Stefan: 3445 books

Le troisième tome français de la Correspondance de Stefan Zweig couvre les dix dernières années de sa vie. Plus encore que dans les deux volumes précédents, la vie personnelle et la production littéraire de Zweig apparaissent indissociables du contexte politico-historique. Dès 1932, Zweig...

A scarcity of natural resources. The challenge to protect biodiversity and the global climate. Rapid economic growth and urbanisation in Asia and the developing world. Changing demographics and an ageing population. The impact of new digital technologies. Consumer expectations for services, experiences...

In the midst of a devastating year for his and most businesses, Stefan Danis searched for a challenge that would get him in physical and mental shape for what lay ahead, inspire others in similar situations, and raise funds for those in his industry who had fallen on even harder times. With...

If you didn't think about morals, what would you really want to do in your life? The story begins in 1921. It all started when Dmitri drowned his newborn grandson. And even though very disturbed by this morbid act, the main character, Igor Petrovich, stays at Dmitri's residence, loving his...

It has been close to six decades since Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA and more than ten years since the human genome was decoded. Today, through the collection and analysis of a small blood sample, every baby born in the United States is screened for more than fifty genetic disorders....

Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and scepticism about their value. What Are Universities For? offers a spirited and compelling argument for completely rethinking the way we see our universities,...

DAS LÄSST SICH NUR MIT HUMOR ERTRAGEN! Urlaub – die schönste Zeit des Jahres! Und was man da alles erlebt: Fluglotsenstreiks, Horrorhotels, Durchfall, Algenpest! Wer seinen Urlaub trotzdem genießen möchte, für den sind die hier versammelten Geschichten von fünf bekannten Experten fürs Komische...

Das lässt sich nur mit Humor ertragen! Fluglotsenstreik, Horrorhotel, Algenpest, Durchfall – wer in den Urlaub fährt, hat oft nicht viel zu lachen. Es empfiehlt sich daher die Mitnahme dieses Buches: Alle hier versammelten Autoren sind ausgewiesene Experten fürs Komische. Und es gelingt ihnen...

I'm dreaming of a red Christmas … In der weihnachtlichen Kurzkrimi-Sammlung "Makronen, Mistel, Meuchelmord" erwartet Sie 24 Mal Hochspannung für die Adventszeit. Der neue Band in einer Reihe von spannenden Spiegel-Bestsellern wie "Kerzen, Killer, Krippenspiel" und "Plätzchen,...

With a Foreword by Steven Weinberg In this richly illustrated book, Nobel Laureate Gerard 't Hooft and Theoretical Physicist Stefan Vandoren describe the enormous diversity of natural phenomena that take place at different time scales. In the tradition of the bestseller Powers of Ten,...

The shellac of the 20's, 30's and 40's caught the fleeting moment, the spirit of the times; the raunchy ragtime, barrelhouse boogie and the country blues. Some of those records will never be replaced. Some, never will be heard again. Many of those songs are here in printed form for the first time,...

Uit het leven van een dopingdealer is hét onthullende insiderverhaal over doping in het wielrennen. Stefan Matschiner leverde doping aan zes Nederlandse wielrenners, onder wie Michael Boogerd en Thomas Dekker. Ook Rasmussen en Mensjov kwamen bij hem. Vijf jaar lang was Matschiner de spil in het Oostenrijkse...

Negen jaar lang was Ludwig vanwege de Eerste Wereldoorlog gescheiden van zijn thuisland. Bij terugkomst in Duitsland ontmoet hij zijn vroegere geliefde, die hem ooit beloofd heeft op hem te wachten. Beiden zijn inmiddels getrouwd, maar ze moeten te weten komen of hun liefde het wederzijdse verraad...

Chess Opening Essentials is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavour of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings as well as the differences. In addition, it also points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening...