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        Kaspar Hauser’s Brothers and Sisters. In search of the wild man

        by P. J. Blumenthal

        What makes human beings human? Is it a life in society that makes us what we are? We often hear stories of persons who have survived in the wild without social contact or who were supposedly raised by wild animals. Kaspar Hauser is probably the most well-known example, but certainly not the only one. P. J. Blumenthal has taken up the hunt for the “wild man” Homo ferus on the boundary between man and animal.

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      • Fiction
        April 2024

        Moons of Instanbul

        by Sophie Goldberg

        Ventura, a beautiful young Turkish woman, travels to Mexico because her family has arranged her marriage to a fellow Sephardic immigrant. With a trunk full of hopes and traditions, she bravely faces the unknown, as she embarks on a surprising journey to start a new life, far from her homeland. The arrival, the nostalgia, the heart-wrenching uprooting and the adoption of a new homeland will mark her adventure as a migrant, until the long-awaited return to Turkey. Ventura will live each event with intensity and will season her days with the aromas, flavors, rhythms, colors and proverbs from the Far East. Amid recipes and customs inherited from her ancient culture, she will find the best antidote to homesickness, even if her memory cannot forget the Moons of Istanbul.

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        1976

        Goldberg-Variationen

        Hörspieltexte mit Materialien

        by Dieter Kühn

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        September 2003

        Briefe von einer imaginären Reise

        Roman

        by Lea Goldberg, Lydia Böhmer

        Eine junge Frau, Ruth, flieht im Herbst 1934 vor einer unglücklichen Liebe. Aus Berlin, Köln, Brüssel, Brügge, Ostende, Paris und Marseille schreibt sie an Immanuel, den Mann, den sie mehr liebt als er sie. Doch sie reist nur in der Phantasie in diese Städte, es sind Briefe von einer imaginären Reise. Die Stationen der Reise sind in diesen Schilderungen als reale wie als geistige Orte präsent, Beobachtungen aus dem nazistischen Berlin etwa mischen sich mit Gedanken zur Literatur und Kunst und vielem mehr. Die persönliche Liebesgeschichte verbindet sich mit scharfsichtigen Beschreibungen vom Europa Mitte der dreißiger Jahre – es ist auch der Herbst Europas vor der großen Katastrophe. So sprechen diese Briefe nicht nur von der unglücklichen Liebe Ruths zu Immanuel, sondern auch von der großen unglücklichen Liebe vieler Juden zur europäischen Kultur. Die Gewißheit des notwendigen Abschieds durchzieht diesen poetischen, klugen, melancholischen Roman in Briefen – zuerst veröffentlicht 1936/37, kurz nach Lea Goldbergs Einwanderung ins damalige Palästina.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2015

        Men, ideas and tanks

        British military thought and armoured forces, 1903?39

        by J. P. Harris

        Men, ideas and tanks reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. Great Britain was the nation which first developed the tank, first used it in action and first gained dramatic results by employment. The British continued to be world leaders in the field of mechanised warfare until the early 1930s. J. P. Harris offers strikingly new interpretations of the early history of British armoured forces and explains why Great Britain had lost the lead by the outbreak of the Second World War. Available in paperback once more, this work will be of interest to all those concerned with British military history in the first half of the twentieth century, with the history of mechanised warfare and with the history of military thought. ;

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        The environment
        May 1997

        Phosphorus Loss from Soil to Water

        by Edited by H Tunney, P C Brookes, A E Johnston

        Phosphorus is an essential element for plant growth and its input has long been recognised as necessary to maintain profitable crop production. However, phosphorus inputs can also increase the biological activity of surface waters and this can lead to the destruction of such aquatic ecosystems. Advanced eutrophication of surface water leads to problems with its use for fisheries, recreation, industry and drinking, due to the increased growth of undesirable algae and aquatic weeds, and oxygen shortages caused by their death and decomposition. It is therefore important to have a good understanding of the causes and mode of phosphorus loss from soil to water, to enable the problems to be controlled and managed. This book has been developed from an international workshop held in Ireland in late 1995. It is the first comprehensive consideration of the topic, and many leading researchers in the area have contributed to it. It is essential reading for all soil scientists and freshwater biologists, as well as for environmentalists, ecologists and agriculturalists concerned with sustainable land management and pollution. The book is also recommended to fisheries managers, fertilizer manufacturers and biologists working for water utilities.

