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The Soviet physicist, dissident, and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov (1921 1989) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. The first Russian to have been so recognized, Sakharov in his Nobel lecture held that humanity had a "sacred endeavor" to create a life worthy of its potential, that "we must make good the demands of reason," by confronting the dangers threatening the world, both then and now: nuclear annihilation, famine, pollution, and the denial of human rights.

Meeting the Demands of Reason provides a comprehensive account of Sakharov's life and intellectual...

A baby chicken with no feathers on its wings tries to be like all the other chickens but they do not accept him as one of their own. The baby chicken is so sad until a frog covered in warts encourages him to travel on a journey to find out where he belongs.

Now filled with excitement and purpose the chicken with no feathers on its wings begins a quest that first leads him to a flock of geese then pink flamingos and finally a group of turkeys who all assure him that does not belong with them. But as soon as the baby chicken returns home without any answers he makes the amazing...

The Watchtower movement has over ten million followers and remains one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world today. Since the movement actively proselytizes throughout the world, many people are aware of Jehovah's Witnesses, but readers may not be aware that the movement has profoundly influenced the constitutional law of many countries, including America and Canada.

This volume contains almost 10,000 references on the Watchtower movement and the dozen or so major schisms that have occurred since its founding in 1879. An introductory chapter reviews the history, major...

»Ein exquisiter, melancholischer und kritischer Roman der Arbeiterklasse.« Politiken

Um über den plötzlichen Tod ihres Bruders hinwegzukommen, reist Anna nach Paris und arbeitet in den darauffolgenden Jahren bei verschiedenen Familien als Au-pair. Die Beziehung zu ihren Arbeitgebern ist zugleich intim und distanziert. Sie muss eine Bindung zu den Kindern herstellen, bleibt als Angestellte aber immer eine Außenstehende. Auch der ständige Wechsel in neue Familien hinterlässt Spuren. Selbst privat schafft Anna es irgendwann nicht mehr, Nähe zuzulassen.

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