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September 2019Save me from the Night
by Kira Mohn
After a terrible blow of fate throws her life into confusion, Seanna needs desperately to get away from it all. She’s come to the village of Castledunn in the hope of getting her life back in order. The wild countryside of Ireland’s west coast and the slow pace of rural life give her new energy. Her job behind the bar in the village’s only pub provides a comforting sense of routine. Then the pub changes hands, bought by the attractive, but stubborn Neall Kennan, who throws Seanna’s feelings into turmoil. Not only is she attracted to him, she’s also reminded of her own past. It’s more than Seanna can bear. 16+ years The second volume of a unique romance trilogy about three young women, a lighthouse and love. All titles can be read separately! Rousing characters and a fine dry humor For all fans of Mona Kasten, Laura Kneidl and Colleen Hoover! More than 60.000 copies of this series were sold!
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March 2019Marie Curie
Little People, Big Dreams. Deutsche Ausgabe | Kinderbuch ab 4 Jahre
by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Frau Isa, Svenja Becker
Die Forscherin Marie Curie schuf mit ihrer Liebe zum Wissen Unglaubliches: Sie revolutionierte den Kampf gegen Krebs, indem sie die chemischen Elemente Radium und Polonium entdeckte, und gewann den Nobelpreis – zwei Mal! Little People, Big Dreams erzählt von den beeindruckenden Lebensgeschichte einer großen Persönlichkeit: Marie Curie hat Unvorstellbares erreicht. Dabei begann alles, als sie noch klein war: mit großen Träumen. Ein Kinderbuch ab 4 Jahre
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Children's & YASeptember 2022Das Bücherschloss - Ein verhängnisvoller Pakt (Band 4)
by Barbara Rose
The Enchanted Book Castle – Fatal Pact (Vol. 4) Nasty creatures and a treacherous plan in the Enchanted Book Castle Becky Librum moves to an old dilapidated castle with a secret children's library, and she is chosen to save the books before they turn to dust forever. A magical series that entices young readers aged 8 and up by playing with popular themes of friendship, suspense, and plenty of humor. “The Enchanted Book Castle” not only has classic potential, it also is a tribute to imagination and reading. What happens in Volume 4:It's time for the Queen's departure now that her story has been written down. As a thank you, she wants to grant Becky, Hugo and Ben a wish. But then the image of Mo, the boy on the flying carpet, appears in Glimmeria's crystal ball. He has been captured in the book world by the mean Prince Alvar from the North Country and his nasty helpers! With Becky's help, Mo manages to read his way into the real world; however, the goblins, poison dwarves and the prince latch onto his heels and end up in the Castle as well! Becky and her friends have to transport the nasty creatures back into the magical world as quickly as possible.
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The ArtsOctober 20174 saints in 3 acts
A snapshot of the American avant-garde in the 1930s
by Patricia Allmer, John Sears
Four Saints in Three Acts by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson was a major avant-garde phenomenon of the 1930s, an experimental opera that nonetheless achieved remarkable popular success. Photography was a key element of that success, but its complex roles in the construction, representation and dissemination of the opera have hitherto received little critical attention. The photographic recording of the all-African American cast in particular affords a unique insight into the complexities of Four Saints in relation to the Harlem Renaissance and the New York avant-gardes of the time. This book, published in collaboration with The Photographers' Gallery, London, presents a wide selection of photographs of the cast, performances, and other material - many images reproduced for the first time - alongside essays by an international range of scholars exploring different aspects of the opera, including dance, fashion, music, and avant-garde writing, as well as photography.
