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Wer raucht der stirbt, wer nicht raucht stirbt auch". Diese und ähnliche Aussagen zählen zu den beliebten Rechtfertigungen von rauchenden Jugendlichen. Sie verdeutlichen einerseits das vorhandene Bewusstsein Jugendlicher über die Gefahren des Rauchens, andererseits aber auch ihre Unfähigkeit, aus diesem Wissen Konsequenzen für das eigene Verhalten zu ziehen. Hier stellt sich die Frage, ob Präventionsmaßnahmen überhaupt Einfluss auf das Rauchve...

Der Sammelband "Literatur intermedial" konzentriert sich auf eine Epoche, die in besonderer Weise von medienästhetischen Paradigmenwechseln geprägt worden ist: die Phase vom Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs bis zum Ausbruch der Studentenunruhen in den westlichen Demokratien. Bereits in den Anfangsjahren der Weimarer Republik kommt es in Deutschland zu einem kulturellen Modernisierungsschub, der den Film zu einem neuen Leitmedium aufsteigen lässt und...

On Gendoria, a great evil is stirring. Supporters of Vilanthium, the renegade god whose power could destroy all life, not just that on Gendoria, are plotting to bring him back from his place of banishment and give him his physical form once again. Against this catastrophic threat stand a small group of heroes - a mysterious wizard, hundreds of years old, two battle-hardened soldiers, formerly in the employ of the king's army, two teenagers ...

There are those unique individuals who can view life -- all of its triumphs, tragedies, people, places and events -- and put those observations in a written form that moves or inspires us. Andrew J. Eaton has encapsulated life's ups and downs and, from his soulspeak, created a poetic and beautiful rendering in Poetry in Motion or Speedbumps of Life. This anthology of poetry explores the territories of the human psyche -- love, loss, joy, grief...

You won't be able to stop reading once you pick up Dr. John Hall's terrifying account, A New Breed: Satellite Terrorism in America. Dr. Hall's narration is based on true-life events and what you'll find will open your eyes to a completely new form of terrorism. Dr. Hall has treated numerous patients who have complained about voices in their heads, eventually being driven to a form of serious psychosis. In his book, he describes his relationshi...

Die Gedanken eines Hundes: "Ich kann ein Lied davon jaulen, was einem alles passieren kann, wenn man vom süßen Welpen zum Halbstarken reift, und hat man das ohne Kastration endlich überlebt, schließlich auch noch als Deckrüde unter Zeitdruck gesetzt wird. Da hagelt es Kommentare, Kopfschütteln und Ratlosigkeit, bis Mensch kapiert, wie es wirklich in so einer Hundeseele aussieht. Na, da heißt es: viel lernen und viel Geduld haben, schließlich w...

The second issue of SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE includes contributions from Darrell Schweitzer ("The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires"), Marc Bilgrey ("You See, But You Forget"), David Waxman ("Tough as Diamonds"), Ron Goulart ("The Mystery of the Flying Man"), Gary Lovisi ("A Study in Evil"), Jean Paiva ("Max's Cap"), M.J. Elliott ("A Reputation for Murder"), and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ("The Musgrave Ritual"). Plus the usual features...

Als Schnittstelle zwischen Grammatik und Lexikon spielen Wortarten für die Sprachbeschreibung eine zentrale Rolle. Das in seiner Anlage neuartige Handbuch gibt in 30 Artikeln von Experten einen umfassenden Überblick zu allen deutschen Wortarten. Vor dem Hintergrund des aktuellen Forschungsstands werden Form und Funktion genau und mit Beispielen bestimmt. Einbezogen sind die Forschungsgeschichte und sprachgeschichtliche Aspekte. Vergleiche mit ...

You Break It You Die by author William Delaney is an imaginatively brilliant twist on one of most ancient and revered documents of Christian teachings-the Ten Commandments.Written with dark humor and an uncanny sense of delicious macabre, Delaney writes a tale of nine gay men who accept invitations to a dinner party hosted by an eccentric billionaire and his lover. When the men gather, their host informs them that each of them are living lives...

