Advances in Spatial and Temporal Databases: 15th International Symposium

Advances in Spatial and Temporal Databases: 15th International Symposium, SSTD 2017, Arlington, VA, USA, August 21 - 23, 2017, Proceedings by Michael Gertz, Matthias Renz, Xiaofang Zhou, Erik Hoel, Wei-Shinn Ku, Agnes Voisard, Chengyang Zhang, Haiquan Chen, Liang Tang, Yan Huang, Chang-Tien Lu, Siva Ravada
English | 2017 | ISBN: 3319643665 | 454 Pages | PDF | 79.8 MB
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Spatial and Temporal Databases, SSTD 2017, held in Arlington, VA, USA, in August 2017.
Inside the Miracle: Enduring Suffering, Approaching Wholeness

Inside the Miracle: Enduring Suffering, Approaching Wholeness by Mark Nepo
English | February 10th, 2016 | ASIN: B016P46QYI, ISBN: 1622034910 | 264 pages | EPUB | 1.79 MB
Many are familiar with teacher and poet Mark Nepo's books on inner transformation, relationship, and the
emergence of purpose in our lives. But less well-known is the journey that shaped his vision as a teacher
that began in 1987 when he was diagnosed with cancer. The revelations during that time would inform
every dimension of his work to follow.
Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights [Audiobook]

Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights [Audiobook] by Steven Levingston
English | June 6th, 2017 | ASIN: B0722SF92Q, ISBN: 153850104X | MP3@64 kbps | 19 hrs 53 mins | 547.12 MB
Narrator: Dan Woren
Kennedy and King traces the emergence of two of the 20th century's greatest leaders and their powerful impact on each other as well as and on the shape of the civil rights battle between 1960 and 1963. These two men from starkly different worlds profoundly influenced each other's personal development.
Multi-level Governance: Conceptual challenges and case studies from Australia

Multi-level Governance: Conceptual challenges and case studies from Australia by Katherine A. Daniell
English | Jan. 5, 2018 | ISBN: 1760461598 | 474 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
Important policy problems rarely fit neatly within existing territorial boundaries. More difficult still, individual governments or government departments rarely enjoy the power, resources and governance structures required to respond effectively to policy challenges under their responsibility. These dilemmas impose the requirement to work with others from the public, private, non-governmental organisation (NGO) or community spheres, and across a range of administrative levels and sectors.
Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens

Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens by Pamela Palmater
English | October 1st, 2015 | ISBN: 1552667952 | 320 pages | EPUB | 2.50 MB
Indigenous Nationhood is a selection of blog posts by well-known lawyer, activist and academic Pamela Palmater. Palmater offers critical legal and political commentary and analysis on legislation, Aboriginal rights, Canadian politics, First Nations politics and social issues such as murdered and missing Indigenous women, poverty, economics, identity and culture.
Intelligent Computing, Networked Control, and Their Engineering Applications, Part II

Intelligent Computing, Networked Control, and Their Engineering Applications: International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2017 and International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment, ICSEE 2017, Nanjing, China, September 22-24, 2017, Proceedings, Part II by Dong Yue, Chen Peng, Dajun Du, Tengfei Zhang, Min Zheng, Qinglong Han
English | 2017 | ISBN: 9811063729 | 717 Pages | PDF | 94.7 MB
The three-volume set CCIS 761, CCIS 762, and CCIS 763 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2017, and of the International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment, ICSEE 2017, held in Nanjing, China, in September 2017.
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Natural Selections

Natural Selections: Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution by David P. Barash
If we are, in part, a product of our genes, can free will exist? Incisive and engaging, this indispensable tour of evolutionary biology runs the gamut of contemporary debates, from science and religion to our place in the universe.