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March 2015Pechrabenschwarz
Roman
by Renata Adler, Helga Huisgen
In Pechrabenschwarz erzählt Renata Adler mit kühner Raffinesse von Kate und ihrem Wagnis, sie selbst zu sein. Denn Kate befindet sich in einer Beziehung zu einem verheirateten Mann. Und die Widersprüchlichkeiten häufen sich, im Kopf und anderswo, bis sie die junge Frau zur Flucht aus New York treiben, mitten in die pechrabenschwarze Nacht im irischen Nirgendwo … Renata Adlers Sound – im selben Moment nüchtern und sublim – ist unverkennbar. Dieser Sound machte ihren von der deutschen Kritik gefeierten Erstling Rennboot zu der Wiederentdeckung der letzten Jahre und Adler zu einem brandneuen Klassiker.
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October 1979Rennboot
Roman
by Renata Adler, Marianne Frisch, Helga Huisgen
Renata Adler, geboren 1938 in Mailand, studierte in Harvard und an der Sorbonne. Sie arbeitete für den New Yorker und die New York Times. Zeit ihres Lebens ist sie eine streitbare Figur des amerikanischen Kulturlebens.
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March 2014Rennboot
Roman
by Renata Adler, Marianne Frisch
Renata Adler ist Kult, ihre Stimme unwiderstehlich und »Rennboot« die Wiederentdeckung des Jahres. Daran lässt die Reaktion der Presse in den USA keinen Zweifel, als Adlers Debütroman im Frühjahr 2013 nach mehr als dreißig Jahren neu aufgelegt wird. Denn Jen Fain, die Hauptfigur, schlägt jeden mit ihrem Ton in den Bann. Ob spielerische Dates ohne Folgen, New Yorker Partys, mondäne Kurzurlaube oder das tägliche Abmühen als Journalistin – Jens Aufzeichnungen beschwören auf scharfsinnige und charmante Weise das urbane Leben einer jungen, unabhängigen Frau.
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October 2023Die Küstenkommissarin 1. Der Tote am Leuchtturm
by Jonas Brandt, Vera Teltz
Am Ostseestrand zwischen Dünen und Kiefernwäldern lauert der Tod Im Schatten des Leuchtturms Dahmeshöved wird unter einer Segeljacht die Leiche eines Jugendlichen gefunden. Kommissarin Frida Beck und ihr Partner Deniz Yilmaz von der Kripo Lübeck übernehmen den Fall. Rasch finden sie heraus, dass der Vater des Opfers sich an der Küste durch den Kauf von Immobilien Feinde gemacht hat. Vor allem ein Nachbar, der seit Jahren Leuchtturmführungen für Touristen anbietet, ist nicht gut auf ihn zu sprechen. Als ein weiterer Toter in Dahmeshöved entdeckt wird, erkennt die Kommissarin, dass die Mordserie noch nicht zu Ende ist ... Ein atmosphärischer Urlaubskrimi für alle Ostsee-Liebhaber:innen - spannungsreich gelesen von Vera Teltz!
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FictionEstepicursor (Steppicursor)
by Marcelo Vera
After the collapse of her life as a couple and the breakdown of her expectations and projects, she desperately needs a place, something or someone to hold onto so as not to remain like a rolling plant at the mercy of the wind. With a simple, profound prose and full of references to popular culture, the Argentine author Marcelo Vera continues to deepen the narrative of the loss. After the publication of his first novel, Solo, and the poem El glitter de los solitarios, he experiments with the loneliness of a separation, the failure of motherhood and the fragility of illusion.
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January 2018Luis und Lotte. Beste Freunde für immer
Vorlesegeschichten für starke Kindergartenkinder:
by Seltmann, Christian
Ein Vorlesebuch voller origineller Geschichten aus dem Kindergartenalltag! Luis ist neu in der Gruppe. Zum Glück zeigt Lotte ihm alles und die beiden werden ziemlich beste Freunde. Zusammen mit Pia, Flora, Eddie und Moritz sind sie mal mutig, trotzig, ängstlich oder richtig stark. Sie kümmern sich um die Kleinen, setzen sich füreinander ein, streiten und versöhnen sich. So wird jeder Kita-Tag zu einem kleinen, besonderen Abenteuer!
