Why do people need holidays?

The course of a year is full of wonderful puzzles. And every season has secrets of its own, hidden away in little ways that might seem trivial. In recent years scientists have uncovered a great deal about how man is linked to nature. Physicist Hubert Filser, renowned science journalist and passionate story-teller, has collected the bewitching and the whimsical behind our seasons and gives answers to the most delightful questions about spring, summer, autumn and winter.

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  • Publisher: Knaur TB
  • Release: 01.06.2017
  • ISBN: 978-3-426-78847-9
  • 208 Pages
  • Author: Hubert Filser
Why do people need holidays?
Hubert Filser Why do people need holidays?
Droemer Knaur / Markus Röleke
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Hubert Filser

Hubert Filser was born in 1966 in Ingolstadt. He is a scientific journalist, amongst others, reporter for the Süddeutsche Zeitung and P.M., as well as chief author of the talk programme Quarks & Co at WDR (moderated by Ranga Yogeshwar). He is the author of several non-fiction books, most recently published was a short story of mankind with the title ‘Das Erste Mal’ (2011). The qualified physicist and graduate of the Deutsche Journalistenschule in Munich has received several awards for his work.