Diese Geschichten klären Fragen. Was geschieht, wenn Viren aus dem All die Erde entdecken – und sie sind nicht allein? Was geschieht, wenn Ameisen aus dem All die Erde als neue Heimat beanspruchen? Wie hoch ist das Risikopotenzial einer Apfelernte? Warum bleibt einer zurück, wenn sie endlich vor dem Sonnenbrand gerettet werden? Warum schlummert in Annas Garten so ein wenig nettes Erbe? Hilft eine Flucht, wenn die Manifestation der intellektuellen Revolution in Spielen nicht ausreicht? Was ...

An einem schönen Frühlingsmorgen sitzt Rechtsanwalt Michael Kellenberger in seiner Kanzlei und schaut durchs Fenster auf den träge fließenden Rhein. Post und Zeitung vor sich, hat er keine große Lust zu arbeiten. Da meldet sich Herbert Matter von der Basler Steuerverwaltung, sein Veranlagungsbeamter. Er hat Honorarüberweisungen einer liechtensteinischen Gesellschaft entdeckt, die in Kellenbergers Steuererklärung fehlen. Der Beamte ist kreativ, denn er hat genug von seinem öden Büro und sei...

This teaching and textbook describes the biblical writings, first by content and structure, and then follows their process of coming into being back to the respective reason for their origin. The framework for this is the canon of the Hebrew Bible, which is defined in the introductory section by the Greek and Christian Bible and the so-called Apocrypha. The four parts of the volume are introduced by overview chapters: the Pentateuch as a whole, the Deuteronomistic historical work, the phen...

Alles wird gut. – Warum man Kindern heute noch diesen Bären aufbindet, ist schwer zu erklären. Am wahrscheinlichsten ist, dass es sich um eine simple Kompensation handelt – der Tatsache nämlich, dass dem eben gerade *nicht* so ist! Glaubt man dem Volksmund, dem man ansonsten eher misstrauen sollte, kommt nichts Besseres nach. Die Erkenntnis, dass Freiheit nichts mit der Freiheit, alles Gewünschte konsumieren zu können, zu tun hat, ist in den meisten Köpfen noch lange nicht angekommen. Gera...

As John Henry Newman reflected on 'The Idea of a University' more than a century and a half ago, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of the nation's most eminent thinkers on higher education to reflect on the nature and purposes of the American university today. They detail the life and rather sad times of the American university, its relationship to democracy, and the place of the liberal arts within it. Their mordant reflections paint a picture of the American university in crisis....

Der rasante Medienwandel stellt die katholische Kirche und ihren Kommunikationsauftrag vor enorme Herausforderungen. Wie kann sich Kirche in einer durch Medien bestimmten Gesellschaft noch Gehör verschaffen? Sind Kirche und Medien überhaupt kompatibel? Und wie gelingt ihr der Spagat zwischen ihrer Aufgabe authentisch zu verkündigen und sich zugleich an die Eigenlogik der Medien anpassen zu müssen? Kirche wird sich den Veränderungen stellen müssen, auch weil traditionell kirchliche Medien i...

A fan spends the Michigan football team’s 2021 season searching for answers about human nature, American history, and the related subject of whether Jim Harbaugh will keep his job.Being a University of Michigan football fan should be joyful. Michigan is an elite academic institution whose football team boasts 43 Big Ten championships.But these days, college football is complicated. The NCAA is corrupt and exploitative, and Michigan keeps losing to Ohio Stat...

Finding the right criteria to use when judging Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is essential if it is to stand up to criticism from those concerned about the importance of evidence-based medicine. This edited volume highlights how CAM requires different research tools and techniques from conventional medicine, and examines effective methodologies for accurately assessing CAM.Addressing a problem which is often cited as the reason for a failure to appreciate the potentia...

Examining globally invasive alien birds, the first part of this book provides an account of 32 global avian invasive species (as listed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group, ISSG). It acts as a one stop reference volume; it assesses current invasive status for each bird species, including details of physical description, diet, introduction and invasion pathways, breeding behaviour, natural habitat. It also looks at the environmental impact of each species, as well as current and future...

A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year.Joe's decision to leave home is prompted by despair over his Mother's blindness to his younger brother's talents and his older brother's drug addiction.

At seventy, Henri Matisse is a trim, clean old gentleman with a passion for naked women. He is UN MONSTRE SACRE who depicts with passion and conviction only what he takes pleasure in, only what he chooses to see. He is art personified. If there were no Matisse there would be no art as such. . . . He has purged everything from his painting except anxieties concerning structure and colour; his struggle is with these alone! MATISSE'S WAR is a minutely researched yet fictional account of Matis...

Nine gripping dramas that delve into the turbulent, thrilling history of the Tudor eraAffairs and assassinations. Conflict and chaos. Power and plots. The tumultuous Tudor period is one of the most iconic and fascinating chapters in British history. In these ten atmospheric dramas, we get a glimpse into the inner workings of Tudor England – and rediscover the key characters we have grown to love and hate. Featuring world-renowned actors, these gripping, historicall...