Michael Kruger - Böcker

Our twice-yearly daylight savings holiday, in which we faithfully, collectively adjust our clocks, is purely human tampering with the calendar. Yet it is a practice that is embedded in nature's principles, even as we exact more sun-light for ourselves in an over-organized, technological world. Mirroring this dichotomy, Michael Kruger brings us Seasonal Time Change, a collection of poems where an exacting eye is cast on nature. The poet's perspective is observant, stringent, and very human, bringing both intellect and emotion to the page. Translated by Joseph Given, the verses are in turn scrutinizing, wistful about the brutality of nature, and rejoicing in the simple wonder of life. Bearing witness to Kruger's interactions with renowned poets and artists through his time as director of Hanser Publishing, proximity and relationships are ongoing themes in this volume. Together, the poems remind us of our own mortality and of the finiteness of nature, but also our need for celebration even-perhaps especially - in times of darkness.

Now in paperback, a comic and moving collection of stories of grumpy old men who start to find unexpected connections with the world.The thirteen stories of Michael Krüger’s The God behind the Window capture the poignancy and cynicism of late life through tales of misanthropic old men full of the mixture of wisdom and melancholy that so often accompanies old age. In Krüger’s stories, world-weary characters seek—and only temporarily find—solace in nature and culture, rendering their search for a better life simultaneously comedic and heart wrenching. From a solitary hiker in the Swiss Alps to the book’s eponymous shut-in, these aging malcontents are continually surprised by the unexpected interventions of a world that has come to seem predictable. Krüger captures this stage in life masterfully, contrasting the deeply personal emotions of affection, melancholy, and longing with an indifferent world. The resulting stories are lyrical, philosophical, and tender despite their cynicism.

Our twice-yearly daylight savings holiday, in which we faithfully, collectively adjust our clocks, is purely human tampering with the calendar. Yet, it is a practice that is embedded in nature’s principles, even as we exact more sunlight for ourselves in an over-organized, technological world. Mirroring this dichotomy, Michael Krüger brings us The Seasonal Time Change, a collection of poems where an exacting eye is cast on nature. The poet’s perspective is observant, stringent, and very human, bringing both intellect and emotion to the page. Translated by Joseph Given, the verses are in turn scrutinizing, wistful of the brutality of nature, and rejoicing in the simple wonder of life.​Bearing witness to Krüger’s interactions with renowned poets and artists through his time as director of Hanser publishing house, proximity and relationships are ongoing themes in this volume. Together, the poems remind us of our own mortality and of the finiteness of nature, but also our need for celebration even—perhaps especially—in times of darkness.

Now in paperback, a comic and moving collection of stories of grumpy old men who start to find unexpected connections with the world.The thirteen stories of Michael Krüger’s The God behind the Window capture the poignancy and cynicism of late life through tales of misanthropic old men full of the mixture of wisdom and melancholy that so often accompanies old age. In Krüger’s stories, world-weary characters seek—and only temporarily find—solace in nature and culture, rendering their search for a better life simultaneously comedic and heart wrenching. From a solitary hiker in the Swiss Alps to the book’s eponymous shut-in, these aging malcontents are continually surprised by the unexpected interventions of a world that has come to seem predictable. Krüger captures this stage in life masterfully, contrasting the deeply personal emotions of affection, melancholy, and longing with an indifferent world. The resulting stories are lyrical, philosophical, and tender despite their cynicism.

In the Cold War era, sport was not just a symbol of the power and strength of a nation-state, but of certain ideological systems of politics. With the pressure for athletes to succeed at its zenith, many East German athletes were given anabolic steroids by their country’s own sport federation. While doping in East Germany has been intensely researched in the past decades, the state of West German athletics during this time has remained largely a mystery. In fact, doping was a common practice on both sides of the Iron Curtain. But how many athletes were involved? And who knew about these practices? In order to answer these questions, the Federal Institute for Sport Science in Germany supported a research project to shed light on the other, West German side of doping history. Based on analyses of authentic documents and archives, German Sports, Doping and Politics: A History of Performance Enhancement is a unique study spanning from 1950-2007. Translated from its original German, and supplemented with new material written especially for an international audience, this innovative book addresses many important questions about a topic with worldwide implications. Part I deals with the history of doping in the post-war period of the 1950s and ‘60s; Part II focuses on the apex of doping, as well as the beginnings of the anti-doping movement; and Part III considers the development of doping since the Reunification and the foundation of the World Anti-Doping Agency and the National Anti-Doping Agency in Germany. Written for a global audience, German Sports, Doping, and Politics explains and reveals the truly remarkable processes of doping and anti-doping that have evolved since the Cold War. While sports historians will find this book of great interest, it is also a significant study for anyone who wants to look beyond the surface of sports and doping as reported by the media.

