2 0 1 8 U l l s t e i n F a l l H i g h l i g h t s · B r uno M ülle r - O e r ling ha use n, Ga...

Ullstein Fall Highlights2018

UllsteinUllstein TaschenbuchUllstein extraUllstein fünfListAllegriaEconForeverManillaMidnightPlötz & BetzholzPropyläenRef inery

Table of ContentsAnnette Hess: German House 3Christian Berkel: The Apple Tree 4Corina Bomann: The Women of Löwenhof –Agneta‘s Inheritance 5Corina Bomann: The Women of Löwenhof – Mathilda’s Secret 6Michel Decar: 1000 German Discos 7Ada Dorian: The Taming of the Animals 8Lutz Wilhelm Kellerhoff: Death in Wannsee 9Oliver Pötzsch: The Ministrel 10Lukas Rietzschel: Punching the World 11Clara Maria Bagus: The Sent of Life 12Markus Egert, Frank Thadeusz: Germs 13Markus Gabriel: The Meaning of Thought 14Wolfgang Ischinger: The World in Danger 15Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen, Gabriele Mariell Kiebgis: Touch 16Felix Plötz: The End of Stupid Work 17Klemens Pütz, Dunja Batarilo: Icy friends 18Nikola Roßbach : Beware: Censorship! 19

Ullstein Fall Highlights 2018

Contact: Annemarie Blumenhagen| [email protected] | Friedrichstr. 126 | 10117 Berlin| Phone +49 (0)30 23456 450

A trial that changed Germany, and also the lifeof a young woman.

© Silvia Medina

Born in Hanover, Annette Hess initiallystudied painting and interior design,later scenic writing. She worked as afreelance journalist, assistant directorand screenwriter. Since 1998 she writesexclusivly for TV and Film. She hasreceived numerous importantawards like Grimme Prize and the German

Television Prize. Deutsches Haus is her �rstnovel.

The first novel by the creator of hit TV seriesWeissensee and Ku'damm 56/59.

German House

The Auschwitz trial initiated by attorney general Fritz Bauertook place from 1963 to 1965 in Frankfurt am Main.

The young Eva Bruhns is hired as a translator for the witnessinterviews. Her parents, owners of the restaurant DeutschesHaus, are strictly against her employment. Eva ignorestheir advice - too big is her curiosity. While listening to theshocking testimonies, she can't but think of her own family.Why don't her parents talk about the time during the war?And why doesn't her �ancé Jürgen want to be confronted withthe past?

Hailing from scriptwriting, Annette Hess knows how to plotand how to develop strong characters. No matter howmarginal, each one poignantly illustrates post-war Germanyand the intricate, complex structure that is family. How we allwander the narrow line that runs between acceptance anddenial.

"This novel comes just at the right time." Iris Berben

Rights sold to:Brazil (Sextante) | Holland (Atlas Contact) | France (ActesSud) | Spain (Planeta) | USA/World English (Harper OneGroup) | Greece (Psichogios) | Italy (Neri Pozza) | Sweden(Albert Bonniers) | Catalan (Columna) | Israel (Yedioth) |Czech Republic (Euromedia)


EnglishSampleAvailable

Annette Hess | German HouseUllstein Hardcover | Upmarket �ction, Debut | Hardcover | 125 x 205 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 20,00 € | 368 Pages |Published: 21.09.2018 Available as e-book


As from 30.08.2018Page 3

From Berlin to Buenos Aires; three generationsof Jewish-German family; their lives atestament of the tumultuous 19th century.

© Gerald von Foris

Christian Berkel is one of Germany'smost famous actors. He starred innumerous European �lm productionsas well as Hollywood blockbusters. Herecieved important awards like the Bambi

and the Golden Camera. He lives with hiswife, actress Andrea Sawatzki, and theirtwo sons in Berlin.

The Apple Tree

As his mother's dementia is progressing, Christian Berkel, aGerman actor, tries to save what is le� of hisfamily's memory.

He goes through archives, reads letters and travels around theglobe. The missing pieces - of which there a lot- he has toinvent. The result is an epic family saga!

