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The Penguin Story – A Story of Life, Love and Happiness

Find your element and grow

Ever since Eckart von Hirschhausen was able to observe penguins on a cruise, he has known that penguins sussed it – the right life! What caused his insight? Hirschhausen had looked with pity at one of the small round animals in a chic tailcoat. Somehow, the little penguin appeared unwieldy, slow, and fragile on land. But then it jumped into the water and began to dance, to hunt, to move through the water at the speed of an arrow and in the most agile manner. That was the point when he knew: That animal is in its element. And it's only there that it can fully develop. From that point on Hirschhausen couldn’t shake off this idea: What if we just need to find our element? Instead of wasting our energy on fighting our weaknesses and ultimately remaining no more than mediocre, we should find out what we are really good at and work to improve.

  • Taking to life like a penguin to water: A touching, enlightening story
  • Illustrated with photos: Self-help with an eye to nature
  • #1 SPIEGEL bestseller (hardcover non-fiction)
  • Full english text available
Rights sold: English North America Rights, France, Italy, Korea, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help / Psychology
Dr. med. Eckart Hirschhausen

Eckart von Hirschhausen, M.D., was born in 1967 and is Germany’s best known general practitioner. He is one of the most successful non-fiction authors and works for several charities and foundations. Medical information is brought home effectively through his wonderfully humorous presentation. Eckart von Hirschhausen has his own TV-shows as well as a national health magazine.

168 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-28452-3
Product features: 4c photos
First published 2025