Jana Gering Livres

"Cohen argues that it was in the thirteenth century that a fundamental shift occurred in the Christian perception of both Judaism and Jews in Western Europe, and he attributes this change to the activities of the newly-formed mendicant orders--the Dominicans and Franciscans. In order to make this case as effectively as he does, the author has to approach his problem from two different perspectives--that of the historian of the medieval church, and that of the Jewish historian. Each of these approaches has its own scholarly literature, its own emphases, its own particular blind spots. It is the principal quality of this book that it focuses a steady, clear light on those dark corners, and will make sense to a variety of readers.... Cohen's views will be taken seriously. Indeed, the calm and sensible tone of this book may help stimulate a new scholarly debate."--American Jewish History

"The lives of four artists are forever altered by the desires, protests, and ambitions that lure and unsettle them in this magnetic novel. It's 2011: America is in a deep recession and Occupy Wall Street is escalating. But at the elite Wrynn College of Art, students paint and sculpt in a rarefied bubble, dreaming only of disproving the notion that in art, everything has already been done. Louisa Arceneaux is a thoughtful, observant nineteen-year-old when she transfers to Wrynn as a scholarship student, but she soon finds herself adrift in an environment that prizes novelty over beauty. Complicating matters is Louisa's unexpected attraction to her charismatic roommate, Karina Piontek, the preternaturally gifted but mercurial daughter of wealthy art collectors. Gradually, Louisa and Karina are drawn into an intense sensual and artistic relationship, one that forces them to confront their deepest desires and fears. But Karina also can't shake her fascination with Preston Utley, a senior and anti-capitalist Internet provocateur publicly feuding with visiting professor and political painter Robert Berger--a once-controversial figurehead seeking to regain cultural relevance, and perhaps a spotlight. When Preston concocts an explosive hoax, the fates of all four artists are upended as each is unexpectedly thrust into the cutthroat New York art world. Now, all must struggle to find new identities in art, in society, and amongst each other. In the process, they must find either their most authentic terms of life--of success, failure, and joy--or risk losing themselves altogether. With mesmerizing grace and earnest beauty, Sirens & Muses wrestles with questions of selfhood and ambition, art and protest, and new love. At the same time, with a canny, critical eye, the novel upends notions of class, money, art, youth, and a generation's fight to own their future."-- Provided by publisher

Eine dialogische Darstellung der Grundlagen, Haltung und Techniken Co-kreativen Coachings mit dem besonderen Schwerpunkt auf Varianten der Methode der Positionierung. Das co-kreative Coaching wird dabei einerseits hervorgehend aus und andererseits abgrenzend zum Ansatz der Prozessbegleitung in klientenzentrierter und systemischer Beratung dargestellt.

Dieses Arbeits- und Lesebuch erzählt die Geschichte(n) der Stadt Essen und des Ruhrgebiets von der Gründung der Abtei Werden im Jahre 799 bis zur Schließung der Zeche Prosper-Haniel in Bottrop im Dezember 2018. Gebäude, die das Gesicht der Städte an der Ruhr prägen, bilden den Ausgangspunkt für eine spannende Entdeckungsreise in die Vergangenheit, gleichsam auf die tiefste, die "siebte Sohle" eines Bergwerks: 1200 Meter und 1200 Jahre "unter Tage". Die schriftlichen Quellen werden ergänzt durch die "erlebten" Geschichten von Menschen, darunter auch den Rückblick eines Hundertjährigen auf die Zeit von der Ruhrbesetzung im Jahre 1923 bis zur Gegenwart. Nach der letzten Schicht im Schacht geht es jetzt um die Frage: "Wohin geht die (nächste) Reise?" So schließt das Buch mit einem Dialog zwischen Eltern und ihren Kindern über die Zukunftsperspektiven des Ruhrgebiets.