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June 2018Die allerbeste Prinzessin
by Poznanski, Ursula / Illustrated by Büchner, SaBine
An innovative & different princess story! • The three princesses love to quarrel • Original and incredibly witty • Written by Ursula Poznanski and stunning illustrations by Sabine Büchner • Translation Grant! Bianca, Violetta and Rosalind are three adorable princesses. But they share a tiny quirk: they love to argue! One day a visitor asks for entrance into the castle. Prince Waldomir doesn’t enjoy hunting dragons anymore and rather prefers to get married know. Of course each princess is convinced to be the best choice and the prince’s one and only. So a rat race is launched before they have even met the puny prince for the first time…
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November 2023Die Küstenkommissarin 2. Tod in der Bucht
by Jonas Brandt, Vera Teltz, Patrick Ehrlich, Sarah Schwardt
Ein Fall für Kommissarin Frida Beck: In den Tiefen der Ostsee ruhen tödliche Geheimnisse In der Hohwachter Bucht liegt ein lebloser Mann in voller Taucherausrüstung. War es ein Unfall oder Mord? Frida Beck und Deniz Yilmaz nehmen die Ermittlung im mondänen Niendorfer Tauchclub auf. Wie sich herausstellt, bietet der Club illegale Touren zu historischen Wracks an. Die Kommissarin vermutet, dass der Tote Kunstschätze geschmuggelt hat und mit einem Konkurrenten aneinandergeraten ist. Doch als kurz darauf eine weitere Tote gefunden wird, muss Frida erkennen, dass sie einer falschen Spur gefolgt ist … Ein atmosphärischer Urlaubskrimi für alle Ostsee-Liebhaber:innen - spannungsreich gelesen von Vera Teltz!
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Humanities & Social SciencesThe Gospel of Prosperity
Literary and critical perspectives about the science of getting right quick
by Luis Miguel Estrada
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.
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The ArtsJanuary 2018The Flower of Evil: Illustration Art of Aubrey Beardsley
by by Aubrey Beardsley Edited by Wei Junlin
This title collects illustrations, posters, and design works of Aubrey Beardsley, the characteristic illustrator in the 19th century. It is the most complete collection of his works in China, edited by Mr. Wei Junlin, painter and researcher of Beardsley.
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Children's & YAJuly 2019Buchstabendschungel
by Poznanski, Ursula / Illustrated by Büchner, SaBine
Help the animals to find their letters ... easy as ABC!• By best-selling author Ursula Poznanski• Get a first feeling for letters and words!• Humorously illustrated, with funny details!After a big storm in the jungle, the little monkey collects many funny-looking things. “That are letters,” knows the smart parrot. “Somebody must have lost them”. And indeed, monkey and parrot come across strange animals that seem like something is missing. A "iger", a "nake", a "at" … An exciting letter story for reading aloud and early reading, guessing and poetizing by yourself!
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The Falling of Cardinal Points
by Luis Fayad Naffah
“The sayid Abderrahud spoke of the fortune that his son was going to seek, but warned him that he was thinking not only of the fortune of money but above all of tranquility and joy”. La caída de los puntos cardinales dares to imagine the journey of a group of Lebanese teenagers who, by chance, arrive in Colombia at the end of the 19th century. Traversed by a series of violent conflicts on both sides of the ocean, by the adaptation to life in the cities, the slow and confusing consolidation of the State, and the longing for technical and industrial progress, the novel accompanies the characters as they establish themselves in the social and commercial sphere of Bogota's middle class. In this story converge the different ways in which love matures and the friendships of those who migrate grow around the table and the game. For the characters, the learning and stumbling blocks of living in another language intermingle with the urgencies of the present, and the ties with the country of origin cool down and become knotted again in the nostalgia for the passing of time and the longing to live the best life possible. The impact of Lebanese migration to Colombia is in the language, manners and gastronomy of different parts of the country, but the stories of those who crossed the sea and made it their new home are not part of our everyday knowledge. This novel by Luis Fayad reminds us of the power of those lives, in Puerto Colombia and Teusaquillo, in Valle del Cauca and carrera séptima in Bogotá, with a subtle and sharp writing, to integrate them back into an idea of country.”
