Bauen und Renovieren

Großartig!

5 von 5 Punkten
Ein must read für alle in der PR-/Modebranche. Kelly Cutrone gibt viele Interessante Tips, nicht nur für Insider, sonder auch für die, die es werden wollen. Neben der Geschichte ihres Erfolges verrät sie wie man sich als Businesswoman in der harten Modewelt durchsetzen kann. Durchaus lesenswert!

Erudite and moving

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This book is very personal and at the same time impressively erudite. The starting point of Hustvedt's investigation is a strange experience she had in 2006: In the middle of a speech she gave in memory of her deceased father her body began shaking violently from the neck down. She was still able to speak, yet the shaking of her lower body was uncontrollable.
This raises the question of identity. What is a self? Can she say "I was shaking", when in fact the shaking occurred entirely against her will? This problem sets Hustvedt off on an eclectic exploration of philosophy (the mind-body problem), psychology and psychiatry, neurology and brain science. She does not develop a stringent line of questioning; rather, she keeps approaching the same set of questions from various angles. She describes a plethora of different conditions - hysteria (or conversion disorder, as it is usually called today), anosognosia (denial of illness), mirror touch synesthesia, to name only a few - all of which serve to show that a person's identity may split, be dissociative and more fragile than we would ordinarily tend to think. One of the most compelling parts of her book is her deconstruction of the mind-body dichotomy; she shows that in many cases it is simply not possible to say whether an illness is organic or mental; in the age of brain science, this whole distinction does not seem to make sense any more. This does not mean, however, that Hustvedt would adopt the position held by some neurologists that a person's identity can be reduced to their set of neurons. Quite to the contrary, she shows how identity is forever elusive, both inside and outside of us, in the people we interact with, in the words we speak - words that we own and that at the same time own us.
Hustvedt is widely-read in neurological literature, but she discusses the science in a way that is intelligible to the lay reader. Also, she combines her survey of scientific research with very personal, intimate stories about her family and her own history of illness. This is a refreshing combination, which makes her book a thought-provoking and a very touching reading experience.

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A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist/mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mount Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air, Krakauer's epic account of the May 1996 disaster. With more than 250 black-and-white photographs taken by various expedition members and an enlightening new postscript by the author, the Illustrated Edition shows readers what this tragic climb looked like and potentially provides closure for Krakauer and his detractors.
"I have no doubt that Boukreev's intentions were good on summit day," writes Krakauer in a postscript dated August 1998. "What disturbs me, though, was Boukreev's refusal to acknowledge the possibility that he made even a single poor decision. Never did he indicate that perhaps it wasn't the best choice to climb without gas or go down ahead of his clients." As usual, Krakauer supports his points with dogged research and a good dose of humility. But rather than continue the heated discourse that has raged since Into Thin Air's denouncement of the guide Boukreev, Krakauer's tone is conciliatory; he points most of his criticism at G. Weston DeWalt, who co-authored The Climb, Boukreev's version of events. And in a touching conclusion, Krakauer recounts his last conversation with the late Boukreev, in which the two weathered climbers agreed to disagree about certain points. Krakauer had great hopes to patch things up with Boukreev, but the Russian later died in an avalanche on another Himalayan peak, Annapurna I. Krakauer further buries the ice axe by donating his share of royalties from sales of The Illustrated Edition to the Everest '96 Memorial Fund, which aids various environmental and humanitarian charities. -- Rob McDonald

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A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air, Krakauer's epic account of the May 1996 disaster. With more than 250 black-and-white photographs taken by various expedition members and an enlightening new postscript by the author, the Illustrated Edition shows readers what this tragic climb looked like and potentially provides closure for Krakauer and his detractors.
"I have no doubt that Boukreev's intentions were good on summit day," writes Krakauer in a postscript dated August 1998. "What disturbs me, though, was Boukreev's refusal to acknowledge the possibility that he made even a single poor decision. Never did he indicate that perhaps it wasn't the best choice to climb without gas or go down ahead of his clients." As usual, Krakauer supports his points with dogged research and a good dose of humility. But rather than continue the heated discourse that has raged since Into Thin Air's denouncement of guide Boukreev, Krakauer's tone is conciliatory; he points most of his criticism at G. Weston De Walt, who coauthored The Climb, Boukreev's version of events. And in a touching conclusion, Krakauer recounts his last conversation with the late Boukreev, in which the two weathered climbers agreed to disagree about certain points. Krakauer had great hopes to patch things up with Boukreev, but the Russian later died in a avalanche on another Himalayan peak, Annapurna I. Krakauer further buries the ice axe by donating his share of royalties from sales of The Illustrated Edition to the Everest '96 Memorial Fund, which aids various environmental and humanitarian charities. --Rob McDonald

