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Includes semi-autobiographical stories subtly layer the specifics of the Jewish experience with universal dilemmas of childhood, growing up, and old age.

The research contained in this book contributes to the theoretical and practical knowledge of message strategies and the executional devices used in U.S. television advertising. Using rigorous content analysis, the authors investigated characteristics of commercials from among EFFIE Award winners of 1999 through 2004-advertising originating from "effective" campaigns. This work contributes to advertising research by examining the predictive co...

This book reports the majority of lectures given during the NATO Advanced Study Institute ASI-982440, which was held at the European Scienti?c Institute of Archamps (ESI, Archamps - France) from November 9 to November 21, 2006. The ASI course was structured in two parts, the ?rst was dedicated to individual imaging techniques while the second is the object of this volume and focused on data modelling and processing and on image archiving and d...

In der zweiten Auflage diskutiert Andreas Wirsching in einem ausführlichen Nachtrag die Schwerpunkte der seit 2000 zu verzeichnenden Forschung und ergänzt die seitdem erschienene Literatur. Er führt dem Leser eingehend vor Augen, wie viele unterschiedliche Faktoren beim Untergang der Weimarer Republik zusammenwirkten. Zu keinem Zeitpunkt war das Scheitern der ersten deutschen Demokratie unausweichlich vorprogrammiert, doch ihr fehlte die Zeit,...

For the technological progress in communication technology it is necessary that the advanced studies in circuit and software design are accompanied with recent results of the technological research and physics in order to exceed its limitations. This book is a guide which treats many components used in mobile communications, and in particular focuses on non-volatile memories. It emerges following the conducting line of the non-volatile memory ...

The city is one of the greatest unsung heroes in cinema -- a modernist inspiration for silent classics such as Metropolis (1926) and a dense urban jungle in The Matrix (1999) -- yet there have been few attempts to grasp the cultural and aesthetic nature of its role in film. This volume is an ambitious collection of writings and photo-essays discussing this complex yet enduring relationship, and how early cinema, digital technology and changing...

In this groundbreaking work, Norman R. Petersen integrates contemporary literary-critical, sociological, and anthropological insights into the traditional arena of historical-critical methods. he demonstrates how these new approaches can be used to interpret biblical texts, especially Paul's letters. The Letter to Philemon serves as a case study. Yet Petersen focuses on the narrative world of Paul as well, for one cannot be truly understood wi...

Die Antike - lebendig und vielfältig! In diesem historischen Epochenband werden ausgewählte Quellen der Antike zum Sprechen gebracht. Eingeordnet in ihren historischen und kulturellen Kontext, zeichnen sie ein lebendiges Bild dieser spannenden Epoche, das aktuelle Forschungstendenzen ebenso einbezieht wie interdisziplinäre Fragestellungen: Problemorientierte Einführung in die Kulturwissenschaft der Antike Gezielte Verbindung historischer, phi...

This book brings together three topics that interact to affect the quality of life on Earth. First, it examines expanding populations (and contracting ones) in regional and national contexts. Second, the book reviews the impacts of pollution on people, ecosystems and economic ventures. The rate of population increase is slowing but growth momentum is projected to carry the Earth's population from >6.6 billion in 2007 to 9.2-11 billion inhabita...

This book describes beautiful optical and transport phenomena related to the electron and nuclear spins in semiconductors with emphasis on a clear presentation of the physics involved. Recent results on quantum wells and quantum dots are reviewed. The book is intended for students and researchers in the fields of semiconductor physics and nanoelectronics.

William Boyd's first collection of non-fiction is a substantial colume of writings from the last three decades that range widely over his particular interests and obsessions. Bamboo gathers Boyd's writing on literature, art, the movie business, television, people he has met, places he has visited and reflections on his African childhood. This collection proves a fascinating and surprisingly revealing companion to the work of one of our leading...

This brings the instruments and experimental techniques of the laboratory into the kitchen. Making use of recent research in the biology, chemistry, and physics of food, the author challenges traditional ideas about cooking and eating.

Die IT bildet heute die zentrale Infrastruktur für alle Organisationen. Ihre aktive Steuerung ist eine zentrale Managementaufgabe. Das wird aber immer noch häufig übersehen. Das Buch IT-Management vermittelt konsequent praxisorientiert die betriebswirtschaftlichen, ökonomischen und systemtheoretischen Grundlagen, um den IT-Bereich ökonomisch verstehen, analysieren und steuern zu können. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Grundlagenwerken zum IT-Managemen...

Charles Gore (1853-1932) was successively bishop of Worcester, Birmingham and Oxford, and a leading figure in the Christian Social Union, founded by Scott Holland in 1889. Although he ackowledged his debt to Maurice, Gore always said that his passion for social justice dated from a tour of the slums of Oxfordshire he was given by the trade union leader Joseph Arch. His socialism was cautious -- he indicated that he would probably prefer to sto...

Royal recognition in Canada is accorded through a variety of honours and awards, including the Royal Victorian Order, Medal, and Chain, Vice-Regal and Commissioners' Commendations, and Vice-Regal and Commissioners' Recognition Badges. "On Her Majesty

Oromo ist mit etwa 32 Millionen Sprechern eine der bedeutendsten Sprachen Afrikas und Verkehrssprache im südlichen Äthiopien und im Norden von Kenia. Gerade außerhalb der Städte sind Oromo-Kenntnisse oft unerlässlich. Dieser Sprachführer hilft dabei, sich schnell und unkompliziert Grundkenntnisse dieser Sprache anzueignen und erste Gespräche zu führen. +++ Kauderwelsch Sprachführer bieten einen schnellen Einstieg in fremde Sprachen und vermit...

Examines the historical significance of the state of New Jersey in contributing to the Negro League legacy. This work explores the contributions made by black baseball players, teams, owners and managers, and their struggles, gallantry and accomplishments on behalf of the game of baseball.

Wann hört eine Disziplin wie die Literaturwissenschaft auf, wissenschaftlich zu sein? Unter diktatorischen Bedingungen, wenn sie aus Zwang, aus Anpassung oder freiwillig politisch wird? War die Neuere deutsche Literaturwissenschaft während des Nationalsozialismus keine Wissenschaft, waren ihre Vertreter keine Wissenschaftler mehr? Welche Handlungsspielräume hatte das Fach überhaupt zwischen 1933 und 1945? Auf diese Fragen gibt es keine einfach...

Together they show that differences in responses to scripture enrich the possibilities of biblical renewal.

Drei Tote und viele offene Fragen. Wer ist die nackte Schönheit, welche auf dem blutbespritzten Gemälde des ermordeten Malers zu bewundern ist? War der Täter, der eifersüchtige Ehemann oder ist es ein Serienmörder, der sein Unwesen auf der Insel treibt? Eine Wasserleiche gibt darüber Aufschluss.