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The failure of the Weimar Republic and the rise of National Socialism remains one of the most challenging problems of twentieth-century European history. The German Right, 1918-1930 sheds new light on this problem by examining the role that the non-Nazi Right played in the destabilization of Weimar democracy in the period before the emergence of the Nazi Party as a mass party of middle-class protest. Larry Eugene Jones identifies a critical divide within the German Right between those prepared to work within the framework of Germany's new republican government and those irrevocably committed to its overthrow. This split was only exacerbated by the course of German economic development in the 1920s, leaving the various organizations that comprised the German Right defenceless against the challenge of National Socialism. At no point was the disunity of the non-Nazi Right in the face of Nazism more apparent than in the September 1930 Reichstag elections.
75 years of the trials and triumphs of families advocating for people with intellectual and other disabilities
Written for both lay readers and practitioners, Awaken to Healing Fragrance is divided into three parts structured around the past, present, and future of aromatherapy. The book begins with profiles of prominent female historical figures—from Cleopatra to Elizabeth I—known to have used essential oils for mind, body, and spiritual health. Part two explains the value of aromatherapy today: modern methods for using essential oils—from relaxation practices like massage and facials to treating common conditions like PMS, stress, and a sore throat—and describes how and why they work. Also featured are case studies, research on anti-infectious qualities of the oils, and a section on psychon...
A sportswriter and lifelong student of the game, Posnanski that tells the story of baseball through the lives of its greatest players. His choices include iconic Hall of Famers, unfairly forgotten All-Stars, talents of today, and more. Rather than relying on records and statistics, he retraces players' origins, illuminates their characters, and places their accomplishments in the context of baseball's past and present. The result is a rich pageant of baseball history, and stories that have long gone unheard. -- adapted from jacket
This reference work, updated since the 1997 edition, provides comprehensive information on the major professional leagues in North America--baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer. Arranged chronologically, the entries for each league in each sport include individual statistical leaders, championship results, major rules changes, winners of major awards, and hall of fame inductees.
"In Curating the American Past, Pete Daniel takes readers behind the "Staff Only" door at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to reveal how curators collect objects, plan exhibits, navigate public-sector politics, and bring alive the events, characters, and concepts that define our shared history"--
Lily Cruz is a 22-years billionaire, heiress to Cruz's cooperation. She's a human who fell in love and Married Damian Cross, her childhood sweetheart. But she almost met her end when her husband and her bestie shot her in the heart to her death. She was thrown over a cliff and her story ended with them. But that was when her story began by being saved by a powerful Alpha on a full moon. He is in his wolf form when he went on a rampage. Kayden Diego, the powerful Alpha of the strongest werewolf pack saved a human in his wolf form which is contrary to the act of devouring her flesh. He made her a hybrid and saved her by giving her his blood. But there's something about Lily Cruz that Kayden Diego couldn't yet lay his fingers on. How will Kayden Diego take it when he realized that the human he saved was his second-chance mate? She holds the magical powers the whole world was looking out for and is the only person who can save his pack from the deadly vampire king. What will happen years later when Lily Cruz returns to take her cooperation, her world, and her properties from the people who masterminded her death?