In the quiet Austrian town of Amstetten in the balmy spring of April 2008, a truly horrifying vision of hell was discovered by police in the cellar of a normal suburban home. On 28 August 1984, seemingly respectable family man Josef Fritzl had lured Elisabeth, the youngest of his seven children, into the cellar of their family home, where he then drugged and handcuffed her in a windowless dungeon he'd spent years constructing. For the next 24 years Josef held his daughter captive in unimag...

Viele Menschen wünschen am Ende ihres Lebens, zuhause sterben zu können. Damit untrennbar verbunden ist der Anspruch auf Selbstbestimmung und Würde. Wie aber ist eine Palliativversorgung in den privaten Raum integrierbar, ohne dass sie als Fremdbestimmung erlebt wird? Welche ethischen, technischen und kooperativen Aspekte sind zu bedenken? Wie wird die ambulante Begleitung den gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen und Ansprüchen gerecht? Dieser Band beleuchtet aus Sicht von Wissenschaft und Pra...

Ever eat a rabbit turd? Ever urinate on your brother's head? Ever use an outhouse at fifty below? Josef Chmielowski has. Not only that, but this sourdough from Sourdough has survived countless other entertaining situations, many of which are retold in this vivacious volume. Josef's collection of humorous short stories successfully captures the essence of daily routine on an Alaskan homestead, and investigates the undeniable link between mischief, males, and mayhem.

While hiking in a remote region of Siberia, two young brothers discovered a sanctuary hidden deep in a cave. Contained within the sanctuary was a graven image carved from black granitethat of a great-horned beast. Lying atop an altar at the foot of the beast was an ancient leather-bound testament, which the brothers retrieved and brought back to the monastery, where they lived with their guardian-priest, Father Kirov. He had no idea what dark secrets it would unlock when its writings were ...