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Das beschauliche englische Landleben ist, wenn man Agatha Christie und P. D. James glauben darf, immer wieder in Gefahr. Doch zum Glück gibt es couragierte Damen wie Miss Marple oder souveräne Ermittler wie Inspector Barnaby, die zwischen Teestunde, Picknick und einer Runde Cricket, beim geübten Blick über die Rosenhecke oder beim Plausch mit dem Pfarrer den entscheidenden Indizien zur Lösung des Falles auf die Spur kommen. Luise Berg-Ehlers nimmt ihre Leser mit zu Schauplätzen krimineller Energie, auf eine Reise durch englische Dörfer, Universitätsstädte und zu herrschaftlichen Landsitzen, sie erzählt von den »Queens of Crime« und ihren unvergesslichen Heldinnen und Helden, von Land und Leuten und deren zuweilen skurrilen englischen Eigenheiten.
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A sweet treat is tempting, but the lurking dangers should not be underestimated. However, it is just as wrong to demonise all types of sugar in general as to avoid it altogether. In this entertaining mini reference book, Reinhild Berger takes the reader on an interesting journey through the labyrinth of sugar, sugar substitutes and sweeteners and gets to the bottom of many questions in the process: How much is too much? What alternatives are there, and which are advisable? How can one select the right one from the deceptive variety in the supermarket? What is the right way to read the food labels on the packaging? What knowledge does one need to be protected against misleading advertisements? - Learn how to recognise differences between the many types of sugar - Read where dangers lie, and which sugar does us good – and in what quantity - Understand how to interpret nutritional values – and that “no artificial sweetener ” does not mean “sugar-free” Welcome to the promising world of the sweet taste!
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In the secret Wishing Wood, a wonderful world of unicorns is just waiting to be discovered! Enjoy magical adventures in the company of the little unicorn Finya Brightstar and her friends, Trixie the goblin girl and Kalle the bat. When they leave their tent one night, the three brave friends find out the cause of some strange noises. They come up with a clever plan to help the big unicorn Elara, who has been feeling horribly sad for several days. And when Finya and Trixie have a nasty quarrel, Kalle succeeds in getting them to make up. Because after all, best friends are always there for one another! Twelve stories to read aloud, on a wide range of subjects, all sheer delight! With beautifully designed four-colour illustrations by Marina Krämer on every page, and fine foil embossing on the cover. Ideal for bedtime reading.
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In this book Tatjana van Strien, the author of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), presents a scientific alternative for all the ‘miracle solutions’ to lose weight. Based on more than 25 years of scientific research, she offers a self-test-method which enables readers to explore what is the cause of their eating problem, what they can do about it, and ultimately lose weight and keep it off. Target Group: people who want to lose weight, dieticians, doctors, psychologists.
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Die in diesem Band enthaltenen drei Monographien sind großen Komponisten gewidmet, die für die Entwicklung der modernen Musik von zentraler Bedeutung sind. Durch den »Versuch über Wagner« hat Adorno entscheidend dazu beigetragen, das Wagner-Bild in der Mitte unseres Jahrhunderts zu prägen und eine kritische Einstellung zur Wagnerschen Musik zu finden. Das Mahler-Buch half mit, das vielfach verbogene Urteil über Mahler zu revidieren, über diese Musik des Fin-de-siècle. Der Monographie über Alban Berg gingen verschiedene Aufsätze über diesen »aus Jugendstil und Fin-de-siècle hervorgegangenen« Komponisten voraus.
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Warum klettern, wenn man doch abstürzen kann? Wie wurde aus dem Klettern eigentlich ein Sport? Und was hat das Erklimmen eines Berges mit Individualität zu tun? Ist Soloklettern Wahnsinn oder moralisch vertretbar? Was kann man vom Scheitern am Berg lernen? Und ist es ethisch richtig, Haken in den Fels zu schlagen? Wie sieht es überhaupt mit dem Naturschutz aus? Und warum macht Klettern so frei und so glücklich? Seit der Klettersport vor ziemlich genau 150 Jahren im sächsischen Elbsandsteingebirge erfunden wurde, steigt die Zahl derjenigen, die sich auf die Gefahren des Kletterns einlassen, immer weiter. Neben der Faszination fürs Risiko spielt dabei auch das Streben nach Erkenntnis eine große Rolle. In diesem Buch erzählen internationale Autoren aus verschiedenen Disziplinen – Philosophieprofessoren, Journalisten, ein Rekordhalter im Speedklettern, ein Clemens-Brentano-Preisträger, ein Bergführer, ein Eiskletterer u. a. – kenntnisreich von den Abenteuern, die zwischen Auf- und Abstieg liegen, und was man aus ihnen lernen kann.