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        Geography & the Environment
        August 2022

        Key Questions in Environmental Toxicology

        A Study and Revision Guide

        by J P F D'Mello

        Key Questions in Environmental Toxicology is designed as a self-study tool for undergraduate students. Questions review the origin, characterization and environmental distribution of major pollutants, followed by their absorption and metabolic disposition in living organisms. They address implications for the development of cancer, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary dysfunction and neurological conditions in relation to gaseous pollutants, particulates, persistent organic compounds and radioactive emissions, then cover the impact of pollutants on biodiversity, food safety, and water contamination. This book: - Covers toxicology from human morbidity, ecological impact and biodiversity perspectives, and emphasises the impact of diverse organic pollutants in worsening these interconnected phenomena, leading to wider environmental emergencies; - Provides a selection of fill-in-the-gap, multiple choice and short answer question types for students to vary their learning and enhance motivation; - Includes full answer rationales, allowing students to gain true insight into the subject. Providing support to programmes across environmental science, ecology and human health, and covering all the major biological toxins and pollutants as well as unintended consequences of actions designed to improve outcomes, this book may be used in conjunction with the companion volume Introduction to Environmental Toxicology.

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        September 2010

        Lea Goldberg

        Lehrjahre in Deutschland 1930–1933

        by Weiss, Yfaat

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        October 2001

        Israelis in Berlin

        by Ruth Achlama, Fania Oz-Salzberger

        Von Berlin geht eine Faszination aus, die bis nach Israel ausstrahlt. Immer mehr jüngere Israelis zieht es heute in die alt-neue deutsche Hauptstadt. Geht man dieser Faszination nach, begibt man sich auf einen Weg, der ins Zentrum der vielfältig verflochtenen und gebrochenen jüdischen und deutschen Geschichte führt. Weder das Berlin der Weimarer Republik noch die Hauptstadt des 'Dritten Reichs' ist von der historisch-imaginären Landkarte Israels wegzudenken. Tausende von gebürtigen Berlinern sind Israelis geworden, prägende hebräische Schriftsteller wie Lea Goldberg und S. J. Agnon haben entscheidende Jahre in Berlin verbracht. Israel hat auch eine Berliner, eine europäische Vergangenheit. Die israelische Historikerin Fania Oz-Salzberger hat ein Jahr in Berlin gelebt und sich mit den eigenen gemischten Gefühlen wie mit denen anderer Israelis zu diesem gleichermaßen realen und imaginären Ort auseinandergesetzt. Wie Erich Kästners Emil, einem Helden ihrer Kindheitsbücher, entdeckt sie bei ihrer Reise durch Berlin vieles, was ihr die eigene Welt neu erschließt, ihre Wahrnehmung für bestimmende Momente des israelischen kulturellen Codes schärft. Lebendig und erhellend erzählt sie von Begegnungen in und mit Berlin, von den Erfahrungen und Familienerinnerungen einzelner, viele individuelle Geschichten, die eine Welt wiederauferstehen lassen, die es nicht mehr gibt und die doch fortwirkt – ein Erbe, das Israelis und Deutsche heute zugleich dauerhaft verbindet und trennt.

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        Public health & preventive medicine
        September 2013

        Geographic Health Data

        Fundamental Techniques for Analysis

        by Daniel W Goldberg, Kevin A Henry, Chetan Tiwari, Nathaniel Bell, Andrew J Curtis, Jin Chen, Tarek Rashed, Christopher Saarnak, Jarvis Chen. Edited by Francis P Boscoe.

        Focussing on proven techniques for most real-world data sets, this book presents an overview of the analysis of health data involving a geographic component, in a way that is accessible to any health scientist or student comfortable with large data sets and basic statistics, but not necessarily with any specialized training in geographic information systems (GIS). Providing clear, straightforward explanations with worldwide examples and solutions, the book describes applications of GIS in disaster response.

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        June 2012

        Die UdSSR und die deutsche Frage 1941–1949. Dokumente aus russischen Archiven. 4 Bände. Bearb. und hrsg. von Jochen P. Laufer / Georgij P. Kynin unter Mitarbeit von Viktor Knoll (Bd. 1–3) / Kathrin König (Bd. 4) / Reinhard Preuß (Bd. 4).

        Bd. 1: 22. Juni 1941 – 8. Mai 1945. Tab., Abb.; CXVI, 715 S.; Bd. 2: 9. Mai 1945 – 3. Oktober 1946. Tab., Abb.; CXLVIII, 805 S.; Bd. 3: 6. Oktober 1946 – 15. Juni 1948. Tab., Abb.; CXVI, 780 S.; Bd. 4: 18. Juni 1948 – 5. November 1949. CXXX, 736 S.

        by Herausgegeben von Laufer, Jochen P.; Herausgegeben von Kynin, Georgij P.; Mitherausgeber Knoll, Viktor

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        1995

        Das P-Prinzip

        Naturgesetze im Rechnenden Raum

        by Herbert W Franke

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        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        April 2017

        Fish Viruses and Bacteria

        Pathobiology and Protection

        by Patrick T K Woo, Rocco C Cipriano

        Taking a disease-based approach, Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. The book covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases which can become huge threats to local fish populations in new geographical regions if transported there via infected fish or eggs. A concise but thorough reference work, this book: - Covers key viral and bacterial diseases of notable fish species; - Reviews major well-established piscine pathogens as well as new, emerging and notifiable diseases; and - Contains the most up-to-date research contributed by a team of over fifty world experts. An invaluable bench book for fish health consultants, veterinarians and all those wanting instant access to information, this book is also a useful textbook for students specializing in fish health and research scientists initiating fish disease research programmes. ; Taking a disease-based approach, this book focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. It covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases. ; 1: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus, Arun K. Dhar, Scott LaPatra, Andrew Orry and F.C. Thomas Allnutt 2: Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus, Jo-Ann C. Leong and Gael Kurath 3: Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus, John S. Lumsden 4: Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis and European Catfish Virus, Paul Hick, Ellen Ariel and Richard Whittington 5: Oncogenic Viruses: Oncorhynchus masou Virus and Cyprinid Herpesvirus, Mamoru Yoshimizu, Hisae Kasai, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Nanako Sano and Motohiko Sano 6: Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Knut Falk and Maria Aamelfot 7: Spring Viraemia of Carp, Peter Dixon and David Stone 8: Channel Catfish Viral Disease, Larry A. Hanson and Lester H. Khoo 9: Largemouth Bass Viral Disease, Rodman G. Getchell and Geoffrey H. Groocock 10: Koi Herpesvirus Disease, Keith Way and Peter Dixon 11: Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Anna Toffan 12: Iridoviral Diseases: Red Sea Bream Iridovirus and White Sturgeon Iridovirus, Yasuhiko Kawato, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Kazuhiro Nakajima,Thomas Waltzek and Richard Whittington 13: Alphaviruses in Salmonids, Marius Karlsen and Renate Johansen 14: Aeromonas salmonicida and A. hydrophila, Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir and Bryndis Bjornsdottir 15: Edwardsiella spp., Matt J. Griffin, Terrence E. Greenway and David J. Wise 16: Flavobacterium spp.: F. psychrophilum, F. columnare and F. branchiophilum, Thomas P. Loch and Mohamed Faisal 17: Francisella noatunensis, Esteban M. Soto and John P. Hawke 18: Mycobacterium spp., David T. Gauthier and Martha W. Rhodes 19: Photobacterium damselae, John P. Hawke 20: Piscirickettsia salmonis, Jerri Bartholomew, Kristen D. Arkush and Esteban M. Soto 21: Renibacterium salmoninarum, Diane G. Elliott 22: Streptococcus iniae and S. agalactiae, Craig A. Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu and Esteban M. Soto 23: Vibriosis: Vibrio anguillarum, V. ordalii and Aliivibrio salmonicida, Alicia E. Toranzo, Beatriz Magariños and Ruben Avendaño-Herrera 24: Weissella ceti, Timothy J. Welch, David P. Marancik and Christopher M. Good 25: Yersinia ruckeri, Michael Ormsby and Robert Davies

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