The Economics of Fund Management
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English | December 27, 2022 | ISBN: 1788215338, 1788215346 | True EPUB/PDF | 272 pages | 2.5/2.3 MB
Although the asset management industry has come under increasing scrutiny since the financial crisis it still remains poorly understood and investment scandals continue to headline in the financial press. Whereas most literature on the industry focuses on the technical end - how managers invest and what tips others can glean - this book explores the way these businesses operate as businesses and how they make their money.

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The Drinking Game
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English | February 28th, 2023 | ISBN: 1991006217 | 320 pages | True EPUB | 0.89 MB
An incisive analysis of how our drinking culture is influenced by the government, media and big business, by investigative journalist Guyon Espiner.

The Disneyfication of Animals
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English | EPUB | 2021 | 243 Pages | ISBN : 3030493156 | 0.69 MB
This book critically examines how Walt Disney Animation Studios has depicted - and sometimes failed to depict - different forms of harming and objectifying non-human animals in their films. Each chapter addresses a different form of animal harm and objectification through the theories of speciesism, romanticism, and the 'collapse of compassion' effect, from farming, hunting and fishing, to clothing, work, and entertainment. Stanton lucidly presents the dichotomy between depictions of higher order, anthropomorphised and neotonised animal characters and that of lower-order species, showing furthermore how these depictions are closely linked to changing social attitudes about acceptable forms of animal harm.

The Development of Economics in Japan From the Inter-war Period to the 2000s
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English | 2013 | pages: 233 | ISBN: 0415664292 | PDF | 4,7 mb
This book covers the development of economics in Japan from the inter-war period to the 2000s focusing on the international theoretical contributions of Japanese economists. The first focal point is the international contributions of Japanese economists before and after World War II. The second focal point is the controversies concerning macroeconomic policies in Japan in the period of the 'Great Depressions' in the 1930s and the period of Japanese 'Great Stagnation' in the 1990s and the early 2000s.

The Destroyer of Worlds A Return to Lovecraft Country
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English | February 21, 2023 | ISBN: 0063256894 | True EPUB | 320 pages | 5.5 MB
In this thrilling adventure, a blend of enthralling historical fiction and fantastical horror, Matt Ruff returns to the world of Lovecraft Country and explores the meaning of death, the hold of the past on the present, and the power of hope in the face of uncertainty.

The Creative Vegetable Gardener 60 Ways to Cultivate Joy, Playfulness, and Beauty along with a Bounty of Food
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English | February 28th, 2023 | ISBN: 1635865034 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 40.36 MB
For decades, gardeners have approached vegetable gardening the same way: planting in square or rectangular beds or in straight rows, keeping vegetables separate from flowers, and definitely not mixing perennial plants with annual ones. According to these old rules, every insect must be killed, the garden must be tidy, and nothing should ever be allowed to go to seed. It's time to break the rules!

The Complex World of Polysaccharides
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English | 2012 | pages: 648 | ISBN: 9535108190 | PDF | 20,1 mb
The complex world of polysaccharides is a compilation of the characteristics of a variety of polysaccharides from plants, animals and microorganisms. The diversity of these polysaccharides arises from the structural variations and the monosaccharide content which is under genetic control. The chemical and physical properties have made them useful in many pharmaceutical, food and industrial applications. These properties of the polysaccharides determine their biological activity and their function in various applications. The role played by polysaccharides in preservation and protection of food, as carriers of nutrients and drugs, their ability to interact with molecules both for efficient delivery as well as improving textures of food colloids and their use as therapeutics are some of the functions discussed.

The Complete Book of Holograms How They Work and How to Make Them (Dover Recreational Math)
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2001 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0486415805 | EPUB | 4 MB
"I predict that Kasper and Feller will become a standard reference on holography for students and interested laymen." - James A. Van Allen.For most nonscientists, holograms are an intriguing - if not mesmerizing - mystery. How are these seemingly magical images created and what makes them appear to be three-dimensional? This fascinating book not only offers the answers to these and other questions about holography - it even gives step-by-step instructions so that readers can manufacture their own holograms.Written in a lively, stimulating style, The Complete Book of Holograms provides a thorough, easy-to-understand explanation of the theory and science of making holograms. The physical basis of holography is introduced through a discussion of interference patterns in water waves and in light waves. Without complicated mathematics or physics, the authors explain the two models of holography - the geometric and the more complex zone-plate model - and the several different types of holograms, including transmission, reflection, phase, projection, rainbow, multiplex, and others. They explain how to copy holograms; describe special techniques and applications; and discuss potential uses for holography, including the use of holograms in movies, television, and data storage. They also present some basic setups for making holograms and show readers how to create their own - using little more than simple photographic equipment and an inexpensive laser. Two appendixes give advice on laser safety and list sources of material and further information.

The Channel England, France and the Construction of a Maritime Border in the Eighteenth Century
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2016 | 418 Pages | ISBN: 1107039495 | PDF | 7 MB
Rather than a natural frontier between natural enemies, this book approaches the English Channel as a shared space, which mediated the multiple relations between France and England in the long eighteenth century, in both a metaphorical and a material sense. Instead of arguing that Britain's insularity kept it spatially and intellectually segregated from the Continent, Renaud Morieux focuses on the Channel as a zone of contact. The 'narrow sea' was a shifting frontier between states and a space of exchange between populations. This richly textured history shows how the maritime border was imagined by cartographers and legal theorists, delimited by state administrators and transgressed by migrants. It approaches French and English fishermen, smugglers and merchants as transnational actors, whose everyday practices were entangled. The variation of scales of analysis enriches theoretical and empirical understandings of Anglo-French relations, and reassesses the question of Britain's deep historical connections with Europe.