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Upon its first English publication in 1959, Popper's The Logic of Scientific Discovery revolutionized thinking about the scientific method. Largely an exploration of the demarcation problem, or what distinguishes science from non-science, Popper introduced and defended his concept of falsifability -- that scientific systems are ones open to empirical disconfirmation -- against the prevailing views of his day.

The first time Daisy Ellery killed a man with a pie, it was an accident. Now, it’s her calling. Daisy bakes sweet vengeance into her pastries, which she and her dog, Zoe, deliver to the men who’ve done dirty deeds to the town’s women. But if she can’t solve the one crime that’s not of her own baking, she’ll be out of the pie pan and into the oven. Parking her mobile bakery van outside the local diner, Daisy is informed that someone’s been prowling around the van. She finds a letter on her door, threatening to reveal her unsavory secret sideline of pie à la murder.

While Lexi, a powerful witch-werewolf and bounty hunter, tracks criminals through Manhattan, she runs across Darius, an Immortal who has landed in her city after the failure of The Calling spell. Attracted to the sexy warrior, but struggling to deal with the raging needs of the wolf inside her, Lexi battles her own desires as she and Darius race to foil a plot to overrun the city with Death Magic. Time is running out for them to reach the other Immortals and stop the deadliest threat the world has known.

For centuries they have walked among us - vampires, shape-shifters, the Celtic Sidhe, demons, and other magical beings. Their battle to reign supreme is constant, but one force holds them in check, a race of powerful warriors known as the Immortals! Random flashes of unearthly light. Ominous messages written on steamy mirrors. Assailants lurking in shadows. Mai's hallucinations are becoming a little too real - the last one almost killed her.

Au Royaume de la Musique, les différentes familles d'instruments ne se connaissent pas et vivent séparées les unes des autres. Mais un jour, la famille des Cordes entend parler de la famille des Saxophones et l'invite à lui rendre visite. Après avoir fait connaissance, les deux familles décident de partir à la recherche d'autres familles d'instruments. C'est ainsi que, au gré des pérégrinations, viennent s'ajouter la famille des Bois, la famille des Tambours et des Marteaux et la famille des Cuivres. Un jour, après avoir croisé la guitare, toutes les familles d'instruments trouvent le piano et forment le grand orchestre.

Drug Lord, a firsthand account of drug dealing, murder, and corruption, tells of drug kingpin Pablo Acosta, who smuggled up to 20 tons of cocaine each year into the United States before treachery brought about his downfall and grisly death.

Privatdetektiv Gerhard Selb, 68, wird von einem Chemiekonzern beauftragt, einem Hacker das Handwerk zu legen...

New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for...

Tail-wagging days, everyone. I am so happy that you have decided to join me in a story about how someone very small can do something very big. Continue sharing the Love, and remember that smiles are contagious.

Are you heading into the unknown world of adult orphanhood? Helping your parents as they age and eventually leave this world can be difficult. While caring for them perfectly isn’t a realistic expectation, it is possible for you to let them go without losing sight of kindness and compassion for them and for yourself. When you feel lost in this process, let the experiences and advice of others who have gone before you give you direction and hope on your own road to Becoming an Orphan.

Ein schicksalhaftes Geheimnis und eine romantische Liebe im Schatten des Loreley-Felsens. 1842 in Bacharach: Die Schiffertochter Lisette und der Gastwirtsohn Manuel glauben, dass sie füreinander bestimmt sind, ​stoßen jedoch auf Widerstände. Als Manuel wegen seiner Lehre bei der Kölner Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft nach London geht, beginnt Lissi nach der Geschichte ihrer Mutter Julie zu forschen, die angeblich einst von der Loreley stürzte. Genau dort ereignet sich nun ein schweres Schiffsunglück. Lissi wird beschuldigt, es verursacht zu haben.

At 104 years of age, Mrs Elsie Drake of Granville Gardens, London, is the sixth oldest woman in Britain. But fed up with sitting in her armchair all day, Elsie is ready for new adventures. And so, armed with a computer she can barely operate, she fires off dozens of letters to everyone from the Prime Minister to Greggs Bakeries, to see if they can help. Whether offering her services as the new Arsenal football mascot dressed as a giant hare, or simply sending Sainsbury's a load of meat, no one can escape the clutches of Elsie Drake.

In a letter of 1932, Karl Popper described Die beiden Grundprobleme der Erkenntnistheorie–The Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge–as ‘…a child of crises, above all of …the crisis of physics.' The two fundamental problems of knowledge that lie at the center of the book are the problem of induction, that although we are able to observe only a limited number of particular events, science nevertheless advances unrestricted universal statements; and the problem of demarcation, which asks for a separating line between empirical science and non-science.

Encouraged by his Popper Loves You group on the Nextdoor app, we bring you Popper's first book in his series of Popper's Tails. Our goal is to spread love, kindness, understanding, and many more positivities throughout the world.

Bacharach am Rhein, 1817. Julie ist eine mittellose Waise und lebt bei einer Pflegefamilie, die ihr keine Liebe entgegenbringt. Die Schönheit des Mädchens sorgt immer wieder für Eifersucht und Streit. Der Pfarrer des Ortes fühlt sich durch Julie sogar regelrecht bedroht und verlangt, dass sie Bacharach verlassen soll, so dass ihr Vormund beschließt, sie mit dem Fährmann von Sankt Goar zu verheiraten.

At the age of eight, Karl Popper was puzzling over the idea of infinity and by fifteen was beginning to take a keen interest in his father's well-stocked library of books. Unended Quest recounts these moments and many others in the life of one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, providing an indispensable account of the ideas that influenced him most. As an introduction to Popper's philosophy, Unended Quest also shines. Popper lucidly explains the central ideas in his work, making this book ideal for anyone coming to Popper's life and work for the first time.

Welcome to Sidestepping: Mastering the Art of Overcoming Self-Imposed Roadblocks to Success - a transformative guide that explores the often overlooked concept of avoidance, and how it can cripple your progress. This book will unlock the enigma of why some tasks are effortless, while others seem impossible, and provide you with proven strategies to counteract this potentially damaging behavior.

All Life is Problem Solving is a stimulating and provocative selection of Popper's writings on his main preoccupations during the last twenty-five years of his life. This collection illuminates Popper's process of working out key formulations in his theory of science, and indicates his view of the state of the world at the end of the Cold War and after the collapse of communism.

Fußballerin, Vorbild, Mensch: Die große Autobiografie von Ausnahmesportlerin Alexandra Popp. Alexandra Popp: Eine einzigartige Karriere im Frauenfußball. Im Rahmen der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2024 in Australien und Neuseeland blickt Deutschland erneut auf sie: Alexandra Popp, Stürmerin und Kapitänin der Nationalmannschaft. Als Fußballerin begeistert sie mit ihren Toren, ihrem Kampfgeist und ihrer mitreißenden Persönlichkeit nicht nur Fußballfans, sondern ein ganzes Land. Mit dem VfL Wolfsburg gewann Popp alle wichtigen Trophäen im Clubfußball, mit der Nationalmannschaft wurde sie Olympiasiegerin und schoss Deutschland ins EM-Finale 2022.

Karl Popper's THE POVERTY OF HISTORICISM is one of the most important books on the social sciences to have appeared since the Second World War. It is also the work of one of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century, and a devastating criticism of the idea that there are laws of development in history and that human beings are able to discover them. Popper dedicated the book to all those who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny