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November 2016Die sieben Monde / Der Ruf der Rache
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by Dornbusch, B.C. / Übersetzt von Hoven, Dr. Arno
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September 2017Die sieben Monde / Im Netz des Verrats
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by Dornbusch, B.C. / Übersetzt von Hoven, Dr. Arno
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January 2017Die sieben Monde / Das Schwert des Lebens
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by Dornbusch, B.C. / Übersetzt von Hoven, Dr. Arno
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December 2025The Book of Poetry
by WU GAUNGPING
"Book of Poetry" is the beginning of ancient Chinese poetry and the earliest collection of poems. A collection of 305 ancient poems from the 11th century BC to the 6th century BC were originally called "Poems" or "Three Hundred Poems". In the Western Han Dynasty, they were revered as Confucian classics and they were called "Book of Poetry". "The Book of Poetry" is divided into three parts: "Wind", "Ya" and "Ode". It is rich in content, reflecting labor and love, war and corvee, oppression and resistance, customs and marriage, ancestor worship and banquet, and even astronomical phenomena, landforms, animals, Plants and other aspects are a mirror of social life in the Zhou Dynasty.
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January 1989The so-called "Great Satraps' Revolt", 366-360 B.C.
Concerning Local Instability in the Achaemenid far West
by Weiskopf, Michael
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Humanities & Social SciencesShi Ji for Teenagers
by Zhang Jiahua
Shi Ji (The Records of the Great Historian) is the first biographical historical book in China, compiled by Sima Qian from 104 BC to 90 BC. This book contains records from the Yellow Emperor (the forefather of Chinese in legend) to Han Emperor Wudi, covering the history of more than 3,000 years. To help today's children better appreciate such a great work, the famous children's literature writer Zhang Jiahua created this set of books Shi Ji for Teenagers. In this book series, there are 60 pieces of writing, which have been composed based on outstanding figures selected from Shi Ji, including emperors, generals, sons of notable families, counselors, educators, warriors, philosophers, and assassins. Upon publication, this book series has just captured reader's interest with vivid story telling. It has been sold for more than 5 millions of copies and won more than 10 awards, including the "China Excellent Publication Award."
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Mind, Body, SpiritMay the Loveforce Be With You
Kali-Ki Reiki: Healing Through Divine Mother & Yogic Wisdom
by Rajashree Maa
May the Loveforce Be With introduces a new lineage in energy healing, Kali-Ki ReikiTM, that was revealed to the author, Joni Dittrich, Ph.D. (Rajashree Maa), in a series of mystical encounters with the Divine Mother appearing as the goddess Kali Maa. The book brilliantly tells the stories of these encounters and presents the healing symbols that She revealed, explaining how these symbols can be used both for mind-body healing and spiritual awakening, or what Rajashree Maa calls "wisening." While traditional reiki systems also use symbols to transmit healing energy, the symbols introduced in Kali-Ki Reiki are seen as unique, three-dimensional, active, intelligent forms of light that tap into certain universal energy frequencies that are particularly attuned to the evolving conscious awareness as well as the personal and societal dilemmas of our current times. The fact that these symbols were revealed by Divine Mother to a woman in this era points to a need in today's world to re-establish our connection with the feminine forces of nature and spirit. The healing energy transmitted through these symbols is called Loveforce, which is considered to be the manifesting, creative, and healing power of the Limitless Love that is the Source of all that is.
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2013The Papal Reform of the Eleventh Century
Lives of Pope Leo IX and Pope Gregory VII
by I. Robinson
The eleventh-century papal reform transformed western European Church and society and permanently altered the relations of Church and State in the west. The reform was inaugurated by Pope Leo IX (1048-54) and given a controversial change of direction by Pope Gregory VII (1073-85). This book contains the earliest biographies of both popes, presented here for the first time in English translation with detailed commentaries. The biographers of Leo IX were inspired by his universally acknowledged sanctity, whereas the biographers of Gregory VII wrote to defend his reputation against the hostility generated by his reforming methods and his conflict with King Henry IV. Also included is a translation of Book to a Friend, written by Bishop Bonizo of Sutri soon after the death of Gregory VII, as well as an extract from the violently anti-Gregorian polemic of Bishop Benzo of Alba (1085) and the short biography of Leo IX composed in the papal curia in the 1090s by Bishop Bruno of Segni. These fascinating narrative sources bear witness to the startling impact of the papal reform and of the 'Investiture Contest', the conflict of empire and papacy that was one of its consequences. An essential collection of translated texts for students of medieval history.
