Kategorie: Allgemein
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James Bond
Benson, Raymond, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade (1999). The World Is Not Enough (James Bond), 23. Story behind the Passage Today they are showing James Bond “The World Is Not Enough” on television. That is the story behind the passage. But the reason why I am picking it up is because I know a man who…
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An Interview With The Perfect White T Shirt
Roetzel, Bernhard (1999). Der Gentleman: Handbuch der klassischen Herrenmode, 45. Story behind the Passage About a year ago, I met the founder of a great sustainable fashion company. The business produces exactly one product: the perfect white T-shirt for men — not as underwear, as depicted above in a guide on “classical men’s fashion” I bought several…
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Book Of The Week Good To Great Part Ii
Collins, Jim (2001). Good to Great: Why some companies make the leap and others don’t. Story behind the Book Choice There are days when I have no idea how on earth I could be so crazy as to start daily blog and a “Book of the Week” section. Just last week, I did not get through…
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Flour Science
Ashokkumar, Yogambal (2012). Textbook of Bakerey and Confectionery, 19. Story behind the Passage You might not believe it but there are some things I love doing without ever approaching or reflecting them theoretically. That has mostly been the case with baking. I started baking more “seriously” while living in the U.S. in 2007/2008. Since then,…
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Book Of The Week Cradle To Cradle
McDonough, William, and Michael Braungart (2002). Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Story behind the Book Choice The reason why I have chosen this book is very simple: Yes, I am reading a lot but I have not read much about sustainability yet. That also means, to simply admit it: I do not…
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Reading And Writing
Al-Khalili, Jim (2010). Im Haus der Weisheit: Die arabischen Wissenschaften als Fundament unserer Kultur, 396. Story behind the Passage Did you ever wonder why we usually say “children learn to read and write” in school? We do not say “write and read.” And the reason for this is very easy: reading comes first. It has taken…
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Naming Happiness
Friedan, Betty (1997/1963). The Feminine Mystique. Story behind the Passage In one of my reading circles, we discussed Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique today. So, that is a straightforward story behind today’s choice, right? The thing that I thought about most while preparing the text is the issue of naming. Obviously, Friedan has become known as…
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Coaching Not Coaches
Fischer-Epe, Maren (2015/2002). Coaching: Miteinander Ziele erreichen, 175. Story behind the Passage Today, I had a wonderful meeting with a person I had never met before. This person said a remarkable sentence: “The world needs coaching, not coaches.” He based this on a similar saying about something else which I forgot. I had never heard…
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People Or Things
Clark, Tim, et al. (2012). Business Model You: A One-Page Method for Reinventing your Career, 23. Story behind the Passage This topic could be my blog topic every day. But today, it really hit me in the face again with extreme power. There is no answer to the question. Maybe there is consolidation. In any case,…
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Book Of The Week Good To Great Part I
Collins, Jim (2001). Good to Great: Why some companies make the leap and others don’t. Story behind the Book Choice Today is one of these days again when I will not get through with the reading. But it does not matter. I got done with many other things today that are more important. Success is all…