Your Search Results

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2009

        Food, risk and politics

        Scare, scandal and crisis - insights into the risk politics of food safety

        by Ed Randall

        This is a book about the risk politics of food safety. Food-related risks regularly grab the headlines in ways that threaten reasoned debate and obstruct sensible policy making. In this book, Ed Randall explains why this is the case. He goes on to make the case for a properly informed and fully open public debate about food safety issues. He argues that this is the true antidote to the politics of scare, scandal and crisis. The book skilfully weaves together the many different threads of food safety and risk politics and offers a particularly rewarding read for academics and students in the fields of politics and media studies. It will also appeal to scholars from other disciplines, particularly social psychology and the food sciences. The book is a lively and exceptionally readable account of food safety and risk politics that will engage policy makers and the general reader. It promises to help us all manage food safety issues more intelligently and successfully. ;

      • Trusted Partner
        Health & Personal Development
        June 2016

        Studying Successfully with ADHD

        A Pratical Guide for Parents

        by Stefanie Rietzler, Fabian Grolimund

        For children with ADHD and their parents, the school years are often difficult. Children may avoid homework they dislike, involve their parents in endless discussions of the point or pointlessness of particular exercises, dawdle and daydream their time away, or explode with frustration if they get something wrong or cannot do something.   This book provides parents with concrete and practical help. It shows you how you can:   • improve your child’s concentration and stamina• increase your child’s motivation to learn and study• reduce frustration, arguments, and tears over homework• control chaos and forgetfulness• help your child succeed by using smart learning methods• develop your child’s strengths• help your child cope with failure and maintain self-confidence• establish a good relationship with the school.     For: • parents / relatives of children with ADHD• therapists• learning coaches• teachers

      • Trusted Partner
        March 2024

        Today Is a Good Day to Abolish the Patriarchy

        by Bettina Schulte (ed.)

        Do we still need feminism in Europe? Equality or difference feminism? A new generation of feminists has now broken away from the feminism of the 1960s. The old white Cis man has been discredited, by the "#MeToo" movement at the latest. Sexualised violence against women has been outlawed, perpetrators taken to court. So everything’s good? No, of course not. Men still dominate public discourse; men are unchallenged in leadership positions in politics, society and business; male power still prevails in the domestic environment as well. The extent to which men fight back when they feel threatened by feminism is also evident in the revival of authoritarian nationalist politicians in Europe and around the world. The seven authors shed light on feminist struggles in different areas of life, and illustrate the range of feminism today.

      • Trusted Partner
        2021

        General Pharmacy

        A textbook for pharmacy interns, continuing professional development and pharmacy practice

        by Patrick Schäfer (ed.)

        Guide for pharmacy interns First-hand knowledge makes preparation for the 3rd State Examination easier. Each chapter ends with tips for pharmacy interns and – if appropriate – links to the worksheets of the BAK (Federal Chamber of Pharmacists) guidelines for practical training. Requirement for continuing professional development In-depth content supports those undertaking CPD in the area of general pharmacy. Each chapter contains additional proposals, such as participation in suitable seminars organised by the Chambers of Pharmacists, topics for the practical tasks or the project work. All-round talent for routine pharmacy practice Case examples link theoretical knowledge with actual patient counselling situations. Tips for practice, drug profiles and various boxes promote rapid and easy reference. New: The 2nd edition expands the proven, practical concept by chapters such as vaccination, hyperlipidaemia or dealing with adverse drug reactions.

      • Trusted Partner
        September 2022

        The Great Deception

        How we put our future at risk and sleep through the necessary transformation

        by Deutsche Umweltstiftung (ed.)

        More and more companies are becoming sustainable. More and more products are being produced sustainably. But things that are called climate-neutral or sustainable today often are not. Then there are the catchy phrases like 'electric mobility belongs to the future' or 'there's enough food on the planet for everyone'. These statements are not true, and are referred to in science as 'frames'. This book provides a guide that enables us to free ourselves from these ecological frames, to see through them. Because only a policy that understands the connections is able to develop perspectives. Numerous experts uncover the biggest lies about the future in this book, refute them and explain what we need to change. Because we can lie to ourselves, but we cannot lie to nature.

      • Trusted Partner
        September 2022

        Identity or Not?

        by Jean-Pierre Wils (ed.)

