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INTRODUCTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              INDEX

                                                                                                                                                             POLITICS & SOCIETY                                    SELF-IMPROVEMENT
               Benevento Publishing is a brand of Red Bull Media House and                                                                                   4/5    Stephan Schulmeister                           36/37 Sigrid Engelbrecht / Michael Linden
               home to four unique imprints: Benevento, Ecowin, Servus and                                                                                           The Road To Prosperity                                Let It Go!
               Pantauro. However diverse, our imprints do have one thing in                                                                                  6/7     Leonhard Fischer                              38/39 Uwe Böschemeyer
               common: Benevento Publishing Airs Your Mind!                                                                                                          Once Upon A Time There Were Bankers                   The Old Man And His Inner Child
                                                                                                                                                             8/9     Friedrich Orter                               40/41 Joachim Klöckner
               To view the history of humankind as a lesson learned from stories.                                                                                    The Kabul Bird Trader                                 The Little Minimalist
               To walk out on the streets, hear something touching, recognize the                                                                            10/11 Nahlah Saimeh                                   MUSIC
               extraordinary. To look where no one’s looking and to hear what’s                                                                                      I’ll Kill You!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   42/43 Eleonore Büning
               never been heard. Tales of heroism, infinite courage, the victory of a                                                                        APPEALS                                                       Let’s Talk About Beethoven
               spirit, inventive minds and exploration of the unknown, of change,                                                                            12    An Appeal by Jesus to the World                 44/45 Tina Breckwoldt
               transformation and outgrowing yourself. Stories that bring rulers                                                                                     Love And Peace are Possible                           Silent Night – A Phenomenon
               to shiver and grown men to tears. To record the quiet tones, defend                                                                           13      An Appeal by Mikhail Gorbachev to the World           Explained
               the truth, give a voice to the unarmed. To understand cultures                                                                                        Listen to Reason – War No More!               46/47 Elina Garanca
               and encourage people. To change the world, one story at a time.                                                                                                                                             The Shoes Are What’s Really Important!
                                                                                                                                                             13      An Appeal by the Dalai Lama to the World
               Benevento is all that and more – a breath of fresh air for those                                                                                      Ethics Are More Important Than Religion       SPORT
               who love stories.                                                                                                                             POPULAR SCIENCE                                       48/49 Susi Mai
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Against the Wind
                                                                                                                                                             14/15 Andrea Freund & Lucia Schmidt
               Ecowin was founded as an independent publishing house in 2003                                                                                         Spleen, This is Liver Speaking                50/51 James Spithill
               and became part of Red Bull Media House in 2013. We focus on                                                                                                                                                Chasing the Cup
                                                                                                                                                             16/17 Susanne Schötz
               fascinating authors that contribute their insight and knowledge                                                                                       The Secret Language of Cats                   FOOD & HEALTH
               about the most compelling topics of our time. The broad variety                                                                               18/19 Kurt de Swaaf                                   52/53 Josef Zauner
               of opinions and an open discourse between authors are way more                                                                                        The Spirit of the Ocean                               The Big Book On Royal
               important to us than representing only one point of view.                                                                                                                                                   Austro-Hungarian Pastries
                                                                                                                                                             BIOGRAPHY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   54/55 Christine Metzger / Elisabeth Ruckser
                                                                                                                                                             20/21 Carina Heer
               To us, home is not a place – it’s an emotion. Servus is dedicated                                                                                                                                           Baking Bread
                                                                                                                                                                     She-Devils
               to a contemporary understanding of the term »home«. We are most                                                                                                                                     NATURE
                                                                                                                                                             22/23 Anne Siegel
               passionate about the Alpine region with its amazing landscapes,                                                                                       The Honourable Woman                          56/57 Hans Gasperl
               unique people and diverse traditions. Our goal is to not just present                                                                         24/25 Ulla Lohmann                                            The Secret Power From
               our beautiful home, we also want to preserve and spread all the                                                                                       I‘ll Do this Now!                                     Within The Earth

                                                                                        For all author illustrations © Claudia Meitert/carolineseidler.com
               ancient, almost forgotten knowledge that can be found in the Alps.                                                                                                                                  58/59 Erwin Thoma
                                                                                                                                                             PERSONAL MEMOIR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The Secret Language of Trees
               Books beyond the ordinary. Pantauro publishes books that show                                                                                 26/27 Jenk Jessel
                                                                                                                                                                     Work-Wife-Balance                             NOVELS
               the lifestyle Red Bull represents in all its incredible forms: From
                                                                                                                                                             28/29 Mirco von Juterczenka                           60/61 Michael Opoczynski
               Jos Pirkner’s architectural work of art that is the new company                                                                                                                                             Compensation
                                                                                                                                                                     Us Weekend Rebels
               headquarters in Fuschl, to adventurous athletes such as extreme
                                                                                                                                                             30/31 Ilan Stephani                                   62/63 Thomas Brezina
               climbers Stefan Glowacz and Chris Sharma. From cultural                                                                                               Dear and Costly                                       Knickerbocker Gang – 4EVER
               phenomena like Red Bull Paperwings, to the exceptional culinary
               experience that Ikarus in Hangar-7 provides. Most of our books                                                                                MANAGEMENT
               are multilingual and we focus on the highest quality standard,                                                                                32/33 Wolfgang Jenewein
               both in content and design.                                                                                                                           Why Our Bosses Are Being
                                                                                                                                                                     So Nice To Us All Of A Sudden
                                                                                                                                                             34/35 Johannes Steyrer
                                                                                                                                                                     The Power Of Manipulation
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POLITICS & SOCIETY                                                                                                                                         Stephan Schulmeister, THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY

                                                                                                                        Stephan Schulmeister
                                                                                                                        THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY

         Never before have the people in Europe been doing
         so well. Economic performance has almost tripled over the past 45
         years. But at the same time, unemployment, precarious employment,
         and poverty have increased, the welfare state is weakened, and mil-
         lions of people in Europe are suffering hardship and fear. The influ-
         ential economist Stephan Schulmeister explains how this polariza-
         tion was able to develop and he makes one thing clear: the markets
                                                                                                                                                                         How Europe could
         aren’t fate, unlike the dominant economic theory of the past decades                                                                                            prevent economic
         wanted to make us believe.                                                                                                                                      crises in the future

         Neo-liberalism has become a religion. Its disciples, journalists, politicians, but also
         countless entrepreneurs have adopted this ideology like a gospel. The book The Road
         to Serfdom by Friedrich A. von Hayek, published in 1945, serves as a catechism. In it,
         he postulates the theory that freedom and the constitutional state can only thrive in
         a market economy. With his theories, he has paved the way for a rampant predatory
         capitalism. Its disciples ignore the fact that it only serves the interests of financial
         capital. Politics only fights the symptoms of this existential crisis and aggravates it in
         the process. The result: finding their social status diminished and themselves afraid,
         many people turn to new tempters. Stephan Schulmeister presents a way out of this
         one-way street and drafts a »New Deal« for Europe. He thinks about economics in a
         new way, doesn’t consider »the market« a higher being, presents precise information
         about economics, and offers practical solutions.

                                                      Stephan Schulmeister, born in Vienna in 1947, is a          ✦ English sample translation available   Stephan Schulmeister
                                                      renowned economist and since 1972 he has been researching                                            THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY
                                                      at the WIFO Economic Research Institute, founded by                                                  Hardcover
                                                      Friedrich von Hayek in Vienna.                                                                       Release date: May 2018
                                                                                                                                                           624 pages
                                                                                                                                                           Ecowin

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POLITICS & SOCIETY                                                                                                                                       Leonhard Fischer, ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE BANKERS

                                                                                                                      Leonhard Fischer
                                                                                                                      ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE BANKERS

         The international financial system has radically
         changed in recent decades. Since the big financial crisis of 2008 –
         with unprecedented bailouts of politics and central banks – the
         repercussions have been felt by everyone. Each person feels that
         the financial world has become more uncertain.

