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      • Barbara E. Euler

        Hello, I am the author and publisher of a German police story situated in Bruges. Available in print and as e-book.   Look at the e-book here: https://www.neobooks.com/ebooks/barbara-e--euler-raphaels-rueckkehr-ebook-neobooks-AXGc1FyzA_UjA5yswzJR?toplistType=undefined   Look at the print and e-book here: https://www.amazon.de/Raphaels-R%C3%BCckkehr-Krimi-Barbara-Euler/dp/3752943653/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=barbara+e.+euler&qid=1602840731&sr=8-1

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        March 2009

        The silence of Barbara Synge

        by Bill McCormack

        'The silence of Barbara Synge' provides a fascinating companion volume to Bill McCormack's acclaimed 'Fool of the family' (2000), a biography of the playwright J.M. Synge (1871-1909). Taking the alledged death of Mrs John Hatch (née Synge) in 1767 as a focal point, this book explores the varied strands of the Synge family tree in eighteenth and nineteenth century Ireland. Key events in the family's history are carefully documented, including a suicide in 1769 which is echoed in an early Synge play, the effects of the famine which influenced 'The playboy of the western world' in 1907, and the behaviour of Francis Synge at the time of the union. 'The silence of Barbara Synge' is a unique work of cultural enquiry, combining archival research, literary criticism, and religious and medical history to pull the strands together and relate them to the family's literary descendent J.M. Synge. ;

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        Biography & True Stories
        March 2024

        Barbara Comyns

        A savage innocence

        by Avril Horner

        The extraordinary twentieth-century writer Barbara Comyns led a life as captivating as the narratives she spun. This pioneering biography reveals the journey of a woman who experienced hardship and single-motherhood before the age of thirty but went on to publish a sequence of novels that are unique in the English language. Comyns turned her hand to many jobs in order to survive, from artist's model to restoring pianos. Hundreds of unpublished letters reveal an occasionally desperate but resourceful and witty woman whose complicated life ranged from enduring poverty when young to mixing with spivs, spies and high society. While working as a housekeeper in her mid-thirties, Comyns began transforming the bleak episodes of her life into compelling fictions streaked with surrealism and deadpan humour. The Vet's Daughter (1959), championed by Graham Greene, brought her fame, although her use of the gothic and macabre divided readers and reviewers. This biography not only excavates Comyns's life but also reclaims her fiction, providing a timely reassessment of her literary contribution. It sheds new light on a remarkable author who deftly captured the complexities of human life.

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        January 1994

        Donna Giovanna

        Roman

        by Bronnen, Barbara

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        March 2010

        Queen Barbara

        Roman

        by Michal Witkowski, Olaf Kühl

        Tagsüber ist Hubert Kleinganove und betreibt eine Pfandleihe im Kohlenpott Polens der achtziger Jahre. Nachts vor dem Spiegel und mit Perlen geschmückt nennt er sich Barbara Radziwill – nach der Königin von Polen und Großfürstin von Litauen. Sein Geld verdient er mit »Baguette überbacken«, dem Dönerkebab der Volksrepublik. Und mit gestohlenen Chrysanthemen vom Friedhof. Wenn es eine Schuld einzutreiben gilt, sind seine »Hofdamen« zur Stelle, Sascha und Felus. Die beiden Ukrainer wissen, wie sie ihn um den Finger wickeln können. Michal Witkowski, ein Meister der Vielstimmigkeit, verwebt den Slang der Straße mit der sarmatischen Adelsplauderei zu einer Lebensbeichte, vergleichbar einem Mix aus Dorota Maslowskas Reiherkönigin und Grimmelshausens Simplicissimus.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        August 2018

        The Grand Canal

        by Xia Jianyong

        As the longest canal in the world, the Grand Canal connects five rivers in the land of China. This human-made river not only witnessed history of several dynasties, but also made great contribution to the economic, cultural, and political unification of the southern and northern China. This title explores large amount of historical materials concerning the Grand Canal, picturing a complete record of the canal during 2000 years.

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        September 2023

        Ein Weihnachtsgast

        by Selma Lagerlöf, Ulrike Möltgen, Hanna Granz

        Weihnachten in Schweden, als es noch richtige Winter gab: Der Band versammelt die schönsten Weihnachtsgeschichten von Selma Lagerlöf, der Autorin von »Die wunderbare Reise des kleinen Nils Holgersson mit den Wildgänsen«. Ihre Erzählungen gehören zu den Klassikern des Genres. Die Ausgabe der Insel-Bücherei enthält u.a. »Die Heilige Nacht«, »Der Traumpfannkuchen« und »Die Legende von der Christrose«. Alle Texte wurden neu übersetzt von Hanna Granz und mit den stimmungsvollen Bildern von Ulrike Möltgen kann man die Geschichten in der Adventszeit gemeinsam anschauen und lesen: Weihnachten, wie es früher war!

