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Der Erwerb des Buches enth?lt gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort k?nnen Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten ausw?hlen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Jacques Pierre Brissot, Carlo Buonaparte, Robert Badinter, François Viète, Gilles Perrault, Hans Adam Dorten, Camille Desmoulins, Pierre-Antoine Berryer, Serge Klarsfeld, Gisèle Halimi, Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, René Floriot, Antoine Jay, Pierre Kaldor, Jules Grévy ... Read more
Der Erwerb des Buches enth?lt gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort k?nnen Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten ausw?hlen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Wim Duisenberg, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Geert Wilders, Rita Verdonk, Jos van Kemenade, Wouter Bos, Jan Peter Balkenende, Max van der Stoel, Theo Heemskerk, Mark Rutte, Hendrikus Colijn, Marinus van der Goes van Naters, Ruud Lubbers, Marcus Bakker, Ferdinand Domela ... Read more
Chapters: German Hip Hop Groups, German Rappers, Dj Mahmut and Murat G, Advanced Chemistry, Fettes Brot, Bushido, Down Low, Sabrina Setlur, Die Fantastischen Vier, Fler, Adé Bantu, Flula Borg, Sido, Kollegah, Fünf Sterne Deluxe, Eko Fresh, Azad, Nana, Massive T?ne, Pyranja, Curse, Samy Deluxe, Freundeskreis, Xatar, Puppetmastaz, Mok, Blumio, Beginner, Culcha Candela, Torch, Bass Sultan Hengzt, Dendemann, Jan Delay, Senna Guemmour, C-Block, Islamic Force, B-Tight, Kool Savas, K.i.z., Afrob, ... Read more
Chapters: Wheel of the Year, Handfasting, Dievtur?ba, Radical Faeries, Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism, Pagan metal, Triple Goddess, Goddess movement, Religious discrimination against Neopagans, Julleuchter, Kemetic Orthodoxy, Pentagram, Neo-v?lkisch movements, Feri Tradition, Stregheria, Contemporary witchcraft, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, Pentacle, Volkstum, Neopaganism in German-speaking Europe, Pagans In Recovery, Oh My Gods!, Council of Magickal Arts, Watchtower, Association for ... Read more
"If fiction were a giant transporter, I'd want to go to Trinie Dalton's world."—Los Angeles Times on Wide Eyed Baby Geisha is a collection of thirteen sexually-charged stories that roam from the Coney Island Ferris wheel to the Greek Isles. True to Trinie Dalton's form, the stories in Baby Geisha are distinctly imagined while also representing a more grounded approach in the author's style. There's the Joan Didion-obsessed starving journalist of "Pura Vida," struggling ... Read more
A charged and eloquent debut novel of the range wars in the American West at the turn of the centuryOrphaned after the death of her mother, eighteen-year-old Esther Chambers heads west in search of her only living relative. In the lawless frontier town of Century, Oregon, she’s met by her distant cousin, a laconic cattle rancher named Ferris Pickett. Pick leads her to a tiny cabin by a small lake, and there she begins her new life as a homesteader. If she can hold out for five years, the land ... Read more
Only recently has fashion photography been accurately seen as an important medium within contemporary visual culture: it has evolved from a mere supporting role of reproduction into a creator of icons and ideas, and a veritable form of art. Its power, in defining itself as a means of communication, is to record, or even determine today's lifestyle. Italian Eyes not only shines a much-deserved light on Italians who have made photographic history, but also highlights an Italian style that ... Read more
In an earlier century, Queen Victoria made a Faustian bargain, signing London and all its souls away to a nefarious, inhuman entity. Now, generations later, the bill has finally come due. . . . Jonathan Barnes caused a considerable splash in the literary pool when he dove in with his head-spinning debut, The Somnambulist, a novel of the truly odd and exceptional that the Washington Post called "strange, magical, and darkly hilarious . . . an original and monumental piece of work" and ... Read more
[This is the Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.] A charged and eloquent debut novel of the range wars in the American West at the turn of the century. Orphaned after the death of her mother, eighteen-year-old Esther Chambers heads west in search of her only living relative. In the lawless frontier town of Century, Oregon, she's met by a sunburnt, laconic cattle wrangler: her distant cousin, Ferris Pickett. Within days, Esther is perjuring herself at the county clerk's office ... Read more
Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning Learning Online with Games, Simulations, and Virtual Worlds Strategies for Online Instruction Clark Aldrich Learning Online with Games, Simulations, and Virtual Worlds The infusion of games, simulations, and virtual worlds into online learning can be a transforming experience for both the instructor and the student. This practical guide, written by education game expert Clark Aldrich, shows faculty members and ... Read more
