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The Way of Coffee

From the Cup Back to the Source — and All the Way Forward Again

by Dieter Eitz ...

"Twelve gates, and at every one somebody decides." A journalist follows the cup that stands on his kitchen counter every morning: into a forest in Kaffa, onto a slope beneath shade trees, into a fermentation tank, onto a drying bed, into a container, a roastery — and back again to his kitchen. What he learns on the way is not how to make coffee. It is how little of it depends on him. Botany, ... Read more

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"Twelve gates, and at every one somebody decides." A journalist follows the cup that stands on his kitchen counter every morning: into a forest in Kaffa, onto a slope beneath shade trees, into a fermentation tank, onto a drying bed, into a container, a roastery — and back again to his kitchen. What he learns on the way is not how to make coffee. It is how little of it depends on him. Botany,
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Barista Course

From push-button to craft – the five M's to your own espresso

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You have a good espresso machine – now get the best out of it. The Barista Course takes you step by step from the first mindful sip to your own rosetta, without jargon and without expensive detours. The common thread is the five M's: blend, dose, grind, machine and the person behind it. Ten chapters explain what really happens in the cup – why the same coffee tastes different on two days, how a ... Read more

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You have a good espresso machine – now get the best out of it. The Barista Course takes you step by step from the first mindful sip to your own rosetta, without jargon and without expensive detours. The common thread is the five M's: blend, dose, grind, machine and the person behind it. Ten chapters explain what really happens in the cup – why the same coffee tastes different on two days, how a
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Corporate Actors & PowerPoint Rangers

How modern companies fail at putting on a show — and how real doers deliver anyway

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Some people are always visible, always presenting, always aligningyet rarely deliver real value. This witty, practical guide exposes the corporate actors, PowerPoint rangers, and buzzword acrobats who thrive when the show matters more than the substance. Learn how to demystify the theater with friendly, specific questions, protect yourself from exhaustion, make real performance visible, and build ... Read more

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Some people are always visible, always presenting, always aligningyet rarely deliver real value. This witty, practical guide exposes the corporate actors, PowerPoint rangers, and buzzword acrobats who thrive when the show matters more than the substance. Learn how to demystify the theater with friendly, specific questions, protect yourself from exhaustion, make real performance visible, and build
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Success Blockers

The patterns that hold companies back – and how leaders can stop them with clarity, structure, and consistency

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Why do good teams stall? Not because of the workbut because of patterns that quietly block performance, blur responsibility, and reward talk over results. This practical guide names them success blockers and shows leaders how to spot the 7 most common patterns, ask the questions that restore clarity, and give responsibility back to the team. With ready-to-use pattern-stopper phrases, a ... Read more

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Why do good teams stall? Not because of the workbut because of patterns that quietly block performance, blur responsibility, and reward talk over results. This practical guide names them success blockers and shows leaders how to spot the 7 most common patterns, ask the questions that restore clarity, and give responsibility back to the team. With ready-to-use pattern-stopper phrases, a
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The omaneo Saga

500 Years of Coffee

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Five hundred years, three families, one bean. In 1583 a merchant's son from Neuss sets out for Arabia to fetch the real thing, and brings back more than he sought. In 1954 a Neapolitan carries the craft to the same grey river, and a word he takes for his own invention. In 2032 it becomes a brand that is sold. The three novels The Coffee Journey, Omaneo and The Cold Cup, for the first time as one ... Read more

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Five hundred years, three families, one bean. In 1583 a merchant's son from Neuss sets out for Arabia to fetch the real thing, and brings back more than he sought. In 1954 a Neapolitan carries the craft to the same grey river, and a word he takes for his own invention. In 2032 it becomes a brand that is sold. The three novels The Coffee Journey, Omaneo and The Cold Cup, for the first time as one
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The Cold Cup

A Crime Novel

by Dieter Eitz ...

Neuss, 2032 to 2040. In his retirement, the Neuss merchant Dieter Winter stakes everything on an honest espresso machine and the small brand omaneo. But sales pressure, investors, and his own impatience drive him to sell what he built. The brand is ruined, the name becomes a commodity, the coffee grows cold. A quiet, elegiac crime novel about greed, betrayal, and whether the real thing survives ... Read more

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Neuss, 2032 to 2040. In his retirement, the Neuss merchant Dieter Winter stakes everything on an honest espresso machine and the small brand omaneo. But sales pressure, investors, and his own impatience drive him to sell what he built. The brand is ruined, the name becomes a commodity, the coffee grows cold. A quiet, elegiac crime novel about greed, betrayal, and whether the real thing survives
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The Coffee Journey

A Historical Novel

by Dieter Eitz ...

