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      • mikrotext / Nikola Richter

        mikrotext is a publisher for texts with attitude and for new narratives, founded in 2013 in Berlin by Nikola Richter The independent publishing house focusses on new literary texts that comment on contemporary questions and allow insights into tomorrow. The texts are inspired by discussions on social media platformes and reflect today’s global debates. All titles are published digital first. A selection is available in English. In 2020 and 2019, mikrotext was awarded the German Publisher Award by the Federal Ministry of Culture and Media.

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        April 1995

        Die Wege des Erzengels

        Autobiographie 1925–1949

        by Mikis Theodorakis, Asteris Kutulas, Asteris Kutulas, Asteris Kutulas

        Mikis Theodorakis wurde am 29. Juli 1925 in Chios (Griechenland) geboren.

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        October 2014

        Electri_City

        Elektronische Musik aus Düsseldorf

        by Rudi Esch, Wolfgang Flür

        So wie New Orleans für Jazz und Blues gilt das Düsseldorf der 1970er und 80er als Mekka der elektronischen Popmusik. Hier schraubte »Kraftwerk« im legendären Klingklang-Studio an Klassikern wie »Autobahn« oder »Wir sind die Roboter«, hier schuf »Neu!« den Motorik Beat, hier brachte »DAF« den Sequenzern das Schwitzen bei. Und je größer der Abstand, nach Kilometern wie nach Jahren, umso mythischer erscheint der Ort. Rüdiger Esch, selbst Düsseldorfer und als Mitglied von »Die Krupps« Teil der Szene, beleuchtet deren Entwicklung von den Anfängen um 1970 bis zum Ende der analogen Phase um 1986. Und zwar sowohl von innen, als Spur aus exklusiven O-Tönen ihrer Protagonisten wie Wolfgang Flür (»Kraftwerk«), Bodo Staiger (»Rheingold«), Gabi Delgado (»DAF)«, Jürgen Engler (»Die Krupps«), Ralf Dörper (»Propaganda«), wie zugleich von außen, in exklusiven Statements von Giorgio Moroder, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Andy McCluskey (»OMD«), Martyn Ware (»The Human League«), Glenn Gregory (»Heaven 17«) u. v. a. nebst Dokumenten aus der Rezeptionsgeschichte. So wird sowohl die Wirklichkeit des Mythos wie die Wirklichkeit hinter dem Mythos sichtbar, die Weltmetropole des Modernismus genauso wie das Dorf in Düsseldorf.

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        October 2014

        Electri_City

        Elektronische Musik aus Düsseldorf

        by Rudi Esch

        So wie New Orleans für Jazz und Blues gilt das Düsseldorf der 1970er und 80er als Mekka der elektronischen Popmusik. Hier schraubte »Kraftwerk« im legendären Klingklang-Studio an Klassikern wie »Autobahn« oder »Wir sind die Roboter«, hier schuf »Neu!« den Motorik Beat, hier brachte »DAF« den Sequenzern das Schwitzen bei. Und je größer der Abstand, nach Kilometern wie nach Jahren, umso mythischer erscheint der Ort. Rüdiger Esch, selbst Düsseldorfer und als Mitglied von »Die Krupps« Teil der Szene, beleuchtet deren Entwicklung von den Anfängen um 1970 bis zum Ende der analogen Phase um 1986. Und zwar sowohl von innen, als Spur aus exklusiven O-Tönen ihrer Protagonisten wie Wolfgang Flür (»Kraftwerk«), Bodo Staiger (»Rheingold«), Gabi Delgado (»DAF)«, Jürgen Engler (»Die Krupps«), Ralf Dörper (»Propaganda«), wie zugleich von außen, in exklusiven Statements von Giorgio Moroder, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Andy McCluskey (»OMD«), Martyn Ware (»The Human League«), Glenn Gregory (»Heaven 17«) u. v. a. nebst Dokumenten aus der Rezeptionsgeschichte. So wird sowohl die Wirklichkeit des Mythos wie die Wirklichkeit hinter dem Mythos sichtbar, die Weltmetropole des Modernismus genauso wie das Dorf in Düsseldorf.

