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Rentner Paul ermittelt mit seinem Hund im malerischen Davos. Für Fans von Gisa Pauly und Jörg Maurer

»Mit einem Satz kam Hund aus dem Gestrüpp gestürmt. Paul traute seinen Augen nicht. War das Stockding in seinem Maul gewachsen? Er nahm es ihm ab, begutachtete es kurz und ließ es dann mit einem angeekelten Aufschrei zu Boden fallen.«

Der grummelige Rentner Paul macht mit seiner Lebensgefährtin Louisa Urlaub in Davos in den Schweizer Bergen. Doch mit der Erholung ist es abrupt vorbei, als sein Hund bei einem Spaziergang einen menschlichen...

In an age when "collisions of faith" among the Abrahamic traditions continue to produce strife and violence that threatens the well-being of individuals and communities worldwide, the contributors to Encountering the Stranger--six Jewish, six Christian, and six Muslim scholars--takes responsibility to examine their traditions' understandings of the stranger, the "other," and to identify ways that can bridge divisions and create greater harmony.

The distinguished historian of medicine Gerald Grob analyzes the post-World War II policy shift that moved many severely mentally ill patients from large state hospitals to nursing homes, families, and subsidized hotel rooms--and also, most disastrously, to the streets. On the eve of the war, public mental hospitals were the chief element in the American mental health system. Responsible for providing both treatment and care and supported by major portions of state budgets, they employed more than two-thirds of the members of the American Psychiatric Association and cared for nearly 98...

Within forty-eight hours after birth, the heel of every baby in the United States has been pricked and the blood sent for compulsory screening to detect or rule out a large number of disorders. Newborn screening is expanding rapidly, fueled by the prospect of saving lives. Yet many lives are also changed by it in ways not yet recognized.

Testing Baby is the first book to draw on parents' experiences with newborn screening in order to examine its far-reaching sociological consequences. Rachel Grob's cautionary tale also explores the powerful ways that parents' narratives...