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Die größte Fantasy-Saga unserer Zeit in vollständig überarbeiteter Neuausgabe!Eddard Stark, der Lord von Winterfell, ist dem Ruf seines Königs und alten Freundes Robert Baratheon gefolgt und hat seine kalte Heimat im hohen Norden verlassen, um als Hand - als Roberts Berater und Stellvertreter - zu dienen. Eddard ist ein geradliniger, tapferer und aufrechter Mann, der sich jeder Gefahr mit dem Schwert entgegenstellen würde - doch die Ränke der ...

Wenn die bahnbrechende TV-Serie endet, beginnt ein überragendes Lesevergnügen! Die Separatisten treiben die Soldaten der Republik immer weiter zurück, und zum ersten Mal ahnen die Jedi, dass sie den Krieg verlieren werden und Dunkelheit die Galaxis überziehen wird. Da erfährt der Jedi-Meister Obi-Wan Kenobi von der Konstruktion einer neuen Waffe, der die Republik nichts mehr entgegenzusetzen haben wird. Wenn die Jedi noch eine Chance auf den S...

Ein neues, verführerisches Katz-und-Maus-Spiel von New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Sandra BrownFernsehmoderatorin Kari Wynne macht einen einzigen Mann für ihr Unglück verantwortlich - den zielstrebigen Rechtsanwalt McKee. Wegen ihm wurde ihr verstorbener Gatte verleumdet und ihr Leben zerstört. Nun ist Kari fest entschlossen, sein Ansehen wieder herzustellen und den Skandal zu ersticken. Doch bei der Suche nach der Wahrheit über ihren geliebt...

Wiener Blut, Wiener Blut!Die Enthüllungsjournalistin Hilde Jahn ist der Story ihres Lebens auf der Spur, nur leider wird das Treffen mit ihrem geheimnisvollen Informanten zu einem Rendezvous mit dem Tod. Ihre Assistentin Sarah Pauli übernimmt und stößt auf eine Geschichte über eine Reihe von mysteriösen Todesfällen unter Wiens Arbeitslosen. Doch je weiter ihre Recherchen fortschreiten, umso näher kommt ihr der Mörder ...

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American Remakes of British Television: Transformations and Mistranslations, edited by Carlen Lavigne and Heather Marcovitch, is an international, multidisciplinary collection exploring a specific set of television remakes (including The Office, Life on Mars, Sanford and Son, What Not to Wear, and others) through the lenses of communications studies, English, history, psychology and cultural studies. What does it mean to remake a television pr...

Protagonist Frank Cauldham, 16 Jahre alt, lebt mit seinem wahnsinnigen Vater in einem vereinsamten Haus im schottischen Hochland. Abseits familiärer Behütetheit entwickelt Frank seine eigene Fantasiewelt der Grausamkeiten und der Bestrafungen, eine von Ritualen und Totems bestimmte Gegenrealität. Als sein in eine geschlossene Anstalt abgeschobener Bruder ausbricht, um die Geheimnisse seiner Familie zu lüften, droht Franks Weltentwurf endgültig...

Does the Bible prescribe gender roles for men and women? Are men uniquely called to exercise authority in marriage and church ministry? Is submission a one-way street, for women only? Or, has God created us-and called us-to live together in a mutual, shared partnership of yielding in love to each other? Partners in Marriage and Ministry addresses these frequently asked questions. Without the usual argument and rhetoric of the current debate, ...

It is widely held that Bayesian decision theory is the final word on how a rational person should make decisions. However, Leonard Savage--the inventor of Bayesian decision theory--argued that it would be ridiculous to use his theory outside the kind of small world in which it is always possible to "look before you leap." If taken seriously, this view makes Bayesian decision theory inappropriate for the large worlds of scientific discovery and...

This is an alphabetical index of over 30, 000 Diocesan wills proved in the Consistorial Courts of Ireland between 1536 and 1857. Arranged by Dioceses, and preceded by maps showing in which Dioceses the various Irish counties are situated, the Indexes provide the name of the testator, his parish, county, and the date of probate and are, in short, complete lists of Diocesan wills proved up until 1857, when the various ecclesiastical courts were ...

This work is devoted principally to the 1820 state census of Illinois. It contains notes comparing all discrepancies between names in the 1818 territorial, the 1820 state, and the 1820 federal censuses. The arrangement of the text is by counties, and there are 11, 547 heads of families listed, representing over 50, 000 individuals.

Settlers of Maryland 1679-1700" extends Gust Skordas's renowned "Early Settlers of Maryland" through the last quarter of the 17th century, identifying several thousand immigrants and their colorfully named tracts. Based on the same series of records as Skordas--Land Office books on file at the Hall of Records in Annapolis--the entries in this work are arranged by family name, county, name of tract granted, acreage, date, and reference to origi...

This important new genealogical resource is an alphabetical name index to more than 22, 700 wills filed in the District of Columbia Orphans' Court (probate Court) from 1801 to 1920. The documents are arranged by year of filing and thereunder alphabetically by the name of the person making the will. In one alphabetical sequence, the entries in this finding-aid give the name of the testator, the year the will was filed (which was usually, but no...

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This exciting collection is both useful and timely. It clearly lays out the problems, strategies and resources associated with the teaching of quantitative methods in modern universities. Addressing the perceived 'crisis of number' in a practical and fresh way the book sets out dynamic new approaches to teaching quantitative methods. It offers historical, comparative, analytical reflection and empirical evidence concerning the crisis in cont...

During these uncertain economic times, many families have turned to food storage as a hedge against unemployment, inflation, chronic shortages, and other social and economic turmoil. Chief among family food-storage programs are dehydrated foods of all kinds--and cases of unground whole wheat. Prized for millennia for its food value, unground wheat presents a singular problem for families who find themselves with a hundred-pound bag--and don't ...

Every 5 seconds someone somewhere is diagnosed with diabetes, and every 10 seconds someone dies of it. Even worse, worldwide incidence rates still inexorably escalate. Thus, it is pressing to envisage the extent of the diabetes problem and ensure synergistic approaches aiming in alleviation of its ghastly toll. The chapters of this book report cutting-edge research on molecular events in adiposity and type 2 diabetes, thus opening the way for ...

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From his cult classic television series Twin Peaks to his most recent film Inland Empire (2006), David Lynch is best known for his unorthodox narrative style. An award-winning director, producer, and writer, Lynch distorts and disrupts traditional storylines and offers viewers a surreal, often nightmarish perspective. His unique approach to filmmaking has made his work familiar to critics and audiences worldwide, and he earned Academy Award no...

This book examines the social relations surrounding foodways on the island of Nayau in Fiji. Offering a comprehensive and rigorous example of ethnoarchaeology at work, Jones' book has major implications for archaeological interpretations of foodways, gender, identity, and social organization in the Pacific Islands and beyond.