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Nancy Harmon Jenkins, "Virgin Territory: Exploring the World of Olive Oil"
ISBN: 1118203224 | 2015 | EPUB | 352 pages | 55 MB

An illuminating look at olive oil with 100 recipes from the country’s leading authority on the subject

Olive oil is more popular than ever, thanks to its therapeutic and preventative effects in treating different diseases, as well as the growing variety of brands and imports available. Nancy Harmon Jenkins, arguably the leading authority on olive oil and the healthy Mediterranean diet, presents more than 100 dishes that showcase olive oil, ranging from soups to seafood to sauces to sweets. Along with favorites like tapenade and pesto, you’ll find other exciting dishes like North African Seafood Tagine, Oven-Braised Artichokes with Potatoes and Onions, and Quince and Ginger Olive Oil Cake. But this book isn’t just a collection of hearty and healthful recipes; Jenkins also covers the history and culture of olive oil as well as how to buy it and cook with it. A thing of beauty with the stunning photographs of exquisite dishes as well as Jenkin’s own Tuscan olive tree grove, Virgin Territory captures the delights of making and cooking with olive oil.

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Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Yosemite Edition by David Pogue
English | Feb 7, 2015 | ISBN: 1491947187 | 816 Pages | EPUB/MOBI/AZW3/PDF (Converted) | 59 MB

What makes Windows refugees decide to get a Mac? Enthusiastic friends? The Apple Stores? Great-looking laptops? A "halo effect" from the popularity of iPhones and iPads? The absence of viruses and spyware? The freedom to run Windows on a Mac? In any case, there’s never been a better time to switch to OS X-and there’s never been a better, more authoritative book to help you do it.

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Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions by Ron Larson
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1285774779 | 1631 pages | PDF | 16 MB

Designed for the three-semester engineering calculus course, CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS, Sixth Edition, continues to offer instructors and students innovative teaching and learning resources. The Larson team always has two main objectives for text revisions: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus; and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and save time. The Larson/Edwards Calculus program offers a solution to address the needs of any calculus course and any level of calculus student. Every edition from the first to the sixth of CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas.

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Donna Dewberry, “Donna Dewberry’s Essential Guide to Flower and Landscape Painting: 50 Decorative and One-Stroke Painting Projects”
English | ISBN: 1440328331 | 2013 | EPUB | 192 pages | 17,2 MB

50 of Donna’s favorite projects in one gorgeous book!

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Brian Mackay-Lyons, Robert McCarter, “Local Architecture: Building Place, Craft, and Community”
English | ISBN: 1616891289 | 2014 | PDF, EPUB | 224 pages | 197 MB, 24 MB

In architecture, as in food, local is an idea whose time has come. Of course, the idea of an architecture that responds to site; draws on local building traditions, materials, and crafts; and strives to create a sense of community is not recent. Yet, the way it has evolved in the past few years in the hands of some of the world’s most accomplished architects is indeed defining a new movement. From the rammed-earth houses of Rick Joy and Pacific Northwest timber houses of Tom Kundig, to the community-built structures of Rural Studio and Francis Kéré, designers everywhere are championing an architecture that exists from, in, and for a specific place.

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Susan O’Brien, “The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Family Cookbook: 150 Healthy Recipes for Meals, Snacks, Sides, Desserts, and More”
ISBN: 0738217484 | 2015 | PDF | 248 pages | 6 MB

Over 100 vegetarian, gluten-free recipes with a focus on well-balanced, complex-carb, high-protein and family-friendly dishes.

