<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>book review • The German Way & More</title> <atom:link href="https://www.german-way.com/tag/book-review/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.german-way.com</link> <description>Language and Culture in Austria, Germany and Switzerland</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:44:47 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://i0.wp.com/www.german-way.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-1024px-Flag_of_Germany.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1</url> <title>book review • The German Way & More</title> <link>https://www.german-way.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">180453057</site> <item> <title>Mark Twain in Berlin and Vienna</title> <link>https://www.german-way.com/mark-twain-in-berlin-and-vienna/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mark-twain-in-berlin-and-vienna</link> <comments>https://www.german-way.com/mark-twain-in-berlin-and-vienna/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[HF]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 08:05:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Berlin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History and culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Austria]]></category> <category><![CDATA[biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clara Clemens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[international travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Twain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samuel Clemens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Travel in Germany]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vienna]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.german-way.com/?p=20121</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Twain, whose passport bore the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, crossed the Atlantic Ocean 49 times. In Europe the American writer visited many German-speaking cities, from Berlin to Vienna, and many points in-between. The future globetrotter’s first foreign trip was a voyage across the Pacific to the Sandwich Islands as a journalist for a Sacramento […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.german-way.com/mark-twain-in-berlin-and-vienna/">Mark Twain in Berlin and Vienna</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.german-way.com">The German Way & More</a>.</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.german-way.com/mark-twain-in-berlin-and-vienna/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">20121</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Walt Disney’s European Tour in 1935: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland</title> <link>https://www.german-way.com/walt-disneys-european-tour-in-1935-germany-austria-and-switzerland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walt-disneys-european-tour-in-1935-germany-austria-and-switzerland</link> <comments>https://www.german-way.com/walt-disneys-european-tour-in-1935-germany-austria-and-switzerland/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[HF]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 07:08:54 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History and culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Travel and transportation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Austria]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Baden-Baden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Duck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hollywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lake Constance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lake Lucerne]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lindau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[london]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lucerne]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mickey Mouse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Munich]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neuschwanstein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Snow White]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[travelling in Germany]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Walt Disney]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.german-way.com/?p=17195</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Nazi Rumors and Disney Over the years, at various times, Walt Disney’s been labeled anti-Semitic, a Nazi sympathizer, and a racist. When Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003) visited Hollywood to promote her Olympia film in 1938, Walt Disney was the rare exception of a Hollywood studio owner willing to receive the Nazi filmmaker (on December 8, […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.german-way.com/walt-disneys-european-tour-in-1935-germany-austria-and-switzerland/">Walt Disney’s European Tour in 1935: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.german-way.com">The German Way & More</a>.</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.german-way.com/walt-disneys-european-tour-in-1935-germany-austria-and-switzerland/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">17195</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Book Review: German Men Sit Down to Pee</title> <link>https://www.german-way.com/book-review-german-men-sit-down-to-pee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=book-review-german-men-sit-down-to-pee</link> <comments>https://www.german-way.com/book-review-german-men-sit-down-to-pee/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[HF]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:34:59 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Expat issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tips, advice, suggestions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[expat advice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[guidebook]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.german-way.com/?p=14940</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>…and Other Insights into German Culture German Men Sit Down to Pee and Other Insights into German Culture Authors: Niklas Frank and James Cave Editions: Paperback or Kindle HJ Publishing 152 pages (paperback) ISBN-10: 099548130X ISBN-13: 978-0995481305 In January 2015 there was a court ruling in a lawsuit in Düsseldorf, Germany. The judge ruled in […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.german-way.com/book-review-german-men-sit-down-to-pee/">Book Review: German Men Sit Down to Pee</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.german-way.com">The German Way & More</a>.</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.german-way.com/book-review-german-men-sit-down-to-pee/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">14940</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Red Bull and the Richest Man in Austria</title> <link>https://www.german-way.com/red-bull-and-the-richest-man-in-austria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=red-bull-and-the-richest-man-in-austria</link> <comments>https://www.german-way.com/red-bull-and-the-richest-man-in-austria/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[HF]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 21:20:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[History and culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Work and employment matters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Austria]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[notable people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red Bull]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.german-way.com/?p=5736</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>According to the Forbes annual tally, there were seven billionaires in Austria in 2016. (Only one of them female.) Dietrich “Didi” Mateschitz (1944-2022) was at the top of that list – the wealthiest person in Austria before his death on 22 October 2022 at the age of 78. So how did Herr Mateschitz amass his […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.german-way.com/red-bull-and-the-richest-man-in-austria/">Red Bull and the Richest Man in Austria</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.german-way.com">The German Way & More</a>.