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yzantine Religious Architecture 582-867 Its History and Structural Element
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Vincenzo Ruggieri yzantine Religious Architecture 582-867 Its History and Structural Element
Loyola Pr | 1991 | ISBN: 9993890197 | 287 pages | PDF | 37.5 MB
The aim of the present work js to investigate the development or religious Byzantine architecture between the years 582-867 A.D. These two dates are the termini we tentatively use in order to delimit a period which elsewhere has been called the ‘Dark Ages’. Inasmuch as we will be investigating an architectural evolution, this work will also become an account and an historical investigation of the development of two major religious institutions: the cathedral church and the monastery.

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Václav Němeček - Vojenská letadla 2. Mezi dvěma světovými válkami
Naše vojsko | 1990 | ISBN: 8020601163 | Czech | 307 pages | DJVU | 11.9 MB
Vojenská letadla díl 2 sleduje vývoj a použití vojenských letadel v údobí mezi oběma světovými válkami, od roky 1919 do roky 1939.

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Rick Priestley, Jervis Johnson
Black Powder: Battles with Model Soldiers in the Age of the Musket
Warlord Games | 2010 | ISBN: 0956358101 | 182 pages | PDF | 103 Mb
Black Powder is Warlord Games' first publication. It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of color photographs taken by the Perry brothers of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers from their world-renowned collection.
The rule book's intention is inspire a collector to play gentlemanly games with their own collections of soldiers with friends where the emphasis is on the spirit of the age of musket, not the letter of the rule. With decisive battles from the key wars of the period, such as El Teb, from the Sudan War, Ntombi River from the Zulu Wars, Alma from the Crimean War and Freemans Farm from the American War of Independence, as well as two fictional scenarios from the American Civil War and Napoleon's Wars, there really is something to keep everyone happy. It is a hearty publication and not for nitpickers or miseries. There are some good gags in it, but it also plays well and enables players to conduct a very big battle in a civilized period of time, leaving them more time to chat about the highs and lows and what ifs.

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Federalism and Democratisation in Russia
Publisher: Manchester University Press | ISBN: 0719058708 | edition 2003 | PDF | 182 pages | 11,3 mb
The fall of the Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc has been covered in print to an almost exhaustive degree. However, there has been very little written that focuses on the regions of the former Soviet Union, or on the Russian Federation itself. This book builds on Cameron Ross' earlier work, Regional Politics in Russia, by combining theoretical perspectives with empirical work, to provide a comparative analysis of the electoral systems, party systems, and governmental systems in the ethnic republics and regions and to assess the impact of these different institutional arrangements on democratization and federalism.

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Ирландия: История страны
2009 | Питер Невилл | Эксмо; Мидгард | ISBN: 978 5699338047 | руcский | PDF | 352 pages | 14.2 Mb
Размеры Зеленого острова, олицетворения "кельтского духа", невелики, зато история этого острова чрезвычайно богата. Холмы Волшебного народа, Финн и его дружина, священные камни Тары и Эмайн Махи, викинги в Дублине, английское вторжение, "грязные Пэдди", борьба за гомруль, картофельный голод, эмиграция в Америку, боевики ИРА и растянувшееся на многие годы противостояние в Ольстере - все это Ирландия...

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Alchemical Mercury: A Theory of Ambivalence By Karen Pinkus
Publisher: Stanford University Press 2009 | 232 Pages | ISBN: 0804760322 | PDF | 2 MB

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Ancient Glass Research Along The Silk Road By Gan Fuxi
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company 2009 | 496 Pages | ISBN: 9812833560 | PDF | 5 MB

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The Complete Kama Sutra : The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text By Alain Daniélou
Publisher: Park Street Press 1994 | 564 Pages | ISBN: 0892814926 | PDF | 2 MB

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Global Formation: Structures of the World Economy By Christopher Chase-Dunn
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 1998 | 452 Pages | ISBN: 0847691020 | PDF | 20 MB

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For the Love of Teddi: The Story Behind Camp Good Days and Special Times - 2nd edition
Publisher: Praeger | ISBN: 0275973417 | edition 2001 | PDF | 208 pages | 10 mb
Teddi Mervis, at 12 years of age, lost her battle with cancer. Yet, Camp Good Days and Special Times--an organization devoted to making the lives of children with cancer as happy and rewarding as possible--lives on because of the dedication Teddi inspired. In this newedition, Lou Buttino brings the story forward from 1990 with new photographs and an afterword.

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The Steamboat Era: A History of Fulton's Folly on American Rivers, 1807-1860 By S. L. Kotar, J. E. Gessler
Publisher: McFarland 2009 | 307 Pages | ISBN: 0786443871 | PDF | 17 MB

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Dark Dreams 2.0: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century By Charles Derry
Publisher: McFarland 2009 | 447 Pages | ISBN: 0786433973 | PDF | 15 MB

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Roger B. Beck
Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction [CD ROM edition]
Mcdougal Littell / Houghton Mifflin | 2004 | ISBN: 0618432388 | 715 pages | PDF | 379 Mb
Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction combines a highly visual approach with primary sources to help all students understand world history and make global connections.

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Richard H. Wilkinson
The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
Thames & Hudson | 2000 | ISBN: 0500051003 | 257 pages | PDF | 152 Mb
A comprehensive survey of all Egypt's temples, from Luxor and Karnak to those in the delta, oases and Nubia. It traces the processes of building and decorating, how they functioned, and what happened when they were robbed and desecrated. It also discusses the Egyptian pantheon, rites and festivals.

