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The final volume in the trilogy, that begins with The Hand and continues with I Am, argues that knowledge is a mode of awareness unique to human beings. The difference between humans and all other sentient creatures is sufficiently important to call man 'the knowing animal'.This book examines the profound difference between knowledge-a form of awareness that things are the case-and the sentience (sensations and appetites) experienced by all an...

A novel of musical life set in the 18th century. The story of Consuelo, a Gypsy singer, and her adventures in Venice, Austria and Bohemia, narrated by the most eminent of French female writers. Sand was a prolific (nearly 60 novels) writer who shocked Paris with her own sexual escapades, but in her writing dealt with the serious issues of her time and was identified with the Romantic literary movement. Sand's strong, independent women characte...

In this sequel to the first volume "That does not happen every day", Johannes Rath continues to write about the wonderful, strange and unexpected ways of God's dealing in people's lives from his experience as director of "Haus des Heils" (House of Healing). His own life, as he described in one vignette in the previous volume, and refers to in both volumes in one way or another, is truly a series of miracles. He tells about spiritual, mental an...

Comrade Norman Bethune, a member of the Communist Party of Canada, was a world-famous chest surgeon. In 1937, when the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out, he was sent to China by the Communist Parties of Canada and the United States. He arrived early in 1938. In the spring of the same year he reached Yenan and was received by the great leader of the Chinese people, Chairman Mao. Soon afterwards, he went to the base area behind the enemy...

Join the Army, " Diego's father gave his blessing again, and his mother turned her head. There was a haunting, piercing pain in her breast, taking her breath away.

Join the Army, " Diego's father gave his blessing again, and his mother turned her head. There was a haunting, piercing pain in her breast, taking her breath away.

Inhaltsangabe:Problemstellung: Von den großen Taten Friedrichs II. Barbarossa, von Heinrich IV und seinem Gang nach Canossa hörte wohl jedes Kind in Deutschland schon einmal durch Sprichwörter oder Erzählungen. Sie sind bekannt. Lothar III. ist jedoch weitgehend unbekannt. Das liegt nicht nur an seiner kurzen Herrscherzeit, es ist auch ein Vermächtnis seiner Nachfolger, die keinen allzu großen Wert darauf legten, die Erinnerung an den Sachse...

The story told by Edward Flannery...calls not only for reform but for profound and meaningful repentance." --David W. Tracy "A major contribution to Jewish-Christian relations." --Marc Tanenbaum "It will bring the Catholic community an entirely new development in their thinking about the people of the Jewish faith." --Robert F. Drinan "It comes from the heart of an honest priest who is deeply moved by the poisonous horror of anti-Semitism, and...

Ever since the US Army bought its first "aeroplane" in 1909, debates have raged over the utility, effectiveness, efficiency, legality, and even the morality of airpower and strategic bombing. Unfortunately, much of this controversy has been colored by accusations, misconceptions, inaccuracies, myths, and simple untruths. If airpower needs criticizing - and certainly there are times when criticism is appropriate - it must be based on accurate i...

This manual provides guidance for the design and placement of beach stabilization structures, specifically groins, nearshore breakwaters, and submerged sills. Design of beach stabilization structures is complex. It requires analyses of the wave, current, and longshore transport environments and the coastal processes at a project site. It requires knowledge of the functional performance of the various shore stabilization schemes, the applicatio...

Imagine a staid accountant from Chicago with a beige life forced to live in the attic of a diner owned by a man with questionable hygiene who has a prom carnation (and possibly Walt Disney) in his freezer, then reluctantly falling in with the local theater group (at least one of whom would spell it "theatre") after his wife falls for another man and empties his bank account. Follow Lee Harris, who desperately tries to make sense of a new life ...

Imagine a staid accountant from Chicago with a beige life forced to live in the attic of a diner owned by a man with questionable hygiene who has a prom carnation (and possibly Walt Disney) in his freezer, then reluctantly falling in with the local theater group (at least one of whom would spell it "theatre") after his wife falls for another man and empties his bank account. Follow Lee Harris, who desperately tries to make sense of a new life ...

When Stacy first saw Eric, she wanted to kill him? She never forgave him for his night of betrayal nor could she ignore her niece who hated everything about her thanks to the lies told by her sister. She couldn't allow herself to forget what he had done, nor could she forget how her heart melted when he held her in his arms, and how good it felt to be kissed by him. Could she stay tough, even when she learned the truth of what really happened ...

When Stacy first saw Eric, she wanted to kill him? She never forgave him for his night of betrayal nor could she ignore her niece who hated everything about her thanks to the lies told by her sister. She couldn't allow herself to forget what he had done, nor could she forget how her heart melted when he held her in his arms, and how good it felt to be kissed by him. Could she stay tough, even when she learned the truth of what really happened ...

International renommierte Gruppenanalytiker dokumentieren in 18 Beiträgen, von denen viele zum ersten Mal in deutscher Sprache erscheinen, den aktuellen Entwicklungsstand der Gruppenanalyse als Therapieform und Forschungsinstrument. Inzwischen verbindet das von Foulkes entwickelte Modell der Gruppenanalyse neuere Erkenntnisse u. a. aus der Psychotraumatologie, der Säuglings- und Kleinkindforschung, der Bindungstheorie und der Neurobiologie, ne...

This book examines a fundamental problem in Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics: what is the role of syllogistic logic in the theory of demonstrative knowledge? The answer to this question is sought in Aristotle’s metaphysical theory and his conception of substance. This interpretation challenges the traditional interpretation that approaches Aristotle’s theory of demonstration from the standpoint of scientific practice. It is argued, in this book...

Robbie Woliver is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist and editor who was a columnist for Newsday, senior editor at the Long Island Voice, the Village Voice's suburban edition, and writer for The New York Times. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the Long Island Press and is the co-author of the Amy Fisher memoir, If I Knew Then.... He has freelanced for such diverse publications and media outlets as the Village...

The young antiquarian from an old Boston family and his sister had just inherited their aunt's Back Bay town house. As they walked through the home they felt the sorrow and excitement of new heirs and they reminisced about their childhood days in this antiquated residence where nothing had changed for years. Upstairs in a shuttered bedroom, an ornately enameled chest lured them by its barbaric splendor, and they were compelled to open it. Insi...

An evocative account of romantic adventure stamped with Tremblay's signature wit and ironic humour.

`This is a thoughtful, honest and accessible text which I would certainly recommend to students. The chapter ordering is excellent and should take the student through a logical progression from the more established to the more contemporary approaches in social psychology' - Ian Hodges, Westminster University `It is written in a beautifully clear, engaging and conversational style which will make the book accessible and appealing to those enco...