The year is 1967 and the Vietnam War is raging. Lieutenant Ben Kinkaid of the US military police is patrolling the chaotic streets of Saigon after curfew when he crosses paths with US Army clerk Tommy Banks and his girlfriend, Grace Waverly. Grace says she’s a peace tourist, but she’s also a member of RAW—an anti-war group bent on stopping the war by any means necessary.When Grace turns up dead in the Saigon River, Ben gradually uncovers a much larger conspiracy that involves an op...

The year is 1967 and the Vietnam War is raging. Lieutenant Ben Kinkaid of the US military police is patrolling the chaotic streets of Saigon after curfew when he crosses paths with US Army clerk Tommy Banks and his girlfriend, Grace Waverly. Grace says she’s a peace tourist, but she’s also a member of RAW—an anti-war group bent on stopping the war by any means necessary. When Grace turns up dead in the Saigon River, Ben gradually uncovers a much larger conspiracy that involves an opium-pus...

Die Sammlung unter dem Titel 'Gesammelte Norwegische Volksmärchen' entfaltet ein faszinierendes Panorama der norwegischen Erzähltradition und reicht von magischen Abenteuern bis zu moralischen Fabeln. Mit einer Vielfalt an literarischen Stilen verkörpern die Geschichten sowohl die Rustikalität als auch die Feinheiten der mündlichen Überlieferung. Die Anthologie bietet einen tiefgreifenden Einblick in die kulturellen Wurzeln und symbolischen Traditionen, die zu einem wesentlichen Bestandtei...

Der historische Roman 'Pjotr - Geschichte eines Zaren' entfaltet die facettenreiche Erzählung eines bedeutsamen Zeitabschnitts der russischen Geschichte durch eine Auswahl meisterhafter literarischer Stile. Die Sammlung erkundet die Herausforderungen und Triumphe des Zaren Pjotr und liefert Lesern einen tiefen Einblick in die politische und soziale Dynamik seiner Herrschaftszeit. Die Werke in dieser Anthologie zeichnen sich durch ihre narrative Vielfalt aus, von lyrischen Beschreibungen bi...

Parasitic Nematodes are amongst the most successful parasites on Earth. This fully-updated second edition constitutes a comprehensive volume that continues to discuss the molecular biology, biochemistry and immunology of nematode parasites of humans, domestic animals and plants. There is a strong focus on new advances including chapters on horizontal gene transfer, genetics of susceptibility in humans, nematode protein structures, role of bacterial symbionts, host immune system modulation,...

In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys.Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape ...