bookbestseller

Cathrine Thorleifsson, "Nationalism and the Politics of Fear in Israel: Race and Identity on the Border with Lebanon " English | ISBN: 1780767501 | 2015 | 232 pages | EPUB | 1477 KB Kiryat Shmona, located near the Israeli-Lebanese border, often makes the news whenever there is an outbreak of violence between the two countries. In Israel's northernmost city, the residents are mostly Mizrahim, that is, Jews descending from Arab and Muslim lands. Cathrine Thorleifsson uses the dynamics at play along this border to develop wider conclusions about the nature of nationalism, identity, ethnicity and xenophobia in Israel, and the ways in which these shift over time and are manipulated in different ways for various ends. She explores the idea of being on the 'periphery' of nationhood: examining the identity-forming and negotiating processes of these Mizrahim who do not neatly dove-tail with the predominantly Ashkenazi concept of what it means to be 'Israeli'. Through in-depth ethnographic observation and analysis, Thorleifsson highlights the daily negotiation of Moroccan and Persian Jewish families who define themselves in opposition to Ashkenazi Jews from Russia and Central and Eastern Europe and the Druze, Christian and Muslim Arab populations which surround them. But this is not just an examination of differences and stereotypes which are continually perpetuated. Instead, Thorleifsson highlights the instances of inter-marriage between Mizrahi and Ashkenazi Jews, and what this means for the high politics of nationalist narratives as well as the everyday aspect of family dynamics. But having done so, she does also acknowledge that many of Israel's laws which deal with ethnic identity do result in discrimination and daily exclusion against a large number of its citizens, something which reflects the ethnocratic character of the state. By including all of these different aspects of the daily negotiation of identity in a northern town in Israel, Thorleifsson offers a frank and balanced account of the nature of state nationalism and the people who are affected by it. Covering an interesting aspect of Israeli society which is often overlooked, this account of relations between both Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews and those between Mizrahi Jews and Palestinians is an important contribution to the study of Israeli and Middle Eastern societies. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/4cd3aaade9f591332835f44393137e79/otp72.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/tch80ytd9j7h/otp72.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/mjk9lbzovp44/otp72.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/XHw4ApxdYV/otp72.7z.html

Vassilis Petsinis, "National Identity in Serbia: The Vojvodina and a Multi-Ethnic Community in the Balkans" English | ISBN: 1788313739 | 2019 | 280 pages | PDF | 2 MB The autonomous province of Vojvodina in Serbia is little-known in the English-speaking world, even though it is a territory of high significance for the development of Serbian national identity. Vojvodina's multi-ethnic composition and historical experience has also encouraged the formation of a distinct regional identity. This book analyses the evolution of Vojvodina's identity over time and the unique pattern of ethnic relations in the province. Although approximately 25 ethnic communities live in Vojvodina, it is by no means a divided society. Intercultural cohabitation has been a living reality in the province for centuries and this largely accounts for the lack of ethnic conflict. Vassilis Petsinis explores Vojvodina's intercultural society and shows how this has facilitated the introduction of flexible and regionalized legal models for the management of ethnic relations in Serbia since the 2000s. He also discusses recent developments in the region, most notably the arrival of refugees from Syria and Iraq, and measures the impact that these changes have had on social stability and inter-group relations in the province. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/b77ce59330a921df74eb319a5d79453c/6s50u.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/yg951ux59i3p/6s50u.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/ebl4k9cmks16/6s50u.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/CJpgGVBa8M/6s50u.7z.html

Alexandros Lamprou, "Nation-Building in Modern Turkey: The 'People's Houses', the State and the Citizen " English | ISBN: 1780768761 | 2015 | 320 pages | PDF | 2 MB From 1924 to 1946 the Republic of Turkey was in effect ruled as an authoritarian single-party regime. During these years the state embarked upon an extensive reform programme of modernisation and nation-building. Alexandros Lamprou here offers an alternative understanding of social change and state-society relations in Turkey, shifting the focus from the state as the prime instigator of change to the population's participation in the process of reform. Through the study of the 'People's Houses', the community centres opened and operated by the Republican People's Party in most cities and towns of Turkey, and using previously unpublished archival material, Lamprou analyses how ordinary people experienced, negotiated and resisted the reforms in the 1930s and 1940s and how this process contributed to the shaping of social identities. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of nation-building, socio-cultural change and state-society relations in modern Turkey. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/c1857ed5e98e82d38a1a767ec4500268/vb09f.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/wafxo7cm66d0/vb09f.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/efg2g80dh0sr/vb09f.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/FWUHIn3997/vb09f.7z.html

