A reflection is an afterthought.
While things are happening, we only think about the here and now.  It’s only afterwards that we have the opportunity to rethink, analyse, consider and REFLECT.

In this book the author George Manus has reflected over this and that and also the somewhat unexpected.
No less than 61 reflections have been written, some of them dealing with difficult topics such as CHANGE and SENSITIVITY, while others deal with more down to earth topics like a TABLE and a PIPE. Yes, he has also reflected on a GOLFBALL
Some of the reflections are based on self-

experienced stories and events, whereas in others, George focuses on abstract topics.

The book ”REFLECTIONS I” is complemented in an inspiring way by works by Danish architect and visual artist Jan Arnt from his series ”Reflections in Colors”.

Happy reading.

The revised 2nd edition is published 2017.

ISBN: 978-87-7188-410-4

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Reflections II has been given its name because as the author, George Manus himself says:  My reflections have developed into stories.

In the book the author, George Manus, reflects over this and that as well as the somewhat unexpected. 

No less than 66 reflections have seen the light of day, from those dealing with moral topics such as AMBITIONS and DEPENDENCE, to the enjoyable OSCAR’S CONFIRMATION SPEECH.

Some of the reflections are self-experienced, whereas in others George Manus focuses on general topics. 

The book contains, apart from the reflections, 41 of the authors own proverbs.

The short stories are presented alphabetically and can thus be read individually.

Happy reading.

The revised 2nd edition is published  2017.  

ISBN: 978-87-7188-415-9

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THOUGHTS provided the author with inspiration to write his book series REFLECTIONS I, II and III.
At first glance a thought and a reflection fit hand in glove, but according to George Manus, his thoughts are written in a more targeted fashion and over a short period of time, whereas he in his books REFLECTIONS writes over a much longer period, sometimes lasting years.
The book THOUGHTS was thus written in only 51 days, during which the author sat down at his computer every morning, with just one idea in mind, to get the thought written down, edited and corrected.
He also reaches far and wide, writing about China, the building activities taking place in Spain, a Ford Fiesta and the snow in Norway.
We thus understand very well that he after 51 days felt that enough was enough and proudly declared that that was that, had a glass of red wine and went for a long walk through the magnificent landscape surrounding him.
After this, the 51 thoughts lay in a drawer for several years …
But the thoughts wanted OUT.
Then one day he sent the manuscript to his good friend, Ole Praud, and asked him if he could take charge of the practical side of things, like the layout, digitization and printing of the book.
The manuscript was also sent to the cartoonist, Morten Løfberg, asking if he could make a vignette for each of the stories and to the architect and artist, Jan Arnt, asking if he could supplement the book’s thoughts with some suitable and colourful dashes.
Thus the title of the book ’’THOUGHTS and Dashes’’.

The book can be recommended to everyone who likes wise and entertaining thoughts and dashes, where both the right and the left side of the brain become engaged.

ISBN: 9788771884081

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Med boken 70 ÅR I KOMMUNIKASJON er det mitt ønske å gi leseren et innblikk i hvordan jeg, som annen generasjon i familiebedriften Max Manus, i mitt 77nde år, ser tilbake på utviklingen fra 1946 til 2016. I hele mitt yrkesaktive liv fra 1958 var jeg engasjert i firmaene under Max Manus paraplyen, og daglig ansvarlig fra 1967 og frem til rundt 2005, hvoretter stafettpinnen gikk over til tredje generasjon. Det var en spennende reise med store utfordringer, men også svært lærerik og med mange tilfredsstillelser. Ikke en eneste arbeidsdag var kjedelig.Tankene om å skrive boken kom som et resultat av at det i 2016 er 70 år siden min stefar Max Manus startet i kontormaskinbransjen. Boken gir, utover det firmahistoriske, et bilde av utfordringene jeg møtte. Ikke minst takket være lederen av Max Manus Forskning AS, Bjørn Andersens kreativitet til å utnytte datidens nye teknologi innen våre produktområder, får man et seriøst inntrykk av våre banebrytende utviklinger i perioden fra 1960 årene og frem til de første årene av 2000. Resultatet av utviklingen lå ofte mange år foran våre konkurrenter. I dag er Max Manus AS ledende på taleteknologi i Skandinavia, og går en spennende fremtid i møte.

George Manus

høsten 2016

ISBN: 9788771887730

(Will be published in English later in 2018)

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The Author George Manus has, in several of his books put in Proverbs written by himself. In advance of publishing this collection of 114 of them, he had no thoughts about them representing a mixture of Poetry, Folded hands, Aphorisms and Proverbs. In other words not only Proverbs. This book therefore, which presents them in both English and Norwegian, he named WORDS FOR THE ROAD, as his earlier ones have been published in both languages.

ISBN 978-87-430-0092-1

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The book is about a woman who, in the period 1981 to 1995, moves her residence not less than 36 times. Is it an obsession, asks George Manus in the book, and is even in doubt, even though he has been in close contact with the woman for all 14 years. The author describes each move from house to cottage, to apartment, back to cottage, mess and whirl, and then to a new house in an infinite range, so you get exhausted.

Is it a kind of hobby asking George Manus?

ISBN 978-87-7188-411-1

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