Born into an affluent family in England during the darkening days as Europe prepared to plunge into war, Patricia Brenninkmeyer's early childhood was one of dislocation and danger in Nazi Germany.
Thousands of books have been written offering the 'secrets' to personal fulfillment and happiness: how to walk The Road Less Traveled, Win Friends and Influence People, or Awaken the Giant Within.
p>It's a well-observed fact that human beings (well, men) can be a grumpy old bunch, always choosing to see that infamous metaphorical glass as constantly half empty rather than half full.
The indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Frank Zappa - the genius of the absurd, and one of the most prolific and unpredictable characters of 20th century music.
"El Olivo en el Perú - Una especie milenaria con auspicioso futuro" es un libro que habla de la pasión que tiene el autor por esta extraordinaria planta, así
como por el fino aceite que de ella se obtiene y la floreciente producción en el Perú.
The first biography of Manchester born singer David Gray, from his early years in obscurity though the gradual building of support in Ireland to the huge mainstream success of the White Ladder album, which has sold over a million copies in the UK and produced massive hit singles, Babylon and Please Forgive Me.
Von Aaron, dem Bruder Mose, bis zu Zofar, dem Freund Hiobs, von der Schöpfungsgeschichte bis zur Offenbarung des Johannes spannt sich der Bogen dieses Werkes, das in Hunderten von Einträgen ein lebendiges Bild der Menschen der Bibel zeichnet.
Les textes de ce recueil proviennent des colloques des Intellectuels juifs de langue française, auxquels Vladimir Jankélévitch participa assidûment à partir de 1957.
Medicine's Strangest Cases is a choice prescription of weird and wonderful tales from the history of medicine, featuring the German doctor who fought a duel with a sausage, the Harley Street physician-turned-novelist who invented a disease - and its remedy - to keep his clients happy, and the quiet and cautious Swiss scientist who inadvertently unleashed LSD on the world.
Lasst uns ein Haus des Friedens bauen: Eine Ordensschwester im Einsatz für die deutsch-französische Freundschaft Jahr für Jahr werden beim "D-Day Festival Normandy" die Strände zu Schauplätzen für Events zu Ehren der Soldaten, die hier am 6.
In "e;The Education of Henry Adams"e;, Henry Adams reflects on his personal journey of self-discovery and intellectual growth in the rapidly changing world of the late 19th century.
Max Webers Buch 'Zur Geschichte der Handelsgesellschaften im Mittelalter' bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Entwicklung von Handelsgesellschaften während dieser Zeit.
La presente publicación "Conectándonos con las raíces, diálogos interculturales en salud", corresponde a un proyecto de Vinculación con el Medio de la Universidad de Playa Ancha, cuyo objetivo principal se enmarca en comprender la salud y la enfermedad en los pueblos originarios, mapuche y andinos de la Región de Valparaíso.
