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Buddhist Ethics: A Very Short Introduction

By: Damien Keown

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Buddhist Ethics: A Very Short Introduction

By: Damien Keown

Recent interest in Buddhist thought has grown dramatically, and with it the desire to understand contemporary ethics from a Buddhist perspective. Looking at issues such as animal rights, the environment, abortion and cloning, the author explains mainstream Buddhist teachings on a wide range of debates.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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019280457X

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The Nature of Buddhist Ethics

By: Damien Keown

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The Nature of Buddhist Ethics

By: Damien Keown

In this book the author considers data from both early and later schools of Buddhism in an attempt to provide an overall characterization of the structure of Buddhist ethics. The importance of ethics in the Buddha's teachings is widely acknowledged, but the pursuit of ethical ideals has up to now been widely held to be secondary to the attainment of knowledge. Drawing on the Aristotelian tradition of ethics the author argues against this intellectualization of Buddhism and in favour of a new understanding of the tradition in terms of which ethics plays an absolutely central role. In the course of this reassessment many basic concepts such as karma, nirvana, and the Eightfold Path, are reviewed and presented in a fresh light. The book will be of interest to readers with a background in either Buddhist studies or comparative religious ethics.

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Springer

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1349220922

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Power Politics and the Indonesian Military

By: Damien Kingsbury

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Power Politics and the Indonesian Military

By: Damien Kingsbury

Based on extensive original research, this book examines the role of the military in Indonesian politics. Looking at the role of the military historically, its involvement in politics and also considers how its role might develop.

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Routledge

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1134432151

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9781134432158

Prediction of Long Term Corrosion Behaviour in Nuclear Waste Systems EFC 36

By: Damien Feron

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Prediction of Long Term Corrosion Behaviour in Nuclear Waste Systems EFC 36

By: Damien Feron

Papers presented on prediction of long term corrosion behaviour in nuclear waste systems EFC Issue 36.

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CRC Press

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1040286011

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Strategic Market Management

Global Perspectives

By: David A. Aaker,Damien McLoughlin

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Strategic Market Management

Global Perspectives

By: David A. Aaker,Damien McLoughlin

Suitable for all business students studying strategy and marketing courses in the UK and in Europe, this text also looks at important issues such as the financial aspects of marketing.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470689757

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9780470689752

Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach

A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals

By: Damien Ridge

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Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach

A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals

By: Damien Ridge

Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach explores people's experiences of depression, recovery and available treatments. The author explains how, by selecting a variety of 'narrative tools', such as talking therapies, yoga and complementary therapies, as well as conventional medical approaches, people can take control of their condition. By choosing more helpful narratives, they can gain a greater insight into depression, self-management and long-term recovery. Written with a range of professionals in mind, including doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, complementary therapists, community psychiatric nurses and talking therapists, this evidence-based book offers guidance on how to be an 'ally' in promoting patients' recovery.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1846428785

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The Time Travel MEGAPACK ®

26 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories

By: Edward M. Lerner,Richard A. Lupoff,Clifford F. Simak,Damien Broderick,Reginald Bretnor,William F. Nolan,John Gregory Betancourt,James H. Schmitz,C.J. Henderson,Darrell Schweitzer

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The Time Travel MEGAPACK ®

26 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories

By: Edward M. Lerner,Richard A. Lupoff,Clifford F. Simak,Damien Broderick,Reginald Bretnor,William F. Nolan,John Gregory Betancourt,James H. Schmitz,C.J. Henderson,Darrell Schweitzer

Time travel is one of the staples of science fiction, right up there with aliens, space opera, and robots. Most science fiction authors have written at least one time travel story. This collection samples some of the best. TIME OUT, by Edward M. Lerner THESE STONES WILL REMEMBER, by Reginald Bretnor PROJECT MASTODON, by Clifford D. Simak 12:01 P.M., by Richard A. Lupoff TIME CONSIDERED AS A SERIES OF THERMITE BURNS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, by Damien Broderick TIME AND TIME AGAIN, by H. Beam Piper TRY, TRY AGAIN, by John Gregory Betancourt THE ETERNAL WALL, by Raymond Z. Gallun THE MAN FROM TIME, by Frank Belknap Long OF TIME AND TEXAS, by William F. Nolan THE EDGE OF THE KNIFE, by H. Beam Piper THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (10), by Grendel Briarton TIME BUM, by C.M. Kornbluth NEBOGIPFEL AT THE END OF TIME, by Richard A. Lupoff UNBORN TOMORROW, by Mack Reynolds LOST IN THE FUTURE, by John Victor Peterson THE WINDS OF TIME, by James H. Schmitz ARMAGEDDON -- 2419 A.D., by Philip Francis Nowlan THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE, by Edmond Hamilton A TRAVELER IN TIME, by August Derleth THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (71), by Grendel Briarton FLIGHT FROM TOMORROW, by H. Beam Piper IN THE CRACKS OF TIME, by David Grace SWEEP ME TO MY REVENGE!, by Darrell Schweitzer THE SOLID MEN, by C.J. Henderson THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (Epsilon), by Grendel Briarton And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see many more entries in this series, covering westerns, mysteries, science fiction, pulp fiction, and much, much more!

