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Free Download Slap Happy: How to Play World-Beat Rhythms with Just Your Body and a Buddy By Alan Dworsky, Betsy Sansby, Betty Sansby, Alan Dworsky, Betty Sansby
2002 | 72 Pages | ISBN: 0963880179 | EPUB | 5 MB
Slap Happy turns drum rhythms into body rhythms you can step, clap, and slap with a buddy. Right from the start, you’ll be learning how to slap traditional rhythms from West Africa and the Caribbean; Kuku from Guinea; Sunguru Bani from mali, Kpegisu from Ghana, Bomba from Puerto Rico, and Conga from Cuba. And you can hear how every pattern sounds on the slap-along CD that comes with the book. You can do Slap Happy in pairs or in groups, indoors or out, at home or at school. The rhythms are written in easy-to-read charts requiring no knowledge of music. If you’re a parent, it’s a great way to do something fun and educational with your kids that doesn’t require any previous musical training. If you’re a music teacher, you can use Slap Happy to give your students a hands-on experience of world rhythms without having to buy any instruments. It’s physical, it’s funky, and it’s fun!

Free Download Scientific Research In World War II: What scientists did in the war By Ad Maas, Hans Hooijmaijers
2009 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0710313403 | PDF | 4 MB
This book seeks to explore how scientists across a number of countries managed to cope with the challenging circumstances created by World War II. No scientist remained unaffected by the outbreak of WWII. As the book shows, there were basically two opposite ways in which the war encroached on the life of a scientific researcher. In some cases, the outbreak of the war led to engagement in research in support of a war-waging country; in the other extreme, it resulted in their marginalisation. The book, starting with the most marginalised scientist and ending with those fully engaged in the war-effort, covers the whole spectrum of enormously varying scientific fates. Distinctive features of the volume include: a focus on the experiences of ‘ordinary’ scientists, rather than on figureheads like Oppenheimer or Otto Hahn contributions from a range of renowned academics including Mark Walker, an authority in the field of science in World War II a detailed study of the Netherlands during the German Occupation This richly illustrated volume will be of major interest to researchers of the history of science, World War II, and Modern History.

Free Download Gregory M. Thaler, "Saving a Rainforest and Losing the World: Conservation and Displacement in the Global Tropics "
English | ISBN: 0300272480 | 2024 | 312 pages | PDF | 3 MB
An unflinching investigation of the false promises of land sparing, exposing how its illusory successes mask the failures of green capitalism

Free Download Roger E. Kanet, "Russia and the World in the Putin Era "
English | ISBN: 1032040688 | 2021 | 318 pages | AZW3 | 2 MB
This volume examines the role of Russia in the world under President Putin’s rule.

Free Download Andrew Taylor, "Rethinking Leadership for a Green World"
English | ISBN: 1032041846 | 2022 | 418 pages | AZW3 | 8 MB
First James Lovelock, and recently Prince William and David Attenborough believe that we have reached a tipping point in the process of climate change. Whether they are right or not, it is certainly true that the impact of humankind upon the ecology of the earth has reached a point where real changes in human behaviour are required. If managers are to be enablers of planetary survival then we need to develop a new approach to risk, which explicitly includes ecological limits upon economic behaviour. This implies a fundamental reorientation of their role in allocating resources to minimise risk and maximise reward.

Free Download Raman Mittal, "Relevance of Duties in the Contemporary World: With Special Emphasis on Gandhian Thought"
English | ISBN: 981191835X | 2022 | 403 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This book reflects on the significance of duties in creating an egalitarian society by collating and contextualizing the relevant literature. It particularly focuses on an appreciation of Gandhi’s views on duty to showcase how they remain pertinent to create a cohesive, responsible and value-based society in the present right-dominated world. A viable solution to the current real world problems could be found in exploring the philosophy on duties and the book provides relevant literature in this regard. It undertakes jurisprudential analysis of duty in a rights-dominated world, identifying the gaps in realising the potential of duty to address the critical issues of the present times. It argues that enforcement of rights depends heavily on the observance of duties and proposes coherence in right-duty relationship. Gandhian thought on duty recognises duty as a precursor to rights and emphasises that the observance of duties guarantees the enforcement of rights. The relevance of duties and Gandhian thoughts on the same is not restricted to India but transcends borders with profound appeal. Gandhian thoughts have become even more relevant in the current times to examine the situation of COVID-19 pandemic, racial discrimination (BLM), environmental crises, digital divide, health care and medical care crises, refugee and migrant labour problems and it can offer promising solutions based on the nuances of social solidarity, self realisation of duties/responsibilities, local governance, compassion and humanity.

Free Download Quilt Blocks Around the World: 50 Appliqué Patterns for International Cities & More – Mix & Match to Create Lasting Memories By Debra Gabel
2012 | 64 Pages | ISBN: 1607054353 | PDF | 47 MB
You loved Quilt Blocks Across America-now author Debra Gabel shows you the rest of the world in her signature style. Debra’s sequel features 50 all new 6" square appliqué patterns for exciting locales like Tokyo, Sydney, and Venice, plus general travel-themed designs. Perfect for any kind of appliqué. An inspiring gallery of the quilt blocks "in action" gives you plenty of ideas for sewing something special to commemorate your travels…real or imagined. Pages lay flat for tracing the patterns and color templates make fabric selection easy. Includes a CD inside with PDF files for resizing and printing as needed.

Free Download Konstantinos Kapparis, "Prostitution in the Ancient Greek World"
English | ISBN: 3110556758 | 2017 | 509 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Prostitution in the ancient Greek world was widespread, legal, and acceptable as a fact of life and an unavoidable necessity. The state regulated the industry and treated prostitution as any other trade. Almost every prominent man in the ancient world has been truly or falsely associated with some famous hetaira. These women, who sold their affections to the richest and most influential men of their time, have become legends in their own right. They pushed the boundaries of female empowerment in their quest for self-promotion and notoriety, and continue to fascinate us. Prostitution remains a complex phenomenon linked to issues of gender, culture, law, civic ideology, education, social control, and economic forces. This is why its study is of paramount importance for our understanding of the culture, outlook and institutions of the ancient world, and in turn it can shed new light and introduce new perspectives to the challenging debate of our times on prostitution and contemporary sexual morality. The main purpose of this book is to provide the primary historical study of the topic with emphasis upon the separation of facts from the mythology surrounding the countless references to prostitution in Greek literary sources.

Free Download Mohammad Jawaid, "Proceedings of 2nd World Conference on Byproducts of Palms and Their Applications: ByPalma 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia "
English | ISBN: 9811961948 | 2023 | 211 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This book presents the selected papers presented at the 2nd World Conference on Byproducts of Palms and their Applications (ByPalma 2021), held as a virtual conference on September 28-30, 2021. The conference focused on the byproducts of palm plantations around the globe and their current and potential applications. It provided an interdisciplinary platform for leading academic scientists, researchers, artisans, entrepreneurs and industry professionals as well as palm growers to exchange recent developments, technologies, innovations, trends, concerns, challenges, and opportunities, related to palm by-products R&D, manufacturing, and crafts. As a reference, it will be of interest to students, scientists, engineers, government officials, and industrial practitioners.

Free Download Jason Cochran, "Pauline Frommer’s Walt Disney World and Orlando"
English | 2009 | pages: 356 | ISBN: 0470453168 | PDF | 5,4 mb
Even though most American families will make at least one pilgrimage to Orlando, too many of them end up spending far more than they have to for their vacations. This book initiates you into the world of savvy discount travel shopping, from finding the very lowest airfares to booking theme park tickets through the right sources so you pay less.