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        October 2017

        Die Geschichte der gestiefelten Kitty

        by Beatrix Potter, Quentin Blake, Sabine Erbrich

        »Es war einmal eine ehrliche, wohlerzogene junge schwarze Katze« … Dass Kitty alles andere als ehrlich und wohlerzogen ist, liegt bei einer Erzählung von Beatrix Potter natürlich auf der Hand. Dass sie ihrem Frauchen, einer liebenswürdigen alten Dame, aber derart hinterlistige Streiche spielt, damit konnte niemand rechnen. Anstatt nämlich brav im Gartenhäuschen zu nächtigen, streunt Kitty in Frack, Pelzstiefeln und mit einer Schrotflinte bewaffnet durch die Wälder und begegnet allerlei fiesen Gestalten wie zwei ungehobelten Frettchen und – zu Kittys großem Entsetzen – schließlich auch dem hundsgemeinen Fuchs Mr. Todd. Zum Glück gibt es da noch ihre Freunde, die Kitty aus dem größten Schlamassel wieder heraushelfen … Eine bisher unveröffentlichte Geschichte von Beatrix Potter - erstmals auf Deutsch Mit Illustrationen des britischen Großmeisters Sir Quentin Blake

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        June 2016

        The Monkey Tree

        by Michele Heeney

        Visit Michele Heeney's take on recurring themes of obsession, oppression, love, pain, loss and one's own nagging self in the verse and photography of The Monkey Tree. Humor, sorrow, introspection, anger and wonder access the extraordinary and mundane in Heeney's exploration of emotion -- the monkey on everyone's back. Varied perspectives and bemused detachment reflect Buddhist philosophy while moderating the primacy of the human ego. The reader observes and participates in this slender volume.

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        Economics
        February 1998

        Against the Grain

        Agri-Environmental Reform In the United States and European Union

        by Clive Potter

        Agricultural policy has long been regarded as a driving force for rural environmental change in industrial countries. While the causes of recent habitat loss, landscape degradation, soil erosion and water pollution in the EU and US are undoubtedly complex, the most convincing explanations are still ones that are strongly policy driven. By the mid-1980s, environmentalists had come to the conclusion that a major change to farm support in favour of the environment was required if the environmental problems of modern agriculture were to be tackled at source.Against the Grain tells the story of the long campaign for agri-environmental reform which followed. The central argument of this timely book is that in order to appreciate the significance of the reforms themselves, and to predict where they are going, it is necessary to understand why they occurred and how they were accomplished. The book offers a unique comparative analysis of the greening process in the US and EU, connecting policy outcomes to the political battles which produced them. It reflects on what has been achieved in each case and seeks to identify what countries can learn from each other. With its fresh analysis of what promises to be an increasingly central component of rural policy, this book is essential reading for analysts and policy-makers as well as an important text for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in rural geography, agricultural and environmental economics and environmental studies.

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        May 2016

        Münchnerinnen, die lesen, sind gefährlich

        by Claudia Teibler

        »Wenn München leuchtet, sind es meist die Männer, die im Licht stehen.« Ob Lion Feuchtwanger oder Erich Kästner, die großen Männer Münchens sind bestens bekannt und vielfach erwähnt. Dass es in München aber auch zahlreiche Frauen gab, die als Schriftstellerinnen, Frauenrechtlerinnen, Publizistinnen, Dramatikerinnen, Journalistinnen, Feuilleton-Chefinnen oder Verlegerinnen ihre Spuren hinterließen, lohnt einer genaueren Betrachtung: Denn unter ihnen sind erstaunlich viele ungewöhnliche Lebensläufe zu entdecken. Claudia Teibler widmet sich diesen meist in Vergessenheit geratenen Frauen und schildert so nicht nur ein Stück Stadt-, sondern auch Emanzipationsgeschichte. Mit Porträts von Anita Augspurg, Elsa Bernstein, Annette Kolb, Fanny zu Reventlow, Lena Christ, Marta Feuchtwanger, Luiselotte Enderle, Jella Lepman u. a. Mit zahlreichen Fotos und Abbildungen Durchgängig vierfarbig illustriert »Die Münchner Kunsthistorikerin und Journalistin Claudia Teibler portraitiert in dem Buch 16 beeindruckende Töchter dieser Stadt.« Bild München

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        Children's & YA

        The Magical Pharmacy (4). The Contest of a Thousand Talents

        by Anna Ruhe/ Claudia Carls

        A world full of scents – and an adventure full of magic, racing hearts and dangers! Luzie Alvenstein can sense it right down to her fingertips: there is something wrong with the invitation she is holding in her hand. Her rival Elodie de Richemont has invited her to enter the “Contest of a thousand talents” – a competition for the world’s finest scent pharmacists. Of course the only thing Elodie is interested in is finding new talents to run her scent pharmacies. But Luzie has no choice. Together with Mats, Leon and Daan de Bruijn she goes to England in order to take part in the competition. What begins as a great game soon develops into a fight for survival – and this threatens to rob Luzie of everything she has ever loved… This is the fourth volume in the bestselling series of children’s books for boys and girls aged 10+. Written by the highly successful author Anna Ruhe and with atmospheric and beautifully detailed black-and-white illustrations by Claudia Carls.

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        August 1970

        Durchbruch

        Die Heimkehr der Schlachtschiffe Scharnhorst und Gneisenau

        by Potter, John Deane

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2015

        Working in a world of hurt

        by Carol Acton, Jane Potter

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        June 2002

        Othello

        by Lois Potter, Jim Bulman, Carol Chillington Rutter

        Of all Shakespeare's tragedies, Othello, with its issues of racism, jealousy and sexual stereotyping seems most immediate to contemporary audiences. Traces Othello's acting tradition as it has affected the roles of Othello, Desdemona and Iago - demonstrating the emphasis placed on different characters in different countries. Examines various stage and screen versions of the play which reflect or challenge current views about race and gender. In depth study of famous Othello actor Paul Robeson, comparing his career to that of Ira Aldridge. The range of productions examined means that the book will appeal to all students and enthusiasts of the theatre, as well as those in the field of ethnic and cultural approaches to Shakespeare ;

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