fesselnd und tragisch

5 von 5 Punkten
Wer dieses Buch in die Hand nimmt wird es nicht so schnell wieder weglegen. Ich "mußte" es fertiglesen, obwohl es nachtmittags der 24.12. war und ich eigentlich genügend andere Dinge zu erledigen hatte. Das Buch ist so fesseld und spannend geschrieben dass einen die Ereignisse richtig mitnehmen und ich in diesem Jahr ganz Heiligabend noch bedrückt war. Was an sich unsinnig ist, ziemlich jeder der das Buch liest weiß schon vorab dass es kein gutes Ende nimmt. Nach dem Imax Film über die Everest Besteigung und dem Bericht über den Tod der Bergsteiger konnte ich nur den Kopf schütteln und für mich denken "sind das Verrückte und Selbstmörder". Dieser Meinung bin ich immer noch - jeder der einen 8000er besteigt spielt mit seinem Leben - aber man kriegt hier ganz andere Eindrücke und mehr Verständnis für die Bergsteiger. Auch wenn es viele Kritiken an der Genauigkeit der Tatsachenberichtung über Krakauers Buch gibt, hat es mir Lust gemacht selbst in den Himalaya zu fahren und mir die höchsten Gipfel der Welt selbst anzuschauen - wenn auch von unten! Und das obwohl ich vorher nie irgendwelches Interesse an Bergsteigen hatte.

A real thriller!

5 von 5 Punkten
It's really hard to put this book down once you start reading! Even if you know the outcome of the events described in the book, it reads like a thriller! It is full of surprising turns of events occuring to the reader just as unexpected as they must have done to the climbers themselves.

My personal favourite mountaineering book of all time - a chilling and harrowing story of the tragedies on Everest in May 1996

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My personal favourite mountaineering book of all time. Krakauer provides a day-by-day journal to tell the chilling, harrowing and controversial story about the 1996 Everest season when 12 climbers were killed. He describes the trek to Everest Base Camp, the acclimatization climbs to Camps One, Two and Three, the final climb by 34 climbers towards the Everest Summit, the descent to the South Col, the killer storm, the rescues and failed rescues, and the descent off the mountain. The Illustrated Edition contains almost 250 b/w photos to bring the story to visual life. The photos are by Jon Krakauer, Neil Beidleman, Klev Schoening, Scott Fisher and others.

"In March 1996, Outside magazine sent [Jon Krakauer] to participate in, and write about a guided ascent of Mount Everest", on Rob Hall's Adventure Consultants expedition. In addition to Hall's eight clients, Scott Fisher's Mountain Madness guided expedition also had eight clients. Scott Fisher: "We've got the big E figured out ... we've built a yellow brick road to the summit." Krakauer did reach the Everest summit on May 10, 1996 at 13:10. Worrying about his dwindling oxygen, he left the summit after just five minutes, finally making it back to his tent on the South Col at about 18:45, "more exhausted than I'd ever been in my life." "The storm abruptly metastasized into a full-blown hurricane, and the visibility dropped to less than twenty feet ... nineteen men and women were stranded up on the mountain by the storm, caught in a desperate struggle for their lives."

Two guides, two Sherpas, and seven clients had reached the South Col, but "staggered blindly around in the storm, growing ever more exhausted and hypothermic." In a small break in the storm, Camp Four was slightly visible. "Pittman, Fox, Weathers, and Namba were too feeble to walk", so Neil Beidleman, Klev Schoening, Lene Gammelgard, the two Sherpas, and Mike Groom stumbled off into the storm, making it back to the tents on May 11 at 00:45. Fisher's guide Anatoli Boukreev had descended to Camp Four in advance of his clients, and was the only strong climber left. Boukreev courageously single-handedly attempted to brave the storm to rescue the missing climbers, but had to return to the tents. But Boukreev didn't give up. He went out again by himself and was able to find the climbers, and brought back first Charlotte Fox and then Sandy Pittman and Tim Madsen. Yasuko Namba was dead and Beck was a lost cause.

Rob Hall waited for Doug Hansen to reach the summit at around 16:00, but Hansen turned into a "zombie" on the descent. Andy Harris picked up oxygen from the South Summit and walked back up towards Hall and Hansen. "at 4:43 on the morning of May 11 ... [Hall] had descended to the South Summit. And at that point neither Hansen nor Harris was with him." The continuing storm on May 11 stopped the Sherpa's rescue attempt. Rob's pregnant wife in New Zealand was patched through to speak to Rob late on May 11, " 'I love you. Sleep well, my sweetheart. Please don't worry too much.' These would be the last words anyone would her him speak."

