K Michael: 383 books
by Rick L. Phillips, Christopher Brockow, Ron Athey
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2018
This book has a series of fictional short stories as it follows one particular issue of Amazing Fantasy #15, that has the very first story to star the Amazing Spider-Man, from the time it is purchased in 1962 to the present. It shows how the story influenced the people that come in contact with it...
by Judie Newman, Ben Siegel, Michael W. Austin
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Saul Bellow is one of the twentieth century's most influential, respected, and honored writers. His novels The Adventures of Augie March, Herzog, and Mr. Sammler's Planet won the National Book Award, and Humboldt's Gift was awarded the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. In addition, his plays garnered...
Literature among the Ruins, 1945–1955
Postwar Japanese Literary Criticism
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2018
In the wake of the disaster of 1945—as Japan was forced to remake itself from “empire” to “nation” in the face of an uncertain global situation—literature and literary criticism emerged as highly contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich potential for opening new dialogue...
Teaching Peace
Nonviolence and the Liberal Arts
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2003
This book opens a new frontier in understanding nonviolence. Discussions of peace and nonviolence usually focus on either moral theory or practical dimensions of applying nonviolence in conflict situations. Teaching Peace carries the discussion of nonviolence beyond ethics and into the rest of the...
by Martin Warnke, Michael Küstermann, Barbara Schellewald
Language: German
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Language: German
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Dokumentation der Ehrenpromotion von Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Martin Warnke an der TU Dortmund 2010
Maria, Mord und Mandelplätzchen
Weihnachtskrimis von Sylt bis zur Zugspitze
Language: German
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Erst 1, dann 2, dann 3, dann 4, dann steht der Mörder vor der Tür! Und das nicht nur in der Nachbarschaft: Gemeuchelt, vergiftet und die Waffe gezückt wird innerhalb ganz Deutschlands – und das zur Weihnachtszeit! Besinnlichkeit war gestern, denn jetzt lehren uns die besten Regiokrimi-Autoren...
by Michael Köhlmeier
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Part dark fairy tale, part mystery, Yiza is the story of three homeless street children on the run. One evening, not long after her arrival in Germany, six-year-old Yiza is abandoned at the market where she spends her days. At a shelter for migrant children she meets two boys, Schamhan and Arian,...
The Ethics of Remembering and the Consequences of Forgetting
Essays on Trauma, History, and Memory
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
The Ethics of Remembering and the Consequences of Forgetting: Essays on Trauma, History, and Memory brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines that draw on multiple perspectives to address issues that arise at the intersection of trauma, history, and memory. Contributors include critical...
Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures
Engaging with Others in a Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures Second Edition starts by asking why social psychology needs a cross-cultural perspective. It then examines cultural differences and their origins, before addressing traditional social psychological themes cross-culturally, for example group processes,...
Texans on the Brink
Threatened and Endangered Animals
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2019
What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect.
Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic...
The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific
Conflict and Cooperation in the Asian Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Now in its new and fully updated third edition, The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific continues to provide a compelling analysis of a region undergoing dramatic changes. Based on new research and offering fresh interpretation, this edition evaluates the prospects for continuing US dominance...
Family Resilience in the Military
Definitions, Models, and Policies
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Most leaders in the Department of Defense (DoD) agree that family resilience is an important construct, yet DoD does not have a standard definition. The authors of this report review existing definitions of family resilience and offer a candidate definition for DoD use. They also review models of...
by JoAnn Fagot Aviel, Lincoln Bizzozero, Elsa Cardozo da Silva
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2003
This comprehensive text analyzes the foreign policies of eighteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. First assessing the state of the discipline, the introduction develops a common framework that compares the relevant explanatory weight of foreign policy determinants at the individual,...
China’s Incomplete Military Transformation
Assessing the Weaknesses of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
Through extensive primary source analysis and independent analysis, this report seeks to answer a number of important questions regarding the state of China’s armed forces. The authors found that the PLA is keenly aware of its many weaknesses and is vigorously striving to correct them. Although...