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This is the first book to describe German literary history up to the unification of Germany in 1990. It takes a fresh look at the main authors and movements, and also asks what Germans in a given period were actually reading and writing, what they would have seen at the local theatre or found in the local lending library, it includes, for example, discussions of literature in Latin as well as in German, eighteenth-century letters and popular n...

Excerpt from Fishers of Men: The Last Photograph In the small photograph my mother has her eyes closed. I am shapeless, rather pale probably two. There is snow. My sister has a sled. It is only a year before my mother will abandon me to be beaten, brainwashed. For years I was sure that she despised that shapeless creature until I looked carefully and realized I'd been buried in the snow up to the armpits. She was sitting there, eyes closed th...

Facilitates an understanding of words or concepts that may be obscure in Dickinson's poetry.

A useful introduction to this topic for both students and researchers, with an emphasis on applications and practicalities rather than on a formal development. It is based on the popular software package for graphical modelling, MIM, freely available for downloading from the Internet. Following a description of some of the basic ideas of graphical modelling, subsequent chapters describe particular families of models, including log-linear model...

What are stereotypes and why do we use them? Are all stereotypes bad? Can we stop people from using them? Questions such as these have fascinated social psychologists for many years.Perry Hinton provides an accessible introduction to this key area, giving a critical and concise overview of the influential theories and approaches, as well as insights into recent work on the role of language and culture in stereotyping.

Sollen Mobilität und Lebensraum im Europa des 21. Jahrhunderts erhalten bleiben, so sind Konzepte gefordert, die einen Beitrag zur wirtschaftlichen und ökologisch vertretbaren Mobilitätsbewältigung leisten. Das Buch bietet hierzu einen umfassenden Einstieg in das Informationsmanagement im Verkehr. Ausgehend von Überlegungen zu einem Ebenenmodell des Informationsmanagements lassen sich aus betriebswirtschaftlichen und entscheidungsorientierten ...

In the e-business economy, managers are faced with too much data and too little meaningful information about markets, customers, products, company operations and finances. Their greatest challenge is to identify, manage and use the right information to compete. Information management is too important to a company's performance and growth to be delegated primarily to IT, information or financial specialists. This book is based on the idea that ...

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The second volume on dendrimers is again written by pioneers in the field. Their contributions illuminate the aspects of dendrimers mentioned in the subtitle, and also touch on areas beyond chemistry, namely material sciences as well as biological, medicinal, analytical, and nano aspects.

t organisms. A general outline of homeostasis, a dynamic balanced flow, is therefore described before a description of the systems in particular classes of organism. The organisms are treated in the sequence: prokaryotes, single-cell eukaryotes and, lastly, multicellular organisms reaching up to man.

In his autobiography, Ulysses S. Grant reveals the shocking truth behind the Civil War: The "real" Grant contracted amnesia before entering West Point and was replaced by Hiram Ulysses S. "Useless" Grant. Now the imposter, the most infamous drunk in U.S. military history, embarks on a hilarious tour of duty.

Tells the story of 1, 564 Torahs stolen by Nazis from a synagogue in Czechoslovakia, rescued twenty years later, and placed in the hands of people who love them.

European Pumps and Pumping" is structures in such a way to help the reader to build his or her knowledge of the many subjects wheather or not they are novice or specialist pump engineers. It takes the non-specialist pump engineer through the basic language of pumps and onto the broad catagories available. Intallation problems are discussed, as is the control of the system. The book then moves into the ancillary, but still important areas of sh...

Korea, June 1950. The "Land of the Morning Calm, " freed at last from three and a half decades of Japanese colonial oppression, enjoys the fruits of peace and independence. In the southern countryside a small village celebrates its patriarch's sixtieth birthday, marking, according to tradition, his passage into old age. In the ancient capital of Seoul, an American military advisor pursues his secret, reluctant Korean lover. And just to the nor...

American infantrymen served their country in the fury of battle with muskets, rifles, bayonets, and bare hands. Gregory J.W. Urwin narrates the history of these men from their colonial origins through the War of 1812, the Mexican War, Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, and finally to their painful coming of age in 1918, as a world-class combat force on the fields of France in World War I. He describes their strategic and tac...

Here is a book written without the slightest nod to political correctness. It assumes that the reader and writer are equals in every way: intelligence, experience and the ability to exert common sense. The author is not trying to sell anything or prove anything, it is presented as friends in earnest discussion with a few comic breaks thrown in. It is a collection of thoughts from a man who has done everything from work in a labor gang to found...

The saga of a gallant fighting ship that took on a battleship, cruiser, and destroyer and was the last to leave the fray.

Soothe the soul and celebrate the spirit with a relaxing cup of tea!No matter what the occasion, how big or small the crowd, or what kind of mood you want to set, you'll find the perfect way to fully enjoy the moment in Taking Time for Tea. Diana Rosen shares her inspired tea party plans for every season of the year.15 Seasonal Tea PartiesSpring Celebrating spring's arrival Welcoming a new baby Congratulating a graduate Sharing a romantic even...

For the public sector, which is globally the largest employer of people and repository of information, managing information and knowledge is an extremely problematic area to address. The essence of both resources is that they are intangible, their impact and value cannot be measured through traditional accounting methods, yet they are also, paradoxically, where the greatest value and potential for improvement is located.