        Questions of identity trigger controversial and highly emotional discussions in the political and social debate. The positions range from radically emancipatory perspectives to authoritarian and restorative efforts on the far right wing of politics. Liberal democracies are now opening up – slowly – as identity- and gender-sensitive forums. Opposite them are the 'new ethics' of illiberal democracies and totalitarian states that are aimed at ethnic homogeneity and gender uniformity. But that's not to say that there is unity in the liberal settings on the necessary degree of identity politics. Both language and gender politics are deeply controversial. Do we need an 'identity' and, if so, which one or how many? Can the identity debate be extended by means of other concepts?

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences

        A Childhood with ADHD

        by Daniela Chirici

        “Your child is out of control: they do whatever they want to you!” or “ADHD? There’s no such thing! You’re just not raising your child properly. The problem is you, not the child.” Do these phrases sound familiar to you? Are you questioning whether you are a good mother or father, since your child is not the way society demands and expects?  Daniela Chirici is familiar with both the attacks and with the self-doubt. Her oldest son was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at an early age. For ten years, until her son reached the age of 19, she regularly wrote for the Swiss ADHD organization. In her texts, she describes how it is to be out and about with a child affected by ADHD and what it means for the whole family. For:• parents, grandparents, and other relatives of childrenaffected by ADHD• teachers• therapists• anyone who wants to find out more about ADHD

      • Trusted Partner
        2021

        Nutritional Practice Elderly People

        Concise advisory knowledge

        by Prof. Dr. Martin Smollich (ed.)

        The physiology and living conditions of people change as they grow old, whereas it is often more difficult to adapt eating habits to the new requirements. Psychological aspects come to the fore. The challenge for giving specific nutritional advice is therefore particularly great. This volume in the book series Nutritional Practice provides all the information needed for the competent care of elderly people. It deals with general aspects of nutrition in old age, as well as specific nutritional situations such as poor diet, dehydration, chewing and swallowing problems, dementia, mobility, oral and food hygiene or nutrition at the end of life. A further section is concerned with communal catering.

      • Trusted Partner
        Biography & True Stories

        Wenn es aufklart

        Werkausgabe Band 3. Gedichte, Erzählungen, Briefe

        by Boris Pasternak / Christine Fischer (ed.)

      • Trusted Partner
        March 2022

        Briefe der Frau Rat Goethe

        by Joachim Seng

        Selbstbewusst und souverän, gesellig und gläubig, klug und belesen, mit viel Humor und Esprit: So ließe sich Goethes Mutter Catharina Elisabeth (1731–1808) charakterisieren. Und sie war eine begnadete Erzählerin. Ihre Briefe sind authentische Zeugnisse ihres Wesens und ihrer »Fabulierkunst«.Sie geben lebendige und unterhaltsame Einblicke in Goethes Kindheit und Jugend, den Alltag im Großen Hirschgraben und das kulturelle Leben Frankfurts in der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Der vorliegende Band präsentiert u.a. die schönsten Briefe von Frau Aja an ihren Sohn, die Schwiegertochter Christiane, ihre Enkel, die Herzogin Anna Amalia und Bettine Brentano.

      • Trusted Partner
        January 2020

        Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Second Edition

        by M. Foster Olive, Ph.D.

        Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the name of a group of attention-related symptoms that are often found together, especially in children and young adults. ADHD often starts to become apparent in the middle elementary school years, and symptoms can last into adulthood. Symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It is estimated that ADHD affects approximately 2 million children in the United States. This comprehensive book explores the nature of ADHD, its history, how it is diagnosed and treated, and its possible causes. Chapters include:   Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Different Types of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Neurobiology of Attention and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Conditions and Causes That Are Incorrectly Correlated with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Genes and Environment in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Medications Methods for Managing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Outlook for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

      • Trusted Partner
        January 2016

        Niemandssprache

        Itzik Manger – ein europäischer Dichter

        by Efrat Gal-Ed

        Die Biographie eines der größten Dichter jiddischer Sprache (weltweit die erste umfassende überhaupt) ist nach Inhalt und Form außergewöhnlich. Die Lebensgeschichte des Itzik Manger (1901 – 1969) wird verschränkt mit einer lebendigen Schilderung der jiddisch-säkularen Kultur Osteuropas zwischen den Weltkriegen. Und passend orientiert sich die Texteinrichtung durch die Autorin an der Seitengestaltung des Talmud: mit erzählendem Haupttext, Abbildungen und erläuternden Seitentexten. „In Mangers Lebens- und Schaffensgeschichte verkörpern sich Entwicklung und Reichtum der jiddischen Kultur bis 1939, ihre Zerstörung und der tragische Bruch, den die Shoah hinterlassen hat. Mangers Werk entspringt dem jüdischen Osteuropa mit seinen rumänischen, galizischen, polnischen und baltischen Landschaften, in denen seit der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts eine jiddisch-säkulare Kultur sich rasch entfaltete … Itzik Manger zog es, wie die meisten seiner Kollegen, nach Warschau, weil man dort auf unterschiedlichste Weise jiddisch denken, leben und schöpferisch tätig sein konnte. Sie dachten Europa jenseits des Gegensatzes von Eigenkultur und Fremdkultur … Im zunehmend nationalistischen und antisemitischen Polen war das jiddische Europa ein kosmopolitischer Entwurf, ein imaginierter, herbeigeschriebener Ort, an dem jiddisches Leben beheimatet war.“

