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Book Of The Week Projekt Weltethos
Küng, Hans (1990). Projekt Weltethos. Story behind the Passage This book was recommended to me by my pastor. Well, he is not exactly “my” pastor, of course, and I am not even “his” church member anymore, but that is a different story. Or, wait a minute, actually, it is not a different story at all!…
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Neurotic
Plath, Sylvia (1963). The Bell Jar, 98. Story behind the Passage Maybe it is fall or maybe the full moon. I do not know. But sometimes the days are gloomy without you knowing why. Or you know why but you to not want to know. That is the worst kind of non-knowledge ever. So, I decided…
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Marrying Rich
Austen, Jane (1992/1813). Pride and Prejudice, 85. Story behind the Passage Today in a tremendously illuminating meeting for me someone suggested, as one alternative among some others, that I could also marry someone who is rich. That would obviously solve all financial issues one can have, at least in comparison to some other alternatives that…
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Philanthrocapitalism
Fisher, Melissa S. (2012). Wall Street Women, 145. Story behind the Passage I got this book in the context of the work I did on business women’s biographies. There was a phase when I was really into this and women’s leadership in general. In fact, people continuously associated the topic with me. At some point, I…
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History And Change
Ansary, Tamim (2002). West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story, 50. Story behind the Passage Yesterday, my mother drew a remarkable conclusion when talking about a documtentary she had seen about Afghanistan in the 1970s. She said: “They just do not want progress these Taliban. That is always the thing in these…
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Book Of The Week Die Bekenntnisse Des Heiligen Augustinus
Augustinus, Übersetzung von Otto F. Lachmann (1888/401). Die Bekenntnisse des heiligen Augustinus. Story behind the Book Choice Ja, schon wieder ein Buch auf Deutsch und ja, schon wieder schreibe ich in deutscher Sprache. Mittlerweile wird sehr deutlich, dass auch dieser mein Blog zumindest in weiten Teilen dem gleicht, was ich heute bespreche. Die Bekenntnisse des…
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Hard Times
Dickens, Charles (1994/1854). Hard Times, 18. Story behind the Passage Yesterday, I talked to a soldier and at some point while we were into stays abroad, he said the following sentence: “Certain experiences change you forever.” I knew what he was talking about and he knew that I knew. It is because I have experienced it….
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Managing Rewards
Taylor, Frederick Winslow (2011/1911). The Principles of Scientific Management, 72. Story behind the Passage Currently, I think a lot about the time after blogging. I mean, this has been part of my life for almost a year now. Will it be easier when I do not have to do this anymore? And, by the way,…
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Strategic Iq
Tregoe, Benjamin B., and John W. Zimmerman (1980). Top Management Strategy: What It Is and How to Make It Work, 35. Story behind the Passage One of the lessons of blogging will definitely be that life and thoughts proceed in circles. It is just a matter of how deeply you dive into every loop, I guess….
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Making It Somewhere
Abu-Jaber, Diana (1993). Arabian Jazz: A Novel, 330. Story behind the Passage You find me still preoccupied with thoughts about migration. It is not only because of Afghanistan and all the other crises that we are witnessing around the world which cause people to leave their homes and home countries. It is also because the topic…