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February 2023Tobias Mayer
or measuring the earth, sea and sky
by Thomas Knubben
—300th birthday of Tobias Mayer in February 2023 — The rediscovery of a great scientist — A chapter in the fascinating history of science The story of Tobias Mayer's life (1723 to 1762) is that of a child prodigy and orphan who became a pioneer of the Enlightenment as a cartographer, mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Having never been to university, at the age of 28 he was appointed a professor in Göttingen by the Elector of Hanover and King of England. He revolutionised cartography with his zeal and skill, helping sailors to find the right path across the seas and providing people with the firstever clear view of the moon. 17th February 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Tobias Mayer. High time to recall this prototype of a scientist.
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March 2023Why We Need Comfort
On the trail of a human need
by Jean-Pierre Wils
— The accompanying book to the Kassel exhibition "Trost" ("Comfort") in spring 2023 — A book to counter desolation in these challenging times — What comfort is and why people need it "Comfort" is one of those words that has a somewhat tarnished reputation: cold comfort, false comfort, consolation prize, someone is not to be comforted ... "Action instead of comfort" is the maxim; "therapy instead of resignation" the variant. There is something old-fashioned about comfort. And still we long for it; people have always looked for "sources of comfort". In the midst of the climate and global political upheavals of our time, in the middle of a Ukraine war, a play recently celebrated at the Salzburg Festival is called, "Crazy for Consolation". People seek comfort because just helping is no longer helping; they are at the end of their abilities. "Comfort" would appear to be a gift in both senses of the word. But "comfort" is a mystery. Jean-Pierre Wils attempts to solve it in this essay.
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November 2023On the Life and Death of Insects
The world of Jean-Henri Fabre
by Stephan Krall
— 200th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Henri Fabre on 21 December 2023 — First all-encompassing biography of the entomologist — Biodiversity as a hot topic Jean-Henri Fabre (1823–1915) was a French teacher, scientist and researcher. At a time when insects were not among the preferred biological objects of study (and if they were, it was only for them to be collected, pinned and identified), Fabre began to conduct behavioural research on insects. This was not appreciated until very late in his life, so Fabre and his family were largely destitute most of the time. Stephan Krall provides a very personal account of this extraordinary and passionate researcher of insects, spiders and scorpions, who managed to publish scientific documents, complete his doctorate and write books on the side. Today he is considered as one of the founding fathers of the behavioural biology of insects.
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August 2022CalenDarium 2023
Mit dreizehn Aquarellen sowie Gedanken und Gedichte über das Fliegen | Handlicher Tischkalender zum Aufstellen
by Hermann Hesse
Das handliche CalenDarium mit Hermann Hesses farbenfrohen Kleinaquarellen auf den Frontseiten bringt für das Jahr 2023 auf den Rückseiten eine Auswahl von Gedanken und Gedichten des Autors über das Fliegen: In Vers, Prosa und mit farbigen Reproduktionen seiner Aquarelle enthält dieses CalenDarium viel von dem, was die Eigenart und den unverwechselbaren Reiz der zwölf Monate ausmacht.
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August 2022Insel-Kalender für das Jahr 2023
Mit 15 Aquarellen des Dichters | Wochenplaner mit Platz für Notizen
by Hermann Hesse, Volker Michels
Ein literarischer Begleiter durch das Jahr: Der Insel-Kalender 2023 versammelt wie jedes Jahr Gedanken, Geschichten und Gedichte Hermann Hesses über das Leben und den Wechsel der Jahreszeiten. Mit einem Kalendarium, das Raum bietet für eigene Notizen und neben Geburtstagen wichtiger Autorinnen und Autoren auch die Mondphasen verzeichnet. Im Anhang finden sich ein Übersichtskalender der Jahre 2023 und 2024, eine Tabelle der Schulferien sowie ein Adress- und ein Telefonverzeichnis. Lassen Sie sich von diesem wunderbaren Band durchs Jahr begleiten.
