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An unabridged edition, to include easy-read typeface with updated layout, and limited footnotes -

2010 Reprint of the 1955 edition. This book is designed for the lay investor and especially for the man who has limited capital. Emphasis is put on timing and value. Nicholas Darvas, Author of the bestselling How I Made 2, 000, 000 in the Stock Market cites Mann's book as essential reading.

This book presents a different view to life in the Antarctic as described in other recent books. All the events described in the book actually happened but the personalities are ficticious. There are details of the selection anf training of recruits for the British Antarctic Survey and how these people adapted to a completely alien way of lfe away from "civilization.

Mr Brodie pioneered a new camera-less motion capture system that tracks movement using a network of miniature lightweight sensors strapped to a skier''s body. Called Fusion Motion Capture (FMC), the technology produces data that can help elite skiers go faster, potentially winning them more gold medals. The results challenge traditional ski techniques by showing that the shortest path is not always the fastest. The system could also be used in...

In recent years Finland has been very successful in the PISA studies. As a result of this people around the world have showed a particular interest in the Finnish educational system. This book shows a Finnish teacher, Pirjo Pyykkö''s journey to professionalism by means of reflection. She had fantastic inspiring teachers through her school years so her dream was to become such a good teacher, too. This book is autobiographical. Pyykkö describes...

Benjamin, Otto, Stella und Förster Waldmann bauen im Wald einen Abenteuer-Spielplatz für Kinder. Doch in der letzten Nacht vor dem großen Eröffnungsfest wird der Platz verwüstet und das restliche Bauholz gestohlen. Benjamin und seine Freunde müssen die Diebe und das Holz finden - sonst wird der Spielplatz nicht fertig!

Benjamin freut sich, dass er den Schornsteinfeger einen Tag lang vertreten darf. Otto hilft ihm. Fröhlich machen sie sich auf zum ersten Schornstein - bei Frau Überzweck. Die alte Dame erzählt jedoch traurig, dass sich das Schornsteinfegen nicht mehr lohnt. Ihr Haus soll abgerissen werden! Ob sie das verhindern können?

Benjamin möchte unbedingt mit in den Skiurlaub. Sein Freund Otto findet einen Elefanten auf Skiern aber einfach zu komisch. In den Bergen will Benjamin ihm dann beweisen, dass auch er Ski fahren kann. Und die erste Abfahrt klappt wirklich gut. Doch Otto und die anderen Wintergäste beunruhigt plötzlich etwas ganz anderes.

Benjamin will seinem Freund Otto einfach nicht glauben, dass in Neustadt eine kleine Hexe lebt. Da bleibt Otto nichts anderes übrig, als mit Benjamin zur Wohnung der Familie Blocksberg zu gehen. Dort merkt der sprechende Elefant dann ziemlich schnell, dass Bibi Blocksberg wirklich eine Hexe ist, und zwar eine äußerst lebhafte.

This award winning book for children ages 4 to 8 by Technical Training Consultants Inc. (the leader in locomotive training worldwide) was the runner up in the children's category at the "Beach Book Festival" and received honorable mentions at the "New York" and "London Book" festivals. Children have always been fascinated with trains. Why not show them how a real train works? This book is a fun and informative way for children to learn how ...

This award winning book for children ages 4 to 8 by Technical Training Consultants Inc. (the leader in locomotive training worldwide) was the winner of the Children's category at the "Beach Book Festival" in Atlantic City New Jersey. Named one of the hottest reads of the summer! Trains and Real Locomotives is the second book for children from award winning author Bill Trombello. Always fascinated with trains, children can now understand a ...

In Thank God for Lemonade, author Teresa Corral takes us on a tumultuous journey. From a world of poverty, cruelty, and superstition in Mexico to a troubled and often solitary childhood including nine months in a state mental institution in California, and on to nightclubs in San Francisco, dancing for gangsters and stars. On her own and with little guidance, she yearns for love and becomes victim to abusive husbands, penniless days, depressio...

Gildas' principal work, De Excidio Britanniae, is a sermon in three parts condemning the acts of his contemporaries, both secular and religious. The only substantial source for post-Roman British history, it is of great value to the study of this period of history. The first part consists of Gildas' explanation for his work and a brief narrative of Roman Britain from its conquest under the principate to Gildas' time. He describes the doings of...

A handsome modern hardback edition of Sir Walter Scott's classic novel.

A handsome new edition of Sir Walter Scott's classic.

John Ruskin's reflections on Amiens Cathedral's wonderful retelling of the Bible in sculpture. A book much loved by Proust.

A handsome modern hardback edition of Sir Walter Scott's classic.

In Rechtsstaat und Terrorismus wird die Frage gestellt, welche Auswirkungen der islamistische Terrorismus auf die sicherheitspolitischen Vorstellungen und Strategien der USA, Deutschlands und Großbritanniens hat. Die Untersuchung beruht hauptsächlich auf der Auswertung von Quellenmaterial. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei die Verhaftungswellen nach dem 11. September, der USA PATRIOT Act, das Internierungslager auf Guantanamo, die Sicherheitspakete ...

The book of Acts has served as the foundational biblical text for the development of Pentecostal theology and biblical studies since the outpouring of the Spirit at the Azuza Street Revival in 1906. Now, over one hundred years have past since the Azuza Street Revival and the book of Acts is still at the forefront of the Pentecostal dialogue. Trajectories in Acts draws together the work of leading Pentecostal scholars each bringing their expert...

Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. Through his unorthodox theories about child-rearing, she becomes happier and healthier while finding h...