Combining an analysis of Cairo’s urban growth from the Islamic conquest up to the reign of Muhammad ‘Ali, an overview of its main architectural styles, a descriptive catalog of the major monuments, and a discussion of domestic architecture. This concise and comprehensive study will appeal to specialists as well as beginning students and interested lay readers.

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Bridges are great symbols of mankind’s conquest of space. They are a monument to his vision and determination, but these alone are not enough. An appreciation of the mathematical theories underlying bridge design is essential to resist the physical forces of nature and gravity.

The object of this book is to explain firstly the nature of the problems associated with the building of bridges with steel as the basic material, and then the theories that are available to tackle them.

a technological history of the different types of iron and steel bridges
the basic properties of steel
loads on bridges from either natural or traffic-induced forces
the process and aims of design based on limit state and statistical probability concepts
buckling behaviour of various components and large-deflection behaviour of components with initial imperfections
detailed guidance on the design of plate and box girder bridges together with some design examples

The Second Edition includes a completely new chapter on the history and design of cable-stayed bridges, the various types of cable used for them and their method of construction, and it addresses many of the changes introduced in the latest version of the British Standard Design Code for steel bridges, BS 5400: Part 3:2000.

This book contains everything engineers and designers need to make sound technical judgments about which stainless steels to use and how to use them. Extensive composition and property information on all five families of stainless steel, including newest alloys is included. Coverage addresses selection for corrosion resistance, processing, and major applications, FREE access to Thermo-Calc software for 3 element phase diagram simulation.

I live, practice, teach, and build in northwest Arkansas, in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It’s a place considered to be in the middle of nowhere, yet ironically close to everywhere. It is an environment of real natural beauty and, simultaneously, one of real constructed ugliness. Abandonment, exploitation, erasure and nostalgia are all aspects of this place and are conditions as authentic as its natural beauty and local form. This land of disparate conditions in not just a setting for my work — it is part of the work. By choosing to live and work here — to call it home — I’ve been able to get beyond the surface of things, to turn over the rock and discover the complex and rich underbelly of my place — its visceral presences and expressive character — that so informs and sustains my efforts. I am working from the conviction that architecture is larger than the subject of architecture.

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Og Mandino – The Ten Scrolls
Mandino | ISBN: N/a | 2006 | MP3 | 87 Mb

Og Mandino was one of the most widely read inspirational and self-help authors in the world. His 14 books of wisdom, inspiration, and love have sold more than 36 million copies worldwide in 18 different languages. Og was the first recipient of the Napoleon Hill Gold Medal for literary achievement. He was also one of the most sought-after speakers in the country.
Og struggled as a life insurance salesman after World War II. Already in deep debt, his wife and daughter left him after he developed a drinking problem. Og started making visits to the public library, reading books on success and motivation. His drinking gradually subsided. Og was so impressed with the work and success philosophy of W. Clement Stone, that he got a job as a salesman at Stone’s insurance company and was promoted within a year.
Og soon became editor of Stone’s magazine, Success Unlimited. After writing a piece about golf for the magazine, a New York publisher sent him a letter about possibly publishing a book if he were to write one. The Greatest Salesman in the World was soon published and became a bestseller. Thousands of people have openly credited Og with saving or changing their lives.

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Anthony Robbins – Creating Lasting Change
Anthony Robbins | ISBN: N/a | 2006 | MP3 | 98 Mb

In times of uncertainty, people look to leaders for guidance. Imagine having the ability to positively and profoundly affect any individual, group or situation. What if you could influence and drive a team to produce exceptional results and empower them to go beyond supporting an organization to inspiring a mission-driven movement? What if you could help a loved one or co-worker identify what is stopping them from getting what they want in life and give them the tools to break through?
Creating Lasting Change: The 7 Steps to Maximum Impact guides you down the path to becoming a more effective inspirational leader. In this 10-day program, you will examine leadership from a unique perspective—the ability to influence the thoughts, feelings and actions of others.
12 audio CDs – Featuring proven success strategies Anthony Robbins has mastered over the last three decades

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“WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) is a black hole to many Windows administrators, yet it is a hidden jewel that can be exploited with a little effort to automate and improve common system management tasks. Getting information about WMI scripting, the applications that support
WMI, and how to approach bringing it all together to make things happen are some of the reasons why administrators don’t use WMI. Alain Lissoir’s books cover WMI in depth for Windows 2000 and Windows .NET”.

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C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor, Barry Bogin, G. A. Harrison, “Human Variability and Plasticity (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)”
Cambridge University Press | ISBN: 0521453992 | August 25, 1995 | 256 pages | DJVU | 1.4 MB

Plasticity refers to the ability of many animals to alter their biology on response to changes in their environment. Humans are perhaps the most plastic of all species, and hence the most variable. This cook covers topics such as child growth, starvation, disease and the effects of migration, modernisation and other life style changes on human variability. It will be especially useful to students and researchers in biological anthropology and human biology interested in expanding their knowledge of this fascinating area.

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Organization design is a key feature of management theory and practice. It addresses the challenges of constructing and maintaining effective organizations. Essential to organizational design is the assumption that it can improve organizations.

Faced with the ever-accelerating pace of technological change and the restructuring of markets, many firms have been questioning their own organization. Consequently, we have witnessed much organizational experimentation and the development of new forms of organizing over the last decade. How does organizational design inform such experimentation? And how can organizational design help managers gain insights and advance the prevalent understanding of how organizations can meet such new environmental challenges and constraints?

This book is the third to emerge from a series of workshops on organization design, featuring new empirical research and theoretical insights. The chapters are organized around four central themes: 1) Towards New Organizational Forms, 2) Dynamics of Adaptation and Change, 3) Theoretical and Practical issues, 4) Fit and Performance. We include an outline for the book with authors and chapter titles. Common for all individual contributions is a focus on the core theories of OD and emerging perspectives. Collectively, the chapters reflect the state of the art of OD as well as provide a further step towards the evolution of this important field of research.

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Tony Wilson, “24 Hour Party People: What the Sleeve Notes Never Tell You”
Channel 4 | ISBN: 075222025X | December 2002 | 256 pages | PDF | 36.9 MB

This is the bizarre and not entirely fabricated story of the founder of the Factory record label, Anthony Wilson. Part fiction, part reality, comic and tragic by turns, Wilson tells his own unique story in his own unique way for the very first time. From the dawn of punk to the death of acid house, Anthony Wilson was at the center of it all. Love him or hate him, you can’t possibly ignore him. Includes numerous black & white and color photographs. Based on the movie screenplay by Frank Cottrell Boyce.

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