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April 2023Kriegsfibel 2023
by Alexander Kluge
»Der Krieg ist wieder da.« Mit dieser ersten von sechs Stationen beginnt Alexander Kluge sein neuestes Buch, veranlasst durch einen Angriffskrieg, der zunächst auf europäischem Schauplatz, aber mit globaler Wirkung geführt wird. Der Autor zielt damit weder auf eine Parteinahme noch auf einen Appell. Vielmehr geht es ihm um den »Maulwurf Krieg«, um dessen zähes und oft unterirdisches Überleben, um das, was er aus Menschen macht und zu welchem Eigenleben er imstande ist. Was der Autor, nach ikonischem Vorbild, im Schilde führt: eine Fibel. Für diese formuliert er einfache Geschichten und unterlegt sie mit Bildmontagen und Filmsequenzen. Zehn Jahre war der Autor alt, als er – auf der Schulbank und mit dem Finger auf der Landkarte – deutsche Panzer auf der Fahrt nach Stalingrad verfolgte. In der ganzen Zwischenzeit bis zu seinem 91. Geburtstag im Februar 2023 hat dieser »Chronist der Gefühle« die Kostümierungen des Krieges immer wieder studiert: Krieg ist sterblich, aber er stirbt nicht schnell. Wie können wir auf seine Zumutungen antworten? »Die Unmöglichkeit, nicht zu weinen«, das ist eine unserer Stärken, heißt es in der sechsten und letzten Station des Buches. Das Versteinerte und der Charakterpanzer in uns sind eine Täuschung. Tränen in unseren Augen machen blind, aber auch hellsichtig. Wir Menschen sind für den Krieg ungeeignete Geschöpfe. Doch unsere Schwäche enthält eine Hoffnung.
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August 2022CalenDarium 2023 (Box mit 10 Exemplaren)
Mit dreizehn Aquarellen sowie Gedanken und Gedichte über das Fliegen | Handliche Tischkalender zum Aufstellen
by Hermann Hesse
Das handliche CalenDarium mit Hermann Hesses farbenfrohen Kleinaquarellen auf den Frontseiten bringt für das Jahr 2023 auf den Rückseiten eine Auswahl von Gedanken und Gedichten des Autors über das Fliegen: In Vers, Prosa und mit farbigen Reproduktionen seiner Aquarelle enthält dieses CalenDarium viel von dem, was die Eigenart und den unverwechselbaren Reiz der zwölf Monate ausmacht.
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September 20247. Oktober
Stimmen aus Israel | Der Almanach zum 7. Oktober 2023 – Versuch einer Einordnung
by Gisela Dachs,
Der 7. Oktober 2023 stellt für die Israelis eine Zäsur ohnegleichen dar. Von nun an wird es in der Zeitrechnung nur noch ein Davor und ein Danach geben. Das schiere Ausmaß und die ungeheuerliche Brutalität der Angriffe der Hamas, die Geiselnahmen und ein Krieg, so lange wie noch keiner zuvor, haben die Nation traumatisiert. Die Grundfesten, auf denen man sich im eigenen Staat sicher fühlte, wurden zutiefst erschüttert. Wie kann hier ein Neuanfang gelingen?Ein Jahr danach versucht der Jüdische Almanach einen Rückblick und eine Einordnung der Ereignisse. Die hier versammelten Texte, die diesmal alle aus Israel berichten, erzählen ganz persönliche Geschichten, es geht um Ortsbesichtigungen, Momentaufnahmen, Zustandsbeschreibungen, Zukunftsvisionen; es geht um den Zionismus, um Trauerarbeit, Erinnerung und Resilienz, um alte Bruchlinien und neuen möglichen Zusammenhalt.
