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A quirky comedy in three acts by Andreas A. Reichelt. Luitpold von Scharffenlow is suffering greatly from the current state of the world. His noble clan had been robbed of its omnipresent social significance, his family has frittered away its wealth, and he himself seems to be the laziest thirty-year-old on Planet Earth. He never would have thought that it would be a porta-potty that would change his life forever...although it actually suits him. “The most bizarre story of all times”
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The impetus for this book was the desire to systematically organize the extant literature on the conservation of cultural property made of wood, from its beginnings before the Christian Era to the year 2000. Various published reviews and monographs, including Holzkonservierung (Wood Conserva tion) published by the senior author in 1988, have appeared over the years, especially in English and in German. They have provided exemplary treat merit of individual areas or aspects of wood conservation, but a comprehen sive, up-to-date exposition of historic and current developments has been lacking. The diverse professional fields of the authors, as well as their insights into methods of conservatio...
An analysis of the efforts of American nurses to establish nursing as an academic discipline and nurses as valued researchers in the decades after World War II. Nurses represent the largest segment of the US health care workforce and spend significantly more time with patients than any other member of the health care team. Dr. Nurse probes their history to examine major changes that have taken place in American health care in the second half of the twentieth century. The book examines the major changes in nursing education and the place of nursing in the post-war research university, revealing how federal and state health and higher education policies shaped education within health professio...
The study of marine environments inevitably involves considering the problem of marine pollution, which includes questions that focus on the essential need to ensure the long-term health of these exceptional ecosystems and the lives and livelihoods they support. The open access textbook "Marine Pollution: monitoring, management and mitigation" approaches these questions in a practical and highly readable format. It gives newcomers to the field background and perspective through the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary exploration of the topic. The topic is indeed complex, requiring the integration of the natural sciences and chemistry with management, policymakers, industry and all of us w...
Zu Beginn des 18. Jahrhunderts tobt in Europa der Spanische Erbfolgekrieg. Bayern ist von kaiserlich-österreichischen Truppen besetzt und das Volk leidet unter der hohen Steuerlast, der Zwangsrekrutierung und den kaiserlichen Soldaten im eigenen Heim. Allerorts bildet sich Widerstand gegen die Besatzer. Der junge Freiheitskämpfer Georg Sebastian Plinganser führt die aufständischen Bauern aus dem Rottal an. In dieser stürmischen Zeit verliebt sich die junge Adelige Charlotte von Weißentingk in den Rebellen ...