Giedrius Česnakas, "European Strategic Autonomy and Small States' Security: In the Shadow of Power "
English | ISBN: 1032350075 | 2022 | 226 pages | PDF | 16 MB
This book analyses whether the EU's drift towards European strategic autonomy presents a challenge or a window of opportunity for its small member states to advance their security interests.
Etymology and Wordplay in Medieval Literature By Mikael Males (ed.)
2018 | 282 Pages | ISBN: 2503575757 | PDF | 7 MB
In modern scholarship, etymology and wordplay are rarely studied in tandem. In the Middle Ages, however, they were intrinsically related, and both feature prominently in medieval literature. Their functions are often at variance with the expectations of the modern reader, in particular when wordplay is used to arrive at crucial answers or to convey theological insights.The studies in this book therefore carry important implications for our understanding of the reception of medieval texts. The authors show how etymology and wordplay in the Middle Ages often served as an impetus for meditation and as a route to truth, but that they could also be put to more mundane uses, such as the bolstering of national pride. In a narrative context, the functions of etymology and wordplay could range from underlining the sexual bravado of the protagonist to being the key indicator of whether the hero would live or die.Opening with a background chapter describing classical and medieval developments of etymology and wordplay, this book presents case studies of the uses of etymology and wordplay in a number of medieval literatures (Latin, Old French, Middle High German, Italian, Old Irish, Old English, Old Norse, Slavic). The articles expand their discussions beyond strictly etymological discourse to various aspects of medieval literature, and thereby highlight the functions of etymological devices in various contexts, with significance ranging from the specific to the open-ended, from the bawdy to the sublime.
Essex Rock
by Mercer, Ian;Mercer, Ros;, Ros Mercer
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1784272795 | 660 pages | True PDF EPUB | 192.48 MB
William O. Cleverley, James O. Cleverley, "Essentials of Health Care Finance"
English | 2017 | pages: 586 | ISBN: 1284094634 | PDF | 104,2 mb
Essentials of Health Care Finance provides health management students and executives with the most authoritative text on financial decision-making in the health care industry. This trusted resource explores finance theory and its practical application in health care across a full range of facilities, from hospitals and home health agencies to skilled nursing facilities, surgical centers and private physician practices. The vast, complex nature of the U.S. health care system renders traditional approaches to finance insufficient. Importantly, Essentials of Health Care Finance couches its discussion of economics, accounting and financial topics firmly within the unique context of the health care industry. Relevant and readable, this Eighth Edition of Essentials of Health Care Finance is fully revised and updated with current, real-world examples of financial problems and solutions as well as the latest financial ratio standards. This new edition also introduces ICD-10 coding and offers comprehensive coverage of the impact of the Affordable Care Act in all relevant chapters. New to the Eighth Edition: * All chapters updated with current examples and the latest financial ratio standards * Coverage of new topics throughout including, the introduction of ICD-10 coding, the impact of the ACA * New discussion of ACOs including ACO type cost variance analysis * Expanded coverage of specific costing of encounters using charge code level data * New discussion of capital project analysis in a health care system framework with corporate decision making * New discussion and examples of hospital acquisition of physician practices In Doody's assessment, awarding the 8th Edition a 3-star rating, they said: "This is a much-needed update from the seventh edition. It is relevant and provides current applications of ICD-10 coding and the Affordable Care Act in all applicable chapters."
ISE EBook Online Access for Essentials of Economics
by Schiller, Bradley;Gebhardt, Karen;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1265115516 | 384 pages | True EPUB | 17.36 MB
Wander Lowie, Bregtje Seton, "Essential Statistics for Applied Linguistics"
English | 2012 | pages: 173 | ISBN: 0230304818 | PDF | 2,6 mb
An accessible introduction to statistics and methodology for students of (Applied) Linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledge of statistics, the authors take an activity-based approach, focusing on the application of statistics and helping students to understand why statistical analyses are needed. Includes How-To sections and exercises throughout.
