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        Geography & the Environment
        October 2019

        The Himalayan Soap Pod Tree (Gymnocladus assamicus)

        An Ecologically and Economically Important Tree on the Brink of Extinction

        by Baharul I Choudhury, Mohammed Latif Khan

        Extinction of species has alarmingly increased in recent decades due to anthropogenic activities, natural calamities and climate change. The life history, ecology and evolution of such species have often not been well studied. Gymnocladus assamicus is an archaic tree endemic to the Eastern Himalayan region of Northeast India. Locally known as 'Menangmanba-shi' by the Monpa tribe of Arunachal Pradesh (India), mature G. assamicus pods contain high saponin and are used traditionally for cleansing purposes and rituals. We rediscovered the species after more than 70 years from high altitude areas in the Himalayas through extensive field explorations and employing an ecological niche modeling approach. Our study revealed a very few actively reproducing mature G. assamicus trees surviving in unique microclimatic conditions. The species is classified as 'critically endangered' (IUCN red list). The book contains detailed information about G. assamicus and discusses its current distribution, population status, ethnobotanical uses and other ecological parameters. Major intrinsic and extrinsic factors that might be responsible for population decline are described. More importantly, we reported a very rare mating system known as 'androdioecy' in which male and hermaphrodite individuals co-exist in the natural population. Overall, the book highlights the story of a critically endangered tree species with a unique biological and socio-cultural importance and will serve as a case study and referencefor other similar species both locally and globally.

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        Children's & YA

        I Am Special

        by Nadine Kamal Karrit

        You may be both different and the same as all the other children.This is what this book tackling the Down Syndrome explains, through the story of a child who just wants to be friends with everybody else.

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        Children's & YA

        I Am Not Alone

        by Ramy Tawil

        Maher realizes one day he is an only child with no siblings. He starts to feel a bit lonely, and wishes he had siblings - like his friends and cousins. Luckily, his toys are here and now it’s time to show Maher what it means to be surrounded with brothers and sisters.It’s a heartwarming story that shows how rich and powerful the imagination of an only child can be.

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        January 2020

        John Muir, Updated Edition

        by Natalie Goldstein

        From his early childhood in Dunbar, Scotland, through his wilderness wanderings in the American West, John Muir was always surrounded by natural beauty. Muir was able to use his love for nature to become a famed naturalist and advocate for wilderness preservation. His work and influence would lead to the establishment of Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Club, which began in 1892, making it the oldest environmental organization in the United States. Using Muir's own words, this eBook looks at the events that shaped his life and examines the development of his worldview, his love of nature, and his passion for preservation.

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        Health & Personal Development
        September 2018

        Me: Experience and Transcendence of Life

        by Wang Qingbing

        This book aims at helping people know and acquire self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-cultivation. Starting with the discussion on "individual", the book focuses on analyzing "I", "me", "myself", the unique entity in the world. The author shares personal understanding, thinking, reflection, and experience to communicate with readers about how to recognize self, life, society, and world, as well as how to get along with yourself, the society, and to change the world around you.

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        April 2021

        Abschiede

        by Juan Carlos Onetti, Wilhelm Muster

        Ein etwa vierzigjähriger Mann, ehemaliger Basketballspieler, erscheint in einem Ort in der Sierra, in dem sich Tuberkulosekranke niederlassen und der zur Saison von Vergnügungssüchtigen aufgesucht wird. Er hält sich abseits, scheint sein Kranksein störrisch zu negieren. Einzig die Briefe, die regelmäßig kommen, offensichtlich von zwei verschiedenen Frauen, bringen ihn in die kleine Poststelle, dessen Inhaber die Geschichte erzählt. Als erst die eine, später die andere Frau im Ort erscheinen, richtet sich die skandalbereite Neugier des Erzählers und der Öffentlichkeit auf sie.So einfach das Geschehen in Abschiede zunächst erscheint, ist es von Anfang an von einer Ambivalenz grundiert, die der Erzähler der Geschichte gleichzeitig unterdrückt und hervorbringt.

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        February 2009

        Mexiko

        Ein Reisebegleiter

        by Andreas Drouve

        Andreas Drouve führt durch eine der abwechslungsreichsten Landschaften Lateinamerikas: vom mexikanischen Hochland mit der Hauptstadt geht es ins mondäne Acapulco, zu legendären Stätten der Azteken und Maya, auf die Halbinsel Yucatán, in die Regionen Chiapas und Baja California sowie in entlegene Regenwälder. Wir folgen dabei den Spuren bekannter Persönlichkeiten: Alexander von Humboldt, Frida Kahlo und Diego Rivera, Anna Seghers, James A. Michener, Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, Graham Greene. Wir nehmen die Fährte der Entdecker und Eroberer auf, lassen uns erschüttern von den Berichten des Hernán Cortés und Bartolomé de Las Casas, begleiten Egon Erwin Kisch bei seinen "Entdeckungen in Mexiko" und heben B. Travens "Schatz der Sierra Madre".

