Seit 160 Jahren DER Kinderbuchklassiker: Dr. Heinrich Hoffmanns >Struwwelpeter<. Ursprünglich nicht zur Veröffentlichung gedacht, sondern von Hoffmann für seinen Sohn gezeichnet und geschrieben, wurde der >Struwwelpeter< zu einem der erfolgreichsten Kinderbücher der Welt: Die 1. Auflage erschien 1845, bereits 1876 war die 100. Auflage fällig.
How can a pint-sized, smart-ass eighteen-year-old make his mark on the world from Nowheresville, Idaho—especially when he only has one year left to do it? When Ben Wolf learns his senior year of high school will be his last year, period, he is determined to go out in a blaze of glory. That means not letting anyone know about his diagnosis. It means trying out for the football team. It means giving his close-minded civics teacher a daily migrai...
A Children's Book About Beer?Yes, believe it or not—but B Is for Beer is also a book for adults, and bear in mind that it's the work of maverick bestselling novelist Tom Robbins, inter-nationally known for his ability to both seriously illuminate and comically entertain.nce upon a time (right about now) there was a planet (how about this one?) whose inhabitants consumed thirty-six billion gallons of beer each year (it's a fact, you can Google ...
Put your fanciest foot forward and step into Fancy Nancy's stylish world! This book is filled with fabulous stickers of Nancy's many favorite things, from elegant desserts to gorgeous shoes and accessories. This is the ultimate collection sure to entertain the most glamorous Fancy Nancy fans!
A renowned therapist presents this valuable guidebook for living and shows readers how to lead a life of greater balance and satisfaction through five required lessons of "conscious living".
Ein Hut fliegt durch die Luft - kein gewöhnlicher Hut, sondern ein fabelhafter schwarzer Samt-Zylinder mit magentaroter Seidenschleife: ein abenteuerlicher Hut, den der Wind davonbläst, bis er auf dem blanken Schädel des braven Benito Badoglio landet.
Bestselling psychotherapist Gay Hendricks helps loyal fans and new readers alike live more consciously with practical wisdom, inspirational quotes, and simple transformational exercises for every day of the year.
This new entry in the Longman Library of World Biography series offersan intimate and provocative account of the Manchu emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), one of the world's great empire-builders, who helped build the foundation of the modern Chinese nation. During the 64 years of Qianlong's rule, China's population more than doubled, its territory increased by one-third, its cities flourished, and its manufactures - tea, silk, porcelain - were pri...
A practical guide allowing mature students to build on their strengths and overcome challenges. Includes worked examples, exercises and space for recording strategies and successes. Covers areas such as lectures, seminars, reading and note-taking, presentations, writing, exams, time management, finance and careers.
Written by an international group of leading social science scholars in the field of human rights, this volume situates the study of human rights in an open interdisciplinary terrain. Ranging over diverse topics and pathways in the theory and practice of human rights, this volume will be an invaluable aid to those seeking to understand the complex meanings, institutions, and practices of human rights.
Join Jesus along the road in this journey through the places he walked and in which he ministered--Bethlehem, Samaria, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Galilee, and more--to discover practical lessons about life, faith, forgiveness, holiness, and much more.
This anthology is designed to assist teachers and students in learning how to better understand and interpret our common culture and everyday life. With a focus on contemporary media, consumer, and digital culture, this book combines classic and original writings by both leading and rising scholars in the field. The chapters present key theories, concepts, and methodologies of critical cultural and media studies, as well as cutting-edge resear...
For hundreds of years, scholars have debated the meaning of Jesus' central theological term, the 'kingdom of God'. Most of the argument has focused on its assumed eschatological connotations and Jesus' adherence or deviation from these ideas. Within the North American context, the debate is dominated by the work of Norman Perrin, whose classification of the kingdom of God as a myth-evoking symbol remains one of the fundamental assumptions of s...
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, women's businesses - from small local concerns to financial empires - offered women independence, supported their families, and supplied essential goods and services to their communities and the world. They also contributed to much-needed legal and social change and set the stage for the female entrepreneurs who would come later. All this was accomplished despite immense financial barriers, an inequi...
«My Share of God's Reward» refers to a quote from Ignatius of Antioch, speaking of the desired compensation for his impending martyrdom. The author investigates the roles and widely varying conceptions of the afterlife presented in early Christian martyrdom accounts and concludes that personal immortality is integral to the functioning of these texts, as the anticipated reward for a martyr's death. Accordingly, the very diverse conceptions of ...
