In 1988 Dutch journalist Bamber Delver, interviewed the artist Leigh Bowery. By then, Leigh wasn’t world-famous yet but a well-known clubber in Blitz-scene of London. Leigh’s fashion career was just as wild as it was short-lived: he died in 1994, 33 years old. Decades after his death, Leigh Bowery’s influence is omnipresent. From Alexander McQueen to Cirque du Soleil, from Lady Gaga and Björk to the drag queens of RuPaul. Young artists around the globe admire his guts, his looks and fa...

Suffering due to the consequences of the border revision of mid-europe, romania, led by marshal antonescu, opted for a pact with nazi germany. it was a deal with the devil. the romanian jews were sacrificed and the romanian army fell at stalingrad. the author sheds a light on the consequences of these fatal events through extensive archive work.

illustrated with special historical images

‘A Dutch historian explains the motivation behind the bloodbath at Odessa’

– Marius Ghilezan in Rom...

The Waffen-SS, as fourth ‘army branch’ of the German army, is still surrounded with a certain mystical fog. Some divisions, mostly from the first levies, have general fame, like Hitler’s body guard division, the ‘Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler’, or the ‘Das Reich’ division. However, the fact that Waffen-SS grew into a significant force - 38 divisions - during the war, is largely unknown. Yet, due to the expansion, the elite status of the Waff-en-SS lessened. Leveled by its large nu...

'The Good, The Bad, and The Emoji: Mastering the Art of Review Data', delves into the fast-paced, interconnected world of online reviews. Discover the power of customer feedback as it shapes consumer behavior, builds trust, and determines product success. Navigate the complex landscape of customer feedback with a comprehensive guide to then sources, analysis, and applications of review data. A must-read for any marketer aiming to master the digital age.

Market sentiments play an essential rol...

Spaarndammerhart in Amsterdam is designed by the architectural offices of Korth Tielens and Marcel Lok_Architect, artist Martijn Sandberg, and the landscape architects of DS Landschapsarchitecten. Photography of Max Hart Nibbrig, Dennis De Smet, and Raimond Wouda (who has been commissioned to document the life in and of Spaarndammerhart), and texts by Fred Feddes, Hans Ibelings, Vincent Kompier, and Hannah Schubert document and discuss this housing complex, in which architecture, art, courtya...

ABC for Anxiety and Stress Relief

This is a book filled with life lessons by someone who is still learning about life. The lessons in this book are all examples of tips, theories and exercises I have learned during some of the hardest times in my life. Due to these experiences and lessons I am now able to see these hard times as the times that have developed me the most.

I would like to encourage anyone dealing with anxiety or trying to cope with a lot of stress to read this book. I hope that...

German duo Haubitz + Zoche were among the first artists in Germany to address climate crisis in their work. The book Blind Date with the Future gives a comprehensive overview of the artistic projects on ecological issues such as sea level rise or dwindling resources that they have realised between 2006 and 2022. In the context of current climate debates their oeuvre is becoming increasingly relevant.

An art-historical essay by Ann-Katrin Günzel and an interview between Franziska Kunze and St...

This applied, student-oriented approach emphasizes how to think and act like a successful manager as students examine the fundamentals of employee behavior. Updated learning features and chapter-opening "Real-World Challenges," the latest research findings and revised content all reflect today's most recent changes in organizational behavior(OB).

Current, applied examples from well-known organizations work with in-chapter cases, self-assessments, video cases and exercises to create a reader-f...