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Herbert L. Kessler
Across the nine thematic chapters of Experiencing Medieval Art, renowned art historian Herbert L. Kessler considers functional objects as well as paintings and sculptures; the circumstances, processes, and materials of production; the conflictual relationship between art objects and notions of …

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Comics Culture in Contemporary Spain
Matthew J. Marr, Samuel Amago
Spanish comics have attracted considerable critical attention internationally: dissertations have been written, monographs have been published, and an array of cultural institutions in Spain (the media, publishing houses, bookstores, museums, and archives) have increasingly promoted the pleasures, pertinence, and power …

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Hinter den Kulissen der Produktentwicklung
Erik Poppe, Jörg Longmuß
Immer wieder hort man, dass Hersteller_innen ihre Produkte bewusst so konstruieren, dass sie vorzeitig kaputtgehen. Die Leidtragenden: die Kund_innen. Viele Hersteller_innen wollen den Verschlei aber auch hinauszogern - doch wie ist diese Obsoleszenz nach Plan uberhaupt gedacht? Die Beitrager_innen des …

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Eine realistische Vision fur das 21. Jahrhundert
Ulrike Liebert
In der globalisierten Welt im Umbruch zeigt die Europaische Union Ermudungserscheinungen. Okonomische Konflikte und Identitatskrisen zehren an ihrem Selbstverstandnis. Die Leitidee des Staatenverbundes als einer immer engeren Union der Volker Europas scheint aus der Zeit gefallen, der Ruckzug ins Nationale …

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Was wir wirklich uber die Gefuhlslage der Menschen wissen
Jan Delhey, Christiane Lübke
Glaubt man popularen Zeitdiagnosen, leben wir in einer angstbestimmten Gesellschaft. Die Menschen sorgen sich verstarkt um den sozialen Abstieg, den gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt, die Folgen des Klimawandels oder die Kriminalitat.Dieser Band tragt aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zur Gefuhlslage der Menschen zusammen und unterzieht …
Judith E. French
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". . . Sizzling . . . Superbly written . . . Fast paced. Get ready for a fabulous ride!" ~Astrid Kinn, Romance Reviews TodayWestern Romeo and Juliet Feud Explodes on the Missouri Frontier in The Taming of Shaw MacCade …
S.L. Menear
ePublishing Works!
"Fasten your seat belt and hang on tight. This white-knuckle thrill ride flies you to places you never knew existed." ~Dallas Gorham, Verified Reviewer--Present Day--Hired to pilot a charter flight of celebrities on a round-the-world adventure, Samantha and her flight …

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Eine interpretative Policy-Analyse zu kulturpolitischen Entscheidungsprozessen in Linz und Graz
Anke Simone Schad
Cultural governance is weak in Austria. The book offers inspiration and practical hints on what good governance in the cultural sector could ideally look like.
Marilyn Campbell
"A sordid, twisted tale of suspense." ~Romance Reviews TodayAs Ellery Winters watches her mother's casket lower into the ground, a stranger suggests her mother was murdered and vice-presidential hopeful, Abraham Lincoln Jones, might be involved. Desperate to uncover the truth, …
Kate Flora
ePublishing Works!
". . . a page-turner of a book, full of exceptionally well fleshed-out characters, an intricate but highly-plausible plot and enough action to satisfy all but the most demanding critic." ~John E. Donovan, Verified ReviewerResponding to a "shots fired" call …
Alastair Reynolds
In the third book of the legendary Revelation Space trilogy, the last remnants of humanity realize that forging an alliance with a greater and even more mysterious alien force may be their only chance for survival.The Inhibitors were designed to …
Larry Diamond, Orville Schell
While Americans are generally aware of China's ambitions as a global economic and military superpower, few understand just how deeply and assertively that country has already sought to influence American society. As the authors of this volume write, it is …
Alaitz Arruti, Grace E. H. Henríquez
Babelcube Inc.
When Elena Bas woke up on a Tuesday morning in her apartment in Barcelona, she couldnt imagine that the day of her fortieth birthday would become a journey through her past. Before the clock turns nine in the morning, Elena, …
Mois Benarroch, orna taub
Babelcube Inc.
"The Book of Lashes by Mois Benarroch is full of true poetry of the oldest genre of Hebrew poetry: Prophecy." Yitzhak Laor, Haaretz 11/29/2005 "The Israeli Bukowski." Yaron Avitov, Yediot Ajaronot, 1/11/2000 For the first time in English we get …

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The Hotwells Crocodile and Other Stories
Stanley Wilfrid Merttens
The History Press
Bristolians love of banter and outlandish gossip provides a perfect environment for the urban legend to breed, expand and ferment. One can never be sure that these stories are not in fact entirely true or that the truth behind them …

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Britain's Forgotten Army
Joanna Foat
When war was declared in 1939, Britain was almost completely dependent on imported timber but only had seven months of it stockpiled. Timber was critical to the war effort: it was needed for everything from aircraft and shipbuilding to communications …
Donald Rumbelow
In December 1910, an armed gang of Latvian revolutionaries attempted to rob a jeweller's shop in Houndsditch, in the City of London. In their escape, they killed three policemen and crippled another two. After a manhunt of nearly three weeks, …

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Illegitimate Children of the British Royal Family
Peter Beauclerk-Dewar, Roger Powell
Since 1066 when William the Conqueror (alias William the Bastard) took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock. Many were acknowedged at court and founded dynasties of their own - several of …
John O'Reilly
These observations were made during the authors twenty-five years with Recovery Acres Society, a special care facility for people with drug and alcohol problems. This includes fifteen years as a board memberincluding six years as board chairand ten years as …

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A Civil War Soldier's Battles with Rebels, Brits and Devils, an historic novel
William Donohue
Follow the lives of John and Patrick Donohue as they grow up in the Old First Ward in Buffalo, New York during the mid-1800s. Orphaned as children, they are sent to live with their grandmother. While John finds work and …

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The Intellectual Life of Women in the 19th Century
Brendan Walsh
Knowing their Place is a comprehensive account of the public, private and intellectual life of Irish women in the Victorian age. In particular, this book looks at the steady progress of girls and women within the education system, their gradual …
John Kiste
How was Queen Victoria influenced by her closest male ministers, relatives, advisers and servants? John Van der Kiste is the first to explore this aspect of Victoria's life; focusing on four roles - mentors, family, ministers and servants. A soldier's …

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Maintaining Relationships during Incarceration
Lennie Spitale
Discovery House
Communication can be challenging in any relationship. And when one of those people is behind bars, the challenge can seem overwhelming. But it can be done. As a former prisoner, Lennie Spitale writes from firsthand experience, sharing practical ways to …

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Saving British and American Women at Ravensbruck
Peter Hore
Already a decorated heroine of the First World War, British-born Mary Lindell, Comtesse de Milleville, was one of the most colourful and courageous agents of the Second World War, yet her story has almost been forgotten.Evoking the spirit of Edith …
Morley Callaghan
Exile Editions
It was the fabulous summer of 1929 when the literary capital of North America moved to La Rive Gauchethe Left Bank of the Seine Riverin Paris. Ernest Hemingway was reading proofs of A Farewell to Arms, and a few blocks …
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