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Armageddon begins quietlyIn the small Californian town of Palomo Grove several children are born, the offspring of the Jaff, a man-spirit obsessed with darkness and depravity, and of the Fletcher, a force for light, who has fought the Jaff across America.Their prize is the Art, the greatest power known to mankind, a doorway to the dream-life of the species. To possess it, the two men intend to fight through their children. Until their children...

Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the Revolutionary period.

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How does the horror in film relate to the horror we experience in everyday life? This is one of the questions addressed in this examination of the genre of horror film. The author argues that horror films today have broken with the tradition of the genre to embrace far more violent imagery, images that are in keeping with the escalating violence in society. By examining the horror film, its history and its current trends, the author hopes to f...

This book's strength is in its worldwide coverage. Libraries and curriculum resource centers will want to consider (this book) for its currency and comprehensive coverage of quality multicultural literature for children." Reference Books Bulletin

This fourth book in the popular sheep series is "another shear delight . . . There's nothing sheepish about these lambs, they're energetic, expressive, and completely disarming. A rambunctious romp".--School Library Journal, starred review.

Following her stunning debut novel, Everywhere That Mary Went, Scottoline's Final Appeal is another deliciously witty legal thriller. Grace is a divorced lawyer who's starting over with a part-time job in a federal appeals court. When the judge with whom she's having an affair turns up dead, Grace finds herself investigating a murder.

In einer Zeit, in der die phänomenologische Krankheitslehre, definiert durch gestaltphilosophische Charakteristika, nämlich durch die Herausarbeitung dessen, was man nosologischen Längsschnitt nennen kann, abgelöst erscheint durch kausalanalytische bedeutsame intermolekulare Aktionen, ist es für den kritisch arbeitenden Krankheitsforscher unverzichtbar, am Beispiel des Lebenswerkes herausragender Forscher die Problemgeschichte wichtiger Krankh...

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Kommunikationsinfrastrukturen sind eine wichtige Voraussetzung für die wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung. Dieses Buch untersucht den Telekommunikationssektor in Ostdeutschland. Nach der Wende zeigte sich die ostdeutsche Telekommunikationsinfrastruktur zunächst als gravierendes Hemmnis für einen raschen wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung, in den Jahren danach wurden deutliche Fortschritte erreicht. Das Buch analysiert die Entwicklung d...

The study of class structure is crucial to the understanding of changes in society and social transformation, as these are based on class relations and class struggle.

This compendium provides an orientation to basic issues of child and family policy. It includes an overview of the recent history of child and family policy in the United States, an exploration of several political economic conditions underlying changes in these policies, a historical survey of policies toward "dependent" children, and case studies of selected local, state, and federal policies. The case study approach helps to discern pattern...

This book and its companion volume External Components encourage an evaluation of alternative methods for putting components together. Both use contemporary case studies to relate component design to real building.

Circuit Simulation Methods and Algorithms provides a step-by-step theoretical consideration of methods, techniques, and algorithms in an easy-to-understand format. Many illustrations explain more difficult problems and present instructive circuits. The book works on three levels: The simulator-user level for practitioners and students who want to better understand circuit simulators. The basic theoretical level, with examples, dedicated to stu...

This volume discusses some economic aspects of immigration with special refer­ ence to the case of Germany. Immigration has become a major issue in Germany. Germany still does not have an official immigration policy in spite of the fact that more than 8 percent of the residents are non-citizens and that Germany · s immigration figures almost have reached the US figures. The foreign Iabor supply strongly influences the German Iabor market. The ...

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The only introduction to the Shakespeare authorship question with a clear, concise evaluation of the arguments for both "William Shakespeare" and Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, this book lays out the case for the general reader in lively, readable prose.