Hermann Göring (1893 - 1946), Reichsminister für Luftfahrt und zweiter Mann hinter Hitler, hat wie keine andere NS-Größe Ämter und Machtbefugnisse angehäuft. Andreas Molitor erzählt das Leben eines Machthungrigen, der Gegner kaltblütig ausschaltete, am Holocaust mitwirkte und – von Hitler kaltgestellt – ein bizarres Luxusleben führte. In szenischen Nahaufnahmen und analytisch auf dem aktuellen...

In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power and a remarkable lesson in what makes an...

Als Lemmy Kilmister am 28. Dezember 2015 starb und sein Teamkollege Mikkey Dee einen Tag später das Ende der Band erklärte, brach für die Fans eine Welt zusammen. Vierzig Jahre sorgte Lemmy, der berühmteste und wichtigste Repräsentant des Heavy Metal, dessen Karriere damit begann, dass er bei Jimi Hendrix die Marshalls aus dem Transporter schleppte, mit seinem martialischen Rock ’n’ Roll in der...

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose tells the gripping true story of five Munich university students who set up an underground resistance movement in World War II. The thrilling story of their courage and defiance, brought to life in the Oscar-nominated film Sophie Scholl - The Final Days, is beautifully told in this special 80th anniversary edition of Annette Dumbach & Jud Newborn's...

His feelings for the Czech journalist Milena Jesenská became the most vivid experience in the life of the ‘Prague genius.’ Their romance didn't last long, but their correspondence continued for several years. It was to Milena that the writer entrusted his diaries and the later famous ‘Letter to his Father,’ and their complex, emotional relationship was reflected in Kafka's main work – the novel...

Leonid Andreyev’s work continues to spark debate among critics. For some, his writings represent ‘exemplary depravity’; others discern in them ‘a powerful breath of talent.’ But what was the writer truly like—a cold cynic or a sensitive, vulnerable soul? Why, despite being a patriot, did he reject the Revolution? Why did he attempt suicide? The answers lie in this new biography.