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Wildside Press LLC

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1434446301

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New Worlds: Before the New Wave, 1960-1964

The Carnell Era, Volume Two

By: John Boston,Damien Broderick

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New Worlds: Before the New Wave, 1960-1964

The Carnell Era, Volume Two

By: John Boston,Damien Broderick

In the mid-1960s, British science fiction and fantasy were convulsed by the "New Wave." This movement emerged from the SF magazines edited by John Carnell. Such brilliant NEW WORLDS and SCIENCE FANTASY writers as J. G. Ballard, Brian W. Aldiss, John Brunner, and Michael Moorcock heralded the rise of this new kind of fantastic fiction. John Boston and Damien Broderick's concluding volume of their critical trilogy examines the history and development of these important magazines--and the fiction that they championed. By the end of this period (1964), Carnell had set the stage for that major development in UK science fiction--the new wave adventures of the transformed NEW WORLDS, under the editorship of Moorcock--and had himself shifted gear into the next mode of SF publishing as editor of the paperback anthology series, New Writings in SF. Boston and Broderick's series will become the definitive critical histories of these important British magazines. Complete with indices of names and titles cited.

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1479409820

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Car PC Hacks

Tips & Tools for Geeking Your Ride

By: Damien Stolarz

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Car PC Hacks

Tips & Tools for Geeking Your Ride

By: Damien Stolarz

A car PC or carputer is a car tricked-out with electronics for playing radio, music and DVD movies, connecting to the Internet, navigating and tracking with satellite, taking photos, and any electronic gadget a person wants in a car. All these devices are managed and controlled through a single screen or interface. The only place car PC enthusiasts can go for advice, tips and tools is a handful of hard-to-find Web sites--until now. Car PC Hacks is your guide into the car PC revolution.Packing MP3 players, handheld devices, computers and video-on-demand systems gives you a pile too heavy to carry. But add a car and put them together, you've got a powerful and mobile multimedia center requiring no lifting. The next time you give kids a lift, you won't hear, "Are we there yet?" Instead, expect "We're there already?" as they won't want to leave the car while playing video games from multiple consoles.Car PC Hacks is the first book available to introduce and entrench you into this hot new market. You can count on the book because it hails from O'Reilly, a trusted resource for technical books. Expect innovation, useful tools, and fun experiments that you've come to expect from O'Reilly's Hacks Series.Maybe you've hacked computers and gadgets, and now you're ready to take it to your car. If hacking is new and you would like to mix cars and computers, this book gets you started with its introduction to the basics of car electrical systems. Even when you're unclear on the difference between amps and watts, expect a clear explanation along with real-life examples to get on track. Whether you're venturing into car PC for the first time or an experienced hobbyist, hop in the book for a joy ride.

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0596553129

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9780596553128

Cornerstones of Security

Arms Control Treaties in the Nuclear Era

By: Thomas Graham, Jr.,Damien J. LaVera

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Cornerstones of Security

Arms Control Treaties in the Nuclear Era

By: Thomas Graham, Jr.,Damien J. LaVera

This anthology presents the complete text of thirty-four treaties that have effectively contained the spread of nuclear, biological, and conventional weapons during the Cold War and beyond. The treaties are placed in historical context by individual commentaries from noted authorities Thomas Graham Jr. and Damien J. LaVera, which provide unique insights on each treaty�s negotiation and implementation. During the 1990s, numerous arms control agreements were concluded under U.N. or U.S. leadership. In 1995, one hundred sixty-five nations agreed to indefinitely extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Many nations ratified important chemical and biological weapons conventions, a pact to reduce conventional forces in Europe, and agreements to limit testing of weapons of mass destruction. More recent treaties seeking to restrain small arms trafficking and ban land mines are also highlighted and analyzed. Graham concludes with lessons learned from the collective negotiation and verification history of these treaties, ongoing efforts to limit weaponry, and general observations on the status and effectiveness of these agreements. There is no comparable resource available for diplomats, international lawyers, and arms control specialists.

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0295801417

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9780295801414

The End of Laissez-Faire?

On the Durability of Embedded Neoliberalism

By: Damien Cahill

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The End of Laissez-Faire?