Neuss on the Rhine, 1583. The cities of the north do not yet know coffee. Cornelius von Rheydt, a patrician son with too much longing and too little patience, sets out south with his Neapolitan companion Giacomo Fontana, to where a black, forbidden bean is brewed into a wakeful, singing drink. In the alleys of Mokka he finds more than he sought: the secret of coffee and his love for Zaida. A ... Read more

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Neuss on the Rhine, 1583. The cities of the north do not yet know coffee. Cornelius von Rheydt, a patrician son with too much longing and too little patience, sets out south with his Neapolitan companion Giacomo Fontana, to where a black, forbidden bean is brewed into a wakeful, singing drink. In the alleys of Mokka he finds more than he sought: the secret of coffee and his love for Zaida. A
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Omaneo

A Novel

by Dieter Eitz ...

Neuss, today. At seventy, Dieter Winter stakes everything he has left on an honest espresso machine from China and names his little brand after a soft, singing word he takes for a greeting to his mother: omaneo. Neuss, 1954. A young man from Naples brings an espresso machine and color into a grey café on the market square. In his song he calls Hanna, the innkeeper's daughter, omaneo and vanishes ... Read more

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Neuss, today. At seventy, Dieter Winter stakes everything he has left on an honest espresso machine from China and names his little brand after a soft, singing word he takes for a greeting to his mother: omaneo. Neuss, 1954. A young man from Naples brings an espresso machine and color into a grey café on the market square. In his song he calls Hanna, the innkeeper's daughter, omaneo and vanishes
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Triggerfish

A Crime Novel

by Dieter Kalteis ...

You know you’re in deep water when you can’t tell cop from criminalRene Beckman is a dishonoured ex-cop with only two things on his mind: his new boat, the Triggerfish, and his hot date, an environmentalist named Vicki. When the two unknowingly dock the boat in the same secluded cove as a Mexican cartel’s drug submarine, the date ends with a bang.With the cartel’s coke-for-guns deal with local ... Read more

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You know you’re in deep water when you can’t tell cop from criminalRene Beckman is a dishonoured ex-cop with only two things on his mind: his new boat, the Triggerfish, and his hot date, an environmentalist named Vicki. When the two unknowingly dock the boat in the same secluded cove as a Mexican cartel’s drug submarine, the date ends with a bang.With the cartel’s coke-for-guns deal with local
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And They Knew Each Other: The End of Sexual Violence

by Dieter Duhm, Sabine Lichtenfels ...

The Eros of the sexes is the messenger of an endless cosmic and earthly joy. Sexual energy is pure life energy, and wherever sex and love come together, we find what all people long for more than anything else: an embodiment of ecstasy, bliss, a zest for life and the power of action. Sometimes I can only thank Creation for this gift.What would have happened if at that time in paradise Adam and Eve ... Read more

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The Eros of the sexes is the messenger of an endless cosmic and earthly joy. Sexual energy is pure life energy, and wherever sex and love come together, we find what all people long for more than anything else: an embodiment of ecstasy, bliss, a zest for life and the power of action. Sometimes I can only thank Creation for this gift.What would have happened if at that time in paradise Adam and Eve
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Forget Me Not

by Dieter F. Uchtdorf ...

Inspired by the five petals of the tiny forget-me-not flower, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf reminds us of five things we will be wise to never forget:To be patient with ourselvesTo distinguish between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrificeTo be happy nowTo focus on the “why” of the gospelTo know that the Lord loves each of us infinitely.A wonderful gift for any woman in your life! ... Read more

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Inspired by the five petals of the tiny forget-me-not flower, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf reminds us of five things we will be wise to never forget:To be patient with ourselvesTo distinguish between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrificeTo be happy nowTo focus on the “why” of the gospelTo know that the Lord loves each of us infinitely.A wonderful gift for any woman in your life!
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Legacy

How to Build the Sustainable Economy

by Dieter Helm ...

What would a sustainable economy look like? What would it take to live within our environmental means? Legacy answers these and other questions, setting out the key features of the sustainable economy. It explains what it would take to properly maintain different types of capital, why polluters would have to pay, why the current generation would have to fund the necessary maintenance of our ... Read more

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What would a sustainable economy look like? What would it take to live within our environmental means? Legacy answers these and other questions, setting out the key features of the sustainable economy. It explains what it would take to properly maintain different types of capital, why polluters would have to pay, why the current generation would have to fund the necessary maintenance of our
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