Tobias: 1167 books

WHY WOMEN ARE CONSERVATIVE We have often heard discussions of the reason we do not find women, as a sex, in the vanguard of world affairs; why the great educators, strong figures in progressive or revolutionary movements, are men rather than women; why these movements, themselves, are made...

There are plenty of application possibilities for active loudspeakers. For example, an entire apartment can be easily, conveniently and optimally filled with sound. No matter if multi-room HiFi or studio atmosphere: In this book you will find information about five outstanding active loudspeakers. (Michael...

Pre-University Paper from the year 2012 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,0, , language: English, abstract: This Seminararbeit shall deal with the short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by one of the most famous American writers, Edgar Allan Poe. In the following pages, one will firstly...

Burrowing through the goldsmiths' quarters and hidden archives of London, Tokyo, and Istanbul, Katharine Sterne is on the trail of a ruby, diamond, and pearl brooch once worn by Queen Elizabeth I. Interwoven with the tale of her hunt is that of a pair of Iraqi Jewish brothers who traveled to London...

Matthew Bramble, his family and servants are traveling through England and Scotland. Although the primary motivation for the expedition is to restore the health of the gouty Matthew Bramble, each member of the family uses the excursion to achieve their ends. Leaving from Bramble's estate, Brambleton...

Smollett’s last rollicking picaresque novel, published in 1771, is considered one of his funniest. Inspired by the author’s return to his native Scotland, it is told in the form of letters penned by six characters—most of whom have decidedly different takes on a group tour of England’s seaside spas towns and resorts.

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Kassel, 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: William Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado about Nothing was written sometime between 1598 and 1599 because...

Kurz nach dem Abitur gerät Samuel Pinaz in den Albtraum seines Lebens. Der Sohn eines erfolgreichen Mathematikers bricht von Hongkong nach Frankfurt auf, als ein bestialischer Mord seine Zukunftspläne durchkreuzt. Deutschland befindet sich im Ausnahmezustand.Demonstranten legen das öffentliche...

A young shepherd, Corydon, is driven out of his village because of his unusual appearance and then captured and put on display as a monster. Alongside him in the traveling freak show are Medusa, the Minotaur, the Sphinx, and other classical beasts. When Corydon helps these monsters to escape their...

Poetry Slam kennen viele erst durch dieses eine, ziemlich bewegende YouTube-Video. Doch auch die Tübinger Studenten veranstalten mehrmals im Jahr einen Poetry Slam, und zwar in der Studentendisco schlechthin: Dem Kuckuck. In diesem Büchlein sind die Beiträge einiger Teilnehmer gesammelt - unzensiert,...

This unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Separated by divorce from his father and brother, Toby and his mother are constantly on the move, yet they develop an extraordinarily...

After the destruction of the city of Atlantis, Corydon is in a selfimposed exile. Clearly his presence only puts his friends in danger. And so he hides out in the desert, tending to goats and camels, keeping his friends safe by staying away. But, as ever, the gods of Olympos have other plans....

Logbuch-Eintrag: Schulschiff verschollen Mysteriöser Erpresser! Ein Schulschiff voller Jugendlicher mitten auf dem Indischen Ozean. Nacht für Nacht verschwinden die Erwachsenen und ein grausamer Erpresser zwingt die Schüler zu terroristischen Aufgaben. Und tatsächlich: bald taucht die erste Leiche...