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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Gary Ruddell (illustrator). Neuware - With the Leran threat laid to rest, Alec and Seregil are now able to turn their attention to the ancient evil which threatens their land. The Plenimarans, at war with Skalans, have decided to defeat their ancient enemy by raising up the Dead God, Seriamaius. The early attempts at this reincarnation--masterminded by the sinister Duke Mardus and his sorcerous minion Vargul Ashnazai--once left Seregil in a sorcerous coma. Now, an ancient prophecy points to his continuing role in the quest to stop Mardus in his dread purpose.Seregil's friend and Mentor, the wizard Nysander, has long been the guardian of a deadly secret. In a secret, silver-lined room hidden well beneath the Oreska, he has served for most of his 300 years as the keeper of a nondescript clay cup. But this cup, combined with a crystal crown and some wooden disks, forms the Helm of Seriamaius, and any mortal donning the reconstructed Helm will become the incarnation of the god on earth.Nysander holds the cup and Mardus the wooden disks--one of which was responsible for Seregil's coma--but the crown must still be located. Threatened under pain of death by Nysander to keep his quest a secret even from his loyal companion, Alec, Seregil is dispatched to find the last missing piece of the Helm so that he and Nysander can destroy it. But this is only the beginning of one of his deadliest journeys ever, for the prophecy also holds that four will come together in a time of darkness, and gradually all that Seregil values is placed at risk as he, Alec, Nysander and Micum are drawn into a deadly web of terror and intrigue.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the renowned astronomer and author of Cosmos comes a powerful [and] stirring defense of informed rationality (The Washington Post Book World) in a world where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace.LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER Glorious . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought. Los Angeles Times How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience, New Age thinking, and fundamentalist zealotry and the testable hypotheses of science Casting a wide net through history and culture, Pulitzer Prize winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions. He examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies as witchcraft, faith healings, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today s so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning, with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect.As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mitglieder eines deutschen Fronttheaters, 1942 zu Gast bei einem Polizeibataillon in Polen, äußerten den Wunsch, an einer Massenerschießung von Juden teilnehmen zu dürfen. Die Bitte wurde ihnen gewährt. - Wie konnte es zum Holocaust kommen Diese Frage wurde oft diskutiert. Doch wer waren die Täter, und wie war es möglich, so viele Deutsche aus allen sozialen Schichten für den Holocaust zu mobilisieren Was hat sie dazu motiviert, sich an der Massenvernichtung zu beteiligen, auch, wenn die Möglichkeit einer Befehlsverweigerung bestand Wie sah die Gesellschaft aus, die diese Männer und Frauen hervorbrachte Diesen Fragen geht der amerikanische Historiker Goldhagen in seinem heftig und kontrovers diskutierten Buch nach.