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Sara Weber: Die Welt geht unter, und ich muss trotzdem arbeiten? (Paperback, German language, 2023, KiWi-Paperback)

Sara Weber ist Journalistin, Expertin für die Arbeitswelt der Zukunft und war als Redaktionsleiterin von …

Gut im Tandem mit Theresa Bückers "Alle_Zeit"

Kurz gesagt geht es in diesem Buch um eine generelle Reduktion der Arbeitszeit und eine Aufwertung und gerechtere Verteilung von Sorgearbeit zwischen den Geschlechtern. Bei mir war es zwar jetzt anders herum, aber ich denke, es bietet sich an, dieses Buch von Sara Weber vor dem von Theresa Bücker zu lesen, einfach weil es kürzer ist und in meinen Augen einen leichteren Einstieg bietet. Für beide eine klare Leseempfehlung von mir.

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Becky Chambers: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Hardcover, 2022, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) …

Goodreads Review of a Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Becky Chambers's books are exactly what I need right now. It's almost disappointing that they are so short, and so easy to read! In fact, she makes writing look easy, and every moment is a pleasure. I flew through the chapters, and I bawled my way through the last chapter. The Monk & Robot books have really resonated with me lately, and they offer both an escape and a glimpse of what a better world could look like. I'm going to have to read her Wayfarers series a bit later, as I can't get enough of her writing (although I don't want to complete it all at once).

Chambers is right; this book is for those who need a break. Although I don't have Dex's cricket or Mosscap's turtle, I do have the sounds of cicadas, the forests of Kroumirie, and fields of olive trees to get lost in, and …