Rip Kirby, Ex-Marineoffizier, einer der besten Detektive des Comic-Mediums, löst auf intelligente und sehr smarte Art und Weise auch die schwierigsten Fälle. Der elegante und gebildete Privatdetektiv weiß die Annehmlichkeiten des Lebens zu schätzen und zu genießen. Er ist Pfeifenraucher und Brillenträger, liebt klassische Musik und die Gegenwart schöner Frauen, spielt gerne Golf und Schach, kann aber auch, bei Bedarf, kräftig zuschlagen und ist ein ausgezeichneter Schütze. Kirby leistet sich die Dienste eines Butlers - Desmond, ein ehemaliger Ganove, der ihm bei seinen Ermittlungen hilft. Ihnen zur Seite steht oft Rips Freundin Honey, ein blondes, bildhübsches Model. Ab 1946 erschienen die Abenteuer des Meisterdetektivs in zahlreichen Zeitungen. Alex Raymond,Erfinder und Zeichner der Serie, kam 1956 bei einem tragischen Unfall ums Leben. Bis 1999 wurden die Geschichten dann, auf durchaus vergleichbarem Niveau, von John Prentice fortgesetzt.Dem deutschsprachigen Publikum ist Rip Kirby (Rip Korby) durch eine Vielzahl von langjährigen Veröffentlichungen in Zeitungen bekannt.
Readers can learn all about the hospital as George goes in for an operation to remove a puzzle piece he has eaten. Written in collaboration with the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Boston. Special Citation, Child Study Association.
Rip Kirby, Ex-Marineoffizier, einer der besten Detektive des Comic-Mediums, löst auf intelligente und sehr smarte Art und Weise auch die schwierigsten Fälle. Der elegante und gebildete Privatdetektiv weiß die Annehmlichkeiten des Lebens zu schätzen und zu genießen. Er ist Pfeifenraucher und Brillenträger, liebt klassische Musik und die Gegenwart schöner Frauen, spielt gerne Golf und Schach, kann aber auch, bei Bedarf, kräftig zuschlagen und ist ein ausgezeichneter Schütze. Kirby leistet sich die Dienste eines Butlers - Desmond, ein ehemaliger Ganove, der ihm bei seinen Ermittlungen hilft. Ihnen zur Seite steht oft Rips Freundin Honey, ein blondes, bildhübsches Model. Ab 1946 erschienen die Abenteuer des Meisterdetektivs in zahlreichen Zeitungen. Alex Raymond,Erfinder und Zeichner der Serie, kam 1956 bei einem tragischen Unfall ums Leben. Bis 1999 wurden die Geschichten dann, auf durchaus vergleichbarem Niveau, von John Prentice fortgesetzt.Dem deutschsprachigen Publikum ist Rip Kirby (Rip Korby) durch eine Vielzahl von langjährigen Veröffentlichungen in Zeitungen bekannt.
A rich feast of travel writing, literary essays and fascinating interviews from Sunday Times bestselling travel author Paul Theroux 'Wonderful... Evidence of both the breadth of Theroux's interests and his skill in bringing them to life' Sunday Times Culture Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances; from thrilling adventures in Africa to literary writings from Theroux's rich and expansive personal reading. Collectively these pieces offer a fascinating portrait of the author himself, his extraordinary life, restless and ever-curious mind. 'Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged' Observer 'The world's most perceptive travel writer' Daily Mail Autorid: Paul Theroux
Deterrence theory emerged during the Cold War in response to the threats posed by nuclear weapons. Today, strategists must consider many other threats, such as cyber attacks, drones, space weapons, and subversion, all within a highly interdependent global economy. While many policymakers aspire to create integrated deterrence strategies, deterrence is not a panacea for complexity. Elements of Deterrence presents detailed arguments and empirical evidence demonstrating that the practice of deterrence involves complex trade-offs between multiple political goals and specialized military instruments. The result is a new synthesis of venerable themes in deterrence theory. Global politics in the twenty-first century is complicated by dense economic interdependence, rapid technological innovation, and fierce security competition. How should governments formulate grand strategy in this complex environment? Many strategists look to deterrence as the answer, but how much can we expect of deterrence? Classical deterrence theory developed in response to the nuclear threats of the Cold War, but strategists since have applied it to a variety of threats in the land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains. If war is the continuation of politics by other means, then the diversity of technologies in modern war suggests a diversity of political effects. Some military forces or postures are most useful for "winning" various kinds of wars. Others are effective for "warning" adversaries of consequences or demonstrating resolve. Still others may accomplish these goals at lower political cost, or with greater strategic stability. Deterrence is not a simple strategy, therefore, but a complex relationship between many ends and many means. This book presents findings from a decade-long research program on "cross-domain deterrence." Through a series of theoretical and empirical studies, we explore fundamental trade-offs that have always been implicit in practice but have yet to be synthesized into a general theory of deterrence. Gartzke and Lindsay integrate newly revised and updated versions of published work alongside new work into a holistic framework for understanding how deterrence works--or fails to work--in multiple domains. Their findings show that in deterrence, all good things do not go together. Autorid: Erik Gartzke, Jon R. Lindsay