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Линкоры фюрера. Главный калибр Кригсмарине (Арсенал коллекция)
Эксмо | 2008 | ISBN: 5699278329 | 276 Pages | PDF | 31 MB

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T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
Publisher: Vintage | ISBN: 0375702105 | edition 1998 | PDF | 208 pages | 4,9 mb
Sixty-five million years ago a gigantic comet or asteroid as big as Mount slammed into the Yucatan Peninsula, creating an explosion on impact equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million bombs. It produced a cloud of roiling debris that blackened the sky for months as well as other geologic disasters--and triggered the demise of Tyrannosaurus rex. We know what happened largely because Walter Alvarez--synthesizing the findings of experts from a variety of scientific fields--has written a gripping story of the decades-long search for the cause of the dinosaurs' extinction.

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The Bone Museum: Travels in the Lost Worlds of Dinosaurs and Birds
Publisher: Basic Books | ISBN: 1568582048 | edition 2001 | PDF | 304 pages | 2,4 mb
In 1996, a group of Chinese farmers discovered whose skeletons looked like small dinosaurs outlined with feathers. To paleontologist Phil Currie, this finding suggested that the controversial theory that dinosaurs evolved into birds might be true. In The Bone Museum, Wayne Grady recounts his travels with Currie on major digs. Conveying both the environmental challenges and the adrenaline rush of discovery, Grady's tales are a compelling blend of adventure and intellectual quest.

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Paul van der Velde, "Multiregionalism and Multilateralism: Asian-European Relations in a Global Context (Icas Publication)"
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press | 2007 | ISBN 9053569294 | PDF | 193 pages | 10 MB
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM, est. 1996) is an interregional forum which consists of the members of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China, Japan and South Korea. The main components of the ASEM process include political dialogue, economy, education and culture. Multiregionalism and Multilateralism focuses on the institutionalsiation of intra-regional and inter-regional cooperation in the international system with emphasis on the changing relationship between the EU, China and India. The role of ASEM in this relationship is growing more important because of the growth of multilateralism as cornerstone of the international system.

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Richard Delgado, Jennifer Hochschild, "Justice at War: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights During Times of Crisis"
Publisher: NYU Press | 2003 | ISBN 0814719554 | PDF | 236 pages | 10.5 MB

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«Atlas der Globalisierung» von Serge Halimi (Vorwort), Barbara Bauer (Redakteur), Philippe Rekacewicz (Zeichner)

Le Monde diplomatique |Illustrator:Philippe Rekacewicz| ISBN 3937683259 | Edition - 2009 | PDF, ZIP | 216 Pages | 92.4 MB
Der Atlas der Globalisierung macht die ökonomische, mediale und technologische Globalisierung anschaulich und behält dabei stets im Blick, was sich durch sie für die Menschen verändert. Die Leser werden sich verwundert die Augen darüber reiben, mit welcher Wucht und Selbstverständlichkeit die Globalisierung inzwischen alles erfasst hat.

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Империя Романовых и национализм
2006 | Алексей Миллер | Новое литературное обозрение | ISBN: 5867934357 | русский | DJVU | 248 pages | 4.6 Mb
Империя, среди прочего, это пространство, где различные этнические группы взаимодействуют между собой и с властями. Это история восстаний и репрессий, борьбы и сотрудничества, аккультурации, ассимиляции и диссимиляции. Такая история империи Романовых еще не написана. Алексей Миллер, один из ведущих российских специалистов по истории империй, автор книги «"Украинский опрос" в политике властей и русском общественном мнении» (2000), соредактор недавно вышедшей в «НЛО» книги «Западные окраины Российской империи», размышляет в своей новой работе о том, как можно писать историю империи, чтобы на не превращалась в сумму национальных и региональных нарративов и не была повторением традиционной имперской версии русской истории.

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The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers
Publisher: Ballantine Books | ISBN: 0345465660 | edition 2003 | PDF | 423 pages | 15,7 mb
Hollywood’s make-believe maniacs like Jason, Freddy, and Hannibal Lecter can’t hold a candle to real life monsters like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and scores of others who have terrorized, tortured, and terminated their way across civilization throughout the ages. Now, from the much-acclaimed author of Deviant, Deranged, and Depraved, comes the ultimate resource on the serial killer phenomenon.
Rigorously researched and packed with the most terrifying, up-to-date information, this innovative and highly compelling compendium covers every aspect of multiple murderers—from psychology to cinema, fetishism to fan clubs, “trophies” to trading cards. Discover:

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Intelligence Matters: The CIA, the FBI, Saudi Arabia, and the Failure of America's War on Terror By Senator Bob Graham with Jeffrey Nussbaum
Publisher: Books on Tape 2004 | ISBN: 1415905053 | Language: English | Audio CD in MP3 | 165 MB
Shining much-needed light on areas the 9/11 Commission preferred to keep dark, Intelligence Matters chronicles the efforts of a historic joint House-Senate inquiry to get to the bottom of our intelligence failures on that infamous day in 2001. Originally published in 2004 amid the media circus surrounding The 9/11 Commission Report, it told more than a riveting tale--it also provided an unflinching expose of failure, incompetence, and deceit at the highest levels of our government...