This herbarium is devoted to ten endemic trees of Reunion, examples of precious species that are now only found in a few islands, witnesses of a now threatened balance.
The "West Chamber" of Wang Shih-fu in the Yuan Dynasty was a masterpiece of Chinese classical opera and a masterpiece of Chinese literature. The theme of the drama is the love story of the young scholar Zhang Huan and the late Ying-Ying, the daughter of the 19-year-old Cui Xianguo. The whole play is divided into five (screen) twenty (field). The first Zhang Ying and Ying Ying in the temple at first sight. The second to write Zaibing siege filled homes, Zhangsheng rescue, Mrs. Cui allow her daughter Yingying with Zhangsheng wife, then eat their own words. The third one to write a pair of lover Acacia sponge. The fourth the first Valentine's tryst Valentine's Day; the second letter of Mrs. Choi to Changsheng Beijing exam, the high school after the wedding; the third Valentine's leave, Zhang went to Beijing to attend the meeting; the fourth fold of the lover dream phase Will be done. The fifth to write a couple reunion. In short, "The Romance of the West Chamber" wrote the contradiction between love and family honor. The result was that Zhang Sheng would try high school, winning the honor and winning the love.
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This revised and updated third edition provides readers with a comprehensive description and analysis of the German political system, and of the political behaviour within the context of that system. It surveys the historical development of German politics, including the background, processes and political consequences of reunification, and recent changes to the electoral system, party system and recent Bundestag and Land elections. This authoritative yet accessible textbook presents certain specialised topics, such as the career of Angela Merkel and the Eurozone crisis, in separate sections within the relevant chapters, and provides tables for key information including election results, the membership of trade unions and lists of presidents and chancellors. The appendices include a review of significant constitutional court cases, a survey of the more important political features of each of the sixteen Länder, and the Bundestag election campaigns since 1949. Each chapter also offers suggestions for further reading. This new edition of German politics today offers a sound foundation for undergraduate courses focused on, or involving, study of the German political system.
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This revised and updated edition provides the reader with a comprehensive description and analysis of the institutions of the German political system. The historical development of German politics is surveyed, and special attention is given to the causes, course and consequences of German reunification. Where more detailed explanations of special topics are required, such as surplus seats in the electoral system, or the political career of Chancellor Merkel, these are provided in boxes set within the relevant chapters. Some information is provided in tabular form, such as the list of federal chancellors and federal presidents, the membership of trade unions, or election results. Appendices contain examples of important constitutional court cases, plus a survey of the political features of the sixteen Länder which make up the federal structure of the state. Each chapter offers suggestions for further reading. Accessibly written, with suggestions for further reading, this book offers a sound basis for all undergraduate courses focused on, or including, study of the German political system. The author's familiarity with all aspects of the German political system is evident from the authority with which he explains the structures and processes which form the basis of German politics.
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The book selects 300 works (groups) of painting, sculpture, grottoes, architecture, craft and other art works from the "13th Five-Year Plan" national key publications publishing planning project and the National Publishing Fund funded project "World Buddhist Art Atlas", closely related to auspicious themes in different periods and traditional Chinese cultural elements. Highlighting the development history of Chinese civilization and the radiation spread to neighboring countries and regions. Through appreciating the works of art, the manuscript analyzes their cultural connotation, expresses the auspicious vision of the ancient working people in health, reunion, peace, harvest, wealth and other aspects, reveals the far-reaching influence of Chinese culture, and has the function of art appreciation and cultural popularization.