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Idiot’s Guides: Kama Sutra by Dr. Ava Cadell
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1615647147 | 256 pages | PDF | 28 MB

Idiot’s Guides: Kama Sutra is a fun and insightful guide to the ancient arts of the Kama Sutra, as well as many more contemporary methods and techniques for modern lovemaking. Readers will learn from hundreds of beautiful, full color photos that illustrate not only the traditional movements of the Kama Sutra, but also many of the most contemporary methods for taking lovemaking from tedious to intoxicating! The author takes readers from the roots of the ancients arts of the Kama Sutra through essential warms-ups like aphrodisiacs, erotic massage, and how to turn a lover on through the senses. Other sizzling sections cover orgasms, the G-spot, erogenous zones, and more. Through beautiful, how-to photos readers will learn the fundamental movements of the traditional Kama Sutra (as well as a few more), the oral pleasures, toys and fetishes, and much more. Finally, readers will learn how to keep the fire ignited not only in the bedroom, but in their relationships, and how The Kama Sutra is not just about making love, it’s about connecting with and cherishing a lover every day.

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Jeanne Filler Scott, “Draw and Paint Realistic Horses: Projects in Pencil, Acrylics and Oills”
English | ISBN: 1600619967 | 2011 | EPUB | 128 pages | 3,7 MB

Saddle up for some creative fun!
The pure beauty and spirit of horses makes them a favorite subject for artists. With the friendly instruction in this book, rendering these magnificent animals is both achievable and fun, even for beginners. Step by step, Jeanne Filler Scott shows you how to draw and paint the elegant lines, graceful movements and unique personalities that capture your heart.

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Dave Thomas, “Programming Elixir”
English | ISBN: 1937785580 | 2014 | EPUB, MOBI | 280 pages | 1,3 MB

You want to explore functional programming, but are put off by the academic feel (tell me about monads just one more time). You know you need concurrent applications, but also know these are almost impossible to get right. Meet Elixir, a functional, concurrent language built on the rock-solid Erlang VM. Elixir’s pragmatic syntax and built-in support for metaprogramming will make you productive and keep you interested for the long haul. This book is the introduction to Elixir for experienced programmers.

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Camilla V. Saulsbury, “Power Hungry: The Ultimate Energy Bar Cookbook”
English | ISBN: 189110554X | 2013 | EPUB | 152 pages | 3,7 MB

Power Hungry has a simple premise: do-it-yourself power bar recipes that maximize taste and nutrition, minimize cost, and eliminate junky additives. Jam-packed with the best good-for-you ingredients (think whole grains, fruits, nuts) and all-natural, high-quality proteins, these recipes cover protein bars, endurance training bars and gels, granola bars, raw bars, and more. Whether you’re training for a triathlon, packing a lunchbox, or just need an afternoon pick-me-up, you’ll find recipes you’ll love-and nutritional info to boot. Skipping gluten, soy, or dairy products? No problem. These recipes are 100% soy-free and completely adaptable to glutenfree and vegan diets-no more scouring a label’s fine print. Power Hungry bars are incredibly easy to make and are endlessly customizable. There’s even a “knock-off” chapter for all of your favorite name-brand bars-minus the high prices.

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David Young Kim, “The Traveling Artist in the Italian Renaissance: Geography, Mobility, and Style”
English | ISBN: 0300198671 | 2014 | EPUB | 304 pages | 63 MB

This important and innovative book examines artists’ mobility as a critical aspect of Italian Renaissance art. It is well known that many eminent artists such as Cimabue, Giotto, Donatello, Lotto, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian traveled. This book is the first to consider the sixteenth-century literary descriptions of their journeys in relation to the larger Renaissance discourse concerning mobility, geography, the act of creation, and selfhood.

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Carolyn Wheater, “Idiot’s Guides: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra”
ISBN: 1615645047 | 2014 | PDF | 368 pages | 6 MB

When not used on a daily basis, basic math concepts are difficult to recall and use. When people plan to return to school, they must take entrance and placement exams with a significant math portion. Idiot’s Guides: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra helps readers get back up to speed and relearn the primary concepts of mathematics, geometry, and pre-algebra so that they can pass entrance exams, such as the GED, ASVAB, and Praxis, as well as remedial math courses. Ideal for both students and parents, Idiot’s Guides: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra will include a workbook component with practice problems to help reinforce the math concepts. In this book, readers get: – An introduction to positive and negative numbers and place values – A solid review of the four basic math operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division – Step-by-step guidance on how to understand and solve word problems – An explanation of the concepts of factors and multiples – Help in working with fractions, decimals, and percents – The basics of geometry – Weights, measures, and other practical applications of mathematics – How to create and interpret mathematical graphs – A grounding in statistics and probability – An introduction to algebraic concepts and problems, including expressions and equations

