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May 2011Als ich unter Sternen schlief
by Pius Alibek, Cecilia Dreymueller
Ein Lebensweg vom Orient in den Westen, lebendig und farbig erzählt wie ein Roman – eine Geschichte von glücklicher Kindheitsheimat, Entwurzelung und vitalem Neuanfang. Seine Kindheit im gerade in die Unabhängigkeit entlassenen Irak der 50er Jahre gleicht einer orientalischen Erzählung: Pius wächst behütet und abenteuerlich zugleich mit elf Geschwistern in einer Familie auf, die der ältesten christlichen Gemeinde angehört und ihre eigenen Traditionen bewahrt; seine Muttersprache ist das biblische Aramäisch. Im großen Familienclan werden die Gesetze der Gastfreundschaft und des Respekts für den anderen gelebt. Die friedliche Gemeinschaft verschiedener Völker – Araber, Kurden, Armenier und Turkomanen – im Norden des Iraks wird zu einer entscheidenden Prägung für ihn. Doch es sind die Jahre, in denen sich Saddam Husseins Baath-Partei des Iraks bemächtigt. Die Familie flieht in den Süden, erlebt das Exil im eigenen Land. Widerstandsgeist und Religiosität bringen Pius ins Priesterseminar, die Zustände im Jesuitenkolleg und die Enttäuschung über theologische Engstirnigkeit vertreiben ihn jedoch bald. Er ergreift die Chance, englische Literatur in Bagdad zu studieren. Bei einem Studienaufenthalt in London verliebt er sich in ein katalanisches Mädchen: eine Explosion der Sinne nach der Dürre der Seminarzeit. Doch erst durch die Begegnung mit den Wundern und Schrecken der Wüste, die er während seines Militärdienstes kennenlernt, reift der junge Mann zu seiner wahren Bestimmung heran. Ein Überraschungserfolg in Katalonien, wochenlang Platz 1 der Bestsellerliste. »Dies ist reine erzählerische Energie.« Jaume Cabré
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MedicineDecember 2021Fasciolosis
by John Pius Dalton
Fasciolosis is a major global infection of livestock causing both huge losses to the agricultural community and affecting human health as a food-borne disease. Fully updated throughout, this new edition continues to cover the life cycle, biology, and development of the parasite; clinical pathology, immunology, diagnosis and vaccine development; and emergence, cause and mechanisms of drug resistance. It reviews the temperate liver fluke Fasciola hepatica, together with molecular, biochemical, control, and epidemiologial aspects of the tropical liver fluke F. gigantica. Many fundamental advances have taken place in the last two decades, but of particular importance has been the mapping of the draft genome of Fasciola. In addition, comprehensive advances in transcriptomics, proteomics and glycomics have been made, and the book therefore pays particular attention to these developments with the addition of brand-new chapters. Also covering the impact these parasites have had on the global human population, their distribution and their ecology, this book provides a comprehensive and accessible resource for scientists, researchers and students of medical and veterinary parasitology.
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Children's & young adult fiction & true stories201536 and 6 Cats
by Halyna Vdovychenko
36 and 6 cats — that’s exactly how many fluffy tailed creatures appeared in front of Mrs. Krepova’s apartment on one rainy evening. The stubborn woman was reluctant to welcome the strangers in her house, but everything changed when the feline, sphinx-like Baroness appeared and completely won her heart. Neither Mrs. Krepova nor her nephew Stas could have ever imagined the outcome of the invasion of their small apartment by 36 adult cats and 6 small kittens.
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Fear and Valor in Six Days: : An Israeli Soldier's Testemonial in Perspective
by Yehuda Reves
Fear and Valor in Six Days: An Israeli Soldier's Testemonial in Perspective by Yehuda Reves Through the viewfinder of a bazooka, this book offers a critical view of fear, valor and pride, death and love, friendship and hatred, reality and mystical dreams, faith and the secular, as well, the end and the beginning. Collected here are manuscripts, stories and thoughts written intermittently over a period of more than forty years in the diary of a fighter during and after the battles of the Six-Day War. Portrayed here is a bitter, cruel reality; how soldiers kill, are wounded and die on the battlefield. Here are described facts intermixed with imagination and dreams; a description that illustrates the nature of male society in the Israeli army with its blend of cunning, coarseness and innocence. This book was written on the battlefront of North Samaria; and in the northern Golan Heights. The author served in the armored troops, as a commander of a tank company numbering six vehicles. All these manuscripts were stuck like bullets in the barrel of a gun since the war ended before they were ready to be collected in one volume that now includes the life experience and perspective of additional forty-plus years. Yehuda Reves is a forester who, throughout his entire life, has observed people, trees, shrubs, the soil, and inanimate rocks with unaffected wonder. He was responsible for collecting seeds and for the propagation and planting of trees on behalf of The Israeli Forestry Department. Today, he travels and works in the reproduction of wild Mediterranean plants. The author served in the Israeli reserve army as a junior officer for 32 years and has fought in four wars. He is married and has two daughters and nine grandchildren. 190 pages,14.5 x 21 cm
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May 2003
Proustiana XII
Mitteilungen der Marcel Proust Gesellschaft
by Marcel Proust Gesellschaft
Marcel Proust gehört zu den großen Autoren der klassischen Moderne. Sein Romanwerk »Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit« findet immer mehr begeisterte Leser. PROUSTIANA versammeln neue wissenschaftliche und essayistische Arbeiten über Autor und Werk und geben Hinweise auf Publikationen und Veranstaltungen.
