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Lonely Planet Reiseführer Kuba

Mit dem Lonely Planet Kuba auf eigene Faust durch ein komplexes Land ausWidersprüchen und Faszination. Etliche Monate Recherche stecken imKultreiseführer für Individualreisende. Auf mehr als 600 Seiten gebendie Autoren sachkundige Hintergrundinfos zum Reiseland, liefern Tippsund Infos für die Planung der Reise, beschreiben alle interessantenSehenswürdigkeiten mit aktuellen Öffnungszeiten und Preisen undpräsentieren ihre persönlichen Entdeckungen und Tipps.Auch Globetrotter, die abseits der ausgetretenen Touristenpfadeunterwegs sein möchten, kommen auf ihre Kosten. Wie wäre esbeispielsweise mit dem unbekannten Kuba? In Matanzas gibt es keine bequemen Sonnenliegen und keine überfrachteten Büffets. Aber vielleichttrifft man auf Musikliebhaber, die den gleichen Geschmack haben wie manselbst # man muss nur nach ihnen suchen. Oder lieber nach den Pirates ofthe Caribbean suchen? Kuba war im 16. Und 17 Jh. Ein Anziehungspunkt fürPiraten. Die Festungen von Havanna birgt vier der schönsten Beispielefür die Militärarchitektur des 16. Jhs. und sind in ihrem fastursprünglichen Zustand erhalten. Wer es live und musikalisch mag darfdie Casas de la Musica nicht verpassen. Sie sind DIE Wahl für trendigeMusik und ziehen große Namen wie Los Van Van an. Wo übernachten undessen? Für jedes Reiseziel gibt es eine Auswahl an Unterkünften undRestaurants für jeden Geschmack und Geldbeutel.Abgerundet wird der Guide durch Übersichts- und Detailkarten, einemFarbkapitel zu den 21 Top- Highlights Kubas, Specials zu den Themen:Spaziergang durch Havanna / Architektur in Wort und Bild / Tipps fürAktivitäten / Kunst und Musik, Reiserouten, fundierteHintergrundinformationen sowie Glossar und - damit Sie gut verständlichankommen - einem Sprachführer.Der Lonely-Planet-Reiseführer Kuba ist ehrlich, praktisch, witziggeschrieben und liefert inspirierende Eindrücke und Erfahrungen.

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The Ocean

The Ocean: A Handbook is a treasure trove of information and inspiration for anyone with an abiding love for the ocean.This beautiful book features short-subject deep dives on topics like science, sailing, kayaking, surfing, diving, survival, and much more. From experienced seafarers to ocean novices,for those about to ride their first wave, stand-up paddle on a dive,find a simple "one pan" galley recipe, or identify a bird that landed onthe bow, The Ocean is rich with how-to advice and instruction.- Features expert consultation and entertaining asides about the sea- Filled with more than 200 informative and evocative illustrations- A compilation of miscellany and delight for the ocean loverIn The Ocean, a sense of respect and wonder for the ocean come together under a foil-stamped and textured cover. This handsomely packaged volume is the go-to guide for anyone captivated by the wonder, power, and mystery of the sea.- An entertaining, authoritative, and captivating guide to all activities involving the sea- The ultimate gift book for sailors, fishers, surfers, beachcombers, and ocean lovers everywhere-Perfect for people who live in coastal areas, those who love the ocean,sailing, and ships, and anyone captivated by the power and mystery ofthe sea- Add it to the shelf with books like SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman, Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden, and Cabin Porn by Beaver Brook.

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The Power & The Responsibility. (eBook, ePUB)

The Power & The Responsibilty is the latest book written by Grand Master Daw, President ofthe MFMA Society. In the power, we learn all about Grand Master Daw and his opinions concerning martial arts,learning different styles, how he came to be why and who he is today. As with all martial arts books by Grand MasterDaw, there is a great deal of knowledge and advice we can learn and benefit from within the power and the responsibility. Grand Master Daw teaches us about who and what to avoid in the martial arts, how to start training and how to pick a good new Dojo to learn from.Thousands of men will tell you what they think, based on little more than their own opinions. With the power and the responsibility, you are learning directly from a Grand Master who has students worldwide, and more martial arts courses than practically any other man in the UK. A fantastic and easy-to-read classic. The Power & The Responsibility is a great read and a must for all fans of martial arts worldwide.Funny, common sense but without being too patronizing, Grand Master Daw is what the martial arts world needs in this day and age: someone whoknows what they are talking about, yet is refreshingly human in the delivery of great knowledge. The MFMA is a global martial arts club with members worldwide. Anyone can join us .

