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        Medicine
        January 2026

        On trial

        Testing new drugs in psychiatry, 1940–1980

        by Marietta Meier, Mario König, Magaly Tornay

        The heroic story of the invention of antidepressants is a key part of the psychopharmaceutical turn. On Trial revolves around one of its pioneers, psychiatrist Roland Kuhn, who practiced in Münsterlingen, a state-run psychiatric hospital in Switzerland. Kuhn became famous for the 'discovery' of the first antidepressant, Tofranil, and more recently notorious for his numerous trials on often unsuspecting patients. Largely based on the extensive and previously inaccessible sources of Kuhn's private archive, the book delves into the early days of industry-sponsored clinical research in psychiatry. It examines how the clinic, patients, doctors, nursing staff, corporations, and authorities interacted in the trials. Conducted from the 1940s to 1980s, the Münsterlingen drug trials are historicised and situated in the period's evolving landscape of experimentation.

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        Medicine
        July 2024

        On trial

        Testing new drugs in psychiatry, 1940–1980

        by Marietta Meier, Magaly Tornay, Mario König

        The heroic story of the invention of antidepressants is a key part of the psychopharmaceutical turn. On Trial revolves around one of its pioneers, psychiatrist Roland Kuhn, who practiced in Münsterlingen, a state-run psychiatric hospital in Switzerland. Kuhn became famous for the 'discovery' of the first antidepressant, Tofranil, and more recently notorious for his numerous trials on often unsuspecting patients. Largely based on the extensive and previously inaccessible sources of Kuhn's private archive, the book delves into the early days of industry-sponsored clinical research in psychiatry. It examines how the clinic, patients, doctors, nursing staff, corporations, and authorities interacted in the trials. Conducted from the 1940s to 1980s, the Münsterlingen drug trials are historicised and situated in the period's evolving landscape of experimentation.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        October 2023

        Spectral Dickens

        The uncanny forms of novelistic characterization

        by Alexander Bove

        Drawing on the recent ontological turn in critical theory, Spectral Dickens explores an aspect of literary character that is neither real nor fictional, but spectral. This work thus provides an in-depth study of the inimitable characters populating Dickens' illustrated novels using three hauntological concepts: the Freudian uncanny, Derridean spectrality, and the Lacanian real. Thus, while the current discourse on character studies, which revolves around values like realism, depth, and lifelikeness, tends to see characters as mimetic of persons, this book invents new critical concepts to account for non-mimetic forms of characterization. These spectral forms bring to light the important influence of developments in nineteenth-century visual culture, such as the lithography and caricature of Daumier and J.J. Grandville. The spectrality of novelistic characters developed here paves the way for a new understanding of fictional characters in general.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        January 2013

        Joan of Arc

        La pucelle

        by Craig Taylor

        This sourcebook collects together for the first time in English the major documents relating to the life and contemporary reputation of Joan of Arc. Also known as La Pucelle, she led a French Army against the English in 1429, arguably turning the course of the war in favour of the French king Charles VII. The fact that she achieved all of this when just a seventeen-year-old peasant girl highlights the magnitude of her achievements and also opens up other ways of looking at her story. For many, Joan represents the voice of ordinary people in the fifteenth century; the victims of high politics and warfare that devastated France. Her story ended tragically in 1431 when she was put on trial for heresy and sorcery by an ecclesiastical court and was burned at the stake. This book shows how the trial, which was organised by her enemies, provides an important window into late medieval attitudes towards religion and gender, as Joan was effectively persecuted by the established Church for her supposedly non-conformist views on spirituality and the role of women. Presented within a contextual and critical framework, this book encourages scholars and students to rethink this remarkable story. It will be invaluable reading for those working in the fields of medieval society and heresy, as well as the Hundred Years' War.

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        March 1905

        Concerning the Spiritual in Art

        by Wassily Kandinsky

        A pioneering work in the movement to free art from its traditional bonds to material reality, this book is one of the most important documents in the history of modern art. Written by the famous nonobjective painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), it explains Kandinsky's own theory of painting and crystallizes the ideas that were influencing many other modern artists of the period. Along with his own groundbreaking paintings, this book had a tremendous impact on the development of modern art. Kandinsky's ideas are presented in two parts. The first part, called "About General Aesthetic," issues a call for a spiritual revolution in painting that will let artists express their own inner lives in abstract, non-material terms. Just as musicians do not depend upon the material world for their music, so artists should not have to depend upon the material world for their art. In the second part, "About Painting," Kandinsky discusses the psychology of colors, the language of form and color, and the responsibilities of the artist. An Introduction by the translator, Michael T. H. Sadler, offers additional explanation of Kandinsky's art and theories, while a new Preface by Richard Stratton discusses Kandinsky's career as a whole and the impact of the book. Making the book even more valuable are nine woodcuts by Kandinsky himself that appear at the chapter headings. This English translation of Über das Geistige in der Kunst was a significant contribution to the understanding of nonobjectivism in art. It continues to be a stimulating and necessary reading experience for every artist, art student, and art patron concerned with the direction of 20th-century painting.

