Toronto movie houses and theaters, and discover their roles as repositories of memories for a city that continues to grow its cinema legacy. Features stunning historic photography.

James Brown, "This River: A Memoir"
English | 2011 | pages: 224 | ISBN: 1582437211 | EPUB | 0,6 mb
"Continues where Brown's first memoir, The Los Angeles Diaries, left off. It's molten stuff, the story of his efforts to control his river of rage." -Los Angeles Times

Woo-kyoung Ahn, "Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better"
English | ISBN: 1250805953 | 2022 | EPUB | 288 pages | 1 MB
"An INVALUABLE RESOURCE to anyone who wants to think better." ―Gretchen Rubin

Thomas Medvetz, "Think Tanks in America"
English | ISBN: 022614366X | 2014 | 344 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Over the past half-century, think tanks have become fixtures of American politics, supplying advice to presidents and policy makers, expert testimony on Capitol Hill, and convenient facts and figures to journalists and media specialists. But what are think tanks? Who funds them? What kind of "research" do they produce? Where does their authority come from? And how influential have they become?

Sarah Kendzior, "They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent"
English | ISBN: 1250210720 | 2022 | EPUB | 256 pages | 1 MB
"I can't remember the last time I read a book where every sentence delivered. The pathos of truth-seeking left me thinking of Herman Melville."―Timothy Snyder, #1 New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny

Theory and Method of Fisheries Forecasting
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9811929556 | 208 Pages | PDF (True) | 7 MB
This book systematically introduces the knowledge system and research results of fisheries forecasting. It is divided into four parts and seven chapters. The first part is the introduction, which mainly introduces the basic concepts, the nature of the subject, and the research contents, as well as the current status of research. The second part is about the basic knowledge of fisheries forecasting, including overview of the world marine environment, fish shoaling and migration distribution, the relationship between fish behavior and marine environment, and the basic theory of forming fishing ground. The third part is the focus of this book, including the basic principles and methods of fisheries forecasting, as well as the application of new techniques and methods in fisheries forecasting. The fourth part is the comprehensive application of fisheries forecasting, including the general situation of world marine fisheries, the impact of global marine environment changes on fisheries resources and fishing ground, and case studying of fisheries forecasting of important economic species, such as oceanic squid, jack mackerel, anchovy, and skipjack.

Joint Association of Classical Teachers, "The World of Athens: An Introduction to Classical Athenian Culture Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 0521698537 | 2008 | 446 pages | PDF | 53 MB
Classical Athens boasted some of the most original and influential achievements in literature, art, philosophy, medicine and politics. This best-selling book, now issued in a second edition, provides a comprehensive and highly illustrated introduction to its history, society, culture and values aimed at the student and the general reader. The text has been extensively revised from the first edition and the bibliography updated. A wide range of topics is discussed, but the book refuses to divide up the Athenian world neatly into separate compartments, insisting that sense can only be made of the society by making connections between its history, institutions, values and environment. The book can be used either on its own or as an accompaniment to students learning Greek with the Reading Greek course.

Eric Davis, "The Wonder Wok Cookbook: Healthy and Delicious Wok Recipes to Make like a Chef"
English | ISBN: 1721844686 | 2018 | 60 pages | EPUB | 1 MB
If you love Asian cuisine, you certainly love wok meals, as cooking in the wok is an essential part of Asian culinary traditions. From China to Indonesia, wok has been one of the main cooking utensils for centuries, offering comfort foods and exquisite meals that fondle our taste buds and mesmerize us with their intense flavor combinations.The major peculiarity and benefit of using the wok in your everyday meal preparation is that it takes around 10 minutes to prepare a complete meal, as due to its spherical shape, products are cooked in the wok in a matter of minutes, be it meat, seafood or vegetables.So if you are willing to spend minimum time in the kitchen to prepare your meals, then wok is a winner here as wok recipes are simple to prepare in almost no time and suit perfectly for your busy schedule. Wok cooking is also a healthy way of enjoying restaurant-like meals at home.This cookbook unveils the finest collection of 25 wok recipes to be prepared from your favorite meats (chicken, pork, beef, lamb, duck, etc.), fish & seafood, vegetables, and spices. And I hope you will enjoy these impeccable easy and quick wok recipes, and make them your family staples.

Helen Bacovcin, Walter J. Ciszek S.J., "The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way"
English | 1992 | ISBN: 0385468148 | 196 pages | EPUB | 0.28 MB
This enduring work of Russian spirituality has charmed countless people with its tale of a nineteenth-century peasant's quest for the secret of prayer. Readers follow this anonymous pilgrim as he treks over the Steppes in search of the answer to the one compelling question: How does one pray constantly? Through his journeys, and under the tutelage of a spiritual father, he becomes gradually more open to the promptings of God, and sees joy and plenty wherever he goes. Ultimately, he discovers the different meanings and methods of prayer as he travels to his ultimate destination, Jerusalem.

Peter Hitchens, "The War We Never Fought: The British Establishment's Surrender to Drugs"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 1441173315, 1472939387 | 256 pages | EPUB | 1.3 MB
Peter Hitchens demolishes the arguments for liberalising legislation on drugs and offers a brilliant critique of the cannabis lobby and its intellectual and moral shallowness.