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Rome's Saxon Shore: Coastal Defences of Roman Britain, AD 250-500

Although the exact dates of construction of the so-called Saxon Shore forts are uncertain, the development of the frontier system that ran form the Wash to the Solent on the south-east coast of Roman Britain was spread over at least a century and a half. Many of the new forts were notable for the superior strength of their defences, with thicker stone walls bristling with projecting curved bastions. These and other features were clearly designed to them more difficult to storm than old-style frontier forts with their classic playing-card shape and internal towers. Defense earlier in the Roman era had meant aggressive response in the open field or even offensive pre-emptive strikes into enemy territory. The new trend was to build stronger, the emphasis being on solid, more static defense, anticipating attack and absorbing it rather than going out to meet it. Most of the major harbours and estuaries of the east and south-east coasts of Britain were fortified in this manner. There was a similar series of military installations across the Channel in Gaul, extending along the northern coast as far as what is now Brittany. Whatever their precise tactical and strategic function, a continuing debate to which this book contributes, the construction of these stone forts represented a huge outlay of money, and commitment of manpower and materials. The Saxon Shore Forts are among the most impressive surviving monuments of Roman Britain. This book addresses a number ofthe fascinating questions they provoke - Who built these Forts? When and for what purposes? How were they built? How did they operate? Who garrisoned them, and for how long?

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The Foetal Condition (eBook, PDF)

Abortion is a contentious issue in social life but it has rarelybeen subjected to careful scrutiny in the social sciences. Whilethe legalization of abortion has brought it into the public domain,it still remains a sensitive topic in many cultures, often hiddenfrom view and rarely spoken about, consigned to a shadowyexistence. Drawing on reports gathered from hospital settings and in-depthinterviews with women who have had abortions, Luc Boltanski setsout to explain the ambiguous status of this social practice.Abortion, he argues, has to remain in the shadows, for it reveals acontradiction at the heart of the social contract: the principle ofthe uniqueness of beings conflicts with the postulate of theirreplaceable nature, a postulate without which no society wouldachieve demographic renewal. This leads Boltanski to explore the way human beings areengendered and to analyze the symbolic constraints that presideover their entry into society. What makes a human being is not thefoetus as such, ensconced within the body, but rather the processby which it is taken up symbolically in speech - that is, itssymbolic adoption. But this symbolic adoption presupposes thepossibility of discriminating among embryos that areindistinguishable. For society, and sometimes for individuals, thearbitrary character of this discrimination is hard to tolerate. Thecontradiction is made bearable, Boltanski shows, by a grammaticalcategorization: the "project" foetus - adopted by itsparents, who use speech to welcome the new being and give it a name- is juxtaposed to the "tumoral" foetus, an accidentalembryo that will not be the object of a life-forming project. Bringing together grammar, narrations of life experience and anhistorical perspective, this highly original book sheds fresh lighton a social phenomenon that is widely practised but poorlyunderstood.

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Cold Day in the Sun (eBook, ePUB)

From the author ofThe Last Thing You Said, a YA romance about a girl on a boys hockey team who happens to fall for the team captain. Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happens to be a girl. So, to keep her spot on the boys' varsity team, she has rules: Practice harder than anyone else, even if that means 5 A.M. training sessions.Keep a low profile, even if that means ignoring trolls calling her a distraction, a gimmick, or worse. But when her team is selected for HockeyFest, a televised statewide event, Holland becomes the lead story (Goodbye, rule #2!). Not everyone is thrilled with Holland's new fame, but there's one person who fiercely supports her, and it's the last person she expects: her bossy team co-captain, Wes. And Wes begins surprising her. He shares her passion for '80s glam metal, and his touch feels strangely electric. With the cameras set to roll, Holland is dangerously close to breaking yet another rule: No dating teammates, ever. A deeply romantic and empowering novel about shutting out the noise from the crowd, so you can listen to your heart. A Junior Library Guild Selection "A fun romp of a teen romance via an exciting hockey season, this book has all the right ingredients-a spunky, multifaceted main character, a love interest who turns out to be a decent individual, and plenty of internal and external conflict.... A teenage love story steamy enough to melt the ice in the rink." -Kirkus Reviews "Afun read that simultaneously puts the reader into the hockey world as an insider and an outsider.... It's a last-act gut punch that really puts a spotlight on what female athletes have to deal with. A must-read for anyone who has had to defy expectations." ?Booklist

