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        1984

        Wenn Leila Wasser holt

        Kinder in der Dritten Welt

        by Grosse-Oetringhaus, Hans M

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        April 2011

        Yalo

        Roman

        by Elias Khoury, Leila Chammaa

        So wie für Lawrence Durrell das alte Alexandria die Hauptstadt der Erinnerung war, ist für Elias Khoury das wiederaufgebaute Beirut die Hauptstadt der Amnesie. Yalo, der aus einer christlich-syrianischen Familie stammt, wächst in Beirut auf. Jung gerät er in eine der Milizen des Krieges. Nach dessen Ende wird er Wächter eines Waffenhändlers. In den Hügeln außerhalb Beiruts überfällt er nächtens Liebespaare, raubt und vergewaltigt – und verliebt sich in eines seiner Opfer, Shirin. Sie zeigt ihn an. Er wird festgenommen und gefoltert. Man zwingt ihn, sein Leben aufzuschreiben, immer neu, denn nie sind die Folterer zufrieden – selbst wenn er zugibt und ausmalt, was er gar nicht getan hat. So gerät Yalo außer sich. Im Schmerz trennt er sich von seinem Körper und erfindet sich im Geist. Mit jeder neuen Fassung verändert sich die Beschreibung, sie reichert sich an, sie franst aus, verschmutzt, färbt sich, oszilliert, sie nimmt ein Sprach- und Eigenleben an: Yalo – ein libanesisches Leben in Zeiten des Kriegs und Nachkriegs. Elias Khourys sprachmächtiger Roman erzeugt – mitreißend und erkenntnisstiftend zugleich – einen Taumel.

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        October 2012

        Als schliefe sie

        by Elias Khoury, Leila Chammaa

        Elias Khoury ist einer der tonangebenden Schriftsteller und Intellektuellen der arabischen Welt. Welche Geschichten, fragen seine Bücher, sind ans Licht zu holen, wenn es um die Entstehung des palästinensisch-israelischen Konflikts geht? Mit welchem Gebirge aus Leid, Schmerz und Gewalt muß es eine „Friedensordnung“ für den Nahen Osten aufnehmen? Khourys neuer Roman führt zurück in die 1940er Jahre, die Zeit vor der palästinensischen Niederlage und der Gründung des Staates Israel. Er erzählt von der Liebe zwischen dem Palästinenser Mansur und der „traumbegabten“ Libanesin Milia. Nach der Heirat ziehen die beiden nach Nazareth. Als Mansurs Bruder Amin, der gegen die jüdische Einwanderung gekämpft hat, getötet wird, muß Mansur seine Rolle übernehmen. Milia hat Angst, Angst um ihn, Angst um ihr Kind. Sie ist schwanger. Bei der Geburt am 24. Dezember 1947 stirbt sie, indem sie aus ihrem letzten Traum nicht mehr erwacht – ein Traum, der sie noch sehen läßt, wie Mansur mit dem Säugling aus dem brennenden Jaffa auf ein griechisches Schiff flieht.

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        June 2020

        Die besten Mädchengeschichten für Erstleser

        by Schindler, Nina; Kaup, Ulrike; Dierks, Martina

        Die zehn magischen Geschichten über naseweise Elfen, abenteuerlustige Nixen und mutige Piratentöchter sind das perfekte Lesefutter für Mädchen in der ersten Klasse. Lesen lernen leicht gemacht mit: - großer Fibelschrift und - kurzen Textabschnitte Diese Hilfen garantieren schnelle Leseerfolge. Rätsel am Ende der Abenteuer regen zum Gespräch über die Geschichten an und sichern das Textverständnis. Lesen lernen mit dem Bücherbär Die kleine Elfe Tissa begegnet im Wald einem gruseligen Monster, die bezaubernde Nixe Leila erlebt ein Abenteuer in den Tiefen des Meeres und Kiki, die furchtlose Piratentochter, rettet einen ganz besonderen Hund. - Empfohlen von Westermann - Der Titel ist auf Antolin.de gelistet.

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        2019

        The Clock Can Go

        The end of the culture of obedience

        by Karlheinz A. Geißler

        For more than 500 years, the clock has dictated the rhythm of life in the Western World. Clocks were impossible to miss: they were on church towers, at railway stations and factories, they struck the hours and urged people to hurry. But these days, clocks and the punctuality they insisted upon are on the retreat. Nowadays, we are rarely asked “What is the time?” and it is no longer customary to present golden watches or clocks to commemorate important life events. Now we rely on mobile devices and displays to tell us the time, the steady stroke of the rigid clock has been replaced by a more flexible network: we stream TV programmes when we feel like it, we listen to podcasts at any time; chatting, flirting and dating no longer requires prior agreement on time and place. However, what will follow after we have freed ourselves from the chains of the clock god? Emeritus Professor of Economics and time expert Karlheinz A. Geißler shows us that when the influence of the clock disappears, liberating perspectives emerge for experiencing time in social relationships – beyond time pressure and dictates of punctuality.

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        Family & home stories (Children's/YA)
        October 2020

        Casas

        by María José Ferrada, Pep Carrió

        The authors of this book take us on a journey through the different ways of inhabiting a house. Based on illustrations by Pep Carrió made with acrylic markers, the writer María José Ferrada uses poetic language and humor to propose a set of micro stories that invite readers to observe their own ways of inhabiting the world.

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        April 2024

        Dragon Fruit

        Botany, Production and Uses

        by Sisir Mitra, Nigel P. Taylor, Pradyot K. Pathak, Kundan Kishore, Ankita Sahu, Prinya Wongsa, Taner Bozkurt, Özhan Simsek, Joanna Cho Lee Ying, Phebe Ding, Long Haibo, Tang Liangde, Li Huadong, Hamide Gubbuk, Recep Balkic, Lokman Altinkaya, Leila Aparecida Salles Pio, Renato Paiva, Mai Van Tri, Dinh Thi Yen Phuong

        Dragon fruit (pitaya) is a perennial climbing cactus, native to the tropical areas of North, Central and South America. It is suited to tropical and subtropical regions and is commercially grown in an increasing number of countries, including Israel, Australia and the USA. Dragon fruit generates considerable consumer interest because of its exotic appearance and potential health benefits. The fruit is rich in nutrients and phytochemical compounds. It can be eaten fresh or used in the preparation of juices, jellies, jams, etc. The natural bioactive compounds in pitaya have the potential to be exploited in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Increasingly cultivated worldwide, the plant is drought-resistant, easily adapts to light intensity and high temperatures, and has a tolerance to a wide range of soil salinities. With ongoing global warming, dragon fruit has great potential as a new crop for many more countries. This book is a compilation of the current state of knowledge on dragon fruit physiology, cultivation, production technology, postharvest management and processing, and is written by leading international authors.

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        Business, Economics & Law
        February 2018

        Strategic Management in Tourism

        by Luiz Moutinho, Alfonso Vargas-Sánchez, Alejandro Pérez-Ferrant, Alfonso Vargas-Sánchez, Anne-Mette Hjalager, Brent W Ritchie, Dawn Gibson, Eduardo Parra-López, Geoff Southern, James Wilson, Jithendran Kokkamikal, José Alberto Martínez-González, Kanes Rajah, Kun-Huang Huarng, Larry Dwyer, Luiz Moutinho, María Moral-Moral, Mercedes Melchior-Navarro, Noel Scott, Rafael Alberto Pérez, Ronnie Ballantyne, S.F. Witt, Scott McCabe, Shirley Rate, Tiffany Hui-Kuang Yu, Vanessa Yanes-Estévez, Yawei Jiang, Yvette Reisinger

        This comprehensive textbook has, at its core, the importance of linking strategic thinking with action in the management of tourism. It provides an analytical evaluation of the most important global trends, as well as an analysis of the impact of crucial environmental issues and their implications. Fully updated throughout, this new edition: -Covers forecasting, functional management and strategic planning; -Includes extra chapters to incorporate a wider spread of important topics such as sustainability, authenticity and crisis management; -Contains pedagogical features throughout, such as learning objectives, questions and case studies to aid understanding Now in its third edition, and reviewing the major factors affecting international tourism management, this well-established student resource provides an essential overview of strategic management for students and professionals in the tourism sector.

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        Biography & True Stories
        February 2017

        Jackie Chan:Never Grow Up, Only Get Older

        by Jackie Chan, Zhu Mo

        This is an autobiography of Chinese Kongfu star Jackie Chan. The book is a true recording of this international superstar’s growth and life experience for the last 50 years. It tells us the legendary actor’s stories, and also reflects a fantastic acting age.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure

        The Flower Year

        A Colouring Book

        by Leila Duly

        Leila Duly's new colouring book is a celebration of a year of flowers. Month by month, follow the progress of the seasons with intricate illustrations of flowers, birds, butterflies and other insects and small creatures to colour in, adding up to a year's worth of colouring enjoyment.

      • Escritas Diversas do Eu

        by Leila de Aguiar Costa (Org.), Jéssica Aline Ferreira Felix (Org.)

        Escritas Diversas do Eu "Páginas comoventes, pungentes, ternas, jocosas, divertidas, alegres, sofridas, plenas dos mais variados afetos: o que se lerá nesse volume são os frutos doces ou amargos de uma experiência literária a que se dedicaram jovens entusiastas, estudantes de Letras, desejosos de se deixarem habitar pela linguagem, de se inclinarem ao acontecimento poético e, por isso mesmo, de oferecerem ao leitor - e a ele se des-cobrirem - vidas subjetivas que só têm razão de ser porque se locam em contato com o Outro. Fica, então, aqui, o convite ao encontro!" (Leila de Aguiar Costa)

      • October 2019

        A House Full of People

        by Mariana Sández

        "Possibly one of the best fictions published in recent months. Mariana Sández's prose is a beautiful and intelligent surprise, within the framework of the new narrative produced by Argentinean authors". Hinde Pomeraniec, Infobae Before she dies, Leila, a frustrated writer and book lover, leaves her daughter her personal diaries, along with curious and detailed instructions on what to do with them. By reading them, Charo will reveal a side of her mother that she did not know, trying to understand that period when Leila seemed to be swept away by a gale, more absent and more vital than ever, that time when a series of disturbing events took place in the building where they lived, and which unleashed her mother's infinite guilt.

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