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Eine neue Sichtweise auf unsere Gewohnheiten. Wieso sind große, bunte Eier für Vögel attraktiver als die kleinen, unscheinbaren? Warum werden Früchte im Laufe der Evolution immer süßer? Und warum wird die Weltbevölkerung immer übergewichtiger, obwohl das Interesse an einer gesunden Lebensweise größer ist, denn je?

The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challenge: rolling back the vast Japanese Pacific empire, island by island.

This masterful history encompasses the heart of the Pacific War - the period between mid-1942 and mid-1944 - when parallel Allied counteroffensives north and south of the equator washed over Japan's far-flung island empire like a "conquering tide", concluding with Japan's irreversible strategic defeat in the Marianas.

»Ich habe hier nur ein Ziel«, sagt Whitley Strieber, »zu erforschen, wie wir die Lehre Jesu und das Beispiel seines Lebens nutzen können, um einen Weg aus der Leere unserer Welt und unseres Lebens zu finden.« Durch die Erforschung der historischen Gestalt Jesu wirft der Autor ein ganz neues Licht auf die Bedeutung und Kraft von dessen Wirken. Dabei spielen Pandemien und Migrationsströme eine Rolle, die während der größten aller menschlichen Revolutionen im Römischen Reich stattfanden.

Most of us have a limited understanding of the powerful role economics has played in shaping human civilization. This makes economic history - the study of how civilizations structured their environments to provide food, shelter, and material goods - a vital lens through which to think about how we arrived at our present, globalized moment. Designed to fill a long-empty gap in how we think about modern history, these 48 lectures are a comprehensive journey through more than 600 years of economic history.

This is the story of LSD told by a concerned yet hopeful father, organic chemist Albert Hofmann, PhD. He traces LSD's path from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition. In LSD: My Problem Child, we follow Dr. Hofmann's trek across Mexico to discover sacred plants related to LSD, and listen in as he corresponds with other notable figures about his remarkable discovery.

Sechs Jahre, zwei Freunde und unendlich viel Mut... Morgan und Eric sind die besten Freunde. Für immer. Sie teilen schließlich nicht nur ihren Geburtstag, sondern auch all ihre Geheimnisse - bis zu dem Tag, an dem Morgan merkt, dass er im falschen Körper lebt und ein Mädchen ist. Meredith Russo erzählt die berührende Geschichte zweier Teenager über sechs Jahre hinweg - immer wieder an ihrem Geburtstag. Wie sie lachen, wie sie streiten und wie sie letztlich erkennen, dass Gefühle niemals falsch sein können.

"A history, an analysis, and a set of prescriptions for the greatest geopolitical challenge of our time: the threat to the democratic world posed by China and Russia." —Anne Applebaum, author of Autocracy, Inc. "A monumental account of contemporary geopolitics"—Francis Fukuyama, author of...

"Das Glück ist mit den Tapferen" – alle großen Führungspersönlichkeiten der Geschichte haben das gewusst und waren erfolgreich, weil sie sich trauten, Risiken einzugehen. Heute jedoch sind so viele Menschen durch Angst vor den Hindernissen und Herausforderungen im Leben wie gelähmt.

Es ist zu heiß, das Unkraut zu üppig, und überhaupt ist das Leben eine einzige Zumutung! Wäre an diesem Apriltag nicht urplötzlich ein seltsamer Vogel in Matteos Garten aufgetaucht, der alte italienische Philosoph wäre noch immer ganz allein auf der Welt. Doch Schopenhauer, wie Matteo den Waldrapp nennt, scheint ihn zu mögen. Und bleibt. Da erfährt Matteo, dass der Vogel zu einer Aufzuchtstation jenseits der Alpen gehört.

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal—they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds. The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri's power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels' plans, the choice becomes clear.

In Act III, we follow Morpheus on a grand journey to take care of family business. He visits with his son Orpheus (Regé-Jean Page), an act that brings with it profound consequences. Accompanied by Delirium (Kristen Schaal), he tracks down their estranged brother, Destruction (David Harewood), the only member of the Endless ever to abandon their post. And at an inn at the intersection of all worlds, a group of travelers are forced together by a storm that threatens to destroy reality itself, with grave repercussions for Morpheus and the rest of the Endless.

Ava-Marie is the most powerful supernatural that's ever lived...and the most dangerous. The only elemental who can cast both Fire and Water, she's sent to the Darke Institute for Supernatural Offenders for her crimes. Inside this magical penitentiary, monsters roam free and most inmates don't come out alive. Charlie's at the Institute because of Ava-Marie, but he's far from innocent. After losing his sight and growing up on the streets, he knows exactly how to outlast the gangs and fight clubs inside the prison.

My name is Ava-Marie, and I love living on the dark side. Getting into trouble is kind of my thing, but one night, I take revenge too far. I’m sentenced to a reform school for magical delinquents... though really, it’s a prison. As the only supernatural who can control both fire and water, I’m already a target. To make matters worse, I literally share a soul with Charlie, a sexy inmate from the wrong side of the tracks. Surviving at the Institute is almost as risky as falling in love.

With an unexpected temporary addition to the team, Matt, Liz, and Aster venture out unto the ever-expanding frontier. There, they'll deal with the challenge of an unexplored planet and all its hidden dangers. Their journey on the path of ascension continues...but do they have what it takes to persevere?

Why do sales organizations fall short? Every day expert consultants like Mike Weinberg are called on by companies large and small to find the answer - and it's one that may surprise you. Typically the issue lies not with the sales team - but with how it is being led. Through their attitude and actions, senior executives and sales managers unknowingly undermine performance. In Sales Management. Simplified. Weinberg tells it straight, calling out the problems plaguing sales forces and the costly mistakes made by even the best-intentioned sales managers.

When I agreed to chaperone the boys’ hockey team, I thought my biggest challenge would be pretending to understand the rules—not being stuck sharing a hotel room with Darius Hall. The hockey coach. The human whistle. The man who’s made my Mondays miserable for years. But somewhere between the bus ride, the tense semifinal, and one very small bed, I start to realize the worst part of Darius Hall might be how much I like him.

“The name is Jones. Indiana Jones.” He’s back. Everyone’s favorite globe-trotting, tomb-raiding, wisecracking archaeologist is finally at it again. Now it’s 1957, the atomic age is in full swing, and McCarthy-era paranoia has the nation on edge. But for Indiana Jones, the Cold War...

Being an unwanted twin in the Imperial line of succession, Farilane became a scholar, adventurer, and in a time when reading was once more forbidden—a book hunter. Her singular obsession is finding the mythical Book of Brin, a tome not just lost but intentionally buried. Respected and beloved by the Teshlor Knights, not even their legendary skills can protect her for what she finds is more dangerous than what she sought.

The night she showed up at my bar with a fake ID, I kicked her out. On her birthday, the following week, she showed up again. Except this time, she was demanding a job and willing to do whatever it took to get it. Against my better judgment, she got her way, but I'm not going to make it easy on her. Neither are the guys at my bar. I have two choices: Pretend she's mine to protect her. Or deal with the consequences when her five older, overprotective brothers find out what their little sister is up to.

Isabel Winstead has found acceptance and excitement in the hidden alien community growing in Nocturne Falls, where werewolves and gargoyles and witches live in plain sight. She loves her life in the Halloween-themed Georgia town, loves her job and her friends and - sigh - loves an absolutely delicious and unattainable vampire who doesn’t know she exists. Half-vampire, half-sorcerer Viktor Hart revels in his bachelorhood. He adores his family, is a respected craftsman, drives a fast car and hangs out every night at Insomnia with his buddies.