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Short Journey Home Awakening to Freedom with Thich Nhat Hanh


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English | September 17, 2024 | ISBN: 1952692806 | 208 pages | PDF | 2.47 Mb
A friend on our path of mindfulness practice, Richard Brady shares one of the first deeply personal accounts of a lay practitioner following in the steps of world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.

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Commons and Lords A Short Anthropology of Parliament


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English | 2015 | ISBN: 1910376078 | EPUB | pages: 120 | 0.6 mb
The British Parliament rewards close scrutiny not just for the sake of democracy, but also because the surprises it contains challenge our understanding of British politics. Commons and Lords pulls back the curtain on both the upper House of Lords and the lower House of Commons to examine their unexpected inner workings.

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The Kanak Apple Season Selected Short Fiction of Dewe Gorode


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English | 2005 | pages: 260 | ISBN: 1740760409 | PDF | 0,7 mb
The first volume in a new series publishing Francophone writers of the Pacific in English, The Kanak Apple Season presents the short fiction of Dewe Gorode, the leading Kanak author of New Caledonia. This collection reflects the ethnic complexities of the colonial past of New Caledonia. The author’s approach to language reveals an original voice that compels attention. Drawing on the heritage of blood-lines, family, cultural tradition and colonialism, Gorode takes her reader on a journey into the Kanak world providing insight into the culture of one of Australia’s nearest – yet least known – neighbours.

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American Business History A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)


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English | 2020 | pages: 176 | ISBN: 0190622474 | EPUB | 1,6 mb
By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business." More recently, historian Sven Beckert characterized Henry Ford’s massive manufactory as the embodiment of America: "While Athens had its Parthenon and Rome its Colosseum, the United States had its River Rouge Factory in Detroit…" How did business come to assume such power and cultural centrality in America?

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51 Short Morality Tales Stories Witty Stories, Introspective Stories, Morality Tales, Worldly Stories, Feel-GoodLove Stori


Free Download 51 Short Morality Tales Stories (for After Dinner Conversation) Witty Stories, Introspective Stories, Morality Tales, Worldly Stories, Feel-Good/Love Stori by Noel Yarngo
English | July 17, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0D9N46DGP | 206 pages | EPUB | 5.01 Mb
Stories to enjoy when you have five minutes to spare, grouped by category to suit your mood: Witty Stories, Introspective Stories, Morality Tales, Other-Worldly Stories, Feel-Good/Love Stories, Dramatic Stories, and Political Farce Stories

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Six Short Chapters on Automorphic Forms and L-functions


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2012 | 123 Pages | ISBN: 3642287077 | PDF | 1 MB
"Six Short Chapters on Automorphic Forms and L-functions" treats the period conjectures of Shimura and the moment conjecture. These conjectures are of central importance in contemporary number theory, but have hitherto remained little discussed in expository form. The book is divided into six short and relatively independent chapters, each with its own theme, and presents a motivated and lively account of the main topics, providing professionals an overall view of the conjectures and providing researchers intending to specialize in the area a guide to the relevant literature. Ze-Li Dou and Qiao Zhang are both associate professors of Mathematics at Texas Christian University, USA.

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