In Different Worlds is an autobiography by Dankwart Koekler. Koehler is a German man, born in the 1920′s. The book chronicles his experiences growing up in pre-war Germany, his time in the German army during the war, several years he spent as a prisoner of war, and then his post-war life. The book’s cover contains one subtitle, “From POW to PHD” and one tagline, “The story of a remarkable life.” These two things, combined with the contrasting images on the cover – one of Koehler dressed in his military uniform, above another image of Koehler in front of a large, equation-filled blackboard, are what the marketers of this book would like you to focus on when considering it for purchase. Sage wisdom advises us to never judge a book by the cover. So let’s examine this one a little further.
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