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Wunderläuferland Kenia

Travel tales from the successful long-distance runner Jan Fitschen (March to June 2015)

A further copy-editing assignment during which I worked closely with Jan Fitschen (28 times German champion over distances from 3,000 metres to half marathon). Jan shares humorous and entertaining accounts of his time in Kenya. The book offers readers unique insights into the emotional world of a top-class runner but also makes for a gripping read about an adventurer who takes a look behind the scenes of the lives of Kenyan runners.

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Men’s Fitness triathlon guide

Men’s Fitness triathlon guide Ab zum Triathlon (October to November 2011)

Over 160 pages, the triathlon handbook shares insights into athletes’ current state of training and accompanies them through every step – or lap – of their development.

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Primal Endurance

Adaptation of the 350-page book Primal Endurance (November 2016 to April 2017)

In his fantastic training and health guide for endurance athletes, Mark Sisson explains the innovative approach he took to prepare his co-author Brad Kearns for success. Kearns used his health- and performance-enhancing training principles to win the Iron Man in Hawaii a grand total of six times. A compelling read – and proof that competitive and recreational sport are not mutually exclusive.

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Men’s Fitness cycling special

Men’s Fitness cycling guide Ab auf’s Rennrad (July to August 2014)

The comprehensive 160-page cycling bible advises both newcomers to the sport and ambitious amateurs on everything from the purchase of a new bike through bicycle set-up and repair to training plans, cycling techniques, injury prevention and nutrition planning.

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Mackenzie Martin, Project Manager a...
Today we had a couple of representatives from Apple visiting. They said that we're really good on the English and German localization front! I just wish we could clone you to have ...
Hagen Hellwig, Editor-in-Chief
Hello Thorsten, It’s good to see you find new creative solutions. In such an environment, it’s really entertaining and inspiring to play and work with words.
Cesira C., Language Project Lead
We have received the results of the QA performed on batch 2. I am happy to say that the result is excellent :)
Heiko Hegewisch (Kundenbetreuung), ...
Thank you! Our client in Luxemburg was really happy!
Review on Computer Bild for Fallout...
Particularly the avatar dubbing is right up there with the best that the world of computer and video games currently has to offer. The developers have injected so much emotion into...
Review in PC Action magazine (12/20...
Other arguments in favour of the game: the first-rate dubbing and admirable German translations.
Brendan Tinnelly, Project Manager
Hi Thorsten, I hope all is well. I’ve attached some review feedback for your work on Batch 01. Overall, feedback was very good.
Matthias Hues, Actor and Martial Ar...
Page for page, the wonderful fitness book that Thorsten translated is just as good as the English original, if not better! Greetings from Hollywood!
Lizzy Untermann, Project Manager
Thanks a lot for a great job (as usual ;-) )!
Matthew Devine, Social Marketing Ma...
Many thanks for completing the translation. Our German site manager was impressed with your efforts.
Jan Fitschen, book author and Europ...
Hello Thorsten, I got my hands on the first copy of Wunderläuferland Kenia two days ago and must say that I am extremely pleased with it. Thank you ever so much for your fantastic ...
Silvia Ferrero, Project Manager
First of all, I would like to say thank you very much for your work. The client has imported the files into the game already and they are very pleased with the results. :) They per...
Brigitte Berner, Localisation Vendo...
We did another quality check. The result is EXCELLENT! Well done, keep up the great work. :-)
Silvia Ferrero, Project Manager
I have been working with Thorsten for over 5 years, and I'm very happy with his performance. He is very professional, reliable and always produces high-quality work.
Diana Díaz Montón, Project Manager...
I've known Thorsten for many years now, as in more than ten years, and it's always been a pleasure working with him. He is an excellent professional, highly reliable, on time and w...
Chris Wells, Service Unit Manager, ...
The feedback was very positive. Client very happy with what we sent over. You smashed it!
Niamh Cunningham, Senior Service Ma...
Thanks for all that you do to make us look great.
Frank Haut, Managing Director
Hi everyone! Because we all worked together so successfully last year on the translations for Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed 3, I would like to use the same team again this year.
Diana Díaz Montón, Project Manager...
By the way, we recorded the German videos this morning and the voice-over actor was quite impressed with the quality of the German text. So impressed, in fact, that he could not be...

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