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Faszinierende Familiensaga und dramatische Liebesgeschichte in einem, das ist der neue Roman von Amitav Gosh. "Der Doktor Schiwago des Fernen Osten" (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY) fand mit seinem farbenprächtigen Epos über Liebe und Krieg in einem exotischen Land auf der ganzen Welt begeisterte Leser und war auch bei den Kritikern ein Riesenerfolg. Dieser erste große Roman über das geheimnisumwitterte Birma erzählt die Geschichte des jungen Rajkumar, der in einer Imbissbude auf dem Markt von Mandalay 1885 Zeuge des Einmarsches der britischen Truppen wird. Entsetzt beobachtet er die Plünderung des Glaspalastes und muss mit ansehen, wie die Königsfamilie ins Exil gejagt wird. Im Gefolge sieht er die Dienerin Dolly und ist von ihrer Schönheit so bezaubert, dass er ihr Gesicht nie mehr vergisst ... Product details Format ...

Eine Kurzgeschichte für alle Fans von Polly Schlottermotz: Das Vampirmädchen feiert Weihnachten! Ho, ho, ho und potzblitzhurra! An einem kalten Wintertag purzeln Polly drei Hundebabys vor die Füße. Die tapsigen Welpen sind nicht nur zuckersüß, sie passen auch perfekt in das Theaterstück, das Polly mit ihren Freunden auf dem Weihnachtsfest in der Schule aufführt. Doch leider sorgen die kleinen Hunde für ganz schön viel Unruhe. Als die ganze Schulfeier verloren scheint, braucht Polly ein potzblitzgroßes Wunder, um Weihnachten zu retten ... Product details Format Paperback | 77 pages Dimensions ...

New York Times Bestseller In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is-a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into l...

With an opportunity to follow a veteran war journalist through the heart of the DMZ, Matty Roth moves to a new and terrifying place with the hopes of making a name for himself. But things quickly go terribly wrong, leaving Matty alone in a world he d only seen on TV. Can Matty survive in a war zone long enough to report the truth? Will he even know what the truth is if he finds it? Product details Format Paperback | 840 pages Dimensions 168 x 259 x 35...

Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money-investing, personal finance, and business decisions-is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important topics. Product details Format ...

What were the conditions of possibility for art and music-making before the era of neoliberal capitalism? What role did punk play in turning artists to experiment with popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s? And why does the art and music of these times seem so newly pertinent to our political present, despite the seeming remoteness of its historical moment? Focusing upon the production of post-punk art, film, music, and publishing, this book offers new perspectives on an overlooked period of cultural activity, and probes the lessons that might be learnt from history for artists and musicians working under 21st century conditions of austerity. Contemporary reflections by those who shaped avant-garde and contestatory culture in the UK, US, Brazil and Poland in the 1970s and 1980s. Alongside these are contributions by contemporary artists, curators and scholars that provide critical perspectives on post-punk then, and its generative relation to the aesthetics and politics of cul...

Das Prüfungstraining bereitet gezielt auf die Prüfung Goethe-Zertifikat A2 vor. Es macht die Lernenden Schritt für Schritt mit den Prüfungsformaten vertraut und bietet ein intensives Programm mit vielen Übungsmaterialien.Modelltests fragen das Gelernte unter Prüfungsbedingungen ab.Die Hörtexte des Übungsteils und des Modelltests sowie ein Einleger mit den Transkripten und Lösungen der Aufgaben sind bequem als Download auf cornelsen.de/codes verfügbar.] Product details Format Paperback | 200 pages Dimensions 207 ...

Set in the Napa Valley at the turn of the century, this novel beautifully evokes the characters' love of the land and the rhythms of life lived close to the earth and its seasons. Spirited Alda Pendle is the daughter of a viticulturist who has taught her his craft. When he dies, leaving her without property, her skills make her indispensable to the solitary owner of one of the old vineyards in the valley. The novel provides a vivid history of winemaking in California to the Prohibition era. Product details Format Paperback | 285 pages Dimensions ...

This innovative work demystifies the Japanese economy by considering it as a strategic system. Showing how the Japanese "miracleaEURO is actively planned, directed, and implemented by a constellation of institutions, government policymakers, and big business, Huber argues that Japan, Inc., can best be compared to a modern military system rather than exclusively to a free-market economy. The author highlights particularly the similarity between Japan's strategic economy and some of the structures and policy dynamics of the U.S. military and shows how Japans economic strategies have the capability of adversely affecting its trading partners. Product details Format Paperback | 173 pages ...

Read Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance--and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday languageA complete list of characters, with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary Product details Format Paperback | 256 pages Dimensions 133 x 190 ...

During the late 1960s, Normalization and Social Role Valorization (SRV) enabled the widespread emergence of community residential options and then provided the philosophical climate within which educational integration, supported employment, and community participation were able to take firm root. This book is unique in tracing the evolution and impact of Normalization and SRV over the last quarter-century, with many of the chapter authors personally involved in a still-evolving international movement. Product details Format Paperback | 571 pages Dimensions ...

Baby Blues makes life with children seem funny, even when they smear peanut butter on the walls and give the baby a makeover with Mom's cosmetics. Says writer Jerry Scott, ""As long as kids keep having runny noses and wiping them on the drapes, we're in business."" Our Server is Down captures the perils and pratfalls of raising young children in suburbia. Daryl and Wanda MacPherson are a couple in their mid-thirties struggling to juggle work and three kids with hectic schedules-and maintain their sanity. Zoe, the talkative eldest, is seven and more worldly than ever. Hammie is the newly anointed (by the recent birth of baby Wren) middle child. At age five, he's a willing student for Zoe and a virtual Velcro board for blame. Wren is the newest addition to the MacPherson clan-so far, all giggles and sunshine . . . with a few clouds on the horizon. Parents worldwide have delighted in this slice-of-life comic since its debut in 1990. ...

Setze in den epischen Abenteuern des Star Wars-Rollenspiels die volle Durchschlagkraft der Macht ein! Du reist auf der Suche nach uraltem Jedi-Wissen durch die Galaxis, beschützt die Unterdrückten auf deinem Heimatplaneten oder steuerst ein Sternenschiff im Namen der Rebellion. Welchen Pfad du auch einschlagen magst, die Macht und Schicksal-Grundregeln enthalten alle Informationen, die Spieler und Spielleiter benötigen, um eine Rollenspielkampagne im Star Wars-Universum anzusiedeln. Die wunderschön illustrierten, 448-seitigen Grundregeln beschreiben unter anderem den Einsatz des erzählerischen Würfelsystems im Kampf, das Erschaffen von machtsensitiven Charakteren sowie die Mythologie des Jediordens und Orte innerhalb des Sith-Raums. Dieses Buch ist die Grundlage sowie der Ausgangspunkt für jede Macht und Schicksal-Kampagne. Die Macht und Schicksal Grundregeln enthalten: - Eine Einführung in das Rollenspiel im Star Wars-Universum - Verständliche und prägnante Regeln für Fertigkeitsp...

In November 1937, Ishii Itaro, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Bureau of Asiatic Affairs, reflected bitterly on the decline of the Ministry's influence in China and his own long and debilitating struggle to guide China policy. Ishii was the most notable member of a group of middle-level diplomats who, having served in China, strongly advocated that Japan must adopt policies in harmony with China's rising nationalism and national interests. This volume profiles this distinct strain of ""China service diplomat"", while providing a comprehensive look at the institutional history and internal dynamics of the Japanese foreign ministry and its handling of China affairs in the years leading up to and through World War II. Moving from an examination of a wide range of primary sources, including the archives of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, memoirs, diaries and speeches, the author offers integrated interpretations of Japanese imperialism, diplomacy, a...

Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility investigates the philosophical and scientific arguments for free will skepticism and their implications. Skepticism about free will and moral responsibility has been on the rise in recent years. In fact, a significant number of philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists now either doubt or outright deny the existence of free will and/or moral responsibility-and the list of prominent skeptics appears to grow by the day. Given the profound importance that the concepts of free will and moral responsibility hold in our lives-in understanding ourselves, society, and the law-it is important that we explore what is behind this new wave of skepticism. It is also important that we explore the potential consequences of skepticism for ourselves and society. Edited by Gregg D. Caruso, this collection of new essays brings together an internationally recognized line-up of contributors, most of whom hold skeptical positions of some so...

Ulysses S. Grant certainly does not have the typical war hero "back story." Although a graduate of West Point, he never wanted to be a soldier and was terrified when he first saw battle. However, during the Civil War, after many Northern generals failed to deliver decisive victories, U.S. Grant rose to what the times required. He took command of Union forces, helped bring the war to an end in 1865, and went on to serve two terms as president. Product details For ages 9-12 Format Paperback | 112 pages ...

A book like no other, The Sketch Encyclopedia is an ideal art resource for anyone wanting to take their first steps into sketching or drawing. With over 1,000 drawing projects, each broken down into four key steps for practicing your skills, there is enough to keep you sketching for years! Learn the fundamental skills of drawing from The Sketch Encyclopedia's extensive introduction covering tools, line making, light theory, perspective, and texture before exploring the different effects you can create with the book's texture library. Armed with a wealth of artistic knowledge, embark upon your own sketches using the many different subjects covered in The Sketch Encyclopedia. With topics including creatures, people, buildings, famous landmarks, vehicles, and nature, there is a sketching project to appeal to everyone. Product details ...

(Music Sales America). A classic repertoire book for young pianists, which provides a wealth of piano favorites. As with Volume One, the scope of the material included is broad and thorough, ranging from the works of the great masters, to the folk tunes and dances of many lands. This collection encompasses grades one through to four. Product details For ages 9-12 Format Book | 192 pages Dimensions ...

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This book deals with the swinging sex lives of everyday Americans.Naomi Harris' subjects are not the usual perfected androids who populate contemporary erotica, but ordinary people with extraordinary sex lives; this book explores a rarely-seen side of sex in America. The Art Edition is limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by both Naomi Harris and Richard Prince. The books No. 51-100 will be accompanied by the chromogenic print "Broken Leg and Barbecue" (Swingstock 2004, Duxbury, MN).Richard Prince discovered Naomi Harris in TASCHEN's The New Erotic Photography and was so intrigued by her photos of American swingers that he tracked down the 34-year-old New Yorker, determined to make her his protege. When he discovered TASCHEN had signed her to do "America Swings", he asked to write the introduction, in which he reveals part of what makes her work so unique: "When I look at one of your swinger photos what I'm looking at is mostly you 'outside...

Al mattino vi svegliate sentendovi come se non aveste dormito affatto? Il vostro partner vi ha costretto a dormire sul divano perché russate? Avete problemi di concentrazione durante il giorno? La soluzione a tutto ciò potrebbe trovarsi proprio sotto il vostro naso. Molte persone pensano che non ci sia altro da fare che imparare a sopportare i propri disturbi respiratori del sonno, mentre altre sono disposte a fare qualunque cosa pur di risolverli una volta per tutte. Eppure, trovare un po' di sollievo da tali disturbi può essere facile tanto quanto cambiare il proprio modo di respirare. Con più di vent'anni di esperienza clinica, Tess Graham ha trasformato le vite di migliaia di persone (e dei rispettivi partner!) correggendo le loro cattive abitudini respiratorie. In questa guida pratica, Tess vi guida a compiere tutti i passi necessari per risolvere le disfunzioni respiratorie che causano la roncopatia e le apnee del sonno. Il suo metodo è logico, facilmente praticabile ed ...