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Als Anfang der fünfziger Jahre die erste deutsche Ausgabe dieses Werkes erschien, bemerkten Leser und Kritiker nicht, dass hier ein Schriftsteller den französischen Existentialisten an die Seite trat, der die Welt anders sah als sie. Nicht Revolution forderte er - wie Camus - sondern Resignation und Tatenlosigkeit. Denn alle Tat ist für ihn unweigerlich ein Beitrag zum Zerfall, zur weiteren Zersetzung der Welt, sie verstärkt nur das Elend der...

Die Krebserkrankung eines Elternteils verändert das Leben der Eltern und ihrer Kinder grundlegend. Kinder reagieren oft mit Angst, mit Rückzug oder Verhaltensauffälligkeiten. Obwohl die Erwachsenen in dieser Situation stark mit ihren eigenen Sorgen beschäftigt sind, brauchen gerade jetzt die Kinder ihre Unterstützung. Praktische Beispiele und Vorschläge der Autorin zeigen den Eltern und anderen Erwachsenen, wie geholfen werden kann. Über 1000...

Romy Schneiders Schönheit, ihre zahllosen Affären und ihr tragisches Schicksal beschäftigen die Phantasien von Millionen. Rast- und ruhelos war sie auf der Suche nach Anerkennung, nach körperlicher und seelischer Erfüllung, nach geistiger Anregung und irdischer Führung. Doch anders als andere Biographen zeichnet Günter Krenn das Leben der Diva nicht allein anhand der Skandale nach, die sie begleiteten, sondern nimmt ihre mehr als sechzig Filme...

Um 0 Uhr 32 klingelte es erneut. Ich stöhnte wütend auf, nahm den Hörer ab und knurrte Gian an, es sei mitten in der Nacht, er solle endlich nach Hause ins Bett gehen und mich morgen wieder anrufen. Aber Gian ging nicht nach Hause ins Bett. Stattdessen stellte er seine Tim und Struppi-Figuren auf dem Arbeitstisch in einem exakten Kreis auf, in dessen Mitte Tim ganz alleine stand, löschte sorgfältig seine gesamten persönlichen Daten vom Server ...

Presents a comprehensive treatise on the logical foundation of mathematics.

Explains the origins of writing and how it evolved, focusing on specific examples from the Roman alphabet and Chinese characters. Without writing, there could be no accumulation of knowledge, and there is an enormous variety of writing and scripts in use today.

Examine the historical development and the presence of Buddhism today, covering its traditions, practices and beliefs, ethical guidelines, religious texts and community.

Examines the history behind the political, economic and social structures of communism as an ideology, focusing on the time between Marx and 1991.

Explores the personal relationship between Burroughs and cats.

Thomas More was born in 1478. He succeeded Wolsey as Lord Chancellor of England, but came into conflict with the king, Henry VIII, by refusing to acknowledge him as sole head of the Church. Charged with high treason, More steadfastly refused to takean oath impugning the pope's authority or upholding the king's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. He was beheaded in 1535.

Fundamental to Chinese philosophy and religion, the Tao Te Ching is a simple guidebook for virtue, encouraging peace, understanding and humility. Ranging from political advice to common wisdom, it has also served as an inspiration to artists across the ages and throughout the world.

John Locke was one of the greatest figures of the Enlightenment, whose assertion that reason is the key to knowledge changed the face of philosophy. These writings on thought, ideas, perception, truth and language are some of the most influential in the history of Western thought.

Set in 1920s London and already an incredible popular series in the US. Young reporter Daisy is no stranger to sprawling country estates, but regularly finds herself drawn into grim murder investigations. 'Engaging... Dunn's style gives an entertaining spark' "Publisher's Weekly

The second in the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series.

The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted." The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth and the assassinat...

The remarkable story of twelfth-century recluse Christina of Markyate, her trials and temptations, who eventually founded a priory. The anonymous Life is a vivid social portrait of a medieval religious woman, a dramatic record of spiritual conviction against all odds.

I thought you'd do what the common run of slaves normally do, cheating and tricking me because my son's having an affair.' Terence's comedies have provided plots and characters for comic drama from classical times to the present, the outstanding comic playwright of his generation at Rome, he has influenced authors from Moliere and Wycherley to P. G. Wodehouse. Scheming slaves, parasites, prostitutes, pimps, and boastful soldiers populate his p...

I will do as the Senate decrees.' These words from one of Rome's opponents encapsulate the authority Rome achieved by its subjugation of the Mediterranean. The Third Macedonian War, recounted in this volume, ended the kingdom created by Philip II and Alexander the Great and was a crucial step in Rome's eventual dominance. For Livy, the story is also a fascinating moral study of the vices and virtues that hampered and promoted Rome's efforts in...

The Expedition of Cyrus tells the story of the epic march of the Ten Thousand, an army recruited at the end of the fifth century BC by a young Persian prince, Cyrus, who rose in revolt agains his brother, the King of Persia. After Cyrus' death, the army is left stranded in the desert of Mespotamia, a thousand miles from home. Their long march, across mountains and plateaus to the sight of "The sea! The sea!, " and back to the fringes of the Gr...

The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. His influence was immense, not only on the Greek world, but on later European writers such as Rabelais and Swift. His dialogues puncture the pretensions of pompous philosophers and describe the daily lives of Greek courtesans, they are peopled by politicians, historians, and ordinary citizens, as well as by gods and...