Die Frage nach Herkunft ist eine intime Frage, wenn sie von weißen Menschen an nicht-weiße Menschen gestellt wird. Sie schafft ein Ungleichgewicht. Ich muss mich erklären, ich muss Dinge über meine Familiengeschichte offenbaren. Mein Gegenüber muss das nicht. Diese Frage kann Wunden aufreißen: Sie kann indirekt nach Geschichten über getrennte Familien, Flucht, Verlassen- oder Verstoßenwerden verlangen. Sie will auch wissen, warum man denn jetzt in Deutschland ist, fordert also eine Art Rechtfertigung.
Ein unangenehmer Blick auf Rassismus in Deutschland
5 stars
Als weißer Mann war ich in meinem Leben nie das Opfer von Rassismus. Dieses Buch liefert einen schmerzhaften Einblick darauf, wie Rassismus (auch heute noch!) in Deutschland wirkt. Es wird sowohl mit objektiven Erkentnissen und subjektiven Anekdoten gezeigt, wie Rassismus Individuuen und Menschengruppen trifft. Dabei gibt es auch geschichtliche Herleitungen.
Mir hat es sehr gefallen, dass hier zwischen den stereotypischen Rassisten und Weißen mit rassistischen Bias unterschieden wird. Zudem werden die Probleme intersektional betrachtet (also z.B. Probleme die v.a. schwarze Frauen treffen), was eine differenzierte Analyse ermöglicht.
Dieses Buch bringt mich ins Grübeln und zeigt eine unangenehme Wahrheit. Ich hoffe, dass es von so vielen Menschen wie möglich gelesen wird.
Everyone feels foolish, embarrassed, judged or criticised at times, but this becomes a problem when …
A helpful guide to overcoming social anxiety
5 stars
FIrst of all, I'm not a psychiatrist able to judge this book on a scientific level. Also please consult a medical professional, this is not medical advise. However I used and use it as a tool along with regular meetings with a psychiatrist and the in-take of medicine.
The Book is split into three parts. First the author writes about social anxiety, how it's classified and differentiated to shyness etc. The second part includes tips on how to examine anxious behaviour in yourself and ways to overcome protective behaviour and the anxiety itself. After that we additional helpful advise and knowledge.
As I stated above I used the book as a complimentary tool to professional treatment. And in that case it really helped me devise a plan on how to slowly going out of my shell and learning to trust people again. I especially liked the questions offering a critical …
FIrst of all, I'm not a psychiatrist able to judge this book on a scientific level. Also please consult a medical professional, this is not medical advise. However I used and use it as a tool along with regular meetings with a psychiatrist and the in-take of medicine.
The Book is split into three parts. First the author writes about social anxiety, how it's classified and differentiated to shyness etc. The second part includes tips on how to examine anxious behaviour in yourself and ways to overcome protective behaviour and the anxiety itself. After that we additional helpful advise and knowledge.
As I stated above I used the book as a complimentary tool to professional treatment. And in that case it really helped me devise a plan on how to slowly going out of my shell and learning to trust people again. I especially liked the questions offering a critical reflection of oneself. For the relevant parts theire are also fictional cases explaining and showing to the reader how anxiety manifests and influences the thought process and behaviour. After every chapter the key points are summarised in a useful box, allowing to get the gist of each chapter if you might need to in the future.
I managed to make really good progress in my therapy in less than a year but can't say how much of that is because of the book.
For anyone struggling with anxiety I still recommend seeking out professional help. However if that's not a possibility for you, this book can also help you make meaningful progress!
Die größte Fantasy-Saga unserer Zeit in vollständig überarbeiteter Neuausgabe!
Eddard Stark, der Herr von Winterfell, …
Great introduction to a great series
5 stars
Many people reviewed the book far better than I ever could so I'll just write my impression down.
As a fan of the tv series I was afraid I might not be able to follow along the complex story as a book. However this was rather easy. The storytelling is really descriptive, which allows the reader to get a detailed imagination of what people and places look like. It is a really great dark fantasy book and I enjoyed reading it!
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how …
This book got me into reading!
5 stars
It is a really unusual tale of a middle-aged part time worker completely satisfied with her life being confronted with different expectations of the people around her. This books highlights how people completely comfortable with their life get looked down upon by people viewing them as a 'failure'. I thought it gave a great reason to show how a good life not adhearing to the societal expectations can turn terrible by adhearing to them. It is partly cold partly funny and I loved every word from it.
However it might be a bit different from other books. Due to its' short length I still recommend this book to anyone interested in societal topics and simple living.
