Michael Moritz

A deeply moving and intimate story that reveals how the ravages of history that tore one family apart echo across continents nearly a century later. "A memoir which ranks alongside The Hare with Amber Eyes." The Times (London) "Brilliant." The EconomistSorting through papers and photographs after his mother's death, Michael Moritz uncovers the history of close family members murdered by the Nazis. Exploring their journey takes him into a past of tragedy, grief and the dark shadows cast on Jewish life by the Holocaust. Leaving Germany as child refugees, Moritz's parents escape to London before settling in Cardiff, Wales, after the war. But the idea of being a stranger or outsiderAuslnderhaunts the family; running through Moritz's childhood and resurfacing in his adopted home of California, where he has become one of Silicon Valley's most celebrated investors. "As the shadows of Trump lengthened, the refrain I had heard from my parents rang ever more loudly ... 'If it did happen somewhere, it can happen here.'" By turns disturbingly relevant and a haunting elegy to his family heritage, Auslnder shows what can happen to anyone, anywhere, when ordinary people hand license to despots.

'Profoundly moving' ANDREW MARR 'Deeply personal' SUNDAY TIMES 'A shout from history that we cannot ignore' THE IRISH TIMES Sorting through papers and photographs after his mother's death, Michael Moritz uncovers the history of close family members murdered by the Nazis. Exploring their journey takes him into a past of tragedy, grief and the dark shadows cast on Jewish life by the Holocaust. Leaving Germany as child refugees, Moritz's parents escape to London before settling in Cardiff, Wales, after the war. But the idea of being a stranger or outsider - Ausländer - haunts the family; running through Moritz's childhood and resurfacing in his adopted home of California, where he has become one of Silicon Valley's most celebrated investors. 'As the shadows of Trump lengthened, the refrain I had heard from my parents rang ever more loudly ... "If it did happen somewhere, it can happen here".' Disturbingly relevant to contemporary America, Ausländer shows what can happen to families when ordinary people hand licence to despots.

In this poignant and unflinching memoir, Michael Moritz, one of his generation's best-known venture investors, puts himself and the history of his family under the microscope. Exploring their journey through documents inherited on the death of his mother takes him into a past of tragedy, inherited grief and the long shadows cast on Jewish life by World War II. By setting this journey against the convulsive context of Trump's America, its hatred, intolerance and ignorance, he creates a memoir that feels immediately relevant. That, as the narrator asserts, if it can happen somewhere, it can happen here. At turns both poetic and interrogative, Ausländer is a memoir of painful recollection and an insightful examination of contemporary America.

**The classic story of how Apple became the most valuable company in the world, reissued for Apple's 50th anniversary** Every empire has an origin story. This is Apple’s. Before Apple became the most valuable company in the world, it was just an idea sparked in a garage. Return to the Little Kingdom is Michael Moritz’s vivid, behind-the-scenes account of Apple’s explosive early years – a raw, fast-paced journey through invention, obsession and the birth of a movement. More than a story about Steve Jobs or a scrappy start-up, Return to the Little Kingdom is a rare blueprint of how enduring companies are built from nothing but vision and nerve. Updated with Moritz's reflections on Apple’s extraordinary resurgence, this classic work is essential reading for founders, dreamers, and anyone determined to build the future. If you want to understand how empires are born, start here.

