All’s well that ends well! Hedwig Courths-Mahler
A new novel tells the story of Hedwig Courths-Mahler’s life and reminds us what it cost women to want to write
Review
Travel books, cookery books, photo books, city guides, street art documentaries. Here the editorial team presents books that were discovered in preparation for a trip or during a trip and are an enrichment in the respective context.
Vivian Maier: A life through the viewfinder
A decade ago, experts and the general public were surprised by the impressive photographic work of a previously unknown artist
Parlez-vous Español, please
Review of the book by Françoise Hauser, in which she describes the differences and similarities of many world languages in an easily understandable way.
Things. A history of women
For Annabelle Hirsch, everyday objects are not trivia, but access to history. Her look at 100 objects opens a Wunderkammer of femininity
Soccer idols on murals
If you love soccer but not the World Cup in Qatar, you might get a lot of enjoyment out of a book by Andy Brassell during your downtime: Football Murals
How Iceland changed the world
Long rave for a wonderfully condensed book, only 255 pages for over 1000 years. How Iceland changed the World, Egill Bjarnason, Penguin Books. The big History of a small Country!
Fortnum & Mason – Department store in London
Tom Parker Bowles writes about the legendary Fortnum and Mason department store. Illustrations from the historic catalogs convey a British attitude to life
Cookbooks with added value
About cookbooks that open up whole new worlds, tell of the cuisines of distant countries, or provide entertaining knowledge about our foods
