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Pisé. Rammed Earth

This book for the first time illustrates the history and significance of rammed earth construction in Central Europe, particularly in Switzerland, using historical examples to investigate the potential of that building technique for contemporary construction. As such, it represents a pioneering comprehensive documentation that will contribute to safeguarding existing architectural monuments, while also providing the foundation for further research.Based on that evidence, the editors investigate the material's potential for modern day edifices, especially from the perspective of regional architecture claiming to establish identity and save resources. Due to the material's advantages - rammed earth is strong, durable and non-combustible as well as providing quality indoor air conditions - it was already used in the 16th and 17th centuries. Today, disadvantages such as on site weather-dependency can be circumvented by using prefabricated elements. Possible load bearing problems solely due to pressure can be bypassed by pre-stressing the structure. By carrying out measures such as these, the building material - being ecologically sustainable and completely recyclable - will become an attractive alternative for contemporary construction methods.

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Tucumcari Tonite! (eBook, ePUB)

Tucumcari, New Mexico, was founded in 1901 by the Rock Island Railroad and soon had major railroad lines converging there from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Memphis as well as a northern branch line from the Dawson coalfields. The federal highway system established Route 66, the "Main Street of America," through the middle of town in 1926. Tucumcari flourished as a tourist mecca, welcoming travelers with its blazing displays of neon lights. But mergers, reorganizations, and financial problems of the railroads, as well as the creation of the interstate highway system that bypassed small places, brought a sharp decline to the once-prosperous town.Tucumcari Tonite! blends in-depth research and personal and family experiences to re-create a "memoir" of Tucumcari. Drawing on newspapers and government documents as well as business records, personal interviews, and archival holdings, Stratton weaves a poignant tale of a western town's rise and decline-providing a prime example of the destructive forces that have been inflicted on small towns in the West and all across America.

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Where the Hurt Is , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 577min

It’s an unseasonably hot April night in 1965. The social revolutions rocking America have mostly bypassed Burr, a tiny rural community in Western Oklahoma. Like much of the state, Burr remains as it’s always been: religious. Conservative. And 100 percent white. When an unknown young African American woman is found murdered on the railroad tracks outside town, most of Burr would rather look the other way. The town’s police chief, troubled local hero and ex-Marine Emmett Hardy, doesn’t have that luxury. A lover of books and jazz in the land of football and country and Western, Emmett is an outsider in a place he knows like the back of his hand. In his search for the killer, he’s forced to slice through layers of hate and hypocrisy to confront the ethical rot at the town’s core while being haunted by the vision of a life and love that might have been. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Doug Greene. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/123833/bk_acx0_123833_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Missing Semester: Your Financial Choices Have Consequences. Will You Choose Wisely?

The 2013 EIFLE Book of the Year! Selected as a finalist for the Best Book Awards by the USA Book News! Visit www.themissingsemester.com to read more testimonials from academic and financial professionals. Choices we make every day have financial consequences-in some cases, BIG financial consequences. Understanding these critical decisions requires understanding their long-term effects. The Missing Semester provides a short course on the essentials for making wise financial decisions and gaining financial freedom. Although designed with the recent college graduate in mind, The Missing Semester is relevant to a much wider audience. Those who bypassed college, or who are already in the working world, may better relate to some of the topics discussed. For those still in college or high school, this is a chance to get a head-start on peers and an independent life. The Missing Semester is based on the principle of ownership-ownership of your financial future. It begins with the premise that your financial future is your responsibility, and that you cannot plan for or expect help. The book shows how to build a strong financial foundation, prepare for the unexpected, and confront challenges.

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Painter of Silence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 465min

It is the early 1950s. A nameless man is found on the steps of the hospital in Iasi, Romania. He is deaf and mute, but a young nurse named Safta recognizes him from the past and brings him paper and pencils so that he might draw. Gradually, memories appear on the page: The man is Augustin, the cook's son at the manor house at Poiana, where Safta was the privileged daughter. Born six months apart, they had a connection that bypassed words, but while Augustin's world stayed the same size, Safta's expanded to embrace languages, society, and a fleeting love one long, hot summer. But then came war, and in its wake a brutal Stalinist regime, and nothing would remain the same. Georgina Harding's kaleidoscopic new novel will appeal to readers of Anne Michaels, Michael Ondaatje, and Sandor Marai. It is as intense and submerging as rain, as steeped in the horrors of our recent history as it is in the intimate passions of the human heart. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sian Thomas. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/020988/bk_adbl_020988_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Metro Girl, Hörbuch, Digital, 383min

A spectacular novel, complete with high stakes, hot nights, murder and graft - not to mention car chases, car races, car explosions, and car - well, you get the ideaAlexandra Barnaby got the brains in her family. The little gray cells certainly bypassed Barney's younger brother, Wild Bill. Now Bill's missing, so Barney is dispatched to Florida in the middle of summer with the bugs and the heat and the bad-hair-day humidity. Barney's thinking things can't get too much worse as she makes the rounds of South Beach, unemployed and sunburned, following her brother's trail of broken-hearted bimbos.Too bad for Barney - she's wrong about the getting worse part. Enter Sam Hooker. Somebody's stolen his boat and the trail leads to - you guessed it - Wild Bill. Hooker decides to follow Barney and see if she can lead him to his boat.In the world of Evanovich, Sam Hooker and Alexandra Barnaby, in their quest to reclaim what's theirs, blast through Florida from Daytona straight on to Key West, exposing a plot to grab Cuban land and to lay waste the people involved. Cussing and tasteless sexual innuendo included. Language: English. Narrator: C.J. Critt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/000901/bk_harp_000901_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Why Did Cambridge University Law Faculty Push Me Out of Their Library?: Reflections on Color, Justice, and Due Process , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 87min

On November 11, 2004, security guards stormed into the Cambridge University Law Faculty Library and pushed Christian Kim out in an act of official coercion. There was no justifiable cause. Due process was bypassed. A serious act of injustice was carried out along with much humiliation. In this audiobook, Christian Kim shares his thoughts on the experience, particularly in light of the historical struggles of people of color. Christian Kim discusses the implications of such acts of official coercion for individual rights and institutional discrimination. Why is the precedent of official coercion harmful for everyone concerned? What will be the domino effect? How is official coercion tied to colonialism, slavery, and apartheid? Christian Kim is insightful and makes many points that are needed in the diversity of the global community in the 21st Century. This audiobook is an indispensable guide for all who are serious about human rights, justice, and civil rights. This audiobook shows that the injustice that leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled against still exists today. This audiobook will open the listeners ears to how injustice and violation of human rights can creep into even the most respected of institutions in the world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charles E. Williams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/012918/bk_acx0_012918_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 839min

Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world’s biggest companies—and however fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switches, computer systems, and cellular networks. He spent years skipping through cyberspace, always three steps ahead and labeled unstoppable. But for Kevin, hacking wasn’t just about technological feats—it was an old fashioned confidence game that required guile and deception to trick the unwitting out of valuable information. Driven by a powerful urge to accomplish the impossible, Mitnick bypassed security systems and blazed into major organizations including Motorola, Sun Microsystems, and Pacific Bell. But as the FBI’s net began to tighten, Kevin went on the run, engaging in an increasingly sophisticated cat-and-mouse game that led through false identities, a host of cities, plenty of close shaves, and to an ultimate showdown with the feds, who would stop at nothing to bring him down. Ghost in the Wires is a thrilling true story of intrigue, suspense, and unbelievable escape and a portrait of a visionary whose creativity, skills, and persistence forced the authorities to rethink the way they pursued him, inspiring ripples that brought permanent changes in the way people and companies protect their most sensitive information. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ray Porter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/004472/bk_blak_004472_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Ethical Hacking: Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Learn and Understand the Realms of Ethical Hacking , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 239min

Ethical Hacking: A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide to Learn and Understand the Realms of Ethical Hacking is an introduction to performing a penetration test, or an ethical hack from beginning to end. Hacking can feel daunting at times and even intimidating to beginners, because of the stigma it still carries in society, but this book teaches students how to use hacking tools and techniques properly and ethically. It provides a clear explanation of every step of the way, so that any aspiring hacker can understand all concepts and practice what they learn. Every chapter contains examples and definitions that are easy to follow and understand. The student will learn the basics of hacking, how to operate Linux and use terminal commands, followed by an extensive guide on how to perform all the steps of a penetration test.Here’s what students will gain from listening to this beginner-friendly book:The basics of hacking, terminology, cyberlaw, and what a penetration test actually is.The penetration test methodology. Each chapter will guide you through information gathering techniques, vulnerability scanning, exploitation, and access maintenance.Students will also learn the importance of writing a professional penetration test report. The game is not over when authentications are bypassed and systems controlled.Open your mind to an entire world of possibilities and learn how to become an ethical hacker! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sam Slydell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/157236/bk_acx0_157236_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Secret Promise , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 403min

The year is 1907. A mammoth tornado passing through Princeton, Mississippi, takes away Jake MacGregor's parents and their home, his beloved uncle, and his sister's home. He inherits a mercantile store in Taylorsburg, Mississippi, and an underdeveloped farm nearby. With his hopes of attending the new school of pharmacy scheduled to open at Ole Miss dashed, how can Jake overcome his frustration? Three years prior, a new railroad, which bypassed old Taylorsburg, caused the town to dry up and move five miles to the southwest, where the railroad crossed the Hastabucha River. Caroline Clemons, a teacher in the lower elementary grades, has her dream fulfilled - a new school constructed in the new town. But in the year 1907, Caroline receives a wound that refuses to heal. Will she have enough resilience to embrace life? Caroline suffers hideous attacks on her physical and emotional integrity. At the expense of losing all that can bring her happiness, she guards her family's secrets. Social issues of racial discord, abuse, inadequate education, and prohibition dominate the scene of Mississippi in the early 1900s. Come shop at the mercantile and share supper at the Covington Hotel dining room. Become acquainted with extraordinary people living in a troubled time. Experience their fear, courage, pain, and simple joys. Discover how it feels when prayer and laughter are the only effective coping mechanisms. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jodi Hockinson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/045674/bk_acx0_045674_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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