As time goes by and as the list of books you ever wanted to read is shortening, one starts to turn to the latest bestsellers only to get disappointed, by often meaningless or poorly researched books. In German literature, most so called “newcomers” on the hot topic lists are B-rated translations on unknown American authors, [...]
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Finished “Frankenstein”
Posted in Literature, tagged Books, Frankstein, Literatur, Mary Shelley, Penguin Classics on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Finished reading The Terror
Posted in Literature, tagged Book review on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just finished reading a very interesting book called “The Terror” (Amazon) by Dan Simmons. It topiced the failed Franklin Expedition on search for the North-West-Passage in the Arctic Ocean north of Canada.
Standing out as a historical fiction book, The Terror displays a large amount of historical correctness and stars Francis Cozier as the book’s hero, [...]
Introducing Nick Brandt
Posted in Photographers, tagged Africa, Photography on July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nick Brandt is a photographer concentrating on animal and wildlife photography having started in East Africa. His photographs can be found in his book “On this Earth” or at selected galleries worldwide. The example photos in this post are displayed with kind permission of both the Young Gallery and Nick Brandt.
Seeing his photos, as discovered [...]
banksy – wall and piece
Posted in Artists, tagged Art, Graffiti, Photography on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I bought a new book called “banksy – wall and piece” at the Urban Outfitter store in the Woodfield mall. It depicts works of the graffiti artist banksy alongside his message lines and explanations how he did it. Most impressive from my point of view are his successful attempts to smuggel works of his [...]
Follow Dmitry Medvedev
Posted in Politicians, tagged Politics on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brought attention to the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, I discovered that the Russian government homepage about him is in very good shape.
Check it out.
Understanding economics
Posted in Literature, tagged Economics on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A great way of that what each and every one of us can see in this world is happening due to the simple game of demand and supply. Not only stock markets and financial institutes are playing that game, but every person that has ever enacted as a consumer has somehow taken part in that [...]
Zoriah – Photojournalist
Posted in Photographers, tagged Photographer on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Zoriah (born January 27, 1976) is an award winning photojournalist whose work has been seen in some of the world’s most prestigious publications, museums and galleries. Initially trained in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Aid to Developing Countries, he worked for international aid organizations such as the Red Cross[citation needed] before returning to photography after a [...]
Culture’s Consequences
Posted in Literature, tagged Culture, Society on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A book to read: “Culture’s Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations Across Nations” (Amazon link) by Geert Hofstede is one of the basic books regarding intercultural understanding. Based on a study in the 60s / 70s, Hofstede has layed down a principle categorization for differences in cultures.
This theory had not only been featured in [...]
Morcheeba
Posted in Music Artists, tagged Artist on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having sold 6 million albums, toured the world over, plumbed the depths of nervous exhaustion, and pushed their working relationships to breaking point, Morcheeba return with their new album Dive Deep, an “emotional blueprint” which has restored their faith in music. – MySpace
Relaxing music, that I listen to at the moment …
