Tag: World

December 29, 2023

Da Capo (World Languages)

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Free Download Annamaria Moneti, "Da Capo (World Languages)"
English | 2010 | pages: 450 | ISBN: 1428262741 | PDF | 36,6 mb
This Seventh Edition of the best-selling intermediate Italian text, DA CAPO, reviews and expands upon all aspects of Italian grammar while providing authentic learning experiences (including new song and video activities) that provide students with engaging ways to connect with Italians and Italian culture. Following the guidelines established by the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning, DA CAPO develops Italian language proficiency through varied features that accommodate a variety of teaching styles and goals. The Seventh Edition emphasizes a well-rounded approach to intermediate Italian, focusing on balanced acquisition of the four language skills within an updated cultural framework.

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December 29, 2023

Critical Ancient World Studies The Case for Forgetting Classics

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Free Download Critical Ancient World Studies: The Case for Forgetting Classics
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032120118 | 285 Pages | PDF (True) | 4 MB
This volume explores and elucidates critical ancient world studies (CAWS), a new model for the study of the ancient world operating critically, setting itself against a long history of a discipline formulated to naturalise a hierarchical, white supremacist origin story for an imagined modern West.

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December 29, 2023

Carlsen-Anand 2013 Match for the World Chess Championship

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Free Download Karsten Müller, "Carlsen-Anand 2013: Match for the World Chess Championship"
English | 2014 | pages: 119 | ASIN: B00MRH9JMY | EPUB | 3,7 mb
Magnus Carlsen Becomes World Champion! It was the match that the chess world had been anticipating for several years. Norway’s wunderkind, Magnus Carlsen had qualified as the official challenger for the world chess championship. He was facing the reigning world champion, Viswanathan Anand from India. Would Anand’s enormous match experience and years at the top be enough to stop the young Norwegian grandmaster? Magnus was heavily favored, and he did not disappoint. With the help of German grandmaster Karsten Müller, you can follow as the drama of the match played out in Chennai, India. He has annotated every game, providing insight into the battle for the title. To complement the author’s presentation, grandmaster Susan Polgar – the oldest of the famous Polgar sisters – shares her thoughts about the match in her foreword. She was there for the entire struggle providing coverage for the Indian organizers and media. Also included is a short history of the world chess championship, as well as color photos taken during the match. All in all, this is another fine book on the world chess championship by Karsten Müller.

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December 29, 2023

Boundaries in an Overconnected World Setting Limits to Preserve Your Focus, Privacy, Relationships, and Sanity

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Free Download Anne Katherine, "Boundaries in an Overconnected World: Setting Limits to Preserve Your Focus, Privacy, Relationships, and Sanity"
English | 2013 | pages: 280 | ISBN: 1608681904 | EPUB | 0,9 mb
Over the past decade, 24-7 connectivity has given us not only convenience and fun but worries about privacy, intrusions into family time, and new compulsions – from shopping to tweeting and cute cat watching. Anne Katherine, one of the first authors to bring healthy boundary setting to a mass audience, has now written a book on how to do this with technology. Rather than rejecting online life, Katherine shows readers how to make social media, smartphones, and other innovations work for, rather than against, them. Readers learn to protect themselves online – from predators and data mining as well as from time-devouring friends and acquaintances – with an emphasis on preserving and optimizing meaningful personal connections. Anyone who has ever wondered if their cute little gadget was actually an enemy invader will welcome Katherine’s strategies for ensuring that "your life is truly your own."

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December 29, 2023

Bodytalk A World Guide to Gestures

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Free Download Desmond Morris, "Bodytalk: A World Guide to Gestures"
English | 1994 | pages: 240 | ISBN: 0224101390, 0224039695 | EPUB | 18,2 mb
The first book to bring together the many different everyday gestures that are used all over the world. Desmond Morris has travelled to over 60 countries while making field studies of human body language, and made notes of hand gestures and facial expressions. The result is a fascinating reference book of over 600 different gestures from Europe, the Middle East, North & South America and the Far East. The book is arranged alphabetically under the part of the body used with Meaning, Action, Background and Locality and each gesture is illustrated with a line drawing. The World Guide to Gestures complements Desmond Morris’s bestsellers Manwatching and Bodywatching.

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