Alice: 2648 books

"The affirmation that was staring back at her, of what she could hardly abide to be true, was imprinted in a boulder right in front of the eyes. A confirmation that had not quite yet reached her soul, but that was callously blinding her eyes by the tempest that had begun to surge inside of them.  As...

"Who in the world am I?" The Enneagram is like a mirror, reflecting dimensions of ourselves that are sometimes hard to see. In this helpful guide, spiritual director and Enneagram teacher Alice Fryling offers an introduction to each number of the Enneagram and their respective triads. More...

Participatory Action Research (PAR) introduces a method that is ideal for researchers who are committed to co-developing research programs with people rather than for people. The book provides a history of this technique, its various strands, and the underlying tenets that guide most projects. It...

His eye had been on the sparrow, as Alice Ashcraft was taken to a Pentecostal Church by neighbors at age five and anointed with oil by the pastor, and at age nine, her new neighbors took her to a Baptist Church, where she was baptized in water. She had no other religious training until, as an adult,...

Alice M. Hodgkin was a late 19th century and early 20th century writer who wrote on all sorts of religious topics, including this work. From the preface: "ON the glorious resurrection morning Mary went to seek for Jesus. She sought Him in the tomb, but He stood beside her. She thought...

Alice Brown was an American novelist, poet and playwright, best known as a writer of local color stories.

Whilst staying at a country inn, a solicitor named Dexter meets Aylmer Vance, a consulting expert in all things supernatural. The two men strike up an instant friendship, and Vance regales Dexter with haunting tales of his ghostly encounters - some beguiling, some tragic and some truly terrifying... Originally...

Nobelpreis für Literatur 2013 In neun Geschichten, die vordergründig alltäglich-harmlos wirken wie ein Kinderspiel, lässt Alice Munro rätselvolle Beziehungen und verdrängte Schuld aufblitzen. Sie erzählt von bestürzend kühnen Momenten des Ausbrechens aus dem eigenen Leben: das ist der Stoff,...

Nobelpreis für Literatur 2013"Wozu wollen Sie das wissen?" Alice Munros Spurensuche in der eigenen Familiengeschichte und Erinnerung führt in die reizvolle Wirklichkeit von Dichtung und Wahrheit: elf Erzählungen der großen kanadischen Autorin, in denen sie Historie und Imagination auf faszinierende Weise miteinander verquickt.

Nobelpreis für Literatur 2013Endlich wieder lieferbar!In einer der Geschichten aus ›Glaubst du, es war Liebe?‹ lernt Georgia den Tiefseetaucher Miles kennen. Sie schläft mit ihm, im Auto und am Strand, beginnt eine Affäre. Sie ist nicht im Geringsten verliebt, fühlt sich "vom Kosmos beschenkt",...

Nobelpreis für Literatur 2013Endlich wieder lieferbar!In einer der Geschichten aus ›Offene Geheimnisse‹ lernt Dorrie den Australier Wilkie kennen. Sie schreiben sich Briefe, und dann zieht Dorrie nach Australien, wo sie keine kanadischen Walnüsse mehr sammelt, sondern Krokodile jagt und Ananas...

Einmal mehr schafft Alice Munro das, was nur die wenigsten Autoren vermögen: Uns Figuren zu schenken, die so lebendig sind, dass wir für einen Moment ganz in ihr Leben tauchen. Da ist Janet, die ihren alten Vater ins Krankenhaus bringen muss und unverhofft Trost in einem Planetarium findet. Ein...

Die in ›Ferne Verabredungen‹ versammelten schönsten Erzählungen der kanadischen Nobelpreisträgerin Alice Munro, darunter auch, erstmals auf Deutsch, ihre frühe Erzählung "Die Dimensionen eines Schattens", spiegeln das ganze Panorama ihrer Kunst. Da ist die junge Pauline in der berühmten...

Corporate governance regulation has been through numerous cycles of reform, and yet we still see instances of companies collapsing suddenly. Codes of corporate governance have been implemented in most developed countries, recommending detailed governance frameworks for publicly listed companies and...