Explore the hayloft, stalls, and hardware of a Montana barn and you will learn much about the state’s farm and ranch traditions. Crib barns, with walls of timber stacked like Lincoln logs, show the influence of French-Canadian and Scandinavian immigrants. Gambrel-roofed barns, which shed heavy snowfall and provide roomy haylofts, tell of the long Montana winters that necessitated ample hay storage. Tack rooms, once filled with harnesses and gear, tell of workhorses given shelter in heavy-duty ... Read more
From the stories of our classic theaters to tales of industry and intrigue featuring the savvy and tough entrepreneurs of movie entertainment, this first-ever history of cinema in the Twin Cities reveals the influence of Hollywood on the lives and imaginations of Minnesotans—and that of Minnesotans on the film industry today. Filled with photos of the dazzling marquees and great theaters of yesterday and today, historian Dave Kenney’s highly readable account offers rich histories of some of ... Read more
Elisabeth Parry was born in Aberdeen on 3rd September 1921. She had just left school, planning to study French and German literature at Oxford, when war was declared on her eighteenth birthday, 3rd September 1939. She was already having singing lessons with Mark Raphael in London, and a chance audition with the Staff Band of the Royal Army Medical Corps led to her becoming soprano soloist with them and singing in hundreds of variety shows and classical concerts until the war ended. They toured ... Read more
As an academic discipline built upon Enlightenment thought and a cosmopolitan worldview -- not grounded in the literary tradition of any single language or nation -- comparative literature has benefited from regular reexamination of its basic principles and practices. The American Comparative Literature Association 1993 report on the state of the discipline, prepared under the leadership of Charles Bernheimer, focused on the influence of multiculturalism as a concept transforming literary and ... Read more
Whether it is being studied or critiqued, the art canon is usually understood as an authoritative list of important works and artists. This collection breaks with the idea of a singular, transcendent canon. Through provocative case studies, it demonstrates that the content of any canon is both historically and culturally specific and dependent on who is responsible for the canon’s production and maintenance. The contributors explore how, where, why, and by whom canons are formed; how they ... Read more
Discover hundreds of fascinating facts about London in this enthralling miscellanyTravelling through the villages and districts that make up the world’s most dynamic metropolis, Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey around London to unearth the hidden gems of legends, firsts, inventions, adventures and birthplaces that shape the city's compelling and at times turbulent past. See the Chelsea river views that inspired Turner and find out where London’s first nude statue is. ... Read more
"The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a world war."-E. B. White on fatherhood"I was lucky to be born abnormal. It ran in the family."-on luck"I would really rather feel bad in Maine than feel good anywhere else." -on Maine"The English language is always sticking a foot out to trip a man."-on languageThe author of Charlotte's Web and One Man's Meat, coauthor of The Elements of Style, and columnist for The New Yorker for almost half a century, E. B. White (1899-1985) ... Read more
Pebble Beach - the most storied golf venue in the world. Nearly every legendary golfer of the past 100 years has played there. Great champions have been crowned there. Great Champions have lost there. Hollywood movies have been filmed there, and the stars have played there. U.S Presidents and royalty from around the world have visited and played on its legendary fairways. And yet from the beginning it has been a sports and golfing paradise open for everyone to enjoy - men and women, young and ... Read more
Amazon Exclusive: Kevin Spacey on The Accidental Billionaires Kevin Spacey’s films include Superman Returns, Beyond the Sea, The Usual Suspects, American Beauty, Swimming with Sharks, Seven, L.A. Confidential, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Negotiator, Hurlyburly, K-Pax, and The Shipping News. He will next be seen in Men Who Stare at Goats opposite George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, and Jeff Bridges, as well as Nick Moran’s film Telstar opposite Colm O’Neil and Pam Ferris. Read his exclusive Amazon ... Read more
At 15.4 percent of the population, Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States. They are a growing presence in all sectors of the economy, play an increasingly important role in government and politics, and are influential across a wide range of cultural domains. Despite the growing attention paid to Latinos in recent years, this population is characterized by relatively low socio-economic status, and Latinos frequently rank behind the majority white population and other ... Read more
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