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Der Münchner Verleger Michael Krüger hat im Laufe seines Lebens unzähligen Büchern ans Licht, in die Scheinwerfer des Feuilletons und in die Regale der Buchhandlungen verholfen. Wie nebenbei haben sich währenddessen auch zahlreiche Aktenordner mit Vorworten, Nachrufen und Zwischenbemerkungen gefüllt. Daraus ist dieses Buch entstanden: eine Verbeugung vor der Literatur und vor Autoren wie Ilse Aichinger, Joseph Brodsky, Jostein Gaarder, Peter H...

Burke takes readers on 50 surprising journeys through the history of technology, each following a chain of consequential events that ends precisely where it began.

From Academy Award-nominated screenwriter/novelist Peter Hedges (What's Eating Gilbert Grape, About A Boy, A Map of the World). Includes scene notes and an addendum by Peter Hedges with twelve pages deleted from the opening.

Das Arbeitsbuch bietet auf 8 Seiten pro Lektion vielfältige Aufgaben parallel zum Lehrbuch sowie systematische Übungen zum Lernwortschatz. Am Ende jeder Lektion trainiert eine "Ich-Buch"-Seite den schriftlichen Ausdruck im Rahmen des Lektionsthemas.

The Economics of European Agriculture explains the demand and supply characteristics of agricultural markets, as well as government intervention in agriculture, with an emphasis on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan also analyses the fifth enlargement and its implications for agriculture in Europe, technology and innovation, and agricultural trade liberalization.

This integrated teacher resource book is designed to provide intermediate grade level teachers with lesson ideas for the instruction of social studies/history concepts within the context of quality multicultural childrens books and picture books.

American Catholics had long been a crucial voting bloc in the United States, particularly in the Democratic Party. With the nation mired in economic depression and the threat of war looming across the Atlantic, in 1932 Catholics had to weigh, perhaps more seriously than ever before, political allegiance versus religious affiliation. Many chose party over religion, electing Frankiln D. Roosevelt, a Protestant. No stone goes unturned in this vol...

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This is the definitive critical edition of Huckleberry Finn you've been waiting for. Ingenious textual detective work rescues Twain at last from hundreds of careless errors by typists, typesetters and proofreaders. The fascinating explanatory notes help us decode allusions that were familiar to readers in Twain's time but are obscure today, while the reproduced manuscript pages let us compare for the first time first and final drafts of some o...

Teaching Peace carries the discussion of nonviolence beyond ethics and into the rest of the academic curriculum. This book isn't just for religion or philosophy teachers--it is for all educators.

Africa Speaks" is a collection of poems that travels back to when slavery was part of the stock market, and it explores the ways of the African people, uncovering the lost pages of history.

Capitalize on the child appeal of fantasy literature to create activities that are challenging and address the 12 Standards for the English Language Arts sponsored by NCTE and IRA.

A productive leader sees to it that people do their jobs with the skills and commitment needed to produce the best obtainable results at the lowest feasible outlay of money, time, and resources. The most successful leaders are experts at sizing people up, establishing two-way communications, creating environments that motivate greater productivity, and adapting their own behavior to different people and circumstances. The good news is that the...

Considered one of the most promising science fiction writers, Cory Doctorow's name is already mentioned with such SF greats as J.G. Ballard, Michael Moorcock, William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. He was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Writer at the 2000 Hugo Awards. Cory's singular tales push the boundaries of the genre, exploring pop culture, trash, nerd pride, and the nexus of technology and social change. His w...

This new volume from SEA illuminates the importance of gender as a frame of reference in the study of economic life. The contributors are economic anthropologists who consider the role of gender and work in a cross-cultural context, examining issues of: historical change, the construction of globalization, household authority and entitlement, and entrepreneurship and autonomy. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers in anthropolog...

This book contains essays by leading international experts in the areas of international criminal law and international human rights law.Part One of the book contains eight essays in international criminal law, covering issues such as the crime of aggression, terrorism and the Statute of the International Criminal Court, the evolution of the law on crimes against humanity and genocide, the doctrine of universal jurisdiction, and the relationsh...

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An Edgar Award WinnerTwo years after his father's mysterious disappearance, Jim Hawkins is coping -- barely. Underneath, he's frozen in uncertainty and grief. What did happen to his father? Is he dead or just gone? Then Jim meets Ruth Rose. Moody, provocative, she's the bad-girl stepdaughter of Father Fisher, Jim's father's childhood friend and the town pastor, and she shocks Jim out of his stupor when she tells him her stepfather is a murdere...