Le vieux Meyer laisse croire qu’il perd la boule dans une maison de retraite. Ainsi, il peut tranquillement régler quelques affaires en cours. Mais quand un jeune aide-soignant se retrouve involontairement impliqué, les deux compères s’embarquent dans une aventure endiablée… dont aucun des deux ne connait la destination.

Forest Communities, Community Forests is a collection of stories about twelve communities in the United States and their efforts to protect and restore their community forests. It explores the struggles and opportunities faced by people as they work to invest in natural capital, reverse decades of poor forest practices, tackle policy gridlock, and address community as well as ecological health. The case studies are organized by the dominant themes in American community forestry today, with...

Meyer Lansky is dead ... or at least that’s what he wants his enemies to believe. But the old man has one last job to pull off, and he can’t do it alone. Once he recruits an innocent bystander, their journey propels them headlong into an adventure filled with murder and malice, towards an ending neither could possibly have foreseen. For fans of "Breaking Bad". An immigrant’s story in the guise of an old mobster’s tale.

Sieben Jahre Segelabenteuer: Ein Ratgeber für (zukünftige) SegelreisendeErobern Sie die sieben Weltmeere mit diesem inspirierenden Ratgeber. Die Autoren Claudia Clawien und Jonathan Buttmann teilen ihre wertvollen Erfahrungen auf eine charmante, authentische Art und bieten praktische Antworten auf essentielle Fragen, die jedem Segler das Leben erleichtern können.Warum Sie dieses Buch lesen sollten• Echter Erfahrungsschatz: Entdecken Sie die Herausforderungen und Fre...

Winner of the International Literature Prize, the new novel by Amos Oz is his first full-length work since the bestselling A Tale of Love and Darkness.Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her for...

British history is a rollercoaster ride of power struggles and family intrigues, imperial conquest and class struggles, plagues and religious wars—and it’s all in this audiobook. That, plus the liveliest cast of characters found anywhere outside of the King James Bible. Whether you confuse your Tudors with your Stuarts, or wouldn’t know Catherine Parr from Catherine Howard, this is the perfect guide for you. From Stonehenge to Hadrian’s Wall, the Magna Carta to mad King George, the Battle ...

For much of its history Ealing was a rural village in Middlesex, outside London. Improved communications encouraged its development as a market garden for the capital and later it became an attractive suburb in West London, nicknamed ‘Queen of the Suburbs’, a bustling area with beautiful open spaces, historic buildings and even film studios.In Ealing: A Potted History, local historians Dr Jonathan Oates and Paul Howard Lang look back over the centuries to uncover the fasci...

"Ich bin deine Mutter und ich liebe dich." Das sagt Mom immer. Das nächste Wort lautet stets: "Aber ..."Die Familientreffen der Foxmans enden stets mit Türenschlagen und quietschenden Reifen, wenn Judd und seine Geschwister so schnell wie möglich einen Sicherheitsabstand zwischen sich und das Elternhaus bringen. Doch nun ist ihr Vater gestorben. Sein letzter Wunsch treibt allen den Angstschweiß auf die Stirn: Die Foxmans sollen Schiwa sitzen, sieben Tage die traditionelle Totenwache...

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. As climate change accelerates, our window for action is closing. To stay within the "Anthropocene" - an epoch in which humankind as the dominant force shaping the planet retains a degree of control over the destructive processes it has unleashed - global warming must be kept below 2° Celsius.This book explores the unprecedented technological and legal changes required to achieve this. Featuring contributions from leading ex...

Ein außerirdisches Objekt, das sich nicht zu erkennen gibt. Ein Alien mit seltsamen kulinarischen Bedürfnissen. Eine tödiche Epidemie, die mit einer Künstlichen Intelligenz in Verbindung zu stehen scheint. Eltern vor einem unumkehrbaren Entschluss. Fälschungen in der Matrix. Eine KI, die auf ihre Bewusstwerdung reagiert. Ein seltsamer Stoff auf einem fernen Planeten. Eine versklavte Erde. Ein Roboter mit Empathie. Die Reisen, die Sie in diesen 27, von wahrhaft fantastischen Autorinnen und ...

Originally a county town in Middlesex, Ealing became known as the ‘Queen of the Suburbs’ at the beginning of the last century. Famous for the Ealing Studios, the oldest film studios in the world, in this book authors Paul Lang and Dr Jonathan Oates delve into the fascinating but often lesser-known history of this district. Characters associated with Ealing include Olga Grey, hockey player and MI5 agent, and Ealing’s pro-Hitler MP, and other links with espionage and political extremism incl...

CHILDHOOD CLASSICS - Ultimate Collection: 1400+ Tales of Magic, Adventure, Fairytales & Legends unveils a trove of seminal literary works that have shaped the imaginations of generations. Covering an expansive range of styles from whimsical fairy tales to gripping adventures, this anthology offers readers a tapestry of narratives that transcend time and geography. The collection stands out in its ability to blend tales of courage, wit, and morality with the perennial allure of magic and le...