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The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow is not a conventional book about the holocaust. It does not describe the atrocities of WW2, especially towards the Jewish people. Instead, the writer tells a story of her own life from a personal view as a chid, during that period. With the gentle strokes of an artist, the author paints the scenery of her childhood in Nazi-occupied Poland, from age three to six, describing events as she perceived them at the time from a child's point of view. Her peaceful and happy country life is crushed by the occupation of Nazi Germany. On a cold and rainy night, our heroine evades the firing squad that annihilates most of her family; her mother joins the partisans, her father is deported to Auschwitz, and she finds herself all alone, hidden in a wicker basket, with a Christian peasant family. After liberation and an incredible reunion with her mother, in an attempt to rehabilitate life, the child becomes the mother and is forced to mature instantly. She takes responsibility for her mother and herself in a daily struggle to survive. Then, an impossible surprise strikes! The purpose of this book is to deliver a message to children who were abused, in any way, not to give in, not to lose hope—the sun will rise tomorrow! Irit Dror-Reytan was born on September 22, 1939, in Boryslav, Poland. After the war she lived in Waldenburg, Poland, until 1950 when her family immigrated to Israel. She was educated in Tabeetha Jaffa, a Church of Scotland school. The Author completed her studies at the Israel Conservatory of Music in Tel Aviv. She received a B.A. from Queens College in New York and a Master’s degree in psychology from Lesley University in Boston. Irit taught music and English for many years. For the last twenty years, she has been treating IDF soldiers suffering from PTSD. The author has four children, seven grandchildren and lives with her husband in Israel. 128 Pages, 15X22.5 CM
A dangerous challenge at sea through a rock arch battered by strong waves. She ends up seriously injured in a leg when her friend Aurelio arrives at the cove. Overcoming her pain, she hides her injuries from Aurelio and tells him the extraordinary story of her mother, which propelled her to undertake such a madness. The story begins 6 years ago in Tenerife, with Nayra's expulsion from Philosophy class for the third time in a week, causing Pablo, her father, to pick her up from school and embark on a long day of disputes, confessions, and finally, complicities between them. Walking around Santa Cruz, canceling classes and professional commitments, Pablo and Nayra spend the day discovering a personal and sentimental reality that surprises them. The problems Nayra mentions with a group of immigrant classmates, along with the aggression Nayra shows towards her mother, Lola, prompt Pablo to tell her the unfinished story with Andreea, a high-class Romanian prostitute. Pablo cannot control the level of intimacy of the tale despite his own amazement, hearing himself say things he thought were unspeakable. Nayra responds, between disputes and affection, interspersing her own confidences, some of them having a strong impact, like the adventure with an immigrant who arrived on the beaches of Fuerteventura during a summer excursion. Neither tells the most intimate details of their stories truthfully, but they are accessible to the reader. Despite frequent arguments due to the teenager's incisive and groundbreaking language, their complicity grows and they end up spending the day together, walking through different places in the city. The story with Andreea takes on dramatic tones that completely captivate the young woman. Two suicides, the chase by Romanian mafia, returning to her hometown, searching for Pablo, Andreea’s struggle to regain her dignity and her artistic capacity through painting, and the apparent disappearance of her father's life, capture Nayra’s attention. Despite the narrative tricks used by Pablo, when night falls and they reach home, Nayra connects the dots and is surprised to discover that her perfectionist and successful mother, a recognized painter from Santa Cruz, with whom she has had a very conflictive season, is Andreea Constantin, the Romanian immigrant her father met as a high-class prostitute. After an initial reaction of rejection due to the ignorance in which she was kept, she understands her mother's situation. All the questions she always had about many details of her life arise with the discovery. A few years after discovering her identity, Andreea disappears from home. A call from Romania alerts them to the discovery of two charred bodies near her birthplace and the presence of her old exploiter nearby, who cursed her for life through a Transylvania ritual when she abandoned prostitution. Knowing she was discovered in Tenerife, Andreea tried to keep her family away from danger and returned to her country, where she was easy prey for the mafia. Pablo and his daughter Nayra fly to Bucharest to identify Andreea’s body, which may have been brutally murdered and burned. When it seems the identification will be negative, a small detail of the clothing makes them doubt. Desolate, they receive medical and psychological support from the Romanian team, but it turns out to be a false lead. Andreea is rescued from a hideout and has survived due to a misunderstanding by her captors. Protected by the Romanian police, she later becomes a key witness whose testimony ends the dangerous band of her pimp. But that bravery comes at a price; 2 years later, she does not return from an art exhibition in Paris. The police believe that her exploiter’s curse was fulfilled by a nephew who visited him in prison shortly before his death and was seen in Paris during the days Andreea had the exhibition. After a year of anguish, Nayra can no longer bear the situation and decides to mourn her mother at the cove where she painted her last picture. It had as its background the rock arch symbolizing the risk of living and facing life’s challenges. Nayra considers her mother lost and throws Andreea’s ashes into the sea, symbolized by those of a magnolia branch she planted many years ago. With this, she internalizes the loss and the fighting values Andreea taught her. The exit from the volcanic cove is a song to the life that continues and to the young woman who represents it. The novel is dedicated to the memory of Andreea Constantin and the thousands of women sexually exploited around the world.