Murray loves the smells, sidewalks and hydrants of his city neighborhood, and hes not looking forward to an awful place called The Country, especially on Halloween with the costumes and decorations and a new cat foe. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. When city dog Murray visits his human's grandparents in the country, he is unimpressed with the odd and scary surroundings, so Nanna's cat Wynona decides to show him all the fun activities her home has to offer. From #1 New York Times bestselling A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo illustrator E. G. Keller comes a hilarious autumnal tale about a city dog-out-of-water and his first Halloween Murray loves the smells, sidewalks, and hydrants of his city neighborhoodwhich is why he isnt looking forward to a trip to some awful place called . . . The Country. Away from the comforting familiarity of home, he comes nose-to-nose with strange things at every turnand even worse, its Halloween! From the costumes to the decorations, the pumpkin patches to the scarecrows to a new cat foe, everything is scary. Will Murray face his frights, or cower under the couch with his stuffy toy? Autorid: E. G. Keller
Ilmar Tomuski uue lasteraamatu peategelane on pisike tüdruk Marike, kes jääb kohe pärast sündimist võõraste tädide kasvatada. Mõne aasta pärast saab ta endale uue ema, kes teda armastab ja kes teeb kõik, et Marike oleks õnnelik. Marike saab alati kõik, mis tal vaja on. Kui kätte jõuab esimene koolipäev, tahab tüdruk, et see oleks tema elu kõige toredam päev. Ometi juhtub midagi, mis selle päeva ära rikub. Autorid: Ilmar Tomusk
This book and this entire series is a bit different from the other books I have written. However, it was a long time coming. Many people have asked me over the years if I use the Pendulum. The answer, in short, is yes. I use the Pendulum quite often and ha
A fun-filled, rhyming concept board book takes little ones on a tasty trip to the ice cream parlor, where they will enjoy learning to count from one to ten, as another scoop of delicious ice cream gets piled onto a cone, until the final gatefold reveals a giraffes ten-scoop cone! By the creators of My Mom Is Magical! and My Dad Is Amazing! 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. Yum, Two, Three! is a fun rhyming concept board book all about counting from the superstar creators of My Mom Is Magical! and My Dad Is Amazing! Do you want one scoop of ice cream? Or two? Or . . . maybe three or four? Lets ask for more! In this tasty trip to the ice cream parlor, the youngest readers will enjoy learning to count as another scoop of delicious ice cream gets piled onto a cone. How many scoops can you put on your cone? Well, ten of coursewhich is revealed in a fun gatefold featuring a giraffes ten-scoop cone! Sabrina and Eunice Moylealso known as Hello!Luckylend their vibrant illustrations and pun-derful voice to this delicious rhyming board book, the first in a brand-new concept series for preschoolers. Future concepts will include shapes, colors, and opposites. Autorid: Hello!Lucky, Sabrina Moyle, Eunice Moyle
"In November 1980, Nick Hartley returns home from a university lecture to find his house crawling with police. His ex-girlfriend, Alice Poole, has been found murdered, and her new boyfriend Mark Woodcroft is missing. Nick is the prime suspect. The case quickly goes cold, but Nick cannot let it go. He embarks on a career in investigative journalism, determined to find Alice's murderer--but his obsession leads him down a dangerous path. Decades later, in November 2019, an archaeologist unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more contemporary than the Roman remains she is seeking. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate, but there is little to be gleaned from the remains themselves. Left with few clues, Banks and his team must rely on their wits to hunt down a killer"-- In 1980, Nick Hartley, the prime suspect in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, sets out to find the truth, leading him down a dangerous path, while in 2019, Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate skeletal remains and must hunt down a killer. (suspense). Simultaneous. "One of the finest police procedural writers around... (Standing in the Shadows] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson's best work. Knowing it's his last makes the reading bittersweet." New York Times Book ReviewThe 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls the best now on the market. In November 1980, Nick Hartley returns home from a university lecture to find his house crawling with police. His ex-girlfriend, Alice Poole, has been found murdered, and her new boyfriend Mark Woodcroft is missing. Nick is the prime suspect. The case quickly goes cold, but Nick cannot let it go. He embarks on a career in investigative journalism, determined to find Alices murdererbut his obsession leads him down a dangerous path.Decades later, in November 2019, an archaeologist unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more contemporary than the Roman remains she is seeking. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate, but there is little to be gleaned from the remains themselves. Left with few clues, Banks and his team must rely on their wits to hunt down a killer. As the two cases unfurl, the investigations twist and turn to an explosive conclusion. Autorid: Peter Robinson
Life has its rhythms, and so should prayer. Drawing on the traditions of Celtic Christianity, The Rhythm of Life is a beautiful daily prayer book that provides offices for each day of the week. With canticles following the Common Worship Lectionary as well as original prayers, David Adam offers an easy-to-use guide that shows us how a cycle of prayer helps us to open our hearts and minds and deepen our relationship with God. Each day is centred around a different liturgical theme, and there are prayers for morning, midday, afternoon and night, with stunning Celtic illustrations throughout. This book offers an accessible framework that is ideal for use in small-group prayer, but is also suited for individual use to keep you on track with prayer or help you refresh your prayer life. Autorid: David Adam
Two sisters are drawn into unhappy romances despite the cool judgment of one and the emotional intensity of the other in this nineteenth-century novel that is accompanied by related writings, annotations, and criticisms. Sense and Sensibility is Austens first published novel and the one nowmost scrutinized by historicist and feminist scholars, who offer new,complex readings of the work. The text is that of the 1813 SecondEdition (the origins of which can be traced back to 1795). The text isfully annotated and is accompanied by a map of nineteenth-centuryEngland."Contexts" explores the personal and social issues that loom large inAusten's novel: sense, sensibility, self-control, judgment, romanticattachments, family, and inheritance. Included are writings by AdamSmith, Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, Mary Wollstonecraft,Hannah Moore, and Maria Edgeworth."Criticism" collects six early and twelve modern assessments of thenovel. Contributors include Alice Meynell, Reginald Farrer, Jan Fergus,Raymond Williams, Marilyn Butler, Mary Povey, Claudia L. Johnson, GeneRuoff, Patricia Meyer Spacks, Isobel Armstrong, Mary Favret, DeidreShauna Lynch, Eve Sedgwick, and Deborah Kaplan.A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included. The text is that of the 1813 Second Edition (the origins of which can be traced back to 1795). The text is fully annotated and is accompanied by a map of nineteenth-century England."Contexts" explores the personal and social issues that loom large in Austen's novel: sense, sensibility, self-control, judgment, romantic attachments, family, and inheritance. Included are writings by Adam Smith, Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, Mary Wollstonecraft, Hannah Moore, and Maria Edgeworth."Criticism" collects six early and twelve modern assessments of the novel. Contributors include Alice Meynell, Reginald Farrer, Jan Fergus, Raymond Williams, Marilyn Butler, Mary Povey, Claudia L. Johnson, Gene Ruoff, Patricia Meyer Spacks, Isobel Armstrong, Mary Favret, Deidre Shauna Lynch, Eve Sedgwick, and Deborah Kaplan.A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included. Autorid: Jane Austen, Claudia L. Johnson
"Organized by the four cardinal directions and the animal guides associated with each one, this book provides everything you need to approach, recognize, understand, and accept your shadow"-- Work with your shadows from a shamanistic point of view with Granddaughter Crow's four-step system. Organized by the four cardinal directions and the animal guides associated with each oneraven, snake, owl, and wolfthis book helps you find the beauty within your shadow without fear or shame. Each of the four main chapters features a variety of ways to explore each direction and animal through guided meditation and trance work. Discover stories, exercises, and journal prompts that enhance your journey. Delve into the shadow medicine wheel; study how the time of day, season, and landscape impact your experiences; and use tools that become extensions of yourself. Granddaughter Crow provides everything you need to approach, recognize, understand, and accept your shadow. Autorid: Granddaughter Crow
With few TVs, children in the 1950s made their own entertainment: they played conkers, built dens and go-karts, climbed trees and re-enacted fights from the latest cinema blockbuster. Food was, for many years, still rationed and bought from the local corner shop. There was no pre-packed food, frozen food or many of the other luxuries that we take for granted today. Families would gather around the radio to hear the latest dramatizations such as the incredibly popular show Dan Dare, which was sponsored by Horlicks and was first broadcast in 1951. A trip to the cinema included a Pathe News reel, cartoons and a double bill featuring the latest movies. Much has changed for children over the years and this book shows what life was once like for the children of the 1950s including home life, school days, music and fashions. Autorid: Derek Tait
"Simone Biles has been called the greatest gymnast of all time, winning five Olympic and 25 World Champion medals by age 22. Before she wowed the world with her incredible gymnastics skills, Simone was an energetic young girl who dreamed of becoming a top gymnast. Explore how she went from being a kid growing up in Texas to an Olympic athlete."--Provided by publisher.
Canadian & United States National Parks Passport Stamp BookThe National Parks Passport is a beautifully designed 84-page pocket-sized small passport to record visits to each national park in the United States and Canada. The first few pages contain a bucket list of all the national parks in the United States and Canada.The National Parks Passport is 4" x 6", roughly the size of a real travel passport. Each page of the light blue interior is marked with visas at the top of the page and page numbers at the bottom, just like in a real passport. The passport cover has a leather-like, dark blue finish, resembling a real passport.Take your National Parks Passport Book to any American or Canadian national park visitor center or park store to get your free stamp, recording the name of the national park and the date of your visit.The National Parks Passport Book for collectible stamps is an ideal way to commemorate your trips to various national parks in Canada and the United States and helps you keep track of all your travels in North America.National Parks Passport Book for Collecting:United States National Parks, State Parks, Historic Sites, and Monuments Cancellation StampsCanadian National Parks, Provincial Parks, Historic Sites, and Monuments Cancellation Stamps
Focus on Social Problems: A Contemporary Reader, Third Edition, exposes students to current issues in the field. The selections in this reader help students understand how social problems are defined and constructed, increase their empirical knowledge about the causes and consequences of social problems, and develop empathy. Working from a critical social constructionist foundation, the readings address a wide variety of social problems. Editors Mindy Stombler and Amanda M. Jungels include a combination of research-based articles and popular media pieces. Each chapter opens with an interview of a social-change activist doing work related to the chapter's featured social problem, giving students an opportunity to envision themselves as agents of social change. This reader engages students by presenting them with popular media pieces about social problems, but also helps them to develop a sociological lens by presenting pieces that are empirical and research-based. Each chapter closes with an interview of a social-change activist doing work related to the chapter's featured social problem, giving students an opportunity to envision themselves as agents of social change. Autorid: Stombler, Jungels
To every man, woman, and child who doesn't have a voice-this is for you.While beautiful and vibrant, the island of Haiti was not an easy place to grow up. Poverty was loud and impossible to ignore. It shouted limits and lack, but for one young girl, the hope of something different was louder. She had dreams that one day her family would have food enough to spare. One day, she'd have a soft bed to lie on each night and complete her education and change her circumstances. But how often do hopes and dreams win against the relentless clamor of poverty? Heartwarming and heart-wrenching, this memoir from the founder of Teach Haiti, Miquette McMahon, shares her experience growing up in harsh, abject poverty and her refusal to be defined by destitution and deprivation. Against all odds, and through God's provision and the sacrificial love of family, she found her voice, and she has dedicated her life to helping young people in Haiti find theirs. The Voice Poverty Cannot Silence is an inspirational and reverent testament to resilience, the power of education, and the kindness of people who choose to invest in others.
