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Adam Travels: Thirty Years Later
by Simon Garber
Adam Travels: Thirty Years Later by Simon Garber Traveling is one of the great joys in life, as Russian American Adam Gardov knows well. For thirty years, this brilliant chef, his wife, and his daughter have explored the wonders of Europe and Israel, finding joy, new friends, and adventure wherever their wanderlust takes them. Adam Travels: Thirty Years Later is a collection of short stories penned by Shimon Garber—a fictional travelogue of the Gardov family’s journeys. Often lighthearted, sometimes sad, and always interesting, these narratives celebrate the similarities—and differences—among nations, cultures, and cuisines. From a strange encounter with Russian gangsters while whale watching off the Spanish coast to a peaceful float in the tranquil Dead Sea, these stories bring each location to life. This is not a travel guide, however—instead, author Shimon Garber uses the Gardov family and their adventures to celebrate travel and exploration. Sometimes travel lets you stand alone upon a mountaintop. Sometimes you find yourself trying to sleep in a room with a world-class snorer. But as these stories show, the benefits always outweigh the setbacks. So pack your bags, check your passport, settle into your comfiest chair, and set off with the Gardovs to explore our amazing world.
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Adam unterwegs:
by Simon Garber
Adam unterwegs: Dreißig Jahre später von Simon Garber Reisen ist eine der großen Freuden im Leben, wie der Russlandamerikaner Adam Gardov gut weiß. Seit dreißig Jahren erforschen dieser brillante Koch, seine Frau und seine Tochter die Wunder Europas und Israels und finden Freude, neue Freunde und Abenteuer, wohin auch immer ihr Fernweh sie führt. Adam unterwegs: 30 Jahre später ist eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, die von Shimon Garber verfasst wurden – ein fiktiver Reisebericht über die Reisen der Familie Gardov. Oft unbeschwert, manchmal traurig und immer interessant, zelebrieren diese Erzählungen die Ähnlichkeiten – und Unterschiede – zwischen Nationen, Kulturen und Küchen. Von einer seltsamen Begegnung mit russischen Gangstern während der Walbeobachtung vor der spanischen Küste bis zu einem friedlichen Treiben im ruhigen Toten Meer erwecken diese Geschichten jeden Ort zum Leben. Dies ist jedoch kein Reiseführer. Stattdessen nutzt der Autor Shimon Garber die Familie Gardov und ihre Abenteuer, um Reisen und Entdeckungen zu feiern. Manchmal steht man allein auf einem Berggipfel. Manchmal versucht man, in einem Hotelzimmer neben einem Weltklasse-Schnarcher einzuschlafen. Aber wie diese Geschichten zeigen, überwiegen die Vorteile immer die Rückschläge. Packen Sie also Ihre Koffer, checken Sie Ihren Reisepass, setzen Sie sich in Ihren bequemsten Stuhl und machen Sie sich mit den Gardovs auf den Weg, um unsere wunderbare Welt zu erkunden.
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March 2024Vollständige Überlieferung von den Ufern der Flüsse
Ein Klassiker der chinesischen Literatur – erstmals vollständig übersetzt
by Rainald Simon, Rainald Simon, Rainald Simon
Dies ist die erste originalgetreue, ungekürzte Übersetzung der Vollständigen Überlieferung von den Ufern der Flüsse (水滸全傳), einem der vier großen Klassiker der alten chinesischen Literatur. Der Roman spielt zur Zeit der Sòng-Dynastie (960-1279). 107 Männer und eine Frau um ihren Anführer Sòng Jiāng bilden den verschworenen Bund von den »Flachseen am Brückenberg«, in dem sie sich gegen Korruption und krasse Willkür der Herrschenden zur Wehr setzen. Ihr Leitstern sind dabei traditionelle Werte des Neokonfuzianismus wie der grundsätzlich wohlwollende und fürsorgliche Umgang aller Menschen miteinander – was erbitterte kriegerische Auseinandersetzungen zu deren Durchsetzung nicht ausschließt. Der Roman besticht durch seinen Handlungs- und Personenreichtum und die naturalistischen Schilderungen gesellschaftlicher Umstände während der Sòng und ausgehenden Yuán-Zeit, wie Ess- und Trinkkultur, urbanes Leben, Wohnung, Familienbeziehungen, aber auch Kriegsführung, das Geschlechterverhältnis, Hierarchien, Gepflogenheiten in den Gefängnissen. Lyrische Passagen von mitreißender Bildkraft beschwören Natureindrücke oder vergegenwärtigen die zentrale Bedeutung von Kleidung als Ausdruck von Schönheit und Rang. Auf rund 2000 Seiten ist hier der chinesische Originaltext so getreu wie möglich und dabei gut lesbar übertragen. Sachkundige Kommentare und umfassende Erläuterungen des gesamten historischen, daoistischen, buddhistischen, neokonfuzianischen Kontextes und Bildreservoirs ergänzen die weitverzweigte Handlung.