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        October 1981

        Lieder der Liebe

        Neugriechisch und deutsch. Übertragen von Hans Eideneier. Mit acht Collagen des Autors

        by Odysseas Elytis, Odysseas Elytis, Hans Eideneier

        Odysseas Elytis, mit dem Namen Alepoudelis 1911 in Heraklion auf Kreta geboren und einer ostionischen Familie entstammend, wurde 1979 mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet. Mit Konstantin Kavafis und Giorgos Seferis zählt er zu den großen griechischen Lyrikern der Gegenwart. Seinen Ruhm als Lyriker, als Dichter des Widerstands, begründete sein Klage- und Trauergesang auf den verlorenen Leutnant in Albanien; als sein Hauptwerk gilt das aus dem Jahr 1959 stammende hymnische Poem To Axion Esti – Gepriesen sei, das in Teilen von Mikis Theodorakis vertont wurde. Er ist in seiner Heimat als bedeutender Übersetzer der Werke Lorcas, Majakowskis, Paul Eluards, Rimbauds und von Brechts Kaukasischem Kreidekreis bekannt. Odysseas Elytis ist am 18. März 1996 in Athen verstorben. Odysseas Elytis, mit dem Namen Alepoudelis 1911 in Heraklion auf Kreta geboren und einer ostionischen Familie entstammend, wurde 1979 mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet. Mit Konstantin Kavafis und Giorgos Seferis zählt er zu den großen griechischen Lyrikern der Gegenwart. Seinen Ruhm als Lyriker, als Dichter des Widerstands, begründete sein Klage- und Trauergesang auf den verlorenen Leutnant in Albanien; als sein Hauptwerk gilt das aus dem Jahr 1959 stammende hymnische Poem To Axion Esti – Gepriesen sei, das in Teilen von Mikis Theodorakis vertont wurde. Er ist in seiner Heimat als bedeutender Übersetzer der Werke Lorcas, Majakowskis, Paul Eluards, Rimbauds und von Brechts Kaukasischem Kreidekreis bekannt. Odysseas Elytis ist am 18. März 1996 in Athen verstorben.

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        April 1981

        Maria Nepheli

        Ein szenisches Gedicht. Aus dem Neugriechischen übertragen von Barbara Vierneisel-Schlörb unter Mitwirkung von Antigone Kasolea. Nachwort von Danae Coulmas

        by Odysseas Elytis, Barbara Vierneisel-Schlörb, Danae Coulmas

        Odysseas Elytis, mit dem Namen Alepoudelis 1911 in Heraklion auf Kreta geboren und einer ostionischen Familie entstammend, wurde 1979 mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet. Mit Konstantin Kavafis und Giorgos Seferis zählt er zu den großen griechischen Lyrikern der Gegenwart. Seinen Ruhm als Lyriker, als Dichter des Widerstands, begründete sein Klage- und Trauergesang auf den verlorenen Leutnant in Albanien; als sein Hauptwerk gilt das aus dem Jahr 1959 stammende hymnische Poem To Axion Esti – Gepriesen sei, das in Teilen von Mikis Theodorakis vertont wurde. Er ist in seiner Heimat als bedeutender Übersetzer der Werke Lorcas, Majakowskis, Paul Eluards, Rimbauds und von Brechts Kaukasischem Kreidekreis bekannt. Odysseas Elytis ist am 18. März 1996 in Athen verstorben.

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      • Children's & YA
        May 2020

        Teeny Tiny

        We are Microbes! Welcome to the Wonderful World of Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi

        by Miki Lee, Fun Art Studio

        All around us are little things that are too tiny to see. They grow, divide, mutate, and evolve, without us even noticing. They may be small, but they affect all life on Earth, and every movement we make!     Fuzz is a microbe. He’s so tiny that the human eye can’t see him! There are countless little things all around us that are too tiny to see. Where do they come from? How did humans discover them? How many different kinds are there? How are they relevant to our lives? Let Fuzz introduce you to the world of microbes!   Although microbes are tiny, they affect all life on earth. This beautifully illustrated book is packed with information. Lively and vivid, it makes reading and learning about microbes fun!

      • November 2022

        While You Sleep

        by Jennifer Maruno and Illustrator Miki Sato

        A perfect, endearing bedtime book featuring three-dimensional collage illustrations to inspire a child's curiosity and imagination. The story uses soothing rhyming couplets to celebrate nature while encouraging love and enjoyment of time spent outdoors, and help with sleep to awake to a beautiful new day.

      • May 2020

        For the Benefit of Mankind

        A Graphic Novel

        by Sylvain Runberg(Script Writer),Miki Montllò (illustrator)

        Big Brother of First Earth arrives to occupy the world, sending humanity to Australia to be interned. The standard of living for society’s lowliest will soon become the baseline level of support provided to each person. Humanity’s wealthiest individuals quickly establish an Asset Liquidation Committee. Before Big Brother makes its assessment, the committee plans to redistribute wealth to the poor in order to level out society’s wealth gap, as any single person in poverty can become the basis for everyone else’s standard of living. But some poor people refuse their money, and a hit man receives a mission...

