Kategorie: Book of the Week
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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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Book Of The Week Silent Spring Part Ii
Carson, Rachel (1962). Silent Spring. Story behind the Passage Last week, I did not make it through the Carson book. Today I did — kind of. I have to admit, the book is so dense and so full of profoundly researched examples that I was not able to read and digest every single one of them. But that…
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Book Of The Week Start Something That Matters
Mycoskie, Blake (2012). Start Something That Matters. Story behind the Book Choice Today’s pick is easy to explain because I chose it for my class on Social Entrepreneurship. The thing is, Mycoskie is NOT a social entrepreneur because he intentionally designed a for-profit-model when starting TOMS. What is social behind this is the mission: Mycoskie wanted…
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Book Of The Week The Time Of My Life
Swayze, Patrick, and Lisa Niemi (2009). The Time of My Life. Story behind the Book Choice There is no actor I identify so much with as Patrick Swayze. I know this sounds stupid because, after all, I never him, neither did I watch many of his movies. But his life path always fascinated me whenever I…
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Book Of The Week Curiosity Kept Me Striving
Helfritz, Hans (2007). Curiosity Kept Me Striving: Hans Helfritz in Yemen 1931–1935. Story behind the Book Choice It is a challenge for people like us to not get on a plane for more than a year. Yes, of course, some people still travel all the time. For them, Covid hardly exists anymore. Still, I decided…
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Book Of The Week Ich Habe Gott Gesehen
John, Klaus-Dieter (2017/2010). “Ich habe Gott gesehen.” Diospi Suyana — Hospital der Hoffnung Story behind the Book Choice, This book was a gift, I mean literally. Someone from the church I attended at the time gave it to me. Actually, it was the sister of the author. If you are “scared” by the title, no worries. This book…
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Book Of The Week Vom Mythos Lesen Zum Lesen Nutzen Special
Benesch, Klaus (2021). Mythos Lesen: Buchkultur und Geisteswissenschaften im Informationszeitalter. Geschichte hinter der Buchauswahl Wie bereits am Titel erkennbar weiche ich in meiner heutigen Buchbesprechung in vielerlei Hinsicht von meiner sonntäglichen Praxis ab. Das hat mehrere Gründe. Der wesentliche ist natürlich: Das Buch selbst. Der als Mini-Buch veröffentlichte Essay Mythos Lesen von Klaus Benesch repräsentiert…
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Book Of The Week The Roads We Take Seven Short Stories
Henry, O. (1983). The Roads We Take. Seven Short Stories. Story behind the Book Choice This week I felt like reading prose. But there was no novel that caught my attention when I looked at my shelf with the “to be read” books. What did catch my attention was this collection of short stories by O.…
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Book Of The Week The Land Of Osiris
Mehler, Stephen S. (2001). The Land of Osiris. Story behind the Book Choice In case you wonder where the heck “The Land of Osiris” is, if you can book a last-minute trip there, and if you need to go into quarantine after your return — let me explain. Osiris was the God of the Dead in Ancient Egypt.…
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Book Of The Week The Hermetica
Freke, Timothy, and Peter Gandy (1999). The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaos. Story behind the Book Choice As you can see — I am still deep into my research on ancient Egyptian philosophy and spirituality. If you do that, The Hermetica plays a crucial role. It is actually the collected wisdom of the Egyptian God and…