Abandoned as a child, she will stop at nothing to discover her true identity. As her protector, he will protect her at all costs, even from the possibility of jail.Amy is fed up with her adopted mother, Sybil's, rules and regulations for living the hearing person's lifestyle. Who is she? Her only memories include a train station in India and a beaded bracelet. Determined, she turns to her boyfriend, Julius, for help.An accomplished runner and a freshman in ...

Chi non conosce Danilo Arona ha qui l'opportunità di scoprirlo.Chi lo conosce già e lo apprezza, non ha bisogno della lunga nota biografica che attesta la sua carriera e le sue opere.Per tutti, il piacere di leggere questo libro che mette in scena il fantasma Peter Quint, protagonista di Giro di vite di Henry James, facendolo nascere e vivere.Una serie di racconti articolati fra loro che suonano come capricci musicali (Arona è anche musicista) sul tema di Quint, e insi...

Two brothers-separated by grief and thrown together by similar personal experiences-strive against their own desires to seek freedom from the pain that traps them.Young Julius McLellan navigates his silent world with curiosity and perseverance, but he is driven to anger and frustration when his friends and teachers don't seem to understand the oppressive struggles against a lack of communication in the Deaf world. In high school he throws himself into sports, parti...

Like politics, journalism has been turned topsy-turvy by the presidency of Donald Trump. Covering Politics in the Age of Trump takes a wide-ranging view of the relationship between the forty-fifth president and the Fourth Estate. In concise, illuminating, and often personal essays, twenty-four top journalists address topics such as growing concerns about political bias and journalistic objectivity; increasing consternation about the media’s use of anonymous sources; the practices ...

Discurso pronunciado el 25 de agosto de 2000 en Weimar en conmemoración del centenario de la muerte de Friedrich Nietzsche«Me gustaría describir el acontecimiento Nietzsche como una especie de catástrofe dentro de la historia del lenguaje y, de paso, aportar pruebas para la tesis de que su intervención como neo-evangelista literario marca un punto y aparte en las condiciones de comprensión y comunicación de la vieja Europa.» Con estas palabras, Peter Sloterdijk resume el contenido ...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of clinical, research and personal perspectives on Asperger Syndrome, including contributions from parents and experts in the fields of psychology, social work, psychiatry, genetics, sexology and vocational counselling.It includes first-hand accounts from adults with AS, highlighting their difficulties in areas such as social competence and education. Specialist perspectives on AS, including sexuality and relationships, finding and keeping ...

Die Edition "Ius Publicum Europaeum" behandelt das Verfassungsrecht nebst Verfassungsprozessrecht und das Verwaltungsrecht im Lichte des gemeinsamen europäischen Rechtsraums. Dargestellt werden die Grundstrukturen der nationalen Verfassungen und deren Wissenschaft in repräsentativ ausgewählten Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union, darunter die Gründerstaaten Deutschland, Frankreich und Italien. Die Idee dieses Handbuchs ist es, die unter dem Einfluss des europäischen Rechts stehenden nat...

In the 1980s the West German Peace Movement -- fearing that the stationing of NATO nuclear missiles in Germany threatened an imminent nuclear war in Europe -- engaged in massive protests, including sustained civil disobedience in the form of sit-down demonstrations.Civil Disobedience and the German Courts traces the historical and philosophical background of this movement and follows a group of demonstrators through their trials in the German criminal courts up to the Germ...

Since years, e-business research is subject of many conferences and publications. While researchers and practitioners often focus on e-business systems and applications, so far little attention has been given to the development of innovative and sustainable e-business models and solutions. This publication fills this gap by discussing the following key issues: What are challenges and opportunities for international e-business? What are the barriers and risks for companies implementing e-bu...