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'Das Beste, was ich bislang zur neuen linken Glaubenskultur gelesen habe' (Jan Fleischhauer)Eine linke Revolution hat Amerika erfasst: Im Namen von Gerechtigkeit und Antirassismus greift dort eine Ideologie um sich, die neue Intoleranz erzeugt - in liberalen Medien kann ein falsches Wort Karrieren beenden, an den Universitäten herrscht ein Klima der Angst, Unternehmen feuern Mitarbeiter, die sich dem neuen Zeitgeist widersetzen. In vielen Porträts und Geschichten beschreibt René Pfister, Büroleiter des SPIEGEL in Washington, diese neue politische Religion - und zeigt auf, warum die amerikanische Demokratie nicht nur von rechts unter Druck kommt. Er erklärt, wie Dogmatismus, Freund-Feind-Denken und Mob-Mentalität in Internet die Meinungsfreiheit in den USA schon gefährlich eingeschränkt haben. Eindrücklich warnt er vor diesem Fundamentalismus, dem wir uns widersetzen müssen, um auch in Deutschland die offene Gesellschaft zu verteidigen.

Bestseller und Fortsetzung des großen deutschen Zeitgeschichte-Romans »Der Traumpalast« von Bestseller-Autor Peter Prange: die Liebe in Zeiten der Entscheidung. 1925: Berlin ist die flirrende Metropole Europas. Nach dem Chaos von Straßenkämpfen und Inflation gibt es nur noch eine Richtung: aufwärts! Auch für Rahel und Tino brechen goldene Zeiten an. Während sie zum neuen Star der Ufa ausgerufen wird, treibt er den kometenhaften Aufstieg der Filmfabrik voran. Aber dunkle Wolken ziehen auf, Nazis marschieren durch die Straßen, und unversehens wird Rahels und Tinos Liebe auf eine Probe gestellt, die stärker zu sein droht als sie. Als die Ufa zum Spielball der politischen Mächte wird, muss Tino, um ihre Liebe zu retten, eine furchtbare Entscheidung treffen ... Die Fortsetzung des Romans vom Glanz und Elend der zwanziger Jahre und der Ufa: mitreißend zum Leben erweckt von Peter Prange, dem großen Erzähler der deutschen Geschichte. Nach »Im Bann der Bilder« ist »Bilder von Liebe und Macht« der große Abschluss von »Der Traumpalast«.

Manufacturing computers in series was quite a feat in the 1950s. As mathematical as it gets, the machines discussed here were called X1 and X8.The industrial achievement combined with the background in a mathematical research center made the company Electrologica a legend in Dutch computing. The tales in this book are told by those who have a right to tell. Highly engaged professionals take readers back to their pioneering work with the machines and in retrospect unveil some of the values, which went without saying in the 1960s. To disagree, Paul Klint relates the contrasting views on software in Dutch research traditions. ALGOL culture: Frans Kruseman Aretz takes the reader along to the detailed decisions on constructing compilers and shows the values of an ALGOL culture transpiring. Signposts: Dirk Dekker for the first time 'owns' his algorithm for mutual exclusion. In particle physics: René van Dantzig's use case was an Electrologica X8 computer controlling two other computers in three-dimensional detection of colliding particles. Early steps in AI: Lambert Meertens' tale of the X8 machine composing a violin quartet comes with his original presentation, as well as the code in ALGOL 60. The reflections of first hand experiences combine well with the second thoughts of historical research into archival sources. Historians Huub de Beer and Gerard Alberts offer a view into the boardrooms of the local enterprise Electrologica, and of the electronics multinational Philips. Where pioneers and historians meet in an inspiring dialogue, the reader gains a view on the often implicit decisions constituting the field.Fortuitously, a copy of the X8 was retrieved from Kiel, Germany, and put on display at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Leiden. Sparked by the very material presence of an X8, the present book takes stock of the state of historiography of Electrologica.Gerard Alberts is an associate professor in History of Digital Cultures, retired from the University of Amsterdam. Jan Friso Groote is a full professor of Formal Methods at the Eindhoven University of Technology.

Eine altbekannte Allianz aus Seuchenwächtern, Medien, Ärzten und Pharmalobby ist auch zu Corona-Zeiten wieder am Werk - man trifft auf erstaunliche personelle Kontinuitäten über fast zwanzig Jahre hinweg. Zum Beispiel Prof.¿Dr.¿Christian Drosten von der Berliner Charité. Ein Mann, der fast immer zur Stelle war, wenn im 21. Jahrhundert eine Pandemie aus der Taufe gehoben wurde, und dessen Warnungen - manchmal bis aufs Komma gleichlautend - sich zuverlässig als falsch erwiesen; der einen PCR-Test für ein »neuartiges« Coronavirus quasi in der Tasche hatte, bevor überhaupt irgendjemand wissen konnte, dass es sich um ein Coronavirus handelte; der auf fast schon unheimliche Weise plappernde Ratlosigkeit in mediale Expertise verwandelte, monopolisierte und verbreitete; der als Chef des maß­geblichen Referenzlabors weltweit die Diagnostik mitbestimmte - und der zudem in das Geschäft der Seuchenwächter selbst verstrickt ist. Die Welt lebt aktuell im Wartesaal der Apokalypse. Das ist kein Zufall. Denn es gibt eine lange Vorgeschichte, die eine Ahnung von der Offenbarung vermittelt, die uns noch bevorstehen soll.