         Is it still worth putting money in savings at all? Will the inflation feared by many
         people return and additionally devalue the savings? And what will happen when the
         old rules of monetary policy are no longer valid, when the long-established incentive
         system that rewards saving and punishes debt is abolished? According to what rules
         will the global financial system tick in the future?

         The German top manager Leonhard Fischer answers these questions in his new
         book. As a former banker in Frankfurt, London, New York and Zurich, he knows
         the international financial playing fields and has experienced the rise and fall of
         financial capitalism first-hand. He does not mince his words and shows why hedge
         funds and private equity have become a new religion.

         In a sound, honest and understandable way, he explains how the crash came about
         in 2008. In an unstable time, Fischer offers a way out of the identity crisis of the
         globalized economic system and draws a picture of the future of finance.

                                                    »He traces the origin of the rampant greed
                                                    in the banking world and describes the
                                                    dramatic collapse of the global financial system
                                                    in 2008 vividly. But more gripping than this
                                                    often-told story is Fischer’s analysis – and the
                                                    consequences he draws from the disaster.«
                                                    Focus

                                                    Leonhard Fischer, born in Nordhorn in 1963, studied         ✦ English sample translation available              Leonhard Fischer
                                                    business administration in Germany and the USA. His                                                             ONCE UPON A TIME
                                                    career as an investment banker began with J.P. Morgan.                                                          THERE WERE BANKERS
                                                    The next step on the career ladder led him to Dresdner                                                          Why the Modern Financial
                                                    Bank, where he joined the board in 1999. He was regarded                                                        System Has Failed
                                                    as a miracle child of the financial world and is a highly                                                       Hardcover
                                                    praised commentator on international developments in                                                            Release date: November 2017
                                                    the financial sector.                                                                                           246 pages
                                                                                                                                                                    Ecowin

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POLITICS & SOCIETY                                                                                                                                                     Friedrich Orter, THE KABUL BIRD TRADER

                                                                                                                             Friedrich Orter
                                                                                                                             THE KABUL BIRD TRADER

         On the old bird market in Kabul, Afghanistan all
         sorts of birds are sold and bought. This is the place where members
         of numerous Afghan tribes meet – it’s an island of peace. Friedrich
         Orter reports from this special place that allows us to take an
         unusual and wonderful look at a world entirely out of joint.

         The canary bird brightens one’s mood, the quail calms the heart. What is being
         put up for sale on the bird market in Kabul are more than pets, more than livestock.                                                                         A space for peace in
         Falcons, partridges or canary birds are a cultural expression of a region steeped in                                                                         the ordinary madness
         tradition.                                                                                                                                                   of everyday life

         This oasis of unscathed calm amidst a crisis-torn city is where one encounters
         the bird traders. Through their eyes, one sees the colorful variety of languages,
         traditions, and customs. In their words, one learns the great story of the relationship
         between bird and man, established by an Indian mogul in the 15th century.

         Friedrich Orter accompanies one of the bird traders. He experiences his daily
         life, explores the history of the place, and in doing so, he tells a piece of global
         history. And he offers an unusual look at a culture and a way of life, that is
         granted to but a few.

                                                      »A kind of one-man CNN.«
                                                      Paul Lendvai

                                                      »Just as in his television reporting, Orter’s
                                                      writing reveals him to be a skilful chronicler
                                                      of our times with a social conscience and
                                                      humanitarian agenda, far removed from the
                                                      quest for sound bites.«
                                                      Der Standard

                                                      Friedrich Orter, born in 1949, reported for the ORF,             ✦ English sample translation available   Friedrich Orter
                                                      the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, from 14 wars                                                       THE KABUL BIRD TRADER
                                                      and was frequently posted to the Near and Middle East –                                                   Hardcover with illustrations
                                                      Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria. His last foreign assignment lead                                                Release date: October 2017
                                                      him into the civil war in Syria. After his return, Orter ended                                            128 pages
                                                      his career at the ORF. That same year, he received a lifetime                                             Ecowin
                                                      award for his work at the »Journalist of the Year«-Awards.
                                                      Today, Friedrich Orter lives in Vienna and works as a free-
                                                      lance journalist and author.

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POLITICS & SOCIETY                                                                                                                                                     Nahlah Saimeh, I’LL KILL YOU!

                                                                                                                    Nahlah Saimeh
                                                                                                                    I’LL KILL YOU!

         The nursing care worker Olaf D. killed five
         retirees within ten days. Because he seemed so nice, his victims
         had blindly trusted him. Nahlah Saimeh knows that apparently
         »normal« people can become murderers, that the potential for
         violence is in every human being, and she understands the con-
         sequences for an increasingly brutal society.

         The author is a forensic psychiatrist and sought-after expert in many spectacular
         criminal cases. She examined the »Grandma murderer« of Bremerhaven, the accused
         in the process of the »horror house in Höxter«, the »Geiselgangster« of Gladbeck,
         Dieter D., and many other violent offenders.

         In her new book, she examines the phenomena and causes of violence, spanning an
         arc from violence in the social near field to killing sprees and terror. It is a psychological
         societal analysis, which contains many fascinating case examples and encourages us
         to ask ourselves where we stand.

                                                      Dr. Nahlah Saimeh, born in 1966 in Münster,             ✦ English sample translation available   Nahlah Saimeh
                                                      Westphalia, studied human medicine and subsequently                                              I’LL KILL YOU!
                                                      completed her specialist training as a physician for                                             Hate and Violence in our Society
                                                      psychiatry and psychotherapy. Today she is medical                                               Hardcover
                                                      director of the LWL Center for Forensic Psychiatry in                                            Release date: October 2017
                                                      Lippstadt. She has served as an expert on many known                                             292 pages
                                                      criminal cases.                                                                                  Ecowin

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APPEALS                                   Franz Alt, An Appeal by Jesus to the World: LOVE AND PEACE ARE POSSIBLE                                                                                                BACKLIST APPEALS

          An Appeal by Jesus to the World                                                                              An Appeal by Mikhail Gorbachev to the World              An Appeal by the Dalai Lama to the World
          LOVE AND PEACE ARE POSSIBLE                                                                                  LISTEN TO REASON – WAR NO MORE!                          ETHICS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN RELIGION