En inspirerende guide til god ledelse fra den mest succesrige fodboldmanager nogensinde. Hvad kræver det at føre et hold til vedvarende succes i en længere periode? Sir Alex Ferguson er en af få ledere, som virkelig ved det. Gennem sine 38 år som manager har sir Alex vundet utrolige 49 trofæer og været med til at gøre Manchester United til et af de største kommercielle brands i verden. I denne inspirerende og ligefremme bog afslører sir Alex hemmelighederne bag en karriere fuld af rekorder. LEDELSE er bygget op omkring de nøglefærdigheder, som sir Alex sætter højest. Det inkluderer emner, vi umiddelbart forbinder med hans ledelsesstil: Disciplin, Kontrol, Teamwork og Motivation. Men han kommer også ind på emner, som er mindre åbenlyse, men ikke mindre vigtige, når man stræber efter succes: Delegering, Dataanalyse og Håndtering af fiasko. Bogen er skrevet med investor sir Michael Moritz, mangeårig ven med sir Alex, og er fyldt med indsigt, visdom, humor og ærlighed. De enkelte eksempler handler uundgåeligt om fodbold og den utrolige succes, som kom hen ad vejen, men bogen kan læses af enhver. Uanset om du leder en virksomhed, underviser i et klasselokale eller arbejder i et lille team, vil LEDELSE hjælpe dig til at blive en bedre leder.

After an astonishing career-first in Scotland, and then over 27 years with Manchester United Football Club- Sir Alex Ferguson delivers Leading, in which the greatest soccer coach of all time will analyze the pivotal leadership decisions of his 38 years as a manager and, with his friend and collaborator Sir Michael Moritz, draw out lessons anyone can use in business and life to generate long-term transformational success. From hiring practices to firing decisions, from dealing with transition to teamwork, from mastering the boardroom to responding to failure and adversity, Leading is as inspiring as it is practical, and a go-to reference for any leader in business, sports, and life.

After an astonishing career-first in Scotland, and then over 27 years with Manchester United Football Club- Sir Alex Ferguson delivers Leading, in which the greatest soccer coach of all time will analyze the pivotal leadership decisions of his 38 years as a manager and, with his friend and collaborator Sir Michael Moritz, draw out lessons anyone can use in business and life to generate long-term transformational success. From hiring practices to firing decisions, from dealing with transition to teamwork, from mastering the boardroom to responding to failure and adversity, Leading is as inspiring as it is practical, and a go-to reference for any leader in business, sports, and life.

Before Apple became the most valuable company in the world, it was just an idea sparked in a garage. Return to the Little Kingdom is Michael Moritz’s vivid, behind-the-scenes account of Apple’s explosive early years – a raw, fast-paced journey through invention, obsession and the birth of a movement. More than a story about Steve Jobs or a scrappy start-up, Return to the Little Kingdom is a rare blueprint of how enduring companies are built from nothing but vision and nerve. Updated with Mortiz’s reflections on Apple’s extraordinary resurgence, this classic work is essential reading for founders, dreamers, and anyone determined to build the future. If you want to understand how empires are born, start here.

Erzählt werden humorvolle Geschichten aus dem prallen und exzentrischen Leben von Promis und skurrilen Gestalten. Der Leser bekommt hier ungewöhnliche Einblicke in das heimliche Liebesleben der Queen, nimmt teil an der täglichen Spaghetti-Orgie des Papstes Leopold oder wird zum Voyeur bei Hollands größter Sexorgie mit einem Goudakäse. Mit dem wirklichen Leben haben die Geschichten nichts zu tun. Ähnlichkeiten mit realen Gegebenheiten oder existierenden Personen sind daher rein zufälliger Natur. Oder haben Sie schon einmal einem Gespräch zwischen Hänsel und Gretel und dem Bundeskanzler gelauscht?

Poesie ist eine der schönsten Formen mit Worten umzugehen. Denn im Spiel mit unseren Sehnsüchten und unserem Erleben bietet sie der Sprache ein Höchstmaß an freier Entfaltung an. Sie ist der Raum, in dem sich unsere Empfindungen, Bilder und Eindrücke auf eine ganz persönliche und manchmal sogar intime Art offenbaren. Je offener wir Poesie begegnen, umso größer die Chance, dass sie ihre ungeahnten Kräfte in uns entfaltet. Daher werden in diesem Buch neben poetischen Texten auch eine Beschreibung dieser Magie der Worte vorgestellt. Im dritten Teil findet man dann Vorschläge für Leserituale. Denn das Lesen von Poesie in ganz bestimmten Situationen kann die Intensität unserer Erfahrungen noch verstärken.