Young Brit Simon Dale has just obtained his master’s degree in political science and moved to his mother’s hometown Paris to look for a job. Unexpectedly, he is hired by an international agency he has never heard of before—the UNBUA or United Nations Bureau of Uncommon Affairs.His new boss, Undersecretary Rodelio de Montferrat, turns out to be devastatingly handsome, reckless, and more than just a bit odd. Only an hour after Simon’s job interview, they are both on a plane headed to ...

Bedtime doesn’t always have to be a battle. Imagine your child excited to turn off the screen and dive into a world of imagination, courage, and cozy chills.Join Max, Luna, Mia, Eli, and their loyal dog Shadow as they explore strange happenings and solve spooky mysteries that always end with a smile and a logical explanation. Each story turns fear into curiosity, helping kids see t...

Meeting the demand for a readily understandable introduction to nanomaterials and nanotechnology, this textbook specifically addresses the needs of students - and engineers - who need to get the gist of nanoscale phenomena in materials without having to delve too deeply into the physical and chemical details.The book begins with an overview of the consequences of small particle size, such as the growing importance of surface effects, and covers successful, field-tested synthesis te...

The second edition of High Voltage Test Techniques has been completely revised. The present revision takes into account the latest international developments in High Voltage and Measurement technology, making it an essential reference for engineers in the testing field. High Voltage Technology belongs to the traditional area of Electrical Engineering. However, this is not to say that the area has stood still. New insulating materials, computing methods and voltage levels repeatedly pose ne...

Competition law regulates anti-competitive conduct by companies in order to maintain market competition. Cartel law can also cause restraints of competition and therefore, the existing regulations should be checked, revised and updated regularly. This book deals with the prohibition of Resale Price Maintenance, which is intensively discussed in Germany at the moment. It provides a new interdisciplinary approach to the topic that emphasizes the empirically observable marketing perspective, ...

Thinking at EU, national and regional level and acting locally is not a contradiction, but rather a dynamic energy policy. If someone tells you that they can explain the opportunities and possibilities of environmental and climate aid within a few minutes, then you should be extremely skeptical. This book CLIMATE.help.EU introduces you to the numerous tangents of climate aid and the energy transition in an exciting way. The many interfaces of the energy transition are not necessarily immed...

Let yourself be inspired by the idea that your garden or balcony can also be an oasis of well-being that supports the environment and the climate with much joy and growing enthusiasm. Let yourself be inspired by the idea that with a little craftsmanship and the ideas shown in this book, you can contribute to the common multiple with your "swarm contributions": a sustainable living culture. A leafy arbor instead of a pavilion, imaginatively planted small areas, flowering islands for birds a...

The book introduces you to the numerous tangents of the energy transition with exciting subject matter. At the same time, you will learn about what are probably the most exciting developments in the modern world with the challenges of today; on the one hand with a view to maintaining energy supply security for people, and on the other hand with a view to the many opportunities for future generations. The book explains the current positions on the energy transition, explains why the energy ...

Based on selected poems by Paul Verlaine, this booklet gives an overview of important aspects of the poet's life and work. Each chapter begins with an adaptation of a poem by Ilona Lay. On this basis, central elements of Verlaine's poetology and stages of his life reflected in his poetry are discussed.

Few of us, as we live our daily lives, think of eventually writing a memoir, believing probably that what we are doing, or how we are living, is not worth recording for posterity or for those around us. So it was with Dieter Dubberke, who scoffed at the idea when it was first presented to him by his wife and one or two others. Only reluctantly did he begin the project, and even then it was with the intention that it would be only for his children and their families, and maybe--just maybe--...

We all too often look for happiness via relationships, success and recognition — all things that lie outside ourselves. This approach is actually at the heart of why we end up experiencing unhappiness and discontent. By implementing boundaries so that we take responsibility only for ourselves, we learn that nobody can ‘make’ us feel or do anything; only we are responsible for how we feel. The result is less interpersonal conflict and greatly enhanced feelings of contentment and fulfilment....

What can we really do about the climate emergency?The inconvenient truth is that we are causing the climate crisis with our carbon intensive lifestyles and that fixing – or even just slowing – it will affect all of us. But it can be done.In Net Zero the economist Professor Dieter Helm addresses the action we would all need to take, whether personal, local, national or global, if we really wanted to stop causing climate change.Net Zero is Professor ...