A personal perspective on the challenges of living through a global pandemic.When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Michael Krüger was suffering from severe shingles and just beginning treatment for leukemia. Because his immune system was so compromised that even a cough would have knocked him flat, he had to stay away from people. He retired to a wooden house near Lake Starnberg in Germany, and from there he dispatched his poetic messages. Krüger’s meditations from quarantine were printed for many months in the magazine of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and met with an enthusiastic response. In a Cabin, in the Woods collects fifty tableaux of nature, images of the immediate surroundings of a restricted life that also look beyond the horizon. At the same time, these poems look inward to explore transience, illness, and death. Humorous and melancholy, these are studies of the world made with the tiniest compass—meditations on nature and the nature of self that touch us all.

This book analyses how sport influences the culture, history, and education of modern European societies. It examines the role of gymnastics and sport in the process of nation‑building, the emergence of internationalism and universalism as manifested in the Olympic movement, as well as related anthropological and ethical issues. It also considers the specific contribution of exercise, sport and games to freedom and peace. This book will be of interest to readers seeking a deeper understanding of the culture and history of sport and physical education.

1. NATUR-UND SOZIALVERTRAGLICHKEIT VON TECHNIK: GLEICHGERICHTETE POLITISCHE ZIELE 3 2. ERHEBUNGSMETHODEN 15 3. DIE OKOLOGISCHE VERANTWORTBARKEIT ALS MAXIME MENSCHLICHEN HANDELNS 33 4. OKONOMIE UND NATUR: KEIN GRUNDSATZLICHER WIDER- SPRUCH 58 5. BESCHREIBUNG UND ABBILDUNG DES SPANNUNGSFELDES GESELLSCHAFTLICHER ZIELGROSSEN: KRITERIEN ZUR SOZIALVERTRAGLICHKEIT, OKOLOGISCHEN VER- ANTWORTBARKEIT UND WIRTSCHAFTLICHKEIT 82 6. OKOLOGISCHE VERANTWORTBARKEIT ALS VORRANGIGES GESELLSCHAFTLICHES ZIEL 117 7. DIE ANALYSE DER ZIELBEZIEHUNGEN 133 8. MIKROELEKTRONIK - EINE TECHNIK VERANDERT LEBENS- UND ARBEITSWELT 162 9. TECHNIKBEURTEILUNG IM BETRIEBLICHEN ALLTAG 206 10. GRUPPENSPEZIFISCHE AUSWERTUNGEN DES EXPERTENDELPHIS 230 11. MIKROELEKTRONIK IM NUTZFAHRZEUG: EIN BEISPIEL FOR TECHNIKBEURTEILUNG AN EINEM KONSTRUIERTEN FALLBEISPIEL 264 12. DIE EIGNUNG VON INSTRUMENTEN UND IHRE VERMITTLUNG IN DER TECHNIKBEURTEILUNG 292 13. HANDLUNGSFELDER FOR EINE ZIELORIENTIERTE TECHNIK- GESTALTUNG 297 14. SCHLUSSFOLGERUNGEN 316 I N HAL T S V E R Z E I C H N I S ABBILDUNGSVERZEICHNIS XIII TABELLENVERZEICHNIS XVI VORBEMERKUNG 1 1. NATUR-UND SOZIALVERTRAGLICHKEIT VON TECHNIK: GLEICHGERICHTETE POLITISCHE ZIELE 3 1. 1 Politisch-wissenschaftlicher Diskurs als Ausgangslage 3 1. 2 Aufgabe und Ziel der Studie: Analyse der Interdependenzen zwischen Sozialvertraglichkeit, Okologischer Verantwortbarkeit und Wirtscha- lichkeit 6 1. 3 Arbeitsablauf 10 1. 4 Berichtsaufbau 12 2. ERHEBUNGSMETHODEN 15 2. 1 Zur methodischen Anlage der Studie: Methodenmix 15 2. 2 Delphimethode zur Erfassung von Meinungen und Einschatzungen 17 2. 2. 1 Methodische Erlauterungen zum "Expertendelphi" 17 2. 2. 2 Oberblick uber die Fragestellungen des Expertendelphis 19 2. 2. 3 Auswahl der Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen 22 2.

Die Diskussion um die Veranstaltung olympischer Jugendspiele, die erstmals 2010 in Singapur ausgetragen wurden, hat die Frage nach den Potenzialen und Problemen olympischer Pädagogik neu aufgeworfen.