          War and terror are dominating our daily political life, large parts                                          In modern times, with wars and new types of              »On some days I think it would be better if
                                                                                                                       enemy, we need voices that can mediate and               there were no religions. All religions and all
          of human kind are living in poverty, and the destruction of nature advances
                                                                                                                       reconcile such as that of the experienced realist        scripture conceal the potential for violence.
          relentlessly. Looking for an answer to the question of how we want to shape                                  Mikhail Gorbachev. In his conversation with              That is why we need secular ethics beyond
          our future seems to be a more pressing matter than it has ever been before.                                  Franz Alt, he calls for a fundamental rethink            all religions.« The Dalai Lama
          What would Jesus of Nazareth say today? In a fictional conversation, Franz Alt                               of the world's political situation, where non-
                                                                                                                                                                             ✦ More than 450.000 copies sold
          asks Jesus about the most important subjects of our times. An impressive plea                                violence is made the first priority in inter-
                                                                                                                       national relations. His appeal is a wake-up           ✦ A SPIEGEL-Bestseller
          for peace, justice and the conservation of our creation.
                                                                                                                       call to finally take leave of nation-state thinking     (since 128 weeks on the list)
          Does Jesus, almost 2,000 years after his earthly life, have anything to say to                               and selfishness and to build the »common              ✦ Rights sold to: Brazilian Portuguese (Harper
          us at all? Considering war and terror, exploitation and discrimination and the                               European home«.                                         Collins Brasil), Czech Republic (Euromedia),
                                                                                                                                                                               English World (William Morrow/Harper Collins),
          destruction of our environment it seems imperative to question him and his                                   »It is precisely in dangerous times like these that     France (Morstedt), Hungary (Posticum), Italy
          message in regard to our current crises. In a fictional dialogue, Franz Alt sets                             we need brave reconcilers like the 85-year-old          (Garzanti), Latvia (Zvaigzne ABC), Lithuania
          out to do exactly that. Stimulating and insistent at the same time, he interviews                            Mikhail Gorbachev.« Hörzu                               (Alma Litera), Netherlands (Xander), Portugal
          Jesus on the questions that are going to determine our future: arms race or                                                                                          (2020 Editora), Romania (Posticum), Russia
                                                                                                                    ✦ Rights sold to: Turkey (Düz Yazi)
                                                                                                                                                                               (Eksmo), Spanish World (Paidos), Turkey
          non-violence, growth at any cost or equal                                                                 ✦ A SPIEGEL-Bestseller (18 weeks on the list)              (Düz Yazi), Vietnam (Phuong Nam Book)
          opportunities for everyone, exploitation of
                                                                                                                    ✦ English and Russian manuscript available               ✦ English manuscript available
          our planet or protecting the climate and the
          environmental. What is presented to us in the
          end is a modern, topical and powerful Sermon
          on the Mount which makes it clear that peace,
          justice, and the conservation of our creation
          are not only possible, but mandatory.

          ✦ A SPIEGEL-Bestseller
          ✦ English sample translation available

                           Franz Alt, born in 1938, studied theo-       Franz Alt                                      An Appeal by Mikhail Gorbachev                           An Appeal by the Dalai Lama
                           logy in Freiburg and Heidelberg. In his      An Appeal by Jesus to the World                to the World                                             to the World
                           long-term career as a journalist, he has     LOVE AND PEACE ARE POSSIBLE                    LISTEN TO REASON – WAR NO MORE!                          ETHICS ARE MORE IMPORTANT
                           repeatedly made his mark as a critical       Hardcover                                      Hardcover                                                THAN RELIGION
                           spirit that questioned current interpreta-   Release date: February 2018                    Release date: February 2017                              Hardcover
                           tions of environmental and peace policy      116 pages                                      60 pages                                                 Release date: June 2015
                           issues.                                      Benevento                                      Benevento                                                56 pages
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POPULAR SCIENCE                                                                                                                                                 Andrea Freund & Lucia Schmidt, SPLEEN, THIS IS LIVER SPEAKING

                                                                                                                        Andrea Freund & Lucia Schmidt
                                                                                                                        SPLEEN, THIS IS LIVER SPEAKING

        Who even knows where the spleen is located and
        what it does? Why we couldn’t breathe without our brain-
        stem, and that the tailbone is essential for standing upright?
        We know our larger organs, such as the heart, intestines, and
        lungs, but the smaller ones are all too often underestimated.

        But we should learn how to interpret the signals of all our organs correctly if we
        want to understand our body in its entirety – and if we want it to be healthy.
        In an entertaining and illustrative way, Lucia Schmidt and Andrea Freund show
        which cogs are meshing in our brain and make our body function.

        A science book that entertains and takes care of our well-being as a side effect.

                                                    Andrea Freund, born in 1966, studied Romance Philo-           ✦ English sample translation available soon                  Andrea Freund & Lucia Schmidt
                                                    logy and works as a freelance journalist, yoga teacher, and                                                                SPLEEN, THIS IS LIVER SPEAKING
                                                    alternative practitioner of psychotherapy. Since 1987, she                                                                 Learning to Listen to Our Organ’s
                                                    has been writing for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.                                                                   Secret Signals
                                                                                                                                                                               Hardcover
                                                    Lucia Schmidt, born in 1982, is a physician and has been
                                                                                                                                                                               Release date: September 2018
                                                    responsible for the »Leib & Seele« (»Body & Soul«) pages in
                                                                                                                                                                               approx. 240 pages
                                                    the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung since 2013
                                                                                                                                                                               Ecowin
                                                    and has received numerous awards for her journalistic work.

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POPULAR SCIENCE                                                                                                                                              Susanne Schötz, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CATS

                                                                                                               Susanne Schötz
                                                                                                               THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CATS

        Cats do not meow randomly, nor do they growl or hiss
        because they have nothing better to do. Cat sounds have a purpose,
        and they can carry important messages. Cats use meows to get our
        attention, while other sounds are used to communicate with other cats.
        Purrs and trills are mainly used in intimate contexts, while growling,
        howling and hissing are used to warn or scare off an opponent.

        Susanne Schötz is carrying out research at the Swedish University of Lund to break the
        cat code. A long-standing research programme with many sound recordings from feline
        participants is proving that cats do actually use vocal communication – with each other
        and with their human caretakers.
        Understanding the vocal strategies used in human–cat communication will have pro-
        found implications for the understanding of how we communicate with our pets, and
        has the potential to improve the relation between animals and humans within several
        fields, including animal therapy, veterinary medicine, and animal sheltering.

        In this book, Susanne Schötz will introduce basic cat vocabulary, explain why there is so
        much variation, and provide a few simple methods to help us understand our cats better.

        »You will be surprised what a cat
        sound, spoken by a human in the
        right voice quality, and with the
        right melody, can accomplish!«

                                                  »If animals could speak, the dog would be
                                                  a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat
                                                  would have the rare grace of never saying
                                                  a word too much.«
                                                  Mark Twain

                                                  Susanne Schötz born 1965 in Lund, completed her        ✦ Rights sold to: Czech Republic (Omega), Denmark    Susanne Schötz
                                                  PhD in Lund, where she now works as a researching        (Turbine), English World (Hanover Square Press/    THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CATS
                                                  and teaching professor. She has loved cats since she     Harper Collins), Estonia (Tänapäev), Finland       Hardcover with illustrations
                                                  was a child. She currently lives with her husband        (Metsäkustannus), France (Tredaniel), Italy        Release date: October 2017
                                                  and five cats.                                           (Vallardi), Japan (K.K. HarperCollins Japan),      257 pages
                                                                                                           Korea (Chaek-Se-Sang), Netherlands (Cossee),       Ecowin
                                                                                                           Norway (Cappelen Damm), Sweden (Forum)
                                                                                                         ✦ English sample translation available

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POPULAR SCIENCE                                                                                                                                              Kurt de Swaaf, THE SPIRIT OF THE OCEAN

                                                                                                                    Kurt de Swaaf
                                                                                                                    THE SPIRIT OF THE OCEAN

        None dives deeper, none is louder, none has a bigger
        brain. Whether it is saving stranded whales on a beach or the
        legendary Moby Dick, the impact of its physical size, when it
        suddenly appears at the surface and just as quickly disappears, is
        a source of inspiration for writers and is fascinating to mankind.
        Kurt de Swaaf tells the story of one of these mysterious ocean
        giants and an exciting research expedition in his emotionally
        absorbing and scientifically-based book.

        Years ago, the rescue of Physty the whale that was stranded just off the coast
        of Long Island attracted attention from around the world, and sure enough it
        was possible to get him back afloat and release him back into the wild.

        This book tells Physty‘s story from his own perspective. We dive down to
        the unfathomable depths of the ocean with him and follow his journey from
        the Pacific to the far north. This conveys the largely unknown life of these
        highly intelligent animals in a unique way and is based on the most recent
        scientific evidence. A second plot line tells the story of the marine biologist
        Kalliopi Gkikopoulou, an expert on the language of sperm whales, who is
        on the search for the ocean giants as a member of a research expedition in
        the Mediterranean.

