Publisher's Lunch, "The Trial: The DOJ's Suit to Block Penguin Random House's Acquisition of Simon & Schuster"
English | ISBN: 194858655X | 2022 | 1194 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
In the book publishing tradition of preserving the full record of significant events and documents, THE TRIAL combines the significant day-by-day antitrust trial coverage and insider analysis from Publishers Lunch with an edited version of the full public testimony and other key pre- and post-trial documents and filings. Plus, for the first time, an appendix culls over 100 pages of the most significant, and insightful, internal documents and emails entered into evidence. At nearly 700,000 words, this massive compilation is certainly the most comprehensive discussion of publishing you will ever encounter, instructive and essential for everyone interested in the field.

Law and Order S22E12 Almost Famous XviD-AFG
401.48 MB | 00:41:37 | 1207 Kbps | xvid | 55, 48 Khz, 2 channels, 128 Kbps
Languages:
English
Actors
Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Plot: Filmed on location in New York, the drama showcases the sometimes-complex process of determining guilt or innocence, while lives hang in the balance. Often inspired by the latest headlines, the plots highlight legal, ethical or personal dilemmas to which people can relate.

Christian Krokus, "The Theology of Louis Massignon: Islam, Christ, and the Church"
English | ISBN: 0813229464 | 2017 | 272 pages | PDF | 1017 KB
Anticipating the vision of Nostra Aetate, Louis Massignon (1883-1962) imagined and worked toward a revolution in the relationship between Muslims and Christians, from one poisoned by fear and rivalry to one rooted in mutual understanding and fraternal correction. His lifelong study of the Qur'an, Muhammad, Arabic, Sufism, and the Muslim mystic and martyr al-Hallâj (858-922), who was executed by crucifixion for having publicly claimed union with God, grounded Massignon's conviction that there was a Christological nexus between the two religions. His founding of the Badaliya sodality with Mary Kahil (1889-1979) sought to bring Christians and Muslims together in prayer and substitutive love, and his writings and personal contacts helped to form the views of the men who would eventually draft the statements on Muslims at the Second Vatican Council. For all those reasons and more Massignon has been called "the single most influential figure n the 20th century in regard to the Church's relationship with Islam," and his approach has only become more important in the decades since his passing.

Laura Weinrib, "The Taming of Free Speech: America's Civil Liberties Compromise"
English | ISBN: 0674545710 | 2016 | 480 pages | PDF | 3 MB
In the early decades of the twentieth century, business leaders condemned civil liberties as masks for subversive activity, while labor sympathizers denounced the courts as shills for industrial interests. But by the Second World War, prominent figures in both camps celebrated the judiciary for protecting freedom of speech. In this strikingly original history, Laura Weinrib illustrates how a surprising coalition of lawyers and activists made judicial enforcement of the Bill of Rights a defining feature of American democracy.

Mario Kozah, "The Syriac Writers of Qatar in the Seventh Century"
English | ISBN: 1463205244 | 2014 | 300 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This edited volume presents a number of Syriac monastic and ascetical writers from the seventh century who were born and educated in Beth Qatraye (Syriac for Qatar or Region of the Qataris) of which Isaac of Nineveh of Qatar is considered to be the most influential of all Syriac monastic writers and who continues to exert a strong influence in monastic circles today. Many of the others like Dadisho of Qatar, Gabriel bar Lipeh of Qatar, Abraham bar Lipeh of Qatar, Gabriel Arya of Qatar, and Ahob of Qatar were important Syriac writers on spirituality and commentators or exegetes within the Church of the East tradition. These writers, who all originated from the Qatar region and were educated there, reveal the presence of an important school of education that rivaled in its sophistication the other more well-known schools such as the School of Nisibis or the School of Edessa. The Syriac writers of Qatar themselves produced some of the best and most sophisticated writing to be found in all Syriac literature of the seventh century. The Syriac writers of Qatar have not received the scholarly attention that they deserve in the last half century. This volume seeks to redress this underdevelopment by setting the standard for further research in the sub-field of Beth Qatraye studies. This volume includes papers presented at an international conference held at Qatar University in collaboration with the American University of Beirut entitled "The Syriac Writers of Qatar in the Seventh Century." The conference took place on 26-27 February, 2014. It was the first of its kind in the Gulf Region, and it brought together some of the most prominent scholars in Syriac Studies. The conference was part of a three year research project funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) under its National Priorities Research Program (NPRP).

David Keller, "The Story of Camp Douglas: Chicago's Forgotten Civil War Prison"
English | ISBN: 1540213331 | 2015 | 258 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
More Confederate soldiers died in Chicago s Camp Douglas than on any Civil War battlefield. Originally constructed in 1861 to train forty thousand Union soldiers from the northern third of Illinois, it was converted to a prison camp in 1862. Nearly thirty thousand Confederate prisoners were housed there until it was shut down in 1865. Today, the history of the camp ranges from unknown to deeply misunderstood. David Keller offers a modern perspective of Camp Douglas and a key piece of scholarship in reckoning with the legacy of other military prisons."

David Mura, "The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives"
English | ISBN: 151791454X | 2023 | EPUB | 312 pages | 596 KB
Uncovering the pernicious narratives white people create to justify white supremacy and sustain racist oppression

Dr. Molly Maloof, "The Spark Factor: The Secret to Supercharging Energy, Becoming Resilient, and Feeling Better Than Ever"
English | ISBN: 0063207206 | 2023 | EPUB | 336 pages | 2 MB
Foreword by Dave Asprey

The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide By Robert Pinsky
2014 | 129 Pages | ISBN: 0374526176 | EPUB | 1 MB
The Poet Laureate's clear and entertaining account of how poetry works."Poetry is a vocal, which is to say a bodily, art," Robert Pinsky declares in The Sounds of Poetry. "The medium of poetry is the human body: the column of air inside the chest, shaped into signifying sounds in the larynx and the mouth. In this sense, poetry is as physical or bodily an art as dancing."As Poet Laureate, Pinsky is one of America's best spokesmen for poetry. In this fascinating book, he explains how poets use the "technology" of poetry--its sounds--to create works of art that are "performed" in us when we read them aloud.He devotes brief, informative chapters to accent and duration, syntax and line, like and unlike sounds, blank and free verse. He cites examples from the work of fifty different poets--from Shakespeare, Donne, and Herbert to W. C. Williams, Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, C. K. Williams, Louise Glück, and Frank Bidart.This ideal introductory volume belongs in the library of every poet and student of poetry.

Betsy de Thierry, "The Simple Guide to Collective Trauma "
English | ISBN: 1787757889 | 2021 | 112 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
· What is collective trauma?