Meet Daniel Losman— an American in Copenhagen, translating books and living a solitary existence. His longtime girlfriend has left him, and the only highlights in his life are encounters with an offbeat artist he thinks he' s in love with and weekends with his three-year-old son, whom he worries has inherited his Tourette syndrome. When Losman learns of a new drug designed to locate the root of his Tourette through childhood memories, he' s lured by promises of a cure and visits the myster...

Meet Daniel Losman—an American in Copenhagen, translating books and living a solitary existence. His longtime girlfriend has left him, and the only highlights in his life are encounters with an offbeat artist he thinks he’s in love with and weekends with his three-year-old son, whom he worries has inherited his Tourette syndrome.When Losman learns of a new drug designed to locate the root of his Tourette's through childhood memories, he’s lured by promises of a cure and visits the ...

One summer evening Lily and her husband are enjoying a meal while their baby daughter sleeps peacefully in her pram in the garden. But then Lily steps outside to find her baby soaked in blood.The distraught parents rush to the hospital where they discover that she is unharmed - the blood isn't hers. Inspector Sejer is called in and spends the evening trying to comprehend why anyone would carry out such a sinister prank. Then, just before midnight, somebody rings his doorbell.

Vom beißenden Spott über augenzwinkernden Humor bis auch hin zu Ernst und Melancholie: Karsten Paul setzt sich mit lyrischen Vorbildern von der Antike bis in die Jetztzeit auseinander und reagiert auf sie in seinem ganz eigenen, unverkennbaren Ton – und doch auch stets eindeutig angelehnt ans Original. Paul erweist sich dabei als lyrischer Kenner und Meister der Formen sowie als spielfreudiger Poet mit Zug zur Pointe. Seinen scharfen Blick lenkt er sowohl aufs grundsätzlich Menschliche als...

Partnership Power examines museum-related partnerships, collaborations, and networks within today’s dynamic, ever-changing environment. With today's greater emphasis is placed on measurable community impact and leveraging technology for greater reach and connection on significant social challenges, partnerships have become increasingly important.Through perspectives from other, related sectors, including libraries and other nonprofits; current museum case studies from a broad and d...

First novel from the winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize is about families, death, secrets, and failure.

Semmel, Schrippe, Rundstück, Weck oder Weggli ... So vielfältig wie die Bezeichnung von Brötchen ist, so zahlreich sind die Variationsmöglichkeiten. Dennoch spielen Brötchen in den meisten Brotbackbüchern nur eine Nebenrolle. Nicht so in diesem! Mit fundierter Einleitung und 50 Rezepten geht es einzig um die Mini-Brote. Schließlich werden sie täglich millionenfach verzehrt und sollten auch im Buchbereich nicht länger ein Schattendasein fristen.

One summer evening Lily and her husband are enjoying a meal while their baby daughter sleeps peacefully in her pram beneath a maple tree. But then Lily steps outside to find her baby soaked in blood.The distraught parents rush to the hospital where they discover that she is unharmed. Inspector Sejer is called in and spends the evening trying to comprehend why anyone would carry out such a sinister prank. Then, just before midnight, somebody rings his doorbell.The corridor i...

In der oberbayerischen Gemeinde Wamping ist nichts mehr, wie es einmal war. Denn Bürgermeister Alois Bichlmeier organisiert den cleveren PR-Mann Joe Thaler zur Belebung des Tourismus. Dieser hat nicht nur einige illustre Gestalten im Schlepptau, er will den Ort aufmischen. Joes Idee: ein medienstarkes Casting um die erste Krönung einer Rotwein-Königin. Ausgerechnet dort, wo eine Bierbrauer-Familie Vormachtstellung genießt. Es kommt zu heftigen Auseinandersetzungen. Doch viele Frauen im Ort...

Change is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum is a book about the future of American museums. Like other institutions, museums and zoos, historic sites, gardens, and arboreta, were powerfully affected by the nested crises of the pandemic. These unprecedented crises challenged American museums. Adapting to novel circumstances and uncertainty became the order of the day; improvisation in policy and practice the new norm.Amidst upheavals and disruptions, a number of Americ...

* THE MULTI-AWARD WINNING BESTSELLER FOR FANS OF THE BRIDGE *Winner of the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime NovelWinner of the Danish Debutant AwardWinner of the Harald Mogensen Prize for the best Danish crime novelA car is found on a deserted beach on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura. On the back seat lies a cardboard box containing the body of a small boy buried in newspap...

In the Upper Bavarian community of Wamping, nothing is as it used to be. That's because Mayor Alois Bichlmeier has hired the clever PR man Joe Thaler to boost tourism. Not only does Thaler have some illustrious characters in tow, he also wants to stir things up in the town. Joe's idea: a media-friendly casting for the first coronation of a red wine queen. Of all places, in a town where a family of brewers enjoys supremacy. Fierce arguments ensue. But many women in the area recognize their ...