Weber: 1617 books

1921-1922 POST DIASPORA L’Alignement mesan a plus d’un fer au feu. À l’origine du long conflit entre Manticore et Havre, la puissante secte eugéniste dresse désormais la Ligue solarienne contre les ennemis réconciliés. C’est aussi l’objectif de l’opération Janus...

Qu'en était-il d'Honor Harrington à ses débuts ? La voici à vingt ans, tout juste sortie de l'École de Saganami, jeune aspirante à bord de l'Amazone en mission en Silésie. Le jour où Rit-gaiement revint au clan de l'Eau vive présenter sa compagne Voix-d'Or, nul ne se doutait que le...

Une vingtaine de romans et recueils de nouvelles avec et autour d’Honor Harrington ont abouti à l’élaboration d’un univers de science-fiction riche et complexe, celui de la galaxie humaine en 1921 post Diaspora (4023 de notre calendrier), avec ses grandes nations stellaires, ses conflits politiques,...

The title of this book echoes a phrase used by the Washington Post to describe the American attempt to kill Saddam Hussein at the start of the war against Iraq. Its theme is the notion of targeting (skopos) as the name of an intentional structure in which the subject tries to confirm its invulnerability...

In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. It leads to financial costs, communication barriers, divisions in national unity, and, in some extreme cases, conflicts and war--but it also produces...

In „Unheilige Heilige“ lädt Nadia Bolz-Weber Leser zu einer Begegnung mit dem ein, was sie als „religiöses, aber nicht besonders spirituelles Leben“ bezeichnet. Hartnäckig und zugleich urkomisch versucht die ungewöhnliche Pfarrerin darin, dem Gott zu widerstehen, dem sie sich doch eigentlich...

Children are taught to fear what may lurk in the dark. All Nathan wanted was a night away from boredom. However, when he got out of the theater he got a night he wasn't expecting. A night that leaves him running for his life.

It is outrageous for cultures to define an adult male as being such based on gender and age alone. The definition of a man is much more complex and that definition should be upheld as a badge of honor in society, not merely a gender label. If an adult male doesn't meet society’s expectations,...

Insights from the application of economic theories and research methods to the management of linguistic diversity in an era of globalization. In an era of globalization, issues of language diversity have economic and political implications. Transnational labor mobility, trade, social inclusion...

There are some things a teen can take for granted, or so Penny thinks. Beautiful girls get all the breaks. An eccentric old woman is going to be the target of every kid in the 'hood. But what if things are not all they seem? Lori Weber's talents are on full display in this in this remarkable, insightful...

Much of the daily news is quite discouraging,negative and generally bad news. So I decided to write some "good news" stories and put them here in this handy Ebook format so the reader can always have a place to go to get some stories that are interesting, informative, positive and just plain...

Eines Tages wirft der Unternehmensberater Markus Weber seine heile Welt über den Haufen und stürzt sich Hals über Kopf in ein Abenteuer. Er setzt sich auf sein Fahrrad und fährt los – durch 26 Länder, bis nach Togo. Seine Reise führt ihn durch verlassene osteuropäische Dörfer und über zermürbende...

Parents can have their childrens' genes sequenced for free when their children turn thirteen. A young fifteen-year-old freshmen by the name of June is ninety percent predisposed to borderline personality disorder. She is hopelessly in love with a mysterious boy named Mercury who, if rumors around...

Get inside the heart, soul and mind of a recovering heroin addict as John Michael Weber gives you a year, one day at a time, of his ponders, passions and poems.