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Stier hieß Ralf Rothmanns erster Roman (st 2255): ein Blick zurück in die Jugend der siebziger Jahre. In Wäldernacht schreibt Ralf Rothmann die Geschichte einer Generation weiter. Er erzählt von Jan Marré, einem in Berlin lebenden Maler, dem vom künstlerischen Aufbruch der frühen Jahre nicht viel mehr geblieben ist als der Suff. Als ein vom Leben ramponierter Vierzigjähriger kehrt er wegen eines einjährigen Stipendiums in seinen Heimatort zwis...

Balzac entwickelt in diesem Roman ein umfassendes Zeitbild der Restauration in Frankreich und polemisiert gegen die Kommerzialisierung von Literatur und Journalismus.

Michel Foucault führte dieses Gespräch Ende 1978, bald nach dem Erscheinen von Der Wille zum Wissen. Wie ein roter Faden zieht sich durch diese Unterredungen der Begriff der »Erfahrung« und ihre Bedeutung für das Individuum. Eine Erfahrung ist etwas, in der das Subjekt nicht dasselbe bleibt, aus der es als ein anderes hervorgeht. In der Offenheit für Erfahrungen entsteht ein anderes Verständnis des Subjekts - eines Subjekts, das den Verlust se...

This is a classic text reissued in the joint IEEE/OUP series. It explains and illustrates a powerful technique for use in electromagnetic waves represented by the superposition of plane waves travelling in diverse directions. There is no other self-contained account of this technique available. This reprint includes a new Foreword by Dr. James Wait and an updated bibliography provided by Professor Rod Donnelly.

As the earliest major monument of the customary law in the region to the south and southwest of the Ile de France, the book known as the Etablissements de Saint Louis greatly amplifies our knowledge of feudal and private law in the French kingdom. Frequently cited by legal historians, it has nonetheless remained inaccessible to readers unable to master its difficult Old French. Now, F. R. P. Akehurst presents the text's first English translati...

California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur. . . The Menace is loose again." Thus begins Hunter S. Thompson's vivid account of his experiences with California's most no-torious ...

The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence, mysticism, psychology and magic, schoolboy adventures, drama.”-The New York Times"Unabashedly uplifting . . . asserts forcefully what all of us would like to believe: that the individual, armed with the spirit of independence-'the power of one'-can prevail.”-Cleveland Plain DealerIn 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take roo...

Honest and moving . . . Her painful tale is engrossing."-Washington Post Book WorldFor most of us, it was just another horrible headline. But for Deborah Spungen, the mother of Nancy, who was stabbed to death at the Chelsea Hotel, it was both a relief and a tragedy. Here is the incredible story of an infant who never stopped screaming, a toddler who attacked people, a teenager addicted to drugs, violence, and easy sex, a daughter completely ou...

Discover how to cope with instinct, emotion, and irrationality--the dinosaur brain--that disrupts any business enivronment, with a step-by-step process that helps you reason your way through turf wars and power struggles, surly subordinates, temperamental bosses, and more...."The key to thriving in the corporate jungle is understanding dinosaurs."TIME

Considered by many the greatest war novel of all time, All Quiet on the Western Front is Erich Maria Remarque's masterpiece of the German experience during World War I.I am young, I am twenty years old, yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. . . .This is the testament of Paul Bäumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army during World War I. They become soldiers...

To have a great day every day it helps to think great thoughts and to concentrate on at least one every day."-- Norman Vincent PealeThe renowned Dr. Norman Vincent Peale shares a virtual smorgasbord of inspiration and positive thought -- one for every day of the year, including leap year -- to keep your best foot forward all day long.Here you'll find "thought conditioners" to refresh and reinforce positive attitudes. "spirit lifters" to dispel...

Everything you desire is within your reach, if you learn to tap the miraculous power that lies within your own personality. Success belongs to those lucky people who are blessed with successful personalities. With these outstanding human beings, success is a daily miracle, a way of life, a habit. Businesspeople, preachers, doctors, soldiers, artists-people in every walk of life-are learning to achieve their goals, to overcome all obstacles to ...

I am certain there is a definite relationship between positive thinking and achieving powerful results."-- Norman Vincent PealeNorman Vincent Peale, the man who taught America how to think positive thoughts, now takes you one step beyond the remarkable principles outlined in his previous books. He offers a straight-talking, step-by-step, scientifically sound system for turning self-doubt into self-esteem, obstacles into opportunities, and thou...

LEARN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUR GIFTED CHILD Though academic abilities have always been important in determining whether your child is gifted, talent in the visual or performing arts, leadership qualities, and intellectual curiosity are just as vital. But unless we as parents help nurture those talents, our gifted children can become bored, socially aggressive, or, ironically, underachievers in the classroom. Here is a practical, informative, ...

This brilliant collection spans the years from the Middle Ages to the modern day to bring you a unique selection of the greatest poetry of all time. Arranged around major themes such as love and hate, war and peace, liberty and oppression, alienation and city life, The Premier Book of Major Poets is an invaluable reference work as well as a source of great pleasure. Among the poets included are-- Matthew Arnold-- W. H. Auden-- William Blake-- ...

It's common knowledge that Eve gave Adam an apple. Everyone knows that George Washington was the First president of the United States. And when your mother told you not to go swimming right after you ate, you took it as a matter of life and death. But you've been myth-informed -- by legend, by history... even by your mother! The truth is ...-- Milk chocolate may actually help prevent tooth decay!-- If you "eat like a bird, " you may eat up to ...

Brilliantly written, erotically charged, My Secret History is Paul Theroux's tour de force. It is the story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveller, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead.It begins with his days as a Massachusetts altar boy, when his first furtive sexual encounter introduces him to the thrills of leading a double life. As a teenaged lifeguard, Andre finds himself caught bet...

Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed. "From the Paperback edition.

Making Peace with Your Parents is compassionate, well-written, and will be of great value to many."-Leo BuscagliaNo matter how old you are and whether or not your parents are alive, you have to come to terms with them. This wise and practical book will show you how to deal with the most fundamental relationships in your life and, in the process, become the happy, creative, and fulfilled person you are meant to be."A marvelous and helpful book ...

A masterpiece of spiritual discipline and care written in the accessible style of M. Scott Peck and Harold Kushner. Carmody shows how to work out of troubles by thinking, feeling, sharing, deciding, and praying. Regain control of your life, make sense of crises, and put yourself on the road to recovery.