      • November 2017

        Everyday Philosophy:       Words for a Richer Life

        by Mariru HARADA

        New philosophical encounters, every day of the year.     <Contents> Nietzsche: “Courage…is the best slayer” Chartier: “We are not satisfied by success. Rather, we succeed when we are satisfied.” Frankl: “If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering.” Miki: “When traveling, it is always we ourselves who we encounter.” Fromm: “Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.” Every page turned is a new encounter with philosophy. To what end do I work so hard every day? Am I living a life worth living? Is this a person I can spend my future with? This book presents 366 days’ worth of quotations from philosophers, providing hints for how we can face the troubles and conflicts we experience in our daily lives. It also provides commentary on how we can more deeply appreciate the teachings of these philosophers. This is a book you will want to keep within arm’s reach—on your office desk, at your bedside, or in a purse or backpack. Enrich your life through daily encounters with philosophy!   <Table of Contents> Preface, and the philosophers you will meet in this book January: Decisions— This, or that? Or neither? February: Self— Things too close to be clearly seen March: Life— Facing backward to understand, facing forward to advance April: Others— Important, but not always agreeable May: Work— Unease when there’s none, dissatisfaction when there’s too much June: Sadness— The nectar of unhappiness is addictive July: Happiness— Distantly searched for, found nearby August: Freedom— What to do, what not to do September: Desire— The seeds of anxiety are the seeds of our energy October: Love— When our hearts are full of happiness, they fall into disorder November: Solitude— The fruit of freedom, the price of freedom December: Time— It keeps moving even when we stay still Index and References

      • Fantasy
        October 2017

        Where the Stars Rise

        Asian Science Fiction & Fantasy

        by Lucas K. Law (editor), Derwin Mak (editor), Fonda Lee, E.C. Myers, Elsie Chapman, Amanda Sun, Rati Mehrotra, Jeremy Szal, and more

        Take a journey through Asia and beyond with twenty-three original thought-provoking and moving stories about identities, belonging, and choices—stories about where we come from and where we are going.   ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE DIE...   Stories that explore magic and science. Stories about love, revenge, and choices. Stories that challenge ideas about race, belonging, and politics. Each wrestling between ghostly pasts and uncertain future. Each trying to find a voice in history.   Orphans and drug-smuggling in deep space. Mechanical arms in steampunk Vancouver. Djinns and espionage in futuristic Istanbul. Humanoid robot in steamy Kerala. Monsters in the jungles of Cebu. Historic time travel in Gyeongbok Palace. A rocket launch in post-apocalyptic Tokyo. A drunken ghost in Song Dynasty China. A displaced refugee skating on an ice planet. And much more.   Embrace them as you take on their journeys. And don’t look back . . .   Featuring Original Stories by Anne Carly Abad, Deepak Bharathan, Joyce Chng, Miki Dare, S.B. Divya, Pamela Q. Fernandes, Calvin D. Jim, Minsoo Kang, Fonda Lee, Gabriela Lee, Karin Lowachee, Rati Mehrotra, E.C. Myers, Tony Pi, Angela Yuriko Smith, Priya Sridhar, Amanda Sun, Naru Dames Sundar, Jeremy Szal, Regina Kanyu Wang (translated by Shaoyan Hu), Diana Xin, Melissa Yuan-Innes, Ruhan Zhao.   Introduction by Elsie Chapman   Edited by Lucas K. Law and Derwin Mak   Anthologies in this series (Strangers Among Us, The Sum of Us, Where the Stars Rise, Shades Within Us) have been recommended by Publishers Weekly, Booklist (American Library Association), Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Locus, Foreword Reviews, and Quill & Quire.   To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit.ly/2LD7d9C

      • Typography & lettering

        Asia-Pacific Design No. 16

        by Sandu Publishing

        As the most authoritative professional design yearbook in Asia-Pacific region, Asia-Pacific Design (APD) has been published 15 volumes by Sandu Publishing since 2005. APD aims at promoting design in Asia-Pacific Region and providing good opportunities for excellent designers to stand out.   The key to the design is to get deep feelings and experiences by constantly observing life and participating in society, to find the best creative point. With the development of the times, more tools are used to transmit information. The technological innovation has also expanded the depth and breadth of design. And design has become more diverse. Designers not only develop the traditional techniques, but also know how to integrate many different elements, such as color matching, creative graphics, online experience, cool AI/AR/VR/MR, etc. A multi-level design ecological language is formed with the diversity of design.   In 2020, under the subject of “Multivariate Integration of Design,” APD No. 16 will explore how designers seek innovative solutions and possibilities for social, economic, and technological issues, together with the efforts of famous designers all over the region. All submitted works will be selected by the international jury to select the final result. For the first time, APD has set up the Best Design Award (20 pcs), Nomination Award (80 pcs), and Finalist.

