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Schauplatz dieser Geschichte voller Dramatik und Intrigen ist ein Millionärsexpreß, der die spektakuläre Landschaft Kanadas durchquert. An Bord sind reiche Pferdebesitzer, die ihre Pferde in Toronto, Winnipeg und Vancouver an den Start begleiten wollen. Und ein eiskalter Erpresser...

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A leading figure in the field of healing and mind/body research presents an intriguing, multidisciplinary, and multicultural study of the human energy field. "A most impressive blend of extensive research and expert personal observation".--Meditation magazine. Photos, drawings.

London der Jahrhundertwende. Eine ausländische Gesandtschaft versucht, die öffentliche Meinung gegen die Revolutionäre in der Stadt aufzuwiegeln. In einer finsteren Londoner Gasse lebt der Doppelagent Verloc: Er hat sich als >agent provocateur< in Sachen Anarchismus anwerben lassen und leistet zugleich der englischen Polizei Spitzeldienste.

Nach einem politischen Umsturz ist der Inspektor der Abwässer aufgefordert worden, einen Bericht über den Zustand der Kanalisation zu verfassen. Denn die Leute, die immer 'so gewaschen tun', müßten einmal da hinabschauen können, was alles unter ihren Füßen dahinfließt, das Verborgene und Chaotische unter ihrer sauberen Stadt...

Unter den 'Papieren des Immunen' findet sich die Geschichte von einem, der zum eigenen Leichenmahl lädt, neben der Geschichte von einem, der ein Attentat auf ein Wachsfigurenkabinett plant, Puppenmörder und Sünden-Priester, ein Kinderlied wird zum Politikum, es erklingt die Registerarie der Städte. Diese und andere 'Papiere' sind Spiegel und Gegenbilder des Immunen, seiner Interpretationen und Sehnsüchte...

A wonderfully funny, perceptive novel The Risk Pool is set in Mohawk, New York, where Ned Hall is doing his best to grow up, even though neither of his estranged parents can properly be called adult. His father, Sam, cultivates bad habits so assiduously that he is stuck at the bottom of his auto insurance risk pool. His mother, Jenny, is slowly going crazy from resentment at a husband who refuses either to stay or to stay away. As Ned veers be...

This slyly funny, moving novel about a blue-collar town in upstate New York-and in the life of Sully, of one of its unluckiest citizens, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years-is a classic American story. Divorced from his own wife and carrying on halfheartedly with another man's, saddled with a bum knee and friends who make enemies redundant, Sully now has one new problem to cope with: a long-estranged son who is in i...

Mohawk, New York, is one of those small towns that lie almost entirely on the wrong side of the tracks. Its citizens, too, have fallen on hard times. Dallas Younger, a star athlete in high school, now drifts from tavern to poker game, losing money, and, inevitably, another set of false teeth. His ex-wife, Anne, is stuck in a losing battle with her mother over the care of her sick father. And their son, Randall, is deliberately neglecting his s...

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How do you remember things? President Abraham Lincoln used a special trick -- he placed reminders under his top hat! Read all about it and more in this leveled reader perfect for President's Day and for anyone looking to discover fun facts about one of our nation's greatest presidents!This Step 3 History Reader shares some fascinating anecdotes about Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents. Abe started out in life as an absent-minded f...

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Behavioral Development brings together research on the development of working memory that arises within two quite different approaches.

Habitations et milieu de vie est le fruit d'un projet concu par la Societe canadienne d'hypotheques et de logement (SCHL) afin d'examiner les progres accomplis en matiere de logement au Canada. Dans le cadre d'une experience inusitee, un consortium de vingt-deux auteurs comprenant des universitaires, des conseillers en logement et des particuliers de toutes les regions du pays, qui interviennent directement dans le processus visant a procurer ...

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Patients as Victims Sexual Abuse in Psychotherapy and Counselling Derek Jehu, University of Leicester, UK with specialist contributions from John Davis, Tanya Garrett, Linda Jorgenson and Gary Schoener There is growing concern at the number of complaints about sexual abuse of patients while undergoing therapy. This book discusses the ethical proscription of sex between therapists and patients, and the legal and professional regulation of abuse...

In this book, methods from fractal geometry are applied to model growth forms, taking as a case study a type of growth process which can be found among various taxonomic classes such as sponges and corals. These models can be used, for example, to understand the amazing variety of forms to be found in a coral reef and to simulate their growth with 2D and 3D geometrical objects. Models which mimic the growth of forms and the environmental influ...

From Robert James Waller comes a wonderful collection of 19 essays--all of them as romantic, reflective, and timeless as readers have come to expect from the author of The Bridges of Madison County--a celebration of life and loss, of what things still can be.

When inquiring minds want to know, there is someone to turn to for an answer."WALL STREET JOURNALCecil Adams's first two books covered everything from the real lyrics to "Louie, Louie, " to whatever became of Einstein's brain. You probably thought you couldn't stand any more genius in one lifetime. Well, fasten your intellectual seat belts! Inside you'll find 100% guaranteed top quality brilliance on every page, as he winsomely and wisely answ...