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Wars over food. Legions of homeless. Dwindling resources amid a growing, out-of-control population. The American dream of prosperity could be the death of us as early as 2020.

At least that's what Maj. Stone Rogers must believe-and what he must convince others to believe. His mission? To find a way to make suicide seem patriotic-to make the ill and troubled truly believe in dying with dignity, to believe that their willful deaths will help their nation thrive.

When Maj. Stone hires the famous advertising agency of Abbott and Hastings to make the pitch to the people, it falls upon...

Football is the most popular sport in the world. Globalisation and commercialisation of the game, however, have created new conflicts and challenges. This book explores the role of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) within the rising significance of football in Asia, drawing on three key theoretical perspectives: globalisation, neo-institutionalism and governance, as well as comprehensive data from interviews and archive material. It explores the organisational structure of AFC, its decision-making processes, relations with other actors, and policies put forward. To understand the...

Elizabeth Taylor: glamouröse Ikone, Schauspielerin, Liebende

Schon jung muss die kleine Elizabeth höchsten Ansprüchen genügen: Ihre Mutter Sara hat ihr ehrgeizige Ziele gesetzt. Die kleine Liz soll der größte Stern am Himmel Hollywoods werden. Schon als Zehnjährige ergattert Elizabeth einen Vertrag bei der namenhaften Agentur MGM. Ihr erster großer Film »Lassie« macht sie schlagartig zum Megastar, ihr Leben findet ab diesem Augenblick fast ausschließlich am Filmset statt. Ein liebevolles Umfeld aus Familie und Freunden kennt sie nicht. Sie begibt sich auf...

Often working under severely restricted academic and social conditions, the Latvian scholar Joel Weinberg has made a unique and important contribution to biblical studies. Influenced by Soviet work in ancient Near Eastern history, Weinberg's distinctive approach is in dialogue with scholarship in both Eastern and Western European traditions. This translation brings together seven essays originally published in Russian, then translated and expanded by Weinberg into German. The essays form the basis of what was originally Weinberg's dissertation. Publication of these essays in English will...