Possess The Air

Author : Taras Grescoe
Publisher : Biblioasis
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771963244

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Possess the Air by Taras Grescoe Pdf

A Globe and Mail Fall 2019 Book to Watch Whoever you are, you are sure to be a severe critic of Fascism, and you must feel the servile shame. But even you are responsible for your inaction. Do not seek to justify yourself with the illusion that there is nothing to be done. That is not true. Every person of courage and honour is quietly working for a free Italy. Even if you do not want to join us, there are still TEN THINGS which you can do. You can, and therefore you must. These unsayable words, printed on leaflets that rained down on Mussolini’s headquarters in the heart of Rome at the height of the dictator’s power, drive the central drama of Possess the Air. This is the story of freedom fighters who defied Italy’s despot by opposing the rising tide of populism and xenophobia. Chief among them: poet and aviator Lauro de Bosis, firstborn of an Italian aristocrat and a New Englander, who transformed himself into a modern Icarus and amazed the world as he risked his life in the skies to bring Il Duce down. Taras Grescoe’s inspiring story of resistance, risk, and sacrifice paints a portrait of heroes in the fight against authoritarianism. This is an essential biography for our time.

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : House & Home
ISBN : MINN:31951P00906514R

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Should You Have the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned? by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation Pdf

Author : John Michels (Journalist)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Science
ISBN : OSU:32435029919677

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Science by John Michels (Journalist) Pdf

Vols. for 1911-13 contain the Proceedings of the Helminothological Society of Washington, ISSN 0018-0120, 1st-15th meeting.

Author : Elizabeth L. Anderson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429525247

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Risk Assessment and Indoor Air Quality by Elizabeth L. Anderson Pdf

With the recent tightening of air quality standards as mandated by the U.S. EPA, has come great pressure on regulatory bodies at all levels of government, along with the industries and groups affected by these standards, to better assess the hazards and risks that result from air pollutants. Risk Assessment and Indoor Air Quality carefully ties tog

Author : John Tyndall
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385426054

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Essays on the Floating-matter of the Air in Relation to Putrefaction and Infection by John Tyndall Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1442 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : OSU:32435029220209

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Professional Journal of the United States Army by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Kalanithi
Publisher : Random House
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812988413

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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • People • NPR • The Washington Post • Slate • Harper’s Bazaar • Time Out New York • Publishers Weekly • BookPage Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational Memoir At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a naïve medical student “possessed,” as he wrote, “by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life” into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir. Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. “I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything,” he wrote. “Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: ‘I can’t go on. I’ll go on.’” When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.

Author : Asif A. Ghazanfar
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781420041224

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Primate Audition by Asif A. Ghazanfar Pdf

Bringing together the knowledge of world experts on different aspects of primate auditory function, this book bridges the epistemological gap between primate ethologists and auditory neurobiologists. Leading ethologists, comparative psychologists, and neuroscientists who have developed new experimental approaches apply their methods to a variety of issues dealing with primate vocal behavior and the neurobiology of the primate auditory system. The synthesis of ethological and neurobiological approaches to primate vocal behavior presented in this book will yield a rich understanding of the acoustic and neural bases of primate audition and shed light on the evolutionary precursors to speech.

Author : Stephen Mettling,David Cusic,Jane Somers
Publisher : Performance Programs Company
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780915777730

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Principles of Real Estate Practice in Maryland: 1st Edition by Stephen Mettling,David Cusic,Jane Somers Pdf

Principles of Real Estate Practice in Maryland contains the essentials of the national and Maryland real estate law, principles, and practices necessary for basic competence as a real estate professional and as mandated by Maryland license law. It is based on our highly successful and popular national publication, Principles of Real Estate Practice, which is in use in real estate schools nationwide. The text is tailored to the needs of the pre-license student. It is designed to - make it easy for students to learn the material and pass their real estate exam - prepare students for numerous career applications - stress practical, rather than theoretical, skills and knowledge. Principles of Real Estate Practice in Maryland is streamlined, direct and to-the-point. It includes multiple learning reinforcements. It has a student-oriented organization, both within each chapter and from chapter to chapter. Its examples and exercises are grounded in the authors' many years in real estate education. Table of Contents The Real Estate Business Rights in Real Estate Interests and Estates Ownership Encumbrances and Liens Transferring and Recording Title to Real Estate Leasing Essentials Land Use Planning and Control Legal Descriptions Fundamentals of Contract Law National Agency Listing Agreements: An Overview General Brokerage Practices Overview of Conveyance Contracts Real Estate Market Economics Appraising and Estimating Market Value Real Estate Finance Real Estate Investment Real Estate Taxation Professional Practices Closings Overview of Licensing and Regulation Risk Management Property Management The Maryland Regulatory Environment Maryland Licensing Requirements Maryland Regulation of Business Conduct Maryland Brokerage Relationships and Disclosure Ethical Practices and Fair Housing Other Maryland Laws and Practices Glossary of Residential Style and Construction Terms Glossary of General Real Estate Terms Index For students looking for a Maryland exam prep book, we also publish Maryland Real Estate License Exam Prep.

Author : Robley DUNGLISON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023365845

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On the influence of atmosphere and locality; change of air and climate ... on human health; constituting elements of hygiène by Robley DUNGLISON Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Air
ISBN : UIUC:30112113389784

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Air Pollution Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Meteorology
ISBN : UIUC:30112111968241

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The American Meteorological Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : OXFORD:555006406

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The Law Times Reports by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1052 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Administrative law
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU09240160

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Code of Federal Regulations by Anonim Pdf

Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.

Author : R H Gong
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780857093936

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Specialist Yarn and Fabric Structures by R H Gong Pdf

Specialist yarn, woven and fabric structures are key elements in the manufacturing process of many different types of textiles with a variety of applications. This book explores a number of different specialist structures, discussing the developments in technology and manufacturing processes that have taken place in recent years. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Specialist yarn, woven and fabric structures is essential reading for all textile researchers, technicians, engineers and technologies, and will also be suitable for academic purposes. Looks at developments that have occurred in the manufacturing of specialist yarn, weave and fabric structures Discusses different types of specialist yarn structures, such as hybrid, fancy and compound yarns Offers insight into multicomponent fabric structures such as 3D nonwovens, flocked, knotted and jacquard woven fabrics