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The Sarashina Diary A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-Century Japan


Free Download Sugawara no Takasue no Musume Sugawara no Takasue no Musume, "The Sarashina Diary: A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-Century Japan "
English | ISBN: 0231167180 | 2014 | 264 pages | AZW3 | 4 MB
A thousand years ago, a young Japanese girl embarked on a journey from the wild East Country to the capital. She began a diary that she would continue to write for the next forty years and compile later in life, bringing lasting prestige to her family.

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Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields Volume 3


Free Download Rabbira Saba, Helge Mork, "Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields: Volume 3"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1032120525 | PDF | pages: 533 | 41.4 mb
Innovations in Road, Railway and Airfield Bearing Capacity – Volume 3 comprises the third part of contributions to the 11th International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (2022). In anticipation of the event, it unveils state-of-the-art information and research on the latest policies, traffic loading measurements, in-situ measurements and condition surveys, functional testing, deflection measurement evaluation, structural performance prediction for pavements and tracks, new construction and rehabilitation design systems, frost affected areas, drainage and environmental effects, reinforcement, traditional and recycled materials, full scale testing and on case histories of road, railways and airfields. This edited work is intended for a global audience of road, railway and airfield engineers, researchers and consultants, as well as building and maintenance companies looking to further upgrade their practices in the field.

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Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields Volume 2


Free Download Helge Mork, Rabbira Saba, "Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields: Volume 2"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1032120495 | PDF | pages: 559 | 42.6 mb
Innovations in Road, Railway and Airfield Bearing Capacity – Volume 2 comprises the second part of contributions to the 11th International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (2022). In anticipation of the event, it unveils state-of-the-art information and research on the latest policies, traffic loading measurements, in-situ measurements and condition surveys, functional testing, deflection measurement evaluation, structural performance prediction for pavements and tracks, new construction and rehabilitation design systems, frost affected areas, drainage and environmental effects, reinforcement, traditional and recycled materials, full scale testing and on case histories of road, railways and airfields. This edited work is intended for a global audience of road, railway and airfield engineers, researchers and consultants, as well as building and maintenance companies looking to further upgrade their practices in the field.

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The Life of Milarepa The Classic Biography of the Eleventh-Century Yogin and Poet [Audiobook]


Free Download The Life of Milarepa: The Classic Biography of the Eleventh-Century Yogin and Poet – One of the Most Renowned Spiritual Figures in Tibetan Buddhist History (Audiobook)
English | December 18, 2015 | ASIN: B019G5EY6A | M4B@64 kbps | 10h 24m | 283 MB
Author: Tsangnyƶn Heruka | Narrator: William Hope
The Life of Milarepa is one of the most beloved stories of the Tibetan people and a great literary example of the contemplative life. Jetsun Milarepa, the 11th-century Buddhist yogin and poet, started life as a black magician, gaining revenge for loss of heritage by casting terrible hailstorms and committing multiple murders.
Distraught with remorse, he sought to expiate his crimes and, with the fiercely compassionate help of his lama, Marpa, devoted himself to unremitting practice – meditation in caves, existing only on nettles and turning green as a result. And he gained liberation in one lifetime.

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