Meet over 50 adorable black dogs, each brought to life through a stunning photographic portrait and heartwarming story.In this perfect gift book for dog owners and animal lovers, photographer Fred Levy turns his camera lens to black dogs of every breed to showcase their beauty, power, and lovable nature. Inside you’ll meet:Denver, a Labrador who is a natural protector and loves his favorite toy, Big Red MeanieKendra, a German Shepherd who is...

Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We’ve all heard the media’s take on notorious criminals, but when have we had a chance to hear directly from the lawyers who defended or prosecuted them? We’ve all lamented the fate of a person who we think was wrongfully accused, but who better to explain wha...

« 2 août 1999, aéroport international de Bruxelles. Vol 520 Sabena Airlines en provenance de Conakry. Yaguine Koïta et Fodé Tounkara sont découverts dans le train d’atterrissage arrière droit de l’avion, morts de froid.On retrouve dans les affaires des deux adolescents leurs certificats de naissance, leurs cartes de scolarité, des photos et une lettre, qui fera le tour du monde. Ils y racontent leurs difficultés, mais surtout leurs rêves et leur espoir.Le temps assassin fil...

The Holocaust marks a decisive moment in modern suffering in which it becomes almost impossible to find meaning or redemption in the experience. In this study, C. Fred Alford offers a new and thoughtful examination of the experience of suffering. Moving from the Book of Job, an account of meaningful suffering in a God-drenched world, to the work of Primo Levi, who attempted to find meaning in the Holocaust through absolute clarity of insight, he concludes that neither strategy works well i...

The world’s first national park, Yellowstone is a symbol of nature’s enduring majesty and the paradigm of protected areas across the globe. But Yellowstone is constantly changing. How we understand and respond to events that are putting species under stress, say the authors of Yellowstone’s Wildlife in Transition, will determine the future of ecosystems that were millions of years in the making. With a foreword by the renowned naturalist E. O. Wilson, this is the most comprehensiv...

On Election Day in 2016, it seemed unthinkable to many Americans that Donald Trump could become president of the United States. But the victories of the Obama administration hid from view fundamental problems deeply rooted in American social institutions and history. The election’s consequences drastically changed how Americans experience their country, especially for those threatened by the public outburst of bigotry and repression. Amid the deluge of tweets and breaking news stories that...

Step into the fascinating and gothic world of Edgar Allan Poe, the master of macabre, with this compelling literary biography that unravels his dark genius, iconic works, and enduring influence on gothic literature.Discover the tumultuous life of Edgar Allan Poe, the legendary gothic author, marked by literary genius and personal tragedy, and explore the haunting themes that defined his timeless creations. From excerpts of his chilling tales like The Tell-Tale ...

Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Tief im Herzen eines großen, geheimnisvollen Waldes lebt Fred, ein neugieriger und freundlicher kleiner Troll. Doch Fred ist kein gewöhnlicher Troll – er liebt es, neue Orte zu entdecken, Rätsel zu lösen und seinen Freunden zu helfen. Auf seinen aufregenden Reisen begegnet er magischen Wesen, löst knifflige Aufgaben und entdeckt die versteckten Geheimnisse des Waldes.Ob er die verschwundenen Waldgeister sucht, die Ma...