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A Memoir. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award; Biography/Autobiography 1996
Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
Gewicht: 232 gr
Von McCourt, Frank

"Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood," writes Frank McCourt in Angela''s Ashes. "Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood."

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"Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood," writes Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes. "Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." Welcome, then, to the pinnacle of the miserable Irish Catholic childhood. Born in Brooklyn in 1930 to recent Irish immigrants Malachy and Angela McCourt, Frank grew up in Limerick after his parents returned to Ireland because of poor prospects in America. It turns out that prospects weren't so great back in the old country either--not with Malachy for a father. A chronically unemployed and nearly unemployable alcoholic, he appears to be the model on which many of our more insulting clichés about drunken Irish manhood are based. Mix in abject poverty, and frequent death and illness, and you have all the makings of a truly difficult early life. Fortunately, in McCourt's able hands it also has all the makings of a compelling memoir.

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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is among the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud. The book begins with a lengthy, austere and deeply moving personal essay about Frankl's imprisonment in Auschwitz and other concentration camps for five years and his struggle during this time to find reasons to live. The second part of the book, called "Logotherapy in a Nutshell" describes the psychotherapeutic method that Frankl pioneered as a result of his experiences in the concentration camps. Freud believed that sexual instincts and urges were the driving force of humanity's life; Frankl, by contrast, believes that man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. Therefore, Frankl's logotherapy is much more compatible with western religions than Freudian psychotherapy. This is a fascinating, sophisticated and very human book. At times, Frankl's personal and professional discourses merge into a style of tremendous power. "Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is", Frankl writes. "After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips." --Christine Buttery

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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is among the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud. The book begins with a lengthy, austere, and deeply moving personal essay about Frankl's imprisonment in Auschwitz and other concentration camps for five years, and his struggle during this time to find reasons to live. The second part of the book, called "Logotherapy in a Nutshell," describes the psychotherapeutic method that Frankl pioneered as a result of his experiences in the concentration camps. Freud believed that sexual instincts and urges were the driving force of humanity's life; Frankl, by contrast, believes that man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. Frankl's logotherapy, therefore, is much more compatible with Western religions than Freudian psychotherapy. This is a fascinating, sophisticated, and very human book. At times, Frankl's personal and professional discourses merge into a style of tremendous power. "Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is," Frankl writes. "After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips."

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An old man, a young man, and life''s greatest lesson
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Gewicht: 110 gr / Abmessung: 17,5 cm
Von Albom, Mitch

Dieses ungewöhnliche Buch berichtet von der außergewöhnlichen Beziehung zwischen Mitch und seinem ehemaligen College-Professor Morrie Schwartz. Als Mitch erfährt, dass sein Mentor schwer erkrankt ist, besucht er ihn von da an jeden Dienstag. In diesen Dienstagsgesprächen lernt Mitch in einer letzten "Vorlesung", die Welt mit ganz anderen Augen zu sehen.

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Diese wahre Geschichte von der Liebe zwischen einem spirituellen Mentor und seinem Schüler ist aus vielen Gründen in der Bestsellerliste nach oben geschossen. Zum einen erinnert sie uns an die Zuneigung und Dankbarkeit, die viele von uns immer noch für die bedeutenden Mentoren unserer Vergangenheit hegen. Zum anderen spielt sie eine Phantasie durch, die vielen von uns im Kopf herumspukt: diese Leute wieder aufzusuchen, um ihnen zu sagen, was sie uns bedeutet haben, und vielleicht sogar die Beziehung wieder aufzunehmen. Außerdem lernen wir Morrie Schwartz kennen -- einen einmaligen Professor, den der Autor als eine Kreuzung zwischen einem biblischen Propheten und einem Weihnachtself beschreibt. Und schließlich werden wir in die intimen Momente der letzten Tage von Morrie eingeweiht, als er wegen einer unheilbaren Krankheit im Sterben liegt. Sogar auf seinem Sterbebett schafft es dieser ehrwürdige Mensch mit seinen funkelnden Augen, uns alles über ein bewußtes und gehaltvolles Leben beizubringen. Alle Achtung vor dem Autor und anerkannten Sportkolumnisten Mitch Albom, der uns diese universell-rührende Geschichte mit soviel Charme und Bescheidenheit erzählt. --Gail Hudson

Der Titelheld Morrie ist Morrie Schwartz, der 20 Jahre zuvor Alboms Universitätsprofessor gewesen war. Albom sah zufällig ein Interview mit Morrie in der Sendung Nightline, was schließlich dazu führte, daß er wieder mit seinem alten Lehrer, Freund und "Coach" zusammentraf. Albom, ein erfolgreicher Sportjournalist, kämpfte zu dieser Zeit damit, seine Unzufriedenheit mit seinem eigenen Leben und seiner Karriere zu definieren. Morrie, andererseits, litt nach einem gehaltvollen Leben voller Freunde, Familie, Unterrichten und Musik an der tödlichen Lou-Gehrig-Krankheit, ein lähmendes Leiden, das seine Aktivitäten von Tag zu Tag mehr einschränkte. Albom war einer von hunderten von früheren Studenten und Bekannten, die von weither kamen, um Morrie in den letzten Monaten seines Lebens zu besuchen.

Die 14 Dienstagsbesuche, die ihrem Wiedersehen folgten, schickten Albom -- und so wird es auch seinen Lesern gehen -- auf eine Reise, die ihm wieder die Augen öffnete für die Dinge, die ein Leben erfüllt machen. Die Geschichte ist in einem journalistischen Stil geschrieben, der niemals in Pathos übergeht. --Brenda Pittsley

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This true story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil has soared to the bestseller list for many reasons. For starters, it reminds us of the affection and gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past. It also plays out a fantasy many of us have entertained: what would it be like to look those people up again, tell them how much they meant to us, maybe even resume the mentorship? And we meet Morrie Schwartz--a one of a kind professor, whom the author describes as looking like a cross between a biblical prophet and Christmas elf. Finally, we are privy to intimate moments of Morrie's final days as he lies dying from a terminal illness. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed mensch manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully. Kudos to author and acclaimed sports columnist Mitch Albom for telling this universally touching story with such grace and humility. --Gail Hudson

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No one but Mitch Albom could have read Tuesdays with Morrie so effectively. As the author of this inspirational true story, Albom uses verbal inflection in exactly the right places to evoke humor, empathy, and emotion. It's an honest reading, and the underlying timbre of private memory pushes it past mere recitation to pure storytelling.

The titular Morrie was Morrie Schwartz, Albom's university professor 20 years before the events being narrated. An accidental viewing of an interview with Morrie on Nightline led Albom to become reunited with his old teacher, friend, and "coach" at a time when Albom, a successful sportswriter, was struggling to define dissatisfactions with his own life and career. Morrie, on the other hand, after a rich life filled with friends, family, teaching, and music, was dying from Lou Gehrig's disease, a crippling illness that diminished his activities daily. Albom was one of hundreds of former students and acquaintances who traveled great distances to visit Morrie in the final months of his life.

The 14 Tuesday visits that followed their reunion took Albom--and will take listeners with him--on a journey of reawakening to life's best rewards. The story is told in a journalistic style that never crosses into pathos. That a professional writer can write well is not surprising, but Albom also reads well, with clear enunciation and a talent for mimicry. Another reader might have interpreted the professor's aphorisms as droll humor or wrung a wrong note at an inappropriate moment, making the story a maudlin tearjerker; instead it is read for what it is, a tribute to a remarkable teacher. (Running time: four hours, three cassettes) --Brenda Pittsley

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Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
w. 300 col. illustr.
Gewicht: 600 gr
Von Roberts, Jane

Few monarchs have achieved a sixty-year reign and the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II will be an historic event in every sense. This official souvenir charts every year of The Queens life, from babyhood to the present day, and will be both an invaluable companion to the history behind the Diamond Jubilee and a biography-in-pictures of the remarkable woman it celebrates. Over 300 colour illustrations, including personal documents and photographs, have been brought together to present a portrait of the life of Queen Elizabeth II and a magnificent souvenir of an almost unparalleled royal event.

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