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March 2025Illustrated Garden Glossary
by Enid Mayfield
The Illustrated Garden Glossary is a comprehensive glossary of over 1000 terms related to gardening and horticulture, each supported by superb colour illustrations to aid understanding. The topics covered include plant classification, morphology and growth; plants from seeds; propagation; soil; compost; planting systems; pruning; pests and diseases; water and more. The glossary also explores terms relating to the history of gardens, from ancient Greece and Egypt, to gardens across Asia and the Middle East, and through to our modern-day urban farms. The Illustrated Garden Glossary is a must-have reference for gardeners, plant scientists, horticulturalists, students, libraries, ecologists and urban farmers.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2015Hatless
by Lateefa Buti / Illustrated by Doha Al Khteeb
Kuwaiti children’s book author Lateefa Buti’s well-crafted and beautifully illustrated children’s book, Hatless, encourages children (ages 6-9) to think independently and challenge rigid traditions and fixed rituals with innovation and creativity. The main character is a young girl named Hatless who lives in the City of Hats. Here, all of the people are born with hats that cover their heads and faces. The world inside of their hats is dark, silent, and odorless. Hatless feels trapped underneath her own hat. She wants to take off her hat, but she is afraid, until she realizes that whatever frightening things exist in the world around her are there whether or not she takes off her hat to see them. So Hatless removes her hat. As Hatless takes in the beauty of her surroundings, she cannot help but talk about what she sees, hears, and smells. The other inhabitants of the city ostracize her because she has become different from them. It is not long before they ask her to leave the City of Hats. Rather than giving up or getting angry, Hatless feels sad for her friends and neighbors who are afraid to experience the world outside of their hats. She comes up with an ingenious solution: if given another chance, she will wear a hat as long it is one she makes herself. The people of the City of Hats agree, so Hatless weaves a hat that covers her head and face but does not prevent her from seeing the outside world. She offers to loan the hat to the other inhabitants of the city. One by one, they try it on and are enchanted by the beautiful world around them. Since then, no child has been born wearing a hat. The people celebrate by tossing their old hats in the air. By bravely embracing these values, Hatless improves her own life and the lives of her fellow citizens. Buti’s language is eloquent and clear. She strikes a skilled narrative balance between revealing Hatless’s inner thoughts and letting the story unfold through her interactions with other characters. Careful descriptions are accompanied by beautiful illustrations that reward multiple readings of the book.
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December 1983
Morels Erfindung
Roman. Mit einem Nachwort von Jorge Luis Borges. Aus dem Spanischen übersetzt von Karl August Horst
by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Karl August Horst, Jorge Luis Borges
Adolfo Bioy Casares wurde am 15. September 1914 in Buenos Aires (Argentinien) geboren. 1932 lernte er im Haus der Essayistin und Literaturkritikerin Victoria Ocampo Jorge Luis Borges kennen und zwei Jahre darauf seine spätere Frau Silvina Ocampo, die ihn gemeinsam mit Borges überzeugte, sein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften und der Philosophie aufzugeben und sich ganz der Literatur zu widmen. 1940 veröffentlichte er La invención de Morel (dt. Morels Erfindung, Neuübersetzung von 2003), sein wohl bekanntester Roman und inzwischen ein Klassiker der phantastischen Literatur. 1954, das Jahr in dem seine einzige Tochter, Marta, geboren wurde, veröffentlichte er El sueño de los héroes (dt. Der Traum der Helden), einen seiner durch Thematik, Sprach- und Lokalkolorit »argentinischen« Romane. Unter den gemeinsamen Pseudonymen H. Bustos Domecq und B. Suárez Lynch verfaßte er mit Borges zusammen zahlreiche Erzählungen, unter anderem die Kriminalgeschichten Seis problemas para don Isidro Parodi (dt. Sechs Aufgaben für Don Isidro Parodi). 1990 erhielt Bioy Casares den bedeutendsten Literaturpreis der spanischsprachigen Welt: den Premio Cervantes. Er starb 1999 in Buenos Aires.
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Agronomy & crop productionNovember 2011Crop Stress Management and Global Climate Change
by Edited by Jose Luis Araus, Gustavo A Slafer.
Climate change is a diverse, multifactorial phenomenon, meaning that the agronomic strategies needed are case-specific and will have regional differences. This book provides an integrated view of the challenges and opportunities that will face agriculture in the future as a result of climate change. It discusses how the stresses resulting from climate change can be overcome by assessing, measuring and predicting environmental changes and stresses, identifying opportunities and adapting to change and responding to multifactorial change. Challenges and potential strategies that might be taken to overcome these are illustrated using a number of case studies. Climate change will pose many challenges to agriculture in the future, but by taking an integrative approach to predicting and adapting to change, this book will inspire researchers to turn those challenges into opportunities.
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Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniquesSeptember 2000Grazing Ecology and Forest History
by Edited by Franciscus W M Vera
It is a widely held belief that a climax vegetation of closed forest systems covered the lowlands of Central and Western Europe before humans intervened in prehistoric times to develop agriculture. If this intervention had not taken place, it would still be there and so if left, the grassland vegetation and fields we see today would revert to its natural closed forest state, although with a reduced number of wild species. This book challenges this view, using examples from history, pollen analyses and studies on the ecology of tree and shrub species such as oak and hazel. It tests the hypotheses that the climax vegetation is a closed canopy forest against the alternative one in which species composition and succession of vegetation were governed by herbivores and that the Central and Western European lowlands were covered by a park-like landscape consisting of grasslands, scrub, solitary trees and groves bordered by a mantle and fringe vegetation. Comparative information from North America is also included, because the forests there are commonly regarded as being analogous to the primeval vegetation in Europe. This title is a revised, updated and expanded translation of book published in Dutch.
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April 2017Vera
Erzählungen 1912
by Bunin, Iwan / Russisch Trottenberg, Dorothea; Herausgegeben von Grob, Thomas
