It’s become fashionable to demean millennials as the “snowflake” generation. Raised during the peace and prosperity of the ‘90s, they’re often perceived as carrying an entitlement mentality and being incapable of handling adversity. But Philip Klein sees them differently. Given the economic headwinds they faced at the start of their working lives, millennials have shown commendable fortitude. And as Klein argues, they will need to maintain this character strength going forward because furt...

This title was first published in 1990. A collection of essays on Business Cycles, celebrating Geoffrey H. Moore on his 75th birthday, who joined the National Bureau of Economic Research in 1939 and was also Professor Emeriutus at New York University. He progressed through many levels research assistant, staff member, associate director of research, director of research, vice president of research, director of business cycle research, and most recently membership on the Bureau’s Board of D...

"Charlie Chan Carries On" -- the 1931 Fox motion picture starring Warner Oland as Chan -- is now considered a "lost" film (the original film materials were destroyed in a vault fire.) Unless a copy surfaces in some remote corner of the world, as happened with "Charlie Chan in Paris," this original screenplay is the closest Chan fans will come to seeing the original film. (There is also a Portuguese-language version called "Eran Trece" [There Were Thirteen] with a different cast. The 1940 f...

Das Delir ist eine häufige, akut auftretende Funktionsstörung des Gehirns, die eine anhaltende kognitive und funktionelle Beeinträchtigung zur Folge haben kann. Gezielte Präventionsmaßnahmen bzw. ein frühzeitiges Erkennen und eine angemessene Therapie sind für die Lebensqualität der Betroffenen entscheidend. Dieser interdisziplinäre und multiprofessionelle Leitfaden bietet evidenzbasierte Empfehlungen zur Prävention, Risikoeinschätzung, Behandlung und Nachsorge des Delirs. Auch werden nebe...

This "Festschrift" honours Geoffrey H. Moore's life-long contribution to the study of business cycles. After some analysts had concluded that business cycles were dead, renewed economic turbulence in the 1970s and 1980s brought new life to the subject. The study of business cycles now encompasses the global economic system, and this work aims to push back the frontiers of knowledge.

This book brings together all the key evidence on recovery capital measurement and its application. It offers a clear and accessible overview of the development of the strengths-based approach in addressing behavioural health issues and quantifying and measuring recovery capital, along with the evidence base for this approach.The book sets out the proven benefits of this approach to measuring and bolstering addiction recovery, demonstrating the impact of the approach in improving t...

Cryptography has been employed in war and diplomacy from the time of Julius Caesar. In our Internet age, cryptography's most widespread application may be for commerce, from protecting the security of electronic transfers to guarding communication from industrial espionage. This accessible introduction for undergraduates explains the cryptographic protocols for achieving privacy of communication and the use of digital signatures for certifying the validity, integrity, and origin of a messa...

This text provides an ethnography of a Chinese middle school based on fieldwork conducted in 1988 to 1989. It provides a way of looking at classroom and societal interactions in terms of the interplay among criticism, face and shame.

Completely updated and revised, Cruise Ship Tourism, 2nd Edition covers the economic, social and environmental impacts of cruising, combining the latest knowledge and research to provide a comprehensive account of the subject. Despite the industry growing rapidly, there is a substantial gap in the related literature, and this book addresses the key issues for researchers, students and industry professionals. This second edition: - Reviews the fundamental principles of the industry, the cru...

Die 19. Ausgabe des Horrormagazins Zwielicht mit Kurzgeschichten, Übersetzungen und Artikeln

Kiez Cash und Moneten ist eine herrlich leichte und gut gelaunte Gaunerkomödie als Hörspielserie. Die komplette erste Staffel beinhaltet die ersten 6 Folgen. Jede Hörspiel Folge ist in sich abgeschlossen und erzählt eine eigenständige Geschichte vom Kiez.

Der kleine Muck Eine Produktion von Ute Kleeberg und Uwe Stoffel Für Saxofon, Fagott, Schlagzeug, Marimba, Klavier und einen Erzähler Die kosmopolitische Vielfalt der Motive in den Hauffschen Märchen macht uns staunen. Selbst heute noch öffnet sich der wunderreiche Fächer seiner Erzählkunst, dessen Vielfalt seiner Farben und dessen üppige Pracht des Orients uns in seinen Bann ziehen. So erfüllt sich jedes Mal aufs Neue der Wunsch von Wilhelm Hauff, dass die Königin der Fantasie aus ihrem e...