Scott Fisher was not very strong on summit day, and reached the summit late at 15:40. Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa was able to help Fisher descend, but he collapsed just below the Balcony about 400m above the South Col. Anatoli Boukreev reached Fisher late on the evening of May 11. "Down suit is unzipped, pulled off his shoulder, one arm is outside clothing. There is nothing I can do. Scott is dead."

Amongst the tragedy, there was a ray of joy. Beck Weathers collapsed on the South Col late on May 10 and was left for dead. Miraculously he regained consciousness on May 11 and stumbled back to Camp Four at 16:35 with his "bare right hand, naked to the frigid wind and grotesquely frostbitten ... outstretched ... [looking like] a mummy in a low-budget horror film." Beck miraculously survived the night and the IMAX team with David Breashears and Ed Viesturs helped him descend to Camp Two the next day. Lt. Colonel Madan Khatri Chhetri rescued Beck from Camp Two in his helicopter on May 13.

Krakauer's writing is excellent, providing enough information, but keeping the story tight and to the point. He provides his inner thoughts and comments candidly on his own performance and mistakes, and the other clients and guides. Rob Hall's last minutes speaking to his wife are almost too heartbreaking to read. The photos are absolutely excellent. Although Krakauer is critical of Anatoli Boukreev's guiding practices, he fully acknowledges Toli's extraordinary performance in single handedly rescuing three clients during the storm. For a rebuttal from Anatoli Boukreev, read The Climb.

Unbedingt lesen!

5 von 5 Punkten
Ich habe Krakauers Buch "Into Thin Air" kurz vor Messners "Der nackte Berg" gelesen. Wer erfahren möchte, wozu Menschen körperlich und mental fähig sind (oder eben auch nicht), wer wissen möchte, was Menschen in die Todeszonen des Himalaya und anderer Gebirge treibt, der sollte diese Bücher gelesen haben.
Krakauers Buch ist darüber hinaus ein hervorragendes Stück Journalismus, sauber recherchiert, gut geschrieben, hoch spannend, immer noch aktuell.

Faszinierender Wahnsinn

4 von 5 Punkten
Das Buch handelt von einer der Katastrophen am Mount Everest. Krakauer, selber ein sehr guter Bergsteiger, beschreibt plastisch viele Vorgänge rund um den Aufstieg auf den Gipfel des Everest. Für mich ist es unglaublich wie viele Hobbybergsteiger es versuchen, eigentlich der pure Wahnsinn. Trotzdem gelingt es dem Buch ein wenig diese Faszination zu beschreiben, die Menschen dazu bringt sich sehenden Auges darauf einzulassen.
Kommen dann noch zusätzliche Schwierigkeiten dazu wie beim von Krakauer beschriebenen Aufstieg, ist das ganze fast ein Himmelfahrtskommando. Den Aufstieg und die Geschehnisse rundum beschreibt Krakauer spannend wie in einem Actionroman.
Insgesamt sehr lesenswert.

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Alice Schroeder?s The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life might well be one of the most important books you will ever read -- particularly in a period when the world's various economies appear to be entering freefall. This arm-straining (at nearly a thousand pages) but utterly fascinating book has already -- against all the odds -- achieved an astonishing level of success, given its initially daunting appearance. But it will only take a chapter or so for most readers to see just why this book is enjoying such an unprecedented level of acclaim.
The subject is the life and career of one of the most revered men in the western hemisphere, Warren Buffett (an advisor to new US President Barack Obama) ? despite the fact that his name may not be known to most of the general public. Buffett?s story is one that currently has resonances for all of us: a remarkable financial success story. The name of this investor from Omaha is spoken of with admiration by all who know him, despite the fact that he has never written a book on his career or the secrets of his business success. However, he has been persuaded to allow Alice Schroeder to spend time with him and those with whom he works to investigate his business triumphs, his opinions, his mistakes (Buffett is rather winning in admitting to several of the latter ? how common is that in his profession?) -- and what emerges is a totally comprehensive biography of the man known throughout the world as ?The Oracle of Omaha?.
What is most revealing about the picture of the man that emerges from these pages (and Schroeder had access not just to her subject and his business associates but also his wife, children and friends) is that we meet a man of intellect ? of course ? but also of humanity and understanding, with a philosphy and worldview that is both judicious and principled. In an era in which those in Buffet?s profession are more prone to excoriation than praise, the man we encounter here has a sane and clear-eyed philosophy of life and an attitude to business success that is generously instructive -- and inspiring. --Barry Forshaw

Ausserordentlich

5 von 5 Punkten
Die Geschichte von Warren Buffett ist eine Geschichte von Erfolg und Demut. Dieses Buch ist eine hervorrangende Darstellung vom Leben eines ausserordentlichen Mannes.

