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        September 2010

        Der Weihnachtsmann oder Das abenteuerliche Leben des Santa Claus

        by Lyman Frank Baum, Hans-Christian Oeser

        L. Frank Baum, der Schöpfer des Kinderbuchklassikers Der Zauberer von Oz, hat mit der Geschichte über das abenteuerliche Leben des Santa Claus ein weiteres, bezauberndes Märchen geschrieben. Und er findet wunderbare Antworten auf all das, was wir schon immer wissen wollten: Wo wohnt der Weihnachtsmann? Wie kam Santa Claus zu seinem Namen? War der Weihnachtsmann auch einmal ein kleiner Junge? Warum wird Santa Claus von Rentieren durch die Lüfte gezogen und wieso können Rentiere überhaupt fliegen?

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        The Arts
        September 2017

        Principles and Practices of 3-D Animation Production

        by Liu Shangbing

        This book is based on the real case of the original animation project "Adventure Little Prince" by several national animation companies in Hunan province. The analysis applies 3ds MAX software as the platform, includes theories and practical skills of 3D animation video creation in an all-round way from the aspects of animation plays, audiovisual language, art design, animation models, animation materials, lighting rendering, etc. All cases in the manuscript have been carefully selected and are good representations. At the same time, these project cases contain the most popular ideas and technologies, which can be well applied into practice.

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        True stories
        2019

        District D

        by Artem Chekh

        District D is a collection of stories united through a common time period and location, from which gradually emerges a portrait of the author against the backdrop of “other shores,” on which his childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood passed. The book paints a self-critical portrait of the author in which one can discern the features of husbandry and cosmopolitanism, pettiness and magnanimity, and much else. Simultaneously, it paints a group portrait of a few dozen more or less registered residents of the aforementioned Cherkasy district with their more or less successful attempts at surviving the unexpected transition from post-soviet to newly independent Ukraine. According to the author, District D served as therapy for his own traumatic experiences because he wrote it while serving in the war: “I would write it out of me and would feel better; I escaped from that war and those experiences into writing.”

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        September 2016

        Anti-Europäer

        Breivik, Dugin, al-Suri & Co.

        by Claus Leggewie

        Die Griechenland-Krise und die mangelnde Handlungsbereitschaft im Umgang mit den Flüchtlingen haben nachdrücklich gezeigt, dass es um die Europäische Union derzeit nicht allzu gut bestellt ist. Parallel zu diesen internen Problemen mehren sich Stimmen unterschiedlichster Provenienz, die Europa attackieren und europäische Werte infrage stellen: Identitäre wie der Massenmörder Anders Breivik, Dschihadisten wie der Syrer Abu Musab al-Suri, »Eurasier« wie der Putin-Berater Alexander Dugin, illiberale Demokraten à la Viktor Orbán, aber auch einige Linkspopulisten am Rande von Syriza und Podemos. Claus Leggewie porträtiert Wortführer und politische Unternehmer, die unabhängig voneinander, aber oft in ungewollter Komplizenschaft die »Festung Europa« schleifen wollen. Er erklärt, woher sie kommen, welche Pläne sie verfolgen und welche Mächtigen sie unterstützen. Und er fordert dazu auf, sich endlich politisch mit ihnen auseinanderzusetzen.

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        Medicine
        May 2018

        Bovine Pathology

        A Text and Color Atlas

        by Claus D. Buergelt, Edward G. Clark, Fabio Del Piero

        Illustrated with over 1000 color images of the highest quality, Bovine Pathology: A Text and Color Atlas is a comprehensive single resource to identifying diseases in dairy cattle, feedlot cattle, and their calves. With summary text describing key features, the book correlates clinical information with pathology and differential diagnoses. The text covers naked-eye macroscopic appearance, through to microscopic pathology, and the immunohistochemistry of infectious agents and tumor markers. Structured by major organ system, the disease entries follow a consistent format and clarity of display. This, combined with an integrated E-book, handy fact sheets, summary boxes and key points, helps aid understanding. Key features include: - Over 1000 superb color images to illustrate the pathologies - A thorough review of mainly western hemisphere diseases of cattle covering macroscopic appearance, microscopic appearance, and immunohistochemistry - Synoptic layout, fact sheets, summary boxes, succinct legends and key bullet points supports its use as a field guide or revision aid - Organised by major organ system which ensures that vital facts can be found quickly - A unique chapter covering calf-hood diseases Serving as an essential reference work for veterinary pathologists who perform bovine necropsies, veterinary residents and students, the book is also practical enough for bovine practitioners who need to investigate sudden death losses of cattle on the farm.