On the Durability of Embedded Neoliberalism

By: Damien Cahill

øWhen the global financial crisis hit in 2007, many commentators thought it heralded the end of neoliberalism. Several years later, neoliberalism continues to dominate policy making. This book sets out why such commentators got it so wrong, and why neo

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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178100028X

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Research Software Engineering with Python

Building software that makes research possible

By: Damien Irving,Kate Hertweck,Luke Johnston,Joel Ostblom,Charlotte Wickham,Greg Wilson

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Research Software Engineering with Python

Building software that makes research possible

By: Damien Irving,Kate Hertweck,Luke Johnston,Joel Ostblom,Charlotte Wickham,Greg Wilson

Writing and running software is now as much a part of science as telescopes and test tubes, but most researchers are never taught how to do either well. As a result, it takes them longer to accomplish simple tasks than it should, and it is harder for them to share their work with others than it needs to be. This book introduces the concepts, tools, and skills that researchers need to get more done in less time and with less pain. Based on the practical experiences of its authors, who collectively have spent several decades teaching software skills to scientists, it covers everything graduate-level researchers need to automate their workflows, collaborate with colleagues, ensure that their results are trustworthy, and publish what they have built so that others can build on it. The book assumes only a basic knowledge of Python as a starting point, and shows readers how it, the Unix shell, Git, Make, and related tools can give them more time to focus on the research they actually want to do. Research Software Engineering with Python can be used as the main text in a one-semester course or for self-guided study. A running example shows how to organize a small research project step by step; over a hundred exercises give readers a chance to practice these skills themselves, while a glossary defining over two hundred terms will help readers find their way through the terminology. All of the material can be re-used under a Creative Commons license, and all royalties from sales of the book will be donated to The Carpentries, an organization that teaches foundational coding and data science skills to researchers worldwide.

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1000417123

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Political Development

By: Damien Kingsbury

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Political Development

By: Damien Kingsbury

This book fills a growing gap in the literature on international development by addressing the debates about good governance and institution-building within the context of political development. Political Development returns the key issues of human rights and democratization to the centre of the development debate and offers the reader an alternative to the conventional approach to, and definition of, the idea of ‘development’. Discussing political development in its broadest context, it includes chapters on democracy, institution-building, the state, state failure, nation, human rights and political violence. Damien Kingsbury, a leading expert on development and Southeast Asia, argues that ‘good governance’, in its common usage, is too narrowly defined and that good governance is not just about ensuring the integrity of a state’s financial arrangements, but that it goes to the core social and political issues of transparency and accountability, implying a range of social structures defined as ‘institutions’. Providing new insights into political development, this comprehensive text can be used on advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses in international development, comparative politics, political theory and international relations.

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Routledge

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1134143680

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Ten X Ten

By: Dominik Drees,Damien Markulin,artdreesor artdreesor

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Ten X Ten

By: Dominik Drees,Damien Markulin,artdreesor artdreesor

The TEN X TEN Project is an artdreesor Countdown AI (RE-) Evolution 2050 PROJECT. The vision of this artdreesor AI Project is to explore the 10 most discussed items and the 10 most essential subquestions on a two year basis up to 2050. Artdreesor is asking AI the corresponding questions which were the most pertinently discussed which happened on a bi-yearly basis. As such, artdreesor is asking the 10 most pressing major questions of the corresponding happenings and each major question is being refined in 10 further questions, to get into the details of the view as AI, eventually being the sum of human ingenuity in feeding his system. About this project, the text and pictures were generated in a timeframe within max. 3 months.

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3758313899

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The Little Book of Something

By: Damien Mac Namara

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The Little Book of Something

By: Damien Mac Namara

A look at the meaning of life through the technological lens of modern day computer science.

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Lulu.com

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035967352X

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9780359673520

Irish Imbas: Celtic Mythology Collection 2017

By: Will O’Siorain,Diana Powell,Damien Mckeating,Farren Jecky,Méadh de Brún,Molly Aitken

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Irish Imbas: Celtic Mythology Collection 2017

By: Will O’Siorain,Diana Powell,Damien Mckeating,Farren Jecky,Méadh de Brún,Molly Aitken

This fresh collection of short stories follows on from the popular 2016 collection with a new group of contemporary authors hauling ancient Irish, Scottish and Welsh stories and concepts out of the shadows and placing them firmly back into the limelight where they belong. Love, mystery and drama, these fascinating tales mark a new movement of more authentic 'Celtic' writing and a better understanding of the real cultures behind them. Accompanied by explanatory notes on the background cultural context, this latest collection examines the stories of Macha and the naming of Eamain Macha, the deity ‘An Dagda’, ‘Changlings’, why you should be careful with crows and many others. Na Ceiltigh, abú!

