The Birth of a Republic: Francis Stafford's Photographs of China's 1911 Revolution and Beyond By Hanchao Lu
2009 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 0295989408 | PDF | 19 MB
China's 1911 Revolution ended the rule of both the 267-year-old Manchu Qing dynasty and the more than 2,000-year-old imperial system, establishing Asia's first, if not lasting, republic. Because war correspondence was not an established profession in China and the camera was a rare apparatus in Chinese life at the time, photographs of the revolution are rare. Francis E. Stafford (1884-1938), an American working as a photographer for Asia's largest publishing company, Commercial Press in Shanghai, had unusual access to both sides of the conflict. The Birth of a Republic documents this tumultuous period through Stafford's photographic eye.Stafford trained his lens on the leaders of the revolutionaries, the imperial court, and the generals and foot soldiers, as well as on the common people. His images thus capture the stock in trade of war correspondents and photo journalists, but he also documented scenes of everyday life, from the streets of China's cities to the muddy lanes of its villages, from paddy rice fields to factory workshops, from open-air food markets to the inner chambers of Buddhist temples and Christian churches. His remarkable photographs reveal sweeping social and political change, as well as the tenacity of tradition.The 162 photographs presented here are from the collection of Stafford's grandson, Ronald Anderson, and are set in historical and cultural context through an interpretive introduction and extensive captions. This book will appeal to historians and general readers interested in modern China, revolution, and war.

Mary Sheridan's from Birth to Five Years: Children's Developmental Progress By Ajay Sharma; Mary D. Sheridan; Helen Cockerill
2014 | 144 Pages | ISBN: 0415833531 | PDF | 26 MB
From Birth to Five Years, based on the pioneering work of Mary Sheridan, is widely regarded as the go-to reference for health, education and social care professionals, or anyone concerned with the developmental progress of pre-school children.In this new fourth edition, the text has been developed to further align it with current child development philosophies and practices, and to support the wider group of professionals that are now required to take steps for promoting children's development as part of their assessment and management plans. This book aims to improve the clinical management of children with developmental disorders, through providing the full range of developmental attainments, methods of observation, and advice about when to seek help.Features of this completely revised edition include:For students and tutors - information on theoretical aspects of development, with further reading suggestions and references including the most recent international studies in the fieldA new section on the development of attention and self-regulationContemporary case studies with guidance on when to raise concerns for students and teachersDiscussion points to stimulate class debateTo complement this book, a new companion volume, From Birth to Five Years: Practical Developmental Examination, offers a step-by-step 'how to' guide, including guidance on enquiry and observation, how to chart typical and atypical patterns, and 'red flags' for recognising significant delay or abnormality.To consolidate and expand on the practical and theoretical information across both books, a new companion website is available at www.routledge.com/cw/sharma, which includes the following additional learning material:An interactive timeline of the key developmental domainsIntroductions to theory with links to further readingResearch summariesVideo clips demonstrating practical assessment skills

American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795 by Edward J. Larson
English | January 17th, 2023 | ISBN: 0393882209 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 10.61 MB
From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined in the nation's founding.

Charles K. Wolfe, "A Good-Natured Riot: The Birth of the Grand Ole Opry "
English | ISBN: 082652074X | 2015 | 328 pages | EPUB | 12 MB
Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award

The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BR677NB9 | 2023 | 7 hours and 58 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 228 MB
Author: Christopher I. Beckwith
Narrator: Jim Lee

Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BRLCVNZY | 2023 | 7 hours and 20 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 210 MB
Author: John Richard Saylor
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization (Audiobook)
English | August 27, 2019 | ASIN: B07WK7FB39 | M4B@64 kbps | 12h 1m | 328 MB
Author: Paul Kriwaczek | Narrator: Derek Perkins
Civilization was born 8,000 years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly sophisticated urban societies. In the cities that they built, half of human history took place.

Size: 202.55 MB | Total Duration: 01:26:36 | Total Tracks: 30
Format: MPEG Audio | 320 Kbps
Album: The Birth Of Pop
Artist: VA
Genre: Jazz
Date/Year: 2022

Human Birth: An Evolutionary Perspective By Wenda R. Trevathan
2011 | 286 Pages | ISBN: 1412815029 | PDF | 29 MB
The story of human evolution has been told hundreds of times, each time with a focus that seems most informative of the teller. No matter how it is told the primary characters are rarely mothers and infants. Darwin argued survival, but today we know that reproduction is what evolution is all about. Centering on this, Trevathan focuses on birth, which gives the study of human evolution a crucial new dimension. Unique among mammals, humans are bipedal. The evolution of bipedalism required fundamental changes in the pelvis and resulted in a narrow birth canal. Humans are also large-brained animals, which means that birth is much more challenging for our species than for most other animals. The result of this mismatch of large head and narrow pelvis is that women are highly dependent on assistance at birth and their babies are born in an unusually undeveloped state when the brain is still small. Human Birth discusses how the birth process has evolved and ways in which human birth differs from birth in all other mammals. Human Birth is also concerned with mother-infant interaction immediately after birth. While working as a midwife trainee, Trevathan carefully documented the births of more than one hundred women and recorded maternal and infant behaviors during the first hour after birth. She suggests ways in which the interactions served not only to enhance mother-infant bonding, but also to ensure survival in the evolutionary past. With clarity and compelling logic Trevathan argues that modern birth practices often fail to meet evolved needs of women and infants and suggests changes that could lead to better birth experiences. This paperback edition includes a new introduction by the author.

Matthew Dessem, "The Gag Man: Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1941629199 | 352 pages | EPUB | 22.6 MB
"Wonderfully engaging."-The New Republic