German Colonialism: A Short History
By: Sebastian Conrad
3.70
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
Germany was a latecomer to the colonial world of the late nineteenth century but this history of Ge…
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1. Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
By: Joseph von Eichendorff , Konrad Nussbächer
3.31
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts" (1826) gilt als beispielhaftes literarisches Dokument der Spätrom… read more
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"And the world suddenly appeared to me as such an awfully large place, with I so totally alone in it that I could have cried from the bottom of my heart."-Joseph von Eichendorff, Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
"Everybody is so happy, and no one has a thought for you. And this is what happens to me everywhere and always. Everyone has marked out his own little spot on the Earth, his warm stove, his cup of cof…"-Joseph von Eichendorff, Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
"At last the gardener arrived, mumbling something about rascals and country bumpkins, and took me out into the park, giving me a lengthy lecture as he did so. I was instructed to be sober and industri…"-Joseph von Eichendorff, Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
2. Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
By: Hannah Arendt
4.20
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Originally appearing as a series of articles in The New Yorker, Hannah Arendt’s authoritative and s… read more
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"Evil in the Third Reich had lost the quality by which most people recognize it—the quality of temptation."-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"During the war, the lie most effective with the whole of the German people was the slogan of “the battle of destiny for the German people"-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"In the Third Reich evil lost its distinctive characteristic by which most people had until then recognized it. The Nazis redefined it as a civil norm."-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and certainly depressing to admit guilt and to repent."-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
3. The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (Zamonia, #1)
By: J. Maxwell Brownjohn , Walter Moers
3.80
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Captain Bluebear tells the story of his first 13-1/2 lives spent on the mysterious continent of Zam… read more
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4. Die Physiker
By: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
4.38
Format: 613 pages, Paperback
Mobius, ein umworbener weil genialer Physiker, will eine gefahrliche Verstrickung von Wissenschaft … read more
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5. The New York Trilogy
By: Paul Auster , Art Spiegelman
4.36
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Paul Auster's signature work, The New York Trilogy, consists of three interlocking novels: City of … read more
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6. Der Besuch der alten Dame
By: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
>>Claire Zachanassian, eine amerikanische Multimillionarin, kehrt in ihr Heimatdorf Gullen zuruck, … read more
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7. No Exit
By: Jean-Paul Sartre
3.92
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Jean-Paul Sartre, the great French existentialist, displays his mastery of drama in NO EXIT, an unf… read more
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8. Traveling on One Leg
By: Herta Müller , André Lefevere , None
3.66
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
The protagonist of Herta Muller's Traveling on One Leg is Irene, a fragile woman born to a German f… read more
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9. Notes on Nationalism
By: George Orwell
4.01
Format: 52 pages, Paperback
In this essay, Orwell discusses the notion of nationalism, and argues that it causes people to disr… read more
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"Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism."-George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism
"For those who feel deeply about contemporary politics, certain topics have become so infected by considerations of prestige that a genuinely rational approach to them is almost impossible."-George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism
"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of…"-George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism
"By ‘nationalism’ I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled…"-George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism
10. Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)
By: Donna Leon
4.09
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
Brunetti is forced to confront the price of loyalty, to his past and in his work, as a seemingly in… read more
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"He slowed his pace to hers, and they walked automatically, neither of them having to hesitate about where to turn or which bridge to take: the unconscious navigation of the average Venetian is surpas…"-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)
"In Campo Manin, the bodies of dead shops lined the way to the canal. There was a dead Middle Eastern fast-food place, a dead sporting goods shop, a dead clothes shop with two dead mannequins in the w…"-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)
"While del Balzo spoke, Brunetti turned off his ears and observed the speaking man, a habit he had developed during years of interrogating suspects, listening to witnesses, or sometimes hearing his ch…"-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)
"Have you been reading the letters of Rosa Luxemburg again, Donatella?’ Brunetti asked in a normal voice. She laughed her bright laugh, a sound he delighted in hearing because to be thought clever or …"-Donna Leon, Give Unto Others (Commissario Brunetti, #31)
11. Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
By: Jessica Fern
4.40
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
Attachment theory has entered the mainstream, but most discussions focus on how we can cultivate se… read more
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"A child with a secure attachment style will likely grow up into an adult who feels worthy of love and seeks to create meaningful, healthy relationships with people who are physically and emotionally …"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"Commitment can be expressed in many ways. Traditionally it is solidified through marriage, owning property, having kids or wearing certain types of jewelry, but legal, domestic, or ornamental underta…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"When someone with a dismissive style starts to work on healing their insecure attachment, they must begin by no longer dismissing and distancing from themselves. This requires that they no longer den…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"Approximately 15 to 20 percent of the population has a nervous system wired to be more sensitive. These people are more attuned to the subtleties of their environment and process that information muc…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
12. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
By: Shoshana Zuboff
4.06
Format: 691 pages, Hardcover
The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unpre… read more
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- history
"This is the existential contradiction of the second modernity that defines our conditions of existence: we want to exercise control over our own lives, but everywhere that control is thwarted. Indivi…"-Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
13. Gittersee
By: Charlotte Gneuß
3.89
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
Ausgezeichnet mit dem Jürgen Ponto-Preis 2023 1976, im Dresdner Vorort Gittersee: Karin ist 16, … read more
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"Ein älterer Mann stand um die Ecke und rauchte. Er zwinkerte mir zu. Sie haben da was am Auge, rief ich ihm zu, so Zuckungen, würd ich behandeln lassen."-Charlotte Gneuß, Gittersee
14. Dschinns
By: Fatma Aydemir
4.58
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Dreißig Jahre hat Hüseyin in Deutschland gearbeitet, nun erfüllt er sich endlich seinen Traum: eine… read more
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15. Die Möglichkeit von Glück
By: Anne Rabe
4.09
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In der DDR geboren, im wiedervereinigten Deutschland aufgewachsen. Als die Mauer fällt, ist Stine g… read more
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16. Junge Frau, am Fenster stehend, Abendlicht, blaues Kleid
By: Alena Schröder
4.11
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
In Berlin tobt das Leben, nur die 27-jährige Hannah spürt, dass ihres noch nicht angefangen hat. Ih… read more
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17. Und Großvater atmete mit den Wellen
By: Trude Teige
4.22
Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition
Überleben in dunklen Zeiten. Für Zukunft und Liebe. Ihr Großvater Konrad war immer der Fels in d… read more
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18. Radikale Zärtlichkeit. Warum Liebe politisch ist
By: Şeyda Kurt
3.88
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
What is love? Ist die Liebe Sinn des Lebens, eine politische Allianz, Illusion oder Selbstzweck? Od… read more
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"In anderen Beziehungen treffe ich auf sanfte Menschen, doch manche lügen, andere haben ihren eigenen Sandberg, den sie mir auf die Füße ausleeren. Ein anderer ist ein ehrlicher und freundlicher Mensc…"-Şeyda Kurt, Radikale Zärtlichkeit. Warum Liebe politisch ist
"Ein Versprechen ist die Entscheidung, einen anderen Menschen als Konstante in das eigene Leben aufzunehmen und nach gemeinsamen Wahrheiten zu suchen. Es ist die Entscheidung, die eigene Gegenwart und…"-Şeyda Kurt, Radikale Zärtlichkeit. Warum Liebe politisch ist
"Doch reicht es, wenn ich in meinen romantischen Beziehungen oder Freund*innenschaften Verantwortung übernehme? Reicht es, wenn ich nur in diesen Verhältnissen daran interessiert bin, Machtgefälle und…"-Şeyda Kurt, Radikale Zärtlichkeit. Warum Liebe politisch ist
19. Nullerjahre
By: Hendrik Bolz
4.02
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Vom Austeilen und Auf-die-Fresse-Kriegen: eine Nachwendejugend in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Hendri… read more
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20. Zitronen
By: Valerie Fritsch
3.74
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
August Drach wächst in einem Haus am Dorfrand auf, das Hölle und Paradies zugleich ist. Der Vater, … read more
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21. Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity
By: Sandrine Dixson-Decleve
4.17
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The economic system keeps crashing. It's time to install a new operating system. Five decades ag… read more
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22. Vor dem Gesetz sind nicht alle gleich: Die neue Klassenjustiz
By: Ronen Steinke
4.45
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Der Rechtsstaat bricht sein zentrales Versprechen: das Versprechen, dass alle Menschen vor dem Gese… read more
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23. Toxische Weiblichkeit
By: Sophia Fritz
4.29
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
Sophia Fritz analysiert Weiblichkeit in all ihren Facetten. »Man lernt als Powerfrau so vieles aus … read more
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24. Das Schloss der Schriftsteller: Nürnberg '46 (German Edition)
By: Uwe Neumahr
3.76
Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition
Wohl nie waren so viele berühmte Schriftsteller und Reporterinnen aus aller Welt unter einem Dach v… read more
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25. Kinder von Hoy: Freiheit, Glück und Terror
By: Grit Lemke
4.13
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
Die Autorin Grit Lemke, die schon mit ihrem Grimmepreis-nominierten Film Gundermann Revier einen ti… read more
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26. Unsere Welt neu denken: Eine Einladung
By: Maja Göpel
4.23
Format: 208 pages, kindle_edition
Unsere Welt steht an einem Kipp-Punkt, und wir spüren es. Einerseits geht es uns so gut wie nie, an… read more
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27. Kolonialismus: Geschichte - Formen - Folgen
By: Jürgen Osterhammel
3.68
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
Koloniale Herrschaft von Europäern - und in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts auch von Nordame… read more
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28. German Colonialism: A Short History
By: Sebastian Conrad
3.70
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
Germany was a latecomer to the colonial world of the late nineteenth century but this history of Ge… read more
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29. Die Moskau-Connection: Das Schröder-Netzwerk und Deutschlands Weg in die Abhängigkeit (Beck Paperback 6511) (German Edition)
By: Markus Wehner
4.32
Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition
Deutschland hat über viele Jahre die Gefahr ignoriert, die von Putins Regime ausging. Es hat die Wa… read more
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30. Ungleich vereint
By: Steffen Mau
4.26
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Die Diskussion über Ostdeutschland und das Verhältnis zwischen Ost und West flammt immer wieder auf… read more
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31. Der Krieg gegen die Ukraine: Hintergründe, Ereignisse, Folgen (Beck'sche Reihe 2943) (German Edition)
By: Gwendolyn Sasse
4.42
Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition
Warum und wogegen führt Russland in der Ukraine Krieg? Und wie erklärt sich die Stärke des ukrainis… read more
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