</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.german-way.com/red-bull-and-the-richest-man-in-austria/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5736</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Alexander von Humboldt: Why Do We Find His Name All Around the Globe and Even on the Moon?</title> <link>https://www.german-way.com/alexander-von-humboldt-why-do-we-find-his-name-all-around-the-globe-and-even-on-the-moon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alexander-von-humboldt-why-do-we-find-his-name-all-around-the-globe-and-even-on-the-moon</link> <comments>https://www.german-way.com/alexander-von-humboldt-why-do-we-find-his-name-all-around-the-globe-and-even-on-the-moon/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[HF]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:02:10 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History and culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alexander von Humboldt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andrea Wulf]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Berlin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[explorers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[famous Germans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nevada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[science]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wilhelm von Humboldt]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.german-way.com/?p=8477</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf Let’s start at the beginning. There were several special reasons I wanted to read Wulf’s Humboldt biography. I myself have many connections with the Humboldt name, but I did not really known much about the man himself – and he had an amazing […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.german-way.com/alexander-von-humboldt-why-do-we-find-his-name-all-around-the-globe-and-even-on-the-moon/">Alexander von Humboldt: Why Do We Find His Name All Around the Globe and Even on the Moon?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.german-way.com">The German Way & More</a>.</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.german-way.com/alexander-von-humboldt-why-do-we-find-his-name-all-around-the-globe-and-even-on-the-moon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8477</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Expat book review: Hausfrau, by Jill Alexander Essbaum</title> <link>https://www.german-way.com/expat-book-review-hausfrau-by-jill-alexander-essbaum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expat-book-review-hausfrau-by-jill-alexander-essbaum</link> <comments>https://www.german-way.com/expat-book-review-hausfrau-by-jill-alexander-essbaum/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fürstenberger]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 07:51:15 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tips, advice, suggestions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[expats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hausfrau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[notable people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.german-way.com/?p=7210</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Let me start by saying that Hausfrau was not a light, happy read. It is also not an easy one to review. I heard about it this week when I was perusing Facebook (I think it was mentioned in the New York Times feed) and I immediately went out and bought it. It isn’t often that […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.german-way.com/expat-book-review-hausfrau-by-jill-alexander-essbaum/">Expat book review: <em>Hausfrau</em>, by Jill Alexander Essbaum</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.german-way.com">The German Way & More</a>.</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.german-way.com/expat-book-review-hausfrau-by-jill-alexander-essbaum/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7210</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Is Santa Chinese? On the Trail of Santa Claus and der Weihnachtsmann</title> <link>https://www.german-way.com/is-santa-chinese-on-the-trail-of-santa-claus-and-der-weihnachtsmann/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-santa-chinese-on-the-trail-of-santa-claus-and-der-weihnachtsmann</link> <comments>https://www.german-way.com/is-santa-chinese-on-the-trail-of-santa-claus-and-der-weihnachtsmann/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[HF]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 08:04:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History and culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[raising children in Germany]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traditions]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.german-way.com/?p=6819</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I’ve written about it before, but this Christmastide I’m delving a little deeper into the traditions of the season of giving and its central figure: Santa Claus, Weihnachtsmann, Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost), Père Noël, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, Babbo Natale, Julemanden, and so on. If you aren’t already aware of the many Germanic aspects of Santa […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.german-way.com/is-santa-chinese-on-the-trail-of-santa-claus-and-der-weihnachtsmann/">Is Santa Chinese? On the Trail of Santa Claus and <em>der Weihnachtsmann</em></a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.german-way.com">The German Way & More</a>.</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.german-way.com/is-santa-chinese-on-the-trail-of-santa-claus-and-der-weihnachtsmann/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6819</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Don’t Mention the War. Read About It.</title> <link>https://www.german-way.com/dont-mention-the-war-read-about-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-mention-the-war-read-about-it</link> <comments>https://www.german-way.com/dont-mention-the-war-read-about-it/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruth]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:11:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History and culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WWII]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.german-way.com/?p=6417</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>One facet of German culture that continues to impress me is how they have dealt with their WWII history. German authors have written extensively about it from the “inside” of German perspective, although I have yet to delve into their works. As an outsider, it is easier for me to identify with stories written by […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.german-way.com/dont-mention-the-war-read-about-it/">Don’t Mention the War. Read About It.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.german-way.com">The German Way & More</a>.</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.german-way.com/dont-mention-the-war-read-about-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6417</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss> <!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/ Object Caching 177/272 objects using APC Page Caching using APC (Page is feed) Served from: www.german-way.com @ 2025-03-16 04:26:36 by W3 Total Cache -->