Учебная литература
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24. Dezember 1899. Ganz New York bereitet sich auf das bevorstehende Weihnachtsfest vor. Ganz New York? Nein. Professor van Dusen will von dem Trubel nichts wissen. Selbst als sein Freund und Chronist Hutchinson Hatch mit einer schier unglaublichen Geschichte daherkommt, winkt die Denkmaschine ab. Nachbar Jeremiah Jarvis hat einen Brief seines verstorbenen Teilhabers Barlow erhalten. Darin wird ihm in der Nacht zum 25. Dezember der Besuch von drei Geistern angekündigt. Niemand scheint so recht...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Tobi spielt mit seinen PLAYMOBIL-Welten im Kinderzimmer. Seine drei Lieblingsfiguren Sam, Emil und Liv dürfen dabei nicht fehlen. Immer wenn er das Zimmer verlässt, passiert jedoch etwas sehr Merkwürdiges: Die Playmos werden lebendig und erleben aufregende und lustige Abenteuer. Emil, Liv und Sam landen in der Barbarenruine. Sie treffen auf Marie, die bei der Suche nach dem Kronschatz in den Brunnen gefallen ist. Bei ihrer Rettung öffnet sich eine versteckte Tür zu einem dunklen Gang. Das Rätsel...
| Автор | Simon X. Rost |
Tobi spielt mit seinen PLAYMOBIL-Welten im Kinderzimmer. Seine drei Lieblingsfiguren Sam, Emil und Liv dürfen dabei nicht fehlen. Immer wenn er das Zimmer verlässt, passiert jedoch etwas sehr Merkwürdiges: Die Playmos werden lebendig und erleben aufregende und lustige Abenteuer. Die Playmos verschlägt es diesmal zu einer verlassenen Goldmine. Als sie erfahren, dass der Farmerjunge Johnny verschwunden ist, machen sich Emil, Liv und Sam auf in die Mine, um nach ihm zu suchen. Über glitschige...
| Автор | Simon X. Rost |
A mother-daughter story of an adventure-filled search for the amazing aurora borealis. Alix and her mom are fascinated by the nighttime light displays in the sky known as auroras, or northern lights, but being able to see them in person proves to be more challenging than expected. Where do they appear? When? How could Alix and her mom get there to see the auroras before they disappear from the sky? Inspired by the authors’ own experiences, A Search for the Northern Lights brings the reader...
| Автор | Elizabeth Rusch |
An introspective page–turner." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Tate McCoy has not spoken to her alcoholic mother in two years when her mom is murdered. If this were not enough to endure at age sixteen, Tate has to face the fact that her father is the prime suspect. Convinced of his innocence, and of her own resilience, she sets out to prove her life is not ruined. Amid this life-shattering tragedy, Tate takes up swimming and finds solace in her best friend Kale, volunteer work, the...
| Автор | Melanie Bishop |
From number one bestselling author Matt Haig comes a hilarious and heartwarming story, brilliantly illustrated throughout by Chris Mould Wherever she is, whatever the day, She only has one kind of thing to say. Just as cats go miaow and cows go moo, The Truth Pixie can only say things that are true. A very funny and lovable tale of how one special pixie learned to love herself. The Truth Pixie is an enchanting, rhyming story that will delight younger readers – with words by the...
| Автор | Мэтт Хейг |
'Truly the smartest and funniest book about spontaneous combustion you will ever read' JOHN GREEN, #1 bestselling author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS A TIME magazine Top 10 YA Book of 2016! Mara's senior year is proving to be a lot less exciting than she'd hoped, until the day – KABAM! – Katelyn Ogden explodes during third period. Katelyn is the first, but she won't be the last senior to explode without warning or explanation. The body count grows and the search...
| Автор | Aaron Starmer |
The stories that shape our children's lives are too important to be left to chance. With The Story Cure, bibliotherapists Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin have put together the perfect manual for grown-ups who want to initiate young readers into one of life's greatest pleasures. There's a remedy for every hiccup and heartache, whether it's between the covers of a picture book, a pop-up book, or a YA novel. You'll find old favourites like The Borrowers and The Secret...
| Автор | Ella Berthoud |
Our relentless drive to create makes us unique among living creatures. What is special about the human brain that enables us to innovate? Why don't cows choreograph dances? Why don't squirrels build elevators to their treetops? Why don't alligators invent speedboats? Weaving together the arts and sciences, neuroscientist David Eagleman and composer Anthony Brandt explore the need for novelty, the simulation of possible futures, and the social components that drive the...
| Автор | David Eagleman |
LET THE BATTLE FOR CHRISTMAS BEGIN It isn't always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas. For one thing, Elf School can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs everyday – even in July – and when you fail all your toy-making tests. Also it can get very, very cold. But when the jealous Easter Bunny and his rabbit army launch an attack to stop Christmas, it's up to Amelia, her new...
| Автор | Мэтт Хейг |
'They say cometh the hour cometh the man. This means when a situation demands it, the right person – it could be a woman, despite what Sexist Dave would tell you – will appear. This was the hour and in this case the man was a Piper. A Pied Piper.' You'll be enchanted and revolted in equal measure by the host of characters you meet in Russell Brand's Hamelin: the anarchic rats, the arrogant townspeople, sharp-eyed Sam and of course the Pied Piper himself, all brought to...
| Автор | Russell Brand |
The Little Green Money Machine: Kids in Business Around the World offers content, ideas, and exercises to lay the foundation for kids to create and run their own business or fundraiser! In addition to teaching business principles and social entrepreneurship, this book emphasizes goal setting and visualization, powerful tools that will help kids in anything they pursue. They can easily read through the sections and start their own business or fundraiser by working through the exercises in the...