Erstaunliche Vita langatmig präsentiert

2 von 5 Punkten
Zweifelsohne verfügt Buffett über ein interessantes Leben. Aufschlussreich sind die Szenen, bei denen man erfährt, wie der Mensch Buffett tickt, was seine Motivation ist. Leider ist das Buch mit 976 Seiten, welche ausserdem extrem eng beschrieben sind, mindestens dreimal zu lange geraten. Es wird so langatmig und die Autorin verliert sich in Details. Fazit: faszinierendes Thema äusserst langatmig erzählt.

Warren Buffett - außergewöhnlich

5 von 5 Punkten
"Die Armen werden immer ärmer, die Reichen immer reicher"
"Durch ehrliche Arbeit ist noch niemand reich geworden."
... Solche Sätze kennen wir von klein auf und LASSEN UNS SO JEGLICHER MOTIVATION BERAUBEN.
Habe mir "Snowball" zu Weihnachten schenken lassen und lese bis jetzt (Mai) fast täglich darin. Buffett ist ein außergewöhnlicher Typ und das Buch auf jeden Fall lesenswert!! U.a. ein gutes Beispiel dafür, dass mein Geld (und meine Geldanlage) nicht nur mir, sondern auch anderen dienen kann.

Sehr interessante Geschichten über Warren Buffett

5 von 5 Punkten
Alice Schroeder beschreibt das Leben Warren Buffetts sehr detailliert. Das Buch gibt ausführliche Informationen über Buffetts Kindheit, dessen Familie, zeigt seinen Werdegang als einen der erfolgreichtsten Investoren und gibt Auskunft über seine Ansichten als Mensch und als Investor. Es porträtiert ebenso Personen, die großen Einfluss auf Buffett hatten, wie den Begründer der professionellen Aktienanalyse, Ben Graham oder seinen langjähriger Geschäftspartner Charly Munger. Ein sehr abgerundetes und sehr aufwendig recherchiertes Buch. Sehr empfehlenswert!

I just love it!

5 von 5 Punkten
Das beste Buch, was ich je gelesen habe. Ich habe gelacht, ich habe geweint und am Ende hatte ich das Gefühl eine gute Freundin zu verlieren.

Eat, Pray, Love ..... LOVED IT!!!

5 von 5 Punkten
A wonderful book !!!! It has saved my life!
A wonderful transaction with Amazon.
THANK YOU.

Schöne Freizeitlektüre

4 von 5 Punkten
Es ist ein wunderbar leichtes Buch, in dem ich mich sehr gut wieder gefunden habe. Scheidung, Selbstzweifel, Zusammenbruch, ausbrechen aus dem Alltag. Es folgen herrliche Beschreibungen zu den 3 Stationen Italien, Indien und
Indonesien, die zum Träumen und nachmachen anregen. Letztlich ein "Mutmacher" das wahre ich oder den Sinn des Lebens zu finden. Allerdings mit sehr religiösem Hintergrund und vielen Gebeten, wem das nicht gefällt - Vorsicht.
Insgesamt supi.

Terrible book

2 von 5 Punkten
The tital of the book promised more then what it actually contained. It is very dull, this is one of the very few books I put aside half way through. I like the style in which it is written but that's about it. I cannot imagine how the movie will be like.

A lovely, spellbinding book!

5 von 5 Punkten
Dieses Buch kam durch zufall in meine Hände. Es lag vor vier tagen verlassen auf einen Rückflug von London in diesem Klappfach des Vordersitzes.

Die Story um Elisabeth ist in anderen Rezensionen und der Kurzbeschreibung beschrieben, dem möchte ich nichts hinzufügen.
Für mich das Richtige um das Urlaubsgefühl heraufzubeschwören und von einer Weltreise zu träumen. Besonders auch für Leute die Italien, Indien oder Indonesien mögen.Im Gegensatz zu meinen sonstigen Lesegewohnheiten, hatte ich dieses Buch in kürzester Zeit ausgelesen. Die Geschichte ist nachvollziehbar, ich habe mich einige Male selbst wiedergefunden, und wer wünscht sich nicht mal so eine "Auszeit"?

Der Schreibstil von Elizabeth Gilbert ist amüsant und kurzweilig, das Buch ist humorvoll und doch tiefsinnig, unterhaltsam und inspirierend zugleich. Ein must-read! Als positive Seite des Buches kann ich aufführen, dass die Lektüre trotz vieler Kopfschüttel-Momente eher kurzweilig war und die Selbstironie der Autorin mich oft zum Schmunzeln gebracht hat.

