Baron: 477 books

We all know the opposite sex can be a baffling, even infuriating, species. Why do most men use the phone to exchange information rather than have a chat? Why do women love talking about relationships and feelings with their girlfriends while men seem drawn to computer games, new gadgets, or the latest...

Cinema is a mosaic of memorable food scenes. Detectives drink alone. Gangsters talk with their mouths full. Families around the world argue at dinner. Food documentaries challenge popular consumption-centered visions. In Appetites and Anxieties: Food, Film, and the Politics of Representation, authors...

In this new book Simon Baron-Cohen summarizes the current understanding of autism and Asperger Syndrome. He explains the process of diagnosis, as well as the options for education and intervention for those with these conditions. Taking a lifespan approach, Professor Baron-Cohen considersa how the...

He was in the cross-fire of public criticism like no other top executive in Germany. Josef Ackermann, CEO of the Deutsche Bank until 2012, can look back over turbulent times. His 'V for victory' sign and his return-on-equity target of 25 percent, made him, for many, the bad guy of the nation. The...

In the first comprehensive treatment of Classic Maya patron deity veneration, Joanne P. Baron demonstrates the central importance of patron deity cults in political relationships between both rulers and their subjects and among different Maya kingdoms. Weaving together evidence from inscriptions,...

Notorious for their satanic lyrics, drunken excess and rumors of blood sacrifice, the Banshees shocked the world with their only album Beat the Manshees.  Death stalked their concerts--lightning, stabbings, overdoses.  The world heaved a sigh of relief when the Banshees all died in a plane...

In Alphabet to Email Naomi Baron takes us on a fascinating and often entertaining journey through the history of the English language, showing how technology - especially email - is gradually stripping language of its formality. Drawing together strands of thinking about writing, speech, pedagogy,...

Baron von Müffling was a prominent figure during the campaign of 1815, as a former Quarter-Master General of the Prussian army of Silesia in 1813-1814, he was appointed to be the Prussian Liaison officer with the Anglo-Dutch army under the Duke of Wellington. Privy to all the details current at the...

Admiralty Jurisdiction Walter Phillimore 1st Baron Phillimore, british lawyer and judge (1845-1929) This ebook presents «Admiralty Jurisdiction», from Walter Phillimore 1st Baron Phillimore. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents...

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Walter Phillimore 1st Baron Phillimore, british lawyer and judge (1845-1929) This ebook presents «Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction», from Walter Phillimore 1st Baron Phillimore. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION

One of Olympia's most-popular (and most-pirated) works, Play My Love is the tale of Willy, a sculptor of erotic appendages, his loves, and the rich baron they try to take down in an intricate scam. Traversing the highs and lows of Paris, with samplings of drug culture and the aristocracy on offer,...

Système de la nature Paul-Henri Thiry baron d’ Holbach, savant et philosophe matérialiste allemand (1723-1789) Ce livre numérique présente «Système de la nature», de Paul-Henri Thiry baron d’ Holbach, édité en texte intégral....