Berlin 1932: Sala and Otto are teenagers, when they fall inlove. He belongs to the working class, she is from anintellectual Jewish family. In 1938, Sala has to leave herGerman homeland and is lodged with her Jewish aunt inParis until the Germans invade France. While Otto, a medicaldoctor with the Wehrmacht, is dra�ed to go to war, Sala'sattempt to escape fails and she is interned in Gurs, a camp inthe Pyrenees. A camp in which one either dies fast of hungeror epidemics, or who survives until 1943 is deported toAuschwitz. But this time Sala is lucky, she is put on a train toLeipzig and goes into hiding. Shortly before the end of thewar, Otto falls into Russian captivity. For ten years they do notsee each other. But when Sala sees Otto's name in the phonebook, she knows that she has never forgotten him.

A unusual love story that leads the reader across the globemeeting an illustrious cast of characters including HermannHesse, Colette, Wallis Simpson, Jean Cocteau, Ernst Blochand Carl Jung.


Christian Berkel | The Apple TreeUllstein Hardcover | Literar y Fiction, Debut | Hardcover | 125 x 205 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 22,00 € | 416 Pages |Published: 12.10.2018 Available as e-book



Corina Bomann’s new historical fiction series -The Löwenhof Saga

© Hans Scherhaufer

Corina Bomann grew up in a smallvillage in Mecklenburg-Vorpommernand now lives in Potsdam. She hadwritten several historical novels andsuccessful books for young adultsbefore having her breakthrough withButter�y Island. Bomann is now one ofGermany’s most successful commercial�ction writers.

Top 10 Spiegel Bestseller. 130,000 copies soldto date.

Her books have been translated in 12languages.

The Women of Löwenhof –Agneta‘s Inheritance

Beginning in 1913 and spanning three generations, CorinaBomann tells the story of the Löwenhof women and theirstruggle to keep the estate in the South of Sweden runningwhile �nding their personal happiness.

Agneta is �ghting with tears. A telegram called her home, herfather has died in a �re. She had reluctantly renounced herpowerful family and led a free life as a painter in Stockholm.A reconciliation seemed impossible. Now title, splendourand fortune are o�ered to her on a silver plate but her desiresand dreams are di�erent ones. She longs for a life alongsideMichael, an aspiring law yer, she knew back in Stockholm.But she has no other choice than committing herself to dutyand family tradition and take on the her father’s legacy. Herheart, however, is not in it and longs for real love ...

Backlist titles available.

Rights sold to:Italy (Giunti) | Spain (Ediciones Maeva)


Corina Bomann | The Women of Löwenhof –Agneta‘s InheritanceUllstein Taschenbuch | Historical Fiction, Women's �ction | Taschenbuch | 125 x 187 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� |Price D: 10,00 € | 736 Pages | Published: 11.05.2018 Available as e-book



The secret of the lady of the manor. CorinaBomann’s great Löwenhof saga continues.

© Hans Scherhaufer

Corina Bomann grew up in a smallvillage in Mecklenburg-Vorpommernand now lives in Potsdam. She hadwritten several historical novels andsuccessful books for young adultsbefore having her breakthroughwith Butter�y Island. Bomann is now oneof Germany’s most successfulcommercial �ction writers.

#1 Spiegel Bestseller.

The Women of Löwenhof – Mathilda’s Secret

Southern Sweden, 1931. Mathilda is 17 and, following thedeath of her mother, an orphan. Agneta Lejongård suddenlyappears on the scene, taking Mathilda completely by surprise.Unbeknown to her, the lady of the manor is her guardian andtakes her with her to the Löwenhof. Mathilda has no idea thatAgneta is her aunt. And before she �nds out the truth abouther origins, Europe breaks out in another war. Life on theLöwenhof changes forever, and Mathilda has to treadcompletely new ground on the search for her personalhappiness.

Rights sold to:Italy (Giunti)


Corina Bomann | The Women of Löwenhof – Mathilda’s SecretUllstein Taschenbuch | Historical Fiction, Women's �ction | Taschenbuch | 125 x 187 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� |Price D: 10,00 € | 704 Pages | Published: 24.08.2018 Available as e-book



A hot summer in 1988, Madonna's WhiteHeat and an anonymous phone call....

© (c) Niklas Vogt

Michel Decar is a succesful playwrightand producer of radio plays. He lives inBerlin. This is his �rst novel.

1000 German Discos

Life happens when you least expect it…As every Monday,eccentric private detective Frankie spends his eveningdrinking his usual rum and coke in his local bar and before heknows it, he is knee-deep his most absurd case to date.

Mauke, president of Germany’s railway company, isblackmailed by an anonymous caller. The only clue to hisidentity: he called from a nightclub while Madonna's "WhiteHeat" was played in the background.

Together with his sidekick, long-term philosophy studentJens, Frankie combs through the West German nightlife ofthe 80ties. The fact that no DJ seems to have ever played"White Heat" turns out to be the least of his problems.Industrial espionage, double agents, betrayal and deception –during the hot summer of 1988, Frankie is on a mad trip, inwhich the boundaries between delusion and realityincreasingly blur.

Witty and the good kind of weird, this literary debut sitssomewhere between Jonathan Ames’ Bored to Death andThomas Bernhard. It is a trip down memory lane as much asit is an exploration of a country that does no longer exist.

"The authors exceptional wit, clever observations and

attention to details grips the reader from page one."

Münchner Merkur

"...a brilliant hybrid of pop culture and social novel."

Spiegel Online


Michel Decar | 1000 German DiscosUllstein fünf | Literar y Fiction, Debut | Hardcover | 125 x 205 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 20,00 € | 240 Pages |Published: 06.07.2018 Available as e-book



About bears and crabs, about women and men.And about what’s going wrong in Europe.

© Melanie Hauke

Ada Dorian studied literature andphilosophy. Her earlier texts have beenpublished in small literary journals. Forher novel Drunken Trees (publishedFebruary 2017) she was nominated forthe renowned Ingeborg Bachmann Prize.She lives in Osnabrück.

The Taming of the Animals

Francesca, from Italy, is forced to cut o� her long-term fabricsupplier due to the political situation in Turkey. Uzay, anAmerican man of Turkish descent, visits his elderly father inSouth Carolina and realizes that he probably won’t make itback to his home village in his lifetime due to the foreignpolitical situation. The young author Nilay Birol, whoseseemingly harmless book of fairy-tales suddenly becomespolitically explosive, disappears...

In twelve episodes, Ada Dorian shows a world in transitionand raises the question of what responsibility each individualbears for a democratic Europe.


Ada Dorian | The Taming of the AnimalsUllstein fünf | Literar y Fiction | Hardcover | 115 x 190 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 20,00 € | 224 Pages |Published: 12.10.2018 Available as e-book



1968 - Free love, student protests and the earlydays of RAF. A young police officerinvestigates in politically heated times.

© Gerald von Foris

Lutz Wilhelm Kellerhoff is a pseudonymfor Martin Lutz (1969), Sven FelixKellerho� (1971) and Uwe Wilhelm(1957). The �rst two are experiencedjournalists and the latter is ascriptwriter and writer. Crime, historyand stories have been their passion foryears. All three live in Berlin.

Death in Wannsee

Wolf Heller has never been interested in politics, but suddenlyeverything is political. And he �nds himself caughtbetween all fronts. The police force is seen as a reactionarybunch of crooks; students demonstrate loudly in the streets;and his girlfriend Louise moves into a commune.

His new case proves to be any less complicated. A youngwoman is found dead at the historical Wannsee lake. A lead -her red snakeskin shoes - points right into the center ofpolitics: the o�ce of the infamous law yer and le�ist activistHorst Mahler. To prevent more unrest, Heller is pressuredto close the case quickly. But when he overhears his bossarguing loudly with a stranger about con�dentialinformation, he realizes that this investigation is far fromover. And he keeps digging.

A gripping crime novel set against the backdrop of atumultuous decade. The �rst instalment of a series written byan extraordinary author trio.

“With the title Die Tote im Wannsee the three authors

[...] have created a gripping portrait of an exciting

period of time” Axel Knönagel, dpa

"A lot of history, strong characters, entertaining

narrated – you should read it" Martina Bittermann,

Krimi-Tipp Bremen, Radio Bremen

"The �rst big crime highlight of the season." Oliver

Steuck, WDR2


Lutz Wilhelm Kellerhoff | Death in WannseeUllstein Hardcover | Crime, Debut | Hardcover | 135 x 205 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 16,00 € | 384 Pages |Published: 10.08.2018 Available as e-book



The first ever commercial retelling of thefamous Faust legend by internationalbestselling author Oliver Pötzsch.

© Frank Bauer / www.frankbauer.com

Oliver Pötzsch spent many yearswriting scripts for the Bayerischer

Rundfunk and currently works as anauthor in Munich. His historical novelsabout the Schongau executioner JakobKuisl have brought him fame far beyondGermany’s borders. His novels havebeen translated in over 20 languages.

