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Ins All – Die faszinierende Geschichte vom ersten Flug in den Weltraum • 2022 • Sachbuch von Stephen Walker

Posted on 10. July 2022 by Andreas

Am 12. April 1961 flog Yuri Gagarin an Bord der Vostok 1 als erster Mensch ins Weltall. Ins All erzählt die Geschichte dieses Ereignisses, die Entstehung der Rakete, das ganze Weltraumrennen im Vorfeld einmal nicht aus der Perspektive der USA … Continue reading →

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The Fall of Gondolin • 2018 • Fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien

Posted on 6. January 2022 by Andreas

This is the story of the Evening Star, the Venus, and how it came to appear in the sky. Do you remember Galadriel telling Frodo “‘In this phial [..] is caught the light of Eärendil’s star“, and Elrond telling of … Continue reading →

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Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth • 2003 • Biography by John Garth

Posted on 4. January 2022 by Andreas

One key to understand The Lord of the Rings and all the other great works by Tolkien is his involvement in the First World War. Elements like a last minute rescue of the Rohirrim, or the role of Samwise Gamgee, … Continue reading →

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Dune • 1965 • SF novel by Frank Herbert

Posted on 11. July 2020 by Andreas

★★★★★★ The first time I read Dune, it was a Bildungsroman turning a boy into a super-hero, a savior of his adopted folk, and an extremely exciting story. I was fourteen years old, there were no ever-present distractions by smart … Continue reading →

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