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Wendemanöver : Die geheimen Wege zur Wiedervereinigung. Das Ende der Kohl-Legende (3446402713)

Der Zusammenbruch der DDR und der Mauerfall kamen völlig überraschend, Kohl nutzte die Gunst der Stunde und leitete die deutsche Wiedervereinigung ein. Das ist die offizielle Lesart - bis heute. Dieses Buch macht mit dieser Kohl-Legende Schluss: Die Hauptakteure der Wende wurden keineswegs von den Geschehnissen 1989 überrascht. Vielmehr war sie das Resultat langjähriger konspirativer Verhandlungen und geheimdienstlich gesteuerter Aktionen zwischen West und Ost. Bereits Anfang der 80er-Jahre finden Geheimgespräche über eine größere Öffnung der Mauer statt. 1983 vermittelt Franz-Josef Strauß der wirtschaftlich angeschlagenen DDR einen Milliardenkredit und unterminiert damit diese Sondierungen. Doch das bringt nicht dauerhaft Hilfe: 1986 errechnet das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit in einer Studie den wirtschaftlichen Zusammenbruch der DDR in spätestens vier Jahren. 1987 signalisiert Gorbatschow Kohl eine Lösung der deutschen Frage. 1988 wird Kohl der erste Vorschlag gemacht. Doch de...

Der betörende Glanz der Dummheit (3865690661)

"Dummheit", meint Esther Vilar, muss im Zeitalter des Computers anders definiert werden als in den Jahrzehnten zuvor. Angesichts der Leistungsfähigkeit der elektronischen Rechenmaschinen spricht sie sich dafür aus, Intelligenz als Zusammenspiel von Phantasie und Sensibilität zu verstehen. Dummheit zeichnet sich dann nicht durch mangelnde Rechengewandtheit oder Auffassungsgabe aus, sondern durch fehlende Kreativität, Humorlosigkeit, Gefühlskälte und Rücksichtslosigkeit. Doch obwohl sich niemand mit derlei Eigenschaften schmücken würde, erscheint diese Art von "Dummheit" geradezu Voraussetzung für gesellschaftlichen Aufstieg. Ihr Glanz betört. Und sie findet sich nicht nur bei den Herrschenden. Esther Vilars brillantes Psychogramm der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft analysiert mit provozierender Schärfe die Vorherrschaft von Mittelmaß und Selbstbezogenheit. Product details ...

Wörterbuch Medizin pocket : Kleines Lexikon - medizinische Fachbegriffe , Fremdwörter und Terminologie (3898627756)

Großformatige medizinische Wörterbücher sind aufgrund des erheblichen Eigengewichts schwer zu transportieren. Daher bereitet es häufig Schwierigkeiten sie in Studium und Praxis mit sich zu führen, um Erläuterungen zu unklaren medizinischen Fachbegriffen und Fremdwörtern schnell und effektiv nachschlagen zu können. Zudem werden großformatige Wörterbücher getreu dem Motto: "das Wissen von heute ist der Irrtum von morgen" schnell Opfer des medizinischen Fortschritts und können der Konkurrenz der tagesaktuell zur Verfügung stehenden Internetmedien kaum standhalten. Das "Wörterbuch Medizin pocket" schließt diese Lücke in der medizinischen Fachliteratur und erscheint nun in der vierten, aktualisierten Neuauflage in der neben neuen Begriffen und Fachwörtern selbstverständlich auch neue, größtenteils farbige Abbildungen präsentiert werden. Das bewährte Konzept bleibt hiervon selbstverständlich unangetastet: ein reichlich bebilderter, aktueller medizinischer Grundwortschatz ...

Focusing. Der Stimme des Körpers folgen (3499603535)

Ann Weiser Cornell geht davon aus, dass wir eigentlich ganz genau wissen, was wir uns wünschen, was wir wollen, was uns belastet. Wir haben nur verlernt, dieser inneren Stimme, die sich in unseren Körpergefühlen und Empfindungen ausdrückt, zuzuhören und ihre Wahrheiten zu berücksichtigen. Die Technik des Focusing, die die Autorin in ihrem Buch in einfachen und anschaulichen Schritten darstellt, lehrt uns, diesen Signalen aufmerksam zu lauschen. So können wir die "Weisheit" unseres gesamten Selbst - nicht nur die Gedanken und Ideen unseres Verstandes - für die persönliche Weiterentwicklung erschließen. Das Buch ist in elf kurze, klar strukturierte Kapitel unterteilt, mti deren Hilfe man Schritt für Schritt die Technik des Focusing erlernen kann. Product details Format Paperback ...