The Ministrel

1486: Knittlingen is a peaceful town in Kraichgau. Until theday that the travelling entertainers arrive – and childrensuddenly start disappearing. Johann Georg, called ‘Faustus’,the lucky one, by his mother, isn’t concerned. He’s justinterested in the bright costumes, the bagpipes and thestunts. In particular, the astrologer and magician Tonio delMoravia impresses him; he becomes strangely fascinated bythe pale man with the piercing black eyes. Johann tags ontohim and together they travel through Germany. The young‘Faustus’ absorbs everything that Tonio teaches him, but hesenses that Tonio has a terrible secret. He runs away fromhim, travelling to Italy with a troupe of entertainers. But it’stoo late, no matter where he goes, he can’t escape Tonio...

Part 2 The Master is scheduled to publish in fall 2019

Backlist titles available.

Rights sold to:Italy (Neri Pozza) | World Englisch (Amazon Crossing)


Oliver Pötzsch | The MinistrelList Hardcover | Historical Fiction | Hardcover | 135 x 215 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 22,00 € | 784 Pages |Published: 21.09.2018 Available as e-book



Bold, relentless – with every sentence hittinglike a punch.

© Gerald von Foris

Lukas Rietzschel was in Räckelwitz, EastSaxony. He lives in Görlitz where heruns the Literaturhaus amongst otherthings. His �rst texts were published inZeit Magazin. In 2016 he was awardedthe Retzhof Prize for Young Literature. Thisis his �rst novel.

Selected for New Books In German

Punching the World

The two brothers, Philipp and Tobias, grow up together inthe rural parts of East Germany. For their families and theirneighbours the enthusiasm and hope of instant prosperitythat seized the country a�er the fall of the wall never becamereality. Quite the opposite, they �nd themselves withoutsocial and ideological structure, spat out into a new worldthey don’t understand. Both brothers look for freedom andrespite outside of their home. They do things all boys theirage do. Everything rather harmless, until the day they see aswastika drawn on the school campus. And not far, a group ofolder boys cheering and cajoling. Philip is fascinated anddrawn to their toughness and comraderie. He enjoys theevenings drinking and dreaming of a better future – a futurefor a stronger Germany…

2015, when both bothers are about to graduate from school,hundreds of thousands of refugees arrive all over Germany.Not everywhere the atmosphere is very welcoming. WhilePhilipp has largely cut ties with his right-wing friends as wellas with his family, it is Tobias who is swept away by the anti-refugee sentiments. What starts with protests, quicklyescalates and culminates in a fatal night and their old schoolbuilding going up in �ames. And there is no going back.

With Punching the World with the Fist Lukas Rietzschel captureswhat is happening right now. Right now in Germany and inmany other European countries. He puts his �nger where ithurts. At the heart of the families, the intricate andcontradicting life stories that o�en inevitably result in tragicevents.

"One of the best and most important novels of this

year" Stern

"Sometimes something lightly shines through, just

below the surface. From deep down the shadows of

burried secrets and bad consciousness. And then it

patters so that your eardrum bursts. Lukas Rietzschel's

narrative is (like) a mining lake." Philipp Winkler


EnglishSampleAvailable

Lukas Rietzschel | Punching the WorldUllstein Hardcover | Literar y Fiction, Debut | Hardcover | 125 x 205 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 20,00 € | 320 Pages |Published: 07.09.2018 Available as e-book



The Sent of Life – "A language full of poeticbeauty which moves one deeply." Anselm Grün

© © Beat Mumenthaler

Clara Maria Bagus studied Psychology inthe USA and Germany and worked inthe �eld of neuroscience. Her careerpath took her to many di�erentcountries where she met people whowere searching for themselves. In aworld that is o�en hard to navigate,Bagus used her enchanting tales to helpthem �nd an underlying theme to theirlives. She now lives with her family inSwitzerland. Clara Maria Bagus ispseudonym.

Spiegel Bestseller

Sometimes what you �nd isn't what you were looking for, but what you

needed.

The young glassblower Aviv receives an order fromthe dubious Dr. Kaminski to produce 50 glass bottles. Theyare key to Kaminski's plan to steal the souls of the dying to re-create the perfect human soul.

But Aviv quickly uncovers the doctor's plan and a race of lifeand death begins. Will he be able to free the souls trapped inthe vials? It is a tough and rocky journey for young Aviv,which leads him, however, to a deeper understanding ofhumanity.

