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      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        October 2022

        Once in my life ...

        Of wishes, dreams and goals

        by Barbara Zoschke/Katrin Stangl

        Life‘s dreams great and small How would you complete the sentence “Once in my life, I would like to ...”? Barbara Zoschke put this question to a wide variety of people between the ages of 6 and 100. The answers they gave paint a landscape of goals and dreams which amuse and amaze or give pause for thought – but always confront readers with their own desires. Very special illustrations by Katrin Stangl provide the artistic frame for this archive of wishes.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        September 2022

        From Wholesome to Deadly

        A mind-expanding journey through the forgotten world of poisonous plants

        by Jan Grossarth

        Survival artists, murder weapons, life-givers Poisonous plants are alchemists. From sunlight, soil and water alone, they create nerve toxins, medicinal substances and hallucinogens. Their history is both many-faceted and exciting and tells of murder, intoxication, brilliant minds and scientific errors. In this book, author Jan Grossarth takes us on a journey through time, presenting the most important poisonous plants, describing mysterious deaths and offering tips on creating your own poison garden. And finally, he ventures a look ahead, as he is convinced that plant toxins are going to revolutionise agriculture and medicine – and safeguard our future.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        September 2022

        Balkan Express

        By bike and on skis through Europe’s wildest mountains

        by Jochen Mesle, Max Kroneck

        Mountain athletes Max Kroneck and Jochen Mesle buy themselves a one-way railway ticket from Munich to Thessaloniki – and make the homeward journey by bike and on skis. On their way, they explore the wild Balkans, locating the best ski slopes and getting to know the people who live with and in the mountains there. A strenuous adventure that spanning ten degrees of latitude, a unique photographic enterprise and a respectful approach to one of Europe’s wildest mountain regions.

      • Travel & Transport
        September 2022

        Under the Aurora Australis in the Antarctic

        My fifteen winters at the South Pole

        by Robert Schwarz

        Not many people would find spending a winter in a research station at the South Pole – one of the most inhospitable environments in the world – an attractive prospect. In winter, temperatures can sink to -80°C/-112.0°F, and darkness reigns for six months. On the other hand, however, you can see the most spectacular displays of polar lights in the world there, hear the echo of the Big Bang and discover what comradeship and teamwork really mean. Robert Schwarz, who spent more than thirteen and a half years at the South Pole, takes us with him to the amazing and unique world of the Antarctic.

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