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Based on the latest scientific findings, this breakthrough book argues that most of what we thought we knew about the Americas before Columbus was wrong. In the last 20 years, archaeologists and anthropologists equipped with new scientific techniques have made far-reaching discoveries about the Americas. For example, Indians did not cross the Bering Strait 12, 000 years ago, as most of us learned in school. They were already here. Their number...

«Das beste Sachbuch des Jahres.» TIMEDie Entdeckung Amerikas war für das Leben auf unserem Planeten das folgenreichste Ereignis seit dem Aussterben der Dinosaurier. Denn: Millionen Jahre waren die Hemisphären weitgehend voneinander isoliert gewesen. Mit Kolumbus traten sie in einen Austausch. Menschen und Pflanzen, Tiere und Krankheiten gelangten per Schiff in neue Lebensräume und schufen eine Welt, in der nichts blieb, wie es einmal gewesen w...

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Wo haben die Gladiatorenkämpfe ihren Ursprung? Wie wurde man Gladiator? Welche Typen von Gladiatoren gab es und wie waren sie ausgerüstet? Hatten die Kämpfe Regeln? Wie war die Stellung der Gladiatoren in der Gesellschaft? Wie sahen die Arenen aus, in denen Gladiatoren kämpften? Wie wurden die Kämpfe organisiert und finanziert? Wieso hörten eines Tages die Gladiatorenkämpfe auf? Alle diese Fragen werden in der lebendig geschriebenen Einführung...

A Penguin backlist author for years, Thomas Mann's works now revert to Minerva, and they are bringing out handsome new editions.

Charles C. Mann schreibt die Geschichte des vorkolumbischen Amerikas.Er macht deutlich, dass die indianischen Kulturen oftmals weiter entwickelt waren als die europäische. Ihre Boote waren schneller und wendiger als die der Europäer, ihre Städte größer als das damalige Paris. Kolumbus' Ankunft in Amerika veränderte den Kontinent fundamental. Zwei Zivilisationen trafen aufeinander, deren Historie und Kultur unterschiedlicher nicht hätten sein k...

Die Beherrschung des juristischen "Handwerkzeugs" ist bei der Beschäftigung mit allen Rechtsgebieten gleichermaßen notwendig und wird im ersten Staatsexamen als unabdingbar vorausgesetzt, weil sie eine Voraussetzung für überzeugendes juristisches Argumentieren darstellt. Vor diesem Hintergrund versteht sich dieses Buch nicht als klassische Methodenlehre, sondern als praktische Hilfe und arbeitstechnischer Leitfaden für den Studienalltag. Es ri...

Zum WerkEs handelt sich um eine Einführung in das deutsche Vertrags- und Vertriebsrecht auf Englisch. Das Werk dient einerseits als Nachschlagewerk zu typischerweise und häufig auftretenden Praxisproblemen. Andererseits gibt das Werk einen zügigen Einstieg in die Materie und einen Überblick über das Vertrags- und Vertriebsrecht in Deutschland. Das Buch ist als "Praxishandbuch" konzipiert.Aus dem Inhalt:- Praxisrelevanter Überblick über das all...

Finally ... answers with lasting results and tools that work. This book shows the Bible principles that are changing top sports, sales, business and Christian leaders and also ordinary people to godly success in every part of life. Gain peace of mind, clarity, purpose, health, wealth and a better life. In just 21, 40 or 90 days you will see dramatic results. For the new Christian, get started right. For the mature Christian, get revelation, a ...

Finally ... answers with lasting results and tools that work. This book shows the Bible principles that are changing top sports, sales, business and Christian leaders and also ordinary people to godly success in every part of life. Gain peace of mind, clarity, purpose, health, wealth and a better life. In just 21, 40 or 90 days you will see dramatic results. For the new Christian, get started right. For the mature Christian, get revelation, a ...

While Anthony Mann was living in his dying body, he spent a lot of time in cyberspace. There he was flying free of his increasingly less-useful limbs and from the other limitations ALS imposed on him, participating in the world available to him there, working on computer-related projects and issues, enjoying his freedom and exercising his strengths. He continued his lifelong habit of thinking about his life and actions, analyzing and ordering ...

This is the indispensible guide to leveraging what Jesus accomplished by the Cross to transform your life in every area. Discovering Our Redemption shows the astounding legal truths of what Jesus achieved, from the Last Supper to the Day of Pentecost, so you can release more of the power of God in your life and in the lives of others. Watch as your dreams become reality, as you apply these powerful truths, as you walk with Jesus through thes...

The "How To Book" for Divine Healing in the Name of Jesus. This book is a step-by-step scriptural guide on how to pray so God can heal through you. The key Bible principles for building and releasing faith are presented in a clear and hard-hitting style so you can quickly work with God to get the healing results you need. Use this book as a spiritual first-aid kit in times of trouble, as a tool for a more effective ministry, and as a st...

The "How To Book" for Divine Healing in the Name of Jesus. This book is a step-by-step scriptural guide on how to pray so God can heal through you. The key Bible principles for building and releasing faith are presented in a clear and hard-hitting style so you can quickly work with God to get the healing results you need. Use this book as a spiritual first-aid kit in times of trouble, as a tool for a more effective ministry, and as a study gui...

This is the indispensible guide to leveraging what Jesus accomplished by the Cross to transform your life in every area. Discovering Our Redemption shows the astounding legal truths of what Jesus achieved, from the Last Supper to the Day of Pentecost, so you can release more of the power of God in your life and in the lives of others. Watch as your dreams become reality, as you apply these powerful truths, as you walk with Jesus through thes...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Jenny C. Mann is Assistant Professor of English at Cornell University.

A deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491. Presenting the latest research by biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, Mann shows how the post-Columbian network of ecological and economic exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries made Mexico City-where Asia, Eur...

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Effective command and control is a precondition to any successful defense. By contemplating the genesis of missile defense and missile threats, one can identify four significant challenges to missile defense command and control and, subsequently, three sensible solutions to enable an effective, global missile defense for the U.S. With a good understanding of the Ballistic Missile Defense System in hand, including the political background behin...