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Book Of The Week 100 Million Hair Ties And A Vodka Tonic Part Ii
Trelles-Tvede, Sophie (2020). 100 Million Hair Ties and a Vodka Tonic An Entrepreneur’s Story. Story behind the Book Choice Last week, I started discussing Sophie Trelles-Tvede’s book about the founding and expansion of invisibobbles but I did not get through with the reading (Part I). That is obviously why I have to do my remaining…
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Creative Junkie
Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F. (2013/1978). Story behind the Passage There are people who want to move on, get out of their comfort zone — learn. And there are people who learned early in life that, whenever they have some idea, other people can implement it. They watch, they cheer, they are proud of the…
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Lighting A Fire
Attributed to William Butler Yeats Story behind the Passage I attended an online workshop today. It was interdisciplinary but very literary-studies-scholar dominated. It was kind of a reverse culture shock for me. If you are used to working so much with so many different disciplines (theory and practice), always in the in-between, you kind of forget…
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Democracy
Follett, Mary Parker (1998/1918). The New State: Group Organization the Solution of Popular Government, 142. Story behind the Passage On a day like this one when the German chancellor publicly admits that she made a MISTAKE — one has to write about democracy. It is so interesting to observe what pandemics do to political systems and cultures….
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Coming Of Age
Cuddon, J. A. (1999). Dictionary of Literary Terms & Literary Theory, 81–82. Story behind the Passage It is quite revealing to learn that everything has a time. All innovations have their time. I always think back of Steve Jobs in this context. Had he invented the iPhone or even the Mac many years earlier, there would…
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Book Of The Week Frida Kahlo
Bernard, Caroline (2019). Frida Kahlo und die Farben des Lebens. Story behind the Book Choice There are some people I never touched. What I mean by “touched” is that I never got into them — by reading and researching about them. This is not because I am not interested in them. Mostly, this is because I am afraid…
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What Is Philosophy
Lakoff, George, and Mark Johnson (1999). Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought, 539. Story behind the Passage When I finished my PhD in 2013, I was awarded the “Doctor of Philosophy.” In fact, my field is American Studies, which is mostly culture and literature. It took me until AFTER…
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Civil Disobedience In Memory Of The Covid Victims In Germany
Thoreau, Henry David (1962/1854). Walden and Other Writings, 103. Story behind the Passage Yesterday, Germany commemorated the 80,000 Covid victims. It was touching to listen to the talks of the family members. No, it was not just “touching.” I do not know if there is a word for what I felt. But I know what…
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Book Of The Week Sacred Hoops Spiritual Lessons Of A Hardwood Warrior
Jackson, Phil and Hugh Delehanty (1995). Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior. Story behind the Book Choice I have no idea how I became aware of this book and when exactly I bought it. But I know exactly, why I bought it. Sports, leadership, and spirituality — these are the things that move me and at…
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Book Of The Week Be As You Are
Godman, David, ed. (2017/1985). Be As YOU Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. Story behind the Book Choice If you are not into spirituality, this book and therefore this post is not for you. As Sri Maharshi would probably say now (well, he would not speak but maybe write), not being in touch with…