      • Trusted Partner
      • Trusted Partner

        Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

        by Brian P. Daly, Elizabeth Nichollos, Ronald T. Brown

        Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that emerges during childhood. However, it is now well recognized that ADHD frequently persists over the lifespan and well into adulthood. Without appropriate symptom management, ADHD can significantly interfere with academic, emotional, social, and work functioning. When properly identified and diagnosed, however, outcomes in adults with ADHD who receive appropriate treatment are encouraging. This volume in the Advances in Psychotherapy series is both a compact “how to” reference, for use by professional clinicians in their daily work, and an ideal educational reference for practice-oriented students. The most important feature of this volume is that it is practical and “reader friendly”. Target Group: clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, students.

      • Trusted Partner
        March 1997

        Leben und Legende der heiligen Elisabeth

        by Dietrich Apolda, Rainer Kößling, Rainer Kößling

        Am 24. März 1481, aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach im Klarissenkloster zu Freiburg im Breisgau, ist die Handschrift abgeschlossen worden, die hier erstmals in seiner übersetzung vorgestellt wird. Sie zeigt in Bildern und erzählt in legendendurchwobenen Geschichten das Leben der mit 24 Jahren verstorbenen Landgräfin Elisabeth von Thüringen. Keine der heiligen Frauengestalten, Maria einmal ausgenommen, wird bis heute so verehrt wie sie. Den bemerkenswertesten Schmuck der Handschrift, die sich im Besitz des Deutschen Buch- und Schriftmuseums in Leipzig befindet, bilden die in unserer Ausgabe wiedergegebenen 14 Miniaturen von leuchtender Farbkraft und großem Liebreiz der Figuren und Szenerien.

      • Trusted Partner
        2021

        The sustainable pharmacy

        Climate change, protection of the environment and health

        by Esther Luhmann (ed.), By Björn Schittenhelm, Gabriele Renner and Florian Giermann

        We encounter the effects of climate change on a daily basis. It also presents a danger to our health. So is it not part of our responsibility as healthcare professionals to do something for the health of our planet? What contribution can pharmacy staff make? The authors explore these questions in depth. They examine the side effects that medicinal products can have on the environment and where alternatives are to be found. To help ensure that environmental protection is part-and-parcel of everyday pharmacy practice, the book offers practical tips and checklists for the whole team. For not only can the pharmacy conserve resources and advise patients on the consequences of climate change for their health – it can be a role model. The future lies in our hands!

      • Trusted Partner
        January 1996

        Gedichte berühmter Frauen

        Von Hildegard von Bingen bis Ingeborg Bachmann

        by Elisabeth Borchers

        Elisabeth Borchers wurde am 27. Februar 1926 in Homberg am Niederrhein geboren. Aufgewachsen ist sie im Elsaß. Es folgten Aufenthalte in Frankreich und in den USA. Elisabeth Borchers war Mitglied des P.E.N. Zentrums der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, der Internationalen Erich Fried Gesellschaft für Literatur und Sprache in Wien und der Académie Européenne de Póesie, Luxemburg. Sie verstarb 2013 in Frankfurt am Main.

      • Trusted Partner
        December 1972

        Märchen deutscher Dichter

        Ausgewählt von Elisabeth Borchers

        by Elisabeth Borchers

        Elisabeth Borchers wurde am 27. Februar 1926 in Homberg am Niederrhein geboren. Aufgewachsen ist sie im Elsaß. Es folgten Aufenthalte in Frankreich und in den USA. Elisabeth Borchers war Mitglied des P.E.N. Zentrums der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, der Internationalen Erich Fried Gesellschaft für Literatur und Sprache in Wien und der Académie Européenne de Póesie, Luxemburg. Sie verstarb 2013 in Frankfurt am Main.

      Subscribe to our

      newsletter