Mit den Veränderungen in der Welt der Medien hat sich das Leben junger Menschen grundlegend gewandelt. Jugendliche, bereits Kinder tauchen mit ihren mobilen Alleskönnern immer autonomer in die offene und vernetzte Welt digitaler Medien ein und entziehen sich dabei immer mehr einer direkten Einflussnahme. Erziehende und pädagogische Fachkräfte fragen sich, wie sie den Medienumgang unter diesen Vorzeichen überhaupt noch angemessen begleiten können und wie sie ihre Schützlinge für die Nutzung...

In the quiet hollows of a dying Appalachian town, a guarded nurse and a grieving teacher must decide if a second chance at love is worth the risk.After losing her fiancé in the Great War, nurse Bethany Astor swore she'd never risk her heart again. But when the Red Cross sends her to the struggling mountain town of Laurel Ridge, Tennessee, she meets a schoolteacher whose pain mirrors her own. As she uses her skills to heal his injured leg, Bethany discovers...

She wants the freedom to practice medicine, and he needs a wife. But their bold escape from Boston’s high society rests on a marriage vow neither intended to make real.Victoria Mountbatten has fought hard to earn her medical degree, but her powerful father uses his influence to block any doctor from hiring her. Faced with an ultimatum—marry a society gentleman or face disinheritance, Tori sees only one path to freedom. She makes a bold proposition to Dr. Harrison B...

It was only a forty-minute foreign film, but it sparked a legal confrontation that has left its mark on America for more than half a century. Roberto Rossellini’s Il Miracolo (The Miracle) is deceptively simple: a demented peasant woman is seduced by a stranger she believes to be Saint Joseph, is socially ostracized for becoming pregnant out of wedlock, but is finally redeemed through motherhood.Although initially approved by state censors for screening in New York, the film was at...

This collection breaks new ground in four key areas of feminist social thought: the sex/gender debates; challenges to liberalism/equality; feminist ethics; and feminist perspectives on global ethics and politics in the 21st century. Altogether, the essays provide an innovative look at feminist philosophy while making substantive contributions to current debates in gender theory, ethics, and political thought.

Les importantes avancées médicales de ces dernières années ont permis à de nombreuses patientes atteintes de pathologies chroniques d'accéder à la grossesse. Ces mutations du monde médical ont notamment influencé le mode de travail des gynécologues-obstétriciens qui ont été amenés à prendre en charge ces patientes de manière plus régulière. Au cours de leur grossesse, ces femmes seront suivies à la fois par le médecin spécialiste de la pathologie et par un médecin obstétricien. Il faut don...

Neue Erkenntnisse in der Neuro- und Molekularbiologie, der Epigenetik und Entwicklungspsychologie sowie der Psychotherapie- und der Stressforschung haben zu einem weitreichenden Paradigmenwechsel in der Psychosomatischen Medizin geführt. Dieses Lehr- und Handbuch bietet in 100 Kapiteln zunächst eine aktuelle Bestandsaufnahme der wissenschaftlich gesicherten bio-psycho-sozialen Grundlagen dieser neuen Psychosomatik, um darauf aufbauend die Diagnostik und Therapie der wichtigsten psychosomat...

A buried secret in Harmony Springs could cost a pastor and a teacher their careers—and their second chance at love.Lydia Jefferson buried her dreams long before the death of her husband. Now she’s locked her heart to men for good. In Harmony Springs, she’s finally found freedom from the shameful failure and loss of her past—until her childhood sweetheart arrives to be the new pastor.Samuel Allen never thought he’d love again, not after his fiancée walked ou...

In 18 Morden um die Welt Kriminelle Kurzgeschichten von fünf Kontinenten Zwanzig Autorinnen erzählen als Hommage an Jules Vernes von Tatorten aus der ganzen Welt. Da geht es um den Ravenmaster, der sich um die Raben im Londoner Tower kümmert. Um Sarah, die mit einem Katamaran in der indonesischen Inselwelt kreuzt. Oder um zwei schwarz-weiße Paare in Ghana. Dann um einen Schönheitschirurgen und seinen Patienten in Neu-Dehli. Um die Silvesterreise eines Paares nach Rio de Janeiro. Kann man s...

The Dark Intercept by Julia Keller is the beginning of a “riveting” (Emmy Laybourne) science fiction adventure that challenges the voluntary surrender of liberties for the perception of safety.When the state controls your emotions, how hard will you fight to feel free?In a radiant world of endless summer, the Intercept keeps the peace. Violet Crowley, the sixteen-year-old daughter of New Earth’s Founding Father, has spent her life in comfort and safety. Her...

In the five years since the first edition of this book published, there has been an accelerated rise in the number and influence of COO roles in the legal sphere. No longer the preserve of the largest national and international firms, mid-tier firms and even New Law and alternative legal service providers are considering a COO as a potential – perhaps even essential – component of law firm management, to achieve increased efficiency, productivity, and meet the demands of a highly competiti...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Julia Keller continues her Dark Intercept science fiction series with Dark Mind Rising, a thrilling, speculative murder mystery set in a chilling future where citizens believe they're free after years of emotional surveillance only to discover a killer is targeting their deepest fears.When the state is no longer watching, what will you give to feel safe?New Earth, 2296. Two years after the des...