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The story follows the deep bond between Scott Davis and Doug Simons, who not only share a close friendship as college roommates and baseball teammates but also become brothers-in-law by marrying sisters. Their lives seem perfect, filled with fame, fortune, and promising careers in Major League Baseball. However, a sudden event disrupts their idyllic existence, leading to unforeseen challenges that test their relationship and dreams.

This new edition of the successful and authoritative textbook has been extensively updated. It discusses developments such as the growing importance of the ECHR, the increased commitment of the EC to human rights, and the election of a Labour government in the UK which is determined to increase respect for rights and civil liberties. A new section on equality and discrimination law has been added.

A new account of the late-fourteenth-century mystic and pilgrim Margery Kempe.

Ať už se středověcí cestovatelé a cestovatelky vydávali na putování z důvodů náboženských, obchodních, diplomatických či válečných, pátrali během svých cest vždy po stejných informacích, jaké hledáme dnes my: kde se dobře najíst a vyspat (Sem nechoďte, tahle ubytovna je opravdu příšerně zablešená!), kolik zaplatit (Jaký je směnný kurz českých dukátů a benátských grošů?), čím se v cizí zemi léčit (Na mořskou nemoc platí kerblíkový koncentrát a kdoule.) a jak se nenechat napálit (V Benátkách pozor na falešné průvodce!). Medievalista Anthony Bale skládá z jednotlivých dobových dokumentů o cestování nezvyklý obraz středověku: je to svět plný pohybu a neuvěřitelných destinací s nečekaně rozvinutou turistickou infrastrukturou. Rozmanité putování do Říma, Pekingu, Jeruzaléma, na tabrízské bazary i do dalších exotických míst vtipně ilustruje, jak středověcí Evropané — často chybně — chápali širší svět (a také naopak — jak se Evropa jevila návštěvníkům z daleka).

Another great collection of the answers to life' s little mysteries, from the bestselling author "of Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?"

The inimitable David Feldman does it again with an all new book of "Imponderables"--the sixth book in the wildly successful series. The man with all the answers presents a whole new collection of intriguing solutions to questions for which encyclopedias and dictionaries just don't have the answers. 50 line drawings.

David Feldman once again sparks our curiosity with a book of Imponderables -- the seventh book in the wildly successful series that has sold one million copies.

This compilation of arcane facts about everyday objects, practices, and traditions reveals how Teflon sticks to cookware, why the sides of aluminum foil are different, and other mysteries

Small By Design reveals how small business-to-business companies can deliver greater value and impact than their larger competitors-cultivating abundance, rather than size-when they unlock the competitive advantages of being small by design.

This book offers a comprehensive, authoritative reference on osteoporosis, covering all aspects of the disease, from basic biology, anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to preclinical issues, experimental medicine, management, and therapeutics.

The English language is filled with familiar words that, when one thinks about them, are downright peculiar: cooties, doozies, and heepie-jeebies; finks and funks; mugwumps and muumuus; deep six and cloud nine. There's only one pundit to solve these and other riddles of our spoken tongue: David Feildman, who in his bestselling Imponderables™ book and Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? has established himself as the unchallenged expert on answering and unanswerable. Word Imponderables™ have always been favorites with Feldman's legions of fans, and in Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? he gets to the source of all the mysteries surrounding our curious vocabulary. Why do we mid our Ps and Qs and not our Vs and Ws? Which Toms lent their names to Peeping Tom, Tom Collins, and tommy gun. How does a Weasel go "pop" -- and why for that matter? And who are the Joneses we're supposed to be keeping up with? Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? is a reference book you can't afford to be without. So don't beat around the bush , and don't wait until the eleventh hour to until the jig is up. This is compulsive reading for anyone incurable curious about the idiosyncrasies fo the language.

Antwoorden op vragen van allerlei aard. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.