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        May 1975

        Berufsbildungsreform

        Eine Fallstudie über Reformpolitik

        by Claus Offe

        Das noch zu Zeiten der Großen Koalition verabschiedete Berufsbildungsgesetz von 1969, das die Ausbildungsverhältnisse der Lehrlinge im Betrieb regelt, hat dem Status quo kaum etwas hinzugefügt. Seitdem hat die sozialliberale Koalition die Aufwertung des Status der Lehrlinge und ihrer Ausbildungsverhältnisse, die Modernisierung der Berufsausbildung und ihre Angleichung an die Bedingungen der Sekundarstufe II zu einem mit hoher Priorität ausgestatteten Programmpunkt gemacht. Bislang ist es jedoch nur zu einer Reihe von Einzelmaßnahmen und, vor allem, zu einer Polarisierung in diesem Politikbereich gekommen. Inzwischen wird die denkbare Substanz einer Novellierung immer skeptischer beurteilt. – Ausgehend von einem Strukturmodell des kapitalistischen Staates und einer Charakterisierung der spezifischen Steuerungsleistung, die ihm vom ökonomischen System abgefordert ist, untersucht Claus Offe den Politikverlauf der Berufsbildungsreform nach 1969. An einem – kaum atypischen – Fall werden allgemeine Strukturen der Politikentwicklung aufgedeckt. Damit verfolgt der Autor die Absicht, einer theoriepolitischen Tendenz entgegenzuwirken, die sich durch »Kritik der politischen Ökonomie« eine »Kritik der Politik« glaubt ersparen zu können

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        1984

        Die Reste der Tafelrunde

        Das Abenteuer der Esskultur. (Kulturen und Ideen)

        by Rath, Claus D

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        June 2018

        The Lady in White

        by Donald Willerton

        Mogi Franklin is a typical eighth-grader–except for the mysterious things that keep happening in his life. And the adventures they lead to as he and his sister, Jennifer, follow Mogi's unique problem-solving skills–along with dangerous clues from history and the world around them–to unearth a treasure of unexpected secrets.In The Lady in White, Mogi is working as a cowboy over the summer vacation on one of the largest ranches in New Mexico when hundreds of cattle start mysteriously dying there. Trying to understand the cause, he finds himself embroiled in the life of a boy who was kidnapped by Comanche Indians in 1871. In this seventh book of the exciting Mogi Franklin Mysteries, Mogi comes face-to-face with the ghost of the boy's mother, and must face the reality of the past to save the ranch from the enemies of the present.

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        Fiction

        Where D' You Go

        by Kehinde Ademoye

        WHERE ‘D YOU GO is a collection of short stories about terrorism in Northern Nigeria. From Captain Shola and his men, who are ambushed by killer herdsmen while on patrol and need to hold their ground, to a retired Special Forces officer who leads his men to protect his village and its environs from killer herdsmen; to Lieutenant Colonel Abel, whose team had to extend their tour by two days to escort the Senate President’s daughter to an IDP Camp and then wait out an assault by Boko Haram insurgents; to Kunle Pierce who is a CIA operative, but comes to avenge the murder of his brother-in-law by the Boko Haram sect; to the Corps members caught in a post-election violence and fight back; and then there is Halima, an abducted girl from Chibok who suffers from Stockholm syndrome, and tries to settle down to normalcy after her release with some other girls. The stories are action-packed, depicting loss, justice, vengeance, bravery, courage under fire, sacrifice and patriotism.

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        Children's & YA

        Hohoho, Here Comes Father Christmas!

        by Katja Richert/Denitza Gruber

        Soon it’ll be Christmas! It’s time to load the sleigh with presents, thinks the reindeer. But Father Christmas wants to decorate his house first, and build a snowman, and have a nice cup of tea. Then suddenly it’s almost too late! All his friends must help, so that children can get their presents on time.

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        November 2020

        White Elephant

        by Xiao Mao, Shishir C. Naik

        Shanka is the king's gardener. He lived in a small house with his wife. One night, unable to sleep, Shanka sat up and looked out of the window, and saw a white elephant was eating grass in the silvery moonlight! Shanka never saw a white elephant before, where was it from? Shanka jumped out of his bed and tiptoed into the garden, grabbed the elephant by the tail and flew up to heaven.

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