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  Title: The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci - Volume 2 Author: Leonardo Da Vinci Publisher: iBooks Year published: Some words of advice from Leo: To keep in health, this rule is wise: Eat only when you want and relish food. Chew thoroughly that it may do you good. Have it well cooked, unspiced and undisguised. He who takes medicine is ill advised. I teach you to preserve your health; and in this you will succeed better in proportion as you shun physicians, because their medicines are the work of alchemists. Summary: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci - Volume 2 is a continuation of the remarkable collection of Leonardo’s writings, sketches, and reflections that reveal the mind of one of history’s greatest polymaths.  This volume presents a broad range of subjects, showing how Leonardo’s thoughts moved fluidly between art, science, engineering, and philosophy.  It reflects not just his curiosity but his attempts to unify knowledge into a comprehensive understanding of natu...

  Title: The Defence and Fall of Singapore Author: Brian P. Farrell Publisher: Monsoon Books, Leicestershire Year published: 2019 496 pages From page 426: 1st Malay resisted Japanese attacks near Buona Vista Village, including at least one using civilians forced to run ahead as human shields.  Worse followed on the hilltop near the Opium Factory.  Japanese infiltration cut off C Company, helped by burning oil flowing through wide drains behind and below the Malays.  C Company beat back Japanese assaults with steady Bren gun fire, but both sides suffered heavily.  By late afternoon only one officer survived, 2nd Lt. Adnan Saidi.  The Japanese overran the position and gave no quarter; only four Malays escaped the enemy and the drains.  The Japanese massacred the remainder, reportedly torturing Adnan to death. READ MORE