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0994146841

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EU Competition Law

Cases, Texts and Context

By: Eleanor M. Fox,Damien Gerard

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EU Competition Law

Cases, Texts and Context

By: Eleanor M. Fox,Damien Gerard

This innovative textbook, now in its second edition, presents EU competition law in political, economic and comparative context. It brings competition law to life from an EU and global perspective, with cross currents of trade and industrial policy and attention to the intervention of the state in the market. Quintessentially readable, the book deftly and concisely excerpts the key cases and embeds them in explanatory materials, including policy statements and regulations. It is entirely up to date and integrates, for example, new issues of power in the digital economy. Notes accompanying the cases raise hard questions and explain the fascinating issues underlying contemporary competition policy in the European Union and around the world.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1839104678

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9781839104671

Psience Fiction

The Paranormal in Science Fiction Literature

By: Damien Broderick

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Psience Fiction

The Paranormal in Science Fiction Literature

By: Damien Broderick

Science fiction has often been considered the literature of futuristic technology: fantastic warfare among the stars or ruinous apocalypses on Earth. The last century, however, saw, through John W. Campbell, the introduction of "psience fiction," which explores such themes of mental powers as telepathy, precognition of the future, teleportation, etc.--and symbolic machines that react to such forces. The author surveys this long-ignored literary shift through a series of influential novels and short stories published between the 1930s and the present. This discussion is framed by the sudden surge of interest in parapsychology and its absorption not only into the SF genre, but also into the real world through military experiments such as the Star Gate Program.

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McFarland

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1476672288

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9781476672281

Winchester: Saviour

By: Damien L Malcolm

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Winchester: Saviour

By: Damien L Malcolm

The year is 2795. The Human race has evolved learned to share the galaxy with thousands more new lifeforms and civilisations. But something has gone wrong in this age of peace. A Confederate ship has gone missing 14,000 Light years from home. The CGV Winchester is commissioned early to investigate, however things are far worse than the crew could ever imagine.

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Damien L Malcolm

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1481860674

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Inside Oscar 2

By: Damien Bona

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Inside Oscar 2

By: Damien Bona

FINALLY, A SEQUEL AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL! Enlivened by humorous incidents, brewing controversies, and deeply moving personal dramas, Inside Oscar 1995-2000 offers the complete lowdown on six more years of Academy Awards glory . . . from Braveheart in 1995 through Gladiator in 2000, with the Titanic phenomenon and the Saving Private Ryan/Shakespeare in Love feud in between. There is also complete coverage of the awards ceremonies?with delicious anecdotes on the presenters and performers, the producers and egos, the fashion stars and fashion victims. And, of course, a complete list of all the nominees and winners, as well as a list of notable non-nominees. Picking up where the classic Inside Oscar leaves off, this must-have guide treats us to a behind-the-scenes look at one of America?s most beloved annual traditions!

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Ballantine Books

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0345448006

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9780345448002

Dark Souls : Beyond the Grave - Volume 2

Bloodborne & Dark Souls III

By: Damien Mecheri,Sylvain Romieu

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Dark Souls : Beyond the Grave - Volume 2

Bloodborne & Dark Souls III

By: Damien Mecheri,Sylvain Romieu

We thought we had gone through the topic in the first volume, those two games opened new pists of reflexions. The in-depth analysis of Hidetaka Miyazaki's Dark Souls saga continues with this volume 2, decoding the Bloodborne and Dark Souls III episodes. An indinspensale ebook for all the fans of the game Dark Souls ! EXTRACT "The project, christened Project Beast, began soon after the Astorias of the Abyss DLC was released in August 2012. At the time, FromSoftware was also beginning to build Dark Souls II, its cash cow. Miyazaki kept his distance from this sequel, which was handed off to Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura, with support from the FromSoftware president and creator of King’s Field, Naotoshi Zin, who supervised the game system. On his end, Hidetaka Miyazaki formed a trusted team of regular collaborators, such as lead programmer Jun Itô (who had already filled this role for Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls), composer and lead sound designer Tsukasa Saitô (Armored Core games), and most of his regular artists: Daisuke Satake, Masanori Waragai and Hiroshi Nakamura. The success of Demon’s Souls, and the even greater success of Dark Souls, allowed FromSoftware to grow its ranks significantly. In total, no fewer than fifty programmers participated in the project, along with around twenty game system designers and fifty people working on visual creation (animation, scenery, characters, etc.). Thanks to financial support from Sony, many Japanese, Chinese and Taiwanese studios were sub-contracted during the production to help with graphics and visuals." ABOUT THE AUTHORS Passionate about films and video games, Damien Mecheri joined the writers team of Gameplay RPG in 2004, writing several articles for the second special edition on the Final Fantasy saga. He continued his work with the team in another publication called Background, before continuing the online adventure in 2008 with the site Gameweb.fr. Since 2011, he has come aboard Third Éditions with Mehdi El Kanafi and Nicolas Courcier, the publisher’s two founders. Damien is also the author of the book Video Game Music: a History of Gaming Music. For Third Éditions, he is actively working on the “Level Up” and “Année jeu vidéo” collections. He has also written or co-written several works from the same publisher: The Legend of Final Fantasy X, Welcome to Silent Hill: a journey into Hell, The Works of Fumito Ueda: a Different Perspective on Video Games and, of course, the first volume of Dark Souls: Beyond the Grave. Curious by nature, a dreamer against the grain and a chronic ranter, Sylvain Romieu is also a passionate traveler of the real and the unreal, the world and the virtual universes, always in search of enriching discoveries and varied cultures. A developer by trade, he took up his modest pen several years ago to study the characteristics and richness of the marvelously creative world of video games. He writes for a French video game site called Chroniques-Ludiques, particularly on the topic of RPGs, his preferred genre.