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        The Enchanting Three (1). Hoggs and Bear Courage

        by Stefanie Dahle

        Hoggs the bear would love to be brave. But he is afraid of spiders and ghosts. And so Hoggs and his best friend Poki the skunk decide to go on an adventure in order to practise being brave. They head for the abandoned witch’s house behind the bee field. Ugh, it’s certainly ghostly! In fact there’s a kettle bubbling quite scarily…”Anybody there?” asks Hoggs cautiously. Yes! Fips the rabbit urgently needs help. And – whoosh! – suddenly the friends find themselves right in the middle of a stormy but magical adventure…

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        July 2015

        Die Olchis. Jagd auf das Phantom

        Hörspiel

        by Erhard Dietl, Wolf Frass, Robert Missler, Dagmar Dreke, Eva Michaelis, Stephanie Kirchberger, Monty Arnold, Robin Brosch, Katja Brügger, Marianne Bernhardt, Josephine Martz, Klaus Dittmann, Peter Weis, Christine Pappert, Laura Maire, Patrick Bach, Ursula Illert, Uwe Hügle, Erhard Dietl, Dieter Faber, CSC creative sound conception, Benjamin Dittrich, Barbara van den Speulhof, Frank Gustavus, Erhard Dietl

        Schlapper Schlammlappen! Die Olchis finden jeden Übeltäter! Schmuddelfing ist in heller Aufregung: Wer ist das Phantom, das nachts durch Schmuddelfing schleicht, den Ort verwüstet und Schäden anrichtet, wo es nur kann? Und wo ist Professor Brausewein? Der geniale Erfinder ist seit Tagen spurlos verschwunden. Die Olchis setzen alles daran, das Phantom zur Strecke zu bringen und Brausewein wiederzufinden. Denn schließlich steht auch noch die Schmuddelfinger 700-Jahr-Feier ins Haus, und die soll doch nicht verdorben werden, zum Krötenfurz! Hörspiel mit den beliebten Olchi-Sprechern

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        October 2025

        Vincent jagt das Phantom (Band 5)

        Aufregende Verfolgungsjagd auf Schloss Geisterwald - Kinderbuch ab 7 Jahren - Wow! Das will ich lesen!

        by Sonja Kaiblinger, Thomas Hussung

        Außenwachhund Vincent meldet sich zum Dienst Vincent ist offiziell Außenwachhund und soll Geisterverbrecher in der Menschenwelt jagen. Doch bevor er damit richtig loslegen kann, wird er beschuldigt, das Phantom zu sein – ein Meisterdieb, der die Reichen der Geisterwelt ausraubt. Um einer Verhaftung zu entgehen, muss er gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden zunächst das echte Phantom aufspüren und dann auch noch gefangen nehmen. Das ist aber gar nicht so einfach, wenn einem die Spürhunde der Geisterwelt auf den Fersen sind … 98,9% würden Loewe Wow! -Bücher weiterempfehlen (basierend auf einer Umfrage mit 1.263 Teilnehmer*innen) Auf in ein neues gruseliges Abenteuer! Die beliebte Fledermaus Vincent aus Sonja Kaiblingers Scary Harry -Büchern flattert in ihr viertes, spannendes Abenteuer ihrer eigenen, bereits prämierten Kinderbuchreihe ! Kinder ab 7 Jahren reisen mit Vincent, Fritzi und ihren Freunden, dem Lama und dem Zebra, mitten in die Geisterwelt : In seitenfüllenden , mitreißenden Illustrationen von Thomas Hussung und kurzen Texten erleben sie spannende und witzige Abenteuer voller überraschender Wendungen ! Ein humorvoller Lesespaß für alle Gruselfans. Leichter Leseeinstieg : Mit wenig Text, vielen Bildern und witzigen Dialogen werden auch Wenigleser angesprochen. Vierfarbige Illustrationen : durch die großflächigen witzigen Illustrationen erwacht die Geschichte zum Leben. Humorvolle Erzählweise : Sonja Kaiblnger zieht einen mit ihren lustigen Dialogen und abwechslungsreichen Charakteren mitten in die Geschichte.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2020

        Jews on trial

        The Papal Inquisition in Modena, 1598–1638

        by Joseph Bergin, Katherine Aron-Beller, Penny Roberts, William G. Naphy

        Jews on trial concentrates on Inquisitorial activity during the period which historians have argued was the most active in the Inquisition's history: the first forty years of the tribunal in Modena, from 1598 to 1638, the year of the Jews' enclosure in the ghetto. Scholars have in the past tended to group trials of Jews and conversos in Italy together. This book emphasises the fundamental disparity in Inquisitorial procedure, as well as the evidence examined, and argues that this was especially true in Modena where the secular authority did not have the power during the period in question to reject, or even significantly monitor, Inquisitorial trial procedure. It draws upon the detailed testimony to be found in trial transcripts to analyse Jewish interaction with Christian society in an early modern community. This book will appeal to scholars of inquisitorial studies, social and cultural interaction in early modern Europe, Jewish Italian social history and anti-Semitism.

