Tag: Tales

Why Fairy Tales Stick The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre


Free Download Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre by Jack Zipes
English | 2006 | ISBN: 0415977800 | 352 Pages | PDF | 7.8 MB
In his latest book, fairy tales expert Jack Zipes explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don’t, why the fairy tale is uniquely capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there.

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The Awkward Phase The Uplifting Tales of Those Weird Kids You Went to School With


Free Download The Awkward Phase: The Uplifting Tales of Those Weird Kids You Went to School With by Tyler Gillespie, Claire Linic
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1632203499 | 208 Pages | PDF | 11.7 MB
Back in the 1990s, when slap bracelets and Velcro ruled supreme, two adolescents were stumbling their way through life on gangly limbs. One, Claire Linic, had self-permed her bowl cut, and the other, Tyler Gillespie, had purchased self-tanner, telling the cashier it was for his girlfriend. Now in their twenties and still just a tiny bit awkward, Linic and Gillespie have joined forces to ask the question, “If we could talk to our fourteen-year-old selves, what would we tell them now?"

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Oracle Insights Tales of the Oak Table


Free Download Oracle Insights: Tales of the Oak Table by Dave Ensor, Tim Gorman, Kyle Hailey, Anjo Kolk, Jonathan Lewis, Connor McDonald, Cary Millsap, James Morle, Mogens Nørgaard, David Ruthven
English | 2005 | ISBN: 1590593871 | 456 Pages | PDF | 16.1 MB
Oracle Insights: Tales of the Oak Table presents 11 world-renowned industry specialists proffering their own highly experienced views, input, and insights on Oracle-where it’s been, where it’s going, how (and how not) to use it successfully, the software and techniques that theyve introduced to help people achieve their goals, and some frightening tales of what can happen when fundamental design principles are ignored.The collaborating authors have solved many of the worst Oracle performance problems in the world, and they’ve each saved at least one doomed flagship project. Over many years, they’ve been sharing their unique knowledge with each other at conferences, around the OakTable, and in coffee shops, restaurants, and bars on five continents. Now they want to share their key insights with you. A major focus of this book concerns the ways in which you can avoid common and debilitating mistakes when building Oracle software projects. From these stories, you’ll learn the simple steps that will help you avoid real pain on your next (or current) Oracle project.

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Northbound Tales from the Continental Divide Trail


Free Download Northbound: Tales from the Continental Divide Trail by Bridget Dassie Portmann
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0620892390 | 224 Pages | EPUB | 941.9 KB
After years of aimlessly drifting between seasonal jobs, Bridget (Dassie in the trail world) sets out on the biggest adventure of her life, a 2000-mile hike along America’s most rugged major trail – the Continental Divide Trail.

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VO Tales and Techniques of a Voice-Over Actor, 2nd Edition


Free Download VO: Tales and Techniques of a Voice-Over Actor, 2nd Edition by Harlan Hogan
English | August 5, 2014 | ISBN: 1621534057 | True EPUB | 256 pages | 5.3 MB
One of the country’s top voice-over talents shares his secrets of success in an insider’s guide to the industry. Actors, broadcasters, and anyone who has longed to earn a living by speaking into a microphone will cherish this insightful and often hilarious glimpse at the business. Coverage includes:

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