Karl Phillips is a roofer, just one of the lads. But as Bootlegger, he keeps huge numbers of followers on social media hooked with his humorous musings. Whether duckin' around shooting videos about Wrexham AFC or slightly overdoing it on holiday, The Captain doesn't take himself too seriously!

Karl Phillips is a roofer, just one of the lads. But as Bootlegger, he keeps huge numbers of followers on social media hooked with his humorous musings. Whether duckin' around shooting videos about Wrexham AFC or slightly overdoing it on holiday, The Captain doesn't take himself too seriously!

Insurgent groups consist of individuals willing to organize and commit acts of terror to achieve their goals. By nature, they depend on public support, yet they sometimes target private civilians in addition to military personnel and government officials. This book examines insurgent embeddedness--the extent to which an insurgent group is enmeshed in relationships with the state, other insurgents, and the public--in order to understand why they attack civilians. Using Big Allied and Danger...

This book examines the political and legal challenges of regional governance of the 28 countries of the European Union and the 48 in the Council of Europe. The contributions, dilemmas, and moral hazards from this record of nearly seven decades of regional inter-governmental institutions has kept the peace, but produced episodes of crisis from overstretching jurisdictions, thematically and geographically. Polarization between nationalist and integrative forces has displaced the idealistic a...

An interfaith collection of prayers, blessings, and poems offering comfort and hope to the healthcare workers that give so much.The COVID-19 pandemic has left few of us unaffected, but our healthcare workers have borne the brunt of its impact. Chaplains and clergy across all lines of faith have ministered to those caregivers through prayers and blessings.This curated collection of interfaith prayers, blessings, and poems was written by those who minister to...

Geflüchtete Menschen sind eine besonders vulnerable Gruppe, sie leiden häufig an schwerwiegenden psychischen Störungen. In Deutschland stehen dem hohen Behandlungsbedarf dieser Menschen nicht genug Behandlungsangebote gegenüber. Dabei stellt sich zusätzlich die Frage, wie Geflüchtete in das bestehende psychosoziale Versorgungssystem integriert werden können. Die Gießener psychiatrische Universitätsklinik ist seit vielen Jahren mit der Behandlung Geflüchteter befasst und hat im Verlauf ein ...

Inspector Dickins pretends to resign from Scotland Yard to try out his pet theory—that the Achilles heel of any thief is always his conceipt. Posing as wily Nick from New York, Dickens matchis his skills against a gang of thieves now stirring London to a white-hot frenzy. This collection of short stories, all published between 1930 and 1931, was also published as Gangster's Glory."A snappy story of wits pitted against wits, ending of course all to the glory of Dickens." —Detroit Fr...

In "Das Geheimnis von Cruta" entführt E. Phillips Oppenheim den Leser in eine Welt voller Intrigen und Geheimnisse, die im Herzen der politischen Landschaft des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts verwurzelt ist. Mit seinem markanten, jedoch zugänglichen literarischen Stil gelingt es Oppenheim, sowohl Spannung als auch tiefere soziale und psychologische Themen zu behandeln. Die Protagonisten, gefangen zwischen Loyalität und Verrat, agieren vor einem gut ausgearbeiteten Hintergrund, der die gesellschaf...

"Das Geheimnis von Cruta" ist einer der beliebtesten Romane von E. Phillips Oppenheim. Die Geschichte handelt von einem wohlhabenden Engländer, der sich in die Tochter eines italienischen Adligen verliebt. Ihre Nachkommen und ein dunkler Einfluss der katholischen Kirche verschwören sich, um sowohl die Liebe, als auch das Glück zu zerstören.

Since 2012, Public Books has championed a new kind of community for intellectual engagement, discussion, and action. An online magazine that unites the best of the university with the openness of the internet, Public Books is where new ideas are debuted, old facts revived, and dangerous illusions dismantled. Here, young scholars present fresh thinking to audiences outside the academy, accomplished authors weigh in on timely issues, and a wide range of readers encounter th...

Cruelly betrayed by the testimony of Reuben Argels, his business partner and close friend, Moran Chambers is sentenced to 10 years in Sing Sing Prison. Haunted by the fear that Chambers will exact revenge, Argels flees to London to rebuild his financial career. Argels finds success in London, but is all the while haunted by the thought—when will Chambers wreak his revenge?

In "Das Geheimnis von Cruta" entfaltet E. Phillips Oppenheim ein fesselndes Spannungsfeld zwischen Intrigen und mysteriösen Abenteuern. Der Roman, der im frühen 20. Jahrhundert spielt, zeichnet sich durch einen knappen, prägnanten Stil aus, der sowohl die Dynamik der Handlung als auch die komplexen Charaktere hervorhebt. Oppenheim gelingt es, eine Welt zu erschaffen, in der Geheimnisse und Verrat allgegenwärtig sind, während er die Leser durch unerwartete Wendungen leitet. Der literarische...