Alan Barker Livres

The first volume in Alan Walker's magisterial biography of Franz Liszt.

This updated classic serves as a comprehensive introduction suitable for a range of courses, from basic primers to more advanced research topics. The author has refined the content to meet the needs of contemporary students, ensuring clarity and accessibility while covering essential concepts. This resource is ideal for both newcomers and those seeking to deepen their understanding of the subject.

What is blood? How does it help us? How does it travel around the body? Find answers to all these questions, learn what the heart and lungs do and see what the difference is between veins, arteries and capillaries in this fun non- fiction information book. Useful diagrams and fun cartoons make these difficult concepts accessible and interesting.

Alexandra Drummond's senior year takes a dramatic turn when she experiences a life-altering event that shatters her idyllic suburban existence. Once focused on the typical high school experiences of friendships and fun, she must now navigate the challenges of loss and change while living with her parents and baby sister in their small town. The story explores themes of resilience and the impact of sudden tragedy on a young person's life.

The book presents the fundamentals of number theory through a clear and straightforward approach, making complex concepts accessible to readers. Professor Baker emphasizes simplicity in his explanations, ensuring that even those new to the subject can grasp the essential principles effectively.

An approachable overview of the nature, purpose, and functional roles of chaplaincy. Chaplaincy is unlike any other kind of ministry. It involves working outside a church, without a congregation, usually in a secular organization. It requires ministering to those with starkly different religious convictions, many of whom may never enter a house of worship. It is, as Alan Baker writes, "ministry in motion." Those who are embarking upon this unique and specialized call deserve equally unique and specialized guidance, and Foundations of Chaplaincy offers exactly that. Baker surveys the biblical and theological foundations of chaplaincy before enumerating four specific responsibilities and skills that define chaplaincy's "ministry of presence": providing, facilitating, caring, and advising. Baker's thorough guidance on these matters is supplemented in sidebars with practical advice and anecdotes from over thirty chaplains currently serving in a variety of settings and organizations. Chaplains who serve in healthcare, the military, correctional institutions, police and fire departments, sports teams, college campuses, and corporations have essential roles to play in their respective organizations, but theirs is rarely an easy calling. With Foundations of Chaplaincy as an introduction and an ongoing reference, those called to this important vocation may be assured of having the tools they need to cultivate a strong, mission-driven pastoral identity rooted in their own theological tradition while simultaneously participating in a multi-faith team

Sunday Times Classical Music Book of the Year A landmark biography of the Polish composer by one of the world's leading authorities on Chopin and his time Based on ten years of research and a vast cache of primary sources located in archives in Warsaw, Paris, London, New York, Washington, D.C., Alan Walker's monumental Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times is the most comprehensive biography of the great Polish composer to appear in English. Walker sets out to dispel the many myths and legends that continue to surround Chopin. Fryderyk Chopin is an intimate look into a dramatic life; of particular focus are Chopin's childhood and youth in Poland, which are brought into line with Walker's latest scholarly findings, and Chopin's romantic life with George Sand, with whom he lived for nine years. Comprehensive and engaging, and written in highly readable prose, the biography wears its scholarship lightly: this is a book suited as much for the professional pianist as it is for the casual music lover. Just as he did in his definitive biography of Liszt, Walker illuminates Chopin and his music with unprecedented clarity in this magisterial biography, bringing to life one of the nineteenth century's most confounding, beloved, and legendary artists.

No one knows more about Franz Liszt than Alan Walker.-Malcolm Bowie, Times Literary Supplement In a series of lively essays that tell us much not only about the phenomenon that was Franz Liszt but also about the musical and cultural life...

White Rabbit finds three pots of paint—and discovers the magic of color! Young children will enjoy following Alan Baker's inquisitive LITTLE RABBITS as they make new discoveries. Simple storylines and playful artwork offer a fresh approach to learning early concepts.

Children's book about Christmas, through the eyes of a Shephard who couldn't sing.