Michael Meyer-Sach Books

The book captures the author's journey through Nebraska's craft beer scene, highlighting memorable encounters with diverse individuals. It intertwines personal narratives with descriptions of exceptional craft beers, offering readers a glimpse into the vibrant culture surrounding brewing. The stories emphasize the connections formed through shared experiences, inviting readers to appreciate both the people and the brews that define this unique journey. The author hopes readers will find joy in these tales as much as he did in crafting them. Cheers!

This saga brings alive the world of the 10th century AD when the Vikings raided the coasts of England.

A former Newsweek bureau chief and current director of communications for the UN's secretary-general describes the collapse of communism in eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War and challenges popular misconceptions, including those about America's role.

This is a sophisticated and nuanced introduction to critical discourse analysis (CDA) that covers a range of topics in an accessible, engaging style. With international examples and an interdisciplinary approach, readers gain a rich understanding of the many angles into critical discourse analysis, the fundamentals of how analysis works and examples from written texts, online data and images. This new edition: expands coverage of multimodality adds two new chapters on social media and analysis of online data supports learning with a guided introduction to each chapter includes a new and extended glossary Clearly written, practical and rigorous in its approach, this book is the ideal companion when embarking on research that focuses on discourse and meaning-making.

"Benjamin Franklin was not a gambling man. But at the end of his illustrious life, the Founder allowed himself a final wager on the survival of the United States: a gift of two thousand pounds to Boston and Philadelphia, to be lent out to tradesmen over the next two centuries to jump-start their careers. Each loan would be repaid with interest over ten years. If all went according to Franklin's inventive scheme, the accrued final payout in 1991 would be a windfall. In Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet, Michael Meyer traces the evolution of these twin funds as they age alongside America itself, bankrolling woodworkers and silversmiths, trade schools and space races. Over time, Franklin's wager was misused, neglected, and contested--but never wholly extinguished"--

London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything. She takes a breath, and opens her defence. Annie Besant and her confidant Charles Bradlaugh are on trial for the sordid crime of publishing and selling a birth control pamphlet. Remarkably - forty-five years before the first woman will be admitted to the English bar - Annie is defending herself. Before Britain's highest judge she declares it is a woman's right to choose when, and if, to have children. At a time when women were legally and socially subservient to men, Annie's defiant voice was a sensation. The riveting trial scandalised newspapers, captivated the British public and sparked a debate over morals, censorship and sex. Drawing on unpublished archives, private papers and courtroom transcripts - and featuring an incredible cast including Queen Victoria, George Bernard Shaw and London itself - A Dirty, Filthy Book tells the gripping story of a forgotten pioneer who refused to accept the role the Establishment assigned to her. Instead, she chose to resist.

English and American Literatures is the workbook for self-study and as a basis for introductory courses in English and American literary studies. Here you will find compact basic knowledge about: - the analysis of lyrical, narrative, and dramatic texts - methods and theories of literary studies - the preparation for presentations, term papers, and exams The volume is written in English and tailored to the conditions at universities in German-speaking countries. Numerous examples, guiding questions, checklists, and exercises provide helpful tools for the systematic reading and scholarly interpretation of literature from the first semester on.

'Makes the case for Annie Besant as a truly eminent Victorian, as brilliant and fearless as she was beautiful' The Times _________ London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything. She takes a breath, and opens her defence. Annie Besant and her confidant Charles Bradlaugh are on trial for the crime of publishing a birth control pamphlet. Remarkably, Annie is defending herself against obscenity charges 45 years before women can practice law in England. At a time when women were expected to be obedient, Annie's fearless voice was a sensation and spotlighted issues of sex, censorship and morality. A Dirty, Filthy Book tells the gripping story of a little-known pioneer who refused to accept the role that the establishment assigned her, and chose instead to resist.

Chronicling a two-year journey of RV ownership, this narrative shares the challenges and humorous mishaps encountered while traveling across the country. The author reflects on the decision to buy an RV named Winnie and candidly admits to being a less-than-stellar driver, recounting various ill-fated choices along the way. Alongside personal anecdotes, the book offers practical tips for current and prospective RV owners, aiming to help them avoid some of the more unpleasant experiences, such as unexpected messes.

Focusing on the mathematics of security markets, this text rigorously develops the theory of stochastic integration, particularly in relation to valuing derivative securities. It provides essential tools and concepts necessary for understanding this advanced topic, catering to the growing interest sparked by the recent stock market boom in the U.S. and Europe. Through its comprehensive approach, the book aims to equip readers with the mathematical foundations needed to navigate and analyze financial derivatives effectively.