Telecharger Coming of Age in Second Life An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human by Tom Boellstorff Gratuit

Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human by Tom Boellstorff
French | 25 Aug. 2015 | ISBN: 0691168342 | 344 Pages | True AZW3 (Kindle)/(EPUB / PDF conv) | 103 MB

Millions of people around the world today spend portions of their lives in online virtual worlds. Second Life is one of the largest of these virtual worlds. The residents of Second Life create communities, buy property and build homes, go to concerts, meet in bars, attend weddings and religious services, buy and sell virtual goods and services, find friendship, fall in love--the possibilities are endless, and all encountered through a computer screen. At the time of its initial publication in 2008, Coming of Age in Second Life was the first book of anthropology to examine this thriving alternate universe.

Tom Boellstorff conducted more than two years of fieldwork in Second Life, living among and observing its residents in exactly the same way anthropologists traditionally have done to learn about cultures and social groups in the so-called real world. He conducted his research as the avatar "Tom Bukowski," and applied the rigorous methods of anthropology to study many facets of this new frontier of human life, including issues of gender, race, sex, money, conflict and antisocial behavior, the construction of place and time, and the interplay of self and group.

Coming of Age in Second Life shows how virtual worlds can change ideas about identity and society. Bringing anthropology into territory never before studied, this book demonstrates that in some ways humans have always been virtual, and that virtual worlds in all their rich complexity build upon a human capacity for culture that is as old as humanity itself. Now with a new preface in which the author places his book in light of the most recent transformations in online culture, Coming of Age in Second Life remains the classic ethnography of virtual worlds.

In The Name Of




In The Name Of
French | CBR | 136 pages | 167 MB

Auteur(s) : Ian Edginton
Auteur : Stjepan Sejic

From the mystical city of Shambhalla to the ends of the Earth comes a tale of magic, mystery and the motivations of power. It is the world of Ala ad-Din, better known as ALADDIN.
Thief, gambler, liar and cheat, Aladdin’s reckless soul falls under the eye of the sorcerer Maugrah, who has spent his life scouring the sands for the Dreaming Jewel. This lost relic of shattering power will enable Maugrah to steal the magic of the Djinn of the Lamp and reshape the world in his own malicious design. But to do so, he requires a mystical ability carried within Aladdin's blood...power that not even Aladdin himself knows about. An epic adventure that twists the classic saga into dark, unexplored territories with multi-Eisner nominated writer Ian Edginton!
Featuring covers from Marko Djurdjevic (Dark Reign: The List – Avengers), Arthur Suydam (Marvel Zombies) and a limited edition 1:10 incentive cover from Clayton Crain (X-Force)
Aladdin #1 Cover A – Marko Djurdjevic
Aladdin #1 Cover B – Arthur Suydam
Aladdin #1 Incentive cover (1:10) Clayton Crain

Frederic Bibard, "10 Bed-Time Stories in French and English with audio"
CreateSpace | 2016 | ISBN: 1530827957 | French/English | PDF+MP3 | 89 pages | 284.7 Mb

Bilingual Short Stories in French and English for Young Listeners.
Introduce your children to the joys of listening/reading while helping them improve their French and English proficiency at the same time. This book is perfect for kids between ages eight and 12 and is designed to boost language skills, enhance the imagination, and pave the way for a life-long love of reading.

10 Fun and Engaging Stories
Featuring a wide array of enjoyable themes, parents can rest assured that the material in this book is highly suitable for children.

Written in Parallel Text to Boost Comprehension
Each paragraph is written in both French and English - first in French, followed by its English equivalent. You can also listen to the stories in French only or in English only, which is perfect for bilingual children, whether native French or English speakers!

The stories are recorded in two ways, with an English version narrated by a native English speaker, and a French version narrated by a native French speaker. The audio is designed to help listeners learn the correct pronunciations and improve their listening skills in an enjoyable manner.

Not Just for Children - It's Great for Adults, Too!
This book is suitable for children, but adults can also enjoy it. Whether you are looking to improve your French (or English) with a fun method or you are simply in it for the joy of listening to a short story, this book is great for adults. Grab your copy now!

Martian Outpost, The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on Mars



Martian Outpost provides a detailed insight into the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements, and training needed to send humans to Mars. It focuses on mission objectives and benefits, and the risks and complexities that are compounded when linked to an overall planet exploration program involving several expeditions and setting up a permanent presence on the surface.

Dr. Erik Seedhouse is eminently qualified to write this informative handbook for all potential spaceflight participants. He was an Astronaut Training Consultant and wrote the Spaceflight Participants Flight Surgeona (TM)s Manual for Bigelow Aerospace in 2005. He also developed astronaut training protocols for future spaceflight participants and wrote and edited several chapters of Bigelow Aerospacea (TM)s Astronaut Training Manual. He has written many technical and scientific articles as well as articles for Spaceflight magazine. Erik Seedhouse is a research scientist specializing in environmental life sciences and physiology, for which he obtained his Ph.D. in Physiology while working for the European Space Agency between 1996 and 1998.


Summary

1 Why go?
2 Interplanetary plans
3 Mission architectures
4 Abort modes and the challenges of entry, descent and landing
5 Propulsion systems
6 Mars hardware
7 Crew selection and training
8 Biomedical and behavioral issues
9 Voyage to Mars
10 Exploration activities and surface systems
11 Extreme EXPeditionary Architecture

Etudes Sur Les Hymnes Orphiques (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World) (French Edition) by Anne-France Morand
French | Dec. 1, 2001 | ISBN: 9004120300 | 393 Pages | PDF | 21 MB

The book is a study of the Orphic Hymns, a collection of 87 Greek texts in hexameter addressed to various deities. These hymns are closely related to one another and seem to originate in Asia Minor during the first centuries of the Christian era. The great originality of this corpus is that a link can be traced between a set of beliefs, rituals, offerings and mysteries, and a group of believers. Surprisingly the Hymns has been generally neglected. Les etudes sur les Hymnes orphiques begins with a study of the genre. The Hymns are essentially composed of long lists of epithets and are therefore distinctive. Through the choice of epithets in the different hymns and a comparision between the different texts it is possible to trace allusions to myths, to rituals and to mysteries related to the gods. This first part also concentrates on the literary ways of expressing religious ideas. The group using this text referred to the legendary figure Orpheus as the composer of the Hymns. It is therefore not surprising to find Dionysos at the center of this text. The basic approach is to compare the content of the Hymns to what we know and do not know about orphism. Questions such as vegetarianism, prohibition of beans, belief in metempsychosis, the content of the mysteries arise. It may seem awkward to find typically orphic gods, such as Protogonos, next to traditional gods and local deities from Asia Minor. Finally, the group was organised and the participants bore titles such as boukolos, the oxherd. A large place is given to epigraphy. The aim is to fit these elements to a definition of orphism during the first centuries of our era and to put together an image of this particular group. This book will be essential to scholars interested in orphism, in Greek religion, in religion at the beginning of Christianity, in literature and in hymns."

The Last Days of American Crime Tome 1 PDF



The Last Days of American Crime Tome 1 PDF
French | CBR | 24 pages | 28.5 MB

The Legend Of Wonder Woman - Tome 10




The Legend Of Wonder Woman - Tome 10
French | CBR | 22 pages | 11.9 MB

The Legend of Luther Strode - Tome 4




The Legend of Luther Strode - Tome 4
French | CBR | 25 pages | 26.9 MB

The Legend of Luther Strode - Tome 3




The Legend of Luther Strode - Tome 3
French | CBR | 27 pages | 30.7 MB