**Winner of the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for German Translation'Both a great anti-war novel and a love story, full of tenderness – as around it the world shatters.' – Der Spiegel, 'Novel of the Year'**The year is 1944 and Veit Kolbe, a young German soldier, injured fighting in Russia, is recovering in a small village below Drachenwand mountain in Austria. Here he meets Margot and Margarete, two young women who share his hope that sometime, sooner or later, life will be...

In a time when leaders are falling like trees in a storm, there is a need for a different kind of leader.Our world desperately needs leaders with roots: ones who are deeply grounded, who know who they are, and who are equipped to endure adversity and bear the fruit of vibrant leadership.Eric Geiger believes that lasting leadership starts beneath the surface. Drawing from the biblical story of Nehemiah—often referred to as history’s first leadership book—Eric offers leaders ...

What is the role of activists and civil society in defining and defending the collective good in healthcare, especially in cases where that good seems to be heavily shaped by market dynamics? Presenting conceptual and empirical studies from a variety of healthcare contexts and theoretical perspectives, this book addresses this vital question by drawing together multidisciplinary scholarship from science and technology studies, sociology, organization studies, marketing, philosophy, and pub...

For two thousand years, Judas Iscariot has been painted as the ultimate villain. But what if that story is incomplete? In this raw and deeply personal diary, George Geiger-a skeptical minister wrestling with a lifetime of encounters with the divine-re-examines the disciple history forgot. Through a stream of consciousness, he grapples with fundamental questions: Was Jesus' death a divine plan or a political tragedy? Is grace a beautiful truth or a convenient excuse? And most importantly, w...

Twins, Sheena Geiger and Carli Kovacich-Harvey remember what it was like to have monsters in there room. After experiencing issues with Sheena's own children dealing with monsters, this story was created to help kids stay in their own beds of a night. They wanted to create a book that was appropriate for bed time and is fun to read as well as listen to.Twins, Sheena Geiger and Carli Kovacich-Harvey grew up on a cane farm in North Queensland, Australia. Sheena has a science degree a...

Make glass-enclosed gardens using creatively repurposed containers—includes extensive photos and two dozen projects to try.Add style, nature and a touch of whimsy to your home with one-of-a-kind terrariums. Terrariums Reimagined shows how to make and maintain arid deserts, flowering jungles, and lush landscapes in unique containers, such as:• Milk Bottles• Mason Jars• Tea Pots• Wine Bottles• Whiskey Bottles• Light B...

Written as a novel, Cents of Mission follows Luis as he struggles with the problems of many people and organizations today: the lack of fiscal resources. Watch him as he seeks practical advice and learns how to attack these problems with practical, military style command and control. See how learning, cost informed decision making, creativity, and continuous improvement become powerful forces for improving cost effectiveness and achieving life and professional goals.

Government organizations spend enormous amounts of money. They employ a large percentage of the work force. They have an undeniably huge impact on the national economy and wealth. Yet they are, for the most part, unmanaged. What passes for management is a combination of oversight and audit. Oversight is primarily reactive: offering negative feedback for failures and demanding additional rules and regulations to prevent reoccurrences. Audits look for "bright line" discrepancies and clear vi...

Random Thoughts is a collection of thoughts and poems, expressing various experiences, ideas, or interactions, during my journey about this mass of confusion we call Earth. My hope is to show personal enlightenment, disenchantment, frustration, happiness, bitterness, and many other such irrelevant feelings as life is expected to go on! Some helpful insight for you would be nice or a laugh, or just to ponder things from a different perspective.

This book examines the principles of and advances in personalized task recommendation in crowdsourcing systems, with the aim of improving their overall efficiency. It discusses the challenges faced by personalized task recommendation when crowdsourcing systems channel human workforces, knowledge, skills and perspectives beyond traditional organizational boundaries. The solutions presented help interested individuals find tasks that closely match their personal interests and capabilities in...

The Third Man Factor is an extraordinary account of how people at the very edge of death often sense an unseen presence beside them who encourages them to make one final effort to survive. This incorporeal being offers a feeling of hope, protection, and guidance, and leaves the person convinced he or she is not alone. There is a name for this phenomenon: it’s called the Third Man Factor.If only a handful of people had ever encountered the Third Man, it might be dismissed as an unusu...

The Third Man Factor is an extraordinary account of how people at the very edge of death often sense an unseen presence beside them who encourages them to make one final effort to survive. This incorporeal being offers a feeling of hope, protection, and guidance, and leaves the person convinced he or she is not alone. There is a name for this phenomenon: it's called the Third Man Factor.If only a handful of people had ever encountered the Third Man, it might be dismissed a...