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A shattering journey of revelation, pain, and betrayal, "Mission Rejected" takes the reader deep into the turmoil of U.S. troops confronting the Iraq War.

Part food narrative, part investigation, part adventure story, Organic is an eye-opening and entertaining look into the anything goes world behind the organic label. It is also a wakeup call about the dubious origins of food labeled organic. After eating some suspect organic walnuts that supposedly were produced in Kazakhstan, veteran journalist Peter Laufer chooses a few items from his home pantry and traces their origins back to their source...

With this provocative and concise book, journalist Peter Laufer launches a Slow News movement, inviting us to question the value of the perpetual empty-calorie news that accompanies our daily lives. Slow News examines the nature of news in the context of the increasingly frenetic pace of modern life. Taking a cue from the slow food movement, Laufer suggests that we step back from the constant barrage of instant news to consider news thoughtful...

Als der Journalist Peter Laufer in seinem Supermarkt in Oregon "biologische" Walnüsse kauft, ist er verblüfft: Sie stammen aus - Kasachstan! Dies veranlasst ihn, tiefer hinter die Kulissen zu blicken. Er macht sich auf die Reise um die ganze Welt, um herauszufinden, wo seine täglich konsumierten Nahrungsmittel wie Kaffee und Gemüse eigentlich herkommen. Seine Erlebnisse in Deutschland, Österreich, Italien, Spanien, Bolivien und den USA zeigen,...

Presents the voices of young Americans - former soldiers who have opted out of the war - who draw their power from wrenching honesty about first hand experiences. This book provides a direct account from soldiers that turned their back on what they viewed as an immoral mission, and who refused to sacrifice themselves in the conflict in Iraq.

Presents an account from soldiers who turned their back on what they viewed as an immoral and illegal mission, and who refused to sacrifice themselves and their humanity in the conflict in Iraq. This title reflects the frontline truth behind the moral conundrum that is the Iraq War.

Jakob van Hoddis, frühexpressionistischer Schriftsteller «mosaischer Religion» und enger Freund Georg Heyms, Kurt Hillers und Erwin Loewensons, ist auch heute noch weitgehend unbekannt. Die vorliegende Untersuchung will durch die umfassende Analyse des «Varieté»-Zyklus, in dem sich die Vielfalt von Form und Aussage der Lyrik van Hoddis' widerspiegelt, die Bedeutung des bisher weitgehend auf die Rezeption von «Weltende» beschränkten Gesamtwerke...

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Die Demaskierung des Spießbürgertums und die Demontage der Wirklichkeit gelten als zentrale Themen expressionistischer Literatur. Hierzu zählt ebenso die Darstellung des grundlegenden Konflikts zwischen Welt und Individuum, das im Kampf um Selbstfindung und Selbstbehauptung an ihr zerbricht. Die Analyse ausgewählter Texte zeigt, daß kaum jemand diese Inhalte so konsequent umgesetzt hat wie Jakob van Hoddis. Bei ihm findet sich der Rezipient ge...

Real facts about the immigration issues between US and Mexico. Comprehensive study about political repercussions of new laws to seal borders. How immigrants deal with laws that denied them participation of benefits and better life conditions.

Describes the importance of the guitar in Mexico, especially in Paracho, a town which is becoming the center of the Mexican guitar industry.

This work chronicles Laufer's visit to a butterfly preserve in Nicaragua, in which he stumbled into a theater of intrigue full of strange and nefarious characters--all in pursuit of one of nature's most delicate creatures.

In this brother-sister collaboration, the tiny guitar-making village of Paracho, Mexico, comes to life. Full-color collages of paper, ribbons, and confetti accompany the text, describing how life there revolves around making, selling, and playing guitars.

Wetback Nation" helps readers understand the background of the Bush proposals, the story of how the border has become a fraud, the bloating of the mismanaged Immigration and Naturalization Service, the deterioration of living standards along the frontier, and the enrichment of American employers.