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        1989

        Geschrieben auf Bonaparte

        Beethovens "Eroica": Revolution, Reaktion, Rezeption

        by Geck, Martin; Schleuning, Peter

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        January 2003

        Das Napoleon-Spiel

        Roman

        by Christoph Hein

        »Äußerst geschickt hat Hein die Köder einer Krimigeschichte ausgelegt. Ein gewisser Bernhard Bagnall ist ermordet worden, Umstände und Motiv der Tat liegen noch im Dunkel. In seinem an den Advokaten gerichteten Schreiben steht der Täter, selbst ein forensisch erfahrener Jurist, durchaus zu seiner Tat, versucht seinem Anwaltskollegen aber klarzumachen, daß dieser Mord weder strafrechtlich noch moralisch als Mord zu werten ist. Es handelt sich um eine völlig logische Operation, vergleichbar einem napoleonischen Feldzug im Kleinformat. Wenn niemand dem strategischen Spieler Napoleon übelnimmt, daß er Hunderttausende seiner Soldaten sinnlos in den Tod geschickt hat, mit welchem Recht will man ihm, argumentiert der Spieler, aus dem Tod eines einzigen Menschen einen Strick drehen?« Lothar Baier,Süddeutsche Zeitung

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        2019

        When a Virus Defeated Napoleon

        How nature makes history

        by Sebastian Jutzi

        Humans write history, but nature and coincidence often play a significant part in making history. The weather, volcanoes, celestial bodies, pathogens: all of them can influence historical events. In 413 BC, a lunar eclipse contributed to the defeat of the Athenians by Syracuse. In 1802, Napoleon’s soldiers on Saint-Domingue, the Haiti of today, were carried off in their thousands by yellow fever; the slave revolt that the troops had been sent to suppress succeeded, and the island declared itself independent in 1804. Nature not only makes history, it can also contribute to the understanding of history. For example, the route that the Carthaginians took over the Alps was only revealed recently by the discovery of ancient manure – not too surprising since Hannibal was accompanied by an estimated 10,000 horses. Sebastian Jutzi relates these and many other (hi)stories in a knowledgeable, entertaining and informative way – a treasure trove for anyone who wants to get to know history from an “unusual” perspective.

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        June 2018

        Alea Aquarius 4 Teil 1. Die Macht der Gezeiten

        by Tanya Stewner, Guido Frommelt, Jonatan Frieden, Laura Maire, Frank Gustavus, Claudia Carls

        Das große Meermädchen-Abenteuer geht weiter – Teil 1 des vierten Bandes! Auf der Flucht vor Doktor Orion segelt die Alpha Cru nach Norwegen, wo eine Bohrinsel leckgeschlagen ist. Können Alea und die Magischen eine Ölkatastrophe verhindern? Wird sie die Walwanderin treffen und mit den Meerkindern einen Weg finden, die magische Unterwasserwelt vom Virus zu befreien? Der erste Teil des vierten Bandes der Meermädchen-Saga Alea Aquarius von Bestseller-Autorin Tanya Stewner, vielstimmig interpretiert von Hörbuchpreis-Trägerin Laura Maire. Alle Bände der Reihe auch als CD verfügbar: Band 1: Der Ruf des Wassers Band 2: Die Farben des Meeres Band 3: Das Geheimnis der Ozeane Band 4: Die Macht der Gezeiten (Teil 1 und 2) Band 5: Die Botschaft des Regens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 6: Der Fluss des Vergessens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 7: Im Bannkreis des Schwurs (Teil 1 und 2) Band 8: Der Gesang der Wale (Teil 1 und 2) Weitere Geschichten zur Bestseller-Reihe für jüngere Hörer*innen ab 5: Die Magie der Nixen Ein Lied für die Gilfen Weihnachten mit der Alpha Cru Die Kraft der Wasserkobolde Das erste original Song-Album mit der Alpha-Cru-Musik: Alea Aquarius. Die Songs

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        October 2019

        Alea Aquarius 5 Teil 1. Die Botschaft des Regens

        by Tanya Stewner, Guido Frommelt, Tanya Stewner, Jonatan Frieden, Laura Maire, Frank Gustavus, Claudia Carls

