The Revolt Against Empire By R. M. West
2013 | 196 Pages | ISBN: 1492341606 | PDF | 1 MB
"The Revolt Against Empire" is a nationalist novel depicting a war between a Chinese-led globalist empire and the European-American world.
Jacob Taylor, "The Rebel Allocator"
English | ISBN: 173268832X | 2018 | 268 pages | EPUB | 426 KB
Good capital allocation is the secret sauce of business success and investment returns. How could what you spend money on inside a business NOT be of utmost importance?I looked for a business person's guide to effective capital allocation for years. I thought, "What a nice gift to send to the CEOs of my portfolio companies!" as visions of outsized returns danced in my head. To my dismay, the search came up dry. I decided I'd have to write my own.I started at the individual customer transaction level and built all the way up to M&A, share buybacks, and beyond. To keep from boring you, I wrapped the lessons in a coming-of-age story of a college grad crossing paths with a wealthy Midwesterner. Imagine if The Karate Kid's Mr. Miyagi was modeled after a certain well-known Oracle. (OK, it's not The Brothers Karamazov, but I'm not the most original guy.)This book is for you if:** You're a business decision-maker who was never taught good capital allocation and you're wondering what you're missing. These lessons apply to small business people and Fortune 100 titans, and everyone in between. It doesn't matter if you're public or private, this book will help. ** You're building or advising start-ups. Today's disrupter is tomorrow's capital allocator. Learn it early and save yourself a ton of headache. ** You're an investor who appreciates the studies finding good capital allocators outperform the S&P 500 by 20x (no joke), and you want an easy way to help management and board members make better decisions. This book will also aid you in spotting those doing capital allocation right-such a huge advantage. (This was my original itch I wanted scratched. Part of me wanted to keep this book to myself and only send it to the management teams in my portfolio.) ** You're fresh out of school and want to learn the good, and sometimes bad, sides of business. Or you might want to kindle an appreciation for the wonders of capitalism. (Please don't send a copy of this book to Bernie Sanders.) And perhaps most importantly, your journey will be less painful when mixed with a splash of humor and movie-like pacing. Even if you're like me and read non-fiction almost exclusively, you're going to be glad you took a chance on this one. This is fiction for the non-fiction reader. Yours in improving capital allocation,Jake
Jenn Pelly, "The Raincoats' The Raincoats "
English | ISBN: 150130240X | 2017 | 176 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In 1979, from the basement of a London squat, the Raincoats reinvented what punk could be. They had a violin player. They came from Portugal, Spain, and England. Their anarchy was poetic. Working with the iconic Rough Trade Records at its radical beginnings, they were the first group of punk women to actively call themselves feminists.
The Practical Permaculture Project: Connect to Nature and Discover the Best Organic Soil and Water Management Techniques to Design and Build your Thriving, Sustainable, Self-sufficient Garden by Sophie McKay
English | May 18, 2022 | ISBN: 1739735625 | 158 pages | EPUB | 2.04 Mb
The freshest and most delicious food possible is waiting for you... and you don't have to have any experience to get started.
Eva Mozes Kor, "The Power of Forgiveness"
English | ISBN: 1949481441 | 2021 | 200 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Eva Mozes Kor forges a path of reconciliation and healing as a Holocaust survivor, sharing her life-changing message that forgiveness frees us from the pain of the past.
Filipe Carreira da Silva, Monica Brito Vieira, "The Politics of the Book: A Study on the Materiality of Ideas"
English | 2019 | pages: 273 | ISBN: 0271083425, 0271083433 | PDF | 2,0 mb
It is impossible to separate the content of a book from its form. In this study, Filipe Carreira da Silva and Mónica Brito Vieira expand our understanding of the history of social and political scholarship by examining how the entirety of a book mediates and constitutes meaning in ways that affect its substance, appropriation, and reception over time.
The Philosopher's Kitchen: Recipes from Ancient Greece and Rome for the Modern Cook By Francine Segan
2004 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 1400060990 | PDF | 18 MB
"It is the culinary legacy of the ancients that inspired this cookbook. . . Re-creating the cuisine of the ancient Greeks and Romans helps us connect in some small but wonderful way to their time, teachings, and lives."-from the Introduction of The Philosopher's Kitchen"Pleasure is the beginning and end of living happily," said the Greek philosopher Epicurus two thousand years ago. Certainly the dazzlingly varied, subtly seasoned cuisine of ancient Greece and Rome measured up to the highest standards of eating pleasure. The Philosopher's Kitchen offers seductive, modern interpretations of these dishes using a variety of sources, from writings by Plato, Aristotle, Homer, and Cicero to the oldest known surviving cookbook.Here is a rich array of culinary delights, ab ovo usque ab malum, or "from eggs to fruit," as the Romans said. Mussels in Cumin Sherry Sauce, Chestnut-Mint Puree, Chicken Breasts with Hazelnut Pesto, Lamb with Pomegranate-Glazed Onions, and Walnut Cake with Fig Jam are just a few of the delicious, healthy, and gorgeous recipes in this book that will delight and surprise the modern cook.Francine Segan also allows us a glimpse into the ancient world by putting each recipe in its cultural context, taking us to Greek feasts and Roman banquets and revealing customs, expressions, and superstitions that are still very much a part of modern life. She shares tips on entertaining, even including sample invitations a host can use to summon friends to a Roman spread of his or her own.Organized for easy, efficient use and replete with Tim Turner's stunning photographs, The Philosopher's Kitchen is a glorious buffet for the senses, providing literal food for thought.
Barbara Young, "The Persona of Ingmar Bergman: Conquering Demons through Film"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1442245654 | EPUB | pages: 250 | 0.7 mb
Born to a mother who did not want him and a father who humiliated him during his upbringing, Ingmar Bergman somehow endured his dysfunctional family to become one of the great artists of the twentieth century. However, the scars left from his early agony affected him both physically and emotionally. He suffered with a disabling psychosomatic gastrointestinal illness and serious problems in his interpersonal relationships.
The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know By James L. Gelvin
2017 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0190653981 | PDF | 8 MB
In the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged. The Syrian civil war has displaced half the country's population, and ISIS and other jihadi groups thrive in the political vacuum there and in Iraq,setting a new standard for political violence. Meanwhile, regimes in Egypt and Bahrain have become even more repressive after the uprisings there, and Libya and Yemen have virtually ceased to exist as states. The hallmarks of this new Middle East are rebellion and repression, proxy wars, sectarian strife, the rise of the Islamic State, and intraregional polarization. International and regional actors stoke the flames, with the United States and Russia seeking to reposition themselves in the region andSaudi Arabia and Iran vying for supremacy. In the long term, perils including climate change, food and water insecurity, and population growth, along with bad governance and stagnant economies, will determine the destiny of the region. In The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know®, renowned Middle East scholar James L. Gelvin explains all these developments and more in a concise question-and-answer format. Outlining the social, political, and economic contours of the New Middle East, he illuminates the current crisis in theregion and explores how the region will continue to change in the decades to come.
Patrick Jephson, "The Meghan Factor: A Royal Expert's Insight on America's New Princess-and How She Could Change the Windsor Dynasty Forev"
English | ISBN: 1642930369 | 2018 | 146 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
As Californian TV star Meghan Markle becomes a British princess, is this the dawn of a bright new era for the ancient House of Windsor...or a dangerous, destabilizing step too far?