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“We will have bread, and we will have everything.” This is a motto that helps David Young survive hardship. As his food import company develops, he is wealthy, contented, and has plenty of time to try the best cuisine around the world. During a gourmet travel, he entered into relationship with Helen, a relationship built on shared passion for wining and dining and full of fascinating tasting trips. However, a sudden illness deprived David of his appetite and also his lover. Relying on an utterly healthy diet, David experiences changes not only in his daily routines, but also in his life desires.
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Just as in a Greek tragedy, America is moving towards the inevitable collision with the ultimate threat: the fatal combination of fanatic Islam, nuclear arms, and the richest energy resources in the world. On September 11, 2001, Osama Bin Laden demonstrated to the world how US dollars and American technology could be easily turned around and used as a boomerang to strike into the heart of America. It is easy, though shattering, to imagine what can happen once such fanatic zeal is equipped with the monstrous power of nuclear weapons. A quick look at the map shows that the United States did learn the lesson, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were just the closing of the circle around the real threat – Iran. From Scratch takes you into the whirlpool that sweeps the world from a local war in the Persian Gulf through a military coup in Russia - Iran’s new old ally - to a veritable nuclear holocaust. An all-male US submarine crew that unwillingly played an active role in destroying mankind, finds out in the aftermath that the opposite task – to recreate the human race rests on their shoulders – From Scratch. They will emerge, after nine months underwater, at a remote Pacific Island where conditions can again support life. Equipped with cutting-edge technology, they carry with them two dozen frozen fertilized ova, each of which is destined to become a new "Eve", and who together will be the mothers of the new humankind. However, there are too many “Adams” on the island, and more than a hundred men are eagerly waiting for the 24 baby girls to mature into grown women. Therefore the struggle for control over the precious “resource” is predetermined. These men find out that human nature cannot be changed. Even after the ultimate war that destroyed everything, man will go on using sheer force in order to get what he wants and to resolve disputes. Despite the pessimistic scenario, the book is essentially optimistic, and is driven by faith in the law of history: although the good may suffer and pay a precious price, they will eventually prevail. The Author: A Fighter Pilot, Naval Officer, and Senior Hi-tech Engineer. Ron Adam has enjoyed an impressive military career, from Israeli Navy submarine and torpedo boat service to the Israeli Air Force as a fighter pilot, captain of an aircraft carrier, flight instructor, and electronic warfare staff officer. Holding a degree in Electronics Engineering, Adam has headed a 1.2 billion dollar defense program and has also established three high-tech start-ups. Today, Adam is a senior consultant to the aerospace industry, and shares his time between top-level engineering and writing of books and scripts. He is happily married and has 3 children. An English-Language eBook edition has been scheduled for publication in late 2017 by Samuel Wachtman's Sons ,Inc., CA. 180 pages, 15X21 cm
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Pressure from conservationists and increasing regulation, means that environmental considerations are increasingly important for the sugar industry. This book examines the environmental impacts of the sugar industry in relation to the cultivation of sugar crops (cane and beet) and the processing of the raw materials that they yield. These include soil erosion, loss of natural habits leading to a reduction in biodiversity, excessive water consumption, water and air pollution, and runoff and leaching of nutrients. Whilst some of these impacts are essentially generic impacts of agriculture, others, such as those relating to irrigation, are more specific to the cultivation of sugar crops. The book also investigates the utilization of waste materials from sugar production, and explores methods of reducing the environmental impacts of sugar production and processing.
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"Rat-a-tat, a little drum turns like a windmill faster and faster. Puff-a-puff, an old man blows a sugar figure harder and harder." As soon as Little Douzi’s grandpa shouts out, the lane is alive with kids coming out. With the passage of time, Litte Douzi grows up, while Grandpa gets old and sick. Little Douzi and Dad carries Grandpa's sugar load, and blows, kneads, pulls and cuts the sugar syrup. Then a sweet sugar figure warms the bleak autumn, cold winter and the sick Grandpa. Love will finally overcome all difficulties.
