humboldt Foreign Rights Catalogue 2009/2010 ▪ Information & General Knowledge ▪ Recreation & Hobbies ▪ Medicine & Health ▪ Psychology & Life Style ▪ Parents & Children ▪ Professions & Careers About our company humboldt – a publishing company rich in tradition and innovation The humboldt publishing company has been offering a comprehensive programme of practical guide books on all aspects of daily life since 1953. The name stands for guide books which are value for money and which offer practical and useful tips and advice of the highest quality. All our authors are specialists in their par- ticular fields. They write superb books that offer solutions which are both up to date and decidedly practical. To put it in a nutshell: humboldt is a quality brand at a favourable price. The publishing programme consists of six different subject areas: Information & General Knowledge Recreation & Hobbies Medicine & Health Psychology & Lifestyle Parents & Children Professions & Careers humboldt is an imprint of the Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft in Hannover. The publishing house which was founded in 1747 combines tradition, practical expertise and modern working methods. humboldt … gets to the heart of the problem. humboldt Foreign Rights Catalogue Dear Colleagues, Welcome to humboldt Foreign Rights Catalogue. You’ll find all titles listed on the following pages. Thank you for your interest in humboldt books. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Christoph Landgraf humboldt For any questions concerning International Rights please contact Christoph Landgraf. You´ll find the contact below. Christoph Landgraf Phone: + 49 (0)511 8550-2453 Fax: + 49 (0)511 8550-2404 [email protected] Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG humboldt Hans-Böckler-Allee 7 30173 Hannover Germany www.humboldt.de Contents ▪ Information & General Knowledge Ingo Kugenbuch: Why a Spoon bends and the Madonna weeps. Extrasensory Phenomena and their terrestrial explanation 6 ▪ Recreation and Hobbies Eckhard Schwettmann: Almost Everything about Perry Rhodan. The book for fans. Anecdotes and things to know on the anniversary of the greatest science fiction series in the universe 7 Tom! Striewisch: humboldt’s Comprehensive Photography Course. All there is to know about taking and printing photos, about the camera and its accessories, and about picture editing 8 Tom! Striewisch: Advanced Digital Photography. Learn to take photographs like a professional. Picture editing on the computer. Includes a DVD with a 5-hour film 9 Tom! Striewisch: My Perfect Photo. How to use image cut-outs, background etc. 10 Rainer Emling: Digital Photography. The Comprehensive Course for Beginners 11 Volker Wiebe: Roulette. The Game. The Rules. The Odds 12 Katrin Höfer: Patience. For beginners and experienced players. New examples and variations. Exercises and solutions 13 Hugo Kastner: Backgammon. History. Rules. Strategies 14 Wolfgang Voigt, Karl Ritz, Wilhelm Gromöller: humboldt’s Comprehensive Guide to Bridge. 2nd updated edition. From basic rules for beginners to tournament bridge 15 Rita Danyliuk: A Comprehensive Guide to Card Games. From Bridge, Poker and “Skat” to “Zwicken”. Games of hazard and games for the family. Card tricks etc. 16 ▪ Medicine and Health Dr. Guido Ern / Dr. Ralf D. Fischbach: Healthy Sleep. Learn to sleep well again, at long last 17 Dr. Guido Ern / Dr. Ralf D. Fischbach: The Allergy Guide. Symptoms, risks and therapies 18 Wilhelm Girstenbrey: When the Doctor finds Nothing Wrong. Ill but without any diagnostic findings 19 3 Uwe Rückert: Rückert’s Comprehensive School for Back Treatment. Effective training for a strong back 20 Dr. Michael Buhr: A Healthy Back. How to prevent and cure backache 21 Dr. Kathrin Beyer / Annette Beuckmann-Wübbels: I’m fed up with it. How to recognise, understand and overcome eating disorders 22 Sabine Szymanski: Forget about Dieting! From compulsive dieting to self-determined eating 23 Gisa Bührer-Lucke: Prevent Cancer with good Nutrition. With a preface by the German Cancer Aid Society 24 Gabriele Grünebaum, Dr. med. Loay Okko: My Pregnancy – Day by Day. Sound information and valuable advice for every day in pregnancy 25 Dr. med. Prashant Naik: Homoeopathic Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Breastfeeding. 2nd edition. A fast and safe guide to typical complaints. Self-diagnostic charts 26 Sven-David Müller: The Most Effective Fat Burners. Lose weight at long last without dieting, stress and hunger. The best 33 fat-burning recipes 27 Sylvia Winnewisser: My Homoeopathic Medicine Chest. Finding the correct remedy quickly 28 Zora Gienger: Healthy with Yoga. Simple exercises to stimulate self-healing powers 29 Gisela Schirmer: Pelvic Floor in Peak Form. How to keep, restore and promote tonicity 30 Alexander Hoffmann/Dr. Michelle Markus: Tinnitus. Origins and treatment of ringing in the ears 31 ▪ Psychology and Life Style Nina Deißler: Flirting. What effect do I have on others? What can I say? How can I make use of my strengths? 