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      • Popular psychology
        February 2023

        I Solve Riddles, Therefore I Am …

        … smart and happy

        by Stefan Heine

        Riddles can make you happy! Puzzles have always captured people’s imagination—from the riddles devised by the ancient Greeks to the invention of crossword puzzles a century ago and the modern-day craze for escape rooms. What is it about racking our brains that we find so enjoyable? Do quizzes make us sociable? Do puzzles train our memory or even help us get to sleep? What triggers a state of flow? And what does it set off in our brain? These are the mysteries examined by Stefan Heine, Germany’s leading deviser of puzzles. His findings are as exciting as they are entertaining and come garnished with unique personal stories from the topsy-turvy world of riddles. This is a book for anyone who enjoys a good riddle or who is looking to understand what all the fuss is about.   “Germany’s number one puzzle-maker.” Der Spiegel - Explaines the fascination of puzzles and why they make us happy - By Germany’s best-known author of puzzles - Features exciting puzzles and the stories behind them

      • Personal finance
        April 2023

        Your Money or Your Life

        How to put an end to financial silliness

        by Nikolaus Braun

        Taking a relaxed attitude to money It is a constant of human history that knowledge is the best impacted by stories. And yet books offering financial advice have tended to be dry and abstract. That is about to change: Nikolaus Braun draws on the experience of two decades as a fee-based asset manager to guide readers through so the important questions surrounding money. Divided into seven thematic sections—success, wealth, fear, fraud, men, luxury, and time— Your Money or Your Life tells thirty true stories to make you rethink the way you handle your personal finances. Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, these stories offer opportunities to examine your own attitudes to matters of finance, and each is initiated by an analytical part that helps you to make up your own mind about money.   - 30 entertaining stories about money matters - Stories from the everyday practice of a financial adviser - The chance to rethink your own relationship with money through observing others

      • Self-help & personal development
        September 2022

        Working Dad

        How to Reconcile Hands-On Fatherhood with Your Career

        by Roman Gaida

        Great Dad, Great Career: Here’s How Roman Gaida—himself the father of four-year-old twins and a top executive—shows how to reconcile career and family without letting down oneself, one’s partner, one’s kids, or one’s job. What counts is to reach a correct estimation of one’s own attitude and personal situation: What career steps do I need to take now? What does success mean to me? What is important and what merely nice to have, and how do I find the right employer? The author offers a toolkit of hacks, strategies and quick wins to meet the twofold challenge posed by kids and career. Gaida’s tips and tools are framed in his own experience and garnished with personal anecdotes.   • A successful manager shows what an active family life means for your job • The right mindset for reconciling work and career • Tips and tools combined with personal stories

      • Advice on careers & achieving success
        March 2023

        The Way to the Top

        21 Strategies for making it to the top—no matter where you’re starting

        by Doris Märtin

        How Michelle Obama became the world’s most respected woman Michelle Obama, Ugur Sahin, Frank-Walter Steinmeier: none of these people were born heirs to privilege or business empires. Instead, they rose from modest circumstances to positions of influence and respect. What their paths proves is that there is no glass ceiling, that everybody is free to think bigger and to make a lot from a little. In her new book, Doris Märtin examines the chances associated with moving up the social ladder together with its struggles and potential pitfalls. In concrete and realistic terms, she shows how to make the best of the hand that fate has dealt us. Contains 21 strategic recommendations, illuminating study results, and first-hand accounts from people who have risen to prominence and showing how many paths can lead to the top.   - The anxiety-free way of improving one’s social position - 21 tips for making it to the top - The practical guide to accompany the author’s successful book Habitus

      • Health & Personal Development
        September 2021

        Happy Hour

        How to survive personal crises and come out healthier and stronger

        by Silke Franzen

        The roadmap out of any crisis And suddenly nothing is the same as before. Whether we have to deal with a breakup, losing a job, or falling ill: Personal crises leave us uncertain of how to carry on. Silke Franzen knows this problem well. For decades, she has been looking after survivors of traumatic events worldwide, both after the events of 9/11 and the Germanwings air disaster of 2015. Her new book accompanies readers along the three stages of any crisis. She begins by helping readers understand their own reaction and then helps them develop ten skills that will enable them to deal with the situation proactively, for example: - Recognizing your own resources. - Stop brooding over the matter. - The art of finding moments of happiness even in the midst of crisis In the final stage, she offers advice for how to purposefully build up a new life and emerge from the crisis with confidence.   • Happiness in the face of crisis: successful strategies for dealing with crises • Contains many real-life examples • Author is a leading expert in crisis counselling

      • Health & Personal Development
        August 2021

        Living with Brains

        How to develop your potential—no matter what’s happening around you

        by Sebastian Purps-Pardigol

        The neuronal key to happiness and success Do you know the secret to keeping your thoughts under control even in difficult situations and keeping a calm head about you? Dou you know how to fulfill the basic neurological needs required for happiness? For his new book, bestselling author Sebastian Purps-Pardigol has spoken to people who have acquired these skills: A hostage negotiator in the police, a United Nations peace mediator, or a Buddhist monk close to the Dalai Lama. Purps-Pardigol weaves entertaining stories comparing their techniques to the latest findings of neuroscience, building a bridge between science and everyday life and showing how to live a fulfilled and self-determined life.   • Scientifically based personality development for a self-determined life • Bestselling author Purps-Pardigol is a master storyteller • Make your brain your partner! Readers Choice Award 2022 by getabstract

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