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Children's & YAAugust 2020Cryptos
by Poznanski, Ursula
Where do we go when Nowhere is the only destination left? Kerrybrook is Jana‘s favourite virtual escape. An idyllic fishing village with beautiful nature and, every now and then, a breeze of fresh air from the nearby sea. Jana, is this world‘s designer and person in power, she’s satisfied with her masterpiece. Best job so far. Until one day, a dead body is found, in both, ’Virtual Reality‘ and the real world. In times of climate change, VR is the only safe place for humankind. That‘s why Jana needs to solve the crime, she’s responsible for stopping the destruction. • CliFi Thriller (Climate Fiction): Climate change & virtual reality • For fans of Black Mirror (Netflix) • All age readers • Strong, female protagonist • Highly relevant topic WHITE RAVENS recommendation (2021): "In the not too distant future, the world is an inhospitable place: droughts, storms, floods. That’s why world designers construct »alternative realities«, such as landscapes populated by dinosaurs, life at court in the Middle Ages, and surfing and chilling out on a beach. People can switch between these worlds at will and, when they die there, they are not truly dead; instead, they merely return to the »real world« – same as at night when they sleep. Then they are reunited with their body, which is lying inside a capsule. In »Cryptos«, Ursula Poznanski pulls out all the stops of storytelling: She embeds numerous references to human and intellectual history in an action-packed and extremely suspenseful thriller plot. In the process, she raises central existential and ontological questions that result from the interplay between the real and the virtual worlds. This complex dystopian novel is narrated in such an enjoyable way that readers will hardly notice their brains going into overdrive as they devour it."
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October 2021Leisure Activities in the Outdoors
Learning, Developing and Challenging
by Mandi Baker, Neil Carr, Emma Stewart
The benefits of being outdoors in a leisure context are widely acknowledged across a range of disciplinary perspectives (including tourism, therapeutics, education and recreation). These benefits include the development of: health and wellbeing; social skills; leadership and facilitation skills; personal, emotional and reflective abilities; confidence and identity creation. Drawing on a variety of perspectives, geographies and approaches, this book explores the opportunities that leisure in the outdoors provides for learning, developing and challenging. The authors in this collection challenge dominant discourses of outdoor leisure through their selection of outdoor activities, theoretical approaches and modes of representation. All offer fresh insights and thinking into how leisure in the outdoors can be understood. The book covers a range of outdoor conceptualisations that challenge the reader to think deeply and broadly about the common threads which bind the broad field of outdoor leisure together. The experiences explored in this book range from suburban outdoors to wild places, surfing to mindful reflection, and trail walking to Nordic skiing, and encompass a broad spectrum of people. This book will appeal to outdoor scholars from a variety of contexts, including recreation, tourism, and adventure. It provides: ·original and leading research across layers of meaning attributed to and drawn from leisure experiences in the outdoors; ·value in theorising the notions of outdoor experiences; ·a variety and scope of contexts and approaches for students to draw on when learning about the field of outdoor leisure.
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Animal husbandryJune 1995Tropical Legumes in Animal Nutrition
by J P F D'Mello, C Devendra
Legumes have diverse uses and roles in agriculture and environmental protection. They are particularly important in the tropics for a number of reasons. Browse or tree species are renowned for their drought resistance and their role in the prevention of desertification. All legumes can fix atmospheric nitrogen, thus reducing the cost of fertilizers to farmers who may not be able to afford them. While tropical grasses are often of poor nutritive value, both browse and pasture legumes may have a higher protein content, palatability and digestibility. This volume focuses on the use of tropical browse, pasture and grain legumes in animal nutrition. It is written by leading authorities from the UK, Australia, India and Malaysia.
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October 2024BiBiBiber hat da mal 'ne Frage. Welche Farben hat der Regenbogen?
Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim & Marie Meimberg wissen, warum Farben Wellen sind und wir alle unsere eigene Wirklichkeit haben
by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, Marie Meimberg, Marie Meimberg
In diesem Sach-Bilderbuch haben Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim und Marie Meimberg auf über 100 Seiten all ihr Wissen in Antworten und Bildern vereint. Wenn Du dieses Buch liest, wirst Du verstehen, in welchen Farben der Regenbogen für Dich leuchtet und was das mit Licht, Wellen und aufgeregten Zapfen zu tun hat. Du wirst verstehen: Diese scheinbar kleine Frage ist mit unserem Gehirn, Clown-Fangschreckenkrebsen und Bananen verbunden. Denn Bananen haben zwar eine Bananen-Form. Aber eine Bananen-Farbe, die haben sie eigentlich nicht. Diese scheinbar kleine Frage steckt voller Surf-Träume, Box-Schmerzen und Wirklichkeits-Wahrnehmung. Deswegen ist sie auch mit Möwen und Ottern verbunden. Und mit uns Menschen. Wen wir lieben. Und wie bunt unsere Liebe ist.