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Andrea Diefenbach Realitatea about Moldova

((Please scroll down for english version))Andrea Diefenbachs Bilder aus den ländlichen Regionen der Republik Moldau sind eine Zeitreise an einen Ort, der seit seiner Unabhängigkeit vor 30 Jahren in einer Identitätskrise steckt. Diese visuelle Bestandsaufnahme ist bereits ihr zweites Buch über das zwischen EU und Russland, Stillstand und Fortschritt, Korruption und Rechtsstaatlichkeit hin-und hergerissene Land. Ihre ruhigen, zuweilen auch skurrilen Beobachtungen zeugen von großer Empathie für Moldau und das Lebensgefühl seiner Menschen. In ihrer Unaufgeregtheit passen sich die Bilder dem zwischen Aufbruch und Stagnation pendelnden Tempo des moldauischen Alltags an. »Realitatea« versammelt nicht nur fotografische Vignetten aus einem Land im Schwebezustand sondern setzt diese durch Faksimiles moldauischer Zeitungen und Texte auch in Kontext zu den politischen Ereignissen der vergangenen zehn Jahre.Andrea Diefenbach (1974) arbeitet für Magazine und Organisationen im In- und Ausland. Seit 2016 lehrt sie Fotografie an der Hochschule Luzern. »Realitatea« ist ihr drittes Buch. Diefenbachs Arbeiten wurden unter anderem in der Hamburger Kunsthalle, dem Folkwang Museum Essen, dem Reiss Engelhorn Museum Mannheim sowie dem Münchner Stadtmuseum gezeigt.Andrea Diefenbach's images from the rural regions of the Republic of Moldova are a journey through time to a place that has been in an identity crisis since its independence 30 years ago. This visual survey is already her second book about the country torn between the EU and Russia, stagnation and progress, corruption and the rule of law. Her calm, at times whimsical observations demonstrate great empathy for Moldova and its people's way of living. In their tranquility, the images adapt to the tempo of Moldovan everyday life, which oscillates between upheaval and stagnation. »Realitatea« not only gathers photographic vignettes from a country in a state of limbo, but also contextualizes them within the political events ofthe past ten years through facsimiles of Moldovan newspapers and analytical texts.Andrea Diefenbach (1974) works for magazines and organizations in Germany and internationally. She has been teaching photography at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts since 2016. »Realitatea« is her third book. Diefenbach's work has been shown at the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Folkwang Museum Essen, the Reiss Engelhorn Museum Mannheim, and the Munich Stadtmuseum, among others.

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Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid (eBook, ePUB)

A beautiful, user-friendly overview to building more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly homes using prefabrication. Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid explores the many ways of using prefabrication to build beautiful homes that are not only environmentally friendly, but also incredibly energy efficient. Profiling more than thirty of the most energy-efficient homes in the United States, this user-friendly guide reveals how homebuilders can achieve similar results-whether they want to earn an advanced green certification or just incorporate a few energy-saving measures-with the help of floor plans, detailed resource lists, explanations of the latest technologies, and brilliant photographs. Author Sheri Koones shows that building green doesn't have to be more expensive, and in fact, can lead to dramatic savings. Koones's almost-off-the-grid homes, which take energy from the grid when necessary and return any excess energy produced, are healthier, quieter inside, and far cheaper to operate. As energy costs continue to rise, energy independence is becoming increasingly essential, and as this guide shows, the almost-off-the-grid home is a solution that is achievable for everyone. Recipient of the 2013 Robert Bruss Gold Book Award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) Praise forPrefabulous + Almost Off the Grid "The time has come to throw out the old stereotypes and to embrace prefab building techniques as the way of the future?and the best approach for today. For anyone wanting to create a house that's sustainable in every sense of the word, this book is an excellent place to start." -Sarah Susanka, architect and author ofThe Not So Big Houseseries "You can build a high quality, environmentally friendly and efficient home at a reasonable price with a look and feel of a traditional home. Advancements like those used in our house and the other houses in this book will transform the homebuilding industry." -Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency "This is an easy-on-the-eyes guide that includes floor plans and multiple images of the exterior and interior of each home. It is not a manual for green construction, but a general overview of aspects of prefab and green construction. And it does that well." -Natural Lifemagazine

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