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Heinz Kohler

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in Berlin, Germany

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http://www.surfingamagicalinternet.com

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HEINZ KOHLER was born in Berlin, Germany, where he grew up before and during World War II. By the war's end, he found himself in rural East Germany and spent years watching the Nazi tyranny give way to a Communist one. He made it to West Berlin before the Wall went up and came to the United States in the late 1950s. Since 1961, he was associated with Amherst College, Massachusetts, where he became the Willard Long Thorp Professor of Economics, taught Economics as well as Statistics and published numerous textbooks on both subjects. His most recent books include the series SURFING A MAGICAL INTERNET, Book 1: Extraordinary Birds, Book 2: Brainteasers, Book 3: Unusual Plants, Book 4: Remarkable Animals, Book 5: Wonders of the World, Book 6: Th ...more

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Another volume yet of my SURFING A MAGICAL INTERNET series is now available at Amazon's Kindle Store. Excerpts of Book 11, Exploring Africa, can also be found at my website at www.surfingamagicalinternet.com.

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Average rating: 4.47 · 197 ratings · 25 reviews · 104 distinct works

	My Name Was Five: A Novel of the Second World War 4.13 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Statistics for Business and Economics 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caution : Snake Oil! How Statistical Thinking Can Help Us Expose Misinformation about Our Health 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intermediate Microeconomics: Theory and Applications 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Instructor's Manual for Intermediate Microeconomics: Theory and Applications, First edition 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Student Workbook to Accompany Intermediate Microeconomics: Theory and Applications, Second edition 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Instructor's Manual to Accompany Intermediate Microeconomics: Theory and Applications, Second edition 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1982	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Student Workbook to Accompany Statistics for Business and Economics it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Instructor's Manual to Accompany Statistics for Business and Economics, First edition it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surfing a Magical Internet, Book 1: Extraordinary Birds it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP — 2738 members — last activity 14 hours, 27 min ago
A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more

Explore World War II and Other Wars — 86 members — last activity Jan 29, 2021 12:42AM
This group focuses on World War II and other wars. We will discuss and explain some of the many factors and contributions that led to its outcome.

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"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more

Memoir Authors — 1324 members — last activity Jun 10, 2026 07:58AM
A group for those who have written or are busy writing a memoir - let's share experiences. ...more

Promote Your Self-Published Book — 1486 members — last activity May 30, 2026 06:30AM
This group is for all of us self-published authors to promote our books, and to get to know one another, so we can promote each other's books as well. ...more

Holocaust and genocide — 667 members — last activity Jun 08, 2026 12:29PM
All books about the Holocaust and other genocides. Scholar books, memoires etc.

Our History — 599 members — last activity Dec 16, 2025 08:31AM
This group is for anyone who is interested in history - biographies, narratives, hard history, historical fiction, alternate history, etc. - to share ...more

Empower Patients — 17 members — last activity Feb 02, 2014 03:23PM
The sole function of this group to learn from each other about books on how to navigate the chaotic environment of health care delivery. We are intere ...more

Nutrition and Diet — 49 members — last activity Jun 23, 2013 09:44AM
Discuss your favorite (or least favorite) books on nutrition, diet, food allergies, diet industry, food production, anything that falls into this broa ...more

History, Medicine, and Science: Nonfiction and Fiction — 1542 members — last activity Oct 14, 2025 06:03PM
Discussion about the fascinating stories of our scientific and medical past

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