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237784233X

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Cybersecurity

Politics, Governance and Conflict in Cyberspace

By: Damien Van Puyvelde,Aaron F. Brantly

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Cybersecurity

Politics, Governance and Conflict in Cyberspace

By: Damien Van Puyvelde,Aaron F. Brantly

In the last decade, the proliferation of billions of new Internet-enabled devices and users has significantly expanded concerns about cybersecurity. How much should we worry about cyber threats and their impact on our lives, society and international affairs? Are these security concerns real, exaggerated or just poorly understood? In this fully revised and updated second edition of their popular text, Damien Van Puyvelde and Aaron F. Brantly provide a cutting-edge introduction to the key concepts, controversies and policy debates in cybersecurity today. Exploring the interactions of individuals, groups and states in cyberspace, and the integrated security risks to which these give rise, they examine cyberspace as a complex socio-technical-economic domain that fosters both great potential and peril. Across its ten chapters, the book explores the complexities and challenges of cybersecurity using new case studies – such as NotPetya and Colonial Pipeline – to highlight the evolution of attacks that can exploit and damage individual systems and critical infrastructures. This edition also includes “reader’s guides” and active-learning exercises, in addition to questions for group discussion. Cybersecurity is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities presented by the continued expansion of cyberspace.

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1509558721

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International Development

Issues and Challenges

By: Damien Kingsbury,John McKay,Janet Hunt

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International Development

Issues and Challenges

By: Damien Kingsbury,John McKay,Janet Hunt

This comprehensive and broad-ranging introductory textbook examines the key aspects of contemporary international development from both a practical and theoretical perspective. It addresses the fundamental question of what 'development' actually is and examines social, economic and environmental developments around the world. Written by experts with extensive field experience, this text introduces key issues in the development debate from how the developing world is changing global order to discussions on gender and development as well as security and development. International Development is a critical and interdisciplinary introduction to the contested field of development that is the ideal companion for both undergraduate and postgraduate students studying modules in development on degrees in international politics, international relations and development studies. This title will also appeal to policy-makers working in areas of development and professionals working in the area.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137429429

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9781137429421

TSR 2

Britain's Lost Bomber

By: Damien Burke

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TSR 2

Britain's Lost Bomber

By: Damien Burke

More than forty years after its cancellation, the BAC TSR2 is still a controversial aircraft. Years ahead of its time, it was abruptly cancelled by a new government when flight testing had ony just begun. Built to a demanding RAF requirement , the BAC TSR2 was a revolutionary low-level strike aircraft able to deliver a tactical nuclear weapon at supersonic speed and low altitude to evade enemy radar. This fascinating new book describes in detail the aircraft, its history and the events of its cancellation. Many hitherto unseen photographs and diagrams support the detailed text, which benefits from extensive research in the BAC archives and access to newly rediscovered material.

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Crowood

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184797791X

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9781847977915

Starting an iPhone Application Business For Dummies

By: Aaron Nicholson,Joel Elad,Damien Stolarz

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Starting an iPhone Application Business For Dummies

By: Aaron Nicholson,Joel Elad,Damien Stolarz

How to create a profitable, sustainable business developing and marketing iPhone apps iPhone apps are hot; the average app is downloaded more than 30,000 times. If you have some great apps in mind, Starting an iPhone Application Business For Dummies will show you how to produce and market them effectively. Starting an iPhone Application Business For Dummies provides clear, reliable business information to help developers and entrepreneurs create a profitable, sustainable business in this new and exciting market. Identifies what goes into a successful iPhone application business Helps you find the market niche your applications can fill, market and promote your business, and build your brand Explains how to develop a pricing strategy, build your applications efficiently, and get them into the App Store Explores finding a sustainable revenue model, including free trials, social media models, ad-based revenue models, and subscription models Demonstrates effective ways to provide service and support to customers Written by a team that combines knowledge of iPhone app development with sound business experience Starting an iPhone Application Business For Dummies can help you turn your ideas into income.