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September 20247. Oktober
Stimmen aus Israel | Der Almanach zum 7. Oktober – Versuch einer Einordnung
by Gisela Dachs,
Der 7. Oktober 2023 stellt für die Israelis eine Zäsur ohnegleichen dar. Von nun an wird es in der Zeitrechnung nur noch ein Davor und ein Danach geben. Das schiere Ausmaß und die ungeheuerliche Brutalität der Angriffe der Hamas, die Geiselnahmen und ein Krieg, so lange wie noch keiner zuvor, haben die Nation traumatisiert. Die Grundfesten, auf denen man sich im eigenen Staat sicher fühlte, wurden zutiefst erschüttert. Wie kann hier ein Neuanfang gelingen?Ein Jahr danach versucht der Jüdische Almanach einen Rückblick und eine Einordnung der Ereignisse. Die hier versammelten Texte, die diesmal alle aus Israel berichten, erzählen ganz persönliche Geschichten, es geht um Ortsbesichtigungen, Momentaufnahmen, Zustandsbeschreibungen, Zukunftsvisionen; es geht um den Zionismus, um Trauerarbeit, Erinnerung und Resilienz, um alte Bruchlinien und neuen möglichen Zusammenhalt.
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May 2023How Philosophers Fail Themselves
The somewhat different historyof philosophy
by Otto A. Böhmer
— Philosophy for beginners — For philosophy enthusiasts — A pleasant read This truly brilliant book tells of the sometimes sublime, sometimes exhilarating efforts of philosophers to maintain their attitude in everyday life without forgetting the meaning of their own words – and how they ultimately failed to do so. The minor, sometimes bizarre events in the lives of the great philosophers fit so aptly in the picture of the respective philosophy that one has to assume they could have been conceived to keep the associated intellectual giant in a strange and memorable mood. A book of cheerful science, full of wit, narrative and linguistic eloquence.
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February 2023We're Staying!
Why women won't be driven out of the Catholic Church
by Elisabeth Zoll (ed.)
— The book beyond the synodal path — Leaving is not an option for the authors of this book — 17 credible examples of consistency and daring Can the Catholic Church still be saved? There have been huge numbers of resignations; the reasons for them are well known. And yet! Committed Catholics from the worlds of politics, business, culture and society oppose this. They share how, despite their disappointments, even their anger, they are still able to find their way in the Church, walking tall and with inner freedom. These are encouraging examples of decidedly critical women who assert themselves – and who are not going anywhere: "Now, more than ever before, we need women – and men – who are prepared to confess their faith with confidence." Not out of nostalgia or any diffuse incense feelings, but out of conviction, because their faith means a lot to them.
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October 2023From India to Germany:What My Father's Journey Tells Usabout Migration and the Kindness ofStrangers
by Sunita Sukhana
— An extraordinary story of migration — Contemporary history of the 70s and backgrounds to India, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany He was the son of the Sikh priest, a successful 400-meter runner and, eventually, a migrant. In 1979, Bagicha Singh turned his back on his homeland and set off with a head full of dreams on the long, turbulent overland journey from India to Germany. It was the year the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and the Islamic Revolution raged in Iran. A year whose aftermath continues to shape the world to this day. More than 40 years later, his daughter tells the story of Bagicha's adventurous journey. The result is a touching document on origin, contemporary history, and the meaning of migration.
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October 2023Watching the Brain Think
Facets of neuroscience: short thought provoking texts for the curious
by Monika Niehaus/Martin Osterloh
— An exciting and entertaining explanation of neuroscience — In the diverting and humorous style for which the author is known – learning has never been this much fun What processes in the brain are responsible for intelligence, free will, empathy or reason? Can memories be falsified? And what does actually happen in the brain when we reach puberty? Monika Niehaus and Martin Osterloh answer these and many other neuroscientific questions in their book – a fundamental work on brain research, and easy to understand, exciting and entertaining.
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January 2023Diagnosis Digital Disaster
Can the healthcare system still be saved?
by Peter Schaar
— Ways out of the digital disaster — For healthcare professionals and informed patients Modern information technologies can and should contribute to improving the quality and transparency of medical care and making healthcare more economical – and all for the benefit and well-being of patients. Well, that would be the noble approach. All the talk about health insurance cards, telematics infrastructure and electronic patient files stirs up emotions. Peter Schaar, long-standing Federal Data Protection Commissioner, brings light to the dark data and health thicket. Why are innovations in the healthcare sector met with great scepticism by many stakeholders? How can we speed up the development and implementation of meaningful ITsupported solutions? What role does the narrow, small-scale regulatory framework play – not only, but also in data protection?
