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Inventions & inventorsMarch 2014Alfred Nobel. Der Erfinder des Dynamits und Gründer der Nobelstiftung. Biographie
by Hennig, Richard
Alfred Nobel – for generations his name has been the symbol of the foundation that honors exceptional scientific, literary and peacekeeping achievements every year. Few people know, however, that the outspoken opponent of war invented dynamite. This biography was first published a few years after his death and portrays his existence and legacy from the perspective of a contemporary, adding some fascinating insights about his solitary lifestyle, his social position and his astounding versatility as a researcher and an inventor.
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Inventions & inventorsOctober 2013Geschichte der Dampfmaschine
by Matschoss, Conrad
Until this day, the steam engine is the most important symbol of Industrialization and the revolutionizing of technology. This book, first published in 1901, offers a lively depiction of its fascinating historical development and its socio/cultural significance. Matschoss depicts the historical origin of the steam engine from its beginnings with a multitude of pictures, graphics, and a detailed timeline. Conrad Matschoss (1871/1942) was an engineer, a university teacher, historian, publicist and director of the German Society of Engineers (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, VDI). In addition to multiple publications, one of his main achievements was introducing history of technology as a scientific disciple and subject for study. Furthermore, he was founder and publisher of the annual edition ‘Contributions to the History of Technology and Industry’, which was published from 1909 to 1941.
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PhilosophyOctober 2013Friedrich Nietzsche in seinen Werken
by Andreas/Salomé, Lou
‘If it is even the task of the biographer to explain the thinker through the person, then this is applicable to Nietzsche in an unusually large measure, because in no one else do outside mindwork and inner image of life correspond so completely.’(Lou Andreas/Salomé) According to Anna Freud, Sigmund Freud’s daughter, Andreas/Salomé preempts psychoanalysis with this book about Nietzsche. Based on her extensive knowledge of the texts and her intimate personal experiences with Nietzsche, Lou Andreas/Salomé undertakes to decode the thinker and philosopher through his personality. She achieves a completely novel depiction of his character, his metamorphoses and his psyche. Lou Andreas/Salomé is one of the most popular writers, essayists and psychoanalysts. Her personal relations to Friedrich Nietzsche, Rainer Maria Rilke and Sigmund Freud are still objects of animated research and discussion.
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Inventions & inventorsOctober 2013Carl Benz. Lebensfahrt eines deutschen Erfinders
by Benz, Carl
This book consists of original writings by Carl Benz, who looks back on his life as well as the invention of the automobile, from the first idea to the functioning vehicle. With the help of diagrams, sketches and technical drawings the genius inventor describes the obstacles that needed to be conquered on the road to the completed automobile. The fascination of humans with cars persists to this day, making this book an inspiring read for everyone interested in the life of a man who wrote history. Carl Friedrich Benz, born in Mühlburg, Germany, in 1844, is considered one of the essential creators of the automobile. After his studies in engineering he worked as a locksmith and constructor and founded his first company in 1871. In 1883, he founded the company that was later to become the Daimler/Benz AG and turned to creating automobiles, for which he obtained the first patent in 1886. In 1889 and 1889, he presented his three/, later four/wheeled automobiles at expositions in Munich and Paris. In 1903, he left the company and founded Carl Benz Sons in Ladenburg, which was a car factory. He was married to Bertha Ringer; they had five children. He died in Ladenburg in 1929. This book is a revised edition of the 1925 original.
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Inventions & inventorsJanuary 2013Rudolf Diesel: Die Entstehung des Dieselmotors
by Diesel, Rudolf
This script was written in 1912 after Diesel’s lecture at the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (Schiffsbautechnische Gesellschaft) in Berlin and deals with Diesel’s experiments in his laboratory. In this reprint of the 1913 original, Diesel offers insights into the idea for and development of his invention, which had been heavily doubted and not considered feasible. His ingenious discoveries went on to revolutionize the automotive industry and accompany it into the present.
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Biography: generalSeptember 2012Auswanderer/Schicksale in Amerika (1873–1912): Die in die Fremde zogen
by Larsen, Karl
Early 20th century: A family, a married couple and a bachelor begin the biggest journey of their life. Their goal is the same: North America, the unknown and seemingly heavenly New World. They wrote down the reasons for this decision, as well as what they experienced during their journey and upon arrival, in letters and diary entries. Karl Larsen collected these accounts and sends the reader on an enticing journey to America and Canada, allowing him to accompany the emigrants on their exciting adventures and through their abundant hardships. The present edition is a reprint of the fractured original from 1913.
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FictionYo, Julia
by Santiago Posteguillo
A historical novel based on the life of Julia Domna, one of the most relevant, fascinating, and unknown female characters in the history of Rome. Wife and mother of emperors, Julia Domna (170-217), of Syrian origin, was an outsider who captivated all of Rome with her intelligence and beauty. In her struggle to protect her family and husband, Governor Septimius Severus (who she shrewdly turned into an emperor), Julia faced turbulent times. She lived in an era of political and economic instability, marked by a succession of five emperors in scarcely five years, including the cruel and unpredictable Emperor Commodus. Meanwhile, the great empire was threatened by a civil war capable of undermining its very foundations.
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Historical fictionA Lantern at Noonday
by Roger Butters
Ancient Rome, during the troubled joint reign of the Emperor Caracalla and his hated brother Geta. The authorities are puzzled by a series of prostitute murders in the notorious Subura district. Quintus Celer, a chariot-racing trainer whose own racing career was cut short by injury, is instructed to investigate by the young aristocrat Gaius Numerianus, anxious to clear his name after being unjustly suspected of the murder of his wife, one of the victims. Other leading characters, most of whom appeared in the prequel The Noblest Roman, are Gaius’s feisty sister Lucilia and her latest husband, the enigmatic Titus Sinopean, the Emperor’s trusty advisor and greatest friend Marcus Granua, and Granua’s cousin, the notorious tavern brawler and tribade Flavia Rufina. Quintus’s enquiries lead him not only deep into the seedy Roman underworld, but the even more lethal environment of imperial power politics, before the surprising truth is revealed. An epic historical novel, set in Rome 211-212 AD, during the reign of the Emperor Caracalla. Sequel to The Noblest Roman, by Roger Butters, published by Janus Publishing Company Limited, London 2009. Approximately 121,000 words.
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Literature & Literary StudiesAn Introduction to Christian Arab Literature
by Pilar González Casado
Since its very beginning, Christianity has been present in the Middle East. However, the rise of Islam toward the end of the seventh century and the political and linguistic dominion it exerted over that region has a deep impact on the area and the Christian communities. When Arabic became the language of culture, Christian authors adopted it in their writings. As a result of the ups and downs in their relation with Islam, there will be apocalyptic and apocryphal works in ancient Palestine monasteries, books by Melkite, Nestorian and Monophysite authors, dogmatic treatises and poetic compositions. Moreover, both the Bible and patristic, liturgical and hagiographical works were soon translated into Arabic. This literary activity took place not only in major centers such as Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo, but also in farther areas like Al-Andalus.
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Religion & beliefsJuly 2015People Under Power
Early Jewish and Christian Responses to the Roman Empire
by Edited by Michael Labahn and Outi Lehtipuu
This volume presents a batch of incisive new essays on the relationship between Roman imperial power and ideology and Christian and Jewish life and thought within the empire. Employing diverse methodologies that include historical criticism, rhetorical criticism, postcolonial criticism, and social historical studies, the contributors offer fresh perspectives on a question that is crucial for our understanding not only of the late Roman Empire, but also of the growth and change of Christianity and Judaism in the imperial period.
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Biography & True StoriesTHE PATH
by NEJC ZAPLOTNIK
“Anyone looking for a goal will remain empty when it will be reached, but whoever finds a way, will always carry the goal inside.” Nejc Zaplotnik THE PATH is a novel by Slovenian author and climber Nejc Zaplotnik (1952-1983). It was first published in Ljubljana 1981. The book narrates, in a novelized way, Zaplotnik’s life and experiences as an alpinist in postwar Slovenia, culminating in the ascension of both Makalu and Everest. It is 41 years since Andrej Štremfelj and Nejc Zaplotnik made history as the first Slovenians who reached the summit of the highest mountain in the world. By 1979, the summit of Mount Everest had been reached by every major ridge, yet a large expedition from Yugoslavia arrived to top their last achievement of making the first ascent of Makalu South Face. The West Ridge of Everest was a long unconventional line to the top. It was first climbed by the Americans in 1963, and is still well celebrated in the United States today. Except the Americans climbed only the upper half. The Yugoslavians came to traverse it all starting at the base, low in the Lho La pass. Like many national expeditions in those days, it was huge. It included 25 Yugoslavian mountaineers, 19 Sherpas, three cooks, three kitchen boys, two mail runners, 700 porters and 18 tons of gear. The ascent had to overcome a steep and severe gap, which required a winch to overcome so it was possible to haul the gear over the broken portion of the ridge. All efforts and ingenuity combined, the Yugoslavians positioned three Slovenian climbers at Camp V who were close to each other, Nejc Zaplotnik, Andrej Stremfelj, and Andrej’s brother, Marko Stremfelj. The aim of the expedition was to climb the West Ridge, first time in history. An expedition that worked in the spirit of a time when collective consciousness ruled to achieve a goal would not work as it did if it were not logistically and organizationally well managed. From Khumbu Glacier at 5350 m, where the base camp was located, rises 700m high rock wall of the Lho La saddle, followed by a 1200-meter-high slope of the Western Shoulder, continuing into a 2500-meter long, laid but sharp and windy ridge, at the end of which is the beginning of the steep and vibrant peak of the Everest Pyramid. Because the wall of the Lho-La saddle was overhanging in the upper part, cargo could not be carried on the back, so Stefan Marenče constructed a manual ropeway at home, with the help of which more than 5 tonnes of equipment was used for the altitude supply of the camps. The goal of the expedition was reached on 13 May 1979 at 13.51, when Andrej Štremfelj and Nejc Zaplotnik stood as the first Slovenes on the roof of the world. “We sit by the Chinese pyramid and we don’t know what to do!” (Nejc Zaplotnik) On May 15, 1979 at 2.30pm, Stane Belak-Schrauf, Croat Stipe Bozic and Sherpa Ang Phu also reached the summit. Ang Phu accidentally slipped 2000 meters deep onto the Chinese side when descending. Format: 18,8 x 12,5 cm 282 pages Paperback
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Children's & YACECIL MEETS AZALEA
by DANA TODOROVIČ
CECIL MEETS AZALEAWritten by Dana TodorovićIllustrated by Bojana Dimitrovski A picture book about friendship by two young Serbian authors. Cecil visits his aunt, who has just recently got herself a new cat called Azalea. She is totally different from Cecil. Cecil decides to trick her. But he soon realizes that it’s not nice to be lonely and that friendship is what’s really important. Format: 20 x 20 cm24 pages | Age: 4+
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Children's & YADRAGONS
by LILA PRAP
DRAGONS?!Some time ago, some hens found a book about dinosaurs and, on the basis of scientific research, established that they are the successors of the dinosaurs. For millennia, people have been talking about dragons as if they were real animals or even deities. But for the last two centuries, scientists have been labelling all the strange skeletons they find as belonging to dinosaurs or their relatives, no longer recognizing the existence of dragons.Winner of the Kristina Brenkova Award 2018. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SERIES:Format: 24.5 x 24.5 cm | 32 pages | Age: 3+
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Humanities & Social SciencesTHE PARTISANS
by JOŽE PIRJEVEC
This long-awaited book is the first to contain a comprehensive account of the emergence and development of the Partisan movement in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which occupiers and Quislings tried to erase from the map of Europe in 1941. The book contains a considerable amount of information obtained by the author through research in archives in London, Washington, Berlin, Munich, Helsinki and Moscow which to date has remained unknown since some parts of the archives were only opened recently. This extensive monograph is without a doubt Dr. Pirjevec’s life’s work. It is the first comprehensive and synthetic account of the emergence and development of the Partisan movement in the whole of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, from the attack on and disintegration of Yugoslavia in April 1941 up until the end of the war. The author describes the strained relations within the movement, as well as the relations between the Partisans and other military formations (White Guards, Chetniks, Ustashe, Ballists, etc.) and between the Partisans and allies in the anti-Hitler coalition. The book demonstrates that there would have been no national liberation movement without the Communists and their utopian belief that they would create a better future, without their fanaticism, organization and discipline. Above all, the Yugoslav Partisan movement contributed significantly to the defeat of the Third Reich and its satellites and brought victory to the Yugoslav nations. Serbs, Montenegrins and Croats were saved from the shame of collaborationism, and Slovenes and Macedonians were also recognized as European nations with mapped out borders and statehood.
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FictionTHE CONTRACT
by MOJCA ŠIROK
Nominated for The Kresnik Award in 2019 (Award for the best novel in Slovenia). The first body of a man is discovered by the police in a prestigious city quarter, in the villa belonging to one of the most successful lawyers in Rome. This murder is followed by a traffic accident at the other end of Rome and a suicide of a mafia boss in prison. But coincidences exist only in novels, says the chief police investigator. By examining the events behind the scenes, Pogodba, through juicy language, lively dialogues and unexpected plot twists takes the reader into the very heart of mafia activities. The detectives, prosecutors, journalists and politicians often share past connections. Their love affairs and friendships are interwoven with their professional duties, and the lines between where the state ends and the mafia begins, are very fuzzy.