In the historical context of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the height of the Romantic era, the 19th century, Anton Bruckner, the famous Austrian composer and organist, falls in love with the imposing Countess Henriette. She had been appointed lady-in-waiting to Princess Charlotte of Belgium, the wife of Prince Maximilian of Habsburg, to attend to her during the couple's Mexican endeavor. They had been named Emperor and Empress of Mexico and would embark on a journey to America for this mission. Bruckner meets the countess by chance at the funeral of Maximilian, who had been assassinated in Querétaro in 1867, during the so-called Second Mexican Empire. On the recommendation of a musician friend of Henriette's, who sees him at the funeral, she takes piano lessons with Bruckner. When she tells him that she had accompanied the empress to Mexico, the composer becomes enchanted. He admired Maximilian and was passionate about Mexico; he had even wanted to accompany the emperor. Ultimately, the only trips he made were to give organ concerts in London and another at Notre Dame in Paris. Between classes, the countess tells him of the Atlantic crossing, the arrival in Veracruz, and the entrance to Mexico City. Gradually, they grow closer. In one of his concerts, Bruckner meets Franz Liszt, who was a patron of Maximilian's empire in Mexico. Meanwhile, the countess and the organist plan a Requiem, which will be the turning point between them.
In 2020, amidst the whirlwind of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ideas from books about the science of becoming a millionaire returned to Luis Miguel Estrada whom, since he left a financial job, has dedicated himself fully to literature. In this book, he thinks some of the key questions raised by bestsellers from Napoleon Hill to Kiyosaki. Do we stop seeking money just because we pursue art? More importantly: regardless of what we do, how do we seek money? Why have narratives like positive thinking and the law of attraction become a universal language that gains strength during each economic crisis? Is there a link between bestsellers about the science of getting rich and great universal literature? This book attempts to answer these questions, beginning with the origins of books on becoming a millionaire, which delve into the agile 19th-century United States, transition through the fast-paced turn of the century, and explode in the years after the Great Depression. The journey continues with examples of wild successes (real-life fraudsters like Elizabeth Holmes or fictional criminals like Walter White from Breaking Bad) that prompt us to question the influence of success-at-any-cost ideas on popular culture, as well as their ethical limits. How can one reconcile readings, cultural products, and experiences that seem so distant? The broader reading audience responds more to "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill than to "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. Is there a way to read them alongside each other and emerge renewed from the experience? This book invites you on that adventure.
Ventura, a beautiful young Turkish woman, travels to Mexico because her family has arranged her marriage to a fellow Sephardic immigrant. With a trunk full of hopes and traditions, she bravely faces the unknown, as she embarks on a surprising journey to start a new life, far from her homeland. The arrival, the nostalgia, the heart-wrenching uprooting and the adoption of a new homeland will mark her adventure as a migrant, until the long-awaited return to Turkey. Ventura will live each event with intensity and will season her days with the aromas, flavors, rhythms, colors and proverbs from the Far East. Amid recipes and customs inherited from her ancient culture, she will find the best antidote to homesickness, even if her memory cannot forget the Moons of Istanbul.
TV journalist Hannah Steiner is about to reach the peak of her career: she was chosen to take over a political talk show and to host a live show in front of the Brandenburg Gate on October 3rd for ARD/ZDF. But at that same moment, she discovers that she was adopted 30 years ago, the sole survivor of a family tragedy on the Night of German Unity. Her biological father was a Stasi major with Schalck-Golodkowski. In front of running cameras Hannah has to make a decision between her career … and revenge. Even 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the history and stories of the divided republic still influence German society and the biographies of millions of people. In his novel "Oktobernacht" („October night“), the Franconian crime writer Volker Backert traces the historical caesura of the German division. Furthermore, the life of his protagonist Hannah Steiner reflects the political ups and downs of the divided country, as her life is drawn into the maelstrom of the German-German past. How many painful truths does it take to establish state unity, to find personal identity? The story seems superficially like a classic crime novel with a traditional investigation: a cold case from the transitional days comes to the surface and the lives of two people are shaken by it. But there is a deeper meaning here. Between the lines, readers can also witness the very personal account of an author and contemporary „surviver“, who spent his childhood and youth in the East, not far from the death strip. Years later, in the post-reunification period, he tried to create order in the Franconian administration where order could not be found. The many encounters and fates that did not abandon him to this day have been impressively incorporated into his crime novel that could not be more current and exciting.
