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A poignant, realistic portrayal of war-torn, post-Taliban Afghanistan. Chronicles the challenges and rewards an American husband/wife medical team experiences while living and working in Afghanistan. An eye-opening, inspirational story.

From the shop floor to the office to the classroom to te home, Dr. Kingery's thoughts are sure to resonate with the reader's own thoughts, somewhere along the way.

The first comprehensive comparative interpretation of Samuel Holdheim's radical Reform philosophy in the context of the intellectual, cultural, and political experience of mid-nineteenth century German Jewry, provided by leading international scholars in the field of Jewish intellectual history.

Karen Bakker is a professor of geography at the University of British Columbia.

This work provides insight into the role of the international legal practitioners working for the government of the Netherlands and should be of particular interest to their colleagues in other foreign ministries and other lawyers interested in a reflection on the law in action.

Alexander takes readers behind the scenes of selling a small, family-owned business. Humorous and compelling, it includes valuable contracts, forms, and details.

Strongsville was originally organized in 1818 as Strongsville Township, named for its founder, John Stoughton Strong, and comprised of a 25-square-mile area of the Connecticut Western Reserve. The first roads, schools, churches, mills, and taverns emerged soon after, and the township's population grew to 297 by 1820. For 120 years, up until World War II, farming and agriculture characterized the area. Incorporated as a village in 1927 and as a...

Taylor's Crossing began as a wooden toll bridge over a narrow spot on the Snake River for travelers along the Old Montana Trail. By 1883, it was known as Eagle Rock, a dusty outpost for railroad workers, bullwhackers, and miners. "We can not claim an orderly town, " the newspaper reported. "The reckless firing of firearms at all hours of the day and night is a nuisance that should be stopped." When the railroad pulled out its shops, the town a...

Byron Hot Springs is sometimes called the "Carlsbad of the West, " after the famed European health spas. The resort hosted the famous, the wealthy, the infirm, and the curious alike during the early 20th century. The 160-acre property, in eastern Contra Costa County near the San Joaquin River, featured three grand hotels designed by renowned San Francisco architect James Reid. Amidst this stylish backdrop were prominent guests in 19th-century ...

Nestled between the capital city of Sacramento and California's famous Sierra foothills, Orangevale continues as a semirural community in the ever-suburbanizing Sacramento Valley. Some of Sacramento's most prestigious captains of industry formed the Orange Vale Colonization Company in 1887 to sell off this agricultural "colony." With promises of a water system, modern infrastructure, and beautiful homes, these boosters advertised a pastoral pa...

Known for country music, antebellum homes, the Parthenon, and Civil War battlefields, Nashville also has a rich brewing history that spans 100 years. Several breweries were established in the late 1800s, but the William Gerst Brewing Company alone endured into the 20th century and even survived Prohibition. Once one of the largest breweries in the South, Gerst brewed its last batch in 1954, leaving Nashvillians unable to enjoy locally brewed b...

Port Royal was chartered in 1874 when the Port Royal Railroad was completed. The town built a port that attracted the largest ships from all over the world, mainly because of the natural depth of the harbor. A coaling station and dry dock built at the Port Royal Navy Yard boosted port activity, but by the end of the 1920s, the town was economically devastated. The shrimping and crabbing industries as well as the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at n...

Inhaltsangabe:Zusammenfassung: Inhalt dieser Diplomarbeit soll die Ausarbeitung eines ganzheitlich transparenten Instandhaltungsmanagementkonzeptes im Umweltbundesamt (UBA) sein, mit dem Ziel, ein strategisches und operatives Management aller Kosten und Vorgänge der wartungsrelevanten Bauteile im gesamten Lebenszyklus des Gebäudes zu generieren. Der Anspruch, den das Gebäude mit seiner Architektur und seiner technischen Ausstattung an sich s...

Inhaltsangabe:Problemstellung Mit der Entwicklung von neuen Maschinen, Technologien, dem enormen Zuwachs der Weltbevölkerung und zunehmenden wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und ökologischen Problemen weltweit verändern sich auch die Wettbewerbsbedingungen, denen Unternehmen heutzutage ausgesetzt sind. Die wirtschaftliche Dynamik, Globalisierung, Ressourcenknappheit und steigender Energiebedarf stellen Herausforderungen dar, mit denen nicht nur int...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Die Unternehmen in unserer Wirtschaft müssen sich immer häufiger neuen Herausforderungen stellen. Diese reichen von einem sich andauernd verschärfenden Wettbewerb, dem zunehmend beschleunigten technologischen Fortschritt, bis hin zur Überwindung territorialer Grenzen infolge der Internationalisierung. Um dauerhaft international bestehen zu können, ist die ständige Entwicklung und Diffusion neuer, innovativer Produkte...

This book is a scholarly mongraph on Sigmund Freud's understanding of the basics of psychotherapy theory and practice from the perspective of phenomenology. Two leading phenomenologists, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger, are chosen to make an appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of Freud's interpretation of talking and relating with others. Heidegger is then compared to Husserl to produce a position that keeps a focus on intentionality...

Dieser Band ist der dritte der auf insgesamt acht Bände angelegten Reihe Theatrum Scientiarum, die die Konstituierungsphase neuzeitlicher Kunst und Wissenschaft aus einem neuen Blickwinkel untersucht. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage, auf welche Weise Experimente und ihre Durchführung dazu beigetragen haben, die kulturelle Landschaft seit der Frühen Neuzeit grundlegend zu verändern. Die Beiträge zeigen auf, dass dem poetologischen Diskurs und de...

South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. The considerable body of linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in society on a global scale. Despite this, there is as yet no recognized international forum for the exchange of ideas amongst South Asian linguists. The YEARBOOK OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS is designed to be just that ...

SURVIVORS are a special type of individuals who are surviving unique circumstances relying on themselves to escape all that befalls them and come out victorious no matter what. THE FLORIST-The United States depends on survival from one man recovering from amnesia, while foreign agents, government agents, and others are trying to terminate him. ALIEN INTERFACE-One man has learned that an Alien race is manipulating people while they are sleeping...

Full Contact Leadership will guide you through some of the most challenging aspects of leadership, ultimately teaching you how to get real results without using manipulation. In today's world, it is rare that leaders bring their hearts and souls into the office. Author Wally Schmader shares his most practical techniques on how you can use your "whole self " to connect and understand people at all levels of an organization-the hallmark of a "Fu...