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Malcolm X's searing memoir belongs on the small shelf of great autobiographies. The reasons are many: the blistering honesty with which he recounts his transformation from a bitter, self-destructive petty criminal into an articulate political activist, the continued relevance of his militant analysis of white racism, and his emphasis on self-respect and self-help for African Americans. And there's the vividness with which he depicts black popular culture--try as he might to criticize those lindy hops at Boston's Roseland dance hall from the perspective of his Muslim faith, he can't help but make them sound pretty wonderful. These are but a few examples. The Autobiography of Malcolm X limns an archetypal journey from ignorance and despair to knowledge and spiritual awakening. When Malcolm tells coauthor Alex Haley, "People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book," he voices the central belief underpinning every attempt to set down a personal story as an example for others. Although many believe his ethic was directly opposed to Martin Luther King Jr.'s during the civil rights struggle of the '60s, the two were not so different. Malcolm may have displayed a most un-Christian distaste for loving his enemies, but he understood with King that love of God and love of self are the necessary first steps on the road to freedom. --Wendy Smith

überwältigendes meisterwerk in einzigartigem stil

5 von 5 Punkten
Es ist schwer alle Eindrücke wiederzugeben nachdem man dieses Werk gelesen hat. Es ist schwer seine Gefühle zu beschreiben, die man empfindet beim Lesen dieses Buches. Es ist unmöglich nachzuvollziehen was Macolm X (Little)in seinem höchst aufregenden und von dramatischen Einschneidungungen geprägten Leben durchgemacht hat. Es ist umso leichter zu verstehen was Malcolm X eben aufgrund seiner Taten für ein Revolutionist war und bis heute ist, denn aufgrund seiner Biographie wird man ihn nie vergessen... "let's get free"

A interesting development in a harsh changing world.4.5 STAR

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While Malcolm X and I would disagree on a number of things, I really liked this book. The tale of the mans history alone is worth reading even if he wasn't a figure that has effected american culture. Malcolm X was not a stagnant figure he was changing as he learned. He progressed from a huslter to disiciple to a leader and in these transitions he learned to challenge his beliefs and the beliefs of others. Malcolm X was a man who at the time of his death began to challenge the hatered of others and his own hatered.
The second fasinating thing about this book is that the book is told in a real time manner. So that you actaul see the transitions in ideas of X. Huxley did a great job as ghost writer.
The third thing that is great is seeing the interal workings of the nation of islam. I am an atheist yet this was very fasinating to me. I disagree with alot of the nations views on race, but understanding racism starts with understanding the philosophy of the racist and the ignorance that that philosophy premotes. The theroy of the disemiation of races given by the nation is one of the most inconcieveable things I have ever read.

The best analysis of Malcolm X

5 von 5 Punkten
People have made numerous attempts to analyze, classify and form theories about Malcolm X and what he stood for, forgetting that for someone of his caliber, it is not easy to do this. To even attempt to understand Malcolm X, you would have had to know of his life experiences and how they laid the foundation of what he became. This book gives you that information, and most importantly, it is from his point-of-view. That is why I believe this book gives the best analysis of who Malcolm X was and what he stood for. Malcolm X was one of the most inspiring and articulate leaders that has ever lived and this book is a testament of that. This autobiography is very powerful and for anyone looking to learn more about Malcolm X, I cannot tell you of a better place to start.

Malcolm X; The real story from a real source

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Many people know too little about Malcolm X, and what they know is usally one sided or incorrect. This book which is brilliantly written presents the whole life of Malcolm X. It starts from when he was a child facing the racism from locals and the KKK ,and getting sent to a foster home,on through his hustler years and onto become one of the strongest voices in the African American struggle for human and civil rights. Not only does this book captivate the reader but it will present you with a new idea of American history and culture. This is a must read for anyone wanting to find out about one of the strongest voices during the 1960's and to learn more about the all too real problems the were and still are in American today.

Superb

4 von 5 Punkten
Malcolm X is possibly my favourite figure in North American history (though that isn't saying much ;-) and this book does him justice. While usually I stay clear of autobiographies due to there obviously subjective nature, I made an exception in this case because one of the most interesting aspects of Malcolm X , to me, was his life long intellectual development and the charismatic and powerful way in which he articulated his views. Thus an autobiography is an ideal way to get inside the mind of a person, and trace their line of thought and progress. This book does this superbly, and is both gripping and interesting throughout. It should reveal that calling Malcolm X a 'racist in reverse', would be like condemning Ghandi solely as being 'anti british', i.e. highly simplistic and greatly missing the point.
A further strength to the book is that Alex Haley provides a highly insightful biographical foreword that helps set the scene for those unfamiliar with Malcolm X. The book is at times amusing in it's anecdotes, and some of iconoclastic statements delivered by Malcolm X.
The downside of the book is that, as it is an autobiography, it lacks the third person analysis that a biography would contain, thus it doesn't really analyse issues such as who was really responsible for his assassination. It also rarely describes any media appearances Malcolm X made, thus we miss out on some of the important points Malcolm X made and believed in.
Overall I highly recommend this book, as do nearly all those who have read it.

