Wiege der Eidgenossenschaft, militärisches Réduit, Transitort, technisches Experimentierfeld, Fiktionsmaschine: Der Gotthard setzt Fantasien frei, und zwar nicht nur im Jahr der Eröffnung des Basistunnels, sondern schon seit mehr als zwei Jahrhunderten. Experten aus Politik-, Geschichts-, Kultur- und Literaturwissenschaft sowie von Transtec Gotthard beleuchten die sich bis heute wandelnden Narrative. Dabei beschränken sie sich nicht auf eine Schweizer Nabelschau, sondern präsentieren auch ...

Stunning male nudes and erotic portraits representing the best work of nearly 50 artists, a substantial number of them women. Each photographer's work reveals unique and innovative ways of capturing the beauty of the male body and bringing fresh eroticism to its form.This is a collection that goes well beyond typical body-builder, calendar-boy images with photographs ranging from striking details of male anatomy to intriguing portraits. Introduced by Tom Bianchi, these are photogra...

In the untamed wilderness of the Canadian Rockies, a young woman named Silver Bear embarks on a perilous journey to find her missing father. Guided by her keen instincts and the wisdom of the ancient forest, she faces treacherous terrain, encounters dangerous animals, and uncovers secrets that have long been hidden. As Silver Bear delves deeper into the unknown, she discovers a hidden world of magic and danger, where the boundaries between reality and myth blur.

Handyman Cedric O'Toole likes his simple life. He lives by himself on a hardscrabble farm, collecting sheds full of junk and dreaming of his next invention. Then one day a slick city lawyer drives down his lane and his nightmare begins. Lori-Anne Wilkins, the wife of a wealthy local businessman, has fallen to her death from a deck Cedric built, and the furious widower has slapped him with a lawsuit. When Cedric goes to check out the accident site, he discovers that someone has tampered wit...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER 80 MILLION COPIES SOLD • Junie B. Jones discovers a new dream job in the hit chapter book series that keeps kids laughing and “makes reading fun” (Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man).“Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set.”—USA TodayMeet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! Junie B. and Daddy are off to the beauty shop to get Daddy’s haircut. An...

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine Einführung in das Umweltrecht, insbesondere für Praktiker und Nicht-Juristen. Ausgehend von den allgemeinen Grundlagen werden die wichtigsten Bereiche des Umweltrechts in Theorie und zahlreichen Anwendungsfällen vorgestellt. Dabei erfährt das Klimaschutzrecht als übergreifendes Thema besondere Berücksichtigung. Die Abhandlung der Themen Rechtsschutz und Umweltstrafrecht rundet das Spektrum ab und steigert den Gebrauchswert des Buches für Ingenieure, Agrarwissens...

The passage of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) in 1979 was a watershed moment in the movement to protect cultural objects against looting. This brief volume provides practical help to those who wish to use the provisions of ARPA_archaeologists, government land managers, preservation groups, and attorneys_to maximize its protective net. The distinguished group of authors, all veterans of ARPA enforcement efforts, first provides a comprehensive history of passage of the la...

A Language of Freedom and Teacher’s Authority: Case Comparisons from Turkey and the United States explores dimensions of authority that are deeply embedded in the profession of teaching. It examines critical dimensions of the foundations of Turkish and U.S. public education, both of which are under new pressures due to changes in the relationship between public schooling and current reforms in education. The contributors reflect on varied dimensions of authority, of which ideals are shifti...

Volume V in the acclaimed Real Utopias Project series, edited by Erik Olin Wright.Are there ways that contemporary capitalism can be rendered a dramatically more egalitarian economic system without destroying its productivity and capacity for growth?This book explores two proposals, unconditional basic income and stakeholder grants, that attempt just that. In a system of basic income, as elaborated by Philippe van Parijs, all citizens are given a monthly stipend sufficient ...

One of the most original and prolific economists of the twentieth century, Joan Robinson (1903–83) is widely regarded as the most important woman in the history of economic thought. Robinson studied economics at Cambridge University, where she made a career that lasted some fifty years. She was an unlikely candidate for success at Cambridge. A young woman in 1930 in a university dominated by men, she succeeded despite not having a remarkable academic record, a college fellowship, significa...

The bestselling author of The Good Girl?s Guide to Bad Girl Sex helps women understand what goes on between men?s ears when they?re between the sheetsNoted sex educator Barbara Keesling presents a much needed toolkit for women seeking a more satisfying sex life with their men. She explains the physical and psychological causes of common (and not so common) male sexual concerns?including lack of desire, longevity and erection problems, issues stemming from ...

Meet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! Junie B. wants to be a beauty shop guy when she grows up. But first she needs a little practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers. And her dog. And maybe even . . . herself? Is Junie B. on her way to a great new career? Or is she about to have the worst hair day ever?USA Today:“Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set.”Publishers Weekly: