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epub | 299.77 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 1856694933 | Author: Warner Marien, Mary; | Year: 2021

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The fifth edition of this indispensable history of photography spans the history of the medium, from its early development to current practice, and providing a focused understanding of the cultural contexts in which photographers have lived and worked throughout, this remains an all-encompassing survey.

Mary Warner Marien discusses photography from around the world and through the lenses of art, science, travel, war, fashion, the mass media and individual photographers. Professional, amateur and art photographers are all represented, with 'Portrait' boxes devoted to highlighting important individuals and 'Focus' boxes charting particular cultural debates. Mary Warner Marien is also the author of 100 Ideas that Changed Photography and Photography Visionaries .

New additions to this ground-breaking global survey of photography includes 20 new images and sections on advances in technology and the influence of social media platforms. An essential text for anyone studying photography.

Category:Photography Reference, History of Photography, Photography Reference

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epub | 5.72 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 1611809029 | Author: Jackson, Roger R.; | Year: 2022

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For anyone interested in what happens after death, this is a definitive guide to the concept of rebirth, or reincarnation, in Buddhism.

Reincarnation has been a popular belief in cultures throughout the world for many millennia. The possibility that we lived before and may be born again, whether as a human or in some other form of existence, continues to fascinate us and features heavily in popular novels and movies, and also as a subject of recent scholarly studies. Although Buddhism is one of the religious traditions best known for asserting rebirth, the history and scope of Buddhist approaches to the idea has not received comprehensive treatment-until now.

This first-ever guide to ideas and practices surrounding rebirth in Buddhism covers the historical context for the Buddha's teachings on the topic, explains what Buddhists believe is actually reborn and where, surveys rebirth-related practices in multiple Buddhist cultures, and considers whether all Buddhist traditions agree about what happens after death. The book also addresses interpretations of rebirth in modern Buddhist contexts and recent scientific attempts to document reincarnation in conversation with Buddhist beliefs It is, in short, the first truly comprehensive overview of rebirth across the major Buddhist traditions, written by a leading scholar and teacher of Buddhism.

Category:Karma Buddhism, Buddhism, Buddhism

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epub | 39.02 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 0691156980 | Author: Lorraine Daston | Year: 2022

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A panoramic history of rules in the Western world
Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and organize the rites of life, from birth through death. We may chafe under the rules we have, and yearn for ones we don't, yet no culture could do without them. In Rules, historian Lorraine Daston traces their development in the Western tradition and shows how rules have evolved from ancient to modern times. Drawing on a rich trove of examples, including legal treatises, cookbooks, military manuals, traffic regulations, and game handbooks, Daston demonstrates that while the content of rules is dazzlingly diverse, the forms that they take are surprisingly few and long-lived.
Daston uncovers three enduring kinds of rules: the algorithms that calculate and measure, the laws that govern, and the models that teach. She vividly illustrates...

Category:Epistemology, Epistemology Philosophy, Modern History (16th-21st Centuries)

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epub | 1.95 MB | English | Isbn:‎ B09XQBVS6B | Author: Russ Harris | Year: 2022

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Build a more satisfying and meaningful life with this best-selling guide to freeing yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Are you, like millions of Americans, caught in the happiness trap? Russ Harris explains that the way most of us go about trying to find happiness ends up making us miserable, driving the epidemics of stress, anxiety, and depression. This empowering book presents the insights and techniques of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) a revolutionary new psychotherapy based on cutting-edge research in behavioral psychology. By clarifying your values and developing mindfulness (a technique for living fully in the present moment), ACT helps you escape the happiness trap and find true satisfaction in life.
The techniques presented in The Happiness Trap will help readers to:
• Reduce stress and worry
• Handle painful feelings and thoughts more effectively...

Category:Stress Management, Cognitive Psychology, Happiness

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epub | 1.23 MB | English | Isbn:‎ B0B82WWBZP | Author: Freyd?s Moon | Year: 2022

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Kye Lovato left their hometown in search of a better future, but when their estranged mother passes away, they return to their parish to settle her affairs. Even though Kye escaped their traumatic past, being back in swampy Madison, Louisiana only worsens their debilitating depression, increases their dissociative episodes, and intensifies the intrusive voice plaguing their every thought.

The moment Kye steps foot into their childhood home, they know something is wrong. That night, they come face to face with the shadowy presence driving them mad: the handsome demon duke, Eli, who offers them an irresistible deal. In exchange for their soul, Eli will give them pain, pleasure, and power.

Kye set a path for themself-live fast, die young-and Eli seems like the perfect exit route. With nothing to lose, they agree.

But after an impromptu visit from a local ICE agent, Kye forms an unlikely friendship with their mother's bookkeeper and stumbles into an insidious mystery surrounding their family's homegrown alebrije business. Met with ghosts, displaced employees, and a garage filled with unfinished artwork, Kye can't help but wonder. . . What was their mother hiding? And why is a rogue officer interested in Lovato Alebrijes?

Kye is possessed, unkempt, and chasing death, but as stubborn as they are, they're the only person left alive who can resurrect the family business and carry the Lovato legacy, and their only ally is the demon possessing them.

Category:Transgender Romance, Paranormal Demons & Devils Romance, Gay Romance

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epub | 1.04 MB | English | Isbn:‎ B00JSVKC1O | Author: Ashlynn Mills | Year: 2022

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CHICKEN OF THE SEA's Canned, pouched and frozen seafood is an almost perfect food! It's an inexpensive and easy-to-prepare source of important nutrients like omega-3, calcium, protein and more. In addition, Chicken of the Sea's canned and pouched tuna and salmon, frozen shrimp and other seafood are low in fat and calories when compared with other proteins.