Jim Bowman, "Narratives of Cyprus: Modern Travel Writing and Cultural Encounters since Lawrence Durrell " English | ISBN: 184885918X | 2014 | 240 pages | PDF | 2 MB Unease has marked relations between modern travel writers and the people of Cyprus. Visitors like Lawrence Durrell, Colin Thubron, Christopher Hitchens and Sebastian Junger have registered the effects of political strife on both the people of the island and those who visit from abroad. Their accounts demonstrate how geopolitical realities-such as colonization, insurgency, inter-communal warfare, and now decades of militarized 'peace'-shape the narrating self and its relations to others. Here, Jim Bowman assesses the effects of Cypriot history on writings about the island through an analysis of memoirs, travelogues, political journalism, guide books and ethnographies. Through this examination of popular texts, Bowman shows how a western and politicized image of Cyprus has been created, increasingly divorced from the realities experienced by the local population. Narratives of Cyprus is an important reassessment of Cyprus' place in British culture, and will be of interest to scholars and students of Anthropology, English Literature and Ethnographic Studies. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/6f75905097a5cd4487490b519a857b14/nqndn.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/r35v0cz0j77f/nqndn.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/1f2agv7smjop/nqndn.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/epURMdNhoC/nqndn.7z.html

Narrative Concepts and Techniques in International Literary Fiction (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature) by Ken Ireland English | April 14, 2025 | ISBN: 1032912057 | True EPUB/PDF | 242 pages | 0.8/3 MB The omnipresence of narrative in our real-life experience and in the media world makes it a vital and relevant factor for study. This book presents an easily accessible guide to a series of key narrative topics, with concise entries in a transparent format of compact paragraphs allowing quick reference and omitting footnotes and endnotes to aid fluency. It uses throughout a wide range of illustrative examples from Western and non-Western literature, stressing the universal relevance and application of narrative concepts and techniques. These examples are intended to stimulate interest in less familiar, non-mainstream but important texts, and to highlight unsuspected features in more familiar texts. Engaging with texts from Africa and Asia, the Americas and Australasia, as well as from Britain and Europe, it will appeal to students of comparative literature, to creative writers, whose awareness of available techniques and devices can prompt fresh ideas and approaches, and and will introduce general readers to new areas of literary experience. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/7fec84555ea1a476a74a5b39c76e842f/tpxcq.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/6cevztjp87dg/tpxcq.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/om6zzaars9r1/tpxcq.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/OWtGWsTz2v/tpxcq.7z.html

Mysteries of the National Parks: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More by Mike Bezemek English | May 6, 2025 | ISBN: 1464238987, 1464226903 | True EPUB | 464 pages | 2 MB Discover the hidden mysteries of America's national parks! America's national parks are most known for outstanding beauty and unparalleled adventure―and these natural wonders also hold some of the world's greatest enigmas. Why did an ancient civilization abandon their stone city in the mountains of Colorado? Flying past Mt. Rainier, did a pilot really spot nine shiny objects that spawned the UFO craze? How do stones weighing thousands of pounds slide across the sand in Death Valley? Join outdoor expert and writer Mike Bezemek as he explores baffling disappearances, unexplained phenomena, and the secret history of our national parks. Featuring 35 diverse stories, Mysteries of the National Parks takes readers to every corner of our diverse and beautiful country. You'll travel to some of the most beloved national park units, including: Yellowstone National ParkGrand Canyon National ParkDinosaur National MonumentBlue Ridge ParkwayFord's Theatre National Historic SiteAnd many more! Mysteries of the National Park is the first book to delve into the details of mysterious happenings across the national park service. Bezemek's vivid storytelling brings each mystery to life, immersing readers in the intriguing settings and characters while revealing previously untold details. Whether you're an outdoor adventurer, national park enthusiast, or true crime fan, this riveting collection is a must-have addition to your library. Perfect as a gift or personal treasure, Mysteries of the National Parks will leave you ready to set out on your own national park adventure! RapidGator https://rg.to/file/3b32adf0b2b6995e1bb4c4612c7bf5f3/761k6.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/qwaxhjwpwo0p/761k6.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/kb46so3y6c7a/761k6.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/ALEXrL6NZW/761k6.7z.html

Concha Alborg, "My Mother, That Stranger: Letters from the Spanish Civil War " English | ISBN: 1789760305 | 2019 | 240 pages | EPUB | 8 MB Over eight-hundred letters were written between the authors newly-engaged parents during the time that her father was on the Republican war front fighting against Francos forces, and her mother awaiting the end of the war. Her father, Professor Juan Luis Alborg, would live to become a well-known literary historian and critic. Her mothers life, on the other hand, was overshadowed by her husbands academic celebrity. The letters were discovered whilst preparing for a symposium marking the centenary of her fathers birth, celebrated at the University of Malaga in 2014. This unique memoir is a microhistory of the Spanish Civil War at an individual level; it illuminates the official story as told in history books at multiple levels. Her mothers personal narrative adds to the understanding of this significant time because she shows how a family lived in the midst of war. A primary relevance is that she lived in Valencia, which in November 1936 become the official capital of the Republican government. Working in a government co-op gave her an insiders view of the ongoing political and military situation. She describes the contrasting burdens between family life in Valencia, and the life of her fiance soldier on the southern frontlines. The authors mother is exemplary of the women who were formed under the liberal Second Spanish Republic (1931-39) only to be silenced during Francos repressive dictatorship (1939-75). The long-lost letters made Concha Alborg realise how little she understood her mothers passion to set down complex feelings in the most difficult of circumstances. This book will be of interest to Hispanists, historians and literary critics for its uniqueness on the epistolary genre and gender studies, and to the general public as a heartfelt family memoir. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/0d9fd3619eec2d4a90cd3126c08607fd/ye9xn.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/w6t925tcub6f/ye9xn.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/zrexoavhoi5t/ye9xn.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/I1ceu9FDda/ye9xn.7z.html

My Friends: A Novel by Fredrik Backman English | May 6, 2025 | ISBN: 1982112824, 9781982112844 | True EPUB | 448 pages | 3.4 MB #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later. Most people don't even notice them-three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa's care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting's birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she'll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don't always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/787fb96a927162446fd50ec4c0cb3fd1/nlico.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/e5fouupkfq9i/nlico.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/0j423kkxi3v6/nlico.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/PcybrZLyy1/nlico.7z.html

Hsiu-lien Lu, "My Fight for a New Taiwan: One Woman's Journey from Prison to Power" English | ISBN: 0295995556 | 2016 | 344 pages | EPUB | 5 MB Lu Hsiu-lien's journey is the story of Taiwan. Through her successive drives for gender equality, human rights, political reform, Taiwan independence, and, currently, environmental protection, Lu has played a key role in Taiwan's evolution from dictatorship to democracy. The election in 2000 of Democratic Progressive Party leader Chen Shui-bian to the presidency, with Lu as his vice president, ended more than fifty years of rule by the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party). Taiwan's painful struggle for democratization is dramatized here in the life of Lu, a feminist leader and pro-democracy advocate who was imprisoned for more than five years in the 1980s. Unlike such famous Asian women politicians as Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi, India's Indira Gandhi, and Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto, Lu Hsiu-lien grew up in a family without political connections. Her impoverished parents twice attempted to give her away for adoption, and as an adult she survived cancer and imprisonment, later achieving success as an elected politician―the first self-made woman to serve with such prominence in Asia. My Fight for a New Taiwan's rich narrative gives readers an insider's perspective on Taiwan's unique blend of Chinese and indigenous culture and recent social transformation. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/cc84b1de0c86b48ed755fbfc1a42c7a0/nhb3w.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/16fyl8jdluft/nhb3w.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/e0lhjzg4qh0u/nhb3w.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/PWO1NGgWMz/nhb3w.7z.html

Olivier Urbain, "Music, Power and Liberty: Sound, Song and Melody as Instruments of Change " English | ISBN: 1784534439 | 2015 | 224 pages | PDF | 2 MB Music is a complex and multi-faceted art form. Yet too often it is regarded as discrete and self-contained. The chapters in this groundbreaking book explore different aspects of how music may shape society and culture, yet go much further in viewing musical activity as a mode of power that can transform the lives of communities and individuals. The contributors (who include sociologists, musicologists and performers) focus above all on the relationship between music and the political upheavals of the Arab Spring. They examine key topics like music and revolution in Tunisia; the Egyptian musical tradition of the Revolutionary Song; and the ambivalent social status of the Arab musician, revered by the public when performing but also facing suspicion in a society where music is rightly seen as dangerous and subversive. In showing how music has been used to challenge the status quo, as well as enforce it, the ambiguity of music is fully revealed: it can be used to bolster both regime power and popular liberty, often simultaneously. This is a vital contribution to more nuanced understandings of music and politics. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/9fed5d0686db13551f07262b7c998b07/qsk3w.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/glda69gun6ar/qsk3w.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/9qj2xae07cq9/qsk3w.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/VXLQpYWsK2/qsk3w.7z.html

