Grotesque murders are being committed on the streets of Whitechapel. Sherlock Holmes comes to believe they are the skilful work of one man, a man who earns the gruesome epithet of Jack the Ripper. As the investigation proceeds, Holmes realizes that the true identity of the Ripper puts much more at s[...]
Terror reigns on the streets of Whitechapel where horrific murders are being committed. SHERLOCK HOLMES believes he knows the identity of the killer Jack the Ripper. But as he delves deeper, Holmes realizes that revealing the murderer puts much more at stake than merely putting a psychopath behind [...]
This book provides a guide for transport policymakers and planners on achieving low-carbon land transport systems and describes possible measures for reducing emissions. Based on wide ranging research, case studies from developed and developing countriesand an overview of policy scenarios, the book [...]
Memoirs of the Famous German Word War II Test Pilot.
This biography details the early life of John Britten, the development of his vision and the early prototype motorcycles, and then the gruelling cycle of hard work, set-backs and failures before the Britten V-twin finally was able to beat the world's best.[...]
A guide for language teachers, showing how the insights into "language chunks" can lead to learners acquiring natural and fluent English. It draws from three factors: the use of corpus data; an increased interest by linguists in word partnerships; and the availability of computational tools that can[...]
The Warsaw Ghetto 1942: When Izolda's husband, Shayek, is imprisoned, she sets out to release him. She changes her name, her hair, her religion. Eventually she is captured and deported to Auschwitz. But even there, she trusts that her love will save them both.[...]
Camouflage is an adaptive logic of escape from photographic representation. In Hide and Seek, Hanna Rose Shell traces the evolution of camouflage as it developed in counterpoint to technological advances in photography, innovations in warfare, and as-yet-unsolved mysteries of natural history. Today [...]
Angry. Afraid. Sad. Ashamed. For many people, the struggle with emotions is long lasting and deeply disturbing. When you feel negative emotions, how do you respond? In a culture where anxiety is an epidemic and there are myriad ways to numb our discomfort, are you often overwhelmed? Or do you simply[...]
The special position of Jerusalem among the cities of the world stems from a long history shared by the three Abrahamic religions, and the belief that the city reflected a heavenly counterpart. Because of this unique combination, Jerusalem is generally seen as extending along a vertical axis stretch[...]
Die Unterscheidung von Lernprozessen verhilft dazu, über sinnvolle Lehr-Lernarrangements unter Verwendung angemessener Methoden nachzudenken. Der Band thematisiert Fragen der Unterrichtsvorbereitung und des Leitens von Schulklassen. Er schließt mit Überlegungen zum Verhältnis von Allgemeiner Did[...]