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The Horse in the City: Living Machines in the Nineteenth Century
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 11:13pm CET

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Clay McShane, Joel Tarr, "The Horse in the City: Living Machines in the Nineteenth Century (Animals, History, Culture)"
The Johns Hopkins University Press (May 31, 2007) | English | 0801886007 | 242 pages | PDF | 3.49 MB

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Journalism's Roving Eye: A History of American Foreign Reporting By John Maxwell Hamilton
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press 2009-09-14 | 655 Pages | ISBN: 0807134740 | PDF | 19 MB
In all of journalism, nowhere are the stakes higher than in foreign news-gathering. For media owners, it is the most difficult type of reporting to finance; for editors, the hardest to oversee. Correspondents, roaming large swaths of the planet, must acquire expertise that home-based reporters take for granted--facility with the local language, for instance, or an understanding of local cultures...

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A Kid's Guide to Native American History: More than 50 Activities (A Kid's Guide series) By Yvonne Wakim Dennis, Arlene Hirschfelder
Publisher: Chicago Review Press 2009-11-01 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1556528027 | PDF | 10 MB
Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Native American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have helped shape America, past and present. Nine geographical areas cover a variety of communities like the Mohawk in the Northeast, Ojibway in the Midwest, Shoshone in the Great Basin, Apache in the Southwest, Yupik in Alaska, and Native Hawaiians, among others...

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Film History: An Introduction By Kristin Thompson, David Bordwell
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages 2002-08-06 | 808 Pages | ISBN: 0070384290 | PDF | 161 MB
Written by two leading film scholars, Film History: An Introduction is a comprehensive survey of film-from the backlots of Hollywood, across the United States, and around the world...

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Ancient Natural History: Histories of Nature By Roger French
Publisher: Routledge 1994 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 0415088801 , 0415115450 | PDF | 4 MB

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Nostradamus: The Man Who Saw Through Time (Forgotten Books) By Lee McCann
Publisher: Forgotten Books 2008-01-09 | 292 Pages | ISBN: 1605065080 | PDF | 12 MB
"Interest in Nostradamus goes through cycles, usually coinciding with periods of uncertainty and conflict. At the beginning of World War II people turned to Nostradamus for clues as to how and when that conflict would be resolved, and to look for indications that somehow he had prophesized it. Some used Nostradamus for propaganda, or profit, or publicity. Of course, this was also the case after the attacks of September 11th, 2001...

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"Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership" by David N. Spires
Air University Press | 422 pages | English | 2002 | ISBN: 1585660604 | PDF | 21,6 MB
Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership is a study of the United States Air Force in space. Of all the military services, the Air Force has been preeminently involved for the past fifty years in initiating, developing, and applying the technology of space-based systems in support of the nation's national security. Yet there has been no single-volume overview of the Air Force space story to serve as an introduction and guide for interested readers.

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Looney Tunes: The Ultimate Visual Guide By Jerry Beck
Publisher: DK CHILDREN 2003-10 | 144 Pages | ISBN: 0789497581 | PDF | 25 MB
Featuring all the favorite Looney Tunes characters, from Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck to Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote, this is the first visual history of the groundbreaking animated classics. Gathered from the Warner Bros. archives with illustrations by Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, and Mel Blanc, the film stills, sketches, story boards, and more in the Looney Tunes Ultimate Visual Guide are sure to enthrall cartoon fans both young and old.

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"Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities"
Chicago Review | 144 pages | English | 2000 | ISBN: 1556523742 | PDF | 15,6 MB
Join Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's Corps of Discovery as they navigate the muddy Missouri River and begin a great adventure set against the background of the vast North American continent. Lewis and Clark for Kids takes children from President Jefferson's vision of an exploratory mission across a continent full of unique plants and animals through their dangerous and challenging journey into the unknown to the expedition's triumphant return to the frontier town of St. Louis. Twenty-one activities bring to life the Native American tribes they encountered, the plants and animals they discovered, and the camping and navigating techniques they used. A glossary of terms and listings of Lewis and Clark sites, museums, and related Web sites round out this comprehensive activity book.

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Gaston Botquin - M.S. 406
AJ-Press | 1996 | ISBN: 8386208465 | Polish | 68 pages | PDF | 34.99 MB
Monografie Lotnicze 28

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The Power Of Knowledge, The Resonance Of Tradition By Luke Taylor
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press 2005-04 | 246 Pages | ISBN: 0855754842 | PDF | 3 MB
This book offers a ground-breaking critique of the concept of 'tradition' as it has been applied in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context. The authors offer a refreshing new style of analysis...

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Коростенский УкрепРайон №5
Коростень | Russian | PDF | ISBN: N/A | 33 pages | 13,4 MB | 2008

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M. Skwiot - Pancerniki typu Bismarck cz. 5. Bismarck, Tirpitz
AJ-Press | 2003 | ISBN: 8372370788 | Polish | 88 pages | PDF | 58.82 MB
Encyklopedia Okrętów Wojennych 19

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"The Rough Guide to Venice and the Veneto 7 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)" by Jonathan Buckley
Rough Guides | 448 pages | English | 2007 | ISBN: 1843538083 | PDF | 20,9 MB
The Rough Guide to Venice & Veneto is your definitive handbook to this splendour-aching European City. From the water-lapped palaces along the Canal Grande to the buzzing Rialto market, the full-colour section introduces all of the regions highlights.

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Наша история. 100 великих имён. Выпуск 4 Петр Чайковский
2010 | Де Агостини | руcский | PDF or DjVu | 32 pages | 20.6 Mb or 9.1 Mb
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Родившийся в уральской глуши и достигший мировой славы, Петр Ильич Чайковский (1840-1893) прошёл путь, полный вдохновения и тяжелого труда, знал взлеты и падения, минуты счастья и мучительных переживаний. Признанный гениальным мелодистом, именно в музыке он искал и находил ту гармонию, которой так часто не хватало ему в жизни.

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David Johnston, "Roman Law in Context (Key Themes in Ancient History)"
Publisher: Cambridge University Press | PDF | 1999 | ISBN 0521630460 | 165 pages | 10.8 Mb
This book explains the rules of Roman law in the light of the society and economy in which it operated. The main topics discussed are the family and inheritance, property and the use of land, commercial transactions and the management of businesses, litigation and how easily the Roman citizen could assert his or her legal rights in practice. The book involves a minimum of legal technicality and is intended to be accessible to students and teachers of Roman history.

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Соколов А.Н. Советский ракетный крейсер. Зигзаги эволюции
Военная книга | 2006 | ISBN: 5902863090 | 48 pages | PDF | 78,6 MB
В монографии повествуется о сложном пути становления ракетного крейсера, как класса боевого корабля.
Автор, Соколов Алексей Николаевич - инженер-кораблестроитель, оружейник с сорокалетним опытом практической работы, в своем труде повествует о сложном пути становления ракетного крейсера, как класс боевого корабля. В книге содержатся сведения о разработках советских конструкторов в области создания ударной ракетной единицы, способной действовать автономно в отделенных районах Мирового океана, представлен богатый графический материал, многое из которого автором разработано лично. Данная монография не оставит равнодушным читателя, интересующегося Отечественным Военно-Морским Флотом, его прошлым и настоящим.

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Lynn Davis, "The U.S. Army and the New National Security Strategy"
Publisher: RAND Corporation | PDF | 2003 | ISBN 0833033476 | 318 pages | 10.7 Mb
This book examines the Army's role in the war on terrorism; the Army's homeland security needs; the implications of increased emphasis on Asia; the Army's role in coalition operations; the unfinished business of jointness-the lessons learned from operations and how to prepare for the future; the Army's deployability, logistical, and personnel challenges; and whether the Army can afford its Transformation. These examinations are bracketed by an introduction, a description of the Army's place in the new national security strategy, and a summary of the authors' conclusions.

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David E. Bloom, "Demographic Dividend: New Perspective on Economic Consequences Population Change (Population Matters)"
Publisher: RAND Corporation | PDF | 2003 | ISBN 0833029266 | 119 pages | 10.7 Mb
Examines the debate on how population growth affects national economies and synthesizes current research on the topic. The authors, led by Harvard economist David Bloom, conclude that population age structure, more than size or growth per se, affects economic development, and that reducing high fertility can create opportunities for economic growth if the right kinds of educational, health, and labor-market policies are in place. The report also examines specific regions of the world and how their differing policy environments have affected the relationship between population change and economic development.

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Mary Masi, "Pase El Examen de Ciudadania Americana"
Publisher: Learning Express | PDF | 2002 | ISBN 1576853942 | 298 pages | 10.9 Mb
This new translation is designed to help native Spanish speakers pass the U.S. Citizenship exam. It offers key information on the citizenship process in Spanish, as well in simple English. With this book, candidates can gain the confidence they need to pass the exam the first time by practicing the skills necessary to master the dictation, written, and oral sections of the exam. Pase el Examen De Ciudadania Americana features short, manageable lessons about U.S. government and history. Plus, you'll get essential practice for all parts of the INS interview including background, civics and history questions, and dictation exercises.

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Mark Tungate, "Luxury World: The Past, Present and Future of Luxury Brands"
Kogan Page | 2009-11-28 | ISBN: 0749452633 | 256 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

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von Senger - Die Panzergrenadiere
Lehmanns | 1961 | 41,6 MB | Pages: 135 | PDF/rar | German