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September 2019Große Kunst für kleines Geld
Eine Anleitung
by Erling Kagge
Vor dreißig Jahren hat Erling Kagge seine erste Kunst gekauft. Eine signierte und nummerierte Litographie, die ein bisschen nach Edvard Munch aussah. Die porträtierte Schwarzhaarige erinnerte ihn an seine erste Freundin. Und weil er nicht viel Geld dabei hatte, tauschte er das Kunstwerk gegen zwei Flaschen Bordeaux ein. »Die Flaschen leerten wir noch am gleichen Abend. Den Druck habe ich immer noch.« Dessen Wert ist in all den Jahren nicht gestiegen – anders als bei der »Surfing Nurse« des amerikanischen Malers Richard Prince, einem Bild, das Kagge in einer New Yorker Galerie entdeckte und für 50.000 Dollar kaufte. Er hätte es gerne behalten, aber dann sah er, dass »alle reichen Russen, Chinesen und Afrikaner unbedingt auch Richard Prince haben wollten«, also verkaufte er das Bild vier Jahre später für das Hundertfache. Ja, man kann sehr viel Geld auf dem Kunstmarkt ausgeben und erlösen, man muss aber nicht, sagt Kagge. Wer neugierig bleibt, seinem Urteil traut, eine gute Portion Geschmack mitbringt, sich Trends widersetzt und ein bisschen Glück hat, kann auch als Einsteiger zum erfolgreichen Sammler werden. Genau wie Erling Kagge. Der amüsante und anekdotenreiche Wegweiser liefert erhellende Einblicke in den Kunstbetrieb. Er zeigt, dass nicht der Smalltalk auf der nächsten Party, sondern der lange und manchmal abenteuerliche Weg durch die Welt der Kunst das eigene Kunstverständnis prägt – und zu einer ganz persönlichen und exquisiten Sammlung führt.
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September 2019Große Kunst für kleines Geld
Eine Anleitung
by Erling Kagge, Moritz Müller-Schwefe
Vor dreißig Jahren hat Erling Kagge seine erste Kunst gekauft. Eine signierte und nummerierte Litographie, die ein bisschen nach Edvard Munch aussah. Die porträtierte Schwarzhaarige erinnerte ihn an seine erste Freundin. Und weil er nicht viel Geld dabei hatte, tauschte er das Kunstwerk gegen zwei Flaschen Bordeaux ein. »Die Flaschen leerten wir noch am gleichen Abend. Den Druck habe ich immer noch.« Dessen Wert ist in all den Jahren nicht gestiegen – anders als bei der »Surfing Nurse« des amerikanischen Malers Richard Prince, einem Bild, das Kagge in einer New Yorker Galerie entdeckte und für 50.000 Dollar kaufte. Er hätte es gerne behalten, aber dann sah er, dass »alle reichen Russen, Chinesen und Afrikaner unbedingt auch Richard Prince haben wollten«, also verkaufte er das Bild vier Jahre später für das Hundertfache. Ja, man kann sehr viel Geld auf dem Kunstmarkt ausgeben und erlösen, man muss aber nicht, sagt Kagge. Wer neugierig bleibt, seinem Urteil traut, eine gute Portion Geschmack mitbringt, sich Trends widersetzt und ein bisschen Glück hat, kann auch als Einsteiger zum erfolgreichen Sammler werden. Genau wie Erling Kagge. Der amüsante und anekdotenreiche Wegweiser liefert erhellende Einblicke in den Kunstbetrieb. Er zeigt, dass nicht der Smalltalk auf der nächsten Party, sondern der lange und manchmal abenteuerliche Weg durch die Welt der Kunst das eigene Kunstverständnis prägt – und zu einer ganz persönlichen und exquisiten Sammlung führt.
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June 2020Seniorendemokratie
Die Überalterung der Gesellschaft und ihre Folgen für die Politik
by Emanuel Richter
Welche Folgen hat die dramatische Überalterung der Gesellschaft für unsere Demokratie? Werden einige wenige wohlsituierte »Best Ager« und »Silver Surfer« die politische Partizipation an sich reißen und eine Wutbürger-Interessenvertretung betreiben, die nur die Bedürfnisse ihrer Altersgruppe im Blick hat? Oder erfüllt sich die demokratische Hoffnung auf eine erweiterte und intensivierte politische Beteiligung der Seniorinnen und Senioren, die allen Generationen zugutekommt? Damit letzteres gelingt, so Emanuel Richter, müssen die herrschenden Altersbilder kritisch durchdacht, die soziale Spaltung im Kreis der Senioren vermindert und die spärlichen Beteiligungsangebote phantasievoll erweitert werden. Demokratie statt Demenz lautet die Devise.
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June 2016Chenxi’s Travel Note:The life change and travel film
by Shi Chenxi
If you are bored with the changeless life, if you are unhappy with the working time, but you still have dream and desire to realize it, maybe you can browse it. This is not a pot of chicken soup for the soul and not going to propagandize anything to you, also, this is not a travelling application to tell you how to book ticket and hotel. What the book desire to do is to demonstrate a story of a young girl’s travelling experience, it’s warm, detailed, confused but also objective and cruel. From 21 to 28, the author spent 7 years visit 50 countries. The book is the best answer for her youth and growth. This is not only about the travelling, it is a book try to experience other nation’s culture, customs, life style and family relationship. Through the these differences aims to tell the audiences that life can be vibrant and different, encourage young people to pursue what they want.
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May 2020Leuchtfeuerherzen
by Janz, Tanja
Romantisch, prickelnd, zum Träumen schön - der neue Sommerroman von Bestsellerautorin Tanja Janz: voller Wellenglitzern, Nordseeträume und Liebesglück. Sommer am Meer, ein Praktikum in einem Naturschutzgebiet und eine WG ohne Eltern: Besser könnte Alicia sich ihre Ferien an der Nordsee in St. Peter-Ording gar nicht vorstellen. Mit den jungen Bewohnern aus der Leuchtturm-WG freundet sich Alicia schnell an. Nur was sie von Surfer Liam halten soll, weiß sie nicht. Er scheint nichts ernst zu nehmen und jagt dauernd der nächsten Welle hinterher. Doch bei gemeinsamen Wattwanderungen und Müllsammelaktionen überrascht Liam sie plötzlich mit seiner einfühlsamen Art und seiner Liebe zur Natur. Und obwohl Alicia sich geschworen hat, erst einmal die Finger von Jungs zu lassen, klopft ihr Herz in seiner Nähe mit einem Mal so laut wie die tosende Brandung. Aber ist das Prickeln zwischen ihnen stark genug, um alle Differenzen zu überwinden?
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2024My Italy with Berlusconi
And what has become of it. Essays, conversations, reports
by Michaela Namuth
The political era of media entrepreneur and multi-billionaire Silvio Berlusconi began in 1994. German journalist Michaela Namuth also arrived in Rome at that time. He became prime minister, she became a freelance correspondent for various newspapers. She spent the long period of his government with him. During this time, the populist Berlusconi not only paved the way for a far-right government, he was also an ice-breaker for other right-wing populists in Europe and elsewhere. What else happened during and after Berlusconi's time in power is told in 20 chapters of articles, reports and interviews. The result is a colourful mosaic of contemporary Italy. It is about publishing, design, crime fiction, the mafia, a women's factory, the south and Nutella. Under Berlusconi, the country has changed. Many speak of “Berlusconisation”, by which they mean the gradual weakening of democracy. It is a critical book, but also a declaration of love to a contradictory country whose name still has a special ring to many ears.
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May 2023How Philosophers Fail Themselves
The somewhat different historyof philosophy
by Otto A. Böhmer
— Philosophy for beginners — For philosophy enthusiasts — A pleasant read This truly brilliant book tells of the sometimes sublime, sometimes exhilarating efforts of philosophers to maintain their attitude in everyday life without forgetting the meaning of their own words – and how they ultimately failed to do so. The minor, sometimes bizarre events in the lives of the great philosophers fit so aptly in the picture of the respective philosophy that one has to assume they could have been conceived to keep the associated intellectual giant in a strange and memorable mood. A book of cheerful science, full of wit, narrative and linguistic eloquence.
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MedicineMay 2018Veterinary Clinical Skills Manual
by Nichola Coombes, Ayona Silva-Fletcher
Down-to-earth and intensely practical, this book and video package provides step-by-step guidance on the essential clinical skills required by veterinary students before they face clinical situations encountered in the real world of the busy veterinary professional. - Contains step by step illustrations and photographs, complemented by videos of clinical procedures which can be viewed on your desktop, smartphone or tablet. - Covers the essential key skills that veterinary students need to know. - Details a whole range of techniques, from surgical, anaesthesia and laboratory through to everyday essential and diagnostic skills, in both farm and companion animals. - Describes in-depth the use of simulators in learning key skills. - Provides advice on preparing for OSCEs and practical exams. This book is the go-to manual for an essential grounding in key veterinary clinical skills for all students and educators of veterinary medicine and animal husbandry.
