Originating in the armed forces of the early 20th century, weapons based on chemical, biological or nuclear agents have become an everpresent threat that has not vanished after the end of the cold war. Since the technology to produce these agents is nowadays available to many countries and organizations, including those with terrorist aims, civil authorities across the world need to prepare against incidents involving these agents and train their personnel accordingly.As an introdu...

The overbuilt horse, a severe ewe neck, pelvic obliquity, injuries to the suspensory ligament, kissing spines and many other issues may be present when a horse is suffering from a weak back. These symptoms are avoidable in most cases if they are dealt with early enough. In this book, Birgit Volesky sums up her experience from over 10 years of practice in osteotherpy and with horses. These have led her to the understanding that 90% of horses have similar functional problems. If these proble...

Birgit, a little rabbit with a rare disease, lives with her big sister, Capucine, and her parents. In the forest, legend has it that they are real superheroes. Mayeul, the curious little squirrel, leads an investigation to uncover their secret.Is it superpowers or simply the magic of everyday life?ABOUT THE AUTHORMedical secretary, Sonia Goerger has been welcoming and meeting with numerous patients regarding genetics for many years. This interaction...

Northern England in the 11th century. A warrior, a vassal, a jongleur – three teenagers, three destinies and a fight for survival, recognition and freedom. Immerse yourself in the three decades following the Norman conquest of England and experience the lives and struggles of the young heroes during the most revolutionary period of English history!Get the complete medieval historical adventure series, comprising all three books, the prequel, plus an exclusi...

"Doing Fach.Didaktik" beleuchtet das Zusammenspiel von Fachwissenschaft und Fachdidaktik, wie es in der Ringvorlesung an der Universität Innsbruck initiiert wurde. Der Sammelband bietet spannende Einblicke in aktuelle Forschung und Praxis, von inter- und transkulturellem Lernen über innovative Medien wie Instapoetry bis hin zur Aufgabenorientierung im Sprachunterricht. Die Autor:innen vereinen wissenschaftliche Tiefe mit praxisnahen Ansätzen und stellen so wertvolle Impulse für Lehrkräfte,...

The Munich doctor Dr. Reinhard Probst has been campaigning for human and effective cancer medicine without significant side effects for years. In this book he presents the development and components of his biological cancer therapy. Apart from the explanations of insulin potentiation chemotherapy (IPT), curcumin, hyperthermia, albumin carrier therapy, vitamins c and d,l-methadone, this book also contains interviews with his patients who once were in the end stage of their cancer, living to...

In response to the events following September 11, a number of leading cultural studies and interpretive qualitative researchers write from their own experiences and hearts. Their essays-by noted scholars Kellner, Fine, McLaren, Richardson, Denzin, Giroux and others-are collected in this volume, and were written in crisis within days and weeks of September 11. The immediacy of their writing is refreshing, and reflects the varied emotional and critical responses that bring meaning to this ca...

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleBeauty in African Thought: A Critique of the Western Idea of Development investigates how the concept of beauty in African philosophy and related qualitative social sciences may contribute to a richer intercultural exchange on the idea of development. While working within frameworks created in post-colonial and arguably neo-colonial times, African thinkers have react...

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Paderborn (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Contemporary African-American Literature, language: English, abstract: The title of Ernest J. Gaines' book A Lesson Before Dying already alludes to the fact that education is one of the main themes of the novel. In this essay, I want to analyze the different aspects of education that are represented in his work. I will concentrate on the subj...

People in the Middle Ages and the early modern age more often suffered from imprisonment and enslavement than we might have assumed. Incarceration and Slavery in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age approaches these topics from a wide variety of perspectives and demonstrates collectively the great relevance of the issues involved. Both incarceration and slavery were (and continue to be) most painful experiences, and no one was guaranteed exemption from it. High-ranking nobles ...

This edited collection builds on recent strands in philosophy that promote a critical conceptual return to the material world outside human culture. Through the lens of literary analysis and theory, it conceptualizes the potential of New Materialism as a timely mode of critique toward the current human condition and its effect on literature and the present. Organized around the key New Materialist concepts of entanglement and speculation, the chapters by renowned literary scholars and theo...

This comprehensive monograph on the Austrian artist Birgit Jürgenssen offers a fresh and extensive insight into her nearly 40-year career. As early as the age of eight, she combined her name with that of the Spanish master in a schoolbook to form 'BICASSO Jürgenssen'. Her early work is characterised by remarkable 'shoe art' and feminist-subversive, ironic drawings. Since Jürgenssen was never concerned with a recognizable style, the monograph reveals her artistic diversity and her spirit of...