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Prince is a fifth grade little boy, and his family has moved into an old house with some gruesome legends spreading about this old house. Prince’s grandmother tells Prince that Prince’s father is the one who insists on buying this old house without giving any reasons, but he goes abroad after their moving in. For Prince, as long as Prince’s mother accompany with Prince, he never feels anything wrong with this house until one night Prince is waked up by a wolf appearing at his bedroom and he finds that his mother has left with a note saying that she is going to take his grandmother home. A series of weird things start to happen one after another: a mysterious long lane behind a wall of Prince’s father’s study; Prince’s friends somehow disappear in the lane when they get inside of the wall; several animals come to Prince to help him; Prince’s grandmother appears and tells Prince that his mother is not with her… An unknown world is in front of Prince, and what Prince has to confront is just the tip for the iceberg.
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Die weiße Wolke war die ständige Begleiterin des blauen Berges. Alle Welt kannte die beiden, denn egal, was passierte, die weiße Wolke und der blaue Berg blieben immer zusammen. Im Gleichnis des Zen-Meisters Tozan sind der blaue Berg und die weiße Wolke unzertrennlich, und doch bleibt die weiße Wolke immer die weiße Wolke und der blaue Berg immer der blaue Berg. Dieser Band versammelt Texte, Gedichte und Sentenzen von Han Shan, Ikkyu und anderen großen Dichtern des Zen-Buddhismus und fügt sie zu einem Brevier voller Lebensweisheit, Heiterkeit und Sinnlichkeit.
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Amos Oz richtet in der 1976 entstandenen Erzählung Der Berg des bösen Rates sein Augenmerk auf die Zeit unmittelbar vor der Gründung des Staates Israel. Im Mai 1946 werden der aus Schlesien 1932 nach Palästina eingewanderte Veterinärmediziner Hans Kipnis und seine aus Warschau stammende Frau Ruth zu einem Ball im Palast des Britischen Hochkommissars für Palästina eingeladen. Beide nehmen die Einladung zu dem Fest auf dem Berg des bösen Rates an, und im Verlaufe des Abends treffen beide eine existentielle Entscheidung - eine Entscheidung, die Ausdruck ihrer Elinstellung zu der sich abzeichnenden Gründung des Staates Israel ist. In dieser vielstimmigen, nach dem klassischen Muster der Novelle komponierten Erzählung ruft Amos Oz die unterschiedlichen Erwartungen der europäischen Einwanderer in Palästina vor der Gründung des Staates Israel in Erinnerung.
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Milli and her friend Lotte are looking forward to a school trip to Hohenstein Castle. As Lotte has not been in Milli’s class for long, she does not yet know that Milli has diabetes. Milli explains her condition to her with sugar dragons and insulin knights. But neither of Milli’s parents has time to come on the trip with them and they don’t believe Milli can do it alone. Lotte and Milli think about how they can convince her parents, but all their attempts fail. Then Milli has the idea of inviting her godmother, who agrees to travel with them. This means that the trip is saved and Milli begins the eagerly anticipated adventure. Milli learns that she can do anything, but even knights need help sometimes. Diabetes is not only a physical impairment; it also has an effect on the everyday life and situation of the affected child. Milli’s story illustrates the problems faced by a child with diabetes and how to find a positive way to cope with the condition. For:• children of elementary school age(between 6 and 12 years) who sufferfrom diabetes mellitus• parents and relatives• therapists
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Cue & Cut is a 'practical approach to working in television studios' for anyone who might want to work in that medium. It's full of useful information about kit, and how you would use it to create multi-camera content. Written by a multi-camera producer-director with years of drama and teaching experience, it presents both a way of handling studios and a source of information about how things have changed from the days of monochrome to HD tapeless modes - with some thoughts on 3D HDTV The book is firmly based in first-hand teaching experience and experience of producing, direction, floor managing (and so on) and on working with top flight Actors, Writers, Musicians, Designers of all disciplines and Sound and Camera crews, both at the BBC and in ITV. The book will certainly cover multi-camera aspects of Undergraduate, HND and B.Tech courses and should be useful to those on short courses, whether practical or post-graduate.