      • Agriculture & farming
        January 2013

        Modern Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

        by Sunil Kumar & Birendra Prasad

        Application of Biotechnology in Hi-Tech Agriculture Crop Selection an Efficient Tool for Sustainable Agricultural Production in the Impending Climate Change Situation Management of Soil Fertility for Sustainable Vegetable Production Microbial Inoculation Through Endophytic Bacteria for Sustainable Agriculture Seed Enhancement Technologies for Assured Plant Stand Establishment Technology of Nursery Raising in Vegetable Crops Pests and Diseases Management of Mango Horti-Silvi-Pastoral System for Development of Watersheds Biofertilizers and Green Manuring for Sustainable Agriculture Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Agriculture Potential of Bio Control, Soil Solarization and Botanicals in Plant Disease Management under Organic Farming. Mites and their Management Sustainable Management of Agrobiodiversity – Need of the hour Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Post Harvest Management Technology of Under- Utilized Fruits of Arid Zone Biotechnological Tools in Modern Agriculture Seabuckthorn : A Miracle Therapeutic Plant of Himalaya Implications of Development Communication in the Functioning of KVKS: Key to Sustainable Development Lab Animal Care and Their use as Research Animal Models Organic Livestock Production Role of Self Help Group in Poverty Elimination Through Micro Finance Self Help Groups-An Approach to Strengthen the Rural Poor

      • Agriculture & farming
        January 2011

        Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants

        by Vanitha Jain & P. Ananda Kumar

        Nitrogen fertilizers are necessary to enhance agricultural production and to sustain food security. However, their inefficient use accrues from inherent limitations of the crop plants as well as the manner in which N fertilizers are formulated, applied and managed. The main aim of the book is to assess the various aspects of the fate of fertilizer N in context of the overall N inputs to agricultural systems, with a view to enhance the efficiency of nitrogen use and reduce the negative impacts on environment. The cross cutting issues relate to improvement in nitrogen use by emerging technologies (genetic enhancement, QTL mapping), meeting N needs by understanding its interactions with other nutrients, and mitigation of nitrogen losses caused by environmental factors and management practices. Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants develops links between basic and applied research and practical crop production by addressing a wide range of topics relating to nitrogen use efficiency, and to plant and crop responses to applications of nitrogen via fertilizers, including nitrogen acquisition and reduction, molecular approaches, nitrate induction and signaling; and nitrogen use under abiotic stresses. Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants is an invaluable classroom aid for academics working in plant physiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular breeding and agronomy, and an essential professional resource for researchers working in plant and crop systems as it provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary description of problems related to the efficient use of nitrogen in agriculture.

      • Food & Drink
        December 2019

        Deliciously Microorganic

        The Wonderful World of Fermented Food & Drink, An Illustrated Guide

        by ferment books, ono-misa

        250 microorganic foods and 60 recipes are in one book! With full color illustrations, let’s learn more about fermentation’s unique history, pioneers’ stories and cultural differences about foods.   Chapter 1 Microorganic Foods of the World ............... p 11 Chapter 2 Microorganic Japanese Foods ................... p 65 Chapter 3 Koji is Like Gold ...................................... p 119 Chapter 4 A Look at Where Fermentation Happens..... p 129 Chapter 5 Fermentation: A Global Chronology ........... p 147 Chapter 6 Microorganic Food & Ingredients ............... p 155 Chapter 7 Further Reading ........................................ p 181

      • Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's/YA)
        2013

        Micaela's Confession

        by Cecilia Curbelo

        Micaela opens her Twitter and finds herself reading one word that destroys her: traitor. The worst part is that the accusation is from her best friend, Constanza. From that moment, she begins to relive the moments in history that caused her to act the way she did. In that journey of memories and thoughts, of struggles and confessions, very painful secrets will come to light. What will you do in the end? Her destiny depends on what you decide!

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