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April 2022Corona Chaos. Confessions from a pharmacist
by Simon Krivec
More than two years of pandemic is more than two years of corona clutter. Only a staggering level of helpfulness, improvisation and flexibility prevented the healthcare system from collapsing completely. In this highly topical book, pharmacist Simon Krivec tells of his incredible experiences and the stormy ups and downs of pandemic madness, missing masks and disinfectants, and the feeling of having been totally abandoned by a helpless state. We learn, for instance, of the short-term procurement of large quantities of ethanol and the transportation of the highly flammable substance, and just what lured the author – and 71,400 euros in cash – to visit the port of Neuss at night.
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August 1994Rechtswissenschaft in der Bonner Republik
Studien zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte der Jurisprudenz
by Dieter Simon, Dieter Simon
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2006Rethinking equality
by Chris Armstrong, Simon Tormey, Jon Simons
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2009History and politics in late Carolingian and Ottonian Europe
by Rosemary Horrox, Simon Maclean, Simon Maclean
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2012Unstable universalities
Poststructuralism and radical politics
by Saul Newman, Simon Tormey, Jon Simons, Chantal Hamil
Unstable universalities, available for the first time in paperback, examines the theme of universality and its place in radical political theory. Saul Newman argues that both Marxist politics of class struggle and the postmodern politics of difference have reached their historical and political limits, and that what is needed is a new approach to universality, a new way of thinking about collective politics. By exploring various themes and ideas within poststructuralist and post-Marxist theory, the book develops a new and original approach to universality - one that has important implications for politics today, particularly on questions of power, subjectivity, ethics and democracy. In so doing, it engages in debates with thinkers such as Laclau, Zizek, Badiou and Rancière over the future of radical politics. It also applies important theoretical insights to contemporary events such as the emergence of the anti-globalisation movement, the 'war on terrorism', the rise of anti-immigrant racism, and the nihilistic violence which lurks at the margins of the political. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2009The Europeanisation of Whitehall
by Martin Burch, Simon Bulmer, Dimitris Papadimitriou, Simon Bulmer, Andrew Geddes, Peter Humphreys
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October 2015Untergetaucht
Eine junge Frau überlebt in Berlin 1940 - 1945
by Jalowicz Simon, Marie / Nachwort von Simon, Hermann
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January 1991Verstehen - Verzeihen - Versöhnen
Wie man sich selbst und anderen vergeben lernt, Enttäuschungen und seelische Verletzungen überwindet, Selbstzweifel besiegt - und dadurch Lebensmut und inneren Frieden findet
by Simon, Sidney; Simon, Suzanne / Übersetzt von Sandberg, Mechthild
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Children's & YA2020Ayélévi's Secret
by Simon de Saint-Dzokotoe, Maryse Montron
Little Ayélévi is very cunning. She always wins at the game of "Who would win the most beautiful flower." This situation intrigued his brother who wanted to understand the secret of these repeated successes. Ayélévi is very clever; will it still be for a long time?
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2009History and politics in late Carolingian and Ottonian Europe
by Rosemary Horrox, Simon Maclean, Simon Maclean, Rebecca Mortimer
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March 2014Untergetaucht
Eine junge Frau überlebt in Berlin 1940 - 1945
by Jalowicz Simon, Marie / Nachwort von Simon, Hermann; Adaptiert von Stratenwerth, Irene; Adaptiert von Simon, Hermann
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January 2018Gambling on Granola
by Fiona Maria Simon
In Gambling on Granola: Unexpected Gifts on the Path of Entrepreneurship, Simon shares a tale that is uplifting and inspiring but also raw and honest. This is a business memoir but also a love story―the love for her daughter, of a journey in uncharted waters, of the products and company she created, and of the continued challenge to follow her dream.We see her growth and healing over fifteen years, as mistakes, weaknesses, and naiveté, evolve into resilience, resolve, and inspiration. For Fiona, it started out as all new businesses do―with an idea. But her world quickly became more complex as she established her company, developed new product lines, forged personal relationships in a competitive environment, grew her business, and held onto her deepest values―all while raising her daughter, Natalie, as a single mom.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2009The biopolitics of the war on terror
by Julian Reid, Simon Tormey, Jon Simons
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Humanities & Social SciencesAugust 2008Time and world politics
Thinking the present
by Kimberly Hutchings, Simon Tormey, Jon Simons
This book offers the first authoritative guide to assumptions about time in theories of contemporary world politics. It demonstrates how predominant theories of the international or global 'present' are affected by temporal assumptions, grounded in western political thought, that fundamentally shape what we can and cannot know about world politics today. The first part of the book traces the philosophical roots of assumptions about time in contemporary political theory. The second part examines contemporary theories of world politics, including liberal and realist International Relations theories and the work of Habermas, Hardt and Negri, Virilio and Agamben. In each case, it is argued, assumptions about political time ensure the identification of the particular temporality of western experience with the political temporality of the world as such and put the theorist in the unsustainable position of holding the key to the direction of world history. In the final chapter, the book draws on postcolonial and feminist thinking, and the philosophical accounts of political time in the work of Derrida and Deleuze, to develop a new 'untimely' way of thinking about time in world politics. ;
