Rätt kost är lika viktigt som sömn och fysisk aktivitet för ett liv i balans. Men det är inte helt lätt att navigera bland alla råd och rön som omger oss: Vad, hur och varför bör vi äta för att kroppen ska kunna prestera optimalt och må som bäst?Läkaren och forskaren Kerstin Brismar lotsar oss igenom näringsprocesser, konkreta kostråd samt problem och utmaningar kring kost. Brismar har många års erfarenhet från både kliniska studier och patientmottagning, vilket har gett henne en d...

'Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance the angel and the monster within' GORE VIDALAs private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colourful biographical works in history. The Twelve Caesars...

A REBEL AGAINST ROME!Simon of Gitta, an escaped slave turned magician, roves the Roman Empire battling dark magic and demons, all the while pursued by Caesar’s soldiers. Join Simon as he flees across the ancient world evading cultists and Legionaries, outwitting sorcerers and Centurions, and fighting gladiators and gods, even the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. Yet all these foes cannot prepare him for his greatest challenge: the pursuit of his lost soul-mate Helen,...

Julius Caesar was no aspiring autocrat seeking to realize the imperial future but an unusually successful republican leader who was measured against the Republic's traditions and its greatest heroes of the past. Catastrophe befell Rome not because Caesar (or anyone else) turned against the Republic, its norms and institutions, but because Caesar's extraordinary success mobilized a determined opposition which ultimately preferred to precipitate civil war rather than accept its political def...

In a developing country we require large amounts of energy to sustain our industries. Most of the energy required is generated in coal-fired power stations. In these power stations or power plants, available fuel (such as coal) is used to heat up large quantities of water to obtain steam. This steam is used to drive steam turbines connected to generators which supply our electricity. Thermodynamics is the study of the laws that govern heat and work. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynami...

The Principles of Success explicates the principles great leaders follow to attain their objectives. The book examines: these leaders’ great resolve; their methods of thinking, formulating their objectives, and studying their rival; their striking the rival’s vital points; their striking swiftly at the critical time; their striking in combination; their creating or exposing vital points in the rival; and, their parrying the rival’s strikes. (These principles are as frequently appl...

This anthology of biographies presents an authoritative and comprehensive examination of the lives and achievements of fifty individuals who significantly shaped the course of human history. Spanning diverse eras and regions, this collection provides detailed insights into figures whose actions and legacies continue to influence the modern world. The volume explores pivotal leaders such as Akhenaton, whose revolutionary religious reforms in ancient Egypt introduced monotheism, and Alexande...

Alexander der Große forderte am 1. Oktober 331 v. Chr. eine bedeutend stärkere, persische Streitmacht heraus – und siegte dank seiner überlegenen Strategie. Mehr als 2000 Jahre später folgt Ryanair der gleichen Strategie, um sich im Wettbewerb mit weit größeren Airlines wie Lufthansa und British Airways durchzuSetzen.In seinem mitreißenden Managementbuch "Strategien für Herausforderer" führt Robert Edward Neurohr die Leser in die Welt der großen Feldherren und zeig...

*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events in each man's life.

Learn from the best military strategists of history how best to fight your battles in Strategy Masters. This collection includes three major military and political strategy texts: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, and The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar. These three books, though written specifically about military and political strategies, are frequently cited by modern business strategists as insightful looks at human nature and philosophy.The Prince – Th...

Jesus is the center of Christian faith and the Bible is its holy book, its sacred scriptures. For hundreds of years, this meant that Jesus was divine and the Bible was a divine product. This remains the primary perspective for many Christians today. However, it has mutated appreciably for others. It is not that Jesus is no longer thought of as the center of Christian faith or the Bible as Christianitys sacred scriptures. Those remain true for everyone. However, studies in biblical criticis...

Faszination Geschichte: die kontrafaktischen historischen Erzählungen "Wären sie früher gestorben" von Robert Gordian jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Sie haben ihre Zeit geprägt – und die Entwicklung der Menschheit bis in die Gegenwart beeinflusst. Doch was wäre passiert, wenn eine als »Hurenkind« geächtete Prinzessin unter dem Henkersschwert gestorben wäre, statt als Elisabeth I. den englischen Thron zu besteigen? Welchen Kurs hätte Amerika genommen, wenn Abraham Lincoln 1842 bei einem Duel...