                                                   »The author packs his knowledge about
                                                   natural science into exciting and touching
                                                   accounts of adventure.«
                                                   Berner Zeitung

                                                   Kurt de Swaaf, born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands        ✦ English sample translation available   Kurt de Swaaf
                                                   in 1963, is a biologist and science journalist. He lives                                            THE SPIRIT OF THE OCEAN
                                                   in Heidelberg, where he also studied water ecology and                                              Hardcover
                                                   marine biology. He writes for Terra Mater, Neue Zürcher                                             Release date: March 2017
                                                   Zeitung and Standard.                                                                               238 pages
                                                                                                                                                       Benevento

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BIOGRAPHY                                                                                                                                                                            Carina Heer, SHE-DEVILS

                                                                                                                       Carina Heer
                                                                                                                       SHE-DEVILS

        It doesn’t take much to be considered a she-devil – at
        least in the eyes of men, that is. And there’s no pact with the devil
        required either. It’s enough to be particularly adventurous, reckless,
        or generally particularly gifted and successful – except, of course,
        in typically female domains like languages, needlework, and, uh,
        listening or something. That women can be downright intelligent
        sometimes is yesterday’s news. But can they also be courageous?
                                                                                                                                                                              Wild. Infamous.
        More ruthless than Lehmann Brothers? Funnier than Jimmy Fallon?                                                                                                       Courageous.
        Cooler than James Dean? Or even cruel, psychopathic, and driven                                                                                                       And Sometimes
                                                                                                                                                                              Truly Wicked
        by the desire to kill? No doubt about it!

        For all of those who have long since suspected that and especially for those who
        cannot believe it, Carina Heer presents portraits of a multitude of different – famous
        and less famous – women from all eras and countries with a good portion of humor
        and irony. Women like Gisela Werner, the leader of the most dangerous gang of
        bank robbers of the post-war years, or the infamous pirate Mary Read. But of course,
        names such as Cleopatra, Marie Curie, and Bonnie Parker can’t be left out – just to
        name a few of the ladies we definitely ought to meet (again)!

                                                   Carina Heer studied History of Contemporary German            ✦ English sample translation available soon   Carina Heer
                                                   Literature, Bibliography, and Psychology and is currently                                                   SHE-DEVILS
                                                   working as an author and freelance editor. As the second                                                    100 Women Who Turned
                                                   of four sisters and mother of two daughters, she has conti-                                                 the World Upside Down
                                                   nuously asked herself the question of what characterizes                                                    Paperback
                                                   strong women – and in doing so, she happened upon                                                           Release date: October 2018
                                                   numerous impressive, awe-inspiring, and fascinating                                                         approx. 300 pages
                                                   characters. She has gathered 100 of them in this book.                                                      Benevento

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BIOGRAPHY                                                                                                                                                                     Anne Siegel, THE HONOURABLE WOMAN

                                                                                                                           Anne Siegel
                                                                                                                           THE HONOURABLE WOMAN

        The future of Buddhism is female.
        No one embodies this as well as Kelsang Wangmo, because she was
        elevated to the rank of Geshe by the Dalai Lama as the first woman
        worldwide to become an official scholar of Tibetan Buddhism.
        A title that was reserved for men for 2,500 years and for which
        Kelsang Wangmo studied Tibetan philosophy for 17 years.

        Hardly anyone knows that this prominent Buddhist scholar, who lives near the 14th
        Dalai Lama in Dharamsala and now teaches around the world, is a native German.
        After Kerstin Brummenbaum was born in Germany, she later moved to North India
        in the early 1990s, where she was consecrated as a Tibetan nun and found her vocation
        and true happiness in Tibetan Buddhism.

        Anne Siegel, who has been friends with Kelsang Wangmo for many years, recounts
        her fascinating life and her authentic spirituality in a lively and informative account.

                                                    Anne Siegel, born in 1964 in North Germany, grew                 ✦ English sample translation available             Anne Siegel
                                                    up on a farm, and later studied economics, social sciences                                                          THE HONOURABLE WOMAN
                                                                                                                     ✦ With a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
                                                    and psychology. She has lived and worked in England,                                                                Kelsang Wangmo From Germany
                                                    Israel, the Netherlands and San Francisco, was a lecturer, a                                                        Becomes the First Female Scholar
                                                    copywriter, a ghostwriter for politicians and cabaret artists,                                                      of Tibetan Buddhism
                                                    and now earns her living as a journalist, radio play writer,                                                        Hardcover
                                                    screenwriter and author. She lives in San Francisco and                                                             Release date: September 2017
                                                    Cologne.                                                                                                            240 pages
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BIOGRAPHY                                                                                                                                                               Ulla Lohmann, I‘LL DO THIS NOW!

                                                                                                             Ulla Lohmann
                                                                                                             I‘LL DO THIS NOW!

        Ulla Lohmann is one of the few that have peeked over
        the edge of a volcano crater and seen the deadly lava with their
        own eyes. She is an exception. Not just because she is a scientist
        and not just because she is an adventurer. She is probably the only
        woman in the world to have accepted a marriage proposal inside
        the crater of a volcano.

        But what drives a person to embark on such an
        adventure and to cope with the setbacks, to repeatedly
        find the courage to go on and to ignore or to refute
        the prejudice prevalent in the male-dominated world
        of science?
        A story of female triumph with a special charm,
        a ten-year adventure and a very personal
        journey of self-discovery.

                                                  Ulla Lohmann, born in 1977, is a photojournalist     ✦ English sample translation available             Ulla Lohmann
                                                  and documentary film maker. She studied geography                                                       I‘LL DO THIS NOW!
                                                                                                       ✦ Rights sold to: German audiobook (Egmont Saga)
                                                  and journalism and has a degree in environmental                                                        My Journey to the
                                                  management and photojournalism. She specialises      ✦ Watch Ulla Lohmann descend to the                Center of the Earth
                                                  in volcanoes and indigenous peoples and has worked     Benbow Volcano in the documentary                Hardcover with illustrations
                                                  with National Geographic, BBC, Red Bull TV and         Spitting Distance                                Release date: October 2017
                                                  many more.                                             http://win.gs/2pN6T9x                            256 pages
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PERSONAL MEMOIR                                                                                                                                                       Jenk Jessel, WORK-WIFE-BALANCE

                                                                                                                 Jenk Jessel
                                                                                                                 WORK-WIFE-BALANCE

        A successful business woman standing her ground in
        a male domain, two darling daughters who always show a spectacular
        sense for the »right« timing, and a writer who works in the bakery of
        his food start-up on the side – naturally, chaos, a lack of sleep, and
        stress are inevitable. But family man Jenk Jessel proves how to master
        this excessive demand with a dash of serenity and a large dose of
        humor while still managing to be happy.
                                                                                                                                                                         The Walking Dad –
                                                                                                                                                                         Tiredness is a Question
        Finding the right balance between child, job, housework, and a happy relationship is
                                                                                                                                                                         of Attitude
        no walk in the park: You start out with the need to become immune to the hysterics of
        other expecting couples and set out on a mad search for a spot at a daycare facility in
        a major German city way ahead of the due date before you get the chance to dedicate
        yourself to various pediatric diseases (invariably arriving at the worst possible time),
        puke-covered car seats, and the daily family time management.

        In his book, Jenk Jessel reveals in an entertaining way and with the necessary dash of
        self-irony how to manage keeping an eye on your happy end and maintaining the ability
        to see the humorous side of things amidst the madness, and how to ultimately achieve
        composure in the balancing act between job and family.

                                                   Jenk Jessel, born in the Taunus in 1977, studied        ✦ English sample translation available soon   Jenk Jessel
                                                   Journalism and German Philology, after which he                                                       WORK-WIFE-BALANCE
                                                   moved to New York. He organized the first interactive                                                 Of the Insanity Happiness
                                                   dog show in the world, created countless billboards,                                                  of a Fully Employed Family
                                                   and worked for multiple media enterprises before he                                                   Paperback
                                                   turned to writing. Today, the author lives in Munich                                                  Release date: August 2018
                                                   together with his wife and his two daughters.                                                         approx. 200 pages
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PERSONAL MEMOIR                                                                                                                                          Mirco von Juterczenka, US WEEKEND REBELS

                                                                                                                Mirco von Juterczenka
                                                                                                                US WEEKEND REBELS

        Jason, born in 2005, has Asperger’s. Ever since he was six
        years old, he has been on the road in Germany and the neighboring
        countries with his father Mirco. Initially, it was only about finding
        a favorite soccer club for the boy. But then, the groundhopping tour
        gains a deeper meaning. This book is a humorous and at the same
        time informative testimony to a very special father-son-relationship.

        Since 2011, the author has been travelling with his autistic son Jason from stadium                                                                           The world of soccer
        to stadium and reflects about their shared experiences in his blog »Der Wochen-                                                                               from a very special
        endrebell – Groundhopping mit Asperger« (»The Weekend Rebel – Groundhopping                                                                                   perspective
        with Asperger’s«). What was originally meant to serve as an archive of experiences
        and memory aid for his son, quickly developed into a lifetime project: The nume-
        rous embarrassing, humiliating, funny, educational, disillusioning, distressing and
        thought-provoking experiences and realizations found an unforeseen and ever
        growing fanbase.
                                                  »Like all truly good books on soccer, this is
        Jason has not yet found his favourite     one too isn’t merely about soccer. The game
        club. Maybe he’ll never be able to        is actually just a supporting actor here. The
        decide. But ultimately, father and son    heroes are father and son and a story that tells
        find everything they never searched       of the parents’ love for their child, breathtaking
        for, but what they definitely needed,     in its unwillingness to compromise, and of the
        on their journey.                         power it unleashes.«
                                                  11Freunde

                                                  »The two Groundhoppers have described
                                                  their fantastic experiences in a rich book.«
                                                  Kurier

                                                  »A very special journey through
                                                  the stadiums of Europe.«
                                                  Rheinische Post

                                                  Mirco von Juterczenka, born in 1977, has been           ✦ English sample translation available      Mirco von Juterczenka
                                                  working as a manager in the food service industry for                                               US WEEKEND REBELS
                                                                                                          ✦ Rights sold to: German paperback rights
                                                  15 years. His groundhopping project, which he writes                                                An Exceptional Boy and His Father
                                                                                                            (Goldmann)                                on a Groundhopping Tour Across Europe
                                                  about in his blog »Der Wochenendrebell – Ground-
                                                  hopping mit Asperger«, was started in 2011.             ✦ Film rights optioned                      Hardcover
                                                                                                                                                      Release date: August 2017
                                                                                                                                                      242 pages
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PERSONAL MEMOIR                                                                                                                                                          Ilan Stephani, DEAR AND COSTLY

                                                                                                                        Ilan Stephani
                                                                                                                        DEAR AND COSTLY

        Ilan Stephani worked as a prostitute in a Berlin brothel
        for two years. Curious, this young woman from a respectable family
        investigated this marginal area tabooed by the rest of society. In
        doing so, she stumbled on something astonishing: she did not find
        a strange world, but one that would be more familiar to most people
        than they think.

        Instead of whores and johns in the shadows, she experienced the brothel as a mirror of
        society and her work as a school of life: »I have learnt so much, know so much about the
        world, about men and women, and the problems we have with each other – for all this
        knowledge, I'd do it again,« she says.

        In this way she interweaves individual experiences and situations from her everyday life
        in the brothel with reflections on the state of society: about our upbringing, our under-
        standing of the roles and the demands we make on ourselves, life and love. Her analysis
        does not represent the attitude that sex work is liberation, nor is it necessarily a slave
        market. Above all, says Stephani, prostitution is the symptom of a bewildered society.
        If that were understood, it would be better for everyone - not just in bed.

                                                   »The result is a book that has caused a sensation
                                                   with good reason: contrary to other stories by
                                                   former prostitutes, Stephani transcends mere
                                                   description or voyeurism. Not only does she try
                                                   to deliver prostitution, and sex workers and johns
                                                   with it, from the seedy shadows, she also analyses
                                                   prostitution as a phenomenon at the center of
                                                   our society, as a symptom of blatant deficiencies
                                                   in the relationship between the sexes.«
                                                   Der Tagesspiegel

                                                   Ilan Stephani, born 1986 in Berlin, grew up in Lower           ✦ English sample translation available   Ilan Stephani
                                                   Saxony. During her training, she discovered the opportunity                                             DEAR AND COSTLY
                                                                                                                  ✦ A SPIEGEL-Bestseller
                                                   to experience something outside her middle-class background                                             Everything I Learned
                                                   at a woman's breakfast of the prostitute organization Hydra.                                            About Life in a Brothel
                                                   For two years she worked in a brothel alongside her studies.                                            Hardcover
                                                   Today, Stephani is a body therapist and author.                                                         Release date: October 2017
                                                                                                                                                           264 pages
                                                   Theresa Bäuerlein, born in Bonn in 1980, lives in Berlin                                                Ecowin
                                                   and is a journalist and author who writes about topics such
                                                   as diet, sex and relationships.
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MANAGEMENT                                                                                                                         Wolfgang Jenewein, WHY OUR BOSSES ARE BEING SO NICE TO US ALL OF A SUDDEN

                                                                                                             Wolfgang Jenewein
                                                                                                             WHY OUR BOSSES ARE BEING SO NICE TO US ALL OF A SUDDEN

       Hierarchy, delegating tasks, issuing orders and
       instructions – these are aspects of an outdated leadership style. Those
       who defend it in the here and now are bound to fail. But why is that?
       For decades, that way of doing things has proven successful. And it
       was continually improved and perfected. However: the context of
       leadership has changed. Digitalization keeps changing business models
       on a daily basis – and fundamentally at that. The executives of our day
                                                                                                                                                                                  Only those who
       are unable to simply apply their outmoded formulas for success and                                                                                                         understand people
       observe their correct implementation. All of a sudden, everyone is                                                                                                         deserve to be in
                                                                                                                                                                                  executive positions
       required to think for themselves and to participate in order to fortify
       the enterprise to make it able to withstand the digital tornado.

       Evidence for the necessity of a new style of leadership and cooperation can be found
       in the media’s business sections every day. The bosses of the golden days have become
       obsolete. The majority of contemporary executives, however, still acts by employing
       commands, control and correction. They work with pressure. A company culture that
       inspires its employees – the prerequisite for innovation per se – cannot blossom under
       these circumstances. And many enterprises are headed towards the abyss with open
       eyes. The sport enthusiast and economics expert Wolfgang Jenewein knows how to
       make individual talents shine, how to create a fulfilling cooperation and how not to
       lose sight of the bigger picture in order to master the challenge of digitalization.

                                                 Wolfgang Jenewein is Professor for Business           ✦ English sample translation available                     Wolfgang Jenewein
                                                 Administration at the University of St. Gallen. His                                                              WHY OUR BOSSES ARE BEING
                                                 research focuses on »Leadership in High Performance                                                              SO NICE TO US ALL OF A SUDDEN
                                                 Teams«. He combines his findings with his interest                                                               And Why They’re Probably
                                                 in athletic high performance. Based on this unique                                                               Even Being Earnest
                                                 foundation, he coaches and trains high performance                                                               Hardcover
                                                 teams in the field of both business and sports.                                                                  Release date: April 2018
                                                                                                                                                                  188 pages
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MANAGEMENT                                                                                                                                        Johannes Steyrer, THE POWER OF MANIPULATION

                                                                                                               Johannes Steyrer
                                                                                                               THE POWER OF MANIPULATION

       Manipulation is not a privilege of masterminds
       and not a deficit of the weak-minded. It is happening – always and
       everywhere. It occurs when siblings fight for the last can of soda
       just as much as in the icy atmosphere of trading rooms in the inter-
       national stock exchanges.