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Cue & Cut is a 'practical approach to working in television studios' for anyone who might want to work in that medium. It's full of useful information about kit, and how you would use it to create multi-camera content. Written by a multi-camera producer-director with years of drama and teaching experience, it presents both a way of handling studios and a source of information about how things have changed from the days of monochrome to HD tapeless modes - with some thoughts on 3D HDTV The book is firmly based in first-hand teaching experience and experience of producing, direction, floor managing (and so on) and on working with top flight Actors, Writers, Musicians, Designers of all disciplines and Sound and Camera crews, both at the BBC and in ITV. The book will certainly cover multi-camera aspects of Undergraduate, HND and B.Tech courses and should be useful to those on short courses, whether practical or post-graduate.
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42 Tage lang, im Mai und Juni 1945, war das erzgebirgische Schwarzenberg unbesetztes Gebiet. Die Einwohner, die Flüchtlinge, Ostarbeiter und marodierende Soldaten fanden sich unverhofft im Niemandsland. Niemand war zuständig für sie, wer würde sie versorgen? Es begann eine herrschaftslose Zeit, nämlich ein großes »Durchenanner«; und das hieß für die einen ein banges Warten und für die anderen, wenigeren, ein »unverschämtes Beginnen«. Denn wenn man sie vergessen hatte, mußten sie sich auf sich selbst besinnen. Das ist eine Geschichte wie aus Hebels Kalender, und keine Person, keine Handlung ist erfunden, sie will ihre Kraft, ihre Rührung aus dem Wirklichen ziehen. – Ein Anhang enthält Erkundungen, Grabungen im schwarzen Berg; und wieder spricht das Massiv: Seht, wie ihr weiterkommt. Vor Ort, im Dunkeln, bewährt sich der Satz des Autors: »Jetzt bin ich in der Geschichte, und eine andere Frage stellt sie nicht, auch wenn sie vorbei ist; vorbei und verloren ist, und man sieht nun, was wahr war und was nicht war. Denn es ist jetzt mein eignes Gebiet, das unbesetzt ist, von den Truppen der Doktrin und des Glaubens, und nur Hoffnung vielleicht siedelt, die uns betrügt und weiterträgt.«
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This book consists of a number of short fairy tales, each story is independent, but also coherent as a whole. Story Lane Primary School first-grade students for physical examination, the bread wolf Pete also came to check the body, but he is sometimes too high, sometimes too fat, blood pressure and heart problems, which can be the big ears of the doctor worried about bad. It turns out that Pete is a big bread, can not be measured by the standards of elementary school students, only the old grandpa can do the physical examination for him. After the examination, the old grandpa judged that Pete was not only a healthy big bread, but also a capable assistant.
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Im März 1925 zieht der 21-jährige Dr. Theodor Wiesengrund für einige Monate nach Wien, um seine kompositorische Ausbildung bei Alban Berg fortzusetzen. Dieser macht ihn mit dem Wiener Streichquartett und seinem 28-jährigen Primarius Rudolf Kolisch bekannt, einem der wichtigsten Interpreten der Neuen Musik der Schönberg-Schule. Adorno und Kolisch werden schnell Freunde und beginnen einen ausgedehnten Briefwechsel, in dem sie intensiv über musikalische Themen – Komposition, Analyse, Reproduktion – diskutieren, nicht zuletzt über das gemeinsame (aber nie realisierte) Projekt einer »Theorie der musikalischen Aufführung«. Aber auch Privates kommt ausführlich zur Sprache. Sorgfältig ediert, ausführlich kommentiert und ergänzt durch einen reichhaltigen Materialienteil mit einigen bislang unveröffentlichten Texten und Dokumenten, liegt dieser Briefwechsel nun erstmals vollständig vor. Er gewährt Einblick in eine Beziehung, die für die Geschichte und die Aufführungstheorie der Neuen Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts von einzigartiger Bedeutung ist, in der sich aber auch die Zeitläufe und ihre Verwerfungen spiegeln. Eine Korrespondenz, die nicht nur für die musikwissenschaftliche Forschung von überragender Relevanz ist. »Deinen Entschluss, wieder zu komponieren, beglückwünsche ich aufs herzlichste. Gott sei Dank, daß Du von der beinahe schon fixen Idee der Habilitation ablässt und daß Du nicht zum Referat gelangt bist.« Kolisch an Adorno, 1928 »Wenn einer in der Welt mich auch in diesen extremsten Schichten versteht, dann bist Du es.« Adorno an Kolisch, 1969
