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Schlafsucht, Alkohol, geheimnisvolle Begegnungen - drei Geschichten von der Nacht und vom Wiedererwachen aus tiefem Schlaf, drei Geschichten über Frauen, deren Herzen und Seelen nicht zur Ruhe kommen. »Diese drei Geschichten sind sozusagen Geschwister - in gewissem Sinne könnte man sie vielleicht sogar als eine einzige große Erzählung ansehen.« Banana Yoshimoto

Auch fünf Jahrzehnte Lebenserfahrung sind keine Garantie dafür, daß nun alles leichter ginge - im Gegenteil. Francis' Vater wird zum Pflegefall, seine Lebensgefährtin läßt ihn fallen, mit seinem Bruder spricht Francis schon seit Jahren nicht, was sein Sohn erzählt, versteht er nicht. 'Kriminelle' handelt vom Horror der Midlife-crisis und den unspektakulären Mördern, die ihre eigenen Ideale auf dem Gewissen haben.

This is an interdisciplinary study of Israeli society in one of the defining moments in the history of Israel.

Inhaltsangabe:Problemstellung: Ziel dieser Diplomarbeit ist es, zu analysieren wie ein Content Management schnell, individuell und effizient in ein Shop-System im Allgemeinen und in die IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite im Besonderen integriert werden kann. Dabei sollen Gemeinsamkeiten in den eingesetzten Techniken herausgearbeitet werden, um ein Shopsystem um ein Content Management zu ergänzen. Angesichts steigender Nachfrage nach Content Manage...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Zum 1. Januar 1999 trat die Insolvenzordnung für alle nach diesem Stichtag beantragten Verfahren in Kraft und löste die Konkursordnung von 1877, die Vergleichsordnung vom 1935 und die in den neuen Bundesländern geltende Gesamtvollstreckungsordnung von 1991 ab. Grund dafür war, daß Konkurs- und Vergleichsordnung nicht mehr in der Lage waren, eingetretene wirtschaftliche Krisen zu bewältigen. Die Anzahl der Konkursverf...

Challenging the fundamental tenet of the multicultural movement -- that social struggles turning upon race, gender, and sexuality are struggles for recognition -- this work offers a powerful critique of current conceptions of identity and subjectivity based on Hegelian notions of recognition. The author's critical engagement with major texts of contemporary philosophy prepares the way for a highly original conception of ethics based on witness...

The highly publicized obscenity trial of Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness (1928) is generally recognized as the crystallizing moment in the construction of a visible modern English lesbian culture, marking a great divide between innocence and deviance, private and public, New Woman and Modern Lesbian. Yet despite unreserved agreement on the importance of this cultural moment, previous studies often reductively distort our reading of the...

Patrick Sarsfield's amazing career as the leading Irish soldier of the Williamite War (1688-91) is the stuff of legend. In this military biography, all the known facts of the great soldier's career are probed. Military campaigns jostle with political intrigue and the turbulent fortunes of the Jacobite Movement are even-handedly scrutinised. 'Sarsfield & the Jacobites' is a compelling narrative and an illuminating critique of the seventeenth-ce...

Admirers of the monumental original edition of Victor H. Mair's Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature have long clamored for a shorter, more affordable version. In response, Columbia University Press now offers an abridged volume, which, like the original, includes selections of Chinese literature from the beginnings to 1919. This shorter anthology retains the characteristics of the original in that it is arranged according to g...

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This book analyzes how the bank-dominated financial system--a key element of the oft-heralded Japanese economic model--broke down in the 1990s and spawned sweeping reforms.

Volume 22 of "Studies in Law, Politics and Society" presents a diverse array of articles by an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars. Their work spans the social sciences, humanities, and law, and examines the law's violence, law in literature and film, family life and family policy, and new perspectives in sociolegal theory. Together these articles demonstrate the work being done in interdisciplinary legal scholarship.

On March 13, 1989, the entire Quebec power grid collapsed, automatic garage doors in California suburbs began to open and close without apparent reason, and microchip production came to a halt in the Northeast, in space, communications satellites had to be manually repointed after flipping upside down, and pressure readings on hydrogen tank supplies on board the Space Shuttle Discovery peaked, causing NASA to consider aborting the mission. Wha...

A practical introduction to basic theory and contemporary applications across a wide range of research disciplines Over the past two decades, scanning probe microscopies and spectroscopies have gained acceptance as indispensable characterization tools for an array of disciplines. This book provides novices and experienced researchers with a highly accessible treatment of basic theory, alongside detailed examples of current applications of bot...

Traditional Cherokee teachings passed down by author Michael Garrett's great-grandfather instruct us that all things are connected, have purpose, and are worthy of respect and reverence. Through stories of the Sacred Fire, the Talking Circle, the Giveaway, and Community, these stories counsel us to keep our feet on Mother Earth, our eyes and minds above the tree tops, and our spirit with the Great Universal Spirit.

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Offers information and exercises to allow the reader to take control of their own spiritual growth and development. Deals with how the mind interferes with our spiritual growth.

Now in paperback comes one of the most readable and revealing musical autobiographies of the decade. Isaac Stern--the man, the musician, and the cultural institution--comes alive in this generous work as the violinist warmly shares his personal and artistic experiences. 43 photos.

Essayists survey the recent thought and research concerning outstanding authors, trends, and movements in American literature.

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