Murder on Line One by Jeremy Vine English | 24 April 2025 | ISBN: 0008707057, 9780008707071 | True EPUB | 400 pages | 1.96 MB There's a killer on the airwaves ... and they're calling for you. Recently sacked from his beloved job after a devastating tragedy, Edward is cast adrift - until he meets Stevie, whose grandmother, a devoted listener, died in a suspicious fire last year. Well, nobody hurts his listeners and helping Stevie might just give him the purpose he needs. Joined by his old fling, Kim, they discover Stevie's grandmother wasn't the only one of his listeners targeted - this is just the tip of the iceberg. But who is pursuing his ageing audience and why? And can Edward, Stevie and Kim get to the bottom of this mystery before it's too late? RapidGator https://rg.to/file/246103c36335bb163b7cd3355567d2f4/zkbiy.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/p5vq4sux484i/zkbiy.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/a1b1clkf92ej/zkbiy.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/79TqemFPWS/zkbiy.7z.html

Much Ado About Keanu: A Critical Reeves Theory by Sezin Devi Koehler English | April 29, 2025 | ISBN: 0913705225 | True EPUB | 320 pages | 0.7 MB Thanks to his prolific movie career (seventy-eight movies and counting) and endearing real-life persona, Keanu Reeves has become the universal screen saver of pop culture-nobody can go a few days without some reference to Keanu or his movies popping up. But Reeves is much more than box office receipts and internet memes, and Much Ado About Keanu provides the in-depth look at his art, identity, and ethnicity that this oft-misunderstood cultural icon deserves. Despite the sometimes-mocking estimations of his acting skills-and his seven Razzie nominations-Keanu Reeves is one of the most thoughtful and talented performers of his generation, and during his forty-year career he has made huge strides for Asian and Indigenous representation in spite of his identity often being whitewashed. Pop culture sociologist and Reeves devotee Sezin Devi Koehler explores all of this, presenting insightful essays that critically examine Reeves's creative output from an interdisciplinary and intersectional perspective. Those who code Reeves as white miss how his multiracial identity informs so many of his mainstream films, often subverting their most straightforward themes. Criticisms of his acting overlook the popularity and the reach of his work. Koehler's essays challenge how audiences engage with Keanu's movies, highlighting the importance of Keanu as a multitalented artist and trailblazer, not only for racial representation but for intersectional, queer, and feminist readings of cinema as well. Much Ado About Keanu connects existing media studies around various themes in Reeves's films-particularly Asian and Indigenous representation, gender studies, philosophy, technology, and sexuality studies-in a "Critical Reeves Theory" sure to engage not just fans but all of us who live in Keanu's world. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/6e3a32372e1fc2c64004cebb601af482/dxjti.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/lbh9rk6nkr4y/dxjti.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/89gdihywchmf/dxjti.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/5930Fktbce/dxjti.7z.html

Wilhelm Agrell, "Mrs Petrov's Shoe: The True Story of a KGB Defection" English | ISBN: 1788314603 | 2019 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB On April 19, 1954, the world was gripped by an unfolding drama at Sydney Airport. A small, seemingly fragile woman, was being aggresively marched to an awaiting plane by two burly men. Evdokia Petrova was the wife of Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov who, two weeks earlier, had defected from the embassy in Canberra after a prolonged 'cultivation' by the Australian Security Service, supported by MI5. Evdokia was now being hurried back to Moscow by the KGB. The subsequent intervention by Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies kept the world's media on tenterhooks. But who was the couple at the center of this global news story? After the defection, it turned out that Evdokia was, in fact, an even bigger catch than her husband. With a background both in cryptological work in Moscow and in field operations, she was able to supply Western intelligence with a wealth of information and insight into the workings of the Soviet intelligence system. With access to newly-released archives and sources, this book sheds extraordinary new light on the two people at the heart of the Petrov Affair, one of the most bizarre stories of the Cold War era. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/95f05d3bee921dd6e8486d89f0836900/s3m1a.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/xnfko77cfd34/s3m1a.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/xpt2xqyba9ik/s3m1a.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/zC9LwIa1bc/s3m1a.7z.html

Brendan Rivera, "Mozzarella: Tasty and Delicious dishes" English | ASIN : B08NRJJ7RT | 2020 | 41 pages | AZW | 3,5 MB Mozzarella Tasty and Delicious dishes Mozzarella Recipes I have created for you a book containing recipes for dishes that include mozzarella and similar cheeses. I find cheese to be the most delicious ingredient in almost any dish. Therefore, you will find very tasty dishes that you can treat your friends and family with. Basically, these are not complicated recipes, so with my book cooking will not be a difficult process for you. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/82e5fd36e41ef3f41156f7c7f1a7fd57/fvznk.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/kdcplwk06vli/fvznk.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/cn2om3qe0s2v/fvznk.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/1VmHnohXXX/fvznk.7z.html

