Because there is no cure for it: for the time being, death continues to be the end point of life for every human being. The...
Because there is no cure for it: for the time being, death continues to be the end point of life for every human being. The only variations are when and how we die. Usually, death comes too soon and leaves a great deal of suffering in its wake. Can this drama be mitigated by the belief that death is not the end of all life? In his new book, Wilhelm Schmid takes a fresh, in-depth look at questions that have plagued humankind for millennia. Such as: Where does a person go when they leave us? Do they begin a new life? Might there really be life after death? How might we imagine it? And can the mere possibility an afterlife offer us solace?
Persons
Wilhelm Schmid
Wilhelm Schmid was born in 1953 and lives in Berlin. For many years, he taught philosophy at the University of Erfurt, was a visiting professor in Riga, Latvia, and Tbilisi, Georgia, and worked as a »philosophical counsellor« at a hospital near Zurich, Switzerland. He is a popular guest speaker and has been giving lectures in China and South Korea since 2010. He was awarded the Meckatzer Prize for Philosophy in 2012 and the Egnér Prize in 2013. His works have been translated into 25 languages, and his bestselling book Gelassenheit has sold over 600,000 copies.
Wilhelm Schmid was born in 1953 and lives in Berlin. For many years, he taught philosophy at the University of Erfurt, was a...
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
The Search for Cohesion
Everyone in our society wants to be seen and understood, but very few want to see and understand – a glaring imbalance. Everyone claims to be »unique«, but society is not founded on self-realisation but on the creation of relationships.
In his new book, Wilhelm Schmid explores the question of what values society needs. What holds it (delicately) together? Does it need an...
On the Swing Set
Joie de vivre is an art that can be learned. Talent is helpful, but practice is crucial. This also includes practising restraint. So that we can draw breath more easily for new upswings...
Korea (Fika Book), Turkey (Iletisim)
Finding a Place to Call Home
More and more, people are on the search for a place to call home in a world that seems uncertain and within a life that changes faster than it can be understood. More than ever even those who normally have a comfortable home find themselves faced with the lack thereof. Home becomes a fleeting commodity in an era in which people and things are becoming global.
People themselves...
On the Power of Touch
We see, we hear, we smell, we taste. But what about the sense of touch? Yes, touch can be quite nice. It offers stimulation, encouragement, reassurance, connection with others. It strengthens the...
Turkey (Iletisim)
Self-Acceptance
In his new book, Wilhelm Schmid builds on the reflections of his bestseller What We Gain As We Grow Older and leads the way to genuine self-acceptance: The basis for equanimity is...
France (Piranha), Turkey (Iletisim)
Domestic Rights Sales: German Audiobook (DAV)
Giving And Receiving Gifts
Giving gifts is not as easy as it looks. People often ask themselves: What shall I give to whom and why? A few thoughts on the subject guarantee that giving can make both parties happy. The...
Turkey (Iletisim)
On the Joy of Being a Parent and Grandparent
Wilhelm Schmid, best-selling author of Happiness and What We Gain As We Grow Older, shows how much life with children can contribute to a meaningful existence. Furthermore, he offers suggestions as to how the children’s resilience, their ability to be self-assertive, can be nurtured.
On the Joy of Being a Parent and Grandparent consists...
Understanding Life
Wilhelm Schmid, best-selling author of Happiness and What We Gain As We Grow Older, was given the opportunity to apply his ideas on founding a philosophical art of living over the course of ten years at a hospital near Zurich, where he discussed the following questions with the patients: What meaning do touches, habits, longings, beauty have? What is happiness? Does one’s own...
Sexout
Netherlands (De Bezige Bij), Turkey (Iletisim)
Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Italy (Fazi)
Domestic Rights Sales: German Audiobook (DAV)
What We Gain as We Grow Older
English world rights (Upper Westside Philosophers), Russia (Directmedia), Portuguese rights (Penguin Random House/Objectiva), France (Piranha), Netherlands (De Bezige Bij), Denmark (Informations Forlag), Danish audio book rights (Lindhardt & Ringhof), Sweden (Lind & Co.), Norway (Gyldendal Norsk), Finland (Aula & Co.), Korea (Chaek Se Sang), Japan (Mikasa Shobo), Poland (W.A.B.), Czech Republic (Euromedia), Serbia (Laguna), Latvia (Zvaigzne), Turkey (Iletisim), Ukraine (Knihy XXI), India (Malayalam, Sahitya Pravarthaka), Israel (Modan)
Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Spanish world rights (Kairos), Catalan rights (Angle), Chinese complex rights (Emily Publishing Co.), Italy (Fazi), Slovenia (Narava)
Domestic Rights Sales: German Audiobook (DAV), German Book Club (Club Bertelsmann)
Giving Life Meaning
In Giving Life Meaning, Wilhelm Schmid shows how humans need meaning in order to live, and that they find it above all in the interpersonal sphere, in the establishment, maintenance, and protection of relationships.
»An immense potential for meaning and hence energy is to be found in...
Unhappiness
English world rights (Upper West Side Philosophers), Netherlands (Ambo/Anthos), Turkey (Iletisim)
Domestic Rights Sales: German Audiobook (Komplett Media)
Love
Netherlands (Ambo/Anthos), Denmark (Informations Forlag), Danish Audiobook Rights (Lindhardt & Ringhof), Latvia (Zvaigzne), Turkey (Iletisim)
Re-inventing Love
Chinese simplex rights (Shanghai Translation Publishing House), Netherlands (Ambo/Anthos)
Happiness
Chinese simplex rights (Shanghai Translation Publishing), France (Autrement), Danish Audiobook Rights (Lindhardt & Ringhof), Sweden (Lind & Co.)
Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Spanish world rights (Pre-Textos), Italy (Fazi), Netherlands (Ambo/Anthos), Denmark (Informations Forlag), Finland (Ajatus), Korea (Bookstory), Estonia (Olion), Latvia (Zvaigzne ABC), Serbia (Laguna)
Domestic Rights Sales: German Audiobook (Lindhardt & Ringhof / Saga Egmont)
Beautiful Life?
The author's aim is not to bemoan this state...
Italy (Apogeo), Netherlands (Ambo|Anthos), Korea (Chaek Se Sang), Latvia (Zvaigzne), Georgia (Akolasia)
Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Serbia (Svetovi)
The Art of Balance
Italy (Fazi), Netherlands (Ambo/Anthos), Latvia (Zvaigzne Abc)
Domestic Rights Sales: German Audiobook (Lindhardt & Ringhof / Saga Egmont)
To Be Friends With Ourselves
The...
Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Italy (Fazi), Netherlands (Ambo|Anthos)
Philosophy of the Art of Living
Spanish world rights (Pre-Textos), Italy (Fazi), Netherlands (Ambo/Anthos)
In Search of a New Art of Living
Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Spanish world rights (Pre-textos)