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Category:Canned & Packaged Mackerel

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epub | 759.23 KB | English | Isbn:‎ 099734928X | Author: Kenzie Macallan | Year: 2021

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She leaped into a war zone to get the story. He'll endure hell to bring her home. Sparks fly, but will romance die on the wrong side of a bullet?

Security firm owner Sean Knight always follows the action. So the former Navy SEAL doesn't hesitate to head to Afghanistan to extract a world renowned hacker. But when he finds his childhood best friend is being held captive, old feelings come flooding back and he'll protect her with his life.

Investigator reporter Jess Wilander doesn't lack courage. So when she discovers her sister's been kidnapped by an Afghan warlord, she agrees to write an article on him in order to stage a rescue. But her plans go sideways when the man sent to get them out is the guy who secretly broke her heart.

As Sean seeks a way to free everyone, his growing attraction to the one...

Category:Kidnapping Crime Fiction, Women's Action & Adventure Fiction, Women's Adventure Fiction

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epub | 545.5 KB | English | Isbn:‎ B09P9XK5CC | Author: Tessonja Odette | Year: 2022

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A runaway princess wanted for murder.
A deadly huntsman who's after her heart.
Half-fae Astrid Snow is used to being disliked. With magic that makes her mirror back one's worst qualities, she has more enemies than friends. And when she's accused of poisoning her father, her stepmother-the formidable Spring Queen-becomes her greatest enemy yet. Forced into hiding, she finds solace at the Seven Sins Hotel. It provides the perfect subterfuge she needs. For who could ever find an outlaw in a hotel famed for sin?
Bear shifter Torben Davenport lost everything to the gambling halls. To pay off his debts, he serves the fae royals as their personal Huntsman, locating hard-to-find fugitives with his scent-based magic. When the Spring Queen offers him a bargain that will erase his debts for good, he's willing to do what it takes-even if it means finding the queen's runaway stepdaughter and cutting out her heart.
Astrid won't go down without a fight, even if her assailant is a strikingly handsome Huntsman. If she can evade the bear-shifter's claws, maybe she can make him an ally. It's easier said than done, especially after she accidentally gets herself handcuffed to her infuriating captor.
Can Astrid cut through Torben's icy demeanor and convince him to help her find the real killer? Or will she lose her heart in more ways than one?
ACOTAR meets Kingdom of the Wicked in this standalone fairytale retelling of Snow White. If you like brooding heroes, just one bed, and grumpy sunshine romances, then you'll love this swoon-worthy story in the Entangled with Fae series.
*NOTE this book is upper YA/NA featuring mature situations, moderate violence and gore, substance abuse, and some adult language. The romance is slow burn but leads to moderate steam.
A Taste of Poison is a complete stand-alone novel set in the same world as The Fair Isle Trilogy . Journey back to Faerwyvae or begin your adventure for the first time with this enchanting tale. Each book in the Entangled with Fae series can be read on its own and in any order. Happily ever after guaranteed!

Category:Teen & Young Adult Country & Ethnic Fairy Tales & Folklore, Teen & Young Adult Fairy Tale & Folklore Adaptations, Teen & Young Adult Fairy Tales & Folklore Adaptations eBooks

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epub | 286.03 KB | English | Isbn:‎ B0B57WGKNN | Author: Heather Lauren | Year: 2022

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Karma was a funny b*tch. So is falling for someone who instantly hates you.
As fate would have it my former enemy and brand new brother in law needed me. The smug bastard humbles himself to ask for my help and at first, I was more incline to watch him fail, but when he tells me I'll be working with her , I pack my bags for Bourbon Texas with a smile on my face.
Ronnie was as beautiful as she was capable in the kitchen, and nothing made me harder than watching her work. I wanted so deep inside her, my thoughts would knock her up. She was mine and I so badly wanted to claim her.
Working beside the sexy blonde baker pours fire and need into my veins. Never before have I wanted anyone as badly as I want her, but she's too soft, too compassionate, and if she wants her business to be a success, she needs a backbone of steal not too be so nice.
When things heat up in the kitchen will she be able to stay in control.or will she let me?

This August, sixteen of your favorite romance authors are joining forces to bring you stories all about making babies. Whether it's a primal, biological need or something else driving these men to breed the women they love, what is guaranteed is these stories are going to be hot and messy. Every happily ever after doesn't have to have babies, but these men want nothing less than their women round and glowing.

Category:Erotica, Erotic Literature & Fiction

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epub | 347.66 KB | English | Isbn:‎ B07BVYZL88 | Author: Jen Geigle Johnson | Year: 2018

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Orphaned and penniless, Rhianna has no hope of a happy ending-until she learns of a generations-old connection to the royal family of Oldenburg. But marrying a prince would come with its own set of problems. Rhianna Davies is well-acquainted with heartache after the painful loss of her parents. At the arrival of her ghastly uncle, she is brought even lower: Rhi has been banished from her family's estate home and must rely on the kindness of her tightly knit Welsh miners for help. Without the protective love of her parents, Rhi has no illusions that hers will be a happy ending-until an addendum to her father's will arrives in the hands of a prince. Marc Wilhelm, Prince of Oldenburg, is in Wales with one purpose: to claim his betrothed. A long-ago promise between their fathers forges an indelible link between Rhi and Marc, but there remains just one problem: neither wants to marry a stranger. With no remaining ties to Wales, Rhi agrees to accompany Marc to Oldenburg, where he will forfeit their betrothal so she may have her pick of husbands. But their journey takes them down unexpected paths, from the depths of a Welsh mine to the Marriage Mart of London to a warm reception in Oldenburg. Rhi and Marc discover that their connection and their challenges run deeper than either anticipated, but whether from their own hesitations or from danger that threatens without, the couple may be thwarted before they can even begin the happily ever after they so richly deserve.

Category:Contact Lens Rewetting Drops

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