Michael Gross

»Hofnarr« der Chemie Ausgeforscht - so heißt eine Rubrik in den »Nachrichten aus der Chemie«, in der der Chemiker und Wissenschaftsjournalist Michael Groß alle zwei Monate einen seiner »unsachlichen« Beiträge veröffentlicht - als »Hofnarr«, wie er selbst sagt. Groß schafft in seinen ironischheiteren Kommentaren die seltene Kombination aus guter, unterhaltsamer Schreibe und der Vermittlung von Fachwissen. Gerne sucht er sich abseitige...

A fascinating and comprehensive look into the life of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, now with an afterword. "Deep-dish...sharp-clawed...honestly admiring."-New York Times There are at least two Ralph Laurens. To the public he's a gentle, modest, yet secure and purposeful man. Inside the walls of Polo Ralph Lauren, though, he was long seen by some as a narcissist, an insecure ditherer, and, at times, a rampaging tyrant. Michael Gross,...

Michael Gross has been writing about science full time for the last eight years and as a night time hobby for the previous seven. From his treasure troves, he now presents his favourite science stories from these 15 years. What are the attractions that make him revisit a topic or reread an article again and again? Often, it's the sheer craziness of wildly unexpected findings or grotesquely oversized challenges. In other stories, there is a sexy element...

Before Instagram was an art form, fashion photographers were pop culture royalty. From the postwar covers of Vogue until the triumph of the digital image, the fashion photographer sold not only clothes but ideals of beauty and fantasies of perfect lives. Even when they succumbed to temptation and excess, the very few photographers who rose to the top were artists above all. In his follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Model: The Ugly Business...

On the little island lost in far sunny China the regular life of mandarin ducks in an instant turns into chaos: the flock of the military mallards making a cruise to Hawaii, by mistake lands on the mandarins' island. The chief of mallards, Duckmus doesn't want to reckon with the local traditions, as well the mandarins' Emperor doesn't like uninvited guests. The Cold War breaks out between two clans. The heir of the of mandarins' Emperor, Longway,...

Das Berufsleben stellt uns immer wieder vor schwierige Entscheidungen, gewollte oder ungewollte Veränderungen, Konflikte, Phasen der Über- oder Unterforderung u.v.m. Wer heute erfolgreich sein will, sollte über Fähigkeiten verfügen, die uns helfen, diese Herausforderungen zu meistern: Selbstführungstechniken, Flexibilität, Veränderungsmotivation, Mut, ein „Gefühl für die Situation". Glücklicherweise sind diese Skills in jedem von uns...

For famed cinematographer, adventurer, and mountaineer David Breashears, the terrifying experiences on Mount Everest during the deadly 1996 season became the defining moment of his life. By 1995, Breashears had already twice reached Mt. Everest's summit. Then he faced the greatest challenge of his life: to scale the 29,028-foot peak while hauling a giant IMAX camera to film the documentary “Everest.” In this extraordinary memoir, Breashears takes...

An urchin is picked off the street by a nun and sent to war school to become a brilliant space-war strategist. He is Bean, so called because of his diminutive stature, the result of an illegal genetic experiment.

The stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 give their comedic riffing treatment to this classic 90's Vanilla Ice movie. Vanilla Ice's album To The Extreme sold fifteen million copies. It is important to keep this in mind while you watch Cool as Ice, because at some point in time, you will inevitably shriek at the TV, "Who thought this was a good idea? How did this happen?" It is perhaps the only movie that is more 90s than the entirety of VH1s I Love...