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        October 2022

        Night Shadow 1. They Who Guard The Night

        by Laura Cardea, Moon Notes

        In "Night Shadow 1: They Who Guard The Night" von Laura Cardea entführt die Autorin ihre Leser*innen ins Paris an der Schwelle zum 20. Jahrhundert, wo die mittellose Odette in der rauschhaften Welt des Pariser Nachtlebens ihre magischen Fähigkeiten entdeckt. Als sie sich als Mann verkleidet ins Vergnügen stürzt, ahnt sie nicht, dass sie zu einer seltenen Gruppe von Menschen gehört, die nachtbezogene Kräfte besitzen. Diese Entdeckung führt sie zur Bruderschaft der Nachtschwärmer, einem Männerbund, der die Dunkelheit beherrscht. Doch Odette ist einzigartig, denn sie kontrolliert das Licht. Gemeinsam mit Eugène, einem wohlhabenden Mitglied der Bruderschaft, nimmt sie den Kampf gegen einen finsteren Orden auf, der es auf ihre Kräfte abgesehen hat. Dabei müssen sie nicht nur gegen äußere Feinde kämpfen, sondern auch für ihre Liebe, die sich über Standesschranken hinwegsetzt. Die Geschichte bietet eine fesselnde Mischung aus historischem Setting und Fantasy-Elementen, angereichert mit einer Liebesgeschichte, die vor dem Hintergrund von Klassenunterschieden und magischen Fähigkeiten erblüht. Odette, als starke weibliche Protagonistin, bricht mit traditionellen Rollenbildern und fügt der Erzählung eine Schicht der Emanzipation hinzu. Ihre Entwicklung von einer mittellosen jungen Frau zu einer mächtigen Kämpferin, die ihre Fähigkeiten entdeckt und einsetzt, bildet das Herzstück der Geschichte. Eugène, als ihr Verbündeter und Liebhaber, unterstützt sie auf diesem Weg, während beide gegen dunkle Mächte und gesellschaftliche Konventionen ankämpfen. "Night Shadow 1" ist nicht nur ein Abenteuer durch die magische Unterwelt von Paris, sondern auch eine Geschichte über Selbstfindung, Mut und den Kampf für Gerechtigkeit und Liebe. Die vielschichtigen Charaktere und das lebendige historische Setting machen das Buch zu einem unvergesslichen Leseerlebnis für Fans von historischer Fantasy und Romantasy. Laura Cardea erschafft eine Welt, in der die Nacht nicht nur ein Schleier der Dunkelheit, sondern auch ein Ort der Magie, der Geheimnisse und der unerwarteten Verbündeten ist. Einzigartige Mischung aus historischer Fantasy und Romantasy: Tauche ein in eine Welt voller Magie und romantischer Verwicklungen vor der Kulisse des historischen Paris. Detailreiches historisches Setting: Lasse dich von der lebendigen Atmosphäre der Belle Époque und Steampunk-Elementen verzaubern. Empowerment und Selbstbehauptung: Inspirierende, starke weibliche Protagonistin, die entschlossen und mutig ihre eigene Stärke entdeckt. Für Fans von tiefgründigen Liebesgeschichten, magischen Heldinnen und den Autorinnen Julia Dippel, Emily Bold und Jennifer Armentrout. Spannende Handlung mit überraschenden Wendungen: Freue dich auf ein Leseabenteuer voller unerwarteter Entwicklungen. Teil einer fesselnden Dilogie: Beginne eine epische Reise, die mit Spannung auf die Fortsetzung warten lässt.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        September 2009

        The Trial of Treasure

        By anonymous

        by Peter Happe

        This edition of The Trial of Treasure will be a photographic facsimile of one of the five extant copies of this apparently anonymous play which was printed in 1567 by Thomas Purfoote. It will reproduce the copy at the Harry Ransome Library, Austin, Texas which has an anomaly in the printing not found in the other copies. In considering typographical characteristics of the text the Introduction discusses the place of this play in Purfoote's extensive output. It also addresses the relationship with William Wager's Enough is as Good as a Feast with which it shares some seventy lines, and considers the possibility of common authorship. The text is rich in stage directions and aspects of performance are discussed including the doubling scheme for five players and the role of the Vice which is exemplified here. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2020

