J Stephan: 54 books

Die Gemeindeordnung Nordrhein-Westfalen bildet die verfassungsrechtliche Grundlage für das Verwaltungshandeln der Kommunen in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Sie ist ständigen Änderungen und Ergänzungen unterworfen, die für die kommunale Praxis von ausschlaggebender Bedeutung sind. Neuformulierungen oder Änderungen...

There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. There is growing concern about the environmental impact of cultivation in areas soil health and biodiversity. There is therefore an urgent need to make cocoa...

One of the most sweeping, categorical, and absolute phrases that has ever been employed by the hierarchical teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church refers to a concept called ‘intrinsic evil’. In short, intrinsic evil is invoked to describe certain kinds of human acts that can never be...

Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...

Excellent illustrations and the latest technology from the clinic, practice and laboratory are compiled for both the practicing urologist and the researching cytopathologist in the book "Urinary Cytology." The completely revised and up-dated text in the new second edition reflects the first...

Der abschließende Band des dreiteiligen Werkes zum Buddhismus behandelt detailliert die Mahayana-Richtungen in Ostasien. Dabei nimmt die Darstellung der Religion in China und Japan verständlicherweise großen Raum ein. Als Besonderheit ist hervorzuheben, dass auch die Formen des Buddhismus in Vietnam...

Der Sturm und Drang umfasst nur eine kurze Zeitspanne vom Ende der 1760er bis zum Anfang der 1780er Jahre. Auch waren die meisten Autoren nur vorübergehend »Stürmer und Dränger«, bevor sie sich anderweitig orientierten. Dieser Band entwirft in 13 Originalbeiträgen namhafter Wissenschaftler ein...

Shira und Alaska undercover. Die Schlacht um die Erde steht bevor! Perry Rhodan will die Menschheit von der Aphilie heilen. Doch dafür muss er eine Expedition ins Herz der Sonne führen - und eine ganze Raumflotte will ihn daran hindern.

Putsch auf dem Friedensplaneten! Perry Rhodan geht aufs Ganze! Als Alaska Saedelaere freigesprochen wird, kocht die Stimmung auf Camelot über. In den Ausschreitungen kommt es zum Putsch - und Perry gerät zwischen die Fronten.

Point Pleasant's Silver Bridge, the first eyebar suspension bridge in the United States, was an engineering marvel when it was constructed in 1927 and 1928. Located on US Highway 35, the bridge spanned the Ohio River and linked Point Pleasant, West Virginia, with the towns of Kanauga and Gallipolis,...

The Tools & Techniques of Financial Planning, 10th edition, is part of the popular Leimberg Library. It continues to provide complete coverage of the principles, processes, and practice of financial planning. This book is a must-have resource for any planner who desires a well-organized approach for...

Complex tax rules are written in everyday language and presented in topic-specific sections.  Tax rules and concepts are broken down into key components and explained with accuracy and detail, making this resource simple enough for new agents, and comprehensive enough to be valuable to more experienced...

The insurance industry has become more and more creative in developing policies that are flexible enough to meet consumers needs while maintaining a reasonable cost. As a result, insurance and financial advisory professionals must stay current with the newest techniques and latest tools that have...

The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy_the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly...