В книгу вошли письма другу и душеприказчику Франца Кафки Максу Броду. Благодаря ему сохранилось и было опубликовано большинство произведений писателя, которые так и остались бы непрочитанными. Эти живые, откровенные послания дополнены знаменитым «Письмом отцу», которое поражает и личными интонациями, и своей художественной стилистикой.
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Deutschland im Sommer 2019: Die AfD wird zur Volkspartei im Osten. Merkel hat Zitteranfalle. Vor zehn Jahren stattete der Reporter Moritz von Uslar der Kleinstadt Zehdenick im Landkreis Oberhavel in der brandenburgischen Provinz einen Besuch ab. Nun kehrt er zuruck, er bleibt vier Monate und – wie schon in seinem damaligen Buch Deutschboden – lasst er die Geschichte und die Einwohner des Stadtchens auf sich zukommen. Anders als vor zehn Jahren i ...
A revealing look at the power of speaking out, <em>Writing in an Age of Silence</em> describes Paretski's coming of age in a time of great possibility, during the civil rights movement, the peace movement, and the women's movement. Bestselling crime-writer Sarah Paretsky has won critical acclaim for her V.I. Warshawski novels, centered around one of the first and most popular female investigators in contemporary fiction. In ...
Barack Obama begeistert die Massen. Doch was ist das Geheimnis dieses Mannes, dessen Erfolg so stark den «American Dream» verkorpert? Im Gesprach mit dem Obama-Experten Christoph von Marschall (USA-Korrespondent des Tagesspiegel) arbeitet Christian Blees die Personlichkeit dieses charismatischen Politikers heraus. Besonders lebendig wird dieses Audio-Portrat durch Auszuge wichtiger Reden im O-Ton sowie faktenreiche Hintergrundkommentare. ...
Based upon the speeches of Demosthenes, who delivered several attacks on Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BC, The Fourteen Philippics, or fiery, damning speeches delivered to condemn a particular political actor, were made by Cicero in 44 and 43 BC. In these speeches Cicero seeks to publically discredit Mark Antony while privately he spoke out against Antony’s role in the plot to kill Caesar. Ultimately these speeches would be Cicero’s do ...
"The Federalist Papers" is a collection of writings written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. It was written in the late 18th century following the Declaration of Independence of America from England. This work has long since been regarded as a landmark in political science literature as it establishes the basis for the constitutional form of government, which has ruled the United States of America since its inception. Whi ...
Niccolo Machiavelli's «The Prince» is intended to be a treatise on ruling and is considered by many to be a classic of political science. In the book Machiavelli offers many bits of practical advice on how to rule and even though the book was written in the early 16th century its ideas are still very relevant today. Where «The Prince» differs from other political literature before it is in its separation of the lofty idealism of morality an ...
This work contains two of Cicero’s most important political writings, «The Republic» (De re publica) and «The Laws» (De Legibus). In «The Republic», or «On the Commonwealth», Cicero crafts a Socratic dialogue in six books on the subject of Roman politics. Cicero discusses the history of Roman politics and its constitution, the role of justice in government, the types of constitutions, the role of education, and the ideal citizen in a republic. I ...