Interessant für Lehrer

3 von 5 Punkten
Der Roman von Frank McCourt hält nicht das, was die Rezensionen versprechen. Er liest sich (auch im Original) recht flüssig, der Leser erfährt Einiges über die Zustände innerstädtischer Schulen in New York. Wenn man selbst unterrichtet, kennt man die Situationen im Klassenzimmer, auch wenn es das Fach "Creative Writing" an deutschen Schulen nicht gibt. Gehalt und Tiefe bekommt der Roman an den Stellen, an denen McCourt menschliche Begegnungen schildert, die ihn persönlich berührt, sogar erschüttert haben. Begegnungen, die ihn und seine Weltsicht verändert haben.
Davon abgesehen bleibt manchmal der Nachgeschmack von Selbstbeweihräucherung bzw. der Roman bleibt an der Oberfläche.

Ein Muß für jeden Lehrer(In) und Ausbildner

5 von 5 Punkten
Dieses buch ist ganz besonders faszinierend. McCourt ist ein großartiger Erzähler.
Es ist aber auch sehr erschreckend, daß die Zustände, die er vor mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert in Schulen New Yorks vorgefunden hat, genauso auch heute noch in HS Schulen vorhanden sind. Die Situation der Pädagogen hat sich leider bis heute kaum geändert und auch die Situation von vielen Kindern und Schülern ist auch eher schlechter und nicht besser geworden.
Er beschreibt auch die Situation von Kindern, Schülern und StudentInnen aus den verschiedensten Kulturkreisen und Ländern. Dieses Buch sollte auch ein Muß für jeden/jede BildungspolitikInnen und Vorgesetze sowie Hochschulprofessoren
/Ausbildner sein.
Trotz aller Aktualität ist dieses Buch auch wirklich sehr unterhaltend.

Rock'n'Roll history

4 von 5 Punkten
Great entertainment! All through the 80s with the Crüe and their outrageous life and times. Indeed, they we're shouting at the devil and got away with it every night. This is Rock'n'Roll history at its best and a proof that posers can rock as hard as any others.

Sensationell!

5 von 5 Punkten
Auch ich bin kein Fan der Band, noch nicht mal der Musikrichtung! Lesen wollte ich dieses Buch, weil die Rezensionen und Besprechungen krasse Stories versprachen, die keinen kalt lassen. Und Biographien sind meiner Meinung nach sowieso spannend.
Aber was dieses Buch schafft, kann ich gar nicht in Worte fassen, es ist fantastisch und aus vielen verschiedenen Perspektiven geschrieben. So dass man eine Situation in einem Kapitel z.B. von Nikki und im nächsten Kapitel von jemand anderem aus dessen Sicht, auf total verflochtene Weise, beschrieben bekommt.
Neben Sex- und Drogeneskapaden en masse hat "The Dirt" mich aber auch tief bewegen können, als Mick von seiner Krankheit schreibt, oder Vince wie seine Tochter stirbt, muss man schon ein paar mal gewaltig schlucken.
Ich finde dieses Buch perfekt, auch wenn ich der Musik immer noch nix abgewinnen kann.

Was für ein Buch !

