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The Battle of Kapetron The History and Legacy of the First Major Battle Between Byzantine Empire and Seljuk Turks [Audiobook]


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English | ISBN: 9798868616860 | 2023 | 1 hour and 20 minutes | M4B@320 kbps | 184 MB
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Colin Fluxman

The Byzantine Empire existed for over a thousand years, with a history spanning from the division of the Roman Empire in 395 until the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. It was formed from the previous Eastern Roman Empire, and during its long existence, the Byzantine inhabitants were very proud to call themselves Romans. However, many things changed during the long lifespan of the Byzantine Empire, starting with a Hellenization in the 6th century. The use of the Latin language diminished and Greek took its place, while the typical Roman culture gave way to a more Hellenistic one. The Hellenization of Byzantium was detrimental to the relationship with the Holy Roman Empire, and the Christian world from that point would be split in two. The subsequent strengthening of the Orthodox Church caused many civil wars and conflicts to arise during the centuries, which shattered and reshaped the territory time after time.

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First Pitch Winning Money, Mentors, and More for Your Startup


Free Download Debi Kleiman, "First Pitch: Winning Money, Mentors, and More for Your Startup"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 1544507887, 1544507909 | EPUB | pages: 228 | 2.0 mb
For entrepreneurs, pitching is do or die. To succeed with your startup, you must persuade investors, advisors, customers, and other potential partners to join you on your journey. It can be intimidating, but First Pitch is here to help.

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A First Guide to Computational Modelling in Physics


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 1009413120 | 131 Pages | PDF | 116 MB
This innovative text helps demystify numerical modelling for early-stage physics and engineering students. It takes a hands-on, project-based approach, with each chapter focusing on an intriguing physics problem taken from classical mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics, astrophysics, and quantum mechanics. To solve these problems, students must apply different numerical methods for themselves, building up their knowledge and practical skills organically. Each project includes a discussion of the fundamentals, the mathematical formulation of the problem, an introduction to the numerical methods and algorithms, and exercises, with solutions available to instructors. The methods presented focus primarily on differential equations, both ordinary and partial, as well as basic mathematical operations. Developed over many years of teaching a computational modelling course, this stand-alone book equips students with an essential numerical modelling toolkit for today’s data-driven landscape, and gives them new ways to explore science and engineering.

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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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Basic Illustrated Wilderness First Aid


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2015 | 101 Pages | ISBN: 1493009990 | PDF | 2 MB
Presents a basic guide to outdoor first aid, providing tips on assembling a first-aid kit, treating sprains, fractures, and dislocated joints, preventing insect and animal attacks, and handling illnesses from heat and cold.

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Your First Move Chess for Beginners


Free Download Your First Move: Chess for Beginners By A.P. Sokolskii
1995 | 296 Pages | ISBN: 5050021790 | PDF | 9 MB
Raduga ✅Publisher,C.I.S. [Published date: 1987]. Hard cover, 296 pp. Reprint with corrections, 1987, English translation from the revised Russian text, 1987. Contents include: Rules of the Game, the Simplest Endings; Some Basic Concepts, How to start a Game; Short Games and Traps; Middle Game; Endgame; Chess Composition; The Opening; Chess: Past and Present; Solutions to Exercises. Alexey Pavlovich Sokolsky (5 November 1908 ? 27 December 1969) was a Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player of International Master strength in over-the-board chess, a noted correspondence chess player, and an opening theoretician.

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Your First Move Chess for Beginners


Free Download Your First Move: Chess for Beginners By A.P. Sokolskii
1995 | 296 Pages | ISBN: 5050021790 | PDF | 9 MB
Raduga ✅Publisher,C.I.S. [Published date: 1987]. Hard cover, 296 pp. Reprint with corrections, 1987, English translation from the revised Russian text, 1987. Contents include: Rules of the Game, the Simplest Endings; Some Basic Concepts, How to start a Game; Short Games and Traps; Middle Game; Endgame; Chess Composition; The Opening; Chess: Past and Present; Solutions to Exercises. Alexey Pavlovich Sokolsky (5 November 1908 ? 27 December 1969) was a Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player of International Master strength in over-the-board chess, a noted correspondence chess player, and an opening theoretician.

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Understanding Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century


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English | ISBN: 1138939757 | 2015 | 212 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century reached the top of most best-seller lists last year shortly after it was released. Nonetheless, few people actually read the book. Yet reviewers have agreed that the book is important because it touches on one of the major problems facing the US economy, the UK economy and many developed nations: rising income and wealth inequality. It also provides an explanation of the problem and a policy solution: a global wealth tax.

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