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August 2016How to Survive the First Years of School
by Petra Jansen, Stefanie Richter
With a pinch of humor, the authors tell the story of Julia, her husband Peter, and their little whirlwind Alexander, who is starting elementary school. How do the three of them deal with this new stage in Alexander’s life? What problems do they encounter and what do they find stressful? The book sets out to help parents, uncles, aunts, and grandparents understand how children of elementary school age develop. Professionals who work with children of this age may also find it of interest. Petra Jansen and Stefanie Richter are both parents and psychologists. Through the fictional Julia they share their subjective experience as mothers, while also providing background information based on scientific studies. They demonstrate in a clear and entertaining way that some of the problems experienced by children of this age are not unexpected and are no cause for despair. Target Group: Parents of children in their early years at school.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2013Crime, Law and Society in the Later Middle Ages
by Anthony Musson, Edward Powell
This book provides an accessible collection of translated legal sources through which the exploits of criminals and developments in the English criminal justice system (c.1215-1485) can be studied. Drawing on the wealth of archival material and an array of contemporary literary texts, it guides readers towards an understanding of prevailing notions of law and justice and expectations of the law and legal institutions. Tensions are shown emerging between theoretical ideals of justice and the practical realities of administering the law during an era profoundly affected by periodic bouts of war, political in-fighting, social dislocation and economic disaster. Introductions and notes provide both the specific and wider legal, social and political contexts in addition to offering an overview of the existing secondary literature and historiographical trends. This collection affords a valuable insight into the character of medieval governance as well as revealing the complex nexus of interests, attitudes and relationships prevailing in society during the later Middle Ages.
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July 2020Drachenzähmen leicht gemacht (4). Mörderische Drachenflüche
by Cowell, Cressida
Band 4 der großartigen Drachen-Reihe rund um Hicks, den mutigen Wikingerjungen und seine Freunde. Hicks ist verzweifelt! Sein bester Freund Fischbein schwebt in Lebensgefahr, denn er wurde vergiftet vom Stich des Stacheldrachen. Hicks und seine unerschrockene Freundin Kamikazzi haben nur wenige Stunden, um das Gegengift zu beschaffen. Doch dieses befindet sich ausgerechnet in der Hand der Tobsüchtigen, einem feindlichen Wikingerstamm. Wird Hicks der Hartnäckige auch diesmal als siegreicher Held heimkehren? Alle Bände der Reihe: (1) Drachenzähmen leicht gemacht (2) Wilde Piraten voraus (3) Strenggeheimes Drachenflüstern (4) Mörderische Drachenflüche (5) Brandgefährliche Feuerspeier (6) Handbuch für echte Helden (7) Im Auge des Drachensturms (8) Flammendes Drachenherz (9) Jagd um das Drachenerbe (10) Suche nach dem Drachenjuwel (11) Verräterisches Drachenmal (12) Der letzte Drachenkönig Ebenfalls von Cressida Cowell im Arena Verlag erschienen: Wilderwald (1). Die Rückkehr der dunklen Magie Wilderwald (2). Die Rache des Königshexers Wilderwald (3). Im Auge des Inselmonsters
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2024Ideas of poverty in the Age of Enlightenment
by Niall O’Flaherty, Robin Mills
This collection of essays examines the ways in which poverty was conceptualised in the social, political, and religious discourses of eighteenth-century Europe. It brings together experts with a wide range of expertise to offer pathbreaking discussions of how eighteenth-century thinkers thought about the poor. Because the theme of poverty played important roles in many critical issues in European history, it was central to some of the key debates in Enlightenment political thought throughout the period, including the controversies about sovereignty and representation, public and private charity, as well as questions relating to crime and punishment. The book examines some of the most important contributions to these debates, while also ranging beyond the canonical Enlightenment thinkers, to investigate how poverty was conceptualised in the wider intellectual culture, as politicians, administrators and pamphlet writers grappled with the issue.
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Children's & YATerra (4). Afterglow
by Jennifer Alice Jager
Humankind’s battle against Nature is entering its decisive stage. Once more the explosive showdown of the apocalyptic TERRA series keeps the reader in breathless suspense. Humanity appears to be on the brink of destruction. Vast areas of land have been wiped off the face of the Earth, vegetation has reconquered its living space, but Terra Mater has by no means finished with the human bacillus. The hate-filled spirit of Nature that is claiming Younes’ body for itself, and wants to see all humans destroyed, gives him undreamt-of powers, but it also threatens to set him, his little sister and Chloe against one another. But there is even more at stake: if Younes and the other children from his visions (he had dreams about the other kids) do not stop Terra Mater soon from fulfilling her plans, every single human being will disappear from the planet. In order to prevent that from happening, they must come face to face with raging Mother Earth, and must not only conquer their fear but must also look Death in the eye.
