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The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume II: Antagonistics
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The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume II: Antagonistics By Tony Wolf
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IN 1899, E.W. Barton-Wright devised the martial art of Bartitsu as a process of cross-training between jujitsu, boxing,... More > savate and stick fighting, designed to beat the fearsome street gangsters of Edwardian London at their own game. The second volume of the Bartitsu Compendium provides resources towards continuing Barton-Wright’s experiments. It combines extensive excerpts from fifteen classic Edwardian-era self defence manuals, including well over four hundred illustrations.Volume II also offers an extensive collection of long-forgotten newspaper and magazine articles on Bartitsu exhibitions and contests; original articles on Bartitsu history and training; a complete course of Edwardian-era “physical culture” exercises; personality profiles, essays and more besides. The Bartitsu Compendium, Volume II is a must-have companion piece for the first volume in this series, and offers further fascinating insight into the world of “antagonistics” in Edwardian England.
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The Business of Data Vault Modeling
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The Business of Data Vault Modeling By Hans Hultgren, Kent Graziano, Daniel Linstedt
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This book presents the business of next generation data warehousing, including the Data Vault model and approach or... More > methodology. It includes the business discussions, pain points, and offers resolution to the most pressing issues in data integration.

The 2nd edition is now available, and has been fixed and updated to include dynamic systems, and gap analysis techniques. Diagrams are much higher quality, and figure references are adjusted. < Less
 

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