Inhaltsangabe: Problemstellung: Am Anfang steht und stand die Information. Doch nicht ihr Inhalt allein macht sie interessant, sondern vielmehr ihre Verbreitung und das Wissen um sie. Was Gutenberg iniziierte, hat nicht zuletzt dazu beigetragen, dass wir heute wissen, dass er nicht der Erste war,...

A landmark illustrated anthology of queer Greek and Roman love stories that reclaim and celebrate homosexual love and sensuality, from artist Luke Edward Hall and award-winning poet Seán Hewitt. For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world has either been ignored or...

Hit Italy's can't-miss art, sights, and bites in two weeks or less with Rick Steves Best of Italy! Strategic advice from Rick Steves on what's worth your time and money Two-day itineraries covering Venice, the Cinque Terre, Florence, the Hill Towns of Central Italy,...

Self-contained work, focusing on the theory of state spaces of C*- algebras and von Neumann algebras. Gives a new presentation of the theory of orientation of state spaces of C*-algebras that does not depend on Jordan algebras. Also presented is the theory of orientation...

This study offers guidelines for pedestrian and bicycle traffic in African cities. The text is based on the combination of studies and test findings obtained in pilot projects carried out in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Eldoret and Morogoro between 1995 and 2000.

A world of sex, magic and old gods awaits and the LaMascares Mansion is the doorway ... Justin Devereaux has always been different, and not just in looks from his parents. His interests run to the magical and mysterious while theirs seem very pedestrian...

Women can have it all, but do we really want it? This book shows women how to escape the trap of toxic productivity, build boundaries, avoid burnout, and live with joy. We have been conditioned into believing our value is in what we do...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life "Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to...

This new handbook provides a detailed reference for environmentally concerned purchasers of building products. Invaluable for the specifier, this handbook will be useful to all interested in finding greener ways of designing and building.

Groups comprising two subcomponents are of particular interest to group theorists who want to know in what way the structure of the product is related to that of its subgroups. This monograph gives the first detailed account of the most important results of group...

A celebration of the bond between parent and child, this is the perfect song to share with your little ones. In this sweet and lyrical picture book from the creators of the bestselling Little You, gentle rhythmic text captures the wonder new parents feel...

The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the...

Cast on Yourself a Living Spell of Becoming with this Love Song to Witches We are emergent, embedded, arising, collapsing, changing beings in all worlds at all times. You will find that it takes that leap--that fall, that breaking apart of what is considered...

Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he's still alive. But it wasn't always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book...Sixty years later and half a world away,...

A poetry collection made up of experiences of the heart, queer love, loss, life and everything in between.

Furry. Vicious. Wicked. Lesbian shifters, vampires, and witches come in all shapes and sizes. From the humblest mouse to the most ferocious cougar, from maids and their mistresses to urban vamps and the women they lust after, these eight stories of lesbian sensuality are...

Hidden Tales: Lesbians in Nordic Folklore is a groundbreaking exploration of the often overlooked stories of lesbian love and desire in the rich tapestry of Nordic mythology and folklore. Drawing from ancient sagas, legends, and folktales, this book uncovers the hidden narratives of same-sex...

"Kendi and Yangni collaborate to introduce young children to the African American folklore tradition and to Hurston's importance within that tradition." --The Horn BookA First Folktale from the creators of Magnolia Flower, Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi, about the origin of butterflies.The...

Can love survive when trust is the rarest magic of all?Bella Blythe, master of lattice magic, is determined to win the Runic Games... If only her greatest rival, Remy Reid would get out of the way.For years they one-upped each other in competitions, jobs,...

"A truly great translation . . . This English version . . . really is better." --A. N. Wilson, The Spectator Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American ReadThis acclaimed new translation of Dostoyevsky's "psychological record of a crime"...