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Free Download Charles Darwin: No Rebel, Great Revolutionary
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1009438956 | 252 Pages | PDF | 19 MB
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was one of the most significant revolutions in the history of science. Widely debated after the publication of the Origin of Species in 1859, it continues to be controversial. In this volume, Michael Ruse offers the definitive history of the theory of evolution through natural selection. Tracing Darwin’s intellectual journey and experiences that lead him to his novel insights, Ruse explores his scientific contributions as well as their relationship to philosophical issues and religious implications, as well as being both inspiration and challenge to novelists and poets. He also shows how the Darwin’s ideas continue to have contemporary relevance, as they shed light on social issues and problems, such as race, sexual orientation and the connections between Darwin’s thinking to that of Sigmund Freud, and the status of women, including the possibility and desirability of social change. Written in an engaging, non-technical style, Ruse’s volume serves as an ideal introduction to the ideas of one of the key figures in the history of modern science.

Free Download Nigel Gray, "The Worst of Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression"
English | ISBN: 0704505134 | | 220 pages | EPUB | 1407 KB
First Published in 2017. This book was created as a result of the anger the author when he first encountered the arguments of a school of economic historians who claim that there was no Great Depression in Britain between the wars. Broadly, they suggest that while some traditional industries were badly affected, new ones like man-made fibres and electricity supply rose to prosperity. The gross national product increased over the period, and many people became steadily more affluent. Radio sets, seaside holidays, even family cars, became commonplace.

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English | October 30, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DLJRTHW6 | 97 pages | EPUB | 0.97 Mb
When contemplating a move, several key factors come into play that can significantly influence the decision-making process. One of the primary considerations is the financial implications of the move. This encompasses not only the direct costs associated with purchasing or renting a new home but also the potential savings that may arise from relocating. For instance, differences in property taxes, utility costs, and overall cost of living can either alleviate financial pressure or exacerbate it. Individuals must conduct a thorough analysis of their budget and assess whether the financial benefits of moving outweigh the initial expenses involved in the relocation process.

Free Download Walter Cronkite, "Jimmy Carter (Great American Presidents)"
English | 2003 | pages: 109 | ISBN: 0791076466 | PDF | 2,4 mb
A biography of the thirty-ninth president, from his early childhood to his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Free Download AI-Powered Developer: Build great software with ChatGPT and Copilot by Nathan B. Crocker
English | October 8, 2024 | ISBN: 1633437612 | 240 pages | MOBI | 4.03 Mb
Use groundbreaking generative AI tools to increase your productivity, efficiency, and code quality.

Free Download Three Great Tsunamis: Lisbon (1755), Sumatra-Andaman (2004) and Japan (2011) By Harsh K. Gupta, Vineet K. Gahalaut (auth.)
2013 | 89 Pages | ISBN: 9400765754 | PDF | 6 MB
Tsunamis are primarily caused by earthquakes. Under favourable geological conditions, when a large earthquake occurs below the sea bed and the resultant rupture causes a vertical displacement of the ocean bed, the entire column of water above it is displaced, causing a tsunami. In the ocean, tsunamis do not reach great heights but can travel at velocities of up to 1000 km/hour. As a tsunami reaches shallow sea depths, there is a decrease in its velocity and an increase in its height. Tsunamis are known to have reached heights of several tens of meters and inundate several kilometres inland from the shore. Tsunamis can also be caused by displacement of substantial amounts of water by landslides, volcanic eruptions, glacier calving and rarely by meteorite impacts and nuclear tests in the ocean.In this SpringerBrief, the causes of tsunamis, their intensity and magnitude scales, global distribution and a list of major tsunamis are provided. The three great tsunamis of 1755, 2004 and 2011are presented in detail. The 1755 tsunami caused by the Lisbon earthquake, now estimated to range from Mw 8.5 to 9.0, was the most damaging tsunami ever in the Atlantic ocean. It claimed an estimated 100,000 human lives and caused wide-spread damage. The 2004 Sumatra Andaman Mw 9.1 earthquake and the resultant tsunami were the deadliest ever to hit the globe, claiming over 230,000 human lives and causing wide-spread financial losses in several south and south-east Asian countries. The 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and the resultant tsunami were a surprise to the seismologists in Japan and around the globe. The height of the tsunami far exceeded the estimated heights. It claimed about 20,000 human lives. The tsunami also caused nuclear accidents. This earthquake has given rise to a global debate on how to estimate the maximum size of an earthquake in a given region and the safety of nuclear power plants in coastal regions. This Brief also includes a description of key components of tsunami warning centres, progress in deploying tsunami watch and warning facilities globally, tsunami advisories and their communication, and the way forward.

Free Download This Great Struggle: America’s Civil War by Steven E. Woodworth
English | April 16, 2011 | ISBN: 0742551849 | 424 pages | PDF | 6.08 Mb
Referring to the war that was raging across parts of the American landscape, Abraham Lincoln told Congress in 1862, "We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope on earth." Lincoln recognized what was at stake in the American Civil War: not only freedom for 3.5 million slaves but also survival of self-government in the last place on earth where it could have the opportunity of developing freely.

Free Download The Green Howards in the Great War
by John Sheen;
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1399080946 | 498 pages | True PDF EPUB | 117.76 MB

Free Download The Great Resignation: How Coaching and Appreciative Leadership Can Help You Win the War for Talent by Laura Darrell MA Leadership
English | August 27, 2024 | ISBN: 1636983618 | 174 pages | PDF | 1.37 Mb
In the wake of a global pandemic, why are more employees resigning than ever before?

Free Download Timothy Bolton, "The Empire of Cnut the Great: Conquest and the Consolidation of Power in Northern Europe in the Early Eleventh Century"
English | 2008 | pages: 370 | ISBN: 900416670X | PDF | 20,5 mb
The reign of King Cnut the Great (1016-1035) marks a pivotal point in the history of both England and Scandinavia, yet his conquests and his consolidation of power remain under-appreciated and rarely studied. Almost all existing scholarship has been geographically centred on either England or Scandinavia. However, this study, through a series of studies of individual aspects of his rise to power in those regions, seeks to encompass his entire dominion, and cast new light on our understanding of the nature of this political unit and contemporary figures’ conceptions of it. The result is a fresh impression of a number of aspects of Cnut’s rise to power as well as a new interpretation of this ’empire’.