The significance of the Corinthians Football Club, founded in 1882, has been widely acknowledged by historians of football and by sports historians generally. As a ¿super club¿ comprising the best amateur talent available they were an important formative influence on football in Britain from the 1880s to the 1930s whiel also enjoying great influence as a touring club worldwide. Whilst much has been written about the Corinthians, mainly by club...
When the author learns of the death of her brother overseas, she embarks on a journey to bring him home. Through memories and dreams of all they shared together and through her Dene traditions, she finds comfort and strength.The lyrical art and story leave readers with a universal message of hope and love.
Echo travels to 1885, a period of turmoil. The bison are gone, settlers from the East arrive daily, and the Métis and First Nations of the Northwest face hunger and uncertainty as their way of life is threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises when Louis Riel returns to help.
Ein Superheld und dazu noch Teenager zu sein ist besonders schwierig. Aber Peter Parker, besser bekannt als Spider-Man, schafft das bestimmt. In gleich vier aufregenden Abenteuern versucht der vorlaute Jungheld seinen Alltag zu meistern, während er mächtige Schurken wie Mysterio oder den Vulture bekämpft.
The first authoritative biography of the Dalai Lama-a story by turns inspiring and shocking-from an acclaimed Tibetan scholar with exceptional access to his subject.
The Dalai Lama's message of peace and compassion resonates with people of all faiths and none. Yet, for all his worldwide fame, he remains personally elusive. At last Alexander Norman-acclaimed Oxford-trained scholar of the history of Tibet-delivers the definitive, unique, unfo...
Art, chess, and an $87, 000 pipe frame an inside look at the relationship between famed blindfold grandmaster George Koltanowski and dadaist artist Marcel Duchamp.Spanning three decades, two continents, and the international art and chess scenes of the mid-20th century, artist and art historian Celia Rabinovitch explores the unlikely friendship between art world enfant terrible Marcel Duchamp and chessmaster George Koltanowski. Rabinovitch des...
From an old-fashioned cocktail made for a flask to a pitcher of salty dogs for the pontoon boat, Camp Cocktails brings great drinks to the great outdoors.
A race against time to decipher an ancient threat before it destroys them all...A centuries-old mystery. A long-lost chronicle. An impossible puzzle. And a horrifying awakening.City of the Sun, AD 1300 Seven hundred years ago, a thriving but illiterate Native American civilization suddenly vanished, burying with it one of archaeology's greatest mysteries. The secret remained hidden...Until now.Today, archaeologist Dr. Angela Hunter, an expert ...
Yaffe draws attention to Cuba's gradual introduction of select market reforms and other methods by which the promises of the Cuban Revolution have survived into a post-Soviet world.
This is a history book about the City of Leduc from 1890 to 2018. It tells a story about the people, events, and organizations that contributed to the development of Leduc.
Legend says that a spirit sleeps within each of us and that a childhood trauma can awaken it...such is the awakening of the Zelphire... Young Sylvan Khelmann is one such host, doing his best to hide the strange, tree-like features that start growing on his body. This mysterious condition comes with strange abilities which he doesn't understand until meeting Professor Wernes, who invites him to join an expedition of discovery. But they find the...
Zum WerkIn der Praxis besteht großer Bedarf an einer eingehenden, mit Varianten versehenen Darstellung zu englischsprachigen Unternehmenskaufverträgen nach deutschem Recht, weil diese oft unter Beteiligung nicht deutschsprachiger Parteien oder Berater abgeschlossen werden, denen die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen und das Vertragswerk selbst erläutert und zugänglich gemacht werden müssen. Im vorliegenden Handbuch werden der Inhalt der englischen...