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Through My Eyes differs from other books about the Third Reich and World War II because it does not simply enumerate political and military data. Rather, it meticulously weaves a young girl's memories of family life together with factual accounts into a compelling historical document. Therefore, the reader is afforded a unique view into the Third Reich and into the life of a young girl whose courage, humor, and independent spirit enabled her t...

Kasimir, die kleine Fledermaus, geht auf eine einzigartige Entdeckungsreise in seinem beeindruckenden Zuhause - einem historischen Konzerthaus. Mit Großvater Homer und Onkel Kasimir erlebt er in den prunkvollen Räumen die wirklich verblüffenden Zusammenhänge zwischen Marketing und Musik. Mit großem Idealismus - und der tatkräftigen Unterstützung seines Großvaters - beschäftigt er sich intensiv mit den Musikern und deren Publikum. Kasimir ersch...

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This book recounts the life and achievements of Clarence King, widely recognized as one of America's most gifted intellectuals of the nineteenth century, and a legendary figure in the American West. King led landmark precursory surveys that positioned him to become the founding director of the U.S. Geological Survey, the most important government science agency in the nation.

This book recounts the life and achievements of Clarence King, widely recognized as one of America's most gifted intellectuals of the nineteenth century, and a legendary figure in the American West. King led landmark precursory surveys that positioned him to become the founding director of the U.S. Geological Survey, the most important government science agency in the nation.

Muslim girls growing up in the outer-cities of Paris are portrayed many ways in popular discourse-as oppressed, submissive, foreign, "kids from the projects, " even as veil-wearing menaces to France's national identity-but rarely are they perceived simply as what they say they are: French. Amid widespread perceptions of heightened urban violence attributed to Muslims and highly publicized struggles over whether Muslim students should be allowe...

Written by one of the most experienced practitioners in the field, The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry, Second Edition supplements the advice given in the first edition regarding the fundamentals of setting up a program with additional material on the actual process of solving problems. Many new success stories have been added. All of which serve to illustrate how the process can work under various circumstances and organizational cultures...

This book looks at the transformations in capitalist development over the past two decades, and the global projection of American power. It assesses the forces of resistance against global neoliberal capitalist development and imperialism, and explores the internal dynamics of the "anti-globalization movement.

Investigates how Chinese immigrants to the United States transformed themselves into Chinese Americans between 1911 and 1927.

Bridging the divide between American pragmatism and contemporary european thought

Nearly one-fifth of Abraham Lincoln's cases involved women, and during the twenty-five years of his legal career thousands of women appeared in Illinois courts as litigants, criminal defendants, witnesses, and spectators. Drawing on the rich resources of a DVD version of Lincoln's complete legal papers, Daniel Stowell's In Tender Consideration scans the full range of family woes that antebellum Americans took to the law. Through the stories of...

Chinese American Literature since the 1850s traces the origins and development of the extensive and largely neglected body of literature written in English and in Chinese, assessing its themes and style and placing it in a broad social and historical context. This essential volume, a much-needed introduction and guide to the field, shows how change and continuity in the Chinese American experience are reflected in the writings of immigrants fr...

If I did not laugh occasionally I should die, " Lincoln is said to have told his cabinet, "and you need this medicine as much as I do." Now in paperback, this volume gathers the best unpublished and uncollected work on Lincoln by Benjamin P. Thomas, widely regarded as the greatest Lincoln historian of his generation. This diverse collection is enhanced by an introduction by Michael Burlingame, himself a leading biographer of Lincoln, who provi...

Fort Bowie, in present-day Arizona, was established in 1862 at the site of the famous Battle of Apache Pass, where U.S. troops clashed with Apache chief Cochise and his warriors. The fort's dual purpose was to guard the invaluable water supply at Apache Spring and to control Indians in the developing southwestern region. Douglas C. McChristian's "Fort Bowie, Arizona, " spans nearly four decades to provide a fascinating account of the many comp...

Die Medizin gehört zu den grossen Erfolgsgeschichten der Menschheit. Es ist für uns Heutigen kaum vorstellbar, dass vor wenigen Jahrzehnten noch Menschen an Krankheiten starben, vor denen heute niemand mehr Angst haben muss. Aber der Fortschritt muss weitergehen, denn neue Krankheiten fordern uns heraus. Die Geschichte der Heilkunde vermittelt einen hervorragenden Einblick in die Denk- und Arbeitsweise jener Pioniere, welche wissenschaftliche ...

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Eric Kandel, im Jahre 2000 Nobelpreisträger für Medizin und renommierter Gedächtnisforscher, hat kürzlich festgestellt, die Psychoanalyse sei immer noch »die umfassendste schlüssigste und intellektuell überzeugendste Auffassung des Geistes, der Psyche«. Tatsächlich ist inzwischen unbestritten, daß Freud mit der Entdeckung des Unbewußten das Menschenbild unserer Epoche revolutioniert hat. Die biographische Sekundärliteratur über den Begründer d...

Wie kaum ein anderer Dramatiker hat Samuel Beckett das »Bewußtsein« des 20. Jahrhunderts geprägt. Selbst diejenigen, die kaum eine Zeile von ihm kennen, haben einen »Begriff« von diesem Autor. Denn in Becketts Werken findet dieses Jahrhundert seinen Ausdruck: Endzeit, Aussichtslosigkeit, Pessimismus und die Überzeugung von der Absurdität der menschlichen Existenz. Die drei erfolgreichsten Stücke Becketts erscheinen jetzt in einem Band.

Ralf Rothmann erzählt in der ihm eigenen, eindringlichen Sprache von den letzten Wochen der Kindheit, ihren leisen Schrecken und dem erhellenden Trost: »Wenn du dich für die Freiheit entschieden hast, kann dir gar nichts passieren. Nie.«