More than thirty years have passed since Al Capp's death, and he may no longer be a household name. But at the height of his career, his groundbreaking comic strip, "Li'l Abner," reached ninety million readers. The strip ran for forty-three years, spawned two movies and a Broadway musical, and origi[...]

For almost 20 years Schumacher College at Dartington has been brewing up a unique potpourri of human connections, raising ecological awareness, and stimulating taste buds, and this recipe collection brings together the best dishes from the college. For many students and teachers, their stay at the c[...]

One of the most famous and enigmatic Americans of the twentieth century, Howard Hughes challenged Hollywood's conventions and packed theaters with his blockbuster films Hell's Angels, Scarface and The Outlaw. He thrilled the world with his aviation exploits, shattering air speed records, flying arou[...]

Achim Schlang, einer der besten Kenner der Motorsport-Szene und bekannt für solide recherchierte Hintergrundberichte, beschreibt hier jedes von ?Schumi? gewonnene Rennen in der Zeit von 1992 bis zum letzten Sieg in China im Jahr 2006 mit viel Fachkenntnis und Detailreichtum. Auch Freunde von Daten [...]

In 1761, Bernardo Bellotto painted his famous panorama of Munich, signing the painting "Canaletto"--as he signed many of his paintings--in tribute to his uncle and teacher Giovanni Antonio Canal. In addition to the famous panorama, Bellotto completed over the course of several months two stunning pa[...]

This anthology of texts is meant as an elementary introduction to Medieval Latin. The book contains a sample of texts with introductory material, glossaries and commentaries that intend to give help with grammatical difficulties. There are also translations to every text. Studied together with an in[...]

När "Vägledning för vilseförda" publicerades strax efter Schumachers död skrev en recensent: "de sista orden till en förvirrad värld från en av dess få invånare som kunde se klart". I en tidigare bok, "Small is beautiful", hade författaren presenterat ett helt nytt perspektiv på national[...]