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Free Download Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant: Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau By Gordon Robertson
2000 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 080204445X | PDF | 24 MB
Born in Saskatchewan in 1917, Gordon Robertson worked at the centre of government power from 1945 until his retirement in 1979. He worked directly with Prime Ministers King, St-Laurent, Pearson, and Trudeau, serving as senior advisor to the latter two. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 1953 to 1963, he also became the first Deputy Minister of the new Department of Northern Affairs under Jean Lesage. In this memoir he presents a first-hand account of the events and personalities that shaped Canada during the critical post-war period.Robertson tells of Canada’s development from colony to nation and the prime ministers who presided over the process. He provides an assessment of each prime minister in action: how they organized the cabinets, what their qualities were and how these related to their failures and successes. Himself influential in many areas of government, Robertson played a key role in the long debate on constitutional reform and national unity. Even after his retirement, he remained active as an unofficial contitutional networker.Gordon Robertson has written no ordinary memoir. Along with the key events and personalities of his day he describes the development of his own ideas about the nature of Canada and its constitutional future. The result is a significant historical document, one that brings much insight to the history of post-war Canada.

Free Download French, Cinema: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Dudley Andrew
English | January 26, 2024 | ISBN: 0198718616 | 192 pages | PDF | 2.89 Mb
It is often claimed that the French invented cinema. Dominating the production and distribution of cinema until World War 1, when they were supplanted by Hollywood, the French cinema industry encompassed all genres, from popular entertainment to avant-garde practice. The French invented the "auteur" and the "cine-club"; they incubated criticism from the 1920s to our own day that is unrivalled; and they boast more film journals, fan magazines, TV shows, and festivals devoted to film than anywhere else.

Free Download Clyde Wilcox, "Federalism: A Very Short Introduction"
English | 2019 | pages: 160 | ISBN: 0190900059 | EPUB | 2,8 mb
Early Americans were suspicious of centralized authority and executive power. Casting away the yoke of England and its king, the founding fathers shared in this distrust as they set out to pen the Constitution. Weighing a need for consolidated leadership with a demand for states’ rights, they established a large federal republic with limited dominion over the states, leaving most of the governing responsibility with the former colonies. With this dual system of federalism, the national government held the powers of war, taxation, and commerce, and the ability to pass the laws necessary to uphold these functions.

Free Download Borders: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions), 2nd Edition by Alexander C. Diener, Joshua Hagen
English | March 29, 2024 | ISBN: 0197549608 | True EPUB | 168 pages | 2.5 MB
First published in 2012, Borders: A Very Short Introduction began with the premise that "we live in a very bordered world." The intervening decade has witnessed a flurry of events and developments that continue to highlight the centrality of borders in contemporary domestic and international affairs, as well as the interstices between the two, including sudden surges in migrant and refugees flows; renewed emphasis on traditional border security and wall construction; growing tensions concerning maritime sovereignty; rapid advances in cybersecurity, surveillance, and biometrics; expanded detention and deportation infrastructures; proliferation of transborder organizations; revived populist and nationalist sentiments; and protectionist and integrationist trade practices, to name some prominent examples from recent headlines.

Free Download Siva Vaidhyanathan, Shawn K. Jain (Narrator), "Intellectual Property: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition"
English | ASIN: B0CVLHXMHP | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~03:33:00 | 101 MB
We all create intellectual property. We all use intellectual property. Intellectual property is the most pervasive yet least understood way we regulate expression. Despite its importance to so many aspects of the global economy and daily life, intellectual property policy remains a confusing and arcane subject. This engaging book clarifies both the basic terms and the major conflicts surrounding these fascinating areas of law, offering a layman’s introduction to copyright, patents, trademarks, and other forms of knowledge falling under the purview of intellectual property rights. Using vivid examples, noted media expert Siva Vaidhyanathan illustrates the powers and limits of intellectual property, distilling with grace and wit the complex tangle of laws, policies, and values governing the dissemination of ideas, expressions, inventions, creativity, and data collection in the modern world.
Through compelling case studies, including those of Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Sony, Amazon, and Google Books, Vaidhyanathan shows that the modern intellectual property systems reflect three centuries of changes in politics, economics, technologies, and social values. Although it emerged from a desire to foster creativity while simultaneously protecting it, intellectual property today has fundamentally shifted to a political dimension.

