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A young man breaks the news to his family that he is going to transition from an analogue body to a digital existence. A man returns home after committing a great crime, his sentence being that his memory, and thereby his entire life, is wiped clean. The citizens of Plainfield, Texas, have had it with the United States. So they decide to secede, rename themselves America in memory of their former country, and set themselves up to receive touri...

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Equal parts speculative and satirical, the stories in Why Visit America form an exegesis of our current political predicament, while offering an eloquent plea for connection and hope.The citizens of Plainfield, Texas, have had it with the broke-down United States. So they vote to secede, rename themselves America in memory of their former country, and happily set themselves up to receive tourists from their closest neighbor: America. Couldn't ...

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This volume grew out of two Simons Symposia on "Nonarchimedean and tropical geometry" which took place on the island of St. John in April 2013 and in Puerto Rico in February 2015. Each meeting gathered a small group of experts working near the interface between tropical geometry and nonarchimedean analytic spaces for a series of inspiring and provocative lectures on cutting edge research, interspersed with lively discussions and collaborative...

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Das Kindermädchen Miss Moon kümmert sich um die drei Geschwister Jules (8), Lola (12) und Baby Joe (18 Monate). Allerdings ist sie keine normale Nanny, sondern besitzt magische Fähigkeiten. Hier und da setzt Miss Moon ihre Künste ein, um ihren Job zu vereinfachen oder um den Kindern zu helfen. Nur leider verselbstständigt sich ihre Magie meistens und führt zu Chaos. Mit den Episoden: 01 Fauler Zauber Lola muss ihr Zimmer aufzuräumen. Da ...

Zusammen mit seinen Freunden Zeke und Jordan sucht Nicholas nach dem Familienschatz seines Großvaters und verfolgt dabei die unwahrscheinlichsten Spuren. Er entdeckt ein Geisterhaus, trifft eine mysteriöse Wahrsagerin und wagt sich in einen verbotenen Schmugglertunnel. Denn für Nicholas steht viel auf dem Spiel. Ohne den Schatz verliert er möglicherweise sein Zuhause und vielleicht sogar noch viel mehr als das.

Hybrid Creatures, Matthew Baker's sharp and innovative collection, follows four very different protagonists as they search for, and struggle with, connection: an amateur hacker attempts to track down his vanished mentor, a math prodigy, the child of divorced parents, struggles with being torn between his two families, a composer takes a spontaneous trip to Nashville while mourning his husband's death and gets trapped on a hotel rooftop with a ...

Most archaeologists and bioarchaeologists receive little or no training in the recognition of skeletal remains of fetuses, infants, and children. Yet many research sites may contain such materials. Without a framework for identifying the bones or the excavation techniques suited to their recovery, archaeologists may often overlook subadult skeletal remains or even confuse them with animal bones.

Most archaeologists and bioarchaeologists receive little or no training in the recognition of skeletal remains of fetuses, infants, and children. Yet many research sites may contain such materials. Without a framework for identifying the bones or the excavation techniques suited to their recovery, archaeologists may often overlook subadult skeletal remains or even confuse them with animal bones. The Osteology of Infants and Children fills the ...

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A properly ecumenical theology, T. F. Torrance believed, points the church to Christ as the only source and reality of its own unity. Its only hope for unity must be discovered in him and unveiled to the church, rather than pieced together and manufactured through ecumenical slogans and well-meaning intentions. Acting on this belief, Torrance initiated an international dialogue of Reformed and Orthodox Churches, which culminated when the World...

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Mixing The Goonies with Holes into a complex treasure-hunt adventure, Baker delivers a story of unlikely friendships, unexpected bravery, and 11-year-old Nicholas Funes' quest to prove his grandfather's treasure is real. A Booklist Top Ten 2015 Debut Novel.