5 von 5 Punkten
Viele Vorrezensenten haben hier schon alles Wesentliche über den Inhalt gesagt. Ich bin auch auch ein bisschen spät dran. Aber ich suchte eine Urlaubslektüre und stieß auf dieses Buch. Da mir die meisten deutschen Übersetzungen solcher Bücher immer sehr hölzern und gestellt erscheinen, wo für meinen Geschmack eine viel zu klischeehafte Sprache benutzt wird, mit Vokalbeln wie "Axemen", "Tieftöner", "Shouter" und "Schießbude" um nur einige aufzuzählen, entschied ich mich für die englischsprachige Version. Der Urlaub war viel zu lang für dieses Buch. Ich konnte es einfach nicht aus der Hand legen und wenn es schon sein musste, dann freute ich mich schon auf den nächsten Moment, an dem ich weiterlesen konnte. Ich lese wahnsinnig gerne Musikerbiografien, aber The Dirt ist das beste, was ich auf diesem Gebiet je in Finger bekommen habe. Mötley Crüe haben in ihrer Karriere als Musiker viele (oder alle?) Rekorde gebrochen und hätte ein Journalist alleine eine Biografie über diese Band verfasst, wäre niemals dieses vielschichtige Werk dabei herausgekommen. Man darf dabei vielleicht wirklich nicht alles für bare Münze nehmen. Wer nach eigenem Bekunden ständig besoffen oder sonstwie zugedröhnt war, leidet sicher unter Gedächtnislücken oder zumindest unter leichten Wahrnehmungsstörungen in seiner Vergangenheitsbewältigung. Aber egal. Was die Herren Sixx, Mars, Lee und Neil hauptsächlich hier erzählen, ist sowas von fesselnd und faszinierend, wen das nicht in seinen Bann schlägt, der ist selber schuld. Mötley Crüe sind dekadent, angeberisch, geschmacklos...einfach spitze! Nein, Spaß beiseite, man schont sich selbst nicht in diesem Buch, geht aber auch nicht zimperlich mit anderen um. Frauenfeindlich ? Ja, auch. Aber man bekennt sich dazu und zeigt sich einsichtig, ja hin und wieder geradezu fast rührend reumütig. Wie offen hier mit Erfolg und Mißerfolg, Karrierehochs und -tiefs und auch mit persönlichen Schicksalsschlägen umgegangen wird, das hat schon fast etwas von Seelenstriptease.
Wie dem auch sei. Ich finde, egal für welche Art von Rockmusik man sich auch immer begeistert, dieses Buch muss man gelesen haben und das ist keine Übertreibung. Als Mötley Crüe auf der Szene auftauchten, war die NWOBHM gerade in vollem Gange, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Saxon oder auch Krokus aus Solothurn/CH waren die angesagten Bands und ich selbst ein Metalhead erster Güte. Als wir im Kreise Gleichgesinnter damals Too Fast For Love zum ersten Mal hörten, kam die amerikanische Szene wieder näher in unser Bewustsein. Da tat sich was Neues auf, jenseits von Van Halen oder so. Höre ich Mötley Crüe heute wieder, hält sich meine Begeisterung mittlerweile in Grenzen, denn Geschmäcker können sich nach fast 30 Jahren nunmal ändern. Beim Lesen dieses Buches hörte ich die Musik von Mötley Crüe teilweise im Hintergrund(kopf), ohne dass eine Musikquelle auch nur annähernd in der Nähe gewesen wäre. Es war plötzlich alles wieder da.

Frankie died just the other night
some say it was suicide
but we all know
how the story goes...

In diesem Sinne !

As dirty as it gets...

5 von 5 Punkten
A must have for all fans of rock and the 80's era! The Mötley gang will bring you to your knees!

Sehr unterhaltsam

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Nachdem ich jetzt auch "Slash", "White Line Fever" (Motörhead) und "AC/DC Maximum Rock and Roll" gelesen habe, muss ich sagen, dass das unterhaltsamste Buch war, obwohl Mötley Crüe meiner Meinung nach musikalisch nicht mit den anderen mithalten kann. Ich habe den Eindruck, dass sich Qualität der Musik und Unterhaltsamkeit der (Auto-)biographie antiproportional verhalten.
Es ist auch für nicht Mötley Crüe Fans ein sehr unterhaltsames Buch. (Ich selber kannte sie so gut wie gar nicht, bevor ich das Buch auf die Empfehlung eines Freundes hin gelesen habe.)
Ich empfehle jedem, der ein wenig Englisch versteht, es auf Englisch zu lesen. Eine deutsche Übersetzung kann nur verlieren.
Es ist bestimmt auch problemlos mit "Schulenglisch" zu verstehen, vorausgesetzt man versteht "dude" (Tommy Lees Lieblingswort).
Besonders die Geschichten mit Ozzy Osborne sind großes Kino.

A Stirring History of Selfless Service Building and Supporting Schools for Youngsters in Afghanistan and Pakistan

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"And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful." -- Titus 3:14

Stones into Schools is a book that will change your life: Greg Mortenson impressively demonstrates that by following your heart to do what you can to help those in need, much can be accomplished . . . far beyond your wildest dreams.

The book is beautifully written: The structure and story-telling provide a sense of observing a heroic saga about an epic battle between ignorance and knowledge.

Most importantly, this is a book that can change the world by providing an example of seeking to listen to others, understanding them at the deepest level, selflessly helping to provide what they cannot do for themselves, and trusting that those in need will eventually take care of themselves and others like them.

I hope that many young people will read this book and decide to start up activities that follow a similar path of service to those who are being ignored . . . and need a helping hand.

If you read Three Cups of Tea, you would be foolish to miss this book. The opening briefly recounts those events (to refresh your memory if you didn't read it recently, or to fill in the gaps if you have never read it all). From there, the story mostly moves to Afghanistan as Greg Mortenson and his colleagues from the Central Asia Institute (CAI) seek to keep the promise to bring a school to what may be the most difficult location in that challenged country. If providing schools in remote locations isn't enough, CAI also had to brave the ongoing war there. The story moves into its highest gear as Mr. Mortenson recounts the horrible devastation that a major earthquake (about the same power as the 1906 quake in San Francisco) brought to the mountainous regions, wiping out almost all the schools and killing many of the students and teachers.