Colin Turbett, "Motorcycles & Motorcycling in the USSR from 1939: - a Social and Technical History" English | ISBN: 1787113140 | 2019 | 128 pages | EPUB | 38 MB This book provides the first accessible English language account of motorcycles in the Soviet Union. Concentrating on the wartime and postwar period until 1990, prior to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, it covers the motorcycles produced, and looks at the way in which they were used at home and exported abroad. Chapters cover wartime, models produced, the social character of Soviet era motorcycling, and wide-ranging sport. With planned, rather than market-led, production based around copies of pre-war German BMW and DKW models, the industry churned out hundreds of thousands of utilitarian and rugged machines that were very different from the more fashion-orientated machines produced in the West. These motorcycles went under the place names of the producing factories: Ishevsk, Kovrov, Moskva, Minsk and, of course, the large flat twins produced in Irbit and Kiev under the Ural and Dnepr names. With a strong emphasis on Soviet era illustrations, the book provides an insight into a life based on idealism and ideology that has now passed. Period photographs and images, many of them from private family collections, show Soviet bikes as well as popular imports Jawa from Czechoslovakia, and Pannonia from Hungary. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/d2ac9a10b9eba57cab72e4c4f1ed643c/4a9f3.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/h2b7d9svc2bg/4a9f3.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/hj4ed3cqv2vk/4a9f3.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/ntE2HdiON2/4a9f3.7z.html

Mother River by Can Xue, translated by Karen Gernant, Chen Zeping English | January 21, 2025 | ISBN: 1960385313, 9781960385321 | True EPUB | 256 pages | 2.3 MB InMother River, Can Xue, one of China's most daring and visionary writers, invites us into a surreal landscape where reality is as fluid as a river itself. This collection of thirteen stories weaves together vivid, dreamlike narratives that challenge our perceptions of time, identity, and existence. Through her signature blend of the absurd and the profound, Can Xue explores the fragile boundaries betwen the known and unknown, between humanity and nature. In these tales, a man tries to chase down an ellusive golden peacock, a woman communicates with mysterious, shifting forms of light, and the river that runs through a small village seems to pulse with memories of its own. Surreal, provocative, and unique,Mother Riverreinforces Can Xue's status as one of the most rewarding and complex writers working today-and a perennial favorite to win the Nobel Prize. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/9d22ef5ccef81e09572dc0f0b239bbd8/ippve.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/fcpxf9w3kvta/ippve.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/d9pklawe84ww/ippve.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/BA9JHmvgUG/ippve.7z.html

Mother of Bourbon: The Greatest American Whiskey Story Never Told by Eric Goodman, Kaveh Zamanian English | April 29, 2025 | ISBN: 9798888458129, 9798888458136 | True EPUB | 312 pages | 1.7 MB The outrageously inspiring story of the most successful and influential woman distiller of Kentucky Bourbon that nobody's heard...until now! Introducing Mary Dowling, Mother of Bourbon. Born in 1859 to Irish immigrants who'd escaped the great potato famine, Mary Dowling arrived at the height of anti-Irish and anti-Catholic fervor in America. The hardscrabble life her family led provided the foundation of grit and determination that would serve her well, along with a natural gift for numbers and planning. She married the enterprising John Dowling when she was just fifteen and he was thirty-three. Despite their age gap, John was a kind and adoring husband who recognized Mary's remarkable skills and made her his partner not just in life but in business. He offered her oversight of their burgeoning bourbon company's financial books and sought her insight and advice on acquisition and expansion as they steadily grew from distillery investors to sole proprietors of Waterfill and Frazier in Tyrone, Kentucky, just outside Lawrenceburg, in the heart of Bourbon Country. Mary's first trials arrive at the turn of the century in a series of tragedies that leave her widowed and with a business no one wants to support. Steering not only the lives of her eight children, she (Palabra Censurada, están prohibidos los referidos y/o Acortadores) up against a male-dominated bank and distributor that drop her because women don't run businesses, to align herself with progressive partners who value the dollar over outdated ideas about gender. She scales to ever higher heights, becoming an influential member of Lawrenceburg society while achieving immense wealth at a time when women still couldn't vote. When Prohibition arrives with its attendant animosity toward immigrants and Catholics, Mary is forced into semi-retirement-until the federal government comes after her on trumped-up charges of bootlegging. Only then does she bite back, determining that if she is going to be treated like a criminal, she will behave like one-taking her operation to Juarez, Mexico, to begin another iteration of Waterfill and Frazier that would distill and legally distribute bourbon throughout Mexico and, less legally, north into the US. Mother of Bourbon: The Greatest American Whiskey Story Never Told is the never-before-told story of a pioneering and visionary woman who achieved success in a system designed to suppress her, and against a government that strived to repress her. Mary's courage and determination are the hallmarks that live on today in Mary Dowling Whiskey, as extraordinary and distinctive as the woman whose name it bears. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/ff840891b16bcb3216eed68c18d106dc/3e6dg.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/abltkoihj9tl/3e6dg.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/0dhmi79u6ihv/3e6dg.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/tUUHVv3R7h/3e6dg.7z.html