Welcome back to Mossy Creek--the warm-hearted but stubborn residents of the small town whose motto is "Ain't goin' nowhere, and don't want to" are once again sorting out the joys, sorrows and everyday mysteries of life. This time around they've got the added drama of the big town reunion commemorating the twenty-year-old mystery of the late, great Mossy Creek High School, which burned to the ground amid quirky rumors and dark secrets. Are the villains who caused the fire at the grand old school finally ready to come forward? In the meantime, sassy 100-year-old Creekite Eula Mae Whit is convinced Williard Scott has put a death curse on her, and Mossy Creek Police Chief Amos Royden is still fighting his reputation as the town’s most eligible bachelor. Then there’s the new bad girl in town, Jasmine, and more adventures from the old bad girl in town, Mayor Ida Hamilton. And last but not least, Bob the flying Chihuahua, finds himself stalked by an amorous lady poodle. All this and more—including the introduction of Mossy Creek’s new recipe section, courtesy of Creekite Chef Bubba Rice—is waiting for readers in the second novel of the Mossy Creek series.
1989 – The wall falls and the whole world is looking at Berlin where everything happens all at once. Among the chaos, student Willem Kaiser from Prenzlauer Berg gets to know Jasmin, Anton and Boris from West-Berlin. After being suspicious at first, they let Willem into their Wall-Power-Clique. Having a tremendous business idea, they decide to profit from the hopeful spirit of the times. All across Berlin, a race begins between the kids and a dubious businessman.
Used as a vehicle to explore the brutality of the Nazi regime, this is a fast-paced thriller set in the period immediately after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Dr Kurt Volkisch, a senior ex-SS doctor who has somehow escaped being brought to justice
An East German, migrant view of Saxony before and after 1989. A committed life, led with unwavering humanity. And an autobiography of an activist life in times of xenophobia and racism. The fascinating story of Hussein Jinah from Gujarat / India who was born on a British steamer, grew up in Tanzania and South Africa and came to the GDR as a guest student in the 1980s to study. He tells how relationships between "foreigners" and native women were badly regarded. Why he changed from electrical engineering to social pedagogy after 1989 despite completing his doctorate. How he has since worked as a street worker with young people and also mediated between neo-Nazis and kebab shop owners. How he was beaten up by skins and became the first anti-Pegida demonstrator. How, in his opinion, prejudices against Muslims and in general against being different hardened after 9/11. Why he still stays in Dresden, lives and works and can still say calmly and convincingly: "I never give up."
The journalist, writer and fontane expert Gisela Heller invites readers with her memories on a journey through her long and eventful life. The author describes her not always easy path from her escape from her Silesian homeland and her professional beginnings in the early GDR, through her journalistic work for radio and television, to her closer involvement with a famous colleague who was to become her main work content and pillar of her life, Theodor Fontane. No writer is as close to me as Theodor Fontane, confesses the author and discovers, the more and the more intensively she deals with him, many parallels in her two life arcs. I did not choose him; he has grown into me over time.The book also offers exciting insights from the world of media and culture in the GDR, from the time of the reunification and the post-reunification period to the present, and presents a series of portraits of politicians, journalists and artist colleagues. At the same time, the extensive text does not omit family joys and difficulties and shows how the author repeatedly succeeded and continues to succeed in overcoming sometimes serious illnesses, crises and conflicts and in regaining a positive attitude to life.The touching autobiography concludes with the words: "The time of great, unfulfillable wishes is over; only one remained: May a pensive smile transfigure the face of those who think of me Cest çaThe almost 700-page memoirs of journalist, writer and font expert Gisela Heller were published to mark the 91st birthday of the author
After the Second World War Johanna Lettmann and Wilfried Fiebelkorn were among the Germans expelled from Hinterpommern. When Wilfried Fiebelkorn returns to his Hanna after five years as a prisoner of war in England, they marry. In the dictatorship, which calls itself socialist, they begin a common life. 50 years later they had four daughters, one of them lost to cancer and their home lost to flames. They experience the turning point and reunification together. After half a century Willi and Hanna still love each other, but how can it go on for the other, when one of them will no longer be, when the love of life is missing? And which world does one feel closer to, that of the dead or that of the living?
An anonymous message uniting two sad and lonely hearts: a singer and his fan. Monica was the only girl at school who didn't want to be friends with the self-centered João Carlos. In trying to win her over, he discovers that both are fans of superheroes and Star Wars, and the road to Monica's heart seems easier and easier. After a few months of trying, he reaches his goal, and the courtship lasts two years, until João moves with his parents to the United States to study and pursue his dream of having a career as a painter. The courtship doesn't resist the distance and a mistake of João, and they break up. João becomes a celebrity worldwide after one of his paintings appears on a popular reality show. Despite all the fame, he feels that his happiness is not complete with success, because he lacks the woman he loves. Now, João returns to Brazil for an exhibition in Rio de Janeiro and with the objective of reconquering the love of his life. Will the reunion of the two reopen some wounds or is it still possible to revive this great love?
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