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0470524529

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Dominant Currencies and External Adjustment

By: Gustavo Adler,Camila Casas,Mr.Luis M. Cubeddu,Ms.Gita Gopinath,Ms.Nan Li,Sergii Meleshchuk,Ms.Carolina Osorio Buitron,Mr.Damien Puy,Mr.Yannick Timmer

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Dominant Currencies and External Adjustment

By: Gustavo Adler,Camila Casas,Mr.Luis M. Cubeddu,Ms.Gita Gopinath,Ms.Nan Li,Sergii Meleshchuk,Ms.Carolina Osorio Buitron,Mr.Damien Puy,Mr.Yannick Timmer

The extensive use of the US dollar when firms set prices for international trade (dubbed dominant currency pricing) and in their funding (dominant currency financing) has come to the forefront of policy debate, raising questions about how exchange rates work and the benefits of exchange rate flexibility. This Staff Discussion Note documents these features of international trade and finance and explores their implications for how exchange rates can help external rebalancing and buffer macroeconomic shocks.

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1513512153

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Melville's Wisdom

Religion, Skepticism, and Literature in Nineteenth-century America

By: Damien B. Schlarb

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Melville's Wisdom

Religion, Skepticism, and Literature in Nineteenth-century America

By: Damien B. Schlarb

This book explores the manner in which Herman Melville responds to the spiritual crisis of modernity by using the language of the biblical Old Testament wisdom books to moderate contemporary discourses on religion, skepticism, and literature. Melville's work is an example of how romantic literature fills the interpretive lacuna left by contemporary theology. Damien Schlarb argues that attending to Melville's engagement with the wisdom books (Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes) can help us understand a paradox at the heart of American modernity: the simultaneous displacement and affirmation of biblical language and religious culture. In wisdom, which addresses questions of theology, radical scepticism, and the nature of evil, Melville finds an ethos of critical inquiry that allows him to embrace the acumen of modern analytical techniques such as higher biblical criticism, while salvaging simultaneously the spiritual authority of biblical language. Wisdom for Melville constitutes both object and analytical framework in this balancing act. Melville's Wisdom joins other works of postsecular literary studies in challenging its own discipline's constitutive secularization narrative by rethinking modern, putatively secular cultural formations in terms of their reciprocity with religious concepts and texts. Schlarb foregrounds Melville's sustained, career-spanning concern with biblical wisdom, its formal properties, and its knowledge-creating potential. By excavating this project from Melville's oeuvre, Melville's Wisdom shows how he seeks to avoid the spiritually corrosive effects of suspicious reading while celebrating truth-seeking over subversive iniquity"--

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0197585566

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How to Load Your Truck

The 4 Keys to Discovering Your Potential

By: Damien K. H. Nash

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How to Load Your Truck

The 4 Keys to Discovering Your Potential

By: Damien K. H. Nash

With the world moving at such a fast pace, people can forget how to dream. It is becoming increasingly difficult to pursue our destinies because we are more motivated to obtain wealth then to improve ourselves. "So, how do I reach my destiny?" How to Load Your Truck: The 4 Keys to Discovering Your Potential presents biblical verses, penetrating questions and exercises to help readers embark on a journey of discovering their destinies. It encourages them to think and to talk about responsibilities using the "4 Keys" to unleashing the potential within.

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0986015954

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Understanding Biocorrosion

Fundamentals and Applications

By: T Liengen,R Basseguy,Damien Feron,I Beech,V Birrien

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Understanding Biocorrosion

Fundamentals and Applications

By: T Liengen,R Basseguy,Damien Feron,I Beech,V Birrien

Biocorrosion refers to corrosion influenced by bacteria adhering to surfaces in biofilms. Biocorrosion is a major problem in areas such as cooling systems and marine structures where biofilms can develop. This book summarises key recent research in this subject. Part one looks at theories of biocorrosion and measurement techniques. Part two discusses how bacteria and biofilms result in biocorrosion. The final part of the book includes case studies of biocorrosion in areas as diverse as buildings, fuels, marine environments and cooling systems. - Provides a detailed overview of biocorrosion and the different scientific and/or industrial problems related to microbially induced corrosion - Introduces a variety of investigative techniques and methodologies that are employed in diagnosing and evaluating microbially induced corrosion - Includes case studies on: biodeterioration of building materials; biocorrosion issues associated with diesel and biofuels; marine biocorrosion; corrosion of open recirculating cooling water systems and cooling system components; the effect of H2S on steel corrosion

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1782421254

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Networked Media, Networked Rhetorics

Attention and Deliberation in the Early Blogosphere

By: Damien Smith Pfister

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Networked Media, Networked Rhetorics

Attention and Deliberation in the Early Blogosphere

By: Damien Smith Pfister

In Networked Media, Networked Rhetorics, Damien Pfister explores communicative practices in networked media environments, analyzing, in particular, how the blogosphere has changed the conduct and coverage of public debate. Pfister shows how the late modern imaginary was susceptible to “deliberation traps” related to invention, emotion, and expertise, and how bloggers have played a role in helping contemporary public deliberation evade these traps. Three case studies at the heart of Networked Media, Networked Rhetorics show how new intermediaries, including bloggers, generate publicity, solidarity, and translation in the networked public sphere. Bloggers “flooding the zone” in the wake of Trent Lott’s controversial toast to Strom Thurmond in 2002 demonstrated their ability to invent and circulate novel arguments; the pre-2003 invasion reports from the “Baghdad blogger” illustrated how solidarity is built through affective connections; and the science blog RealClimate continues to serve as a rapid-response site for the translation of expert claims for public audiences. Networked Media, Networked Rhetorics concludes with a bold outline for rhetorical studies after the internet.