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2017From Jack Tar to Union Jack
Representing naval manhood in the British Empire, 1870–1918
by Mary A. Conley
Jack Tar to Union Jack examines the intersection between empire, navy, and manhood in British society from 1870 to 1918. Through analysis of sources that include courts-martial cases, sailors' own writings, and the HMS Pinafore, Conley charts new depictions of naval manhood during the Age of Empire, a period which witnessed the radical transformation of the navy, the intensification of imperial competition, the democratisation of British society, and the advent of mass culture. Jack Tar to Union Jack argues that popular representations of naval men increasingly reflected and informed imperial masculine ideals in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Conley shows how the British Bluejacket as both patriotic defender and dutiful husband and father stood in sharp contrast to the stereotypic image of the brave but bawdy tar of the Georgian navy. This book will be essential reading for students of British imperial history, naval and military history, and gender studies.
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Humanities & Social SciencesFrom Stone Age to Internet
by Lutz Jäncke
Is modern digital technology changing our social behavior, communication, and the way we see ourselves? How do we cope with the increasing flood of information pouring over us? Does this flood have an effect on our work and personal life? Based on the premise that in the course of evolution humans have developed into social beings for whom communication with group members is of paramount importance, the author demonstrates how not only our communication but also our entire social behavior is suffering as a result of modern digital technology. In the truest sense of the word, we are being inundated with information that we are no longer able to manage. The volume and constant availability of interesting and attention- sapping news and information overload our brains. Are our brains capable of adapting to the modern internet world? Are we already overloaded? How will the future pan out? For:• anyone who is interested in the digital world• wider audience
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May 2008Schattenreich - Folge 4
Nachthauch. Hörspiel-Sonderausgabe.
by Meirose, Astrid; Pruß, Volker / Gelesen von Scheer, Alexander
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September 2006Necroscope - Folge 4
Untot. gekürzte Lesung
by Lumley, Brian / Gelesen von Riedel, Lutz; Produzent LPL records Lars Peter Lueg
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Children's & YAMarch 2022Kommissar Pfote - Ein haariger Fall (Band 4)
by Katja Reider
Inspector Paw - A Hairy Case (Vol. 4)
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September 2006Perry Rhodan - Folge 4
Planet der Mythen. Hörspiel. gekürzte Romanfassung
by Gelesen von Lechtenbrink, Volker
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March 2003Gesammelte Werke 4–5. Übertragungen
by Paul Celan
In den Bänden 4 und 5 der Gesammelten Werke in sieben Bänden werden Celans übersetzungen zusammengefaßt. Es handelt sich hierbei um Übertragungen aus dem Französischen, Russischen, Englischen und Amerikanischen, Italienischen, Rumänischen, Portugiesischen und Hebräischen. Originaltext und übersetzungen sind einander synoptisch zugeordnet. Celans Übertragungen stehen gleichberechtigt neben seiner originären Lyrik.Vor allem in ihnen wird der Ausgangspunkt der Celanschen Lyrik sichtbar: öffnung gegenüber dem Anderen und Begegnung. Darüber hinaus ist in beiden Bänden nicht nur eine biographische Spur zu verfolgen; der Leser findet in ihnen nichts weniger als eine kleine Bibliothek der Weltliteratur. »Das Gedicht will zu einem Anderen, es braucht dieses Andere, es braucht ein Gegenüber. Es sucht es auf, es spricht sich ihm zu.«
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2019Hermits and anchorites in England, 1200–1550
by E. A. Jones
This source book offers a comprehensive treatment of solitary religious lives in England in the late Middle Ages. It covers both enclosed recluses (anchorites) and free-wandering hermits, and explores the relationship between them. Although there has been a recent surge of interest in the solitary vocations, especially anchorites, this has focused almost exclusively on a small number of examples. The field is in need of reinvigoration, and this book provides it. Featuring translated extracts from a wide range of Latin, Middle English and Old French sources, as well as a scholarly introduction and commentary from one of the foremost experts in the field, Hermits and anchorites in England is an invaluable resource for students and lecturers alike.
