Fußball oder Leben? Die Philosophie der Ballesterer Eine Alltagsfibel von Leidenden für Leidende. Im Mittelpunkt steht jemand, der eigentlich immer im Vordergrund stehen sollte - der Fan. Fußballfan zu sein, ist in erster Linie die unaufhörliche Leidensgeschichte persönlicher Rückschläge. Es ist eine Tatsache, dass jener Verein, auf den man Woche für Woche besonderes Augenmerk legt, schlechter spielt, schlechter geführt wird und überhaupt weniger erfolgreich ist als jeder andere Verein der...

They Came Before Columbus by Ivan Van Sertima is a groundbreaking and dramatic reexamination of world history that challenges long-held assumptions about who first reached the Americas.Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, historical records, and oral traditions, Van Sertima builds a powerful body of evidence showing that African civilizations crossed the Atlantic centuries before Columbus. He examines advanced African navigation and shipbuilding, striking cul...

Das Lexikon erörtert zentrale Begrifflichkeiten im Themenfeld der Inklusion. Expertinnen und Experten geben Antworten auf Fragen zu Bedeutung und Inhalt wesentlicher Stichworte im Diskurs von Inklusion. Kompetenz, Barrierefreiheit, Inklusion, Koedukation, Kybernetik, Partizipation, Resilienz, Schulbegleitung/Schulassistenz, Sprachbehinderung, Segregation, Trisomie 21, Vielfalt – diese und weitere zentrale Begriffe im Kontext von Inklusion werden von Expertinnen und Experten des jeweiligen ...

Corruption in Society: Multidisciplinary Conceptualizations is the first book to address the notion of corruption in a truly multidisciplinary manner, augmented with empirical evidence. The prevalent definition in books and articles on corruption is that it is a dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those with political and/or economic power, typically involving bribery. This political-economy or public choice denotation, while very useful, is inadequate for a comprehensive understanding of t...

This book provides a conceptual framework, presenting a description and modelling of the regulating mechanisms of supply, demand and supply-demand dynamics, sketches the most relevant classification systems of phosphorus deposits and outlines how they are related and how they should be improved to provide reliable, comparable classification, which is accepted by mining companies, geological surveys, science, industry, politicians and the public. For anticipating how the phosphate reserves ...

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the debate between proponents of Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter has been reignited. For proponents of Black Lives Matter, the slogan All Lives Matter is not a call for inclusiveness but a criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement. On the other hand, advocates of All Lives Matter insist their slogan is about diversity and colorblindness. The contributors included in Black Lives Matter vs. All Lives Matter: A Multidiscipli...

If Vizenor’s written work is remarkable for this constant repetition of the same excerpts, phrases, images or metaphors—a mannerism which can be quite unsettling, or even feel irritatingly complacent—, one cannot but be struck, again and again, by his very special relation to his own words and created world. Not at all gratuitously, but driven by their vital secret rhythm and internal logic, Vizenor circles and dives into well-trodden paths, from which he now and then diverges, only to bet...

Written in a clear and accessible style, this book presents a wealth of practical information to guide the next generation of educational and developmental psychologists in Australia and New Zealand in pursuing a career in the field.There are over 800 educational and developmental psychologists in Australia, and over 200 educational psychologists in New Zealand, who represent a diverse workforce. Pathways to becoming an educational and developmental psychologist have seen rapid shi...

Master storyteller Stephen King presents this classic, terrifying #1 New York Times bestseller. When a game of seduction between a husband and wife ends in death, the nightmare has only begun…*A Netflix film directed by Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush) and starring Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood*“And now the voice which spoke belonged to no one but herself. Oh my God*, it said.* Oh my God, I am all alone ou...

Le cycle démocratique, vieux de deux siècles, est-il arrivé à son terme ? On pourrait le penser à en juger par les signes inquiétants que constituent la poussée des populismes, la défiance des citoyens, la montée de l'abstention électorale. Et si la démocratie telle que nous la connaissons se révélait en fin de compte inadaptée aux conditions sociales nouvelles créées par la mondialisation ? Telle est l'interrogation que poursuit Raffaele Simone dans ce livre. La démocratie, explique-t-il,...

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national administration on every major domest...

A riveting, revealing portrait of tennis champion and global icon Serena Williams that combines biography, cultural criticism, and sports writing to offer “a deep, satisfying meditation” (The New York Times) on the most consequential athlete of her time**.**There has never been an athlete like Serena Williams. She has dominated women’s tennis for two decades, changed the way the game is played, and—by insp...