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Three sons send their father to Valhalla in his old jalopy. A rusted robot waits on the stone wall by a child's bus stop. An undertaker is one coin short at the river Styx. In the fourteen yarns spun in this collection, E. Christopher Clark weaves the fabulous with the mundane, leading us through the maze of his imagination. Fathers and the daughters they find, girls and the dogs they've loved, and a woman from Kansas with a cyclone in her hea...

In this "quixotic and engaging literary tale" (BlueInk Review), E. Christopher Clark "interweaves strong portraits of a mother and daughter for an eye-opening look at the universality of regret" (Foreword Reviews) with "many pleasantly comedic gems for readers to uncover along the way" (Kirkus Reviews).When a piano falls from the sky above her, Veronica Silver takes cover in a subway station. But the lone figure that she finds there is a far m...

Was ist Europa? Wie entstand dieser Kontinent, der - geografisch gesehen - gar keiner ist? Was hält ihn mit seinen vielen Staaten und Völkern eigentlich zusammen? Gibt es das "typisch Europäische"? Wie hat Europa unser Denken geprägt, die Welt bereichert?Fragen, die den gebürtigen Australier Christopher Clark bei seiner Reise durch die Kultur und Geschichte Europas beschäftigen. Der renommierte Cambridge-Historiker vermag wie kein anderer eine...

Was ist Europa? Wie entstand dieser Kontinent, der - geografisch gesehen - gar keiner ist? Was hält ihn mit seinen vielen Staaten und Völkern eigentlich zusammen? Gibt es das "typisch Europäische"? Wie hat Europa unser Denken geprägt, die Welt bereichert?Fragen, die den gebürtigen Australier Christopher Clark bei seiner Reise durch die Kultur und Geschichte Europas beschäftigen. Der renommierte Cambridge-Historiker vermag wie kein anderer eine...

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Of Toronto the Good - A Social Study - The Queen city of Canada as it is is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available to...

An interpretive history of the processes of social change in the early years of the new republic. It concentrates on the nation's expansion, which saw the rapid growth of rural societies based on family labor, slavery, and wage labor, but also an intensification of economic activity that fostered the growth of commerce, towns, and manufacturing, applied new technologies to transport and communications, and initiated mass immigration from overs...

Psychological treatments have proven very effective in treating a wide spectrum of psychiatric syndromes, including depression, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, bulimia nervosa, hypochondriasis, chronic fatigue syndrome, premenstrual syndrome and social phobia. Science and Practice of Cognitive Behavior Therapy provides a summary of the current literature and a useful examination of the science and practice within cognitive behavi...

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Unique in its approach and really helpful with its information - this book is a must have for any Kangal Dog owner" Written for the admirers, fans and owners of this wonderful breed, we are confident that you will greatly benefit from the techniques and information in this book. Composed by a long-term owner of the Kangal Dog, this book is certainly a must have addition to your collection.

Das Standardwerk zum Ersten WeltkriegLange Zeit galt es als ausgemacht, dass das deutsche Kaiserreich wegen seiner Großmachtträume die Hauptverantwortung am Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs trug. In seinem bahnbrechenden Werk kommt der renommierte Historiker und Bestsellerautor Christopher Clark zu einer anderen Einschätzung. Clark beschreibt minutiös die Interessen und Motivationen der wichtigsten politischen Akteure in den europäischen Metropo...

Ethical considerations are involved in every aspect of a food professional's education and career, but the subject is rarely taught explicitly. Unfortunate examples of ethical lapses abound in news reports and many issues of strategy have ethical components, but guiding principles are sometimes difficult to articulate. Some business and engineering colleges have adopted an emphasis on values and ethics, but these also need to be communicated t...

One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the YearThe Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 is historian Christopher Clark's riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.Drawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I, focusing not on the battles and atrocities of the war itself, but on the complex events and relationships that led a group of well-meaning leaders into brutal conflict.Cl...

By examining human resource management (HRM) techniques and processes from the `receiving end', Experiencing Human Resource Management provides a rich and valuable view of HRM initiatives and strategies. If HRM is to contribute to the objectives of the organization, it is imperative to understand how HRM techniques are being applied and experienced. The current HRM literature is dominated by a managerial focus and perspective, however this bo...

On the morning of June 28, 1914, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie Chotek, arrived at Sarajevo railway station, Europe was at peace. Thirty-seven days later, it was at war. The conflict that resulted would kill more than fifteen million people, destroy three empires, and permanently alter world history.The Sleepwalkers reveals in gripping detail how the crisis leading to World War I unfolded. Drawing on fresh sources, it trace...

Christopher Clark is Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St Catharine's College. He is the author of The Politics of Conversion, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Iron Kingdom. Widely praised around the world, Iron Kingdom became a major bestseller. He has been awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Sleepwalkers was shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for H...

Slaapwandelaars is een adembenemende reconstructie van de gebeurtenissen in de aanloop naar de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Christopher Clark toont haarscherp hoe de moord op Franz Ferdinand leidde tot de totale catastrofe. De Groote Oorlog was het noodlottige gevolg van politieke ententes en de fouten van beleidsmakers. 'Een magistrale studie van de Eerste Wereldoorlog.' **** Vrij Nederland 'Het best geschreven verslag ooit van een van de grootste ...

Das Standardwerk zum Ersten WeltkriegLange Zeit galt es als ausgemacht, dass das deutsche Kaiserreich wegen seiner Großmachtträume die Hauptverantwortung am Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs trug. In seinem bahnbrechenden Werk kommt der renommierte Historiker und Bestsellerautor Christopher Clark zu einer anderen Einschätzung. Clark beschreibt minutiös die Interessen und Motivationen der wichtigsten politischen Akteure in den europäischen Metropo...

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The series provides drawing, coloring, matching and other creative tasks to help young students learn English. All the activities have been carefully designed to practice English grammar and vocabulary, and to develop important reading and writing skills. The activities are all attractively illustrated. The Activity Books are accompanied by two sets of Language Learning Cards. These are picture, word, letter and number cards designed to practi...