They are the stuff of nightmares, these creatures in the shadows and under our beds, yet we can't look away.Fear is part of the allure, after all—drawing us into the woods, into the mist, into the dark water, while others run the other way.We yearn to be craved by what wishes to consume us.Open yourself to 23 twisted trysts from authors and illustrators: Hannah Birss, Terry Campbell, Monica Chen, Sam Crain, Astra Crompton, gaast, Arlo Z. Graves, Joachim Hei...

This book is a special edition, compiled for to the MSc Course Research Methodologies as taught at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology. It is a compilation of useful chapters from several sources on how to structure, set up, carry out and write up your (thesis) research to aid you in writing your research plan. Next to that it acts as a companion during your thesis research. After introducing you to the philosophy of scientific research, subsequent chapte...

Heddy, eine alleinlebende Klavierlehrerin in Berlin, wird von ihrer Freundin Pia ermutigt, nach Jahrzehnten in ihre Heimat Iran zu fliegen. In Teheran folgt sie ihren Erinnerungen an die Sommer ihrer Kindheit und an ihre Jugendliebe – einen Studenten, der das Land verlassen musste, als im November 1979 die amerikanische Botschaft in Teheran besetzt wurde. Das Schicksal wollte nicht, dass Heddys Briefe an ihren Freund ihre Bestimmung erreichten, doch dasselbe Schicksal bringt sie Jahrzehnte...

Kurz vor dem Neujahrsfest verteilt die Iranerin Banu Halwa unter den Nachbarn und bittet um Gebete für die Seelen der Toten. Dabei denkt sie an den Strom der politischen Ereignisse, die das Leben ihrer Familie gezeichnet haben, an die Revolution und den Krieg. Ihr Sohn wollte als Arzt Menschen helfen, ihr zweiter Sohn liebte die Freiheit. Ihre Tochter war bereit, für das Glück weite Wege zu gehen, ihre andere Tochter zog sich ganz ins Muttersein zurück. Und ihr Schwiegersohn war selbst im ...

Providing a detailed examination of climate negotiations records since the 1990s, this book shows that, in addition to agreeing on climate policy frameworks, the negotiations process is of crucial importance to success. Shedding light on the dynamics of international climate policymaking, its respective chapters explore key milestones such as the Kyoto Protocol, Marrakech Accords, Cancun Agreement and Doha Framework.The book identifies a minimum of three conditions that need to be ...

The latest scientific knowledge on climate change indicates that higher greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere through unchecked emissions will provoke severe climate change and ocean acidification. Both impacts can fundamentally alter environmental structures on which humanity relies and have serious consequences for the food chain among others. Climate change therefore poses major socio-economic, technical and environmental challenges which will have serious impacts on countries...

This volume is on the flexibility mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol and summarises the main fmdings of a two day workshop on 'Dealing with Carbon Credits after Kyoto', organised by ETC and the JIN foundation (both from the Netherlands) in Callantsoog, the Netherlands, on 28-29 May 1998. The workshop was one of the fIrst meetings held on the flexibility mechanisms after the Kyoto Protocol had been accepted at the Third Conference of the Parties (CoP3) in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997. Durin...