Peter Stein

"Tony the eighteen-wheeler is strong! Super fast! And always right on time! So what happens when disaster strikes...?"--Page 4 of cover.

The Runaway No-Wheeler

Why I wrote this small book well, for all of us, the world is full of complexities and trials. That is not to say, it isn't also beautiful and mysterious. In the midst of it all, there are certain helpful forces. I wrote this as an encouragement to whoever reads it, also to myself. It seems in every dark situation in the world, there is a hidden light. In each difficulty, a pathway out, a hope. In every dark sky, a shining star. In fact, as you surely know, we need the dark sky to see the stars. We can't see them in the daylight. How this little book came about: There are not many words for this piece, but I've been carrying them around for many years, waiting for the right person to illustrate them. The first title I used was, "And then one day, you may find millions of sunflowers growing inside your heart," quite a long title. At the time, the 90's, I was going through a lot of challenges and was writing a lot of spiritual words and manuscripts, many of which I still have. This piece, was one of them. More on the imagery There aren't a lot of words, as said, but they are concepts that I believe are in common with most faiths and forms of spirituality. There's a river, some stars, a planting field, flowers, a farmer. There's consequences for both negative and positive actions. There's a stream that gathers itself together and flows past an obstacle. We are told, we can do the same. That is, to compose ourselves and gather strength. There are also stars, that shine above us and inside us. It's not religion, These are words aimed at clarity and hope.

Inside Everyone's Heart Shines a Beautiful Star

Cars of all shapes, colors, and sizes--including an igloo ice-fueled polar car and an eco-friendly car that runs on air--are presented in illustrations and rhyme. On board pages.

Cars Galore

Where is Bear? Not here. Or there. Or anywhere! With wacky Seuss-ian art and rhyming text, a boy runs the gamut of emotion--love, sadness, fear, anger, resolve, and joy--when he loses his beloved Teddy bear, then finds it again. The boy and the bear were always a pair . . . . until the boy found a goat in a coat, a huggable slug, a funky old monkey, a rodeo rat, a sing-along thing, and a tottering otter. The boy loses his bear and panics. "I WANT MY BROWN BEAR!" he cries. When the boy finally finds his bear, he returns the other toys, and the boy and the bear are a pair again. This humorous, kid-pleasing story in verse touches on a wide range of subjects, including emotions, fear, love, loss, sadness, joy, resolve, facial emotion recognition (reading facial expressions), anti-materialism, and toys. With a bonus Find-the-Feelings game!

The Boy and the Bear

Die vorliegende Arbeit geht von der Überlegung aus, daß zu den Charakteristika einer Sprache auch die Häufigkeit der syntaktischen Konstruktionen gehört und daß sich syntaktischer Wandel folglich weniger im Ersatz alter Konstruktionen durch neue äußert als vielmehr in einem Wandel der Vorkommenshäufigkeit der miteinander konkurrierenden Konstruktionen; d.h. syntaktischer Wandel erfolgt primär nicht auf der Ebene der langue, sondern auf der Ebene der Norm. Gegenstand der Untersuchung sind 42 romanische Übersetzungen der ersten vierzehn Kapitel von Titus Livius' "Ab Urbe condita" in sechs Sprachen und aus sieben Jahrhunderten (1323 bis heute), denn Übersetzungen bieten auf Grund des immer gleichen Textes die beste Grundlage für vergleichende Untersuchungen zur Vorkommenshäufigkeit bestimmter Phänomene. Die Untersuchung ist diachron und synchron-sprachvergleichend ausgerichtet und gilt der Konkurrenz zwischen finiten und infiniten Konstruktionen in den verschiedenen Satzfunktionen. Für zwölf repräsentative Texte werden die quantitativen Daten in Tabellen zusammengestellt und analysiert; die Ergebnisse werden durch die Interpretation ausgewählter Sätze auf der Grundlage aller Übersetzungen illustriert, kritisch bewertet und vertieft. Diesem Hauptteil der Arbeit gehen theoretisch-methodologische Überlegungen (Kapitel 1) und eine Vorstellung der Übersetzungen (Kapitel 2) voraus. Eine Synopse von 42 romanischen Übersetzungen der Kapitel 1-14 des ersten Buchs der ersten Dekade von "Ab Urbe condita" beschließt die Arbeit.

Ein Versuch zur Anwendung quantitativer Methoden in der historisch-vergleichenden Syntax

Untersuchungen zur Verbalsyntax der Liviusübersetzungen in die romanischen Sprachen

How Roman law has influenced European legal and political thought from antiquity to the present day.