        In the shadow of Enoch Powell

        Race, locality and resistance

        by Shirin Hirsch, John Solomos

        Fifty years ago Enoch Powell made national headlines with his 'Rivers of Blood' speech, warning of an immigrant invasion in the once respectable streets of Wolverhampton. This local fixation brought the Black Country town into the national spotlight, yet Powell's unstable relationship with Wolverhampton has since been overlooked. Drawing from interviews and archival material, this book offers a rich local history through which to investigate the speech, bringing to life the racialised dynamics of space during a critical moment in British history. What was going on beneath the surface in Wolverhampton and how did Powell's constituents respond to this dramatic moment? The research traces the ways in which Powell's words reinvented the town and uncovers highly contested local responses. While Powell left Wolverhampton in 1974, the book returns to the city to explore the collective memories of the speech which continue to reverberate. In a contemporary period of new crisis and national divisions, revisiting the shadow of Powell allows us to reflect on racism and resistance from 1968 to today.

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        FRÄULEIN GOLD: SHADOW AND LIGHT (Vol. I)

        Schatten und Licht

        by Anne Stern

        1922: Hulda Gold is a midwife and she is smart, fearless and extremely popular in the neighbourhood since the fate of her female patients is extremely close to her heart. Especially as she encounters not only new life, but also death. In the notorious Bülowbogen, one of the city's many slums, Hulda looks after a pregnant woman. The young woman is devastated because her neighbour was found dead in the Landwehrkanal; allegedly a tragic accident. But why is the opaque detective commissioner Karl North so interested in the case? And why is Hulda so attracted to him? She investigates and gets deeper and deeper into the abysses of a city where shadow and light are so close together.

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        February 2023

        Night Shadow 2. She Who Alights The Night

        by Laura Cardea, Moon Notes

        Die das Licht beherrscht … Magisches Finale in Paris.  Du liebst den Mix aus verbotener Liebe, Geheimbünden und historischen Settings? Für Fans wie dich, die romantische Fantasy-Romane für junge Erwachsene suchen, gibt es aktuell nur eins: Laura Cardeas Dilogie Night Shadow. Hier ist der finale zweite Band aus dem historischen Paris an der Schwelle zum 20. Jahrhundert – eine Zeit, in der alles möglich schien, auch für Odette und Eugéne. Licht oder Dunkelheit, Freund oder Feind? Noch immer stecken Odette und Eugéne mitten im Kampf gegen die Nyx. Diese haben inzwischen eine bedrohliche neue Technologie entwickelt. Sie ruft noch mehr machtgierige Männer auf den Plan, die ihre Finger im Spiel haben. Ein Spiel, in dem kaum noch zu  erkennen ist, wem die beiden überhaupt noch vertrauen können – außer einander. Dabei weiß Eugéne noch immer nicht, wer Odette in Wahrheit ist. Der historische Stoff, aus dem Romantasy-Träume sind. Nach Nachtschwarz nun Lichtweiß: Freu dich auf Band 2 der New Adult-Dilogie mit dem Mond-Cover. Wow-Setting: das historische Paris des ausgehenden 19. Jahrhunderts.  Für Fans von „Babylon Berlin“ oder „Bridgerton“, gepaart mit einer originellen Fantasy-Idee. Mit wunderschön illustriertem Stadtplan, Stammbaum und großem Glossar. Deine Lieblingsthemen „Girl disguised as boy“ und „Forbidden love“. Wieder fesselnd geschrieben von Laura Cardea, der Autorin von „Splitter aus Silber und Eis“.

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        2025

        Why Be a Christian Today?

        by Elisabeth Zoll / Thomas Seiterich (eds.)

        The exciting texts and reports by professing Christians offer a fresh perspective for all those who have cultivated a Christian spirituality for many years. However, the book also provides easy access for those who are newly interested in the Christian faith. There are probably as many professions of Christian faith as there are believers in the world. But what do Christians think and how have they been moulded? Elisabeth Zoll and Thomas Seiterich have compiled very personal ideas about the Christian faith in this book. When selecting the contributors, the editors deliberately chose not to include people with church offices or specialised theologians. Irrespective of church policy issues and church scandals, the contributors have provided insights into their path to faith.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2021

        Catholic nuns and sisters in a secular age

        Britain, 1945–90

        by Carmen M. Mangion

        This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life. It draws on archival materials and a remarkable set of eighty interviews to place Catholic sisters and nuns at the heart of the turbulent 1960s, integrating their story of social change into a larger British and international one. Shedding new light on how religious bodies engaged in modernisation, it addresses themes such as the Modern Girl and youth culture, '1968', generational discourse, post-war modernity, the voluntary sector and the women's movement. Women religious were at the forefront of the Roman Catholic Church's movement of adaptation and renewal towards the world. This volume tells their stories in their own words.

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