In telling the bigger story, you'll be astounded by the ongoing deprivations that teachers, students, and the CAI staff go through to build and support the new schools. This is beyond a labor of love: It's self-sacrifice at a high level for the good of future generations.

As the organization's size and influence have increased, Mr. Mortenson's role has increasingly focused on being the public face of CAI through the books and doing fund-raising speeches. On the ground in Asia, his colleagues have developed an astonishing ability to work wonders. I was left hoping that the organization will be able to attract even more resources so that even more can be done. What a blessing will it be when a third book can be written with a title something like "Schools into Nations."

There's another major theme here: Liberating women from ignorance. When women gain more knowledge, families and communities advance. The book is filled with practical examples of that point.

The book's title alludes to the many deaths that occurred during the last 30 years of war in Afghanistan. As one of the leaders pointed to the rocky hills around him, he noted that there had been as many deaths as there were rocks. But now, the time had come to turn those rocks into schools. In many cases, explosives were actually used to turn boulders into building material for the schools. It's a powerful metaphor that you won't forget.

As the United States ups the military force in Afghanistan, it's good to remember that you can build and staff more than 20 schools in the high mountains there for the cost of one cruise missile. I hope that we get our priorities straight. I was encouraged to read about the interest that many people in the U.S. military have in supporting development of schools in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Let's hope that is what our legacy will be there.

What can you do to help Central Asia Institute to accomplish more? The book provides answers on pages 405 and 406. Don't skip over that part.

Hat alles gut geklappt!

4 von 5 Punkten
Das Buch ist in einwandfreiem Zustand geliefert worden. Da der Versand aus dem Ausland geschieht, sollte man ein bisschen mehr Zeit einplanen, die sich aber auszahlt. Alles wunderbar!

A very poweful tale of the great injustice put on slaves.

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I have read Incidents in the Life of a Slave by Harriet Jacobs, twice! I enjoyed reading her book. Her book is full of rich vocabulary. Her writing skills and the description of events she used was impressive, i.e. the separation of mother and child being sold to slaveholders, I felt the pain. In her writings, she constantly humbled herself because of her circumstances of being a slave and how she felt incompetent to write her life story. I must say that Jacobs did a magnificent job, considering her life of chattel slavery. Besides being courageous, strong and enduring, she was a very wise person. I think Jacob's does not give herself credit for being wise. She was very wise because she had to plan various strategies to outwit her devil master's attempts to capture her. She was wise in not trusting Harriet Beecher Stowe. What was Stowe's purpose of forwarding Jacob's writings to Mrs. Willis, which included her sexual history? Jacobs was no fool. Finally, the most indelible impression on my mind was when she hid in her grandmother's house, above the storage room, for seven years! I was right there with her. Great job Harriet Jacobs!!

This Story Must Be Told Often!

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Incidents in the Life Of A Slave Girl is a harrowing, personal experience of a AA female born and raised during the tumultuous, infamous and tragic era of slavery in America's history. Harriett Jacobs, aka Linda Brent, tells in her own voice-one that is explicit and easy to understand-the story of a young woman born into the brutal, horrendous slavery era who later escapes to freedom in the North. Incidents is emotional and the feelings are raw as you experience the tale of a slave who desired freedom so badly that she hid for SEVEN YEARS in a narrow, cramped quarter without much freedom of movement. The story is riveting and moving and shows what an individual is able to accomplish in spite of sex, race and slavery. Incidents is a story of bravery in light of insurmountable circumstances and ones belief that they can succeed in spite of unmeasurable difficulties.
Incidents is an excellent reading selection for a bookgroup and a book that I highly recommend to everyone. Remember the story and share the story so that history doesn't repeat itself.

Excellent Slave History

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This book is hard to put down, and hard to pick up. Dramatic recall of her life as a slave and her escape. I love this book and recommend it to anyone wanting to know the truth about life as a female slave.

Excellent for analysis of intersection of race and gender

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My theory is that the tension between gender ideology and racial realities is demonstrated by the way escaped bondswoman Harriet Jacobs must tell her tale to pro-abolition Whites in her Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself (writing as Linda Brent) (edited by Lydia Maria Francis Child) (introduction by Jean Fagan Yellin) (Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 1987) (1861). At the time Jacobs wrote, popular culture defined femininity based on chastity and child rearing. But Jacobs was writing about experiences of sexual assault not encountered by most White women. In order to establish credibility with that audience, Jacobs goes to great pains to describe both her attempts to prevent her owner from raping her and her desire to care for her children.