Take a step into the criminal underworld of the United States with American Outlaws. Explore the exploits of some of the Wild West's most notorious murderers and gangs, from Jesse James to Wyatt Earp, and find out what went down at the OK Corral. Then move onto the seedy underbelly of Prohibition-era New York to meet the five major crime families that are still operating today. You can also take a trip to Chicago to discover the crimes of Al Capone before heading to Las Vegas to f...

Comme par hasard, notre système éducatif continue sa descente inexorable dans les palmarès internationaux. Comme par hasard, nos organisations se trouvent confrontées à trouver des économies et des gains de productivité par une quête désespérée de solutions technologiques démesurément complexes dans lesquelles, ensuite, elles se perdent. Comme par hasard, nos sociétés occidentales ont de plus en plus de mal à trouver un modèle social gagnant-gagnant. Et s'il n'y avait pas de hasard ?

Ein Sammelband mit den Höhepunkten der ausländischen Berichterstattung über die deutsche Fußball-Nationalmannschaft von 2006 bis 2014. Ergänzt durch witzige Kommentare von Robert Stahl, Fußballfan und Europäer. Teil 1 befasst sich mit der Berichterstattung in den englischen Medien.

Cursed & Creepy is a horror-lite anthology featuring 13 tales of spine-tingling fun. Perfect tales to help tuck you in for the night. Scary, but not too terrifying. Discover art that is beautiful and bloodthirsty. A bedroom fan that sings with wicked messages. A cursed trailer that twists and flips a stereotype into something darkly humorous. Ghosts that ride a time-travelling Ferris wheel. Cursed Ink that seduces and betrays. These are just a few of the delights awaiting you...This is Boo...

The Legend Continues…In the spirit of popular Dark Fiction and Horror anthologies such as Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories and Behold: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders, and the best of Stephen King's short fiction, comes the Tales from The Lake anthologies.This 5th and final volume includes:"Always After Three" by Gemma Files - A young couple discovers that in a downtown condo you almost never kn...

Like the branches of a tree, the future of humanity could spread in many directions. Which one shall we follow?Third Flatiron's all-original science fiction/fantasy/horror/humor anthology, Offshoots: Humanity Twigged, presents short stories about possible futures, whether good or bad. Follow an international group of authors as they imagine visions ranging from human alliances with AIs, animals, and fairies; fashion as policy; virtual reality; or time travel to fix past mi...

Was waren das für Liebesaffären, Finanzskandale, Streitereien, die die Bürger Göttingens über vier Jahrhunderte hinweg in Empörung versetzten? Wer waren die Akteure? Wie verliefen die Skandale? Wer trieb sie voran? So etwa Ferdinand Freiherr von Grote, Baron zu Schauen, der Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts als Student der Stadt einen riesigen Berg Schulden hinterließ und damit einen Skandal hervorrief. Oder die sog. Göttingen Gruppe, die 2007 bundesweit für Schlagzeilen sorgte, weil sie zahlreich...

In an era where technology shapes every aspect of our lives, the need for ethical guidance in IT has never been more important. Getting Started with Tech Ethics is your essential resource for understanding and applying ethics in the fast-evolving tech environment.This book equips IT professionals, from beginners to experienced leaders, with a clear ethical framework to operate within ethical boundaries, providing practical insights and real-world examples, includin...

In ihrem Buch „Maschinenelemente. Band 1: Konstruktion und Berechnung von Verbindungen, Lagern, Wellen“ bieten die Autoren Niemann, Winter, Höhn und Stahl einen optimalen Gesamtüberblick sowie umfassende Detailinformation zu allen relevanten Themen auf dem Gebiet der Maschinenelemente:• Arbeitsmethoden in der Maschinenkonstruktion• Gestaltung und Formgebung• Praktische Festigkeitsberechnung• Leichtbau• Werkstoffe, Wärmebehandlung und Oberflächenbehan...

-- PSYCHO THRILL is a series of horror novellas - from classic ghost story to psychological thriller and dark fantasy. This edition is a compilation of five haunting novellas.-- Christian Endres, The Beast Within:Jackson Ellis is a bouncer in Seattle. But deep within, he fosters a hideous beast. No one can know about the curse he carries, though some have discovered his dark secret. And they have the means to break him. Their goal is to destroy Jackson Ellis, as well as the ...

Guided imagery is a transformative practice for reducing stress, healing mind and body, and improving performance. This definitive collection brings together leading pioneers in the field of guided imagery to share its theory, practice and history.Readers are introduced to the extensive uses of imagery, from its medical application for pain relief, cancer care and other physical healing, through its significant contribution to mental health and depth psychology, to its application ...

This book offers a comprehensive ethnographic study of African-American Muslims. Drawing on hundreds of interviews conducted over a period of several years, Dannin provides an unprecedented look inside the fascinating and little understood world of black Muslims. He discovers that the well-known and cult-like Nation of Islam represents only a small part of the picture. Many more African-Americans are drawn to Islamic orthodoxy, with its strict adherence to the Qur'an. Dannin takes us to th...