This special edition includes two Jack London's novels in their original 1903 and 1906 unabridged version : I - THE CALL OF THE WILD The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the struggle for existence. The central character is a domesticated sturdy cross breed canine named Buck, born to luxury and raised in a sheltered Californian home. Stolen from his home and sold into service as sled dog in Alaska, he reverts to a wild state. Buck is forced to fight in order to dominate other dogs in a harsh climate. Passed from master to master, Buck embarks on an extraordinary journey. II - WHITE FANG White Fang takes place in the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest Canada. White Fang, a part dog, part wolf cub finds himself the sole survivor of a litter of five. In his lonely world, he soon learned to follow the harsh law of the North - kill or be killed - and become a ferocious and magnificent creature. But nothing in his young life prepared him for the cruelty of the bully Beauty Smith, who buys White Fang from his Indian master and turns him into a vicious killer - a pit dog forced to fight for money. Much of the novel is written from the viewpoint White Fang, through whose experiences the author makes a parallel between the wilderness life among animals and the violent world of humans.
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Alvar Nuñez joined the expedition of Pámfilo de Narvaez to Florida in 1526 as treasurer. With two other Spaniards and an Arab Moor, he was the only survivor who remained on the mainland. For eight years they roamed along the coasts of Louisiana and Texas under the greatest of hardships, their position among the Indians being wellnigh intolerable. In utter despair, Cabeza de Vaca at last tried his scanty knowledge of medicine and, his cures proving successful, he became a renowned medicine man among the natives, his companions following the example. The treatment to which they resorted partook of the nature of a faith-cure. He declares the sign of the cross to be a seldom-failing remedy. The belief of the outcasts in miracles was sincere, while acknowledging that they also employed indigenous Indian remedies with simple Christian religious ceremonials. After nine years they reached the Pacific coast in Sonora, Mexico, thus being the first Europeans to travel across the North American continent.
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Nachdem der Astronaut Perry Rhodan im Jahr 2036 auf dem Mond ein außerirdisches Raumschiff entdeckt hat, einigt sich die Menschheit – es beginnt eine Zeit des Friedens. Doch 2049 tauchen beim Jupiter fremde Raumschiffe auf. Es sind Maahks, und sie planen einen Krieg gegen das Imperium der Arkoniden. Als später 100.000 Kampfraumschiffe der Maahks das Arkonsystem attackieren, können Perry Rhodan und die Menschen nur hilflos zusehen. Nach der fürchterlichen Schlacht schickt Rhodan Kundschafter aus – diese entdecken die Koordinaten von Maahkaura, der Ursprungswelt der Maahks. Rhodans nächstes Ziel steht somit fest. Mit einigen Gefährten bricht er in das Reich der Maahks auf. Er will die Geheimnisse der Wasserstoffatmer enthüllen – im Zentrum des Zorns ...
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Millions of basketball players outside the United States dream of one day playing in the NBA. Thousands of those youngsters make their way onto the radars of NBA scouts patrolling the globe on the lookout for the next Drazen Petrovic, Arvydas Sabonis, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki or Giannis Antetokounmpo. Those talent observers criss-cross Europe and the rest of the world and watch prospects playing at both club and national team competitions - and that both at the youth and senior levels. "Draft Dreams In The Making" is a compilation of articles written by David Hein about many of the international players who have shined at one or more of those competitions and have either declared themselves for the 2020 NBA Draft or are automatically eligible - those 1998-born players. The articles in this book were published on the websites for the events where the players were competing - be it FIBA, Euroleague Basketball and Basketball Champions League events. Not all international players who are in the 2020 draft pool are included in this book - solely those about whom an article was written. Hopefuly you enjoy this book as much as the author did writing the articles in it.