Mother Media: Hot and Cool Parenting in the Twentieth Century by Hannah Zeavin English | April 29, 2025 | ISBN: 0262049554 | True EPUB | 320 pages | 3 MB An essential history for understanding how we mother now, and how motherhood itself became a medium-winner of the Brooke Hindle Award from the Society for the History of Technology. From the nursery to the prison, from the clinic to the commune, Mother Media tells the story of how we arrived at our contemporary understanding of what a mother is and how understandings of "bad" mothering formed our contemporary panics about "bad" media. In this book, leading historian of psychology Hannah Zeavin examines twentieth-century pediatric, psychological, educational, industrial, and economic norms around mediated mothering and technologized parenting. The book charts the crisis of the family across the twentieth century and the many ingenious attempts to remediate nursemaid and mother via speculative technologies and screen media. Growing out of her previous award-winning book The Distance Cure, which considered technologized care, the book lays bare the contradictions of techno-parenting and how it relates to conceptions of "maternal fitness," medical redlining, and surveillance of children, parents, and other caregivers. The author offers narratives of parenting in its extremity (for example, Shaken Baby Syndrome) and its ostensible banality (for example, the Nanny Cam) and how the two are often intertwined. Ultimately, Zeavin grapples with a simple contradiction: technology is seen and judged as harmful in domestic and educational spaces, even as it is a saving grace in the unending labor of raising a family. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/741b05d450fc29a35dd680e28ff2f730/l3vtb.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/e651w6bhwtxd/l3vtb.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/bn2pvkxew97r/l3vtb.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/HRDewkoiPK/l3vtb.7z.html

Michael N Pierce, "Motes and Beams: A Neo-Jungian Theory of Personality" English | ASIN : B089278TWR | 2020 | 271 pages | PDF | 2 MB We do not understand ourselves because we do not understand each other, and we do not understand each other because we do not understand ourselves. As the world becomes more and more connected through media and technology, the consequences of such ignorance become more and more clear. This book, the fruit of seven years' research, thought, and debate, is a humble but earnest contribution to the task of understanding ourselves and each other. This task is not as easy as many people seem to think. We are each born with deep, philosophical assumptions and cognitive tendencies through which we make sense of the world. To understand these assumptions is to face a measure of existential threat, because they are not the same for every person. This book offers a way to categorize these assumptions into a number of distinct "types," to aid in understanding them. This approach to personality is derived from the works of Carl Jung (creator of analytic psychology) and Isabel Myers (creator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). It also draws from the wisdom of Socionics theory, and from a vast internet community of modern "neo-Jungian" theorists and enthusiasts. Along the way, many other topics outside of personality are touched on in a "Jungian" spirit of holistic inquiry, from philosophy, to history, mythology, science, sociology, spirituality, sexuality, and world literature. Its author, Michael Pierce, is known in the "neo-Jungian" community for his YouTube videos on the 16 Myers-Briggs types, as well as videos on Jungian theory and philosophy. His YouTube channel can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDcT_Pujk8vOcxk_IcnxtQ Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/5561e135778a12b0b7d402362a09e03e/drp1p.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/4je0n3f5nq9a/drp1p.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/azxntlcro508/drp1p.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/BgPk1AAtLM/drp1p.7z.html