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        October 2003

        Law, Politics, and Morality: European Perspectives I.

        Globalisation, Democracy, and Citizenship - Prospects for the European Union.

        by Herausgegeben von Ferrer, Jordi; Herausgegeben von Iglesias, Marisa

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        October 1998

        Che Guevara

        Biographie

        by Jorge G. Castañeda, Christiane Barckhausen-Canale, Sven Dörper, Ursula Gräfe, Udo Rennert

        Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, genannt „Che"", war bereits vor seinem Tod am 8. Oktober 1967 zur Legende geworden, zum Mythos, der Lebensgefühl und Ideologie einer ganzen Generation weltweit maßgeblich geprägt hat. Sein Porträt, auf Postern und T-Shirts gedruckt, war überall zu finden, ob in Versammlungsräumen von Studenten, auf den Straßen oder in den Zimmern der Jugendlichen. Die Biographie von Jorge G. Castañeda beschreibt umfassend und detailliert Che Guevaras Leben, von den bürgerlichen Anfängen in Argentinien bis zum Tod des Guerrillero in Bolivien. Castañedas Buch ist zugleich eine kenntnisreiche Darstellung der Zeitgeschichte Kubas und Lateinamerikas von Beginn der Aufstände in der Sierra Escambray bis zum bolivianischen Abenteuer. Castañeda untersucht die internationalen, weltpolitischen Verflechtungen der kubanischen Revolution und zeigt, wie die diplomatischen und militärischen Aktionen ihrer Protagonisten unser Jahrhundert veränderten. Das größte Symbol der Rebellion der sechziger Jahre steht noch heute, am Ende des Jahrtausends, auch in den Augen der nachfolgenden Jugend für Erneuerung, für die Möglichkeit eines „neuen Menschen“. Als einer der besten Kenner der Zeitgeschichte hat Jorge G. Castañeda zahlreiche unbekannte Quellen auswerten können, private und öffentliche Dokumente aus Lateinamerika und den USA, insbesondere die lange Zeit geheimgehaltenen Dokumente der CIA und des FBI, er hat aktuelle Berichte verarbeitet, eine Vielzahl von persönlichen Interviews mit noch lebenden Freunden und Mitkämpfern geführt. Drei Jahre hat Castañeda sich den Recherchen und der Niederschrift des Buches gewidmet, ist mehrmals nach Kuba gereist, nach Argentinien, Frankreich, Bolivien, nach Moskau, in die USA.

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        October 2016

        My Child and I

        by Thorsten Macha, Franz Petermann

        How is my child developing? Where can I turn for guidance? How can I stimulate my child’s development? Do I actually need to stimulate it? As a parent, what is my role in promoting development? And cares what it’s like for ME? “My Cild and I” addresses parents’ elementary questions on parenthood and the development of their child. It provides a clear summary of what can be expected from a child, what one can hope for, and what the child needs to be protected from. The parents themselves are not forgotten. Parenting young children is a stressful task: the book therefore contains basic recommendations that show how parents can contribute to their child’s development and where the boundaries of appropriate developmental encouragement lie. It also describes the challenges of parenthood and how parents can avoid becoming overwhelmed. Numerous tips help the reader identify and cope with the developmental risks and crises faced by both children and parents. Target Group: Parents of children between the ages of 0 and 6.

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        January 1987

        Die Sklaverei in der Antike

        Geschichte und Probleme

        by Finley, Moses I

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        Science & Mathematics
        April 2022

        Nematodes as Model Organisms

        by Itamar Glazer, David I Shapiro-llan, Paul W. Sternberg

        Nematodes, which are small multi cellular organisms have been used as biological models since the 1960's. The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living nematode, about 1mm in length, that lives in temperate soil environments. It is made up of about 1000 cells, and has a short life cycle of only 2 weeks. It was the first multicellular organism to have its whole genome sequenced. The book includes chapters that summarize the importance of nematodes as model organisms in the fields of genetics, developmental biology, neurobiology, pharmacology, nutrition, ecology and parasitology. Of interest to a broad audience across a wide spectrum of disciplines, the book is useful for biologists working on comparative studies to investigate biological processes across organisms; medical scientists and pharmacologist for exploration of drugs and medicine (including the use of genome editing to eliminate diseases); ecologists considering nematodes as indicators for environment changes; and parasitologists for host-parasite interactions. Many other researchers can use this book as a benchmark for the broad implications of nematology research on other aspects of science.

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