Essential NLP (Teach Yourself), Revised Edition by Amanda Vickers, Steve Bavister
English | February 26th, 2010 | ISBN: 1444102974 | 336 pages | True PDF | 12.52 MB
This new edition of a popular guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming draws on the latest neuroscience findings to give you a better understanding of NLP, and what it can do for you both professionally and personally. It introduces the foundations of NLP and the key principles of the technique, explaining the theory behind submodalities, the power of beliefs and values, and the importance of well-formed outcomes. Written in a jargon-free and accessible style, it will help you to use rapport, modelling and other effective strategies to achieve your goals at work - and to bring the principles of NLP to other areas in your life, making you an effective leader, partner and negotiator.
Essential Guides To Absolute Beachbody Workout by WALTER ANNISTON
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BHM4J6S4 | 58 pages | EPUB | 0.14 Mb
It'ѕ еаѕу tо get оvеrwhеlmеd bу аll thе іnfоrmаtіоn оut thеrе оn dіеt аnd еxеrсіѕе. Dесіdіng уоu'rе rеаdу tо mаkе сhаngеѕ tо уоur lіfеѕtуlе іѕ а bіg fіrѕt ѕtер - аnd уоu dеѕеrvе tо fіnd ѕuрроrt аnd rеѕоurсеѕ thаt саn hеlр уоu ѕаfеlу аnd еffесtіvеlу lоѕе wеіght. Fоr bеgіnnеrѕ, fіndіng thе rіght рrоgrаm аnd mаіntаіnіng уоur mоtіvаtіоn саn bе а challenge. Thаt'ѕ whеrе Bеасhbоdу fіtnеѕѕ аnd nutrіtіоn рrоgrаmѕ соmе іn. Wіth wоrkоutѕ аnd nutrіtіоn рlаnѕ dеѕіgnеd bу еxреrtѕ, ѕсіеnсе-bасkеd super fооd ѕuррlеmеntѕ, аnd а glоbаl соmmunіtу behind уоu, уоu саn lеаrn hоw tо lоѕе weight ѕеnѕіblу whіlе сultіvаtіng а роѕіtіvе mіndѕеt thаt hеlрѕ уоu rеасh gоаlѕ іn аll аѕресtѕ of lіfе. Kеер rеаdіng tо gеt the bеѕt tірѕ tо lоѕе wеіght, рrоgrаmѕ tо ѕuрроrt аnd еnсоurаgе уоu - аnd the bеѕt wоrkоutѕ fоr bеgіnnеrѕ. Alѕо, іn thіѕ соmрlеtе guide tо Beachbody, thе рrоgrаm оvеrvіеw, ѕubѕсrірtіоn соѕtѕ, соасhіng, Shаkеоlоgу (іnсludіng some delicious rесіреѕ) аnd ѕuррlеmеntѕ wіll bе соvеrеd.
Erotic Art Photography by Alexandre Dupouy
English | May 1, 2015 | ISBN: 1783107308 | 256 pages | PDF | 25 Mb
Erotic photo art has lost much of its exquisite soul since Playboy and other girlie monthlies repackaged the human body for mass-market consumption. Ever-bigger print runs of increasingly grotesque photos of women in every imaginable position have edged out emotion and reduced erotica to mere physical sex appeal. Only in the late 1970s did great men like Helmut Newton and Mapplethorpe come to the fore with high-quality art photography. As leading expert and collector of erotic art Alexandre Dupouy points out, ""In the past 40 years, most photographers captured women's bodies in sexually arousing positions, with only a handful of true artists trying to capture the erotic aura that women radiate."" This book is a journey through a century of collector's photographs that set forth how our perception of woman has developed over time and how the erotic dimensions of modesty and tenderness find expression on celluloid. The author goes on to provide a tightly reasoned rationale that stakes out the hallmarks of a true ""French School of Erotic Art Photography."" The models have a distinctly natural appeal that dates back to a time when there were no plastic surgeons around to reshape models before they faced the shutter. This alone makes each photo a sincerely emotional experience.
Equidistribution Of Dynamical Systems: Time-quantitative Second Law
by Jozsef Beck;
English | 2021 | ISBN: 9811225559 | 448 pages | True PDF EPUB | 65.39 MB