        Bleib du selbst und schütze, was du liebst! Nachdem sie den Fängen von Doktor Orion knapp entkommen sind, setzt die Alpha Cru auf der Suche nach Aleas Mutter die Segel in Richtung Frankreich. Bei einem Tauchgang rettet Alea den bewusstlosen Nixenprinz Cassaras aus dem Ärmelkanal. Durch giftigen Dünger hat sich dort eine Todeszone ohne Sauerstoff ausgebreitet. Alea ist fassungslos! Ob sie mithilfe ihrer Mutter und ihrer Freunde der Rettung der Meerwelt einen Schritt näher kommen kann? Der erste Teil des fünften Bandes der Meermädchen-Saga von Bestseller-Autorin Tanya Stewner, vielstimmig interpretiert von Hörbuchpreis-Trägerin Laura Maire. Alle Bände der Reihe auch als CD verfügbar: Band 1: Der Ruf des Wassers Band 2: Die Farben des Meeres Band 3: Das Geheimnis der Ozeane Band 4: Die Macht der Gezeiten (Teil 1 und 2) Band 5: Die Botschaft des Regens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 6: Der Fluss des Vergessens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 7: Im Bannkreis des Schwurs (Teil 1 und 2) Band 8: Der Gesang der Wale (Teil 1 und 2) Weitere Geschichten zur Bestseller-Reihe für jüngere Hörer*innen ab 5: Die Magie der Nixen Ein Lied für die Gilfen Weihnachten mit der Alpha Cru Die Kraft der Wasserkobolde Das erste original Song-Album mit der Alpha-Cru-Musik: Alea Aquarius. Die Songs

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        2019

        Historical Essays. Volume 1

        by Ivan Lysiak-Rudnytskyi

        The first volume of "Historical Essays" includes works on methodological issues of medieval and early modern history of Ukraine, intellectual history, as well as Ukrainian-Russian, Ukrainian-Polish and Ukrainian - Jewish relations over the centuries. A special place in the book is occupied by studies devoted to the analysis of the concepts of Ukrainian political thinkers of the era of the "national revival" of the 19th century.

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        The Arts
        February 2024

        John Ford's America

        by Jeffrey Richards

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        Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
        2019

        The Girl with a Teddy Bear. Doctor Seraficus

        by V. Domontovych

        This book contains two of the most famous works of V. Domontovych. One of them is an engaging and somewhat extravagant novel The Girl with a Teddy Bear that describes the love of a sagacious teacher and his rebellious student. The novel is also a brilliant example of intellectual prose about the changing cultural orientations and the tragic personal conflict of a person destined to live in the time of change. The second one is Doctor Seraficus. It is the story of a strange and infantile ascetic professor who preaches a peculiar sort of “Don Juanism in reverse”: the desire to love all women and denounce all of them simultaneously.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2025

        Material masculinities

        Men and goods in eighteenth-century England

        by Ben Jackson

        Material Masculinities examines the material and consumer practices of over 1000 men from the middling and upper ranks of eighteenth-century society, c.1650-1850. It draws upon evidence from over 35 archives and museum collections to detail how material objects were integral for men in forming identities and shaping experiences. For men of all social ranks, ages, and geographic locations, material knowledge was imperative for masculine social identities to operate in a commercial society. Before the centralised factory and widespread mass-produced goods, men personalised and repaired their goods; products were shaped by men's attitudes and concerns. Objects were tools in men's identity formation and the exercise of social and gendered power. There was a reciprocal relationship between men and goods in this period; men were active agents of material and commercial change driving product and aesthetic innovation.

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        Four five read volume one

        by Yang Qiduo

        Volume 1: introduction to reading, introduction to literacy methods, 1-10 lessons, introduction to 88 Chinese characters, 166 words, 22 short sentences, 10 long sentences, literacy card.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        November 2021

        Encountering The Book of Margery Kempe

        by Laura Kalas, Laura Varnam, David Matthews, Anke Bernau, James Paz

        This innovative critical volume brings the study of Margery Kempe into the twenty-first century. Structured around four categories of 'encounter' - textual, internal, external and performative - the volume offers a capacious exploration of The Book of Margery Kempe, characterised by multiple complementary and dissonant approaches. It employs a multiplicity of scholarly and critical lenses, including the intertextual history of medieval women's literary culture, medical humanities, history of science, digital humanities, literary criticism, oral history, the global Middle Ages, archival research and creative re-imagining. Revealing several new discoveries about Margery Kempe and her Book in its global contexts, and offering multiple ways of reading the Book in the modern world, it will be an essential companion for years to come.

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        Microbiology (non-medical)
        January 1972

        Microfungi, part I - V

        by S J Hughes

        Mycological papers parts 1 to 5 on microfungi.

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        Biography & True Stories
        November 2024

        Walking in the dark

        James Baldwin, my father and I

        by Douglas Field

        A moving exploration of the life and work of the celebrated American writer, blending biography and memoir with literary criticism. Since James Baldwin's death in 1987, his writing - including The Fire Next Time, one of the manifestoes of the Civil Rights Movement, and Giovanni's Room, a pioneering work of gay fiction - has only grown in relevance. Douglas Field was introduced to Baldwin's essays and novels by his father, who witnessed the writer's debate with William F. Buckley at Cambridge University in 1965. In Walking in the dark, he embarks on a journey to unravel his life-long fascination and to understand why Baldwin continues to enthral us decades after his death. Tracing Baldwin's footsteps in France, the US and Switzerland, and digging into archives, Field paints an intimate portrait of the writer's life and influence. At the same time, he offers a poignant account of coming to terms with his father's Alzheimer's disease. Interweaving Baldwin's writings on family, illness, memory and place, Walking in the dark is an eloquent testament to the enduring power of great literature to illuminate our paths.

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