Free Download Llewelyn Morgan, Michael Langan (Narrator), "Horace: A Very Short Introduction"
English | ASIN: B0CVKZR7HV | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~04:22:00 | 124 MB
Horace was one of the greatest poets during the reign of Augustus and is seen as mark of cultural sophistication since this time. This Very Short Introduction examines how Horace’s poetry has exerted enormous influence but argues that it is best understood within the traditions of ancient literature.
Llewellyn Morgan guides the listener through the dizzying vagaries of Horace’s biography, which reflects the political and social instability of the period. His poetry, and the life he artfully constructs and presents to us in it, engages both with the greatest crisis that Rome had ever faced, and its resolution by the first Emperor. Horace is Rome’s laureate, and through him we experience the anxieties and triumphs of his age. For posterity, Horace has served for a model of the good life, a promoter of enlightened retirement, but has also exemplified poetic artistry, and is the most creative manipulator of the Latin language, even among his remarkable contemporaries.

Free Download Native Instruments 40´s Very Own Keys v2.0.0 KONTAKT | 2.97 GB
Your go-to instrument for lush pads, dreamy harmonies, bottom heavy bass, and leads that sing, 40’S VERY OWN KEYS transports the iconic downsampled sound of Noah "40" Shebib’s productions straight inside your DAW. Get the downsampled, heavily processed synth sounds that 40 made synonymous with a new wave of hip hop artists, all within a single, easy-to-use instrument. Each preset comes with a dedicated range of creative effects, including amps, cabs, reverbs, and delays, plus a special "40" macro, so there’s plenty of scope to customize the shape and presence of the sounds to make them your very own.

Free Download Native Instruments 40´s Very Own Drums v1.1.0 KONTAKT | 57 Mb
40’S VERY OWN DRUMS delivers high-quality drum sounds, created by one of hip hop’s true modern innovators – Noah "40" Shebib. Every kick, clap, and hi hat is mixed to perfection and infused with 40’s signature style, giving you drum sounds that are everything from atmospheric and emotional, to crisp and hard-hitting. Lay down beats live using one of the curated kits, or draw from a range of built-in patterns. The instrument comes with easy-to-use controls, a range of creative effects, plus a dedicated "40" macro that lets you dial up the "underwater" vibe even further.

Free Download David W. Macdonald (Author, Narrator), "Biodiversity Conservation: A Very Short Introduction"
English | ASIN: B0CSPSSZBN | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~07:37:00 | 210 MB
Extinction is a natural process. In geological time there have been several periods of mass extinction. One of these periods is unfolding right now but all the evidence suggests that current extinction rates are between a hundred and a thousand times greater than the background rate. To put this in to context, a quarter of all known mammalian species is at risk. The current extinction crisis is unique, because it is caused by the impact of one species, humans, on all others. This acceleration of species loss, and the much more widespread reductions in the populations of many species, is not merely a tragedy in aesthetics, it is also a threat to the quality of human life, indeed to the entire human enterprise.
Biodiversity, the diversity of life, is not only fascinating and beautiful, it is the engine of all the world’s natural cycles, and the source of many of the resources on which humanity depends. Concern about biodiversity conservation is, therefore, not merely the preoccupation of a few enthusiastic naturalists-it is the lifeline business of everybody.
David Macdonald introduces the concept of biodiversity and the basic biological processes that it involves-evolutionary, ecological, and behavioral. He considers the various threats to biodiversity, their impacts, and some of the solutions to the problems.

Free Download The Gulag: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Alan Barenberg
English | February 27th, 2024 | ISBN: 0197548229 | 168 pages | True EPUB | 2.43 MB
A vast system of prisons, camps, and exile settlements, the Gulag was one of the defining attributes of the Stalinist Soviet Union and one of the most heinous examples of mass incarceration in the twentieth century, combining the functions of a standard prison system with the goal of isolating and punishing alleged enemies of the Soviet regime. it stretched throughout the Soviet Union, from central Moscow to the farthest reaches of Siberia. From its creation in 1930 to its partial dismantling in the mid-1950s, approximately 25 million people passed through the Gulag.