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“My heart was in a cage. My life was a long struggle to find happiness, to overcome fear, and to find love I had lost. I did not give up, and that is what my story is about.” — Dr. Ichak K. AdizesSeeing every challenge as an opportunity for growth, Dr. Ichak Adizes moved beyond a childhood marked by imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp and immigration to an unfamiliar country to discover the benefits of opening his heart. Rejecting isolation and fear, he became a renowned thought leader who advises companies and governments worldwide on structuring thriving organizations around a culture of trust and respect.Dr. Adizes’s personal story is more than a string of external events that propelled him through adversity after adversity to become the insightful, compassionate person he is today. It is also a map of his journey into a heart which, like the accordion that he played to earn a living and put himself through school, ultimately expanded and opened up to the universal truths that connect us all in our humanity.The Accordion Player is a compelling account of a remarkable life—an unvarnished view of a man whose decision to recognize the value of change and creative conflict allowed him to love. His story reveals the enduring human ability to turn possibility into reality.

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Imagine a world of relationships in which we are respected for being different. We are free to embrace diversity. We accept each other’s differences because we learn from them. In What Matters in Life, Dr. Ichak Adizes, a Holocaust survivor and an internationally recognized expert in managing change, illustrates how to build a foundation for a happier life and stronger relationships. This is your guidebook for uplifting, life-affirming experiences.

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Konzepte und Beispiele kleiner Bauten mit alltäglichen und besonderen Funktionen. Mobil, temporär, dauerhaft. Konstruktionen: von einfach über experimentell bis high-tech. Entwerfen und Bauen als Prozess. Verbindung von Architektur und Produktdesign. Innovative Lösungen auf begrenztem Raum. Wartehäuschen, Kioske, Imbiss"buden", Marktstände, Bushaltestellen, Telefonhäuschen bzw. -säulen, Toiletten, Litfaßsäulen, Ticketschalter, mobile Zelte oder Wohneinheiten, Notunterkünfte, Touristeninformationen - die Liste kleiner, autark funktionierender Bauten läßt sich fast unendlich erweitern. Kleine Bauten prägen unseren Alltag, man findet sie an der nächsten Straßenecke, sind sind präsent und unabdingbar, erwecken aber nur selten architektonische Aufmerksamkeit. Dabei nehmen all diese Kleinstrukturen einen festen Platz in der städtischen Infrastruktur ein. Anstatt auf die großen Attraktionen der Baukunst zu schielen, liegt für die Architekten viel Potenzial verborgen in der Qualitätssicherung des Alltagsdesigns dieser kleinen, manchmal geradezu charmanten Notwendigkeiten. Dieser Band der "im Detail"-Reihe spannt den Bogen zwischen Architektur und Produktdesign, denn nicht selten stehen die kleinen Bauten genau im Spannungsfeld zwischen den beiden Professionen.

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