Dieses Buch ist eine schonungslose Abrechnung mit der Tech-Welt und ihrer dominanten Kultur. Es entlarvt die 'Techbro'-Mentalität - eine Mischung aus Machtstreben, toxischer Selbstüberschätzung und der Illusion, Fortschritt exklusiv für wenige schaffen zu können. Menschen wie Elon Musk oder Mark Zuckerberg wollen die Welt nicht retten - sie wollen sie besitzen.Aya Jaff war einst mittendrin. Nun schaut sie hinter die glänzenden Fassaden der Branche, die so viel verspricht, aber tatsächlich soziale Ungleichheit zementiert, Diversität untergräbt und Macht korrumpiert. Das Buch bleibt nicht bei der Kritik stehen, sondern zeigt Wege zu echter Innovation, die der ganzen Gesellschaft zugutekommt. Aya Jaff macht deutlich, warum wir den Begriff 'Innovation' zurückerobern müssen und wie jede:r - ob Konsument:in, Investor:in oder Gründer:in - dazu beitragen kann, Wirtschaft gerechter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten.

»The company history of the publishing house Duncker & Humblot«: 25 years ago, the "Verlagsbibliographie Duncker & Humblot 1798-1945" was published on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the publishing house, which contained the history of the publishing house as well as a bibliography of the publishing house from 1798 to 1945. To mark the 225th anniversary of Duncker & Humblot, the history of the publishing house has now been revised, updated and published in this special edition. It contains the diverse history of the company from its foundation to the digital present. In addition to documents from the publisher's archive, it shows how our company is intertwined with the development of national intellectual history.

"I loved writing, I loved chronicling life and every moment I was cogent, sober, or blitzed, I was forever feeding off my surroundings, making copious notes as ammunition for future compositions. . . . The thing is good, bad or indifferent I never stopped writing, it was as addictive as any drug."This is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits, and sold millions and millions of records. Together, they were a duo, a unit, an immovable object. Their extraordinary, half-century-and-counting creative relationship has been chronicled in biopics (like 2019's Rocketman) and even John's own autobiography, Me. But Taupin, a famously private person, has kept his own account of their adventures close to his chest, until now.Written with honesty and candour, Scatterhot allows the reader to witness events unfolding from Taupin's singular perspective, sometimes front and center, sometimes from the edge, yet always described vibrantly, with an infectious energy that only a vivid songwriter's prose could offer. From his childhood in the East Midlands of England whose imagination was sparked and forever informed by the distinctly American mythopoetics of country music and cowboys, to the glittering, star-studded fishbowl of '70s and '80s Beverly Hills, Scattershot is simultaneously a Tom Jones­-like picaresque journey across a landscape of unforgettable characters, as well as a striking, first-hand account of a creative era like no other and one man's experience at the core of it.An exciting, multi-decade whirlwind, Scattershot whizzes around the world as we ride shotgun with Bernie on his extraordinary life. We visit New York with him and Elton on the cusp of global fame. We spend time with him in Australia almost in residency at an infamous rock 'n' roll hotel in an endless blizzard of drugs. And we spend late, late night hours with John Lennon, with Bob Marley, and hanging with Frank Sinatra. And beyond the world of popular music, we witness memorable encounters with writers like Graham Greene, painters like Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali, and scores of notable misfits, miscreants, eccentrics, and geniuses, known and unknown. Even if they're not famous in their own right, they are stars on the page, and we discover how they inspired the indelible lyrics to songs such as "Tiny Dancer," "Candle in the Wind," "Bennie and The Jets," and so many more.Unique and utterly compelling, Scattershot will transport the reader across the decades and around the globe, along the way meeting some of the greatest creative minds of the 20th century, and into the vivid imaginings of one of music's most legendary lyricists.

This book shows media salespeople the optimal sales process using a structured step-by-step guide: Using a sales navigator, it accompanies sellers from the media business through different roads and guides them from the start - the search for suitable customer potential - to the goal: closing the sale.The author points out all the construction sites and detours, such as objections or tactical price negotiations, but also shortcuts, such as recognizing early buying signals. After all, the sales process always follows a clear structure, and knowing this structure, practicing the appropriate techniques, and applying them again and again can lead to noticeably more sales.A compact and easy-to-read book, peppered with personal experience reports from sales and media professional Ricky McKenna, whose tips will help you achieve ambitious sales goals even in difficult economic times.

The book addresses the most recent challenges faced by the postal and delivery sector. This book includes original essays by prominent researchers and practitioners in the field of postal and delivery economics, originally presented at the 28th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics held online, December 1-5, 2020. Chapters discuss topics such as the sustainability of the universal service obligations (USO) quality of service, last mile solutions, competition in liberalized markets, data protection, environmental sustainability, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This book will be a useful tool not only for graduate students and professors interested in postal and regulatory economics, but also for postal administrations, consulting firms, and federal government departments.