       When I have set my mind on doing something but don’t know how to go about
       achieving my goal, I’m forced to come up with a plan. Does this piecemeal strategy                                                                          Everyone’s doing
       help me achieve my goal or do I have to put my foot down? How to I get others                                                                               it to everyone.
       to let me do as I like, to support me, or even to actively participate in my project?                                                                       But nobody notices
       Questions like these arise in all aspect of life. This book helps create a higher aware-
       ness for the minor and the major instances of manipulation. However, the findings
       presented are not manipulative but supported by most current research findings
       from the fields of psychology and economic sciences. And – this book shows how
       to win the big game of manipulation. Not always, but more often than not.

                                                   Johannes Steyrer is Professor of Organizational       ✦ English sample translation available    Johannes Steyrer
                                                   Behavior at the Vienna University of Economics                                                  THE POWER OF MANIPULATION
                                                   and Business where he oversees the Master’s degrees                                             How to Assert Yourself,
                                                   in Management and Health Care Management.                                                       How to Protect Yourself
                                                   Imparting knowledge in a vivid manner is his                                                    Hardcover
                                                   element – as a lecturer and as an author.                                                       Release date: February 2018
                                                                                                                                                   264 pages
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SELF-IMPROVEMENT                                                                                                                                               Sigrid Engelbrecht / Michael Linden, LET IT GO!

                                                                                                                        Sigrid Engelbrecht / Michael Linden
                                                                                                                        LET IT GO!

        The excruciating feeling one experiences when suffering
        injustice, debasement or humiliation is a »hot« emotion that can feel
        worse than fear or depression. It takes a hold of individuals as well
        as the collective. This book helps to understand where this emotion
        originates and how to free oneself from it.

        When someone is unable to get over an insult, they become insufferable to them-
        selves and to others. Everyone knows how difficult it is to rid oneself of gnawing
                                                                                                                                                                              Enough is enough!
        bitterness and how debilitating this is if one wishes to solve problems in a productive                                                                               Bitterness is a prison
        manner.                                                                                                                                                               from which you can
                                                                                                                                                                              escape
        Michael Linden is a professor at the Charité in Berlin and one of the internationally
        leading scientists in the field. He shows how we can rid ourselves of these fetters.
        As a trainer and coach, Sigrid Engelbrecht focuses on the question of what it is that
        makes it easier for people to let go of their burdens. Why is the deck always stacked
        against me? Why am I being treated badly? How can I get away from all of that?
        Why is there so much strife and bitterness in our social coexistence? In this book,
        the authors draw from many years of experience in order to show how bitterness
        occurs and how one can learn to deal with it and protect oneself from it. And that
        way, those affected experience immediate support. The importance of the topic for
        our society is also examined.

                                                   Michael Linden is a doctor of neurology, psychiatry and        ✦ English sample translation available      Sigrid Engelbrecht / Michael Linden
                                                   psychosomatic medicine, and psychotherapy. He heads the                                                    LET IT GO!
                                                   research team on psychosomatic rehabilitation at the Charité                                               Enough Already –
                                                   and is a medical instructor for advanced training courses at                                               Leaving Bitterness Behind
                                                   the Institute for Behavior Therapy in Berlin.                                                              Hardcover
                                                                                                                                                              Release date: February 2018
                                                   Sigrid Engelbrecht is a mental and wellness coach and is
                                                                                                                                                              228 pages
                                                   an expert for stress management. As a coach, she accompa-
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                                                   processes.
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SELF-IMPROVEMENT                                                                                                                                                       Uwe Böschemeyer, THE OLD MAN AND HIS INNER CHILD

                                                                                                                       Uwe Böschemeyer
                                                                                                                       THE OLD MAN AND HIS INNER CHILD

        In his new book, bestselling author and psychotherapist
        Uwe Böschemeyer has his protagonist, seventy-year-old Henry, look
        back at his life. In dialogue with his inner child, he retraces his life
        from childhood to old age, his relationships with the people closest to
        him as well as his way of thinking and acting. A sensitive, dignified
        and at the same time poetic visualization of one’s past.

        »It’s the first day of the first week of the school holidays. Henry is sitting on the                                                                                           It’s never too late
        balcony of his hotel, looking out at the sea. He recently turned 70. They celebrated                                                                                            to lead a happy life
        him. So far, he hasn’t had time to think. Even though he had made the decision
        to take a look at his entire life as it passes before his eyes after the party. But on
        this morning, he can’t find the peace and quiet he desires in order to do so. It’s not
        like there is too much noise in the hotel, the unrest is within him. Then he sees
        the boy …«

        In this dialogue between the ageing entrepreneur Henry and his inner child,
        Uwe Böschemeyer shows us in a moving way how we can look back at our life with
        dignity and head out on the rest of our journey in a calm and composed manner.

                                                    »In this time, where making the most
                                                    profit seems to be more important than
                                                    people, Uwe Böschemeyer has placed
                                                    humans at the centre of his thinking«
                                                    Manfred Funke, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

                                                    Uwe Böschemeyer, born in 1939, is a best-selling            ✦ English sample translation available                       Uwe Böschemeyer
                                                    author and psychotherapist. He studied under Viktor                                                                      THE OLD MAN AND HIS INNER CHILD
                                                                                                                Recent HOW YOU ARE GROWING OLD THE WRONG WAY                 Living Life to the Fullest
                                                    Frankl and, with his consent, opened the first German
                                                                                                                Backlist Wie Sie beim altern ganz sicher scheitern, 2017
                                                    Institute of Logotherapy. He is Rector of the Europäische                                                                Hardcover
                                                                                                                         Rights sold to: German paperback rights (Mosaik)    Release date: February 2018
                                                    Akademie für Wertorientierte Persönlichkeitsbildung
                                                    (European Academy of Value-orientated Personality                    WHY LIFE IS WORTH LIVING                            104 pages
                                                    Development) and Head of the Institut für Logotherapie               Warum es sich zu leben lohnt, 2010                  Benevento
                                                    und Existenzanalyse (Institute of Logotherapy and                    Rights sold to: Korea (Seodole)
                                                    Existential Analysis) in Salzburg.

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SELF-IMPROVEMENT                                                                                                                                     Joachim Klöckner, THE LITTLE MINIMALIST

                                                                                                                Joachim Klöckner
                                                                                                                THE LITTLE MINIMALIST

        Joachim Klöckner has succeeded in what many
        long to do. He has managed the growing complexity of everyday
        life by freeing himself from most of the objects that people consider
        necessary. In doing so, he has discovered that you need much less
        to be happy than you think.

        Joachim Klöckner lives with only around 50 things that he needs to live. It does not
        take any more to be happy. He tries to consume as little as possible. This is a good                                                         This book demonstrates
        idea in itself, especially in the context of an ever-growing population on earth, and                                                        how everyone can become
        it is gaining more and more proponents every day.                                                                                            a happy minimalist.

        But how can everyone manage to do this? How can you find the way out of the rat
        race and into a happy, self-determined life? How can you get rid of unnecessary
        ballast and how do you recognize the really important objects which you cannot live
        without? How can you escape the influences of your environment and your fellow
        human beings?

