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Tief in den Archiven der Zeit- und Bewegungspionierin Lillian Gilbreth liegt ein Geheimnis. Berühmt für die Herstellung solider Lichtspuren, die die Bewegungsmuster von Arbeitern aufzeichnen, hatte Gilbreth, zur Begeisterung von NASA und KGB, die Möglichkeiten von Massenüberwachung und Big Data revolutioniert. Aber hatte sie, wie sie in einem ihrer Briefe andeutet, gegen Ende ihres Lebens tatsächlich auch ein »perfektes« Uhrwerk entdeckt, das »alles verändern« würde?
Eine weltumspannende Jagd beginnt, nach dieser einen Box, die in ihrem Nachlass fehlt, und wir folgen...

A blend of humor and heartache on a subject that touches us all, this true, heart-wrenching, and honest compilation of e-mails, stories, quotes, and diary entries will take you on a 148-day journey of love and loss ... the final days of the author's husband, Tim. It gives you an intimate look into the thoughts and feelings during their cancer journey as the author opens her heart and shares her fears and hopes, joys and sorrows. An inspiring, emotional read, it will inspire you to become a better person-to live your life with more empathy and understanding, joy and gratitude. "148 Days"...

-I have yet to encounter more knowledgeable guides to...Italian wine.-
--Piero Antinori, President, Antinori Wines

-Bravo to Ed and Mary This book shows their love for Italy, the Italian producers, and the great marriage of local foods with local wines. Here is a great book that presents the information without intimidation.-
--Piero Selvaggio, VALENTINO Restaurant

Right now, Italy is the most exciting wine country on earth. The quality of...

Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize
A New York Magazine Best Book of the Year
In Satin Island, Tom McCarthy--the acclaimed, Man Booker Prize-nominated author of Remainder and C--captures the way we experience our world and our efforts to find meaning in the narratives we think of as our lives. U., a "corporate anthropologist," is tasked with preparing the Great Report, an all-encompassing ethnographic document that sums up our era. Yet at every turn, he feels himself overwhelmed by the ubiquity of data. But just as U. begins to wonder if his...

-This book is an invitation to discover the bountiful wine regions, each different from one another, and is an homage to the beauty and uniqueness of the delicious wines they produced.-
--Georges Duboeuf, Les Vins Georges Duboeuf

-The diversity of French wine is one of its attractions, but it can seem perplexing...until you pick up this marvelous guide. The route is well -marked, easy-to-follow, and...