Zu Beginn des neuen Jahrtausends erlebte Deutschland einen regelrechten Boom von wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischen Reforminitiativen. Unter Namen wie Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft, BürgerKonvent, Marke Deutschland, Deutschland packt's an! oder Partner für Innovationen ("Du bist Deutschland") drängte eine beachtliche Phalanx mit ihren spektakulären PR-Kampagnen in die politische Arena, um die "blockierte Republik" zu reformieren. In seiner empirischen Studie nimmt Michael Walter ...

'A crime debut that evokes modern Mongolia with vividness and flair?a robust and entertaining first novel.' ( The Age)As winter falls upon the streets of Ulan Bataar, Mongolia, a serial killer is just getting warmed up. When the mutilated body of a fourth victim is found in one of the city's most expensive hotels, Nergui, the former head of the Serious Crimes squad, is no closer to catching the killer and will accept any help he can get.Drew McLeis...

The countryside, the near future.Gabrielle Hunter, husband Leo and son Stefan drive to a remote luxury retreat for a spring break at the invitation of new client Art Fisher, who will be there with his wife, Polly, and daughter Fleur. As Gabrielle's family approach the retreat, their car hits a deer. Investigating, they discover it was dying already, from a bullet wound.The two families settle in. Stefan falls into a relaxed companionship with Fleur, while Leo finds himself ...

What's more miserable than trying to walk with a stone in your shoe? Many American evangelicals are experiencing pain and discomfort in their relationship to the church. "Stones" in their shoes make the faith journey uncomfortable and increasingly untenable. They either leave the church altogether, become "church shoppers," or live on the margins of the church as outliers. This book presents the vantage point of a lifelong evangelical pastor and religious educator who sees himself as an ou...

Menschenrechte stellen kein spezielles ethisches oder juristisches Nischenthema dar. Der Menschenrechtsansatz der Sozialen Arbeit ist vielmehr ein Konzept, das für die Analyse, Bewertung und Bearbeitung praktisch jedes Arbeitsfeldes von großer Bedeutung ist. Ausgehend von konkreten Herausforderungen in den wichtigsten Handlungsfeldern der Sozialen Arbeit ermöglicht der Band Studierenden und Fachkräften, menschenrechtlich begründete Handlungskompetenzen zu erkennen, zu erwerben und zu stärk...

The book traces Faraday's humble beginnings as the son of a blacksmith and his rise to prominence in the scientific community. Jerrold details Faraday's early education and how his passion for science developed while working as an assistant to Sir Humphry Davy. The narrative focuses on Faraday's major experiments and discoveries, including electromagnetic induction and the principles of electrolysis, illustrating his innovative approach to science and his ability to make complex concepts a...

A hilarious tale of history come to life, from former children’s laureate and master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.Living with a ghost can have its difficulties, I discovered, even if he is your friend.Remember Sir Walter Raleigh, who laid his cloak in a puddle so Queen Elizabeth I could walk across? Well, Bess meets his ghost and finds out she’s his ancestor!How will Bess explain Sir Walter to her family? Especially when he breaks her brother’s fis...

"Tyndall, I must remain plain Michael Faraday to the last." In these words, with which he replied to Professor Tyndall's urgent appeal to him to accept the Presidency of the Royal Society, we have a key-note to the character of the illustrious yet modest scientist, the good and great man, whose life-story I have attempted to tell in the following pages.

In der Kinder- und Neuroorthopädie ist es wichtig, rechtzeitig zwischen einer normalen und behandlungsbedürftigen Entwicklung unterscheiden zu können. Das Zusammenspiel von Wachstum und Entwicklung, Sensomotorik und Biomechanik beeinflusst die Form und Funktion des Bewegungsapparates. Immer häufiger können genetische und metabolische Erkrankungen diagnostiziert werden, die sich auf den Bewegungsapparat auswirken. Dadurch ergeben sich neue spezifische Behandlungsmöglichkeiten. Im Gegensatz ...

Un affascinante percorso nel mondo della creatività cinematografica e letteraria, dove l’arte del montaggio e della scrittura si fondono per dare sostanza alle emozioni.Michael Ondaatje, autore del Paziente inglese, incontra Walter Murch, geniale montatore di suoni e immagini, durante le riprese del film tratto dal suo romanzo. Osservando Murch lavorare al montaggio, Ondaatje scopre che nella realizzazione di un film questa è la fase più creativa e che più si avvic...

"Marx sagte, die Revolutionen seien die Lokomotive der Weltgeschichte. Doch vielleicht stellen sich die Dinge völlig anders dar. Es ist möglich, dass die Revolutionen für die Menschheit, die wie in einem Zug unterwegs ist, darin bestehen, die Notbremse zu ziehen" (Michael Löwy) Die Entdeckung des Werkes Walter Benjamins löste bei Michael Löwy einen Schock aus, der so manche Überzeugung erschütterte und mehr als vierzig Jahre lang in seiner gesamten Forschung über heterodoxe Formen des Marx...