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Penn State Press

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027106580X

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Agent Josephine

American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy

By: Damien Lewis

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Agent Josephine

American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy

By: Damien Lewis

The New Yorker, Best Books of 2022 Vanity Fair, Best Books of 2022 Booklist, Best Books of 2022 Singer. Actress. Beauty. Spy. During WWII, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most glamorous entertainer, was an Allied spy in Occupied France. Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music-hall diva renowned for her singing and dancing, her beauty and sexuality; she was the highest-paid female performer in Europe. When the Nazis seized her adopted city, Paris, she was banned from the stage, along with all “negroes and Jews.” Yet instead of returning to America, she vowed to stay and to fight the Nazi evil. Overnight, she went from performer to Resistance spy. In Agent Josephine, bestselling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little-known history of the famous singer’s life. During the war years, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers—a cover for her spying work—Baker participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as a formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served—the US, France, and Britain. Drawing on a plethora of new historical material and rigorous research, including previously undisclosed letters and journals, Lewis upends the conventional story of Josephine Baker, explaining why she fully deserves her unique place in the French Panthéon.

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1541700686

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

How Churchill's Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops

By: Damien Lewis

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

How Churchill's Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops

By: Damien Lewis

From the award-winning historian, war reporter, and author Damien Lewis (Zero Six Bravo, Judy) comes the incredible true story of the top-secret "butcher-and-bolt" black ops units Prime Minister Winston Churchill assigned the task of stopping the unstoppable German war machine. Criminals, rogues, and survivalists, the brutal tactics and grit of these "deniables" would define a military unit the likes of which the world had never seen. When France fell to the Nazis in spring 1940, Churchill declared that Britain would resist the advance of the German army--alone if necessary. Churchill commanded the Special Operations Executive to secretly develop of a very special kind of military unit that would operate on their own initiative deep behind enemy lines. The units would be licensed to kill, fully deniable by the British government, and a ruthless force to meet the advancing Germans. The very first of these "butcher-and-bolt" units--the innocuously named Maid Honour Force--was led by Gus March-Phillipps, a wild British eccentric of high birth, and an aristocratic, handsome, and bloodthirsty young Danish warrior, Anders Lassen. Amped up on amphetamines, these assorted renegades and sociopaths undertook the very first of Churchill's special operations--a top-secret, high-stakes mission to seize Nazi shipping in the far-distant port of Fernando Po, in West Africa. Though few of these early desperadoes survived WWII, they took part in a series of fascinating, daring missions that changed the course of the war. It was the first stirrings of the modern special-ops team, and all of the men involved would be declared war heroes when it was all over. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare focuses on a dozen of these extraordinary men, weaving their stories of brotherhood, comradely, and elite soldiering into a gripping narrative yarn, from the earliest missions to Anders Lassen's tragic death, just weeks before the end of the war.

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1623659191

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Building New Worlds, 1946-1959

The Carnell Era, Volume One

By: John Boston,Damien Broderick

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Building New Worlds, 1946-1959

The Carnell Era, Volume One

By: John Boston,Damien Broderick

Building New Worlds is a history of a pivotal decades-long episode in the birth and growth of today's science fiction. Enthralling and amusing, it's written with affection and wit. This is no dry, modishly theorized academic analysis. Nor is it a rah-rah celebration of the "Good Old Days." Here is a candid and astute reader's response to a magazine that, by today's standards, was often comically bad--but was also immensely important in its time, and improved, like the Little Engine (or maybe Starship) That Could. New Worlds is best remembered today as the fountainhead of the New Wave of audacious experimental SF in the second half of the 1960s, under editor Michael Moorcock. But these first pioneering issues, from 1946-59, were edited by the magazine’s founder, John "Ted" Carnell (1912-72). Carnell was a pillar of the old-style UK SF establishment, but gamely supportive of innovators--most famously, of the brilliant J. G. Ballard, Brian W. Aldiss, and John Brunner, whose early work he nurtured. The story of how New Worlds got started, survived, and got better is essential to the history of the genres of the fantastic in the UK--and indeed, the world. And huge fun to read. Watch for the companion volumes, New Worlds: Before the New Wave, and Strange Highways, dealing with New World's companion magazine, Science Fantasy.

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1434447200

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9781434447203

Irish Imbas: Celtic Mythology Collection 2017

By: Will O’Siorain,Diana Powell,Damien Mckeating,Farren Jecky,Méadh de Brún,Molly Aitken

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Irish Imbas: Celtic Mythology Collection 2017

By: Will O’Siorain,Diana Powell,Damien Mckeating,Farren Jecky,Méadh de Brún,Molly Aitken

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0994146841

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Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics

By: Damien Kenny,Ziyad M. Hijazi

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Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics

By: Damien Kenny,Ziyad M. Hijazi

This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics covers congenital and structural heart disease. Expert authors review the most current information available about treating a variety of conditions, including coarctation of the aorta, transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement, percutaneous mitral valve interventions, and catheter interventions for pulmonary artery stenosis. Complex interventions for adults with congenital heart disease are also discussed. Keep up-to-the-minute with the latest developments in this important aspect of interventional cardiology practice.

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1455771953

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9781455771950

Transient Stability of Power Systems

A Unified Approach to Assessment and Control

By: Mania Pavella,Damien Ernst,Daniel Ruiz-Vega

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Transient Stability of Power Systems

A Unified Approach to Assessment and Control

By: Mania Pavella,Damien Ernst,Daniel Ruiz-Vega

The market liberalization is expected to affect drastically the operation of power systems, which under economical pressure and increasing amount of transactions are being operated much closer to their limits than previously. These changes put the system operators faced with rather different and much more problematic scenarios than in the past. They have now to calculate available transfer capabilities and manage congestion problems in a near on line environment, while operating the transmission system under extremely stressed conditions. This requires highly reliable and efficient software aids, which today are non-existent, or not yet in use. One of the most problematic issues, very much needed but not yet en countered today, is on-line dynamic security assessment and control, enabling the power system to withstand unexpected contingencies without experienc ing voltage or transient instabilities. This monograph is devoted to a unified approach to transient stability assessment and control, called SIngle Machine Equivalent (S1ME).

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461543193

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9781461543190

Zero Six Bravo

60 Special Forces. 100,000 Enemy. The Explosive True Story

By: Damien Lewis

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Zero Six Bravo

60 Special Forces. 100,000 Enemy. The Explosive True Story

By: Damien Lewis

The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. They were branded as cowards and accused of being the British Special Forces Squadron that ran away from the Iraqis. But nothing could be further from the truth. Ten years on, the story of these sixty men can finally be told. In March 2003 M Squadron - an SBS unit with SAS embeds - was sent 1,000 kilometres behind enemy lines on a true mission impossible, to take the surrender of the 100,000-strong Iraqi Army 5th Corps. From the very start their tasking earned the nickname 'Operation No Return'. Caught in a ferocious ambush by thousands of die-hard fanatics from Saddam Hussein's Fedayeen, plus the awesome firepower of the 5th Corps' heavy armour, and with eight of their vehicles bogged in Iraqi swamps, M Squadron launched a desperate bid to escape, inflicting massive damage on their enemies. Running low on fuel and ammunition, outnumbered, outmanoeuvred and outgunned, the elite operators destroyed sensitive kit and prepared for death or capture as the Iraqis closed their deadly trap. Zero Six Bravo recounts in vivid and compelling detail the most desperate battle fought by British and allied Special Forces trapped behind enemy lines since World War Two. It is a classic account of elite soldiering that ranks with Bravo Two Zero and the very greatest Special Forces missions of our time.

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1782060820

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9781782060826

Mastering Adobe Captivate 6

By: Damien Bruyndonckx

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Mastering Adobe Captivate 6

By: Damien Bruyndonckx

Step by step tutorial to build three projects including a demonstration, a simulation and a random SCORM-compliant quiz featuring all possible question slides. Enhance your projects by adding interactivity, animations, sound and more. Publish your project in a wide variety of formats enabling virtually any desktop and mobile devices to play your e-learning content. Deploy your e-Learning content on a SCORM or AICC-compliant LMS Learn by doing. Each concept is immediately explained with a meaningful exercise.

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1849692459

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Chained to the Alien

The Best of Australian Science Fiction Review (Second Series)

By: Damien Broderick

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Chained to the Alien

The Best of Australian Science Fiction Review (Second Series)

By: Damien Broderick

This selection of the best critical articles from the well-known literary magazine, Australian SF Review, includes essays by John Bangsund, John Baxter, Martin Bridgstock, Jenny Blackford, Russell Blackford, Damien Broderick, John Foyster, Bruce Gillespie, Yvonne Rousseau, Norman Talbot, Michael J. Tolley, George Turner, and Janeen Webb, discussing the fiction of Robert A. Heinlein, Samuel R. Delany, George Turner, Wynne Whiteford, Keith Taylor, John Calvin Batchelor, J. R. R. Tolkien, Joanna Russ, and Josephine Saxton, among others. Complete with Introduction, Selected Bibliography, and Index.

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1434457583

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