Volker Kitz

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Volker Kitz (* 1975 in Bensheim ) is a German non-fiction author and lawyer . His books came on Spiegel bestseller lists and have been translated into more than ten languages.

Career

Kitz studied law and psychology in Cologne and at New York University and received a doctorate in law.

He was active in research and teaching, including at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property , and published articles in international scientific journals. He has also written articles and essays for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the features section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Die Zeit, Die Welt and Der Spiegel. His books have been translated into over ten languages.

In 2011 he and Manuel Tusch published the book Psycho? Logical! Useful insights from everyday psychology, in which the authors explain psychological phenomena and make them usable for a wide audience. The book was on the Spiegel bestseller list paperback non-fiction for a total of 23 weeks .

In his book I am what I am allowed to do: How justice comes into law - and what you have to do with it, published in 2016, Kitz explains "the big questions of law and justice" based on the fundamental judgments of the Federal Constitutional Court. Deutschlandfunk Kultur described the book as "a journey into the history of the Federal Republic, to the limits of philosophy and natural sciences". The book reached number 17 on the Spiegel bestseller list paperback non-fiction .

In his 2017 book Feierabend! Why you don't have to be passionate about your job , Kitz advocates more realistic expectations of your own profession. Fulfillment at work does not have to be the measure of all things. Rather, reality - income and ability based on routine - is justified. He wants to "focus on those who do their job well instead of just finding it good". In a television interview, he said, “Would you like to fly with a pilot who says this flight is a challenge or have a blood drawn from a doctor who says this is a challenge for me? We all want to deal with people who do their job routinely. ”In the first week after publication, the book was ranked 12th in the Spiegel bestseller list paperback non-fiction and then reached number 9.

Books

  • Freedom of speech! Advanced democracy , S. Fischer. 2018, ISBN 978-3-596-70224-4
  • End of working day! Why you don't have to be passionate about your job. Polemic pamphlet for more serenity and honesty in working life . S. Fischer. 2017. ISBN 978-3-596-29796-2
  • I am what I am allowed to do: How justice comes to justice - and what you have to do with it , Knaur, 2016, ISBN 978-3-426-78782-3
  • Right or am i right? Which laws you absolutely need to know in order not to be fooled , Knaur, 2015, ISBN 978-3-426-78722-9
  • with Manuel Tusch: Why thinking doesn't get into our heads: Even more useful insights from everyday psychology , Heyne, 2013, ISBN 978-3-453-60291-5
  • You do what I want: How to get what you want - an ex-lobbyist reveals the best tricks , Ariston, 2013, ISBN 978-3-424-20082-9
  • with Manuel Tusch: I want to become who I am: For Self-Liver , Campus Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-593-39935-5
  • 365-day freedom: your life is too precious to work , Ariston, 2012, ISBN 978-3-424-20068-3
  • with Manuel Tusch: Psycho? Logical! Useful Findings in Everyday Psychology , Heyne, 2011, ISBN 978-3-453-60179-6
  • with Manuel Tusch: The frustration job killer book: Why it doesn't matter who you work for , Heyne, 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-65011-4
  • with Manuel Tusch: There is no solution without a boss: How to finally get along with him , Campus Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-593-38789-5
  • with Mathis Hoffmann and Stefan Leible: IT Compliance - IT and Public Security - Open Source. Law and New Media , Richard Boorberg Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-415-04329-9
  • The long-term debt in the purchase: Interests and protection of interests under the influence of European private law developments , Nomos, 1st edition 2005, ISBN 978-3-8329-0873-7
  • 1001 romantic idea ...: ... for everyone who wants to make more of their love , Fischer Taschenbuch, 2004, ISBN 978-3-596-15907-9
  • The USA Guest Student Book , Eichborn, 2002, ISBN 978-3-8218-3932-5
  • That was the Mark , Eichborn, 2001, ISBN 978-3-8218-3729-1
  • I did it. The USA Visiting Student Book: Personal Experiences, Latest Tips, and Information , ISBN 978-3-8218-1387-5
  • Spaghetti Shebanese - Delicious dishes made from cat food , Eichborn, 1998, ISBN 978-3-8218-3535-8

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Author's name as: “Dr. Volker Kitz, LL.M. (NYU), Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich ”. In: Max Planck Forum 2007. Intellectual Property: Challenge, Implementation, November 15, 2007, MPI Munich. (PDF) Retrieved November 25, 2017 .
  2. ↑ book report. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (German).
  3. ↑ Volker Kitz on justice - can laws bring opinions under one roof? Retrieved November 18, 2019 (German).
  4. ↑ book report. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (German).
  5. ↑ Volker Kitz in an interview with Kathrin Wesolowski on zett: Why work doesn't have to be fun. In: ze.tt. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (German).
  6. ↑ Studio guest Volker Kitz. Bayerischer Rundfunk, accessed on November 25, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Volker Kitz successfully ends the day. In: www.buchreport.de. March 2, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Kitz, Volker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German non-fiction author and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Bensheim