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November 2023Pride
This damn superiority
by Ulla Steuernagel
Lucifer and Icarus are the best-known figures in the ancestral gallery of the arrogant. Pride, the original sin, or hubris, also known as class conceit, arrogance, vanity, haughtiness and narcissism, is widespread in many facets. We find celebrities from the past and present, fiction and reality, in this Cabinet of Sinners.
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April 2023Lazy!
On the benefits of doing nothing
by Bernd Imgrund
— Against the mantra of always having to be doing something — A compact cultural history of laziness — Anecdotes and aphorisms In a world that is characterised by the idea of achievement, laziness is considered a mortal sin. This has a long tradition. "If anyone will not work, let him not eat," wrote Paul the Apostle. So laziness, we are led to believe, is considered punishable by death in the Bible. But there is more to laziness than the mortal sin of inertia. It also includes idleness and contemplation, which no one finds reprehensible. Laziness can even be sexy. Its most charming variant is nonchalance: nothing upsets me; I take things as they come. A very readable essay about the need for idleness in our stressful times.
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2023Formularium paediatricum
Prescriptions for children in paediatric practice
by Edited by Dr. Andreas S. Ziegler, Nadine Metzger and Prof. Dr. Dagmar Fischer. In collaboration with Prof. Dr. Peter Langguth, Dr. Stefan Seyferth and Dr. Norbert Ohem
When children are ill, there is often a lack of suitable proprietary medicines. With experience and expertise, pharmacies close this gap. In the process, they are often confronted with complex questions before preparing a medicine: Is the dosage right? Which dosage form will be accepted by the child? How do I process the active ingredient in a child-friendly way? Which excipients are suitable? Formularium paediatricum provides answers to these and numerous other questions: ■ 70 monographs on tested standard formulations describe the preparation process step-by-step and explain paediatric specifics in terms of formulation. ■ an annotated list of common paediatric excipients as well as comprehensive explanations for evaluating children‘s formulations help to assess unknown, non-standardised formulations. Whenever it is a case of extemporaneous medicines for children: the Formularium paediatricum assists in the preparation in the pharmacy to succeed safely and confidently.
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April 2023Evolutionary Epistemology
by Gerhard Vollmer
— The seminal work reissued — A science and philosophy classic — On the occasion of the author's 80th birthday According to evolutionary epistemology, the fact that we can know the world is neither coincidence nor divine providence, but has a natural explanation. Thinking and cognition are achievements of the human brain. Our cognitive structures fit into our world because they have evolved in adaptation to this world. This fit is not ideal, but it is enough for survival under competition. Gerhard Vollmer was instrumental in developing evolutionary epistemology. In his standard work, he explains the achievements and failures of our cognitive apparatus.
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November 2021Joe Biden's America
Introduction to a divided country
by Roland Benedikter
— "A precise, analytical insight into the phenomenon Trump." (Anton Pelinka, Central European University Budapest) — "An introduction to the contemporary US." (Heinrich Neisser, Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration, University of Innsbruck) — "Refreshingly different." (Herbert Dorfmann, Member of the European Parliament) Joe Biden's America is deeply divided. Donald Trump's term in office made many problems of modern US society visible, which Biden now has to solve. What do American politics look like under Joe Biden? What legacy did Donald Trump leave behind, and what kind of impact does it have? How can the deeper causes, factors and drivers of current US developments be put in a historical context? Roland Benedikter provides a thorough insight into a complex country. In a compact and comprehensible way, he explains the background, challenges and perspectives of the Biden era, while also providing an overview of the current state of US society and culture in general. His analysis is suitable for teaching, decision-makers and civil society as an introduction to today's USA.
