Tag: Challenge

Adaptation to Climate Change A Spatial Challenge (2024)


Free Download Rob Roggema, "Adaptation to Climate Change: A Spatial Challenge"
English | 2009 | pages: 375 | ISBN: 1402093586, 9401777160 | PDF | 23,6 mb
As it becomes clear that climate change is not easily within the boundaries of the 1990’s, society needs to be prepared and needs to anticipate future changes due to the uncertain changes in climate. So far, extensive research has been carried out on several issues including the coastal defence or shifting ecozones. However, the role spatial design and planning can play in adapting to climate change has not yet been focused on.

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Spot the Bullsht Trivia Challenge Find the Lies (and Learn the Truth) from Science, History, Sports, Pop Culture [Audiobook]


Free Download Spot the Bullsh*t Trivia Challenge: Find the Lies (and Learn the Truth) from Science, History, Sports, Pop Culture, and More! (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CMK1VWB7 | 2024 | 5 hours and 14 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 256 MB
Author: Neil Patrick Stewart
Narrator: Max Meyers

Learn some amazing truths about sports, science, history, and more with this interactive trivia book asking you to spot the lie-perfect for a personal challenge or group game night! Was Cleopatra the last Egyptian pharaoh? Can you really make diamonds out of tequila? Is the platypus actually poisonous? Think you can spot the fake? Get your bullsh*t radar warmed up, because each entry in Spot the Bullsh*t hides one well-crafted fib among a pair of unbelievable truths. And it’s up to you to figure out what’s fascinating and what’s full of sh*t in science, history, pop culture and more. The book also reveals whether you’re right or wrong as well as more information on the true trivia-and why you might have fallen for the fake fact. Whether you’re in the mood to learn some fun facts or challenge your friends in a game of trivia, this book has you covered.

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Test Your Chess IQ First Challenge (Bk. 1)


Free Download Test Your Chess IQ: First Challenge (Bk. 1) By August Livshitz
1997 | 124 Pages | ISBN: 1857441397 | PDF | 8 MB
Is the ability to make combinations something you are born with or can it be acquired by practice? Russian chess trainer Livshitz, who has had extensive experience teaching a wide range of players from novices to masters, presents here a course for developing your combinational skill, based on the recognition of tactical motifs. As you work your way through this carefully graded series of tests, themes such as ‘diversion’, ‘interference’, ‘X-Ray’ and many more will become an integral part of your chess armoury, to be employed in your own games. Solving these positions will not only provide many hours of pleasure but will also enable you to test – and improve! – your chess IQ.

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