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Tuesday, September 02, 2025

6 comments:

Marianne said...

Very true words.

CyberKitten said...

I *mostly* enjoyed by education 'journey'... Especially when I could actually CHOOSE what to study!

Marianne said...

So did I. I loved school, even in the more difficult years. But I know a lot of pupils don't.

CyberKitten said...

Indeed. Most of my contemporaries didn't like school very much at all. I was only really with people who wanted to be there after age 16 when I started my 'A' levels.

Marianne said...

Obviously, things change once you reach a certain age and know that you have to know things. LOL

Marianne said...

Good question. I have not found that many good books about German history in general. It's always WWII, of course.
Still, I recommend this one by a fellow countryman of yours:
MacGregor, Neil "Germany. Memories of a Nation" - 2014
https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/macgregor-neil-germany-memories-of.html
And then there is one by a Dutch journalist but it's about Europe in the twentieth century which includes, of course, Germany:
Mak, Geert "In Europe. Travels through the twentieth century" - 2004
https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/mak-geert-in-europe-travels-through.html
But I will definitely have a look and see what else there is around that might be interesting for you.