This is Mahatma Ghandi, or, as his nickname suggests, a great spirit. Throughout his life, he proved that violence is the worst form of fighting for the equality of men and women. He worked for the poorest, for those despised solely because of the color of their skin, and for those who could not enjoy freedom. And all this with calm strength, unyielding perseverance, and a revolutionary...

Der morgendliche Blick durch die Vorhänge zeigt es: Wieder steht das Auto mit den unauffälligen Männern von der Stasi vor der Tür. Die Ich-Erzählerin, eine Schriftstellerin aus Ostberlin, weiß sich unter ständiger Beobachtung, in ihrer Wohnung, beim Telefonieren, auf dem Weg zu einer Lesung. Doch am Ende dieses Tages werden sich auch Lücken im System gezeigt haben, die Anlaß zu Hoffnung geben.

'War Alphabet' is one of the stories of the Russian-Ukrainian war. She started writing back in 2015, when Yevhen Stepanenko was fighting in the East of Ukraine as part of a medic unit, and his daughter Solya was waiting for her dad from the front in peaceful Kyiv. This is an honest and touching conversation about war and life for everyone: both children and adults.

The essays in this book provide interesting contributions to the ongoing debate concerning the representation of differing cultures, i.e., the ôimage of the Otherö in the early modern period . They deal with images, projections, and perceptions, based on

Theory of relativity, the most famous formula in the world and scientific achievements that earned him the Nobel Prize in 1921. This time, meet one of the most famous scientists of all time – Albert Einstein. It is hard to believe that he was not a model student and even had problems at school. Yes, this funny-looking, disheveled physicist who was proclaimed a man of the 20th century by Time...

In großartigen Prosaminiaturen erzählt Walter Benjamin von seiner Kindheit im Berlin der Jahrhundertwende. Die Ausgabe enthält die umfangreichste Fassung letzter Hand in der von Benjamin selbst festgelegten Anordnung.

A career diplomat in the Hungarian Diplomatic Service from the age of 25, Antal Ullein-Reviczky served in Vienna, Paris, Istanbul, and Zagreb from 1919-1938, when he became head of the Press Department at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs until Au

‘My name may not ring a bell. But I'm sure many of you know my most famous work, 'The Little Prince.' If not, run to an adult right away and ask them to buy you this book. Just be careful not to keep it for themselves. No wonder. Many adults love this novel because it reminds them of the child they once were.’ This is how Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of one of the most beautiful...

'Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?' Dozens of children respond to this peculiar newspaper ad and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children-two boys and two girls-succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive children could complete. To accomplish it, they...

..."Есть, молиться, любить" - книга о том, как можно найти радость там, где не ждешь, и как не нужно искать счастье там, где его не будет. По определению. ...Современная книга о современной женщине, для которой есть, молиться, любить - значит получатьу

Vincent van Gogh, a painter who was underappreciated during his lifetime and who was missing one ear, took up more than just a paintbrush to survive the hard times. He says, ‘I’ve done a lot of different things in my life: I’ve been a bit of an art dealer, a preacher in the coalfield, a language teacher, a bookseller.’ How did he manage to survive and not give up his passion for painting?...