(Piano). Ideal for adults, young people or for those returning to the piano after a substantial break from playing. Students will gain a traditional, classic technique, and will be introduced to interesting, varied and well-known classical pieces.[...]

(Piano Collection). Devised as a either a stand-alone volume, or as a supplement to the Classical Piano Method series, the Christmas Collection provides a range of Christmas carols and pieces in beautiful arrangements suited to the piano. Not only great fun to play, the arrangements will also help d[...]

In mid 2012 the previously almost forgotten Syrian Kurds suddenly emerged as a potential game-changer in the country's civil war when, in an attempt to consolidate its increasingly desperate position, the Assad government abruptly withdrew its troops from the major Kurdish areas in Syria. The Kurds [...]

Hitler's rise and fall is seen through the eyes of the dwarfish narrator whose magic powers are symbolic of the grave forces dominating the German troops of that period. Grass uses magic realism to explore the dark roots of power and creativity.[...]

The 21 fairy tales in Gunter Pauli's Out of the Box prepare companies, executives and their teams to be the pioneering agents of transformation, as well as promising to be both fun and profitable. Each concept is clarified with a concrete, brief business case. Some are successes, some failures. Exam[...]

This compact book provides radiologists, ultrasonographers, residents, and trainees with a handy, portable guide to managing problems in the everyday setting. The first section of the book provides a thorough review of basic physical and technical principles and examination techniques. In the second[...]

English summary: In this book, Gunter Figal develops a foundation for hermeneutical philosophy. Interpretation and understanding are newly conceived. Interpretation shows itself to be the original reference to a subject matter; it is a reference to something which stands opposite and, as such, poses[...]

Günter Grass erzählt von sich selbst. Vom Ende seiner Kindheit beim Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Vom Knaben in Uniform, der so gern zur U-Boot-Flotte möchte und sich hungernd in einem Kriegsgefangenenlager wiederfindet. Von dem jungen Mann, der sich den Künsten verschreibt, den Frauen hingib[...]

Für Friedrich Hölderlin war Dichten "in dürftiger Zeit" Schicksal und Beruf. Sein Ringen um eine dichterische Sprache, die kompromißloser Ausdruck einer "künftigen Revolution der Gesinnungen und Vorstellungsarten" sein wollte, wurde nur von wenigen seiner Zeitgenossen verstanden. Bis zur letzte[...]

This volume is a Norwegian/German collaboration led by Trygve Wyller and Hans-Gunter Heimbrock. It introduces a new way of approaching ethics. The authors point out that it is possible to show phenomenological ethics in practice. The lived experience (praxis) is as important as the professional expe[...]

Adopting a holistic approach to materials simulation, this monograph covers four very important structural materials: aluminum, carbon steels, superalloys, and plastics. Following an introduction to the concept of integral modeling, the book goes on to cover a wide range of production steps and usag[...]