32 Nina Deißler: Falling in Love the Correct Way. Looking for and finding the right partner 33 Beatrice Wagner: Men. An instruction manual which is long overdue 34 Armin Fischer: Women. An instruction manual which even men can understand 35 Armin Fischer: Sex After Only Six Hours. How to seduce women in a jiffy 36 Lynn Hagens: Perfect Sex. How to make him really happy when having sex 37 Timothy Patterson: For Better or for Worse. The secret of a happy relationship 38 Jutta D. Blume: Partner Relations a Minefield! Ways out of a crisis in a relationship 39 4 Jutta D. Blume: I love you, too, Darling. Why relationships are wonderful, if you talk to each other 40 Ann-Christin Baßin: Learn Self-Confidence. A training book 41 Timothy Patterson: Learn to Keep your Cool. Learn the secret of success 42 Dieter J. Zittlau: Quick-Witted Retaliation. A Workbook 43 Ursula Oppolzer: Super Learning. Basic tips and tricks. Effective learning. Includes numerous exercises 44 Ursula Oppolzer: The Comprehensive Guide to Brain Fitness. Improve your memory and concentration. Includes numerous exercises and tests 45 Bernd A. Pelzer: Happy From Now On. How to lead the life you always wanted. Learn to find and hold on to happiness 46 ▪ Parents and Children Armin Fischer: Single Parent. Masculine. Good. The guide for single fathers 47 Doris Heueck-Mauß: The Stubborn Stage. The guide book for parents of 2 to 6-year-olds. The correct way to treat children’s emotions. All the tips and strategies you need 48 Nandine Meyden: Any Child can Learn to Behave. How children can learn good manners 49 Dunja Voos: Understanding Babies and Toddlers Properly. How to recognize whether a child is developing normally. For a relaxed start to the first four years in a child’s life 50 Hedwig Lerchenmüller-Hilse, Jürgen Hilse: Children and the Computer. How to avoid computer addiction, overweight problems etc. How to promote concentration and creativity. A guide for parents 51 ▪ Professions and Careers Uwe Gremmers: The Newcomer to Management. How to become a good manager 52 Iris Hammelmann: Successful Conduct. The guide book for professional women 53 Iris Hammelmann: Do Good but Tell Your Boss! The easy way to learn self-marketing 54 Johanna Joppe, Christian Ganowski: Making the Right Decisions Easily. How to find solutions quickly and confidently in your profession. With many case studies 55 Svenja Hofert: Career Tips for Every Day. Seven minutes daily help towards advancement 56 5 Ingo Kugenbuch Why a Spoon bends and the Madonna weeps Extrasensory Phenomena and their terrestrial explanation 168 pages 14.5 x 21.5 cm, soft bound ISBN 978-3-89994-207-1 € 12.90 August 2008 Information & General Knowledge Bent spoons, water diviners, crop circles, the Bible Code, the weeping Madonna or Feng-Shui: is it all mumbo-jumbo or is it really a matter of extrasensory power? Author Ingo Kugenbuch investigates the most popular phenomena and unearths some astonishing facts. ▪ All the most popular phenomena in one book – from the Bible Code and clairvoyance to the tricks performed by Uri Geller! ▪ Riveting and yet comprehensible ▪ An up-to-date topic in the media The author Journalist and author Ingo Kugenbuch has been engaged in researching extra- sensory phenomena since completing his studies as a physicist. He is a member of the Society for the Scientific Research of Pseudo sciences. 6 Eckhard Schwettmann Almost Everything about Perry Rhodan The book for fans Anecdotes and things to know on the anniversary of the greatest science fiction series in the universe 264 pages, 200 colour illustrations 14.5 x 21.5 cm, soft bound ISBN 978-3-86910-161-3 € 14.90 July 2009 Recreation & Hobbies Unique worldwide! A new novel in the science fiction series PERRY RHODAN has come out weekly since 1961. The 2,500th novel will be published in 2009. The total number of copies published exceeds 1 billion. This book offers even more galactic records: The author describes what it is really about; who is behind it all and what has happened worldwide in connection with PERRY RHODAN. ▪ The only book to come out especially on this special anniversary ▪ PERRY RHODAN books are best sellers ▪ The author is a renowned expert on the subject The author Eckhard Schwettmann worked in various media before moving to Pabel-Moewig Publishers where he became publishing director of the PERRY RHODAN series. His standard work “AllMächtiger! Faszination Perry Rhodan” (“God Almighty! Fascination Perry Rhodan”) came out in 2006. Perry Rhodan is a legend: ▪ More than 1 billion copies of the total circulation