Figs and Thistles - A Romance of the Western Reserve is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and ...

'[A] tale of psychic terror . . . arresting . . . a poetical exploration of dark mind-scapes.' - Times Literary Supplement '[A] very well done novel. . . . Very highly recommended.' - The Ladder 'A delightful surprise for fans of the macabre. Simon Armstrong descends into a world of vampirism, lycanthropy, and more . . . Or, is it a more prosaic though no less terrifying descent into madness?' - John Pelan, editor of The Century's Best Horror Fiction Simon and Laura Armstrong's marriage is on the rocks. His drinking and abuse of prescription ...

Cette étude a examiné les effets des liens entre les institutions de microfinance (IMF) et les performances des entreprises des membres des associations villageoises d'épargne et de prêt (VSLA) dans la municipalité de La-Nkwantanang Madina au Ghana. L'objectif général était d'évaluer les avantages que les VSLAs retiraient de l'établissement de liens institutionnels avec les institutions financières. L'hypothèse était que ces liens n'avaient aucun effet sur la rentabilité ...

Most published works on writer-director Preston Sturges (1898-1959) have focused on the elements that made him a symbol of classic Hollywood comedy or his contributions to the genre via such 1940s classics as The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels and Miracle of Morgan's Creek . In contrast, this critical study asserts that there are enough unexplained incongruities, fragmentations and contradictions in Sturges' output to demand a re-evalution of his place in film history as a predecessor (and perhaps progenitor) of later postmodern filmmakers. Four ...

Robert Kurz, einem größeren Publikum bekannt vor allem als Autor des 1999 erschienenen „Schwarzbuch Kapitalismus", war maßgeblicher Urheber und Stichwortgeber der von ihm selbst sogenannten „fundamentalen Wertkritik", die, dabei sich auf Marx berufend, in einer durch den Wert gestifteten Beziehung von Ware und Geld die Wurzel aller Übel unserer kapitalistischen Gegenwart sieht. Die erstmals 1995 erschienene und nun wieder veröffentlichte Kritik seiner ersten ausführlichen Begründung dieser Wertkritik über ...

The night Lizzie met Nick, it was love at first sight. Lizzie knew she had found her one, true love, her knight in shining armour. The night Nick met Lizzie, he had no thoughts of love. Lizzie seemed nice enough, and she had her own flat. - DANCING ON TABLES tells the story of two people who meet, marry and do not live happily ever after. Lizzie is successful in her career as a London City lawyer, but things with Nick are not what she hoped. Nick is a struggling film maker with many distractions in his way. When a turning point in their relationship occurs ...

Welcome to the town of Big Rug, where you can "get your worship on" down at the Ferris Wheel Chapel, or indulge in exquisite cuisine at Meat-a-tatoes Cafeteria. But be warned, these lands are filled with magic, mystery, and skunk weasels.     Through trials and tribulations like The Battle on First Boob, feuds with the Ferry Flowers, or surviving the feathery fingers of the Tickle Monster, Tuck recounts laugh-out-loud memories with meaningful lessons hidden in humor. When you live in a town this ridiculous, having a sense of humor ...

Enquanto escrevo este livro, faço isso com o objetivo de criar um guia de autoajuda para a ansiedade, para que cada pessoa que leia isso tenha essa chance de viver em liberdade.  Quando você tem ansiedade, a liberdade é o que você perde. Você não consegue fazer as coisas que você quer fazer ou ir a lugares que agitam sua ansiedade. Muitos de nós com ansiedade estamos tão ansiosos que temos medo de falar com as pessoas. Ela tira até a sua oportunidade de viver a vida ...