Chloe's stubborn acne problem was ruining her life—that is until she came up with a creative way to get clear skin: take it from other people. Soon she has everything she wants, but if the secret of her lethal acne remedy gets out, she could lose it all.

In the year 199X, a corrupt, tyrannical government genetically engineers people into “perfect” superhumans to fight their endless wars for world domination. The few who are not genetically engineered are called “imperfects,” treated as property, forbidden to speak, and used as test subjects in military experiments. Carmen is a genetically engineered “perfect” person raised by a cruel foster mother intent on molding her into the future leader of the new world. April is an “imperfect” and fo...

The volume offers a survey of the contribution of German literature and culture to the evolution of ecological thought. As the field of ecocritical theory and practice is rapidly expanding towards transnational and global dimensions, it seems nevertheless necessary to consider the distinct manifestations of ecological thought in various cultures. In this sense, the volume demonstrates in twenty-six essays from different disciplines how German literature, philosophy, art, and science have c...

Praxisnah, klar, verständlich, komprimiert und umfassend bereitet dieses Werk das Thema Compliance für sämtliche Erscheinungsformen der öffentlichen Hand auf. Die Neuauflage leistet praktische Orientierungs- und Umsetzungshilfe bei dem Auf- und Ausbau eines zukunftsfähigen Compliance-Systems. Das Handbuch fächert die Compliance-Grundlagen der Verwaltung und die spiegelbildlich daran anknüpfenden Anforderungen an ein Compliance-Management auf, die sich durch vielfältige Besonderheiten von d...

In the past twenty years, international criminal law has become one of the main areas of international legal scholarship and practice. Most textbooks in the field describe the evolution of international criminal tribunals, the elements of the core international crimes, the applicable modes of liability and defences, and the role of states in prosecuting international crimes. The Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law, however, takes a theoretically informed and refreshingly...

It's dark...You're tired. Not thinking straight. It's the worst time of all for you to make decisions, and maybe that's why you take a… WRONG TURN.In this new anthology offered by Blunder Woman Productions, you'll take a trip down twisty roads into forests, back alleys, and even across the border between life and death. Together these tales are funny, creepy, weird, contemplative, traditional, and speculative. This is a perfect collection for dark ...

Das erste deutschsprachige Werk zum Thema liefert praxisbezogenes Expertenwissen rund um die Implementierung und Bedeutung von medizinischen Einsatzteams in Krankenhäusern. Es wendet sich an Ärzte und Pflegekräfte aller Fachdisziplinen mit besonderem Bezug zum innerklinischen Notfallmanagement ebenso wie an Krankenhausleitungen. Dargestellt werden Ziele und Möglichkeiten von Medizinischen Einsatzteams sowie strukturelle und personelle Voraussetzungen, wie Schulung des Personals und Teams, ...