The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures by Jennifer Hofmann

The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures by Jennifer Hofmann

In a world of spycraft, betrayals, and reversals, a Stasi officer is unraveled by the cruel system he served and by the revelation of a decades-old secret, in this "story that John le Carré might have written for The Twilight Zone" (Washington Post).



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On November 9, 1989, Bernd Zeiger, a Stasi officer in the twilight of his career, is deteriorating from a mysterious illness. Alarmed by the disappearance of Lara, a young waitress at his regular café with whom he is obsessed, he chases a series of clues throughout Berlin. The details of Lara's vanishing trigger flashbacks to his entanglement with Johannes Held, a physicist who, twenty-five years earlier, infiltrated an American research institute dedicated to weaponizing the paranormal.



Now, on the day the Berlin Wall falls and Zeiger's mind begins to crumble, his past transgressions have come back to haunt him. Who is the real Lara, what happened to her, and what is her connection to these events? As the surveiller becomes the surveilled, the mystery is both solved and deepened, with unexpected consequences.



Set in the final, turbulent days of the Cold War, The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures blends the high-wire espionage of John le Carré with the brilliant absurdist humor of Milan Kundera to evoke the dehumanizing forces that turned neighbor against neighbor and friend against friend. Jennifer Hofmann's debut is an affecting, layered investigation of conscience and country.

Jennifer Hofmann, virtual classroom mastermind and blended learning pioneer, is founder and president of InSync Training. Her entirely virtual consulting firm specializes in the design and delivery of engaging, innovative, and effective modern blended learning. Under her expert leadership, Inc. 500-5,000 named InSync training the 10th fastest growing education company in the U.S. in 2013, the 20th fastest in 2014, and to their Inc. 5,000 list for four consecutive years. Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network, Forbes Most Powerful Women Issue, The NativeAdVantage, and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses have all recognized her entrepreneurial drive. Jennifer has written, and contributed to, a number of well-received and highly regarded books including The Synchronous Trainer's Survival Guide: Facilitating Successful Live Online Courses, Meetings, and Events, Live and Online!: Tips, Techniques, and Ready to Use Activities for the Virtual Classroom, and Tailored Learning: Designing the Blend That Fits with Dr. Nanette Miner. In January 2018, the Association for Talent Development (ATD) will publish her latest book Blended Learning, the second in its What Works Series. Jennifer frequently presents in-person and online for leading learning organizations including the Training Magazine Network, ATD, eLearning Guild, and Citrix. Subscribe to Jennifer's blog at blog.insynctraining.com and connect with her on LinkedIn for new content and timely insight.

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ISBN 13	9780316426459
ISBN 10	0316426458
Title	The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures
Author	Jennifer Hofmann
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Little, Brown And Company
Year published	2020-08-11
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.