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Mark Frauenfelder, “Maker Dad: Lunch Box Guitars, Antigravity Jars, and 22 Other Incredibly Cool Father-Daughter DIY Projects”
English | ISBN: 054411454X | 2014 | EPUB | 224 pages | 23 MB

As the editor in chief of MAKE magazine, Mark Frauenfelder has spent years combing through DIY books, but he’s never been able to find one with geeky projects he can share with his two daughters. Maker Dad is the first DIY book to use cutting-edge (and affordable) technology in appealing projects for fathers and daughters to do together. These crafts and gadgets are both rewarding to make and delightful to play with. What’s more, Maker Dad teaches girls lifelong skills-like computer programming, musicality, and how to use basic hand tools-as well as how to be creative problem solvers.

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The Kitchy Kitchen: 200 Recipes for the Young and Hungry by Claire Thomas
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1476710732 | 288 pages | PDF | 119 MB

Every cook needs an arsenal of staples, whether for the perfect dinner party entrée to wow a crowd, or throw-it-together lunches for lazy afternoons…but we all know that the real fun comes in making basic recipes your own. The Kitchy Kitchen is tastemaker Claire Thomas’s solution for amping up your everyday culinary routine, introducing her approach to her own kitchen: loose, personal, unfussy, and most of all, fun.

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Simple Steps to Success: Fruit and Vegetables in Pots by DK
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0756689805 | 144 pages | PDF | 45,4 MB

Using a combination of easily accessible information and inspiring photographs, the Simple Steps series promotes gardening as a real pleasure rather than a back-breaking chore.

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Sue Ferguson Gussow, “Architects Draw: Freehand Fundamentals”
ISBN: 1568987404 | 2013 | EPUB | 160 pages | 34 MB

Architects Draw offers a practical and invaluable way to help students and would-be sketchers translate what they see onto the page, not as an imitation of reality, but as a comprehensive union of voids and solids, light and shadows, lines and shapes. For nearly forty years revered Cooper Union professor and artist Sue Gussow has taught aspiring architects of varying abilities how to fully observe and perceive the spaces that make up our physical environment. Gussow skillfully applies architectural language to twenty-one drawing exercises that tackle a variety of forms-from peas in a pod to monkeys, skeletons, dinosaur bones, and the art of Giacometti and Mondrian. She shows, for example, how cut fruit and paper bags reveal that the physical world is made up of planes, dimensions, and enclosed space.

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Transportation (DK Eyewitness Books) by DK
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0756690625 | 72 pages | PDF | 52 MB

With more than twenty million copies sold in forty languages in ninety countries worldwide, DK Eyewitness been the most trusted young adult nonfiction book series for more than thirty years. Visually engaging, informative, and lively, the one-hundred-plus titles in the Eyewitness series focus on subjects that complement students’ personal interests and areas of study to make learning simple and fun.

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Rob Larsen, “The Uncertain Web”
2015 | ISBN-10: 1491945907 | 258 pages | PDF | 23 MB

What’s the best way to develop for a Web gone wild? That’s easy. Simply scrap the rules you’ve relied on all these years and embrace uncertainty as a core tenet of design. In this practical book, veteran developer Rob Larsen outlines the principles out what he calls The Uncertain Web, and shows you techniques necessary to successfully make the transition.

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Kurt W. Smith, “Cython”
2015 | ISBN-10: 1491901551 | 254 pages | EPUB | 2 MB

Build software that combines Python’s expressivity with the performance and control of C (and C++). It’s possible with Cython, the compiler and hybrid programming language used by foundational packages such as NumPy, and prominent in projects including Pandas, h5py, and scikits-learn. In this practical guide, you’ll learn how to use Cython to improve Python’s performance-up to 3000x- and to wrap C and C++ libraries in Python with ease.

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