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Die Liebe zu Indien war für Hermann Hesse keine Mode, sondern ein von Kindheit an lebensbestimmendes Thema. Seine Vorfahren waren dort Missionare, die Mutter wurde in Indien geboren. Im Verlauf einer dreimonatigen Asienreise hat er 1911 die islamische, hinduistische und buddhistische Welt selbst kennengelernt und sie künftig in Reiseberichten, Aufsätzen und Buchbesprechungen immer wieder thematisiert. Unser Band versammelt, außer der indischen...

Bei Ausschreitungen zwischen Hindus und Muslimen in einer indischen Kleinstadt verliert auch die 24jährige Amerikanerin Priscilla ihr Leben. War sie wirklich nur zur falschen Zeit am falschen Ort, wie die US-Botschaft bekanntgibt? Oder hat ein erzürnter Ehemann den Aufruhr genutzt, um sich unerkannt zu rächen? Denn Priscilla war Mitarbeiterin einer Hilfsorganisation und klärte indische Frauen über Geburtenkontrolle und ihre elementaren Rechte ...

Was Isaak Babel für den der Oktoberrevolution von 1917 folgenden Bürgerkrieg, das leistete der Schriftsteller und Journalist Saadat Hassan Manto (geboren 1912, gestorben 1955 in Lahore/Pakistan, nahe der indischen Grenze) mit seinen Geschichten von der blutigen Teilung des indischen Subkontinents 1947: die bleibende Verdichtung des Gehörten, Gesehenen und Erlebten zu Szenen schmerzhaft gesteigerter Gegenwart, eines angesichts des Todes auf die...

»Wenn ich versuche, mir vorzustellen, wie sie starb, an jenem Tag in der Heiligen Stadt, dann höre ich auf, an Allah zu glauben. Aber nur für kurze Zeit. Ich kann es mir nicht leisten, zu lange gottlos zu sein.« Das sagt ein Arzt aus Bombay, und ein Metzger bekennt, mitten auf einem überfüllten Marktplatz: »In einer Hölle wie dieser muß selbst Gott laut schreien, um sich bemerkbar zu machen. « Tyrewala komponiert mehr als vierzig paradigmatisc...

Seine Laufbahn scheint klar vorgezeichnet zu sein. Doch der junge Ashok Banjara, Sohn des Ministers für Textilproduktion, entzieht sich dem Lebensplan, den seine Eltern für ihn entworfen haben. Anstatt nach dem Besuch der Elite-Universität wie sein Vater die politische Laufbahn einzuschlagen, versucht er, seinen Traum vom großen Leinwandstar zu verwirklichen. Und tatsächlich: Während sich eine solche Idee normalerweise schnell erledigt, eröffn...

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: Since the 1990s Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) has particularly influenced both the theory and practice of communication management. The complex and evolving shift from the nineteenth century ¿product¿ centred approach to that of the twentieth century ¿customer¿ and twenty-first century ¿stakeholder¿ approaches has necessitated the adaptation of the concept. Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) has evo...

Huge demand from actors for fresh audition pieces

Huge demand from actors for fresh audition pieces.

Through vivid depictions of a dozen family groupings, the author demonstrates that mother animals and birds often train their young in order to supplement their natural instincts. The deer and her fawns, the black bear and her cubs, the fishhawk and her nestlings, the keen-eyed heron, the stupid porcupine, and the mighty moose are some of the animals whose teachings are described in this book.

1) What is the book about? The book speaks about heterosexual marriage as it relates too sex. In essence the church has been taboo especially within the black church. This book will encourage couples to talk about their sexual desires and inhibits within the boundaries of the married bed. 2) Who is the target audience? The audience is for married and engaged Afro-American heterosexual couples. The church can not be silent about sexuality becau...

It used to be said that behind every good man was a good woman, until women started taking lead roles. In Glenn Brome's book on leaders, whether they are male or female, you will find that behind every good leadership principle is a KILJOY, pointing the way. Whether the way KILJOY points is the right one or the wrong one is up to the reader to determine, but you can be certain that Glenn Brome's advice is spot on." -- Chip Beck, Political Grap...

Know who did it? Do you? Sleep ok at night? Safe in your own home? Really? Wasn't you was it? What were you doing that day? Have an alibi? Live on your own? Income enough to live on? At the moment maybe? And tomorrow? Misunderstood? Judge people do you? Had any feelings lately? What would you do to keep afloat? Who can you rely on? Read one woman's story, just an ordinary woman, maybe just like you? Rich? No. Powerful? No. Family be there tomo...

Neil, a college sophomore, decides to stay in town for the summer and get a job. He needs a room, and the ad sounds innocent enough, "Widow with large house near campus seeks student boarder. Sex, race, unimportant." Neil discovers that Eva is no ordinary landlady. He soon realizes he might not be as mature as he'd thought after the first time she spanks him bare-bottom over her knee. When Eva starts putting him in diapers, he learns he's a lo...

National Recording Artist and International Preacher, Veda McCoy, presents her writing debut in this powerful, insightful book that encourages self-examination and self-love. The reader's spirit will be strengthed and encouraged to pursue destiny with passion, despite the past and the opinion of others. The self-guide to improving your self-esteem will promote lasting life changes, resulting in increased peace, contentment and fulfillment.

The author is a new-comer to New Zealand. In the footsteps of Abel Tasman the author might have thought New Zealand to be a Dutch Colony! Life in the far North soon revealed characteristics that proved myopic aspirations were hard at work. But the author has a contagious sense of humour. And without the fine tuned skills in English expression the inimitable style of his book adds colour and fascination to the events he describes. I think the r...

In his nearly thirty years of teaching leadership, John Maxwell has encountered this question again and again: How do I apply leadership principles if I'm not the boss?

Shostakovich: A Life Remembered is a unique study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries. Elizabeth Wilson covers the composer's life from his early successes to his struggles under the Stalinist regime, and his international recognition as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century. She builds up a detailed picture of Shostakovich's creative processes, how he was perceived by conte...

July Fourth: New York City Hundreds of thousands line the banks of the East and Hudson Rivers awaiting the nation's largest fireworks display. Soon the sky will explode in cascading showers of silver and gold. Everywhere, faces will turn skyward in wide-eyed wonder. Then the sky will grow dark again--but it will not be empty. The air will be filled with clouds of smoke and specks of debris will rain down everywhere. Some will pick bits of pape...

Long respected as one of today's most knowledgeable Bible teachers, John MacArthur has never had a book that offers his insights in such an easily accessible manner. Be prepared to be encouraged, challenged, energized, and changed as MacArthur offers seasoned wisdom on different passages of Scripture. Perfect for daily readings, this unique gift book is destined to be a treasured classic for years to come.