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In 1978 Christiane F. testified against a man who had traded heroin for sex with teenage girls at Berlin’s notorious Zoo Station. In the course of that trial, Christiane F. became connected with two journalists, and over time they helped to turn her story - which begins with a dysfunctional but otherwise fairly normal childhood - into an acclaimed bestseller. Christiane F.’s rapid descent into heroin abuse and prostitution is shocking, but the boredom, the longing for acceptance, the thrilling risks, and even the musical obsessions that fill out the rest of Christiane’s existence will be familiar to every reader. Christiane F.’s Berlin is a strange and often terrifying place, but it’s also a place that remains closer than we might think….
A study of young war correspondents and the early Vietnam battles.
Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Social Work, grade: 1,0, University of Ljubljana (Faculty of social work), course: Concepts of social work with young people, language: English, abstract: "Christiane F. Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" is a non-fictional story about the real-life of German Christiane Vera Felscherinow. Christiane is a girl who moved to Berlin with her family when she was a child. She spent many years of her childhood and teenage-years in the 1970s capital of Germany, where the drug scene was booming, especially at the train station Zoo. Really soon, Christiane started going out, partying, doing drugs and later got addicted to the drug “heroin” that she and her ...
Explore 26 natural and human-constructed wonders around the globe—from A to Z—with ABC for Me: ABC The World & Me.
What happens when Edward Schillebeeckx's theology crosses paths with contemporary public theology? This volume examines the theological heritage that Schillebeeckx has left behind, as well as it critically assesses its relevance for temporary theological scene. In tracing the way(s) in which Schillebeeckx observed and examined his own context's increasing secularization and concomitant development toward atheism, the contributors to this volume indicate the potential directions for a contemporary public theology that pursues the path which Schillebeeckx has trodden. The essays in the first part of this volume indicate a different theological self-critique undertaken in response to developmen...
Nothing beats the joy a cardboard box can bring on a rainy day. Want to fly a plane? Get a cardboard box. Want to go to space? Cardboard box. Want to build a castle and hold a jousting tournament? That’s right – you need a cardboard box! Cardboard Creations is bursting full of ideas for how to turn that magical cardboard box into so many exciting playthings. In House Stuff you can build a kitchen to cook in or a shop with its own to till to run in using the simple instructions and full colour photos. Like the humble cardboard box, this book will stretch as far as your imagination will allow. What will you build?
All the more recent management concepts such as lean management, kaizen an re-engineering can only take hold if people change their attitudes. Indepent initiative and courageous innovations are all the more necessary as companies eliminate managerial positions and the gape between levels in the managerial hierarchy grow. renhard K. Sprenger describes, with the help of many examples, what resonsiblity is and how managers can promote it: by rethinking and making sensible reductions in the scope of their interventions, leaving responibility with their employees, supporting them in their efforts to succeed, requiring and concluding explicit commitment agreements and giving defferentiated feddback messages. He demonstrates why it is impossible to "transfer" responsibility or to "empower" employees. He argues that role models, visions, supervisory control, persecutor games and zero-defects programs are not valid alternatives.
Just because your little one can't speak yet doesn't mean they can't communicate! ABC for Me: ABC Baby Signs features 26 of the most helpful signs.†‹ ABC Baby Signs is a charming third installment in Christiane Engel's illustrated ABC for Me series, following in the footsteps of ABC Yoga and ABC Love. One of the worst things for a parent is when their baby or toddler is distressed but can't communicate what's wrong. However, while they may not be able to speak yet, they can still gesture! That is where ABC Baby Signs comes in. This colorful book features twenty-six of the most common, simple baby signs, such as "all done," "more," and "please," to teach babies and toddlers basic ways to communicate with their hands before they can verbalize their needs. ABC for Me: ABC Baby Signs features one sign per letter of the alphabet in a cute rhyming story. Adorable illustrations, and sweet, illustrated demonstrations make learning fun for kids and their parents alike!
This is Key Takeaways & Analysis of Goddesses Never Age Christiane Northrup, M.D.'s Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being, is a self-help book directed at older women to whom she offers extensive advice on how to live an ageless life unbound by the cultural stereotypes of aging. The book offers insights as to what a woman can experience when she defies what others think her life should be because she has reached a certain age. The author calls this agelessness. Readers learn how to challenge what they see in the media and defy these cultural misnomers through practicing better habits for physical and mental health as well as emotional well-being. This companion to Goddesses Never Age includes: Summary of the book Character Analysis A Discussion on Themes and much more!
Pairing simplified yoga poses with alphabetized animals and objects, ABC Yoga features colorful illustrations of children and animals practicing yoga along with playful rhymes to explain each movement. A fun family read, this interactive title is perfect for teaching toddlers their ABCs, as well as introducing them to familiar animals and basic, simplified yoga poses that promote health and well-being. Each letter of the alphabet is paired with an engaging illustration mimicking the various animals' natural movements. Clever rhymes explain how toddlers (and their parents!) can copy the poses, each of which encourage movement, physical fitness, and mental health. The 26 yoga poses, one for each letter of the alphabet, are renamed for easy understanding, while an index at the end of the book identifies the correct name for each asana (yoga pose) for the adults. The engaging illustrations and playful rhymes encourage children and their parents to get up and move, promoting physical activity, learning, and togetherness.