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Der Morgen des 20. April 1999 sieht nach einem ganz normalen Tag in Amerika aus. Farmer bestellen ihre Felder, Milchmänner liefern Milchflaschen aus, der Präsident lässt Bomben über einem Land abwerfen, dessen Namen wir nicht einmal aussprechen können" (O-Ton) - und Dylan Klebold und Eric Harris, zwei Jungs in Littleton, Colorado, gehen zu ihrem Bowlingkurs. Was keiner ahnt: Die beiden bowlenden Jugendlichen werden wenige Stunden später das Co...

Drawing on a wide range of historical, sociological, and anthropological theory and data, Moore describes and analyses the institutions, customs, and beliefs of Afro-Creole, Indian Bhojpuri, Portuguese Latin, Chinese Hua-Qiao, and Victorian élite subcultures that make up Guyanese society. He looks at the way British colonizers used their power to transform and submerge the cultures of other ethnic groups and establish their own cultural model ...

Abstract Total Force Integration (TFI) initiatives are on going across the total force. This paper examines how Air Force TFI manpower implementation practices combine with the legal limitations of deploying reserve members to impact the ability of active duty fighter maintenance units to meet full Unit Type Code (UTC) deployment taskings. Current TFI manpower practices for active duty units in classic associations with a reserve unit result i...

This book is a collection of essays by several distinguished scholars which began as a series of lectures sponsored by the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, to honour internationally recognized Caribbean historian Elsa Goveia. The collection consists of 13 lectures delivered between 1987 to 1998. The book is divided into two broad sections: In Slavery and Freedom, which features critical research on sla...

Pierre Brossard is on the run. For his life. From a determined squad of unknown hitmen. From his former "friends". From his past. Condemned to death in absentia by French courts for crimes against humanity during the war he has been hiding for over 40 years. Now, perhaps, justice will be done.

James Mangan is a failed poet and when he is deserted by his beautiful wife his life is devastated. Searching among his father's papers he finds a photo of an Irish ancestor, also a poet. In search of his past he uncovers a sad, violent history of incest and madness .

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The book is concerned with changes in the perception of sound that are associated with hearing loss and aging. Hearing loss affects about 7% of the population in developed countries, and the proportion is increasing as the average age of the population increases. The audiogram is the most widely used diagnostic tool in audiology clinics around the world. The audiogram involves measuring the threshold for detecting sounds of different frequenci...

One of the most fundamental aspects of the auditory system is its frequency selectivity - the ability to resolve a complex sound into frequency compOhents. This ability plays a role in many aspects of auditory perception, including: the masking of one sound by another, the perception of pitch for pure tones and complex tones, the perception of timbre, the perception of the relative phase of components in complex sounds, and the perception of l...

Vieles spricht gegen Privatdetektiv Tony Aarons (Liam Neeson). Die Mutter eine Straßenhure. Polizeilaufbahn leichtfertig verspielt. Schürzenjäger. Das Detektivbüro fast pleite. Doch was ist das gegen den Verdacht der Polizei: Ein Doppelmörder zu sein. Aus purer Habgier. Ein grausamer Schlächter an Frau und Klienten. Kein Zweifel, fähig wäre Tony zu allem... Unter Verdacht, Mörderische Intrigen, schmutzige Liebe, schockierendes Ende.

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A second volume of rants, ravings and grievances about the world of sport and beyond, from the regular columnists for the "Telegraph", Brian Moore. Moore was one of England's most successful and controversial rugby players of all time, and here he puts forward his insights and frustrations.

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The International Symposium on Hearing is a highly-prestigious, triennial event where world-class scientists present and discuss the most recent advances in the field of hearing research in animals and humans. Presented papers range from basic to applied research, and are of interest neuroscientists, otolaryngologists, psychologists, and artificial intelligence researchers. Basic Aspects of Hearing: Physiology and Perception includes the bes...

It was a time when the French laid claim to everything, but in truth the wilderness that was Canada belonged to the natives. The Jesuits saw the Savages (as they called them) as souls to be saved. The natives saw the Black Robes (as they called them) as destroyers, threatening the gods and sorceries by which their lives were ordered. Out of that conflict between two cultures, two worlds, Moore has fashioned an extraordinary novel.