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        January 2022

        Cholera, Third Edition

        by Donna M. Bozzone, Ph.D. and William Coleman, Ph.D.

        Cholera is one of the oldest known and best-understood infectious diseases. Thriving in unclean water, it remains a prevalent killer in countries where sanitary water sources are scarce. Cholera, Third Edition describes the history of this infectious disease and discusses characteristics that enable the microorganism to cause serious health problems. This revised edition contains new illustrations and up-to-date information of this largely preventable disease. New material discusses current understanding of cholera, genetic analysis of Vibrio cholerae, rapid diagnostic testing, and more.

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        February 2005

        Liebe Alice! Liebe Barbara!

        Briefe an die beste Freundin

        by Schwarzer, Alice; Stoffel-Maia, Barbara

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        Humanities & Social Sciences

        8 BILLION REASONS POPULATION MATTERS

        The Defining Issue of the 21st Century

        by Valorie M. Allen

        The world is about to hit a population level of EIGHT BILLION people on one small planet. Through Allen’s analysis of the situation, the realization sets in that the fights by environmental and world aid groups are all for naught as every gain is soon overwhelmed by the pressures of more growth. Our planet's greatest threat is of too many people depleting the Earth's resources and contributing to climate change. Allen offers a thorough analysis of our environmental, social, political, and economic crises; then offers a treasure trove of solutions and success stories that we can all take to heart.

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        BRAVE, GENEROUS, & UNDEFENDED

        Heart Teachings on the 37 Bodhisattva Practices

        by Barbara Du Bois

        Contemporary Western teacher Barbara Du Bois brings her fresh, energetic, pene-trating wisdom from the heart. Rich with insight, humor, and fearless love, Barbara Du Bois’s direct heart teachings on the timeless 37 Bodhisattva Practices encour-age and guide seekers and practitioners at all levels, in any spiritual tradition.Filled with dynamic discussions on life purpose, suffering, relationships, and the spiritual path, this profound yet practical book will inspire, support, guide, and in-vigorate beginning seekers and advanced practitioners in every tradition, as well as those without a formal spiritual focus or path.

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        January 2022

        Stem Cell Research and Society

        by Donna M. Bozzone, Ph.D.

        Scientific progress often sparks disputes about the meaning of a discovery, the research methods, the possible uses of new technology, and the effect this new technology will have on society. Stem Cell Research and Society explores many of these complex issues in cell research and technology, involving stem cell research, genetic engineering, genetic property rights, and more. Chapters include:  What are Stem Cells? Why is the Use of Stem Cells Controversial? Genetic Engineering in Plants Genetic Engineering in Humans Ethical Concerns Regarding Genetic Engineering Gene and Tissue Property Rights Forensic DNA Analysis Genetic Testing in Medicine

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        Business, Economics & Law
        September 2018

        Our common wealth

        by Thomas M. Hanna

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        May 2023

        Pasts at play

        Childhood encounters with history in British culture, 1750–1914

        by Rachel Bryant Davies, Barbara Gribling

        This collection brings together scholars from disciplines including Children's Literature, Classics, and History to develop fresh approaches to children's culture and the uses of the past. It charts the significance of historical episodes and characters during the long nineteenth-century (1750-1914), a critical period in children's culture. Boys and girls across social classes often experienced different pasts simultaneously, for purposes of amusement and instruction. The book highlights an active and shifting market in history for children, and reveals how children were actively involved in consuming and repackaging the past: from playing with historically themed toys and games to performing in plays and pageants. Each chapter reconstructs encounters across different media, uncovering the cultural work done by particular pasts and exposing the key role of playfulness in the British historical imagination.

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        February 2009

        Der Preis der Leidenschaft

        Chinas große Zeit: Das dramatische Leben der Li Qingzhao

        by Barbara Beuys

        Unterhaltsam, faktenreich und spannend schildert Barbara Beuys das dramatische Leben und das literarische Werk von Li Qingzaho (1084-ca. 1155), der größten Dichterin Chinas. Ein Leben, in dem sich Glanz und Ambivalenz einer wegweisenden Epoche Chinas spiegeln. Ein konkurrenzloses Buch, das zentrale Themen chinesischer Kultur für ein breites Publikum lesbar macht. "Barbara Beuys spürt nicht nur dem Leben einer aus heutiger Sicht ziemlich modernen Frau nach, sondern läßt eine ganze verschwundene Welt glanzvoll wieder auferstehen." Brigitte

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        Donna

        Sizilianische Frauenstunden

        by Fleming, Griseldis

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        February 2021

        Buddhas vergessene Kinder

        Geschichten aus einer tibetischen Stadt (Die bewegende Tibet-Reportage der preisgekrönten Journalistin)

        by Demick, Barbara

        Aus dem amerikanischen Englisch von Barbara Steckhan und Karola Bartsch

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