A Voltaire for Russia A. P. Sumarokov's Journey from Poet-Critic to Russian Philosophe
A Voltaire for Russia: A. P. Sumarokov's Journey from Poet-Critic to Russian Philosophe By Amanda Ewington
2010 | 274 Pages | ISBN: 0810126966 | PDF | 1 MB
In A Voltaire for Russia, Amanda Ewington examines the tumultuous literary career of Alexander Petrovich Sumarokov in relation to that of his slightly older French contemporary, Voltaire. Although largely unknown in the English-speaking world, Sumarokov was one of the founding fathers of modern Russian literature, renowned in his own time as a great playwright and prolific poet. A Voltaire for Russia polemicizes with long-accepted readings of Sumarokov as an imitator of French neoclassical poets, ultimately questioning the very notion of a Russian "classicism." Ewington uncovers Sumarokov's poignantly personal devotion to Voltaire as a new framework for understanding not only his works but also his literary allegiances and agenda, as he sets out to establish a Russian literature and cultivate a reading public.

A Handbook on Anti-Dumping Investigations
Judith Czako, "A Handbook on Anti-Dumping Investigations"
English | ISBN: 0521830427 | 2003 | 564 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The focus of growing concern in international trade policy, anti-dumping procedures have become a source of tension between countries. This handbook covers major areas arising in anti-dumping investigations as embodied in the relevant World Trade Organization (WTO) provisions and offers well-sourced information and guidance for understanding the intricacies of these proceedings. The volume will assist investigators conducting the required studies; government officials; and professionals working in importing and exporting enterprises, as well as scholars concerned with international trade issues.

A Global Political Morality Human Rights, Democracy, and Constitutionalism
Michael J. Perry, "A Global Political Morality: Human Rights, Democracy, and Constitutionalism"
English | ISBN: 1107158516 | 2017 | 204 pages | PDF | 1062 KB
In A Global Political Morality, Michael J. Perry addresses several related questions in human rights theory, political theory and constitutional theory. He begins by explaining what the term 'human right' means and then elaborates and defends the morality of human rights, which is the first truly global morality in human history. Perry also pursues the implications of the morality of human rights for democratic governance and for the proper role of courts - especially the US Supreme Court - in protecting constitutionally entrenched human rights. The principal constitutional controversies discussed in the book are capital punishment, race-based affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide and abortion.

A Beginner's Guide to the Four Psychic Clair Senses Clairvoyance, Clairaudience, Claircognizance, Clairsentience
Kevin Hunter, "A Beginner's Guide to the Four Psychic Clair Senses: Clairvoyance, Clairaudience, Claircognizance, Clairsentience"
English | ISBN: 0692845704 | 2017 | 196 pages | EPUB | 1185 KB
Many believe psychic gifts are bestowed upon select chosen ones, while others don't believe in the craft at all. The reality is every soul is born with heightened psychic gifts and capabilities, but somewhere along the way those senses have dimmed. All are capable of being a conduit with the other side, including those closed off and blocked to it.

101 Body Weight Workouts Get Toned At Home Without Any Equipment
101 Body Weight Workouts: Get Toned At Home Without Any Equipment by Erik Myers, Dominique Myers
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B087QQX2XM | 107 pages | EPUB | 0.10 Mb
Your journey begins now. These workouts were designed to make you sweat and push you to your limits. Some of the most common excuses we hear from people who want to live a healthier life is that they don't have enough time, they don't have enough equipment, and/or they can't afford a gym membership or Coaching. With these 101 workouts, those excuses are irrelevant. All these workouts are designed to be done in 30 minutes or less, you don't need any equipment, and we priced this book fairly so it can be affordably for everyone. How you approach these workouts is entirely up to you. You can follow them in sequence from start to finish or pick and choose to your liking. You can do them at home or head to the gym and incorporate some weights. You have the flexibility and freedom to fit these challenging workouts into your lifestyle accordingly. Over the years our clients have made phenomenal progress with the workouts that you now possess and the reason why we made this book was for you to experience similar success. Let's get to work.