Part fable, part novel - with The Scent of Life Clara Maria Bagustakes us again on an journey through the deep watersrunning between good and bad, light and dark. She exploresthe essence of the soul and what it means to lead a ful�lledand meaningful life.

With unimaginable depth and full of heart, she shows us,how each one of us can create a world, in which it is worthliving.

A deeply satisfying and inspiring read for the fans of PauloCoelho and John Strelecky.

"A novel about what it means to be human -as

beautiful as an adult fairytale." Für Sie

"This is literature! One of the most unusual books of

the year, which takes a look into the depths of the

human soul and shows how everyone can create a

world worth living in." Jean-Remy von matt, founder

Jung von Matt

Rights sold to:Korea (CHEONGMI Publishing)


Clara Maria Bagus | The Sent of LifeUllstein Leben | Inspirational, Mind Body Spirit | Hardcover | 115 x 190 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 16,00 € | 352 Pages | Published: 10.08.2018 Available as e-book



Microscopic bugs on the smartphone, bacteria inthe kitchen sponge, germs on the toilet seat:mircobes live right in the middle of us.

© Britt Schilling

© privat

Prof. Dr. Markus Egert studied biology andearned his doctorate in molecularmicrobial ecology. A�er several years inthe hygiene and cosmetics industry,he was appointed professor ofmicrobiology and hygiene atFurtwangen University of AppliedSciences. Frank Thadeusz is editor atDER SPIEGEL writing for science andtechnology section.

Germs

Far more microbes live in an average kitchen than in mosttoilets. A single kiss transmits millions of bacteria.

Even with an OCD level of cleanliness applied, we have toaccept that we live under one roof with tens of thousands ofdi�erent microbes. Every kitchen sponge, that has been usedfor one week, is teeming with an amount of bacteria that youwould normally �nd in a human stool sample - up to 54billion per cubic centimeter.

So, do we already have one foot in the grave, if the disinfectantspray is not always at hand?

The internationally renowned microbiologist Prof. Dr.Markus Egert, professor of microbiology and hygiene atFurtwangen University, takes a look through the microscopewith us. He vividly explains, why there are many more germsin the sink than on the toilet seat. And why we absolutelyhave to kill some microbes, while many others of theseinvisible life companions are even important for our well-being.

His scienti�c study on the kitchen sponge was widelyreviewed and was �rst mentioned in the New York Times andTime Magazine. With this book, he gives us the full picture.

"Germs, germs, germs... in his book the microbiologist

Prof. Dr. med. Markus Egert takes us on

an enlightening journey in to the invisible realm of

microorganisms. He points at the biggest germ spins

and uncovers which ones are actually impontant for

our well-being." BILD

"Do not use liquid detergent? Better to rinse with a

closed toilet seat? The microbiologist Prof. Dr. med.

Markus Egert takes the reader on an exciting and

surprising journey into the world of germs. " BUNTE


Markus Egert, Frank Thadeusz | GermsUllstein extra | Popular Science | Hardcover | 135 x 205 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 15,00 € | 256 Pages |Published: 10.08.2018 Available as e-book



Why human thinking can never be replaced byartificial intelligence.

© Gerald von Foris

Markus Gabriel studied in Bonn,Heidelberg, Lisbon and New York. Since2009 he has been Professor ofEpistemology and Modern Philosophyat the University of Bonn, where he isthe Director of the International Centrefor Philosophy. He was visitingProfessor at the Sorbonne (Paris 1).

The Meaning of Thought

From populist propaganda against knowledge (a.k.a. fakenews), the ideological fantasies associated with the digitalrevolution to the advances of A.I. research - human thought isunder attack. With his third book, philosopher MarkusGabriel concludes his trilogy on the philosophical movementcalled New Realism. In The Meaning of Thought he deals withone of the major topics, perhaps the true main concept ofphilosophy: human thought. Gabriel claims that our humanthinking is part of our senses and is subsequently tied to itsbiological conditions. We are part of the animal kingdom.Our thinking is not a form of data processing, but rather thelinking of images and imaginary ideas, which we process indi�erent sensory modalities. Our time frame expands farbeyond the present moment, as our ideas and beliefs stretchfar beyond the here and now. We are living beings and in ourlife stories the whole evolution is built in. Our thinking is acomplex structure that is not easily replicated - especially notby technology. In a certain sense, you could even call it a formof arti�cial intelligence.