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 1999Death in England
An illustrated history
by Peter Jupp, Clare Gittings
Death in England provides the first ever social history of death from the earliest times 500,000 BC to Diana, Princess of Wales.. The book reveals how attitudes, practices and beliefs about death have undergone constant change: how, why and at what ages people died; plagues and violence; wills and deathbeds; funerals and memorials; beliefs and bereavement.. Richly illustrated - striking and often very powerful images.. In time with the spirit of the age and coming Millenium key scholars in their field write on their respective periods.. With the recent upturn of popular interest in death - through films,TV, books and newspapers - this book will prove stimulating to the general reader; to students of archaeology, art, history, medicine and sociology. ;
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HorticultureMay 2002Spice Crops
by Edward A Weiss
The first authentic record of spice and herb usage is on clay tablets form the Sumarian Kingdom about 3,000 BC and many spices were used or imported into Egypt for embalming, as incense, ointments, perfumes, poison antidotes, cosmetics and medicines. Plants that are the source of spices became important cash crops over the centuries, and since their introduction, their uses have multiplied. This has resulted in a rise in consumer demand following the popularity for natural flavourings, which has in turn increased interest in their production in temperate and tropical countries. This book is concerned with the profitable production of spice crops at all levels of management, more efficient processing and greater utilization.
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Sathyakama
by Kathleen Jayawardene
Sathyakama is perhaps the greatest novel of Kathleen Jayawardane, based on the quest of an individual for truth of love. It can be described as one of the most interesting and profound philosophical novels written in Sinhala. Sathyakama, a young man, son of a rich Brahmin, encounters emotional conflict with his own self, renounces the household life, and becomes a wanderer, following a tortuous and torturous path living in forest among animals and nature, meeting ascetics and intellectuals of the day, including Gauthama the Buddha, learning from them re-shaping his quest. Extraordinary moving novel, unfolded in a historical setting of the sixth century BC India, and elegantly written in a language of poetic prose.
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Mind, Body, SpiritScience, Being, & Becoming
The Spiritual Lives of Scientists
by Paul J. Mills, Ph.D.
Spirituality is the Final Frontier for ScienceContrary to popular belief, not all scientists are materialists fervently discounting the spiritual. Science, Being, & Becoming is about the spiritual lives of scientists, their actual transpersonal, metaphysical and mystical experiences. The book's material is derived from intimate interviews with over 30 scientists as they describe the circumstances under which they had the experiences and how those experiences changed their consciousness, transformed their belief systems about the nature of the world, and changed their scientific work.
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November 2014Jesus von Nazaret
Der sanfte Rebell
by Alois Prinz
Für die einen war er ein politischer Rebell, für die anderen der Messias und Gottes Sohn: Jesus von Nazaret. Seine Lehre und sein Leben sind nicht voneinander zu trennen. Alois Prinz zeichnet anschaulich das dramatische Leben dieses Mannes nach, der in einer politisch brisanten Zeit die Botschaft von Mitmenschlichkeit und göttlicher Liebe verbreitete und diese auch selbst lebte. Wir erfahren, unter welchen Lebensumständen Jesus aufwuchs, was ihn prägte, wie er handelte und was ihm wichtig war. Ein Leben, das seit über 2000 Jahren Orientierung ist für alle auf der Suche nach innerer Freiheit und Mitmenschlichkeit und das auch in der heutigen Zeit Wegweiser sein kann.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2025Before Gender
Lost stories from trans history 1850-1950
by Eli Erlick
Discover the trailblazing lives of thirty trans people who will radically change everything you've been told about transgender history. Highlighting influential individuals from 1850 to 1950 who are all but unknown today, Eli Erlick shares thirty remarkable stories from romance to rebellion and mystery to murder. These narratives chronicle the grit, joy and survival of trans people long before gender became an everyday term. Organised into four parts, paralleling today's controversies over gender identity - kids, activists, workers and athletes - Before Gender introduces figures whose forgotten stories transform the discussion. These ground-breaking histories include two of the first teens to access gender-affirming medical treatment, a countess who instigated an LGBTQ+ riot forty years before Stonewall and the greatest female billiards player of the 1910s. Bold and visionary, Erlick's debut uncovers these lost stories from the depths of the archives to narrate trans lives in a way that has never been attempted before.
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October 2006Jesus Christus Erlöser und Fieber – Tagebuch eines Aussätzigen
by Klaus Kinski, Peter Geyer
Was als Auftakt zu einer weltweiten Tournee geplant war, geriet zum legendären Skandalauftritt: Als Klaus Kinski, Schauspieler und Weltstar, am 20. November 1971 in der Berliner Deutschlandhalle als Rezitator seines eigenen Textes Jesus Christus Erlöser auf die Bühne trat, war den meisten der 4000 Besucher weniger nach Kinskis kluger persönlicher Auseinandersetzung mit dem Neuen Testament zumute als vielmehr nach Provokation und Tumult in der Halle. Am Ende des Abends lauschte ihm nur noch eine Handvoll Menschen, als er – nun ohne Mikrophon – seine ganz eigene Version von Jesus’ Leben vortrug. Zum 80. Geburtstag von Klaus Kinski am 18. Oktober 2006 wird Jesus Christus Erlöser erstmals veröffentlicht, gemeinsam mit den Gedichten Fieber – Tagebuch eines Aussätzigen, die Kinski in den fünfziger Jahren schrieb und die bei ihrem Erscheinen 2001 vom Focus als »literarische Entdeckung des Jahres« bezeichnet wurden.
