Translating a whole book is quite fascinating, as this gives an opportunity to look in depth and with passion at the author’s work, style and words. If a book has been translated well, you won’t even notice that it’s a translation.
Books on how to be successful (books4success):
Daniel T. Drubin, Letting Go of Your Bananas: How to Become More Successful by Getting Rid of Everything Rotten in Your Life, 2006
Stuart R. Levine, The Six Fundamentals of Success: The Rules for Getting It Right for Yourself and Your Organization, 2006
Jeffrey J. Fox, How to Get to the Top: Business Lessons Learned at the Dinner Table, 2007
Des Dearlove, Business the Richard Branson Way: 10 Secrets of the World’s Greatest Brand Builder, 2007
Richard Branson, Screw It, Let’s Do It. Expanded: Lessons in Life and Business, 2007
James Borg, Persuasion: The Art of Influencing People, 2007
Stephen Key, One Simple Idea: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do the Work, 2011
Jo Piazza, Celebrity, Inc.: How Famous People Make Money, 2011
Douglas Miller, The Luck Habit: What the Luckiest People Think, Know and Do … and How It Can Change Your Life, 2012
Jane Hight McMurry, Navigating the Lipstick Jungle: Go from Plain Jane to Getting What You Need, Want and Deserve!, 2012
Richard Branson, Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School, 2013
The Virgin Way: How to Listen, Learn, Laugh and Lead, 2014
Nutrition guides and cookbooks (books4success):
Bear Grylls, Fuel for Life. Achieve Maximum Health with Amazing Dairy, Wheat and Sugar-Free Recipes and My Ultimate 8-Week Eating Plan, 2016
Yuri Elkaim, The All-Day Fat-Burning Cookbook: Turbocharge Your Metabolism with More Than 125 Fast and Delicious Fat-Burning Meals, 2016
Self-help books on love, partnership and education (Randomhouse Germany):
Terri L. Orbuch, 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great by, 2009
Mark Boyle, The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living, 2010
John Williams, Screw Work, Let’s Play: How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for It, 2010
Matthew Kimberley, How to Get a Grip: Forget Namby-Pamby, Wishy-Washy, Self-Help Drive. This Is the Book You Need, 2011
Andrew G. Marshall, Make Love Like a Prairie Vole: Six Steps to Passionate, Plentiful and Monogamous Sex, 2012
Tracy Moore, Oops! How to Rock the Mother of All Surprises: A Positive Guide to Your Unexpected Pregnancy, 2013
Sonya Rhodes, Susan Schneider, The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match: How Today’s Strong Women Can Find Love and Happiness Without Settling, 2014
Lisa Damour, Untangled: Guiding Teenagers through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood, 2016
Books for parents and children (GoBo Kinderbücher, CH):
Caroline Young, Entertaining and Educating Babies and Toddlers, 2007
Charles Fuge & Karen Hayles, Whale Gets Stuck, 2008
Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman, Where is Home, Little Pip?, 2008
Victoria Roberts & Jenny Arthur, The Jungle Jive, 2009
Mike Berry & Kate Leake, Monkey’s Super Smoothie, 2009
Kathryn White & Corinne Bittler, Cheese Hunt, 2009
Katie Saunders, Touch and explore Little Rabbit, 2010
Travel guides (Lonely Planet series, MairDuMont, co-translator):
USA, 4th ed. 2006
New Zealand, 13th ed. 2006
India, 12th ed. 2007, South India, 4th ed. 2007
South America on a Shoestring, 10th ed. 2007
Books are enriching and inspiring. They let you delve further into the material rather than just scratching the surface. During the translation process, a book is like a companion that you talk to constantly, until you reach the point where everything has been said and it’s time to say good-bye and part as friends before each then goes their own way. And you retain a little bit of every book, an idea, an insight for your own life. And the good feeling of being part of something bigger.
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