With his usual verve and curiosity, he combines classictheory with pop culture and sets the stage for his bold andcompelling claims. He o�ers new insight into a complex andvery timely subject.

His previous books have been translated into 14 languages.

“Markus Gabriel is the wunderkind of speculative

thinking.” Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Rights sold to:France (Lattès) | World Spanish (Pasado y Presente) |Netherlands (Boom Publishing) | World English (PolityPress)


Markus Gabriel | The Meaning of ThoughtUllstein Hardcover | Popular Philosophy | Hardcover | 115 x 190 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 20,00 € | 368 Pages |Published: 07.09.2018 Available as e-book



The World in Danger

© Hans Scherhaufer

Wolfgang Ischinger has been chairmanof the Munich Security Conference since2008 and is considered one of the mostrenowned German diplomats. Before hewas State Secretary of the Foreign O�ceand ambassador in Washington andLondon. He teaches as a professor at theHertie School of Governance in Berlinand advises governments, companiesand international organizations onforeign and security issues.

We are living in a time of maximum uncertainty. A new worldorder is looming, the old West no longer exists. In thesetimes, characterised by crises and con�icts, the Chairman ofthe Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger, pleadsfor smart diplomacy and explains why Germany needs to takeon greater responsibility for security policy in Europe and onthe international stage.

65 MILLION PEOPLE worldwide are �eeing their homecountries. IS has extended its terror to our continent and theWest and the European Union are facing a crisis in whichdemocratic basic values are being called into question.Relationships with Russia are at rock bottom, and America,as Europe’s biggest ally, has now also become unpredictablethanks to Trump.

How can we ensure that the EU becomes a respectedinternational player and that the interests of the 500 millionEU citizens are vigorously represented?

Wolfgang Ischinger is one of the most experienced arbiters ininternational politics. As the Chairman of the MunichSecurity Conference, he has met with every world leader andregaularily sits across the table from them. He is in a uniqueposition and with this book, he analyzes the causes of thecurrent crises and con�icts and shows that without a moreactive engagement of every country the foundations of peaceand prosperity will erode. But he is con�dent and sketcheshis vision of a future that is stable and peaceful.

"Wolfgang Ischinger is one of the most sharp-witted

analysts in international politics. His book will reach

a large readership" Henry Kissinger

"Anyone seeking global political orientation in these

di�cult times, should read this book" Heinrich August

Winkler (historian)


Wolfgang Ischinger | The World in DangerEcon | Politics, Current A�airs | Hardcover | 135 x 215 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 24,00 € | 304 Pages |Published: 07.09.2018 Available as e-book



Touch – The healing power of human touch.

© Kees Tillema Kontakt: [email protected]

© privat

Prof. Dr. med. Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen heads a research groupfor clinical psychopharmacology at thePsychiatric Clinic of Freie Universität,Berlin. He is an internationallyrecognized expert in depressiontreatment with focus on body-therapeutic methods. Gabriele MariellKiebgis is a massage and body therapistand certi�ed Postural Integrator withmany years of experience in numeroustreatment methods.

"With touch, our senses open up. We let memories in thathave been blocked for a long time, thereby countering stressand its negative e�ects. It has been scienti�cally proven thatchronic stress is a cause of depression. The use of speciallyselected, gentle, peaceful massage techniques can helppeople with depression, who not only su�er from mooddisorders but also disorders and conditions of the body, whichare manifested in various symptoms such as cold limbs, tensemuscles, pains or sexual problems."

Touch is one of the most basic human needs. A lack of touchhas been proven to cause illness for all ages. Touch can be auseful measure in treatments for physical as well aspsychological conditions.

The skin is the organ that is closely tied to our self-con�denceand our identity. It has an intelligence on its own. How doskin and brain communicate? How does a gentle touchgenerate a sense of well-being? In this book, the authorsexplain the extent to which touch is part of our biologicalmakeup. How it is crucial for the maintenance of our healthand how it works as an elixir of life to mobilise our self-healing powers.

This book is not only a plea for more touch in a non-contactworld, but rather an incentive to develop a new bodyconsciousness and with it experience more joie de vivre andenergy.


Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen, Gabriele Mariell Kiebgis | TouchUllstein Leben | Self help | Hardcover | 135 x 205 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 18,00 € | 288 Pages |Published: 21.09.2018 Available as e-book


A f 8 8P 16

The End of Stupid Work

© Heiner Hänsel

Felix Plötz practices what he preaches.He is an industrial engineer,entrepreneur, author and a speaker.Plötz founded his �rst startup whileworking at a big corporation. His bookson motivation and freelancing have allbeen bestsellers. In 2015, he co-foundeda publishing startup company calledPlötz & Betzholz.

To �nally be motivated about work again and to really achievesomething. That’s what lots of frustrated employees dream of,and that’s why the innovative work culture of start-upsfascinates them so much. The good news: their dream canbecome reality, without them having to set up their ownbusiness.

In his new book, Felix Plötz shows how to establish the start-up spirit in traditional companies, which working modelsthere are and which model is best suited to whom – from topmanagement to trainees. An engaging manifesto for a new,fresh working culture, as well as a practical guide forindividuals: for self-determined, meaningful jobs inestablished companies.


Felix Plötz | The End of Stupid WorkEcon | Business | Hardcover | 135 x 205 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 18,00 € | 240 Pages | Published: 21.09.2018

Available as e-bookContact: Annemarie Blumenhagen| [email protected] | Friedrichstr. 126 | 10117 Berlin| Phone +49 (0)30 23456 450


The secret life of penguins

© privat

© Manuel Miethe 2017

Klemens Pütz holds a doctorate inmarine biology and has beenresearching the life of penguins for overthirty years. In 2004, he co-founded theAntarctic Research Trust that acquiredseveral small, pristine islands, partof the Falklands, to preserve the habitatfor its animal inhabitants. Dunja Batarilois a freelance journalist and author. Shewrites reports and portraits u.a. for DIE

ZEIT, brandeins, taz and DER SPIEGEL.

Icy friends

Penguins are considered funny and cute, but the birds withthe Charlie Chaplin gait are so much more than that. They arehighly individual creatures and they are hardly ever alone.They lead a modern family life - with penguin fathers takinghalf a year parental leave. They live in extreme weatherconditions and keep every record in deep diving andswimming. Yet, the masters of adaptation are exposed to greatdangers: global warming, oil pollution and over�shing of theoceans have a direct impact on their lives.

Klemens Pütz explains why penguins play a key role in ourecosystem. Why Patagonian squid on our plates a�ects thedecline of the rock penguins in the Falkland Islands.

A book about a fascinating bird family that we care about.


Klemens Pütz, Dunja Batarilo | Icy friendsUllstein Hardcover | Nature | Hardcover | 135 x 215 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 20,00 € | 272 Pages |Published: 21.09.2018 Available as e-book



Where does freedom of opinion end – wheredoes censorship begin?

© Pia Malmus

Nikola Roßbach is Professor for ModernGerman Literature in Kassel and hasbeen working for many years on thecontrol and standardization of literaryknowledge. Since 2016, she has focusedmore intensively on censorship inresearch and teaching. She was ascienti�c partner in the monumental artproject Parthenon of Books by MartaMinujín (documenta 14).

Beware: Censorship!

Censorship is the rallying cry of the moment. A poemis removed from a building façade? Censorship! A painting isremoved from a museum? Censorship! A speaker is no longerwelcome to give a talk at a university? Censorship! But is thatreally what it is? Traditional censorship, as still enforced bythe state in dictatorships and autocracies, has been overcomein the modern constitutional state. However, a highlyemotional debate about freedom of opinion has erupted inGermany. The literary scientist Nikola Roßbach analyses thecontroversial discussion about the expressible and reveals itsunderlying mechanisms. She promotes a censorship debate,which goes beyond polemics and e�ect-seeking extremepositions. The open democratic discourse is no longerthreatened by the state, yet the danger comes from the centreof society. Who are the new enemies of diversity of opinion?And how should we respond to them?


Nikola Roßbach | Beware: Censorship!Ullstein Hardcover | | Hardcover | 125 x 205 mm | ISBN ��-�-��-��-� | Price D: 20,00 € | 272 Pages | Published: 21.09.2018

Available as e-bookContact: Annemarie Blumenhagen| [email protected] | Friedrichstr. 126 | 10117 Berlin| Phone +49 (0)30 23456 450


Date post:	28-Feb-2019
Category:	Documents
Upload:	dangcong
View:	214 times
Download:	0 times

2 0 1 8 U l l s t e i n F a l l H i g h l i g h t s · B r uno M ülle r - O e r ling ha use n, Ga...

Documents