                                                   Joachim Klöckner, born in 1949, was an average         ✦ Rights sold to: German audiobook   Joachim Klöckner
                                                   consumer for many years. In the »Chernobyl year« of      (Egmont Saga)                      THE LITTLE MINIMALIST
                                                   1986 he decided to do something for the future and                                          Practical Experience for
                                                   worked as an energy consultant for companies for the                                        a Freeing, Happy Life
                                                   next 15 years. Then he discovered the minimalist way                                        Hardcover
                                                   of life and reduced his consumption and household.                                          Release date: January 2018
                                                   Today, everything he owns can fit in a backpack.                                            124 pages
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MUSIC                                                                                                                                                            Eleonore Büning, LET’S TALK ABOUT BEETHOVEN

                                                                                                                         Eleonore Büning
                                                                                                                         LET’S TALK ABOUT BEETHOVEN

        Eleonore Büning, one of the most renowned music
        critics in Germany, takes us into the world of Beethoven and
        shows why we continue to be enthralled by him time and again.
        Why his music polarizes, nowadays just as it did in his own
        lifetime, and why the composer still moves us deeply.

        Ludwig van Beethoven has accompanied Eleonore Büning all her life: he was
        the subject of her dissertation (How Beethoven Reached His Pedestal) and of a
                                                                                                                                                                       On the occasion of his
        radio series presented by her on the culture-segment of the RBB (Radio Berlin                                                                                  250th Birthday in 2020:
        Brandenburg), which also formed the basis of this book.                                                                                                        Beethoven like we have
                                                                                                                                                                       never experienced him
        LET’S TALK ABOUT BEETHOVEN is a unique portrait that draws from                                                                                                before
        immense knowledge, is highly entertaining and is carried, first and foremost,
        by an unconditional love for music.

                                                  Eleonore Büning, born in 1952, is the editor of the arts         ✦ English sample translation available soon   Eleonore Büning
                                                  section in the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung                                                         LET’S TALK ABOUT BEETHOVEN
                                                  and presents TV shows on music for the WDR. Since                                                              A Seductive Musical Guide
                                                  2011, she is the president of the »Preis der deutschen Schall-                                                 Hardcover
                                                  plattenkritik« (German Record Critics' Award).                                                                 Release date: October 2018
                                                                                                                                                                 approx. 350 pages
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MUSIC                                                                                                                                                                  Tina Breckwoldt, SILENT NIGHT – A PHENOMENON EXPLAINED

                                                                                                                               Tina Breckwoldt
                                                                                                                               SILENT NIGHT – A PHENOMENON EXPLAINED

                2018 marks the bicentenary of the composition
                of a phenomenon: Silent Night.

                Written by Father Joseph Mohr and set to music by his friend, Franz Xaver Gruber,
                at Christmas 1818, »Silent Night« is a simple carol in lilting 6/8 time, a deeply felt,
                intimate poem, with music to match. It is essentially a lullaby for Jesus, and you can
                literally hear the Alps, the snow-covered mountains, the family assembled with the
                animals, the peace and quiet of the night.

                It is the carol that allegedly brokered the 1914 Christmas Truce, and it was recognised
                by UNESCO as part of Austria's intangible cultural heritage. And Silent Night has a
                birthday coming up. Not many carols can claim to have a birthday.

                Silent Night was written in Oberndorf, Austria, a small border town fighting for
                economic survival, still reeling from the great wars between 1792 and 1815, by the
                two people who felt responsible for the town's inhabitants: the village priest and the
                school teacher and organist. What may have been intended as a prayer for peace by
                its authors is today understood as a peace hymn around the world. Everybody sings
                it, and still deeply affects us all.

                The song is firmly entrenched in popular culture: Chewbacca sings it, it has a
                plane and museums named after it. Silent Night has been translated in more than
                330 languages – among them Apache and Arrernte, a language spoken in Australia's
                Northern Territory, Cheyenne, Cornish, Ferring – a dialect of Frisian, Kurdish, and
                Maori. Numerous articles, books, documentaries and feature films attest to the carol's
                popularity – and add to its mystique.

                                                            SILENT NIGHT – A PHENOMENON EXPLAINED
                                                            traces the 200 years of the carol's fascinating
 © Lukas Beck

                                                            history from its origin, unlocking the mystery
                                                            behind its phenomenal success: complete with
                                                            sheet music, indices, and a bibliography.

                                                            Tina Breckwoldt grew up in Hamburg, in                       ✦ English sample translation available soon               Tina Breckwoldt
                                                            Philadelphia, on an island in the North Sea and                                                                        SILENT NIGHT –
                                                            in the Black Forest. She studied at the universities of                                                                A PHENOMENON EXPLAINED
                                                            Aix-en-Provence, Freiburg, Cambridge, Oxford, and                                                                      A Comprehensive Guide to the
                                                            Yale. She currently works as researcher and dramaturg                                                                  World’s Favorite Christmas Carol
                                                            for the Vienna Boys Choir, and has written libretti,                                                                   Hardcover with Illustrations
                                                            film scripts, song texts, stories, dictionary entries, and                                                             Release date: September 2018
                                                            programme notes for concerts and CDs.                                                                                  approx. 260 pages
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MUSIC                                                                                                                                                           Elina Garanca, THE SHOES ARE WHAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT!

                                                                                                                             Elina Garanca
                                                                                                                             THE SHOES ARE WHAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT!

                   Between the Worlds. The small blonde girl harvesting
                   sugar beets on her grandparents’ farm in Latvia. The energetic young
                   woman attending parties who knows one thing for certain: she wants
                   to make it all the way to the top. The aspiring singer struggling to
                   climb from one octave to the next. The doting mother setting out
                   on the next opera season with her daughter and the nanny in the
                   minivan. And the brilliant mezzo-soprano celebrated in all the major
                   concert halls around the world. Elina Garanca is all of the above.

                   In her first book, the celebrated mezzo-soprano talks about her life between the
                   worlds: between East and West, roots and wings, child and career, talent and
                   self-discipline, art and life.
 © Andreas Hofer

                                                             Elina Garanca was born into a musical family              ✦ English sample translation available             Elina Garanca
                                                             in Riga in 1976. Today she belongs among the biggest                                                         THE SHOES ARE WHAT’S
                                                             stars of the world of music due to her wonderful voice,                                                      REALLY IMPORTANT!
                                                             her musicality, and her engaging stage presence and                                                          Hardcover
                                                             performance in major international opera houses and                                                          Release date: March 2019
                                                             concert halls.                                                                                               approx. 240 pages
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SPORT                                                                                                                                                                   Susi Mai, AGAINST THE WIND

                                                                                                                   Susi Mai
                                                                                                                   AGAINST THE WIND

        »Kites rise highest against the wind,
        not with it.« Sir Winston Churchill
        As no one has done before her, Susi Mai has linked the aesthetics of kiteboarding with
        entrepreneurship – fun and business. Alongside Richard Branson, Sylvia Earl and James
        Cameron, she is committed to saving the oceans, and together with venture capitalist
        and former Twitter investor Bill Tai, she founded her first NGS – MaiTai, which evol-
        ved into the new networking Mecca of the tech scene. But that was
        only the beginning of what is to expect of her.

        Although the cards weren’t always stacked in her favour, Susi Mai
        has learnt one thing: with the right attitude, you can make the
        best out of every situation. In this book, she shows that more than
        ever, women can take control of their lives to overcome obstacles –
        whether private or professional – to reach their goals and to make
        dreams come true.

                                                  Susi Mai, born in 1984, is the one of the first female     ✦ Original English manuscript available   Susi Mai
                                                  Red Bull athletes and a kiteboarding legend. She won the                                             AGAINST THE WIND
                                                  Red Bull »King of the Air« thrice and came second in the                                             Hardcover
                                                  Kitesurf World Cup in 2009.                                                                          Release date: May 2018
                                                                                                                                                       240 pages

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SPORT                                                                                                                                                                              Jimmy Spithill, CHASING THE CUP

                                                                                                                Jimmy Spithill
                                                                                                                CHASING THE CUP

        Jimmy Spithill is arguably one of the world's greatest
        skippers: the youngest and double winner of the America's Cup, the
        oceanic version of Formula 1; winner of the Sydney Hobart; multiple
        world champion in match and fleet racing... the list goes on. And on
        a day off he'll paddleboard 32 miles through Hawaiian double over-
        head waves.