Are you always doing without giving yourself time? Do you let other people stress or anger you? If you knew that your fears were not real, would you be willing to face them? Can you imagine a life where you are peaceful and centered no matter what? Are you willing to let go of the unhealthy relationships in your life? Do you want to empower yourself to manifest your dreams in physical ways? Are you ready to fully embrace the magnificence...

An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Edition, To Include Modernized Typeface: The Hidden Power - The Perversion of Truth - The "I Am" - Affirmative Power - Submission - Completeness - The Principle of Guidance - Desire as the Motive Power - Touching Lightly - Present Truth - Yourself - Religious Opinions - A Lesson from Browning - The Spirit of Opulence - Beauty - Separation and Unity - Externalisation - Entering into the Spirit of It - The Bible...

Pain, suffering and bereavement are part of human experience. It is the lot of many to try and bring comfort and reassurance to those who are ill or in distress. There are others who chose this role as part of their Christian ministry. A. D. Street acted as a hospital chaplain for many years. In this reflective book, he sets out his thoughts on how we can draw strength from the love of Christ to help us through difficult times, and how thos...

Description: Idealistic farm girl Teresa can't wait to leave home, to escape the ugliness. College offers her a soft landing place, but her history and genetics haunt her. Later, propelled by shame and possibilities, she rides away on her motorcycle. But one cannot escape the wounds of the past, or the God of creation. A fighter, Teresa finds inspiration in a little known place--five thousand year old poetry known as the Psalms. Immerse yours...

The Flouride Wars" offers a witty retelling of a highly debated scientific conflict in our past. It contains a variety of anecdotes regarding the history of tooth decay and the start of the use of fluoride, as well as the beginning of water fluoridation in the Unites States. This reader-friendly assessment of the best current thinking effectively portrays the mechanisms by which fluoride reduces tooth decay, its effectiveness and safety, and t...

This book presents international librarianship and library science through insightful and well written chapters contributed by experts and scholars from six regions of the world. The role of public, academic, special, school libraries, as well as library and information science education are presented from the early development to the present time. Its lively, readable approach will help the reader to understand librarianship in Africa, Asia, ...

The journey of 17-year old Dominique seeking her lost past in the mystical world of Yumurango. She encounters fantastical beasts, dragons, androids, shape shifters, and more. Some are friends, some are foes. But Dominique discovers something more important than all the trials she faces, her legacy.

Entgegen ihrer anfänglichen Erfolge befand sich die NPD lange Zeit in der politischen Bedeutungslosigkeit. Mit sich beschäftigt und in trivial altrechten Denkmustern gefangen bot gerade die durch rassistische Banalität gekennzeichnete inhaltliche Leere des ältesten parteilich organisierten Akteurs im rechtsextremen Spektrum wenig Attraktivität als elektorale Option. Die Unfähigkeit Wahlen zu gewinnen schien sich zunächst auch nach dem Fall der...

During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, German universities were at the forefront of scholarship in Oriental studies. This book presents a detailed history of the development of Orientalism. It traces the development of the discipline as a profession. It is of interest to scholars and students of Middle East studies.

Das jüdische Eherecht ist eines der religiösen Rechtsfelder, die Rabbiner in ihrer Praxis am meisten beschäftigen. Im Staat Israel ist das jüdische Familienrecht bis heute für die Regelung von Eheschließung und Scheidung zwischen Juden relevant. Das Buch führt in das Jüdische Recht insgesamt und in seine Entwicklung in den verschiedenen Strömungen des Judentums ein. Es folgt ein Überblick über Brautwerbung, Verlobung, Details der Eheschließun...

No one who has read of Arnhem can have failed to have been inspired by gallantry of the 2nd Parachute Regiment, which held the north end of the key road bridge over the Rhine not for 24 hours for which it was equipped, but for 3 days and 4 nights. Commanded by the then Lt-Col Frost, they beat off repeated armoured and infantry assaults by far greater numbers, until forced out of the ruined and burning positions by losses, lack of ammunition, a...