Beast Quest: Komodo the Lizard King : Series 6 Book 1 (9781408307236)

Battle fearsome beasts and fight evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up. Tom's most challenging Quest awaits! He must rescue his mother from devious Wizard Velmal by finding six potion ingredients, all guarded by the terrifying Beasts of Kayonia. Can Tom and his companions brave the Dead Desert and conquer Komodo the Lizard King...? There are SIX thrilling adventures to collect in the Beast Quest: The World of Chaos series: Komodo the Lizard King; Muro the Rat Monster; Fang the Bat Fiend; Murk the Swamp Man; Terra Curse of the Forest; Vespick the Wasp Queen. If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood! Product details For ages 12-17 ...

A Touch of Darkness (9781070723310)

Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows-and it's forbidden. Product details Format Paperback | 354 ...

The American commercial Policy : Three historical Essays (9783337188597)

The American commercial Policy - Three historical Essays is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future. Product details Format Paperback | 446 pages Dimensions ...

Field Experience Guide for Elementary and Middle School Mathematics : Teaching Developmentally (9780132821131)

The Field Experience Guide, a supplement to Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, 8th Edition, is for observation, practicum, and student teaching experiences at the elementary and middle school levels. The guidebook contains three parts: Part I provides tasks for preservice teachers to do in the field; Part II provides three types of activities: Expanded Lessons, Mathematics Activities, and Balanced Assessment Tasks. Part III of this guide contains a full set of reproducible Blackline Masters referenced in the 8th edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics as well as additional Blackline Masters for use with the Expanded Lessons in Part II. A convenient Field Experience Guide Connections section at the end of each chapter in the 8th Edition will help you better integrate the information from the text with the Field Experience Guide to support with your work in schools. Product details ...

Living Sociologically : Concepts and Connections (9780199325948)

Students are drawn to topics of urgent sociological concern-race, class, gender, family, popular culture, health, and crime-by a need to both understand the forces that shape their world, and their desire to make the world better. It can be challenging, however, for students to link sociological concepts with real-world applications. Living Sociologically: Concepts and Connections helps students make those connections. Encouraging students to observe, explore, and think critically about the social world, Living Sociologically offers a new, class-tested framework for teaching introduction to sociology. The "paired concepts" approach demonstrates the interdependent ways in which social forces work, and encourages students to engage with complexity and contradiction. It also connects students to a broader set of questions and provides them with critical, analytical tools for their post-college lives. In addition, each chapter includes an opening vignette, examples of contemporar...

Chicken Little (9780688070458)

The sky is failing! The sky is failing! Chicken Little and her feathered friends are all aflutter when she gets a mysterious bump on the head. Steven Kellogg's hilarious retelling and irresistible illustrations bring fresh delight to this timeless classic of chain reaction panic. Product details For ages 6-8 Format Paperback | 32 pages Dimensions 205 x 280 x 3mm ...

Basic Criminal Procedure : Cases, Comments and Questions - CasebookPlus (9781684670611)

One of the best-selling casebooks of all time. The book includes all the material required to master the essential issues that arise in federal and state criminal investigations and prosecutions, and affords maximum flexibility to shape a course around a particular teacher's own priorities and interests. Comprehensive coverage of constitutional decisions and statutory regulation is complemented by the latest policy and scholarly debates about such subjects as the evolving regulation of government surveillance, computer and cell phone searches, eyewitness identification, and profiling. Year after year, the book's focus on current issues has made it the leading choice for teaching criminal procedure. The book covers such topics as: Arrest, search and seizure Right to counsel Digital surveillance Police interrogation and confessions Undercover investigations Lineups and other Pre-Trial Identification Procedures Grand jury investigation ...

Sense and Sensibility (9780141439662)

Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love. This edition also includes explanatory notes and textual variants between first and second edition. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global boo...