        Jimmy is a rare talent, a sailor of superlatives. But he doesn't want to be just one of                                                                                       From teenage
        the best, he wants to be the very best. And that requires more than just talent alone.                                                                                        sailing prodigy to
        It requires the ability to pursue his goals without ignoring even the smallest details                                                                                        two-time winner of
        and developments and reacting in a flash. This combination of talent and focus have                                                                                           the America's Cup
        transformed him from the teenage sailing prodigy from his home in Elvina Bay in
        North Australia, to the two-time winner of the America's Cup.

        Here he tells his rags-to-riches story of fierce determination, court cases, seasickness,
        crashed boats and cars, alcohol, the greatest comeback ever in sporting history and the
        dramatic 2017 America's Cup defence. All of it contributed to turning a quiet, bullied,
        water-loving blue-collar redhead born in Sydney into one of sailing's biggest rockstars.

        Far from the official media-trained account so often found in the closed-off world of
        the America's Cup, Jimmy's open, honest style gives us a rare insight into what goes on
        inside the head of a man at the top of his game. A compelling read, with many lessons
        in leadership, teamwork and achieving your dreams, no matter how impossible they
        might seem.

                                                   »Jimmy Spithill knows something about
                                                   beating the odds, and the cocksure Australian
                                                   might have the stuff to pull it off.«
                                                   Douglas Robson, USA Today

                                                   Jimmy Spithill, born in Sydney, Australia in 1979,    ✦ Rights sold to: English world (Bloomsbury), Italy (TEA)   Jimmy Spithill
                                                   contested his first America's Cup as a 20 year-old,                                                               CHASING THE CUP
                                                                                                         ✦ Original English manuscript available
                                                   the youngest participant. Since then he has won the                                                               My America’s Cup Journey
                                                   world's most coveted sailing trophy two times in a    ✦ Jimmy on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert               With Rob Mundle
                                                   row as a skipper of the Team Oracle USA – in 2013       (June, 2016): http://bit.ly/2l2LkPf                       Hardcover with illustrations
                                                   he had a seemingly unthinkable comeback, the most                                                                 Release date: August 2017
                                                                                                         ✦ America’s Cup 2013: The most spectacular
                                                   exciting in sporting history.                                                                                     208 pages
                                                                                                           comeback in sport history:
                                                                                                                                                                     Benevento
                                                                                                           http://bit.ly/2kPDzkg

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FOOD / HEALTH                                                                                                                                               Josef Zauner, THE BIG BOOK ON ROYAL AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PASTRIES

                                                                                                                                 Josef Zauner
                                                                                                                                 THE BIG BOOK ON ROYAL AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PASTRIES

                  There are few institutions in Austria that
                  everybody knows. One of them is the »Zauner« in Bad Ischl.

                  The incomparable patisserie was established in 1832 and celebrated its 185th anni-
                  versary in 2017. The Zauner house is filled with history and tradition, it’s a place where
                  the Austrian coffee house culture is tended to with love and care. In the times of the
                  Austro-Hungarian Monarchy they were given the
                  honor of being appointed to be »k.u.k. Hoflieferant«
                  (»Imperial and Royal Purveyor to the Court«).
                  In the Zauner bakery, world-renowned pastries that
                  have been delighting people from the imperial period
                  up until today were created. Not only does owner
                  Josef Zauner reveal original recipes, he has also
                  revised many of his own recipes delicately and has
                  adjusted them to modern cuisine.
 © Thomas Apolt

                                                              Josef Zauner, born in 1948, is master confectioner of        ✦ More than 10.000 copies sold                      Josef Zauner
                                                              the patisserie Zauner. He completed numerous stays in                                                            THE BIG BOOK ON ROYAL
                                                              countries such as Sweden, Hungary, Israel, and Japan,                                                            AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PASTRIES
                                                              among others. He teaches at the famous »Japan Cake-                                                              The Best Recipes by the Famous
                                                              and Confiserie-College« and has been a guest lecturer                                                            Pastry Chef from Bad Ischl
                                                              at this school since 1988. Numerous gold medals in                                                               Hardcover
                                                              international competitions attest to the creativity of the                                                       Release date: August 2017
                                                              Master Pastry Chef.                                                                                              200 pages
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FOOD / HEALTH                                                                                                                                                                                 Christine Metzger / Elisabeth Ruckser, BAKING BREAD

                                                                                                                                                      Christine Metzger / Elisabeth Ruckser
                                                                                                                                                      BAKING BREAD

                                      There are only few foodstuffs that are so closely connected
                                      to our cultural history as grain, flour, and bread. And there’s hardly
                                      anything that smells as irresistible as freshly baked bread. And for it
                                      to turn out just as great at home, it takes patience, feeling – and tips
                                      and tricks from passionate bakers.

                                      Today, baking bread is a craft that only few people outside of mass production know
                                      anymore. This new edition of the bestselling book delves into the tradition of bread,
                                      presents a comprehensive overview of the types of grain and flour, and explains just
                                      what it takes to become a master baker. It introduces the work of farmers, millers, and
                                      bakers; this book deals with hand-selected ingredients, with baking and seasoning
                                      and with the joy of working on something living with your hands.
 Elisabeth Ruckser © Andrea Pellert

                                                                                 Christine Metzger has been working as a freelance journalist,                                                     Christine Metzger / Elisabeth Ruckser
                                                                                 editor and author since 1985. Before that, she worked as an editor                                                BAKING BREAD
                                                                                 at two major renowned publishing houses in Munich and Cologne.                                                    Like Only a Few Remember How To
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Hardcover
                                                                                 Elisabeth Ruckser has been dealing with the subject of high-
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Release date: March 2018
                                                                                 quality foods for many years and runs the »Erste Waldviertler
                                                                                                                                                                                                   240 pages
                                                                                 Biobackschule«, a school for baking with organic ingredients.
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                                                                                 She has authored numerous books and as a journalist, she travels
                                                                                 all around Austria in search of authentic food craftsmen and
                                                                                 producers.
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NATURE                                                                                                                                                     Hans Gasperl, THE SECRET POWER FROM WITHIN THE EARTH

                                                                                                                        Hans Gasperl
                                                                                                                        THE SECRET POWER FROM WITHIN THE EARTH

            Why do we feel particularly comfortable in
            certain places and not at all in others? Why do we sleep badly if the
            bed is in a certain position? How can we counteract fatigue and inner
            turmoil if we don’t know exactly where they originate and how they
            come into being?

            Radiesthesia and geomancy are terms that are quite uncommon but that affect many
            people regardless. They deal with those powers within the earth that haven’t been fully
            researched by scientists but are nevertheless of great importance to our life, our health
            and our wellbeing.

            Dr. Hans Gasperl is a physician who has been researching the seemingly inexplicable
            influences that nature exerts on our bodies for many years. In this book he describes
            how to figure out which powers from within the earth are good for us and how we
            can utilize them.
 © Privat

                                                       On the effect the elements have on our body

                                                       Hans Gasperl worked as a country doctor, a doctor for      ✦ English sample translation available             Hans Gasperl
                                                       Kneipp therapy and homeopath for 35 years. The general                                                        THE SECRET POWER
                                                       practitioner presents the TV-show Einfach gut leben and                                                       FROM WITHIN THE EARTH
                                                       has authored numerous successful books on health issues.                                                      How Water Veins and Earth
                                                                                                                                                                     Rays Influence Our Life
                                                                                                                                                                     Hardcover
                                                                                                                                                                     Release date: April 2018
                                                                                                                                                                     200 pages
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