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Business, Economics & LawDecember 2017Transforming Travel
Realising the potential of sustainable tourism
by Jeremy Smith
Transforming Travel combines stories from leading companies, interviews with pioneers and thinkers, along with thorough analysis of the industry's potential to make lasting, positive change. - A unique collection of case studies and stories of the most successful, inspirational, impactful and innovative travel businesses in the world. - A vital presentation of the latest research and statistics on the positive impacts and potential of transformative, sustainable tourism, - A positive and realistic vision of the scope of tourism to promote sustainable development at a time when travel and interaction with foreign cultures is facing numerous existential challenges. Written in a highly engaging style Transforming Travel presents an urgent argument for transforming tourism so it might reach its potential to promote tolerance, restore communities and regenerate habitats, while providing a vital guide for anyone looking to develop the successful sustainable tourism enterprises and destinations needed to do so.
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Science & MathematicsDecember 2021Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare
by Donald Broom
Completely updated and revised, and synthesizing the recent explosion in animal welfare literature, the sixth edition of this best-selling textbook continues to provide a thorough overview of behaviour and welfare of companion and farm animals, including fish. The introductory section has been completely revised, with all following chapters updated, redesigned and improved to reflect our changing understanding. This edition includes: - New and revised chapters on climate change and sustainability, ethics, and philosophy to ensure that the book provides the latest information in a changing world; - New information on human interactions with other animal species, big data, modern technologies, brain function, emotions and behaviour; - Solutions and advice for common abnormal behaviours. Written by a world-leading expert and key opinion leader in animal behaviour and welfare, this text provides a highly accessible guide to the subject. It is an essential foundation for any veterinary, animal science, animal behaviour or welfare-focused undergraduate or graduate course.
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MedicineAugust 2018Lyme Disease
An Evidence-based Approach
by John J Halperin
This new edition of Lyme Disease provides up-to-date evidence-based research and covers the significant advances in our understanding of the disorders referred to as Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis. This book explores the causative organism, its requisite ecosystem, disease epidemiology, host-Borrelia interactions, diagnostic testing, clinical manifestations, therapeutic options, the role of host immunity on pathogenesis and long term prognosis. The authors provide balanced perspectives on all aspects of Lyme disease and explicitly review both the basic biology of the infection and practical clinical aspects. This new edition: Includes new borrelial pathogens that have been identified (B. miyamotoi, B. mayonii and B. bavariensis among others). Provides updated information on the molecular biology of the organism, neuroborreliosis, and the role of the C6 peptide in diagnosis. Discusses the controversies about 'chronic Lyme disease', post Lyme disease syndrome and other ongoing but non-specific symptoms that have been attributed to this infection. As the endemic footprint of Lyme disease continues to grow, this book provides a broad and detailed guide for clinicians and researchers involved with the diagnosis and treatment of the condition. Covering biology, epidemiology and therapeutics, it is also essential reading for students of global health and infectious disease.
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Film theory & criticismFebruary 2014The Encyclopedia of British Film
Fourth edition
by Edited by Brian McFarlane
With well over 6,300 articles, including over 500 new entries, this fourth edition of The Encyclopedia of British Film is a fully updated invaluable reference guide to the British film industry. It is the most authoritative volume yet, stretching from the inception of the industry to the present day, with detailed listings of the producers, directors, actors and studios behind a century or so of great British cinema. Brian McFarlane's meticulously researched guide is the definitive companion for anyone interested in the world of film. Previous editions have sold many thousands of copies and this fourth edition will be an essential work of reference for enthusiasts interested in the history of British cinema, and for universities and libraries.
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Educational materialThe Bonza Beach Dig
by John Lockyer
There were prizes to be won. T-shirts, movie tickets, book vouchers, boat rides, computer games, surfing lessons, fishing trips at the Bonza Beach Dig. Team Turbo joined in the fun and caught a thief, too.
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HistoryOctober 2020Breaker Morant
by Peter FitzSimons
Harry 'Breaker' Morant rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. But Morant was a complicated man. Born in England and immigrating to Australia in 1883, he established a reputation as a rider, polo player and poet. Travelling on his wits and the goodwill of others, Morant was quick to act when appeals were made for horsemen to serve in the war in South Africa. But in October 1901 Lieutenant Harry Morant and two other Australians, Lieutenants Peter Handcock and George Witton, were arrested for the murder of Boer prisoners. Morant and Handcock were court-martialled and executed in February 1902 as the Boer War was in its closing stages, but the debate over their convictions continues to this day. Peter FitzSimons takes us to the harsh landscape of southern Africa and into the bloody action of war. The truths FitzSimons uncovers about 'the Breaker' and the part he played in the Boer War are astonishing – and finally we will know if the Breaker was a hero, a cad, a scapegoat or a criminal.
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FictionJune 2009Decoded
by Mai Jia
Decoded tells the tragic story of a math genius who becomes China’s greatest code-breaker, only to be driven mad by the unfathomable darkness of the world of cryptology. The book went through countless revisions, at one time running to over a million words. The protagonist, Rong Jinzhen, is a classic Mai Jia character, possessing exceptional intelligence, who is yet also deeply flawed and fragile as a person.
