The text discusses various books on German history, art, and literature. There is also mention of a symposium and a page under construction. The books mentioned include "Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken kölnischer Künstler," "Theol. Heinrich Johann ... ten von dem Leben und den Schriften verstorbener. Rechtsgelehrten," "Politik: Der...,Originalien aus dem Gebiete der Wahrheit, Kunst, Laune und Phantasie," "Landscape and Heritage Studies (LHS)," and "Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie." The focus of these books include the lives and works of artists and intellectuals, the history and transformation of the natural world, and literature and culture. The text also mentions the dangers of using sickness as a metaphor, as discussed in the book "Illness as Metaphor" by Susan Sontag.