Stern: 685 books

Jewish art has always been with us, but so has a broader canvas of Jewish imaginings: in thought, in emotion, in text, and in ritual practice. Imagining the Jewish God was there in the beginning, as it were, engraved and embedded in the ways Jews lived and responded to their God.This book attempts...

This is a book of conversations with researchers working across Europe, the USA and Africa. It aims to illuminate the lived reality of educational research on a wide variety of topics, including family life in rural South Africa, support for self-harming students in the UK, character development in...

Pluto looms large in Flagstaff, where residents and businesses alike take pride in their community's most enduring claim to fame: Clyde Tombaugh's 1930 discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory. Percival Lowell began searching for his theoretical "Planet X" in 1905, and Tombaugh's "eureka!"...

Take the back seat and follow the journey along with Carmen as you experience her frustrations and her growths . . . the ups and downs to learning a motorcycle and the discovery of how driving a motorcycle is like ballroom dancing!

The most memorable prayer of the Jewish New Year—what it means, why we sing it, and the secret of its magical appeal. Through a series of lively commentaries, over thirty contributors—men and women, scholars and rabbis, artists and poets, spanning three continents and all major Jewish denominations—examine...

It is the author’s intention to keep these “Very Short Stories” as brief as possible so as not to bore the reader, rewarding him with a surprise and a twist in each one. All the events described are fiction. The author was privileged to live in different continents and countries enabling him...

Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts from both industry and academia, Acoustic Wave Sensors provides an in-depth look at the current state of acoustic wave devices and the scope of their use in chemical, biochemical, and physical measurements, as well as in engineering applications. Because...

Some people are content to use their iPod simply to play music. Some people want to do much more. Those people, and you know who you are,aren't satisfied until they get under the hood and tap every iPod trick available to them. They want to explore and experiment, create shortcuts, and unearth...

“A beautiful book” about the temptations and dangers of an adulterous relationship from an award-winning novelist (The Philadelphia Inquirer). As Simon recovers from a professional disaster—and escapes Chicago for New York—he is drawn to the beautiful, exciting, and mysterious Sarah....

Analysing loneliness and solitude in schools and exploring how to deal with them is a vital task. In recent research for the author’s Spirit of the School project, a number of pupils, teachers and headteachers described times when they felt lonely and times when they felt the need for healthy solitude....

Harry finds himself transplanted from staid and steady Brooklyn in the 1930s and discovers a world that eclipses anything that the Scarlet Pimpernel or Captain Horatio Hornblower could conjure before his inexperienced eyes. His life of excitement is predominantly lived between his ears.

How did Elizabethan and Jacobean acting companies create their visual and aural effects? What materials were available to them and how did they influencestaging and writing? What impact did the sensations of theatre have on early modern audiences? How did the construction of the playhouses contribute...

Im Sommer 2037 haben Perry Rhodan und seine Gefährten endlich das Arkon-System erreicht, das Zentrum des Großen Imperiums. In einem Sternhaufen außerhalb der Milchstraße ballen sich zahlreiche besiedelte Sonnensystemen, und Arkon selbst ist eine Ansammlung faszinierender Welten. Doch zum Staunen...

Daily life can either drain your energy, or it can empower you to greater health and more effectiveness in the world. This book is based completely on my own experience for preserving and increasing my energy on many levels of functioning. All are aimed at empowerment and are completely free to use! The main requirement is motivation - that is up to you. I hope this assists you on your journey.