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Schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken. Denn dann töten sie. John Rebus ist zurück im aktiven Polizeidienst. Allerdings wurde er degradiert und muss nun seinem ehemaligen Schützling Siobhan Clarke zuarbeiten. Dann wird bekannt, dass ein 30 Jahre zurückliegender Fall aus Rebus’ Vergangenheit...

Bei einem Dinner im Caledonian Hotel wird Rebus an einen lange zurückliegenden Mord erinnert: Eine Bankiersgattin wollte in dem Luxushotel einen Liebhaber empfangen – am nächsten Morgen war sie tot, der Täter wurde nie gefasst. Während Rebus sich erneut in dem Fall vergräbt, gerät das kriminelle...

Shinto is an ancient faith of forests and snow-capped mountains. It sees the divine in rocks and streams, communing with spirit worlds through bamboo twigs and the evergreen sakaki tree. Yet it is also the manicured suburban garden and the blades of grass between cracks in city paving stones. Structured...

"A cogent and persuasive plea for a return to the full catholic tradition which would make a critical contribution to the debate about gender in matters of faith."--The Most Rev. Desmond M. Tutu Writers of scripture and theologians have used scores of images to describe God, Jesus, and the...

Winner of the 2017 Sylvia Rivera Award in Transgender Studies from the Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS) From Caitlyn Jenner to Laverne Cox, transgender people have rapidly gained public visibility, contesting many basic assumptions about what gender and embodiment mean. The vibrant discipline...

Get ready to ace your AP English Literature Exam with this easy-to-follow, multi-platform study guide 5 Steps to a 5: AP English Literature 2018 Elite Student Edition introduces an effective 5-step study plan to help you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence you need to achieve...

"We all wander in from time to time." Michele Smith feels like an outcast in her family. Dispite that, she's a smart, successful woman who has made her own family circle. She had it all until one day when her world turned upside down with the unexpected death of her only child.  Now...

With the introduction of the new Early Years Foundation Stage in 2008, practitioners need to be able to meet the needs of all young children in the six areas of learning - one of which is communication, language and literacy. This book helps the reader develop their knowledge, skills and practice...

Cuando un diputado del Parlamento cae desde lo alto del castillo de Edimburgo, al inspector John Rebus le da igual que se trate de un caso incómodo. Nunca ha esquivado los problemas, así que se va a encargar del asunto. Aunque ese no sea el único desafío al que deba enfrentarse...

Environmental policy agendas, activism and academic research into ecological questions are all predominantly derived from the philosophical perspectives of the West. At national and global levels, environmental policy-makers tend to work according to Western-based methodologies. At the same time,...

This compilation of short stories has the human condition on display. In these stories you will find triumphs over insurmountable odds, surrender in the wake of misery and despair, and everything in between. If you enjoy reading stories with real life issues and unpredictable endings then these stories will whet your appetite and leave you wanting more.

This second edition covers essentially the same topics as the first. However, the presentation of the material has been extensively revised and improved. In addition, there are two new chapters, one dealing with the fundamental theorem of finitely generated abelian groups and the other a brief introduction...

This ISBN is now out of print. A new edition with e-book is available under ISBN 9780702044762. The third edition of this popular textbook gives a clear, easy-to-read account of anatomy and physiology at all stages of pregnancy and childbirth. Each chapter covers normal physiology, changes...

What is the significance of the Rainbow in the sky? I researched books and found very few are written on the subject of Gods Rainbow. However, it has great significance to mankind. The rainbow is placed in the sky by the Creator of both the universe and human beings. One might say, What does the rainbow...