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Blending features of speculative fiction, the occult, and the spiritual quest, Paper Crown details an unusual story of initiation. Traumatized by the mysterious circumstances of his mother's death, Chuck runs away from his Southern California home and lands in Colorado Springs where he becomes involved with Frank Posner and his mother, Lyuba. Leaders of an ancient and highly secretive family of travelers who have incredible powers, they take C...

Studying European history from 300-900 AD, this textbook combines an account of the historical background of the period with discussion of the social, economic, cultural and political structures of the societies in it. It contains chapter summaries and chronologies, key topic essays discussing archaeological or documentary evidence, and more.

Kim Dae Jung, Korea's legendary dissident-turned-president, ranks along with Nelson Mandela as the victor in one of the greatest political reversals of the 20th century. Elected president by 1.7% of the vote at the height of Korea's economic crisis in December 1997, DJ, as he is popularly known, faces his most severe challenge. Will he be able to bring about genuine reconciliation with North Korea while attempting to carry out the 'second stag...

This book presents eleven chapters by sixteen established academic authors from five main refugee-receiving Western countries (the US, Australia, Canada, the UK and Sweden). The book features a foreword by Stephen Castles, Professor of Migration and Refugee Studies and Director of the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford, an introduction by Val Colic-Peisker, ten fully refereed chapters presenting recent research in refugee studi...

Wenn ihr auf eure Umwelt einen guten Einfluss ausüben wollt, dann verbindet euch jeden Tag mit der Sonne, fangt einige Teilchen von ihr auf, die ihr dann an die anderen weitergeben könnt. Nur die Sonne kann euch die beste Einstellung gegenüber den Menschen vermitteln. Solange jemand kein warmherziges, lichtvolles Leitmotiv hat, überlässt er sich seinen niederen Trieben. Seht einmal, wie es in der Welt zugeht: Man sieht nur Leute, welche die an...

Die tatsächliche Erziehung eines Kindes beginnt vor der Geburt, weil sie sich zunächst im Unterbewusstsein vollzieht. Die Mutter kann durch ihre Gedanken, Gefühle und durch ihr ausgeglichenes Verhalten günstig auf die Seele des Kindes, das sie trägt, einwirken. Dieser magische Einfluss soll auch nach der Geburt weiterhin auf das Kind ausgeübt werden und deshalb sollten die Eltern wissen, wie empfindsam der Säugling auf seine Umgebung reagiert....

Frederick Herman von Schomberg was born into a prominent noble family in the Palatinate in 1615. He was a truly international figure: his father negotiated the marriage of Britain's Princess Royal (James I's daughter, Elizabeth) to the Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Having an English mother and a German father, he would go on to marry a French Huguenot lady, and fight in the armies of more than six nations. His career spans the mercenary syste...

Frederick Herman von Schomberg was born into a prominent noble family in the Palatinate in 1615. He was a truly international figure: his father negotiated the marriage of Britain's Princess Royal (James I's daughter, Elizabeth) to the Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Having an English mother and a German father, he would go on to marry a French Huguenot lady, and fight in the armies of more than six nations. His career spans the mercenary syste...

Written specifically for classroom and student use, with more than 35 tables and figures, this book sets out the political demographic of the Arab countries by: Examining the sources for demographic research of the Arab countries, Explaining the nature of the population growth in the Arab countries in comparison with other developing countries world-wide, Examining the development of structural unemployment in the non oil-based and oil-based A...

Drawing comparisons with the broader Huguenot diaspora, this book reassesses the prevailing view that Huguenots in North America quickly conformed to Anglicanism and abandoned the French language and other distinctive characteristics in order to assimilate into Anglo-American culture. Although the standard interpretation may still be true for Huguenots in heterogeneous urban communities, it should be modified for Huguenots in ethnically and re...

Possibly the most comprehensive overview of computer graphics as seen in the context of geometric modelling, this two volume work covers implementation and theory in a thorough and systematic fashion. Computer Graphics and Geometric Modelling: Mathematics, contains the mathematical background needed for the geometric modeling topics in computer graphics covered in the first volume. This volume begins with material from linear algebra and a dis...

A guide to diagnostic radiology for the equine practitioner that reflects over 35 years of clinical experience by the author. It focuses on the production of high quality diagnostic radiographs in the field: from the carpus to the foot. It also provides detailed techniques for optimal production of images and accurate interpretation of the films.

Rapid fertility declines and improved longevity are now shifting the overall balance of population towards older ages in many parts of the world. Within this growing population of older people there are many groups with particular needs about which relatively little is known.This collection focuses on one such sub-population, the elderly without children. Few would deny that childlessness poses potential human and welfare problems for older pe...

This book is the first to fully explore the life and ideas of John Marco Allegro (1923-1988), freethinker and rebel, whose work on the Dead Sea Scrolls led him to challenge the church, the team of scholars in charge of editing the Scrolls, and most conventional assumptions about the development of Christianity. As the first British member of the Scrolls editing team, Allegro shared the excitement, the insights, and the eyestrain of deciphering...

- With a dramatic increase in knowledge of anorectal physiology and imaging over the last five years, this book provides a comprehensive study of anorectal assessment. - Explores all the lastest techniques and treatments in the field - Organized into two, easy to manage, sections - First book to pull a diverse area together and includes 3-D ultrasound, transperineal ultrasonography and dynamic MRI not found in other texts on anorectal disorders

A phone call in the dead of night brings Joe Lassiter shattering news. His sister and young nephew have died in a fire in their home near Washington, D.C. Yet Lassiter soon learns a chilling fact: His loved ones were brutally murdered before the blaze was set. . . .The mysterious suspect's identity only raises more questions. Then Lassiter uncovers another crime--another innocent mother and child murdered. The more he unearths, the larger the ...

The first integrated, hierarchical model of software structures This book provides the first fully integrated approach to software paradigms commonly used to develop large software applications, with coverage ranging from discrete problems to full-scale applications. The book focuses on providing a structure for understanding a hierarchy of software development paradigms and showing the relationships between the different paradigms. In order...

In 15 Bänden beschreibt die Amerika-Serie die Abenteuer der Comic-Helden Dig, Dag und Digedag auf dem amerikanischen Kontinent. Um das Jahr 1860 landen sie als Reporter beim "New Orleans Magazine". Sie erleben, wie die Gegensätze zwischen den Nord- und Südstaaten Amerikas offen ausbrechen und in einem mehrere Jahre dauernden Bürgerkrieg eskalieren. Sie erfahren vom großen Zug nach Westen, der Zeit des Goldrausches, der ganz Amerika gepackt hat...

In 15 Bänden beschreibt die Amerika-Serie die Abenteuer der Comic-Helden Dig, Dag und Digedag auf dem amerikanischen Kontinent. Um das Jahr 1860 landen sie als Reporter beim "New Orleans Magazine". Sie erleben, wie die Gegensätze zwischen den Nord- und Südstaaten Amerikas offen ausbrechen und in einem mehrere Jahre dauernden Bürgerkrieg eskalieren. Sie erfahren vom großen Zug nach Westen, der Zeit des Goldrausches, der ganz Amerika gepackt hat...

This study utilizes the perceptions of criminal investigators of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to describe the normative structure of an organization in its social context. The legacy INS attempted to provide both a service and control function. This dual mandate made it difficult for INS investigators to fulfill their mission of interior enforcement of the immigration laws. Other problems included organizational relations, ...