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Free Download The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner By Stephenie Meyer
2010 | 192 Pages | ISBN: 031612558X | EPUB | 1 MB
Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.

Free Download Richard Rorty: A Short Introduction (essentials) By Martin Muller
2022 | 61 Pages | ISBN: 3658388374 | PDF | 1 MB
The essential offers a systematic guide to a fruitful reading of Rorty. At the same time, it provides a brief introduction to the main features of Richard Rorty’s neopragmatism. The author proposes to read it as a fragile balance of pragmatism and romanticism by which Rorty seeks to change our self-image. Moreover, he elucidates this transformative ambition through a sketch of "continence, irony, and solidarity" and the utopian figure of the liberal ironist. The essential concludes with a reference to Rorty’s hitherto unrecognized ethico-political motivation and with a methodological suggestion for further reading of his One must apply the pragmatist method to himself.

Free Download Roland N. Stromberg, "Democracy: A Short, Analytical History"
English | 1996 | ISBN: 1563247615, 1563247623 | EPUB | pages: 216 | 0.4 mb
This text sums up the democratic experience in modern Western civilisation. It defines the term and notes the confusions in it, and its changing meanings over the past two centuries or so. It records criticisms, and is especially concerned with the conditions that are neccessary for it to exist. This encompasses a comprehensive literature which the author seeks to summarise and present to the reader in accessible form. It is appropriate material for course reading in Westen civilisation, intellectual history, political thought, and philosophy.

Free Download Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction by D. Stephen Long
English | October 1, 2010 | ISBN: 0199568863 | 135 pages | PDF | 3.59 Mb
Christian ethics, writes theologian D. Stephen Long, is the pursuit of God’s goodness by people "on the way" to a city not built by human hands. The cultivation of practical wisdom that comes from diverse sources, it draws on all that is good in God’s creation and among the nations. In this Very Short Introduction, Long examines these diverse sources, discusses the relationship between Christian, modern, and postmodern ethics, and explores practical issues including sex, money, and power. The book also examines some of the failures of the Christian tradition, including the crusades, the conquest, slavery, inquisitions, and the Galileo affair. Placing them in the context of the theory and practice of ethics and their historical perspective, Long notes the challenges they raise for Christian ethics. He concludes with a discussion of their implications in the modern era, considering how this affects our lives in the present age. Long recognizes the inherent difficulties in bringing together "Christian" and "ethics" but argues that this is an important task for both the Christian faith and for ethics.

Free Download A Not Too Short Introduction to Python
by Robin Wang
English | October 28, 2024 | ISBN: 8227828515 | 97 Pages | epub | 0,39 MB

Free Download Cell Biology: A Short Course
by Stephen Bolsover
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1119757762 | 339 pages | True PDF | 48.4 MB

Free Download Russian Politics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Brian D. Taylor
English | October 31, 2024 | ISBN: 0197516025 | 168 pages | PDF | 2.89 Mb
Russia is rarely out of the news. This has been particularly true since it launched the largest war in Europe since World War II when it invaded Ukraine in 2022. Yet Russian politics can be difficult to understand. It is powerfully shaped by large, impersonal forces such as geography, and Russia’s place in the international political and economic system. At the same time, Russia’s formal political institutions, such as the Constitution and electoral procedures, are relatively weak and manipulable compared to those of stable, established democracies. Under these circumstances, powerful leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin represent a source of potential dynamism and change.

Free Download John Crowley, "Novelties & Souvenirs: Collected Short Fiction"
English | 2004 | pages: 352 | ISBN: 0380731061 | PDF | 1,0 mb
A master literary stylist, John Crowley has carried readers to diverse and remarkable places in his award-winning, critically acclaimed novels – from his classic fable, Little, Big, to his New York Times Notable Book, The Translator. Now, for the first time, all of his short fiction has been collected in one volume, demonstrating the scope, the vision, and the wonder of one of America’s greatest storytellers. Courage and achievement are celebrated and questioned, paradoxes examined, and human frailty appreciated in fifteen tales, at once lyrical and provocative, ranging fromthe fantastic to the achingly real. Be it a tale of an expulsion from Eden, a journey through time, the dreams of a failed writer, ora dead woman’s ambiguous legacy, each story in Novelties & Souvenirs is a glorious reading experience, offering delights to be savored … and remembered.

Free Download Short Geometry Labs: Visual and Tactile Understanding First by Francis Gardella, Richard Delaware
English | May 1, 2022 | ISBN: 1648029329 | 162 pages | PDF | 17 Mb
Much of the content that students study in a high school geometry course is totally new to them. The middle school mathematics curriculum does not contain preparatory work for many of these topics as it does in preparing students for the study of Algebra. The proposed text would be a landmark book giving students the ability to gain some understanding of the content before it is formally addressed in the lesson in the course. While many teachers use initial classroom activities called ‘DoNows,’ there are no structured materials available to teachers of Geometry for this purpose. When teachers do use them, these activities are constructed by the teachers. The text provides the teachers with such materials and is structured to address what the teachers are about to present to the students. The Labs can also be used for exploration of topics at the middle school level enhancing the program there and giving students a better preparation for their high school Geometry program.

Free Download Olly Richards, "English Short Stories For Intermediate Learners: 8 Unconventional Short Stories to Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn English the Fun Way!"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1533319448 | EPUB | pages: 194 | 0.3 mb
Improve your English, learn more vocabulary, and have fun with these eight exciting English short stories! In this book you will find: – Short stories in different genres: science fiction, crime, history and thrillers. You will have fun reading, learn a lot of new words, and understand English better! – Short chapters, so you can finish each story easily and not get frustrated! – Carefully chosen vocabulary that is not too hard for you. Most books have too many difficult words, but this book is perfect for intermediate level! You do not have to use the dictionary all the time – instead, you can keep reading and enjoy the stories. – Grammar at the right level for intermediate level learners, so you can learn new grammar without feeling frustrated. – Real, spoken English in each story, so you can learn English that native speakers really use. – Helpful exercises at the end of each chapter to help you understand the stories. – A six-step plan for reading the stories and improving your reading in English. English Short Stories for Intermediate Learners has been written especially for students at intermediate level; B1-B2 on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). The eight exciting stories are designed to make reading fun, and to help you say: "I understand everything I’m reading!" If you find reading English hard, these stories are perfect! You will be able to enjoy reading English, learn more vocabulary in a natural way, and native speakers! So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and grab your copy now!