More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity by Adam Becker English | April 22, 2025 | ISBN: 1541619595, 9781541619609 | True EPUB | 384 pages | 5.2 MB This "wild and utterly engaging narrative" (Melanie Mitchell) shows why Silicon Valley's heartless, baseless, and foolish obsessions-with escaping death, building AI tyrants, and creating limitless growth-are about oligarchic power, not preparing for the future Tech billionaires have decided that they should determine our futures for us. According to Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, and more, the only good future for humanity is one powered by technology: trillions of humans living in space, functionally immortal, served by superintelligent AIs. In More Everything Forever, science journalist Adam Becker investigates these wildly implausible and often profoundly immoral visions of tomorrow-and shows why, in reality, there is no good evidence that they will, or should, come to pass. Nevertheless, these obsessions fuel fears that overwhelm reason-for example, that a rogue AI will exterminate humanity-at the expense of essential work on solving crucial problems like climate change. What's more, these futuristic visions cloak a hunger for power under dreams of space colonies and digital immortality. The giants of Silicon Valley claim that their ideas are based on science, but the reality is darker: they come from a jumbled mix of shallow futurism and racist pseudoscience. More Everything Forever exposes the powerful and sinister ideas that dominate Silicon Valley, challenging us to see how foolish, and dangerous, these visions of the future are. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/a0ab7fa845230ef3c8025e17c3726674/ydsxb.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/124h1ioa0c9u/ydsxb.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/csbo3s3ynzuz/ydsxb.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/wWRRDg2hY1/ydsxb.7z.html

Mood Drinks: Alcohol-Free Cocktails to Create the Perfect Mood by Gabriel Cabrera English | April 22, 2025 | ISBN: 0525611274, 9780525611288 | True EPUB | 160 pages | 30.3 MB A stunning collection of 60 unique alcohol-free cocktails that taste as good as they look. Mood Drinks is a seriously sexy collection of non-alcoholic cocktails, created and photographed by acclaimed lifestyle photographer Gabriel Cabrera. Gabriel has crafted 60 stylish recipes to help reflect, enhance or shift your mood. Each chapter groups recipes by shared flavor profile, carefully curated for that particular mood. The result is an array of delicious drinks made with intentional and accessible ingredients like fresh citrus, seasonal fruits, super-steeped teas, homemade bitters, and salty brines. Whatever your mood, you can drink to . . . CHILL: Relax with bitter, smoky and cozy drinks that will pull you into a mellow embrace, like the Sleepy Cherries, made with tart cherry, tangy orange peel and nutmeg, or the Sesame Blanket, made with black sesame, cinnamon and fennel seeds. UPLIFT: Boost your energy with savory, spicy and fizzy drinks that jolt your mood with a nice bite of salt or spice. For a quick zing, try the Shiso Cuke Sour, made with cucumber, fresh shiso leaves and frosty cocktail foam, or a Guava Brava, made with guava nectar, plum vinegar and sumac. CELEBRATE: Cheers with citrus, floral and fruit-forward drinks full of personality and sparkle like A Shot of Joy, made with jasmine tea, cantaloupe and ginger, or the Fountain of Beauty, made with elderflower and non-alcoholic bubbly. EXPLORE: Experiment with funky, fermented and oddball drinks of edgy and curious mixes like the Umamilada, made with mushroom broth, tomato juice, pickle brine and non-alcoholic beer, or the Sage Away, made with cardamom and green tea, or the Gochu Soda, made with non-alcoholic aperitivo, gochujang paste and grapefruit soda. Not only do these cocktails taste delightful, but they also look sensational. Each chapter artfully weaves together gorgeous photography inspired by fashion, design and vintage art with the beauty of the drinks themselves. And Gabriel will have you smiling before your drink is even ready with his anecdotes about hazy beach days, sunsets over Mexico City, the wild nights of his 20s and his on-point pop culture references. Mood Drinks is a stunning combination of simple and unique alcohol-free cocktails with fashion-inspired visuals and light-hearted humor that come together to make a beautiful book worthy of both your coffee table and bar cart. RapidGator https://rg.to/file/d1cc68aa7b5fa524502a63fa38c14e40/zy3f3.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/7pyppmw7uxut/zy3f3.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/6dz9z7v0r5fa/zy3f3.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/EhZlYq71XY/zy3f3.7z.html

A. S. Bhalla, "Monuments, Power and Poverty in India: From Ashoka to the Raj " English | ISBN: 1784530875 | 2015 | 264 pages | PDF | 48 MB Much has been written about the Imperial architecture of the Indian subcontinent, but this is the first book to dig deeply into the extent of imperial extravagance set against the economic and social conditions of ordinary subjects. Bhalla uses an extensive collection of illustrations to complement this apparent paradox, assessing three Indian empires - Hindu, Muslim and British. From the 3rd century BC through to the end of British colonialism, splendid and often deliberately ostentatious buildings glorified the contemporary social structures. Moving through these different periods, important symbols of the various empires are assessed, including the fort palaces of Agra, Delhi and Lahore and the Taj Mahal. The author here examines both the positives and negatives of empire, taking in social stability but also exploitation and oppression, exploring the subject of Indian poverty in a historical perspective alongside the more lasting symbols of empire. Through comparisons and contrasts, from the mausolea and palaces of the Mughals to the government buildings and memorials provided by the British, this is a comprehensive and well-researched overview of a country whose architectural history gives important insights into the diversity of its rulers. This unique look into colonial architecture and power dynamics will prove essential readers for students, researchers and all those with an interest in South Asian history or the history of architecture. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/a9a6e366865b616e46434339eadb8638/0g723.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/qql1w7gfbfmw/0g723.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/ww67szmamg83/0g723.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/fDQ5ZrEvmc/0g723.7z.html