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<p>Allergic diseases affect nearly one-fourth of the population and cause or contribute to significant chronic illness. Allergic diseases are common and are seen by a wide variety of health care providers. In <em>Clinical Allergy: Diagnosis and Management</em>, the author provides a practical clinical overview for the common disorders encountered in the specialty of Allergy. Designed to be easily readable and to provide clinically applicable information for both the nonallergist and allergist, the intent is to unravel the mystery of allergy. The introductory chapters focus on the human immune response, environmental allergens, and the different types of allergy testing. The subsequent chapters focus on the common allergic conditions seen in the office or clinic, including rhinitis and rhinosinusitis, allergic eye disease, asthma, urticaria and angioedema, atopic and contact dermatitis, drug allergy, food allergy, anaphylaxis, and stinging insect allergy. "Cross-talk" between chapters helps show the interrelationships among the various allergic disorders. The chapters begin with a review of pathophysiologic mechanisms and then consider a clinically structured approach to diagnosis and management of the disorders. In addition to pharmacologic treatment, the importance of nonpharmacologic management and patient education is emphasized. At the end of each chapter, clinical vignettes highlight the daily management of the allergic patient. <em>Clinical Allergy: Diagnosis and Management</em>, provides a logical framework for the evaluation and management of allergic disorders in patients. </p>
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The epidermal gro wth factor (EGF ) receptor and its downstream signal transduction networks have been implicated in the ontology and maintenance of tumor tissues, which has motivated the discovery and development of molecularly targeted anti-EGF receptor therapies. Over decades of study, the EGF receptor structure, its ligand binding domains, the physical biochemistry underlying its intrinsic tyrosine kinase catalytic function and the modular interactions with SH2, PTB, and SH3 domain containing signaling adaptor p- teins required for signal transduction, have been extensively dissected. Not only is the EGF receptor the nexus of many streams of information, but it also forms one part of a calcul- ing device by forming dimers and oligomers with the other three receptors in its family in response to at least eleven ligands (some of which are expressed in multiple forms with overlapping or quite distinct functions). This phenomenon, while recruiting to the inner surface of the cell membrane and activating multiple second messenger proteins, also allows the possibility of cross talk between these systems, permitting a further layer of information to be exchanged. Less well described are the cross re gulation of the EGF receptor and other anti-apoptotic, mitogenic and metabolic signaling systems. The study of these systems has yielded new surprises. One hurdle in these efforts has been that signal transduction pathways have frequently been defined in the generic absence of their tissue-specific or cell-interaction specific context.
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<p>Approaches and methods in comparative education are of obvious importance, but do not always receive adequate attention. This second edition of a well-received book, containing thoroughly updated and additional material, contributes new insights within the longstanding traditions of the field.</p> <p>A particular feature is the focus on different units of analysis. Individual chapters compare places, systems, times, cultures, values, policies, curricula and other units. These chapters are contextualised within broader analytical frameworks which identify the purposes and strengths of the field. The book includes a focus on intra-national as well as cross-national comparisons, and highlights the value of approaching themes from different angles. As already demonstrated by the first edition of the book, the work will be of great value not only to producers of comparative education research but also to users who wish to understand more thoroughly the parameters and value of the field.</p>
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El primer siglo de la historia del cristianismo, que con frecuencia se ha presentado como el simple comienzo de la Iglesia, estuvo marcado en realidad por diferentes momentos cruciales tan inesperados como decisivos: la prematura muerte de Jesús, las apariciones del Resucitado, el establecimiento de los discípulos en Jerusalén, la sacudida causada por los helenistas, la ruptura de Pablo con la Gran Iglesia, la terrible tempestad de los años sesenta, la revitalización del judaísmo por Yohanan ben Zakai y sus discípulos, la exclusión de los minim de las sinagogas hacia 90-100 y la apertura, a comienzos del siglo II, del gran debate sobre la integración del cristianismo en el seno de la sociedad grecorromana. La conciencia colectiva de los cristianos se fue poco a poco constituyendo y enriqueciendo en el curso de estos choques sucesivos. Judíos mesiánicos en sus inicios, los cristianos tomaron progresivamente conciencia de su originalidad en relación con el judaísmo. De lengua aramea, descubrieron la cultura griega y optaron en su mayoría por este nuevo medio. Hacia 125-150, salido del entorno protector del judaísmo, el cristianismo echa a volar con sus propias alas. Ha adquirido el pleno conocimiento de sí del adulto. Del joven tiene todavía la presunción de la que dan prueba los Apologetas y la intrepidez de los confesores que se niegan a toda concesión. Su infancia ha tocado a su fin. Helo aquí dispuesto a afrontar las tempestades de la madurez, que se anuncian rudas.
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