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Free Download Russian Politics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Brian D. Taylor
English | October 31st, 2024 | ISBN: 0197516025 | 168 pages | True EPUB | 2.40 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 A Very Short History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict by Ilan Pappe
English | October 3rd, 2024 | ISBN: 0861549716 | 160 pages | True EPUB | 2.14 MB
An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel-Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.

Free Download John Gloag, "A Short Dictionary of Furniture: Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain and the USA"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1032367733, 1032367628 | PDF | pages: 814 | 176.1 mb
Originally published in 1952 but enlarged and revised in 1969, this dictionary became a standard authoritative work of reference. It contains 2,612 entries and over 1,000 illustrations, reproduced from contemporary sources and from drawings by Ronald Escott, Marcelle Barton and Maureen Stafford. The work is divided into 6 sections: the first and second concern the description and design of furniture, the third contains the entries, the fourth gives a list of furniture makers in Britain and North America, section five records books and periodicals on furniture and design and the concluding section sets out in tabular form the periods with the materials used, and types of craftsmen employed from 1100 to 1950.

Free Download Law: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Raymond Wacks
English | August 25, 2023 | ISBN: 0192870505 | 208 pages | MOBI | 1.37 Mb
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring

Free Download Graham Webb, "Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959"
English | ISBN: 147668118X | 2020 | 734 pages | PDF | 778 MB
Short subject films have a long history in American cinemas. These could be anywhere from 2 to 40 minutes long and were used as a "filler" in a picture show that would include a cartoon, a newsreel, possibly a serial and a short before launching into the feature film. Shorts could tackle any topic of interest: an unusual travelogue, a comedy, musical revues, sports, nature or popular vaudeville acts. With the advent of sound-on-film in the mid-to-late 1920s, makers of earlier silent short subjects began experimenting with the short films, using them as a testing ground for the use of sound in feature movies. After the Second World War, and the rising popularity of television, short subject films became far too expensive to produce and they had mostly disappeared from the screens by the late 1950s. This encyclopedia offers comprehensive listings of American short subject films from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Free Download Masterpieces of Short Fiction by Michael Krasny, The Great Courses
English | July 08, 2013 | ISBN: B00DTO4IOI | 12 hours and 13 minutes | MP3 128 Kbps | 504 Mb
More than simply a shorter version of the novel, the short story is a unique and rewarding literary form in itself. It offers a world in miniature faithfully captured by the author’s mastery of character, Description, setting, image, and theme. The time it takes to read a short story may be brief, but its impact lasts much longer.
Short story writers see by the light of the flash," says author and Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer. "Theirs is the art of the only thing that one can be sure of – the present moment."
These 24 lectures guide you deep into 23 renowned works written by some of the acknowledged masters of the genre, illuminating the remarkable variety, breathtaking artistry, and profound themes to be found in such miniature masterpieces as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown," Isaac Babel’s "My First Goose," Ernest Hemingway’s "The Killers," Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery," and more.

Free Download Joseph Coohill, Enda Oates (Narrator), "Ireland: A Short History, 5th Edition"
English | ASIN: B0D7WG2BZZ | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~08:30:00 | 234 MB
From the first prehistoric inhabitants of the island to the St Andrews Agreement and decommissioning of IRA weapons, this uniquely concise account of Ireland and its people reveals how differing interpretations of history, ancient and modern, have influenced modern Irish society. Combining factual information with a critical approach, Coohill covers all the key events, including the Great Famine, Home Rule, and the Good Friday Agreement.
Updated with two new chapters expanding the discussion of pre-modern Ireland, as well as developments in the 21st century, this highly accessible and balanced account will continue to provide a valuable resource to all those wishing to acquaint themselves further with the complex identity of the Irish people.

Free Download How to Write a Short Erotica Story (Audiobook)
A Comprehensive Guide To Writing Erotic & Sensual Tales
By: Patrick Méndez
Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Free Download Andrew Leigh, Stephen Graybill (Narrator), "How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity"
English | ASIN: B0CQ2Y1HHJ | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~05:19:00 | 146 MB
"If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh’s clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work." -Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University
A sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world-all in under 200 pages

Free Download L. Sandy Maisel, Jennifer A. Yoder, Eric Jason Martin (Narrator), "Elections: A Very Short Introduction"
English | ASIN: B0DDQHGNZT | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~04:04:00 | 111 MB
Elections occur in all democracies and many nondemocratic regimes as well. They determine who will hold public office and who will have the power to govern. They connect citizens to those whom they choose to make decisions on their behalf and who regulate their behavior. This book looks comparatively at the key aspects of elections. In addition to describing types of electoral systems, it discusses the implications of the various systems for the administration of elections, voter participation, representation, government stability, and other factors. Where appropriate, it examines efforts to reform a nation’s (or a sub-national entity’s) system, exploring the impetus for reform and the effects of those reforms when implemented.
L. Sandy Maisel and Jennifer A. Yoder lay out the variety of electoral systems in the broadest terms-single-member district plurality systems; proportional systems; and mixed systems. They discuss voting and the various electoral institutions used to implement the ways in which voting occurs and how votes are tabulated across electoral systems. They analyze the consequences of each system, first for the functioning of the democracy, and second for the electoral strategies politicians employ, closing with a discussion of reforms under consideration in a number of countries.