Ein rares Meisterwerk zeitgenössischer Prosa, eine dicht gesponnene, psychologisch raffiniert umgesetzte Erzählung, die an die frühen Stücke von Patricia Highsmith erinnert, in ihrer Kunstfertigkeit aber an die Novellistik großer europäischer Erzähltradition anknüpft.

Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in the fascinating book that orginally accompanied his journey for the BBC1 series. 'Stephen Fry is a treasure of the British Empire.' - The Guardian Stephen Fry has always loved America, in fact he came very close to being born there.

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Yuval Noah Harari's bestselling phenomenon now in a beautifully packaged new special edition. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old.

Man denke sich den folgenden dichterischen Charakter. Ein Mann, edel und leidenschaftlich, aber auf irgendeine Weise gezeichnet und in seinem Gemüt eine dunkle Ausnahme unter den Regelrechten ... vornehm als Ansnahme, aber vornehm als Leidender, einsam, ausgeschlossen vom Glücke, von der Bummelei des Glücks und ganz und gar auf die Leistung gestellt.« Was Thomas Mann 1907 noch auf Shakespeares ›Othello‹ bezog, gestaltete er selbst vier Jahre später zu Gustav Aschenbach in dieser »No...

We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition, drive, and talent, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren't managing their knowledge workers careers.

Instead, you must be your own chief executive officer. That means it's up to you to carve out your place in the world and know when to change course. And it's up to you to keep yourself engaged and productive during a ca...

‘Juf, ik zie een oogdiertje!’ Voor deze leerling die onder de microscoop een andere wereld ontdekt, gaan biodiversiteit, voedselketens en successie leven en wordt ecologie een blijvende belevenis. Dat is hard nodig, want in de hoofden van veel leerlingen is de buitenwereld een invasieve exoot. Daar moeten we in het biologieonderwijs mee concurreren.

Dit boek helpt. Het ‘leren & onderwijzen’ in de titel dekt de inhoud. Ecologische experts leverden leerzame intermezzo’s over actuele e...

Engineering Mathematics with Examples and Applications provides a compact and concise primer in the field, starting with the foundations, and then gradually developing to the advanced level of mathematics that is necessary for all engineering disciplines. Therefore, this book's aim is to help undergraduates rapidly develop the fundamental knowledge of engineering mathematics. The book can also be used by graduates to review and refresh their mathematical skills.

Step-by-step worked examples w...

The fully updated third edition of this bestselling book offers a radical approach to community development. Building on the theories of Gramsci and Freire, new ideas are introduced which offer an inspiring approach to practice for all those committed to social and environmental justice. Neoliberalism has created a dangerous escalation of economic inequalities with inevitable environmental consequences.

Practice needs to be informed by analyses of power, and links are made using international...

• A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction •

Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who in this presidential election year, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven "nations" that continue to shape North America

According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nations, ea...