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Eine mysteriöse Kraft hat den Mond aus seiner Umlaufbahn gestoßen und schickt ihn auf Kollisionskurs mit der Erde. Das Leben, wie wir es kennen, droht für immer ausgelöscht zu werden. Nur wenige Wochen vor der herannahenden Gefahr ist die ehemalige Astronautin und NASA-Offizierin Jo Fowler (Halle Berry) überzeugt zu wissen, wie sie die Menschheit retten kann. Doch nur zwei Mitstreiter sind auf ihrer Seite: Astronaut und Ex-Kollege Brian Harper...

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An eye-opening look at the history of national security fear-mongering in America and how it distracts citizens from the issues that really matter

Effective risk management involves many factors. Identifying, evaluating, mitigating risks, and then communicating this information to appropriate parties, are each well-known and highly recommended activities in the process. Risk management has always entailed a significant analytical component in many elements of the process, as it should. What I believe has not been sufficiently appreciated is that the quality of the decisions people make i...

American Maelstrom captures the full drama of the 1968 watershed election, taking us to the source of the politics of division.

Beneficial for law or philosophy students, or practicing lawyers, Ethics and the Legal Profession includes articles by eminent philosophers and lawyers that explore moral problems in legal practice.The text is divided into six sections, each dealing with an important issue: The History and Organization of the Profession in the United States, The Moral Critique of Professionalism, The Adversary System, Conflict of Interest and Professional Judg...

A very solid and comprehensive collection of essays that allows readers to witness more concretely the variety of forms that the dialogue between literature and the radio has taken in the last century. An outstanding book.--Jean-Michel Rabate, author of Jacques Lacan and LiteratureThis book is a real gift: its variety of essays in different voices provides an opportunity to get up to speed with the sometimes suprising ways that radio helped to...

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A thrilling account of the 1968 presidential election and its impact on the next four decades of American politics

Throughout the years, scores of players have polished their skills in Broome County with the Crickets, the Bingos, the Triplets, and today's Binghamton Mets. Professional baseball began in the area in 1871, and the highlights came quickly. The early stars included an eighteen-year-old future Hall of Famer, Montgomery Ward, the first known black player in professional baseball, Bud Fowler, and Hall of Famer "Wee Willie" Keeler. By 1923, the Tri...

The Broome Dusters played their first home game at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena on October 18, 1973. The game was symbolic of what was to come. Down 6-0, they fought back only to lose 8-7. Their fan support followed a similar pattern, lukewarm at first and then ferociously loyal. Hockey became a passion for local fans and has continued to be so to this day. When the Dusters disbanded, they were followed by the Whalers, Rangers, B....

Throughout the years, scores of players have polished their skills in Broome County with the Crickets, the Bingos, the Triplets, and today's Binghamton Mets. Professional baseball began in the area in 1871, and the highlights came quickly. The early stars included an eighteen-year-old future Hall of Famer, Montgomery Ward, the first known black player in professional baseball, Bud Fowler, and Hall of Famer "Wee Willie" Keeler.By 1923, the Trip...

The culmination of three decades of work by Michigan Natural Features Inventory ecologists, this essential guidebook to the natural communities of Michigan introduces the diverse terrain of a unique state. Small enough to carry in a backpack, this field guide provides a system for dividing the complex natural landscape of Michigan into easily understood and describable components called natural communities. Providing a new way to explore Michi...