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Turn to this authoritative international resource for complete critical coverage of the careers and works of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Restoration eras. Detailed entries offer students and other res

An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume in this series provides illustrated biographical profiles of approximately 75 children's authors and artists. This critically acclaimed series covers more than 12, 000 indivi

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From the novels of Toni Morrison to the music of Beyoncé Knowles, the cultural prevalence of a transnational black identity, as created by African American women, is more than a product of geographic mobility. Rather, as author Simone C. Drake shows, these constructions illuminate our understanding of a chronically marginalized demographic. In Critical Appropriations, Drake contends that these fluid and hetero-geneous characterizations of blac...

Each year in France approximately 1.5 million people practice naturisme or "naturism, " an activity more commonly referred to as "nudism." Because of France's unique tolerance for public nudity, the country also hosts hundreds of thousands of nudists from other European nations, an influx that has contributed to the most extensive infrastructure for nude tourism in the world. In Au Naturel, historian Stephen L. Harp explores how the evolution ...

With its initial publication in 1978, Bioethics became the first reference to focus solely on a then burgeoning field, in effect helping to define the discipline. Both the first and second (1995) editions won the Dartmouth Medal, and the set remains the standard reference on bioethics for teachers, students, and those in related fields of health care, philosophy, environmentalism, law, and religious studies. The fourth edition offers hundreds ...

The pressing need for a smarter and greener grid is obvious, but how this goal should be achieved is much less clear. This book clearly defines the environmental promise of the smart grid and describes the policies necessary for fully achieving the environmental benefits of the digital energy revolution.The United States' electrical grid is an antique. It was built to serve a 20th-century economy and designed in an era when the negative enviro...

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Although the largest Michigan county with land and water combined, Keweenaw County is also the most sparsely populated--at least during the vicious winters. The population blooms in the summertime when seasonal residents come in droves to enjoy their little slice of heaven. The county was formed in 1861 as an offshoot of Houghton County and now encompasses the top half of the Keweenaw Peninsula, where Michigan's Upper Peninsula juts north into...

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Nestled in the heart of Wisconsin's renowned Northwoods and surrounded by the world's largest inland chain of lakes, Three Lakes has developed into a premier resort and vacation destination while maintaining its small-town character. The pristine woodland trails and picturesque lakeside views that residents and visitors of today are accustomed to were not always here. Three Lakes was founded as a supply station for the massive logging operatio...

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Die Öl-Eiweiß-Kost ist von der weltweit bekannten Krebsforscherin Dr. Johanna Budwig entwickelt worden und hat vielen Menschen auf der ganzen Erde schon großen Segen gebracht. Dieses Buch vermittelt nicht nur fundiertes Wissen zu dieser außergewöhnlich heilsamen Form der Ernährung, sondern ist für alle Menschen inspirierend, die sich auf ganzheitliche Weise mit dem Thema Gesundheit beschäftigen. Ein sehr hilfreicher Ratgeber mit vielen wertvol...

Wie wir das alte Heilwissen aus Tibet für unser heutiges Leben nutzbar machen und ungeahnte innere Potenziale mobilisieren können, das zeigt uns fachkundig, spannend, mit tiefem Wissen und großem Überblick auf eindrucksvolle Weise dieses Buch. Denn alles kann sich verändern, wenn es uns gelingt, den Blick zu verändern, mit dem wir auf uns und die Welt schauen, wenn wir Unbewusstes durchleuchten und die darin verborgenen Schätze erkunden und un...