Ein vielschichtiger Kriminalroman über ein bisher nicht erzähltes Kapitel Nachkriegsgeschichte. Stuttgart 1945. Der Polizeibeamte Paul Kramer muss mithelfen, im berüchtigten Hotel Silber die neue Kriminalpolizei aufzubauen – genau an jenem Ort, an dem er wenige Tage vor Kriegsende noch von der Gestapo gefoltert wurde. Doch Hass und Ideologie sind mit der Kapitulation nicht verschwunden. Als die ersten Verbrechen aufgeklärt werden müssen, zeigt sich schnell, wer auf welcher Seite steht – un...

It is essential for the reader to remember that this is a memoir; in other words, a record of events based on the authors experiences and feelings. Because of the secrecy restrictions at the time these events occurred, and in some cases for many years thereafter, the author kept no diary, notes, or record and wrote no letters describing his work. Furthermore, almost without exception, all the people with whom and for whom he worked are now dead. Consequently, in writing this book, the auth...

How do we find meaning in our life? This book explores how Martin Buber, one of the 20th century's greatest religious thinkers, answers this timeless question. Author Kenneth Paul Kramer explains Buber's Hasidic spirituality—a living connection between the human and the divine—and how it is relevant to all spiritual seekers. According to Buber, we find meaning in life through wholeheartedly "letting God in." He developed this theme through six thought-provoking talks originally published a...

Martin Buber, one of the twentieth century's most distinguished and creative thinkers, famously argued that the fundamental fact of human existence is person with person, and that practicing genuine dialogue is necessary for anyone who wishes to become authentically human. This book seeks to unleash and reassemble the core elements for practicing dialogue--turning and addressing, and then listening and responding. Despite what many say, the innermost growth of the self does not come in rel...

This exploration of T. S. Eliot's last major poem, Four Quartets, examines the poem's potential to transform readers' faith journeys. Kramer shows that the power of Four Quartets is its ability to create a dynamic interaction between the poem and the reader that promotes a genuine connection with the natural world, with others, and with the Divine.

Martin Buber ist eine der herausragenden Gestalten der spirituellen Tradition des Abendlandes und der zweifellos bedeutendste Repräsentant der jüdischen Mystik der Moderne. Kenneth Paul Kramer ist einer der besten Kenner seiner Schriften und filtert aus der Fülle des Buberschen Werkes alle wesentlichen Passagen heraus, die seine Verankerung in der mystischen Tradition offenlegen. Kramer gelingt es dadurch, auf überzeugende Weise zu dokumentieren, dass Martin Buber weit stärker von der Myst...

How do we find meaning in our life? This book explores how Martin Buber, one of the 20th century’s greatest religious thinkers, answers this timeless question. Author Kenneth Paul Kramer explains Buber’s Hasidic spirituality—a living connection between the human and the divine—and how it is relevant to all spiritual seekers.According to Buber, we find meaning in life through wholeheartedly “letting God in." He developed this theme through six thought-provoking talks originally publ...

Educational practice today often fails to make the crucial distinction between learning as an accumulation of information and learning as a dialogical interaction that elicits one’s personal response to the material. Learning Through Dialogue offers an alternative approach to teaching and learning, which utilizes Martin Buber’s dialogical principles: turning toward, addressing affirmatively, listening attentively, and responding responsibly. The book first presents Buber’s educational theo...

In A Life of Dialogue: Love Letters to My Daughters, one finds an honest, unflinching, and authentic voice that creates a unique outlook on multiple sclerosis. Kramer juxtaposes the quest for spiritual awakening with hiding from the effects of his MS. In so doing, he offers poignant insights into living with an illness that is even now too little understood. Composed of short autobiographical letters to his two daughters, Kramer gracefully connects the personal with the universal, and the ...

DIY a face mask that will make you feel under control of negative emotions due to the fear of death from the coronavirus. This is the perfect time to evaluate your life in health, finances or changes in your career path and personal relationships by using psychological techniques from Aroma-Self-Relax-Therapy to make a vision board a la Kramer and achieve new goals for the next three years. Learn how to turn off the panic button and control anxiety when you use the face mask. Discover how ...

Die Vergangenheit ist nicht vorbei – sie hat nur ihre Masken gewechselt. In den Trümmern der Nachkriegszeit beginnt ein Kampf, der gefährlicher ist als jeder Krieg zuvor.Stuttgart, 1946. Die neue Polizei in Deutschland nach dem Krieg ist kaum aufgebaut, da stößt Kommissar Paul Kramer auf Spuren grausamer alter Verbrechen, begangen unter dem Deckmantel des Rechts. Doch wer damals Täter war, sitzt heute schon wieder an den Schaltstellen der Macht. Kramer muss sich en...

Here are sixteen chilling, never-before-published tales that explore every aspect of our darkest holiday, Halloween, coedited by Ellen Datlow, one of the most successful and respected genre editors, and Lisa Morton, a leading authority on Halloween.In addition to stories about scheming jack-o’-lanterns, vengeful ghosts, otherworldly changelings, disturbingly realistic haunted attractions, masks that cover terrifying faces, murderous urban legends, parties gone bad, cult Halloween m...