Alexandra George: 10 books

What is 'intellectual property'? This book examines the way in which this important area of law is constructed by the legal system. It argues that intellectual property is a body of rules, created by the legal system, that regulate the documented forms of abstract objects, which are also defined into...

If a picture speaks a thousand words, a love letter or a poem speaks a thousand more... Even in this age of e-mail, faxes, and instant messaging, nothing has ever replaced the power of a love letter or that of a poem. LIST OF POEMS: 1. Lord Byron - She Walks in Beauty 2. Christina Rossetti - I Loved...

Kein Feiertag ist ihnen heilig! 'Mit Mordsgeschichten durch das Jahr' ist das Motto dieser Kurzgeschichtensammlung. Und nicht nur das Motto ist besonders, sondern auch die Gesellschaft, die die Taten auf dem Papier begeht. Der Jahresplaner des feinsinnigen Mordens im Überblick: Neujahr: Sunil Mann,...

Mord in vollen Zügen - die etwas andere Reiselektüre. 'Die Bahn macht mobil' und die Bahn ist ein nicht mehr wegzudenkendes Fortbewegungsmittel. Doch vielen Bahnfahrern mag schon mal ein mörderischer Gedanke während der Fahrt gekommen sein. Und zwar nicht nur, weil 'außergewöhnlich hohes Betriebsaufkommen'...

Originally published in 1961 and written by George W. Oakes, chief travel writer for the New York Times, this beloved walking guide has sold more than 100,000 copies in several editions. Now completely revised and updated by Alexandra Chapman, this latest edition features intimate walks through twenty-one...

This bundle contains: "THE DESERT PRINCE'S PROPOSAL", "THE MILLIONAIRE'S RUNAWAY BRIDE", and "THE PLAYBOY SHEIKH".Bria Green may be an outstanding architect, but she’s struggled to build herself a safe haven from her overbearing father. When she runs into Sam Wali at a conference, she thinks she’s...

Few, if any, U.S. writers are as important to the history of world literature as Edgar Allan Poe, and few, if any, U.S. authors owe so much of their current reputations to the process of translation. Translated Poe brings together 31 essays from 19 different national/literary traditions to demonstrate...

Es leuchtet jedes Haus, die Fenster sind bunt geschmückt und Plätzchenduft schwebt durch die Zimmer. Richtig: Es ist Weihnachtszeit in deutschen Landen und alle Menschen freuen sich auf Eintracht und Gemütlichkeit. Wenn es draußen kräftig friert, sorgen Kerzenlicht und Chorgesang für besinnliche...

MRI/DTI Atlas of the Rat Brain offers two major enhancements when compared with earlier attempts to make MRI/DTI rat brain atlases. First, the spatial resolution at 25µm is considerably higher than previous data published. Secondly, the comprehensive set of MRI/DTI contrasts provided has enabled...

Evolution on islands differs in a number of important ways from evolution on mainland areas. Over millions of years of isolation, exceptional and sometimes bizarre mammals evolved on islands, such as pig-sized elephants and hippos, giant rats and gorilla-sized lemurs that would have been formidable...