Reading List: Week 44, 2026
9 Books · 2026 · by publication date, oldest first
- 2026
- Week 44
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Oct 26
Das Grundgesetz - Verständlich erklärt
I admit it: I am a Grundgesetz ultra – a die-hard fan of the Basic Law, Germany’s constitution. Unreservedly. No, I don’t constantly insist on my fundamental rights, and I don’t …
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Oct 27
Das wahre Wesen der Dinge
If you read a lot, you always get the feeling that you have basically never had a new thought in your entire life. A truly fresh thought, I mean. Somebody has always had that …
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Oct 27
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
If astrophysics weren’t – as the name suggests – part of physics, and therefore full of formulas with letters and strange symbols, this science would have a clear advantage over …
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Oct 28
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
“Failure Is Not an Option” is a book by Gene Kranz. Most people will know the name from his role as Flight Director on Apollo 13, but his career extends far beyond that – both …
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Oct 28
The Martian
There is science fiction like “Armageddon” or, if you insist, “The Core”, which is occasionally somewhat entertaining but has about as much to do with science as the Pope has to …
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Oct 29
Machttechnik Populismus
I recently wrote in a text about a book on the Basic Law, Germany’s constitution , that I am a Basic Law ultra. Despite the weaknesses of our state, I allow myself to be very glad …
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Oct 31
The Green Mile
When Stephen King gets really good, he usually ends up in prison. The novella “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”, on which “The Shawshank Redemption” is based, is really …
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Oct 31
Making It So
The news caught me at a bad moment last week. On 24 October I had to let Henry go, and I was pretty off the rails all week. I still am. Then, on 28 October, Patrick Stewart died. …
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Nov 01
Starship Troopers
This book is a bit problematic. It’s one I only read after I had seen the film adaptation: Robert Heinlein’s “Starship Troopers”. The book is often counted among the important …
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