The manifesto is not a highly complex and detailed view of Marxism and its' concepts. It served as an easy read for people to get a simplified understanding of the oppression structures during the industrial revolution and lists a set of goals which should be achieved to establish a communist society.
This should be seen as an easy introduction to the Marxist philosophy and a potential starting point for further research into this topic.
George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel—a scathing satire on a downtrodden society’s blind march …
Another classic by Orwell
5 stars
This tale highlights how an idealistic revolution can turn to a dystopia worse than the oppresion from before. There are many parellels to the story of the Soviet Union which makes it especially interesting for history nerds.
In the Tokyo suburbs four women work the draining graveyard shift at a boxed-lunch factory. …
Four women getting dragged into the deadly criminal scene of Tokyo
4 stars
The author did a great job at bringing this grim atmosphere to live. We follow four women trying to get by with a bad paying job in the night shift of a factory. All of them have their respective problems but one day one of the women drastically changes that.
For anyone wanting to read an atmospheric crime story set in '90s Tokyo should pick this up. We get a look at the less favourable sides of this city and its' citizens.
Spannende Reise durch die taktische Geschichte des deutschen Fußballs
4 stars
Dieses Buch bietet einen idealen Einblick für Taktikinteressenten, von dem Beginn des taktiklosen Kickens bis zum WM-Sieg 2014, werden sämtliche Facetten der Fußballtaktikgeschichte erklärt. Das Buch eignet sich auch für Menschen ohne Vorwissen, da die einzelnen Systeme und Konzepte einfach erklärt werden.
Ich empfehle das Buch allen, die ein bisschen mehr Hintergrundwissen zur Fußballtaktik lernen wollen. Allerdings ist das Buch etwas in die Jahre gekommen, entsprechend werden nicht alle aktuell gängigen Systeme betrachtet.
Die Fußball- und HSV-Experten Tobias Escher und Daniel Jovanov erzählen vom langen Abstieg des Hamburger …
Emotionale Achterbahn von den Höhen zu den Tiefen eines legendären Klubs
5 stars
Das Buch erklärt sehr deutlich wie sich der Untergang des HSV über mehrere Jahre angedeutet hat. Es wird sowohl auf sportlicher als auch auf organisatorischer Ebene gezeigt, wie eine Reihe an Fehlentscheidungen aus dem "Dino" den "Unaufsteigbaren" gemacht haben. Das ist eine Warnung an alle Funktionäre.
Dabei ist das Buch nicht nur für HSV-Fans oder Fußballexperten. Ich empfehle es allen, die halbwegs an deutschem Fußball interessiert sind!
Berlin 1942. Lilly Wust, 29, verheiratet, vier Kinder, führt das Leben von Millionen deutscher Frauen. …
How a nazi woman fell in love with a jewish woman
5 stars
This book is important and details how a couple managed to fall in love in the most hostile place imaginable. Lily Wüst is a married woman with children living an unfullfilling live in the Nazi capital with her children. Felice Schragenheim is a young jewish woman living covertly to avoid deportation.
During a nazi program showing young woman how to have a family Felice meets Lily and slowly starts falling in love. Both of them get to know each other and eventually become a couple. Navigating the risks of daily bombardment and potential deportation the two try everything to stay together. Interviews with witnesses and Lily enable the reader to understand what life was like for an unwanted couple in the darkest times of humanity.
The author critically reflects Lilly and her political views and her antisemitism. Readers might get to understand what some people in Germany thought and did …
This book is important and details how a couple managed to fall in love in the most hostile place imaginable. Lily Wüst is a married woman with children living an unfullfilling live in the Nazi capital with her children. Felice Schragenheim is a young jewish woman living covertly to avoid deportation.
During a nazi program showing young woman how to have a family Felice meets Lily and slowly starts falling in love. Both of them get to know each other and eventually become a couple. Navigating the risks of daily bombardment and potential deportation the two try everything to stay together. Interviews with witnesses and Lily enable the reader to understand what life was like for an unwanted couple in the darkest times of humanity.
The author critically reflects Lilly and her political views and her antisemitism. Readers might get to understand what some people in Germany thought and did during the last years of the third reich.
A grim view into the life of the homeless japanese
4 stars
The mc is a ghost wandering through Tokyo and observing the people around him. During this we get an understanding of how differently homeless people are treated in Japan. This highlights the vast differences in japanese social classes and the missing understanding of the wealthier towards the poorer. During the whole book there are parellels to the japanese emperor.
It's a tragic book about the marginalised people of Japan.
