Bøger af Darren Walker

When a small town in the heart of Bolivia is destroyed by a sudden, and inexplicable, combination of earthquake and lightning storm it is put down to a tragic act of god, but which god was it and what had they got against the local residents?Both God and Satan investigate the mysterious disappearance of angels and demons and neither of them like the answers. Ancient, and long forgotten, gods have accidentally been reincarnated by a lonely student and could destroy the delicate balance between good and evil. This means an uneasy alliance between the forces of Heaven and Hell but is there enough trust to make it work and ensure that chaos doesn't reign?It is left to Heaven's greatest Demon hunter, Dedan, and an unlikely band of companions to search for the formally Dead Gods, find out what they want and then try and maintain peace. However Ekeko, a bad tempered and jealous South American deity, has other plans and challenges all the forces of good and evil to a war where the winner takes all.Can the unusual pact hold to prevent the destruction of the religious status quo or will mankind become slaves to gods who want nothing more than complete and unquestioning obedience to their every whim?

"Andrew Carnegie wrote 'The Gospel of Wealth' in 1889, during the height of the Gilded Age, when 4,000 American families controlled almost as much wealth as the rest of the country combined. His essay laid the foundation for modern philanthropy. Today, we find ourselves in a new Gilded Age--defined by levels of inequality that surpass those of Carnegie's time. The widening chasm between the advantaged and the disadvantaged demands our immediate attention, Now is the time for a new Gospel of Wealth. In From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, articulates a bold vision for philanthropy in the twenty-first century. With contributions from an array of thinkers, activists, and leaders including Ai-jen Poo, Laurene Powell Jobs, Kenneth Frazier, Carly Hare, and Elizabeth Alexander, Walker challenges and emboldens readers to consider philanthropy as a tool for achieving economic, social, and political justice. That task requires humility, moral courage, and an unwavering commitment to democratic values and institutions. It demands that all members of society recognize their own privilege and position, address the root causes of social ills, and seek out and listen to those who live amid and experience justice. What began in Carnegie's day as a manual for generosity is now reimagined as a guide that moves us closer to justice--a guide that helps each of us find a way to contribute. Justice is calling. It's time we answer"--Front jacket flap

Satan is fed up and why shouldn't he be? Even in hell, no matter how diabolically imaginative someone is, there are only a finite number of uses for a red hot poker. So, in an enthusiastic and uncharacteristic fit of optimism, he contacts God and calls a truce in the hope that he will be allowed back into Heaven. The chosen location is the finest hotel in Hawaii. And when both summit members go as the President of the USA, the residents do not know what they are letting themselves in for. Not trusting each other, they bring their armies as back up and both sides end up camped next to each other on the same nature reserve -the uneasy truce kept thanks to a seemingly uneven boxing match. Unfortunately, Satan sneaks his weapon of madly assured destruction into the hotel, it escapes, and all Hell breaks loose. Will Heaven, Hell or Earth ever be the same again?