Without fracture there can be no ossification
Benjamin Zibner / Suhrkamp
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Steffen Mau
In "Unequally United", sociologist Steffen Mau examines why East Germany remains different
The world as a global kindergarten
Mario Lang
"Only a fool wouldn't buy this book" by Oksana Havryliv is a humorous exploration of name-calling, swearing and cursing, as well as an enlightening journey through different cultures and taboos
Journey into the swamp of the soul
Grit Hartung
In "Realm of Shame. Talking about Sex", Christine Koschmieder explores her own sexuality and recounts the evolution of sexuality in Germany from the 1960s to the present day
The first intellectual of modern times
Geert Snoejer / Ullstein
"Erasmus - Biography of a Freethinker" by Sandra Langereis is a fascinating book about the life and times of the great humanist- and a balm needed just as much in today's world as in the 1500s.
The blessing of migration
Wilma Hoogendoorn / S. Fischer Verlag
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Hein de Haas
Hein de Haas' "How Migration Really works - A Factful Guide to the Most Divisive Issue in Politics" is a book that is as clever as it is frustrating, and should be compulsory reading in every school
Colonial fossil
Peter Himsel www.himsel.de
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Friederike Otto
In "Climate injustice", Friederike Otto emphasises that we should prepare for the consequences of climate change. This is illustrated with case studies from around the world. But regardless of what happens and where, the West is always to blame