Non-Fiction Spring 2024

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Philipp Hübl

The Moral Spectacle

How having the ‘right’ sort of attitude became a status symbol, and why it doesn’t make the world a better place

Date of publication: April 24, 2024

Hardcover | 336 pages

We want to be good, but also want everyone to know just how good we are. When you’re an upstanding citizen, people respect you and want to be with you. But thanks to digital media, morality is gr...

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Philipp Hübl

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Kester Schlenz

I Can’t Keep Up

The information tsunami and digital overload will drive us mad… if we let them

Date of publication: April 17, 2024

Hardcover | 160 pages

We are all constantly caught in the crosshairs of a relentless information overload: news, emails, social media, messaging apps, podcasts, push notifications – we’re expected to be informed about...

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Kester Schlenz

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Ulrich Hoffmann

50 Philosophical Insights for an Easier Life

Date of publication: May 22, 2024

Paperback | 256 pages

Here, we find both philosophical theses from the distant and more recent past, and topical ideas by contemporary thinkers – e.g. "Happiness and unhappiness live in different worlds" (Ludwig Wittg...

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Ulrich Hoffmann

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Bernd Kramer

Success: The Great Delusion

How the pursuit of ‘achievement’ has lost its magic

Date of publication: March 27, 2024

Paperback | 224 pages

Let’s be honest: we can’t stand successful people. We hate the way things come so easily to them, the fact that their jobs are more interesting than ours, their Insta followers more numerous, the...

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Bernd Kramer

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Jacob Schmidt

Much Ado About Mindfulness

Or why it’s so hard to lead a good life – with a foreword by Hartmut Rosa

Date of publication: June 26, 2024

Hardcover | 224 pages

No matter what your problem is, the answer always seems to be mindfulness. Whether you’re depressed or stressed, whether your issues concern raising children, relationships, your weight, communic...

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Jacob Schmidt

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Jalid Sehouli

The Art of Conveying Bad News

Date of publication: May 15, 2024

Paperback | 272 pages

We all know what it feels like to have to give someone bad news, but not knowing the right words. Some people have to do this every day – including medic Jalid Sehouli. In his role as head of gyn...