Weiner: 245 books

Despite the fact that becoming a parent is a pivotal event, the birth or adoption of a child has little significance for parents' legal relationship to each other. Instead, the law relies upon marriage, domestic partnerships, and contracts to set the parameters of parents' legal relationship. With...

Clinical research represents an integration of many procedures from the social, biological, and natural sciences. Critical examination of the spectrum of medical inquiries will reveal the full gamut of research activities. Under­ standing the processes involved in the integration of these investigative...

The emergent Indignados movement in Spain is transforming Spanish politics and society, heralding an end to the Transition since Franco, and responding to multiple legitimation crises in Spain and in Europe. This movement is rooted in the Stop Evictions campaign led by Ada Colau in Barcelona following...

This contemporary oral history, based on interviews conducted over an 18-year period, is the first of its kind in English. The interviews, some repeated with the same subjects over years, demonstrate how the Jewish community of Dijon has evolved over time in response to challenges both internal and...

Offers insight into the complex relationship between religion and law in contemporary America Why religion? Why law? Why now? In recent years, the United States has witnessed a number of high-profile court cases involving religion, forcing Americans to grapple with questions regarding the relationship...

Diploma Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Biology - Ecology, grade: 1,0, University of Applied Sciences Bremen, 83 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: A key question of plant ecology is which factors control the local distribution of plant species and plant communities....

Elevated temperatures and extreme temperature gradients arise in a large variety of engineering problems, and often produced thermal stresses and thermal deformations that crucially affect the life of the materials and the systems involved. Early examples arose with the advent of high-speed rocket-powered...

Une fois l'homme de sa vie ferré, épousé, une fois la lune de miel terminée, les vrais ennuis commencent avec l'arrivée du premier enfant... Chef dans un restaurant, Becky est très amoureuse de son mari, et ravie d'être enceinte. Tout irait bien si les médecins la lâchaient un peu avec ses...

Quand une " desperate housewife " décide de mener l'enquête sur l'assassinat de sa voisine... Un mari avocat, une petite fille adorable, des jumeaux malicieux et une belle maison dans le Connecticut : en apparence, Kate Klein est une femme comblée. En réalité, son mari est submergé de...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2000 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensethik, Wirtschaftsethik, Note: 1, Fachhochschule Lausitz, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Umweltschäden durch Mineralöle wurden bisher hauptsächlich in der Hinsicht betrachtet, dass ein Eintrag von Verbrennungsprodukten, vorrangig CO2,...

Une comédie à la fois explosive et émouvante sur deux sœurs que tout oppose, si ce n'est leur goût immodéré pour les chaussures. À ma gauche, Rose Feller, trente ans, avocate dans un grand cabinet de Philadelphie, toujours sur le point de commencer un régime. Son rêve ? Qu'un homme...

Tour à tour émouvante et hilarante, une histoire d'amitié improbable sur fond de road movie à la Thelma et Louise. À trente-trois ans, Addie Downs prend une grande décision : fini les régimes, les rencontres douteuses sur Internet et les rêves de prince charmant. Mieux vaut encore rester...

Mentor tells a story about a man who offered a fatherless twelve-year-old boy the gift of his time, his knowledge, and most of all, his love and friendship. In return, the boy rewarded these gifts with abuse and finally a cowardly act of treachery and betrayal, the enormity of which stretches the...

Across the Borderline is a psychological suspense thriller that captures the varied psychological worlds of its three main protagonists.The story examines the motivation and fears of a psychologist, the loneliness and guilt of a female business executive, and the cockiness and methodical analysis...