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Die Zulässigkeit sogenannter normbezogener Feststellungsklagen ist inzwischen weitgehend anerkannt. Streitig und bisher noch nicht Gegenstand einer eingehenden Untersuchung ist dagegen die Frage nach dem richtigen Beklagten. Die Aktualität dieses Themas zeigt sich durch verschiedene höchstrichterliche und bundesverfassungsrichterliche Entscheidungen und Diskussionen in der Literatur. Die Autorin zeigt, auf welche Art und Weise der Beklagte ein...

This version of the Tao Te Ching presents the classic in a unique light, through the eyes of a renowned master of the Rinzai Zen tradition. Takuan Soho, who lived from 1573 to 1645, was an acerbic, witty, free spirit, a painter, poet, author, calligrapher, gardener, and a tea master. He was also a confidant and teacher to shoguns and many other powerful and famous figures, among them the famed swordsmen Yagyu Munenori and, according to legend,...

Catherine Millet's best-selling The Sexual Life of Catherine M. was a landmark book — a portrait of a sexual life lived without boundaries and without a safety net. Described as "eloquent, graphic — and sometimes even poignant" by Newsweek, and as "[perhaps] one of the most erotic books ever written" by Playboy, it drew international attention for its audacity, and the apparently superhuman sangfroid required of Millet and her partner, Jacques...

From one of our most admired writers: a collection of stories set mainly in the fertile imaginative landscape of the American West, written with the terse lyricism, cinematic detail, and wry humor that have become Sam Shepard's trademarks. A man traveling down Highway 90 West gets trapped alone overnight inside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, where he is tormented by an endless loop of Shania Twain songs on the overhead sound system. A wandering...

Reminiscent of Sherman Alexie and Sandra Cisneros, acclaimed author Brando Skyhorse's "engaging storytelling" (Vanity Fair) brings the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles to life in this poignant and propulsive novel following several generations of Mexican immigrants through their shifting cultural and physical landscapes.The Madonnas of Echo Park is both a grand mural of a Los Angeles neighborhood and an intimate glimpse into the lives of ...

Grace is lost and restless in a big city where her nightmares seem all-too real. Suffering from a form of amnesia, she only feels empty and confused. Her therapist overmedicates, her boss sexually harasses her, and her boyfriend beats her. The world is quickly closing in around Grace...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "A dusting of magic, the aroma of sugary cakes swirling through the breeze, and a girl who unwittingly brings change to a town of misfits make for a sweet summer story filled with hope and forgiveness."-Beth Hoffman, author of Saving CeeCee HoneycuttEmily Benedict has come to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother's life. But the moment Emily enters the house whe...

FOR PAULA, ACCOMPANYING her merchant father on a trading voyage to Istanbul is a dream come true. They have come to this city of trade on a special mission to purchase a most rare artifact-a gift from the ancient goddess, Cybele, to her followers. It' s the only remnant of a lost, pagan cult.But no sooner have they arrived when it becomes clear they may be playing at a dangerous game. A colleague and friend of Paula's father is found murdered....

Wer von Naturphilosophie spricht, kann vielerlei meinen. Sie kann als Form der eigenständigen Naturerkenntnis auftreten, als Reflexion auf die Naturwissenschaften oder sich dem Verhältnis von Mensch und Natur zuwenden. Dabei steht Naturphilosophie immer auch in einem Spannungsverhältnis zu den Naturwissenschaften. Die Diskussion historischer Konzepte der dialektischen Naturphilosophie wird in diesem Buch daher zusammengeführt mit dem Versuch i...

The first new selection of this acclaimed poet's work in nearly twenty years-now in paperback-is a rich reminder to poetry readers of his lasting contribution and his unending ability to puzzle, fascinate, and delight us.

In his YA debut, a best-selling novelist revisits a summer of tumult and truth for a young narrator and his war-torn family. Available in paperback with a discussion guide!For ten-year-old Eli Book, the summer of 1976 is the one that threatened to tear his family apart. There is his distant mother, his traumatized Vietnam vet dad, his wild sister, his former war protester aunt, and his tough yet troubled best friend, Edie, the only person with...

Book one of the New York Times-bestselling All Souls trilogy-"a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight" (People). Now "[a] hot show that's like Twilight meets Outlander" (Thrillist) airing Sundays on AMC and BBC America, as well as streaming on Sundance Now and Shudder. Deborah Harkness's sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the ...

Diese Studie legt die Defizite der deutschen Zuwanderungspolitik offen. Der Vergleich mit den USA zeigt, dass die Herausforderungen Demografie, Fachkräftemangel und Integration eine Neugestaltung der Zuwanderungspolitik in Deutschland seit Jahrzehnten notwendig machen. Zugleich macht der Blick auf die gesetzlichen Programmleitlinien deutlich, dass Deutschland von den USA lernen kann. Die Studie liefert daher neben theoretischen und empirischen...

This book is a statistical study of Middle English prepositions. A detailed account of the occurrences of all prepositions in prose and poetry is given, including their dialectal and text-type distribution. All data are presented in abundant tables and figures. The analysis is based on textual evidence provided by more than 21, 000 samples extracted from the Helsinki Corpus of Middle English and the Middle English Dictionary. The study demonst...

Faut-il taire dans certaines situations les atteintes contre l'humanité pour se tourner vers l'avenir et recoudre le tissu social ? À quelles conditions le pardon et les lois d'amnistie peuvent-ils favoriser le resserrement des liens sociopolitiques ? À travers quelles procédures les communautés déchirées selon des fractures sanglantes peuvent-elles envisager de se réconcilier ou de redessiner une géographie de leur coexistence ? Ces questions...

This book contributes to the debate of the complex relations between development and adult learning in Europe, both at a local and global level. This integrated analysis provides models for interpreting the reality of macro and micro-development, and also for clues on how to make populations life's better. The book will be useful to researchers in the field of adult education, as well as other social actors (NGOs, social economists, sociologis...

Untersuchungsgegenstand der Arbeit sind die Regelungen zu Arbeitspflicht (§ 41 StVollzG), Entlohnung (§ 200 StVollzG) und Sozialversicherung (§§ 190-193 StVollzG) nach dem Strafvollzugsgesetz. Diese Vorschriften werden anhand der einschlägigen Normen des Grundgesetzes sowie des Völkerrechts einer eingehenden Rechtmäßigkeitsprüfung unterzogen. Schwerpunktmäßig wird der Begriff der «Zwangsarbeit» im Sinne des Art. 12 GG und im Sinne des Völkerre...

This book is based on the belief that the research object of studies on multilingualism needs a new interpretation and clearer definition. It is argued that the definition of language, particularly important in discussions on multilingualism, is sometimes ambiguous and downright confusing. A clarification of the term seems to be of critical importance for the further development of research in this field, and it is the aim of this book to make...

The subject of this book are migration journeys of highly skilled workers. By focusing on migration as a journey, the research considers all stages of migration (remigration in particular) and complements the approach to the phenomenon with a life-long perspective. In this sense, the prism of migration journeys allows to look at migration motives in a novel manner. The book discloses motive as a complex phenomenon, which may also change over t...

An occult classic Since its first publication in 1908, The Kybalion, Hermetic Philosophy by Three Initiates, has been in constant demand by students and investigators of the Secret Doctrines. It is a modern addition to the body of work devoted to Hermes Trismegistus, an icon of ancient teachings that reveal the path to self transformation. In this revised edition, we have corrected many editorial issues inherent within the original text, creat...