Peter, Peter
Kulturgeschichte der deutschen Küche

254 pages, Beck (2008)
ISBN 9783406572241

This history of German cooking covers a broad range of areas from the Germanic tribes up to the present day. Recipes tempt you to take a journey – reading or cooking – through time and space.

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Precht, Richard David
Die Kunst, kein Egoist zu sein

544 pages, Goldmann (2010)
ISBN 9783442312184

An inquiry into how we behave in our daily lives and why we are the way we are: Egoists and altruists, self centered and selfless, rivals and companions. A book to teach us about ourselves so that we can help target the changes needed to improve our society.

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Precht, Richard David
Liebe - Ein unordentliches Gefühl

320 pages, Goldmann (2009)
ISBN 9783442311842

A brief and amusing excursion through psychology and philosophy, sociology and brain research: Best-selling author Precht undertakes an adventurous journey into a wide range of scientific disciplines and cheerfully and with tongue in cheek steers the reader round the obstacles littering the course of love. And the end result? We will probably just have to get used to that mixed-up feeling!

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  Precht, Richard David
Wer bin ich - und wenn ja, wie viele?

397 pages, Goldmann (2007)
ISBN 9783442311439

Richard David Precht takes the reader on a playful and philosophically competent journey around the big questions of life: What is the truth? How do I know who I am? etc.

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Eugen Ruge wins the German Book Prize 2011

His novel “In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts” is an autobiographical story of an East German family and his incredible literary debut.