In the Name of the Children : An FBI Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's Worst Predators (9781944648985)

The voice that narrates In the Name of the Children: An F.B.I. Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's Worst Predators, which Rinek wrote with the journalist Marilee Strong, sounds warm and humane, qualities missing from much crime writing. Their book is a professional job, filled with illuminating details about the day-to-day operations of the bureau. --New York Times Book Review FBI Special Agent Jeff Rinek had a gift for getting child predators to confess. All he had to do was share a piece of his soul . . . In the Name of the Children gives an unflinching look at what it's like to fight a never-ending battle against an enemy far more insidious than terrorists: the predators, lurking amongst us, who seek to harm our children. During his 30-year career with the FBI, Jeff Rinek worked hundreds of investigations involving crimes against children: from stranger abduction to serial homicide to ritualized sexual abuse. Those who do this kind of work are required to plumb ...

La Bastarda (9781936932238)

A teenage orphan's quest of self-discovery in Equitorial Guinea, and a unique contribution to LGBTQ literature (Kirkus Reviews). "Though I live a world away from Equatorial Guinea, I saw so much of myself in Okomo: a tomboy itching to be free and to escape society's rigged game. I cheered her on with every page, and wished--for myself and all girls--for the bravery to create our own world." --Maggie Thrash, author of Honor Girl The first novel by an Equatorial Guinean woman to be translated into English, La Bastarda is the story of the orphaned teen Okomo, who lives under the watchful eye of her grandmother and dreams of finding her father. Forbidden from seeking him out, she enlists the help of other village outcasts: her gay uncle and a gang of "mysterious" girls reveling in their so-called indecency. Drawn into their illicit trysts, Okomo finds herself falling in love with their leader and rebelling against the rigid norms of Fang culture. ...

Mn28 Capitan America 3 Soldado de mañana (9788413343983)

Último tomo. Después de que Steve Rogers se vea obligado a dejar su papel como Capitán América, Sam Wilson toma el escudo y, junto al nuevo Nómada, se enfrenta el creciente ascenso de Hydra. La banda terrorista se ha infiltrado en la sociedad hasta sus más recónditas entrañas. ¿Cuál es su objetivo final? Product details Format Book | 264 pages Publication date 17 Sep 2020 Publisher Panini España S.A. ...

A Gift From The Stars : Extraterrestrial Contacts and Guide of Alien Races (9798681800118)

This is the true story of an abduction and a rescue by benevolent extraterrestrials, various direct contacts Elena Danaan had throughout the years with UFOs and visitors from other worlds. This book includes as well an illustrated descriptive of 110 different alien races involved with our planet, detailed information about groups and alliances in this galaxy and precious information, as well as a map of the sky with locations of alien life. This book contains also beautiful messages of hope for humanity. This book has been expected for a long time. It brings support and understanding to all those who have been through the ordeal of alien abduction, answering many questions. Born in France, Elena Danaan graduated in Fine Arts in Paris and completed a Post-Grad in Archaeology at the Louvre University. She worked as field Archaeologist twenty years of her life, among which eight years in Egypt as an engineer epigraphist for the CNRS (Karnak, Luxor, Cairo, Dendera and Valley of the Kings) ...

The Girls : From the number one bestselling author of The Family Upstairs (9780099599470)

Dark secrets, a devastating mystery and the games people play: the gripping new novel from the bestselling author of The House We Grew Up In and The Third Wife. You live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people's houses. You've known your neighbours for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really? Midsummer night: a thirteen-year-old girl is found unconscious in a dark corner of the garden square. What really happened to her? And who is responsible? Utterly believable characters, a gripping story and a dark secret buried at its core: this is Lisa Jewell at her heart-stopping best. Product details Format Paperback | 432 pages ...

Gabby Douglas : Gymnastics (9781467713122)

Although she's just 4 feet, 11 inches tall, Gabby Douglas made a larger-than-life impact on the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Gabby dominated the gymnastics all-around competition with her flawless execution and amazingly high flips, winning gold by a landslide. In early 2012, this pint-sized powerhouse was ready to quit gymnastics for good, but she kept going. Competing at the Olympics at just sixteen years old, she became the best female gymnast in the world. Read about this incredible athlete's journey from Virginia Beach to London gold. Product details For ages 12-17 Format Paperback | 32 pages ...

The Phonics Handbook : in Precursive Letters (British English edition) (9781870946070)

The Phonics Handbook provides a year's worth of detailed lesson plans and notes for teaching Jolly Phonics. Introduces the 42 letter sounds and main alternative spellings of vowels Guided writing sheets included Contains reading comprehension sheets Provides a detailed guide to teaching the five key skills taught in Jolly Phonics Over 100 photocopiable sheets, as well as activities and games for reading and spelling 218 pages Product details Format Spiral bound | 224 pages Dimensions 237 x 298 x 20mm ...