Every weekday, just before dawn, a commuter train full of business people pulls out of the train station in Santa Ana, California and rumbles toward downtown Los Angeles. Typically the "quiet" car of this train is packed full of suited men and women who are busy preparing for their workdays. Some are sitting quietly, hunched over cof-fee cups. Others are poking at their phones, reviewing documents, or catching a final few moments of sleep.Then there's Peter Nielsen, a banker with a...

The Black Man's Place in South Africa by Peter Nielsen is a thought-provoking exploration of the social, political, and economic position of Black South Africans during the early 20th century. Nielsen, a Danish writer and observer, provides an in-depth look at the racial dynamics in South Africa, a country where racial segregation and discrimination were entrenched in both policy and society. The book was written during a time of rising racial tension, as the country was beginning to grapp...

Tider er prisbelønnede Peter Nielsens 18. digtsamling. Samlingen varierer i sin form og rummer et smukt registrerende blik for naturen.”På strandbredden,skinnende hvide muslinger og aftenlysetstrøet hen over dem. Måden noget erfoldet sammen på, i en asymmetrisk samtalef.eks., så det signalerer noget man selv hartaget del i. Bevidsthedsveje, timerrykket ind i det skjulte. I en stabel frugter en citrongul detalje nok til at al...

Peter has published his private and personal thoughts about Gods grace and love to his own soul. It is often said that dynamite comes in small packages. This little book fulfills that adage. It will prove to be a living explosion of relevant and practical strength and encouragement from the Source of all wisdom, Jesus Christ, as it flows into your soul and spirit. You will touch Gods heart of love as you read Peters first hand responses to Gods Loving instructions and promptings during his...

Peter Nielsens nye digte er drømmende og rebelske, umulige at holde fast, med musisk kraft forvandler de sig, glider fra dur til mol, hvirvler mellem himmel og jord, mellem det håbefulde og det kuldslåede, mellem tilslørede og det blottede. Med fattet sorgfuldhed og et hemmeligt grin retter de et spørgende blik mod verden: Hvad skal det blive til? I Planetstier viser Peter Nielsen sig igen som en af dansk poesis mest særegne stemmer.

FELTSTUDIER er Peter Nielsens 17. digtsamling. Som tidligere arbejder Peter Nielsen med den lange form i en række vildtvoksende og nøje registrerende tekster. Samlingen veksler mellem den korte og præcise erkendelse eller sansning i et enkelt digt og lange arabeskagtige bevidsthedsstrømme.Peter Nielsen anses for en af dansk litteraturs fineste lyrikere.

Winner: Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize for innovative writing on critical realismThis new textbook offers a succinct yet broad introduction to critical realism, an increasingly popular approach to the philosophy of science that provides a holistic alternative to both positivism and postmodernism.This text sets out the central concepts, arguments and understandings in critical realism and relates them to social scientific practice. In addition to answering the ...

Mette Fraas Nielsen: The Nordic Cracker Queen - Life Is for Living is a compelling biography of a woman whose life has been defined by movement, courage and a willingness to begin again. Born in Ørsted, Denmark, Mette grew up grounded in family values, independence and quiet strength. Early experiences—including witnessing the loss of her family farm to fire and living with vision loss in one eye—instilled resilience and adaptability from a young age.A gifted and d...

The 20th Anniversary Edition!In 1998, the authors set out to demonstrate the viability of the Accelerated Dragon as a weapon for Black, not fearing the Maroczy Bind or any other set-up White can come up with.In the intervening year, the opening has been part of the opening repertoires of world top players such as Carlsen, Ivanchuk, and numerous other top grandmasters.Even though the original material is now older, it is still very instructive and will enhance anyone's ...

Psychosis and spiritual experiences are not always easy to distinguish from each other. In Spontaneous Kundalini awakenings Peter Legård Nielsen takes us into the dramatic field of the life force or sexual energy that according to ancient scripts and traditions are embedded at the bottom of our spines. Sometimes this energy can become uncontrolled and life threatening. Peter Legård Nielsen tells a detailed account of his own decade long struggle with this energy and how he found a...

"Hvem er russerne?" giver en indgående beskrivelse af Rusland, som det så ud i det første årti efter Sovjetunionens sammenbrud i 1991.Bogen fortæller blandt andet om de nye samfundsproblemer som stigende hjemløshed, kortere gennemsnitslevealder, krigsinvalider og en hær, der var ved at gå i opløsning. Samtidig beskriver den de forandrede kønsroller, den nye åbenhed og ytringsfrihed, der prægede Rusland i 1990’erne og den optimistiske forventning om, at fremtiden så lysere ud.

I anledning af 150 året i 2015 for den største danske klassiske komponists fødsel, udkommer en lille bog om den store dansker, der via sit musikalske geni arbejdede sig ud af fattigdom og satte Danmark på det musikalske landkort.Bogen, der kombinerer den personlige og musikalske biografi, beskriver Carl Nielsens fattige fynske barndom og gryende interesse for violinspillet i en familie af spillemænd og musikanter. Bogen følger ham på hans vej op i det musikalske hierarki i Danmark ...