S Peter: 321 books
The War for the Common Soldier
How Men Thought, Fought, and Survived in Civil War Armies
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2018
How did Civil War soldiers endure the brutal and unpredictable existence of army life during the conflict? This question is at the heart of Peter S. Carmichael's sweeping new study of men at war. Based on close examination of the letters and records left behind by individual soldiers from both the...
Von Achtsamkeit bis Zuversicht
ABC des guten Lebens
Language: German
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Was ist ein gutes Leben? Was macht mein Leben einfacher, ohne es einzuschränken? Was tut mir gut, aber gleichzeitig auch anderen? Es sind bestimmte Werte, die sich in einer Einstellung, aber auch im Verhalten, im Tun ausdrücken. Welche das sein könnten, zeigt dieses Buch mit Themen wie Achtsamkeit...
by Maryse Potvin, Alain Saulnier, Rima Elkouri
Language: French
Release Date: May 16, 2018
Language: French
Release Date: May 16, 2018
Dix ans après la Commission Bouchard-Taylor, comment évaluer ses retombées? Échec pour les uns et succès pour les autres, comment en juger? Cet ouvrage donne l’heure juste en proposant un bilan interdisciplinaire et international des enjeux de fond que la Commission a contribué à définir,...
Mafish Mushkella, Ägypten
Ein Einblick in die arabische Seele
Language: German
Release Date: April 18, 2012
Der wichtigste Ausdruck, den ein Tourist in Ägypten kennen muss, lautet: „Mafish mushkella“. Das heißt: „Kein Problem“. Er wird in allen Lebenslagen gebraucht: Der Pilot benutzt ihn, ehe die Maschine abstürzt, der Reaktorchef kurz bevor die Brennstäbe einen Supergau verursachen und der...
Koulou Tamam, Ägypten?
Der Tourismus im Zeichen der Arabellion
Language: German
Release Date: April 18, 2012
Als Ägypten im Januar 2011 gegen Mubarak auf die Straße ging, wurde das vom Westen frenetisch gefeiert. Doch viele Touristen meiden das Land seitdem, weil die politische Lage immer noch als heikel gilt. Was aber bedeutet das für ein Land, für das der Tourismus eine der wichtigsten Einnahmequellen...
by H. W. Collingwood, Golden Deer Classics, Hans Christian Andersen
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2018
CONTENTS H. W. COLLINGWOOD 1. Indian Pete's Christmas Gift HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 2. The Fir-Tree HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 3. The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 4. The Little Match Girl HARRIET BEECHER STOWE 5. Betty's Bright Idea HARRIET BEECHER STOWE 6. Christmas In Poganuc...
How We Survived Prostate Cancer
What We Did and What We Should Have Done
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009
In this unflinchingly honest account of one couple's struggles through prostate cancer, told from the wife's point of view, Victoria Hallerman writes poignantly of the six-year journey that changed the landscape of her and her husband's lives. She and Dean had been married 33 years when he got the...
The Wall
Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
"I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side—the Communist side—of the Iron Curtain." Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sís shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red...
by Peter Sís
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
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Another delightful romp around Madlenka's city block
Madlenka wants a dog! She doesn't really care what kind, so long as it's a dog that she can put on a leash and walk around the block. But her mother and father say NO!...
A Way into Scholasticism
A Companion to St. Bonaventure’s The Soul’s Journey into God
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio's The Soul's Journey into God is a masterpiece of thirteenth-century Scholasticism. Unfortunately no comprehensive analysis of Bonaventure's seminal treatise exists that is accessible to contemporary audiences. Reinvigorating the medieval tradition of critical commentary...
Alterna AnniverSERIES Anthology
10 Years of Creator-Owned Comics
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Celebrating 10 Years of Creator-Owned Comics, this character guide and anthology is jam-packed with material! Within this book you'll find descriptions, exclusive art, a detailed history of Alterna, and story previews so you can learn more about your favorite Alterna characters and discover new ones....
by Liliana Mammino, Franz Rauch-Alpen-Adria, Kenneth M. Doxsee
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Educating the next generation of chemists about green chemistry issues, such as waste minimisation and clean synthesis, is vital for environmental sustainability. This book enables green issues to be taught from the underlying principles of all chemistry courses rather than in isolation. Chapters contributed...
Far Orbit
Speculative Space Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
Modern space adventures crafted by a new generation of Grand Tradition science fiction writers. Smart, readable, and engaging stories that take us back to a time when science fiction was fun and informative, pithy and piquant—when speculative fiction transported us from the everyday grind and left...
by Annie Roe Carr, Alice Duer Miller, Berthold Auerbach
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2018
This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter,...