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Technology, Engineering & AgricultureNovember 2008Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds
by B G Rector, Mic H. Julien, Mic H. Julien
The control of invasive plant species is a global challenge, and effective biological control is a long-term solution which reduces the need for environmentally damaging chemical sprays. Covering the very latest research findings in all aspects of weed biocontrol, this comprehensive volume contains over 250 papers and abstracts across nine key themes presented at the symposium by international experts. It explores weed biology and ecology and the economic impacts, effectiveness and practical implications of weed management strategies, and will be of interest to researchers and students in plant and environmental sciences. ; This comprehensive volume contains over 250 papers and abstracts across nine key themes presented at the symposium by international experts. It explores weed biology and ecology and the economic impacts, effectiveness and practical implications of weed management strategies. ; Theme 1: Ecology and Modelling in Biocontrol of WeedsTheme 2: Benefit/Risk and Cost AnalysesTheme 3: Target and Agent SelectionTheme 4: Pre-release Specificity and Efficacy TestingTheme 5: Regulations and Public AwarenessTheme 6: Evolutionary ProcessesTheme 7: Opportunities and Constraints for the Biological Control of Weeds in EuropeTheme 8: Release Activities and Post-release EvaluationsTheme 9: Management Specifics, Integration, Restoration and Implementation
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July 2001Geflüsterte Weisheit
Die Lehren des Eremiten vom Berge
by Kalu Rinpoche / Vorwort von Tai Situpa XII.; Herausgegeben von Selandia, Elizabeth
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October 2011Nomoi (Gesetze), Buch VIII-XII
Übersetzung und Kommentar
by Platon / Herausgegeben von Schöpsdau, Klaus
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Children's & YA2017My Name is Mariam
by Nadiyka Herbish (Author), Mariya Foya (Illustrator)
Mariam has lost her home in every sense: she ended up in a foreign country, faced hostility generated by stereotypes, experienced a bitter loss. All the same, she also got the two most valuable gifts, love and her life. When a war starts, those people who manage to escape its flames have nothing but memories, love, and burning desire to protect the people dear to them. Eventually, it is from these seeds that a whole new world can grow. All you need is a bit of “good soil” and support from the people around you. From 6 to 12 years, 6700 words. Rightsholders: info@vivat.factor.ua or miroshnik@vivat.factor.ua
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Children's & YAJanuary 2022Patron, the dog
by Zoryana Zhivka (Author), Bogdana Bondar (Illustrator)
Patron is a dog loved by children and adults alike, as he is the mascot of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the only goodwill ambassaDOG in the world, recognised by the UN Children's Fund UNICEF, and an awardee of Ukraine's Order of Courage medal for hiswork with sappers (military engineers) in defusing enemy explosive devices. This book is an autobiography as told by Patron, as Zoryana Zhivka and Bogdana Bondar translated dog language into human language for children of all nationalities - and Patron, the Dog is the result of their work. This little hero's story will inspire readers to dream, to believe, and to win! From 5 to 12 Years, 5112 words. Rightsholders: ladiscursus@gmail.com
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Children's & YA2022The Big Book of Curiosities
by Julia Kislitsyna (Author), Hanna Nekrasova (Author), Stanislav Dvornitskyi (Author), Julia Budnik (Author), Iryna Rutylo (Illustrator)
This book is a real treasure for young readers, who are constantly asking “why?” and are curious about absolutely everything that surrounds them. This visually astonishing volume takes children on a journey through different facts about our World. - Who can hold its breath for the longest time under water? - Why is plastic dangerous? - Which tree is the biggest on the Earth? - Who are the members of a symphony orchestra? - When will we be able to fly into space? Young readers can find answers to all these questions — and more — in The Big Book of Curiosities. From 5 to 12 years, 9000 words Rightsholders: Olga Popovych, olga@kalamar.ua
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Children's & YA2019He and I. A Story Without Secrets About Boys
by Yulia Smal (Author), Anna Oliynyk (Illustrator)
A time comes when every child starts wondering about their body, asking their parents “awkward” questions. In this book, children and their parents, together with a curious boy named Max, will learn about the boys’ private parts and about the right way to treat one’s privacy and intimacy, about hygiene and safety, about illnesses and self-care, and, most importantly, about good behavior and respect. The book approaches the subject in an interesting and fun way, and is beautifully illustrated by Anna Oliynyk. From 3 to 12 years, 7681 words Rightsholders: mybookshelf.publishing@gmail.com
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February 2019Das Herz der Zeit: Die unsichtbare Stadt
The Heart of Time: The Invisible City
by Monika Peetz
15 year-old Lena discovers an ancient clock among her dead parents’ old things and accidentally activates the timepiece’s mechanism. Far away in the invisible city, a place not of this world, a boy takes notice of her: Dante. He is curious to find the daughter of the legendary woman who once left the time-travellers society to live a mortal life. When Lena learns about the mechanisms of time, she decides to change her own fate and travels back to the night, her parents died. Only too late she realises that meddling in her own life automatically affects the lives of everyone else around her too. The story reaches its peak when Lena has to decide between getting her parents back and saving the life of her best friend Bobbie. 12+ years The first volume of an enthralling new fantasy trilogy with two headstrong time-travellers English sample translation available!
