"This heartwarming story of how a little tiger named Leo bloomed is told by bestselling author Robert Kraus.“Captivating and rollicking.” —The Horn Book""Leo isn't reading, or writing, or drawing, or even speaking, and his father is concerned. But Leo's mother isn't. She knows her son will do all those things, and more, when he's ready.With its message of patience and humor, Leo the Late Bloomer is more timely than ever. As Children's Books and Their Creators commented: ""Leo's rea...

"This heartwarming story of how a little tiger named Leo bloomed is told by bestselling author Robert Kraus.“Captivating and rollicking.” —The Horn Book""Leo isn't reading, or writing, or drawing, or even speaking, and his father is concerned. But Leo's mother isn't. She knows her son will do all those things, and more, when he's ready.With its message of patience and humor, Leo the Late Bloomer is more timely than ever. As Children's Books and Their Creators commented: ""Leo's rea...

The Bible is a portrait of love painted on a canvas of forgiveness and reconciliation.We don’t always see that portrait in the relationships closest to us, however. Robert Kraus wrote Family Forgiveness and Reconciliation to help bridge the gap between what we see in the Bible and what we see in our families.For this*,* his second book, Robert welcomed input from eight talented individuals with a combined pastoral experience of over 200 years. In easy-to-read chapt...

The peace and quiet following Max's decision to put his instruments away drives the neighbors just as crazy as his constant practicing did

«Un libro coinvolgente, che ti prende e non ti lascia più. »WAZ«Robert Krause racconta in modo magistrale un evento cruciale della nostra Storia. »Süddeutsche Zeitung«Una narrazione traboccante di suspence, una sorta di commedia umana sul filo di molteplici destini carichi di intensità e di emozioni travolgenti. Robert Krause condensa con mirabile vivacità il grande tema della divisione tedesca come un fa...

In "Friedrich List und die erste große Eisenbahn Deutschlands" untersucht Robert Krause die entscheidende Rolle Friedrich Lists in der Entwicklung der Eisenbahninfrastruktur Deutschlands im 19. Jahrhundert. Der Autor entfaltet den historischen Kontext, in dem List seine Ideen formulierte, und analysiert den ökonomischen und sozialen Einfluss der ersten Eisenbahnprojekte. Krauses Schreibstil ist informativ und präzise, angereichert mit historischen Daten und kritischen Reflexionen, die dem ...

Heute bauen sie die Mauer. Du sitzt im Zug zurück in die DDR. Bleibst du im Westen, oder fährst du nach Hause?13. August 1961, 8:10 Uhr. Pünktlich verlässt der Interzonenzug D-151 die bayrische Hauptstadt in Richtung Ostberlin. Die meisten Passagiere sind auf dem Weg zurück in ihre Heimat, die DDR. Plötzlich macht im Zug das Gerücht die Runde, dass die Grenze dichtgemacht wird – für immer. Unter den Reisenden sind Familien mit Kindern, eine Musikband, ein Kommissar, eine Spitzenspor...

"...much more than turtle stories: at its heart are lessons learned, and the rewards of allowing your passion to drive your life's journeys and experiences!" -Rick Hudson, Turtle Survival AllianceBob Krause was only four years old when he discovered his lifelong passion. For helping her carry the shopping bags one day, his mother bought him a little green turtle in the pet department of a Woolworths in Chicago, Illinois. The love affair began. But Bob's passion for turtles...

Der Bestseller zum Serienereignis des Jahres: So haben wir Sisi noch nie erlebt – wagemutig und kämpferisch, lebenshungrig und verführerisch.Als die junge, ungestüme Sisi in Bad Ischl Franz Joseph I. von Österreich begegnet, diesem strahlenden und geheimnisvoll-abgründigen Mann, ist es um sie geschehen. Obwohl er ihrer Schwester versprochen ist, kann sie sich der Anziehungskraft des jungen Kaisers nicht entziehen und erkämpft sich gegen die Widerstände ihrer Familie sein Herz. Mi...

Die Geschichte der Moderne wurde oft als eine Geschichte der modernen Arbeitswelt – im Sinne der Ausdifferenzierung, Ökonomisierung, Professionalisierung und Beschleunigung – erzählt. Sie ist aber auch eine Geschichte neuer Formen der ‚Muße‘ und des ‚Müßiggangs‘, die ebenso einen Teil dessen bilden, was wir heute ‚modern‘ nennen. Mit dem spannungsreichen Verhältnis von Arbeit, Muße und Müßiggang in der Moderne beschäftigt sich die vorliegende komparatistische Studie; sie bietet Einblicke i...

This book is designed to introduce the reader to the field of NMR/MRI at very low magnetic fields, from milli-Tesla to micro-Tesla, the ultra-low field (ULF) regime. The book is focused on applications to imaging the human brain, and hardware methods primarily based upon pre-polarization methods and SQUID-based detection. The goal of the text is to provide insight and tools for the reader to better understand what applications are best served by ULF NMR/MRI approaches. A discussion of the ...

The Cook's Book of Intense Flavors is an indispensable guide to exotic and decadent flavor combinations for the advanced chef. Filled with more than 100 extraordinary combinations, The Cook's Book of Intense Flavors will make you rethink the way you approach food and each exotic flavor is accompanied by an inspired recipe as an example of how to use it. And unlike other flavor references, this book offers a recipe for each combination so you know exactly how to use what y...