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  • The Rise and Fall of a Socialist Welfare State

    The German Democratic Republic (1949-1990) and German Unification (1989-1994)

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive analysis of social policy in the German Democratic Republic (GDR, 1949-1990), followed by an analysis of the “Social Union”, the transformation of social policy in the process of German unification in 1990. Schmidt’s analysis of the GDR also depicts commonalities and differences between the welfare state in East and West Germany as well as in other East European ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • From Single Molecules to Nanoscopically Structured Materials

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Mechanical Properties of Single Molecules and Polymer Aggregates Rüdiger Berger, Kurt Binder, Gregor Diezemann, Jürgen Gauß, Mark Helm, Katharina Landfester, Wolfgang Paul (Halle), Peter Virnau. Optical Properties of Individual Molecular Aggregates and Nano Particles Thomas Basché, Hans-Jürgen Butt, Gregor Diezemann, Jürgen Gauß, Klaus Müllen, Harald Paulsen, Carsten Sönnichsen, Rudolf Zentel. ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Advances in Dementia Research

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Dementia is a major health problem that becomes increasingly common with advancing age. Despite recent progress in neurobiology and molecular genetics, the aetiology and pathogenesis of most dementia disorders are still poorly understood, and early exact diagnosis as a prerequisite of effective treatment needs to be improved. The present volume includes the contributions of renowned experts in the ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Ageing and Dementia

    Current and Future Concepts

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Epidemiological studies, modern clinical, neuroimaging, neuropsychological, molecular biological, and genetic studies have considerably enhanced our knowledge about ageing processes of the human brain, its sequelae, diagnostic, and therapeutic possibilities and limits. In addition to Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative dementias, the impact of cerebrovascular lesions and their risk factors ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

    Manfred Schmidt, #2

    Series Book 2 - Manfred Schmidt
    Sweet Dreams Are Made of This continues the story of Manfred Schmidt and is set between 1980 and 1984. The emerging adulthood of the angst-filled American hero begins in Keene, New Hampshire where he moves to restart college. He quickly makes friends and throws himself into intriguing activities and experiences, trying to make up for what he imagined he missed when he dropped out of college two ... Read more

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  • Deacon Blues

    Manfred Schmidt, #1

    Series Book 1 - Manfred Schmidt
    Flawed HeroJune 2025 marked the 53rd anniversary of the Watergate break-in. Less than two years later, President Nixon resigned in disgrace and the nation felt exhausted and disgusted at the details of the scandal. One-term Georgia governor Jimmy Carter would soon declare his bid for the presidency and miraculously get elected in 1976. America was full of hope for renewal.My book, Deacon Blues, ... Read more

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  • Losing My Religion

    Manfred Schmidt, #4

    Series Book 4 - Manfred Schmidt
    Losing My Religion, is the final book of the story of Manfred Schmidt and is set between 1988 and 1992. The emerging adulthood of the angst-filled American hero continues in Honolulu, where he has moved to obtain his doctorate in political science. Living in Hawaii forces him to uncomfortably confront his racial identity. He travels to neighbor islands, captivated by their beauty and remoteness. ... Read more

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  • Road To Nowhere

    Manfred Schmidt, #3

    Series Book 3 - Manfred Schmidt
    Revisit the 1980s!Book 3 of the Manfred Schmidt SeriesManny's still got something to prove.Follow our hero as he:Returns to Boston for graduate schoolTests personal and legal boundariesBegins an on-again and off-again romanceTravels out West once more for adventureMoves to politically actPursues a doctorate in fits and startsYet Jimmy Carter's loss in the 1980 presidentia... ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Age Of Dinosaurs

    Series series HOW AND WHY

    Abridged

    29 min

    Once the Earth was ruled by colossal dinosaurs. Whilst giant sauropods were harmless herbivores and peacefully fed on plants, other dinosaur species like Tyrannosaurus Rex were ferocious predators. Yet, how powerful those enormous reptiles may have been: their mighty reign was terminated forever by an enormous catastrophe. ... Read more

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    Space Travel

    Series series HOW AND WHY

    Abridged

    33 min

    A journey to Mars or Saturn would be a dream come true for many astronauts. From launch pads, such as those at Baikonur, rockets lift off into space. How do astronauts move in zero gravity? Why do they wear spacesuits and what do they eat when in the spaceship? ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Deacon Blues

    Narrated by Karl G. Trautman ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Manfred Schmidt

    Unabridged

    8 hours 10 min

    Jolted by an arrested adolescence, Manfred Schmidt is a lonely teenager who craves for belonging and respect. His unconscious rage and forming identity are fused together at a time when a new leader is offering hope to a troubled, post-Watergate nation. He takes on Jimmy Carter as his hero, offering hope to his evolving self.Set in the suburbs of Washington DC, Ireland, Boston and New Hampshire, ... Read more

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    Recivilizing Germans, 1945-1995

    In the spring of 1945, as the German army fell in defeat and the world first learned of the unspeakable crimes of the Holocaust, few would have expected that, only half a century later, the Germans would emerge as a prosperous people at the forefront of peaceful European integration. How did the Germans manage to recover from the shattering experience of defeat in World War II and rehabilitate ... Read more

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