Norbert: 567 books

Starburst regions in nearby and distant galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the early universe. This new, substantially updated and extended edition of Norbert Schulz’s unique book "From Dust to Stars" describes complex physical processes involved in the creation and...

Human language seems to have arisen roughly within the last 50-100,000 years. In evolutionary terms, this is the mere blink of an eye. If this is correct, then much of what we consider distinctive to language must in fact involve operations available in pre-linguistic cognitive domains. In this book...

A collaboration born of a shared love of music, photography, poetry, and Indiana, this book celebrates the history, literature, and art that informs the present and shapes our identity. Richard Fields's black and white photos are evocative imaginings of Norbert Krapf's poems, visual metaphors that...

Luzviminda, could only listen intently as news of the devastating Mount Pinatubo eruption reached her in Hong Kong. Couple that with a violent-tempered mistress and a boyfriend whom she has hardly heard from. How does she cope with all of these trials? A novel about human struggle against the...

Hungrig ermitteln – das geht gar nicht! Sie hantieren nicht nur mit der Waffe, sondern auch mit dem Kochlöffel: Die beliebtesten deutschen Serienermittler bitten zu Tisch. Kulinarische Kurzkrimis und mörderisch gute Rezepte von: Eva Almstädt Friedrich Ani Jean Bagnol Jacques Berndorf Horst Eckert...

Kara sang well. It was amazing how she memorized the lyrics of the song at such a young age.As she sang, my thoughts wondered to the time when my mother Francisca Lacierna Mercado, and her younger sister Ninay, fetched their sick brother Gadong who escaped from his Japanese captors during the infamous Death March in April 1942…

There is an adage which states most aptly that home is where the heart is. This is true for me.An American president also once said, “I love them more whom I loved first.”I say this is true, even for places. San Manuel and Moncada are towns I loved first because these are the towns where I grew up.

Aurelio Mercado was one of the individuals who attended the Conference of Industrial Arts Teachers in Baguio City in the last week of April, 1930.It was summer. He and Francisca just got married on the second Sunday of that month, after the end of classes of the 1929-1930 schoolyear. They were married...

Doctor Sergio Morales hurriedly walked to the classroom in PGH where he would teach the subject of Dermatology that morning. It was the first day of class in a rainy June month, and he did not want to be late. He hurriedly buttoned his white coat.“Good morning, Doc!” a nursing student greeted...

An amazon is the key to the success of a daring mission. The target is the man she deeply loves! A novel for peace, stressing the sacredness of life, faith, and liberty in the lives of men and in the destiny of a nation.

“When I find the right guy, then that’s the time I’ll walk down the aisle,” Jennifer said. Jimmy felt bad at Jennifer’s statement because he had been courting her since their third year in college. But Jennifer only saw him as a friend. There was never a hint of romantic emotion for him....

An unusual love story amidst an impending nuclear threat in East Asia.

It was one autumn night in 1984 when Carl proposed marriage to his beloved Linda.“Let’s get married in December,” Carl appealed to her.They were looking at the exhilarating sight of the Rhine Falls, with resplendent lights beaming on the rushing noisy waterfalls.“What did you say? I can’t...

Apasra seemed like an ordinary foreign student striving to get through Harvard University. Unknown to her peers, she has a well-kept secret. A novel of great love. The author argues that "great love exacts a great price". It vividly shows that love is undoubtedly the noblest and mightiest of all human emotions.