Yuval Noah Harari: Sapiens. A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari: Sapiens. A Brief History of Humankind

Most history books focus on the ideas of great thinkers, the bravery of warriors, the charity of saints and the creativity of artists. They have much to tell about the weaving and unravelling of social structures, about the rise and fall of empires, about the...
Anthony Doerr: All the light we cannot see

Anthony Doerr: All the light we cannot see

Werner is succeeding. He is being loyal. He is being what everybody agrees is good. And yet every time he wakes and buttons his tunic, he feels that he is betraying something. Werner Pfennig, ein Waisenkind mit weißem Haar, wächst in den 1930er-Jahren zusammen mit...
Craig Johnson: Longmire – Hell is empty

Craig Johnson: Longmire – Hell is empty

Der Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Craig Johnson folgt vom Erzählstil her dem eines Detektivromans. Protagonist ist Sheriff Walt Longmire vom Absaroka County Sheriff Department, der die Geschichten in der ersten Person erzählt. Sein Amt übt er hier seit...
Adam Hochschild: King Leopold’s Ghost

Adam Hochschild: King Leopold’s Ghost

These were the years when, to the distress of many a young male European, Europe was at peace. For a young man looking for battle, especially battle against a poorly armed enemy, the Congo was the place to go. For a white man, the Congo was also a place to get rich...
T.C. Boyle: Drop City

T.C. Boyle: Drop City

»No rules,« he shouted, »no zoning laws, no taxes, no county dicks and ordinances. You want to build, you build. You want to take down some trees and put up a cabin by the most righteous far-out turned-on little lake in the world, you go right ahead and do it and you...