Rabban Sauma, "Monks of Kublai Khan, Emperor of China: Medieval Travels from China through Central Asia to Persia and Beyond" English | ISBN: 1780764537 | 2013 | 368 pages | PDF | 29 MB Towards the end of the thirteenth century the Nestorian monk, Raban Sauma, together with his disciple Mark, began a journey from Mongol-controlled China to Jerusalem. Though they never reached their destination, due to military unrest, they did reach Baghdad, where Raban Sauma spent many years before later becaming Ilkhanid ambassador to Europe. His disciple, Mark, became the Nestorian Catholicus. Sauma's account of his travels provides unique information on both the Ilkhans of Persia and their dealings with the Mongol Christians as well as the events that led to the downfall of the Nestorian church in China. Sauma met with the Pope and with many of the European monarchs and his account further provides a unique picture of Medieval Europe through Asian eyes. Translated by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge, who also included a substantial introduction, the work is now rare. This edition contains a new introduction from David Morgan, the leading scholar of the Mongol period. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/7863c8b681c7ae0d80b191c0cab9f422/ayg9k.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/w4bdbgw1qs1o/ayg9k.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/quz9qu43eihw/ayg9k.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/vt7EZZDSKB/ayg9k.7z.html

Juan Carlos Moreno García, "Monarchies and the Organization of Power: Ancient Egypt and Babylonia Compared (2100-1750 BC) " English | ISBN: 1009598201 | 2025 | 75 pages | PDF | 4 MB This Element explores the organization of power in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and the interaction of diverse social actors between 2100 and 1750 BC. On the one hand, the forms of integration of towns and villages in larger political entities and the role played by local authorities, with a focus on local agency, the influence of mobile populations, the exercise of power in small localities, and the contrast between power reality and royal ideological claims, be they legal, divinely sanctioned, or other. On the other hand, the modalities of penetration of the royal authority in the local sphere, the alliances that linked court dignitaries and local potentates, and the co-option of local leaders. Finally, the influence of such networks of power on the historical evolution of the monarchies and the adaptability of the latter in coping with the challenges they faced to assert and reproduce their authority. Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/d9d8541deb44234d0e80dfa4374bfac5/pukvv.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/r2ury499r384/pukvv.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/gkbn5ki1lwey/pukvv.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/Nbp8M71Qvz/pukvv.7z.html

Theodore Gray, "Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything, Book 2 of 3" English | ISBN: 1579129714 | 2014 | 240 pages | PDF | 59 MB In Molecules, bestselling author Theodore Gray demonstrates, through stunning, never-before-seen images and illustrations, how the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules that make up our world. Everything physical is made up of the elements and the infinite variety of molecules they form when they combine with each other. In Molecules, Theodore Gray takes the next step in the story that began with the periodic table in his best-selling book, The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. Here, he explores, through fascinating stories and trademark stunning photography, the most interesting, essential, useful, and beautiful of the millions of chemical structures that make up every material in the world. Gray begins with an explanation of how atoms bond to form molecules and compounds, as well as the difference between organic and inorganic chemistry. He then goes on to explore the vast array of materials molecules can create, including: soaps and solvents; goops and oils; rocks and ores; ropes and fibers; painkillers and dangerous drugs; sweeteners; perfumes and stink bombs; colors and pigments; and controversial compounds including asbestos, CFCs, and thimerosal. Big, gorgeous photographs, as well as diagrams of the compounds and their chemical bonds, rendered with never before seen beauty, fill the pages and capture molecules in their various states. As he did in Read more RapidGator https://rg.to/file/554e6169a30e282b18617d5d51b8c6f1/51ntn.7z.html Fileaxa https://fileaxa.com/f06sit9veubv/51ntn.7z [b]FilesPayouts[/b] https://filespayouts.com/hld35psr4fbq/51ntn.7z Fikper https://fikper.com/6SrgXKJsdj/51ntn.7z.html