.Net Programming with Visual C++ Tutorial, Reference, and Immediate Solutions
.Net Programming with Visual C++: Tutorial, Reference, and Immediate Solutions By Max Fomitchev
2003 | 710 Pages | ISBN: 1578201292 | PDF | 18 MB
Packed with C++ code examples and screen shots, .NET Programming with Visual C++ explains the .NET framework and managed extensions to C++, and provides a complete reference to the basic and advanced types contained in .NET Framework System namesp

Sufism in Eighteenth-Century India Muḥammad Nāṣir ʿAndalīb's Lament of the Nightingale and Ṭarīqa-yi Khāliṣ Muḥammadiyy
Neda Saghaee, "Sufism in Eighteenth-Century India: Muḥammad Nāṣir ʿAndalīb's Lament of the Nightingale and Ṭarīqa-yi Khāliṣ Muḥammadiyy"
English | ISBN: 1032133686 | 2022 | 280 pages | PDF | 54 MB
Sufism in Eighteenth-Century India focuses on one particular treasure from surviving Persian manuscripts in India, Nāla-yi ʿAndalīb, written by Muḥammad Nāṣir ʿAndalīb (d. 1759), a Naqshbandī Mujaddidī mystical thinker. It explores the convergence and interrelation of the text with its context to find how ʿAndalīb revisits the central role of the Prophet as the main protagonist in his allegorical love story with great attention to the circumstances of the Muslim community during the eighteenth century.

Spoils of Truce Corruption and State-Building in Postwar Lebanon
Spoils of Truce: Corruption and State-Building in Postwar Lebanon By Reinoud Leenders
2012 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 0801451000 | PDF | 2 MB
In Spoils of Truce, Reinoud Leenders documents the extensive corruption that accompanied the reconstruction of Lebanon after the end of a decade and a half of civil war. With the signing of the Ta'if peace accord in 1989, the rebuilding of the country's shattered physical infrastructure and the establishment of a functioning state apparatus became critical demands. Despite the urgent needs of its citizens, however, graft was rampant. Leenders describes the extent and nature of this corruption in key sectors of the Lebanese economy and government, including transportation, health care, energy, natural resources, construction, and social assistance programs.Exploring in detail how corruption implicated senior policymakers and high-ranking public servants, Leenders offers a clear-eyed perspective on state institutions in the developing world. He also addresses the overriding role of the Syrian leadership's interests in Lebanon and in particular its manipulation of the country's internal differences. His qualitative and disaggregated approach to dissecting the politics of creating and reshaping state institutions complements the more typical quantitative methods used in the study of corruption. More broadly, Spoils of Truce will be uncomfortable reading for those who insist that power-sharing strategies in conflict management and resolution provide some sort of panacea for divided societies hoping to recover from armed conflict.

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Sensation and Perception
Steven Yantis, "Sensation and Perception"
English | ISBN: 1464111707 | 2016 | 640 pages | PDF | 65 MB
Learn more about how we sense and perceive the world around us by understanding the connections between mind, brain, and behavior in the realm of sensation and perception conveyed through classic findings and cutting-edge research included in Sensation and Perception.

Royal Journeys in Early Modern Europe Progresses, Palaces and Panache
Anthony Musson, "Royal Journeys in Early Modern Europe: Progresses, Palaces and Panache "
English | ISBN: 1032255978 | 2022 | 248 pages | PDF | 36 MB
Authored by a unique combination of university academics and heritage professionals, this book offers new perspectives on journeys made by Henry VIII and other monarchs, their political and social impact and the logistics required in undertaking such trips. It explores the performance of kingship and queenship by itinerant monarchs, investigating how, by a variety of means, they engaged and interacted with their subjects, and the practical and symbolic functions associated with these activities. Moving beyond the purely English experience, it provides a European dimension by comparing progresses in England and France. Royal marriage and the royal progress share common features which are considered through an analysis of the trans-European journeys made by future spouses, notably Anne of Cleves. Also, the book reveals the significance of the art and architecture of houses and palaces, and how the celebrated meeting of English and French kings at the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520 was part of a wider diplomatic performance full of symbolism including the exchange of gifts and socialising between the two royal courts.