Roman Law in European History

Fine Friends is a celebration of all things friendship. Sometimes the very best thing you can do with a fine friend is to share a little "aha" moment . . . a small, knowing smile that says, "I may have toilet paper stuck to my shoe, but you, my fine friend, have food stuck in your teeth. * Peter Stein offers up a unique declaration to friendship just in time for graduations, birthdays, bar mitzvahs, and all other conceivable gift-giving occasions. Drawing inspiration from a menagerie of animals photographed in adorable, amusing, and sometimes astonishing postures, Stein adds universal observations and off-the-cuff word balloons to convey the intricacies, loyalty, humor, and idiosyncrasies associated with true friendship.

A Little Book About You and Me

Fine Friends

In diesem Arbeitsheft werden die Forschungsbereiche der Kreolistik am Beispiel der französischen Kreolsprachen vorgestellt. Diskutiert werden u.a. sozio-historische Grundlagen und Entstehung, Sprachstruktur (vergleichend zum Französischen), Soziolinguistik und die aktuelle Situation. Der Band bietet über eine Einführung in das heute sehr nachgefragte Gebiet hinaus einen Einblick in 30 Jahre Forschungsgeschichte.

Kreolisch und Französisch

Hartmut Stein

Daten, Texte, Kontexte

Chronik der deutschen Literatur

This is a short and succinct summary of the unique position of Roman law in European culture by one of the world's leading legal historians. Peter Stein's masterly study assesses the impact of Roman law in the ancient world, and its continued unifying influence throughout medieval and modern Europe. Roman Law in European History is unparalleled in lucidity and authority, and should prove of enormous utility for teachers and students (at all levels) of legal history, comparative law and European Studies. Award-winning on its appearance in German translation, this English rendition of a magisterial work of interpretive synthesis is an invaluable contribution to the understanding of perhaps the most important European legal tradition of all.

In this humorous and heartwarming picture book, Mr. Fish refuses to share his tree with Bird and Cat—until he learns that making friends is more rewarding than losing them. Bird and Cat meet in a tree. But someone already lives in this tree—Mr. Fish. And he does not want to share. After Bird and Cat leave, Mr. Fish discovers that it’s actually pretty boring to sit in a tree all by yourself. Getting Bird and Cat back—along with Mr. Fish’s old friends from the sea—is going to require some real work. And Mr. Fish is already having a tough time, because fish aren’t supposed to be on land in the first place. Author-illustrator Peter Stein has created a quirky, hilarious take on the challenges and rewards of friendship—and being a fish out of water—in this unforgettable picture book that feels like a rediscovered classic. An Imprint Book

A Tree for Mr. Fish

Wolfgang Beutin

Bernd Lutz

Volker Meid

Ralf Schnell

Klaus Ehlert

Wolfgang Emmerich

Inge Stephan

Helmut Hoffacker

Since the appearance of its first edition in Germany in 1979, A History of German Literature has established itself as a classic work used by students and anyone interested in German literature. The volume chronologically traces the development of German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. Throughout this chronology, literary developments are set in a social and political context. This includes a final chapter, written for this latest edition, on the consequences of the reunification of Germany in 1990. Thoroughly interdiscipinary in method, the work also reflects recent developments in literary criticism and history. Highly readable and stimulating, A History of German Literature succeeds in making the literature of the past as immediate and engaging as the works of the present. It is both a scholary study and an invaluable reference work for students.

From the Beginnings to the Present Day

A History of German Literature

If a little positive attitude goes a long way, this book should go on forever. And with baby boomers now hitting the 60 mark, the timing couldn't be better. Age Is Nothing: Atitude Is Everything is a small, sweet, funny reminder that when it comes to muscles, minds, and dancing shoes, we need to use 'em or lose 'em. Experts on such things talk about the importance of role models for young people. What a bunch of poppycock! After all, being young is a breeze. Getting old--now there's a challenge. As more and more of us peek down the backside of the hill, we need role models not just to show us how to grow old gracefully but how to stay young at heart indefinitely. In Age Is Nothing: Attitude Is Everything, that's just what we get--a bookful of spunky seniors doing it right. This playful and empowering little book collects photos of gray-but-game enthusiasts celebrating life in myriad ways--all accompanied by upbeat text that keeps the focus on fun. * Silver-haired sirens take a steam bath proclaiming, We're not getting older, we're getting hotter. * A skateboarding septuagenarian urges readers to release your inner whippersnapper. * Pool-shooting grannies remind us to always give it our best shot. And that's just the beginning. Throughout the book, seniors ski, swing, run, laugh, hug, surf, laugh some more, and soak up the sun. With fun guest appearances from famous elders George Burns, Albert Einstein, and Granny from The Beverly Hillbillies, Age Is Nothing: Attitude Is Everything's message is delivered loud and clear: Getting older is mandatory--feeling older is entirely up to you.

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