| Автор | Anthony M.D. Delmedico |
For those who hung around the streets, parks and bridges of Paris in the late 60's, the street artist, Maurice Utrillo, was an inspiration. In Utrillo's Children the author shares his memories of a time when young people were questioning authority, government, the war in Vietnam and why young men were being sent there to die for a cause that was not clear. The author relives his time in Paris during a volatile era of riots, revolution, drugs and corrupt government and shares his...
| Автор | Robert Ph.D Dick |
Want to recruit more members and contractors? Learn the vital skills and nuts and bolts you need to produce explosive growth for your union's future. Bigger Labor is the ultimate resource for building a more powerful Labor movement. Bigger Labor examines the components of the current construction organizing model and offers a more innovative approach. This book has enabled organizers to take back their industry, and it will show you the way too. <br><br>You will discover how...
| Автор | Bob Jr. Oedy |
This self-help guide takes students from the challenges of first year through to their successful graduation from university. It contains essentially all of the information that a student needs for success. It covers everything from attending lectures and taking effective notes to preparing for and writing tests and exams. It is packed full of valuable advice and step-by-step approaches that will help every student attain the best marks possible. It guides students through issues like effective...
| Автор | Danton O'Day |
The Injustice of Justice is a purposeful book designed to introduce the public as well as the profession to an alternate method of policing with a whole-community and responsibility-based approach. Don has written the book from the perspective of a businessman whose interest and subsequent involvement stems first from his employee, then a compassionate and compelling group of individuals in law enforcement and our justice system.<br><br>"Equal protection under the law is one...
| Автор | Donald Grady II |
Paul spielt mit seinen PLAYMOBIL-Welten im Kinderzimmer. Seine drei Lieblingsfiguren Sam, Emil und Liv dürfen dabei nicht fehlen. Immer wenn er das Zimmer verlässt, passiert jedoch etwas sehr Merkwürdiges: Die Playmos werden lebendig und erleben ein aufregendes Abenteuer! Vor lauter Aufregung hat Paul seine Playmos im Indoor-Center vergessen. Bei Emil, Liv, Sam und Captain Tolle ist die Überraschung groß: Zusammen mit ihnen sind die lebensgroßen PLAYMOBIL-Figuren aus dem ganzen FunPark lebendig...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Finally a complete guide that covers each step from your High School years to your final goal of becoming a doctor. In this book you will find step-by-step instructions in plain terms that will demystify the medical school admission process. My goal is that once you complete this book and follow the steps I have laid out for you, your odds of becoming a doctor will be greatly increased.<br><br>It is said that knowledge is power. Well be ready to be both knowledgeable and powerful...
| Автор | Dr. Paul Jr. Toote |
How would you like to get a personal letter or phone call from your favorite star? Or to have them send you an autographed item that can help you raise money for a charity? This book shows you exactly how to make those things happen! <br><br>"The Actor's Detective Guide to Writing Letters to Celebrities," is part memoir, part "how to" guide. It tells the story of how a love for writing letters to famous people benefited the author, both...
| Автор | Chris Boone's Lucas |
Making Arguments: Reason in Context offers a new approach to the teaching of argumentation and debate.<br><br>Nearly all argumentation courses and textbooks tilt toward one of two extremes:<br><br>* Critical thinking/informal logic, in which the "laws" of reasoning are universal and not affected by audience or context<br><br>* Public speaking, in which adaptation to the audience and winning assent trumps logic and...
| Автор | Edmond H. Weiss |
The War of the Mormon Cow is a powerful tale of how a small mistake by a naive Mormon unleashed a chain of events that lead to war. The story is based in an incident that occurred in 1854 referred to as "The Grattan Massacre."<br><br>The story follows a young Crazy Horse and Black Robe woman and many other individuals that were present at the time.<br><br>The book is intended for Young Adults and although many of the details are fictionalized, the book...
| Автор | Richard Jr. Jepperson |
Pearls of Wisdom unites over 400 years of practice experience. Phenomenal doctors who are workingwomen, mothers, daughters, sisters and mentors to many share with frank openness emotional and motivational stories on maintaining focus while moving forward and experiencing life events. Dr. Liz ties their stories together to share vignettes on working through pain, birth, death, practice, and all of life's little surprises. A poignant, authentic, no holds barred book to which any woman can...
| Автор | Dr. Liz Anderson Peacock |
Die Brüder Grimm machten Märchenfiguren wie Frau Holle weltberühmt. Gewitzheit wird belohnt wie bei «Der Hase und der Igel». Drei Federn schicken drei Königssöhne in verschiedene Himmelsrichtungen, und Die beiden Königskinder können nur auf Umwegen zueinander finden. Hätten Sie doch Die zwölf Brüder gefragt … Neu gelesen von grandiosen Sprechern zeigen sich die Märchen der Brüder Grimm hier von ihrer besten Seite! Enthält die Märchen: Frau Holle Das Wasser des Lebens Der Hase und der Igel ...
| Автор | Jakob Grimm |
"Dear Law Student: Here's the truth. You belong here." Law professor Andrew Ferguson and former student Jonathan Yusef Newton open with this statement of reassurance in The Law of Law School. As all former law students and current lawyers can attest, law school is disorienting, overwhelming, and difficult. Unlike other educational institutions, law school is not set up simply to teach a subject. Instead, the first year of law school is set up to teach a skill set and way of thinking,...
| Автор | Andrew Guthrie Ferguson |