This book examines the effect of the Prussian state on German and European history, beginning with the formation of Brandenburg-Prussia in 1618. This small kingdom then achieved independence from the Holy Roman Empire, establishing itself as one of Europe’s major military powers under the Fredericks, the most famous of whom was Frederick the Great. Prussia reached the peak of its power under Bismarck, who made it the dominant state of the German Empire and one of the world's

Collection of contemporary German prose from four German-speaking countries (West and East Germany, Austria and Switzerland), primarily intended as an intermediate reader. With exercises and vocabulary practice. 1985.

Accompanies the course book, which develops reading comprehension in German through systematic practice. Building on the similarities found in English and German, the carefully graded texts and well-designed exercises enable the student to make rapid progress. 1988.

The musings of a real-life theatre-actor on treading the boards behind and in front of the curtain.

The story for those with knowledge of German at A2 level. The book contains a monolingual translation more difficult vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises. The main character is a thirty-something detective thriller Carsten Tsara who trusts his intuition and decisions. In one of the companies gina important files. Who's behind this? Certain is only that of Walter Dessauer lose their jobs if the detective will not solve the riddle.

Set mainly in Berlin, this collection of short stories follows twenty-somethings as they try to add meaning into their lives. The backdrop is modern urban life, the characters see and experience the world of love, drugs, careers and family life we are all familiar with but they come to us with questioning wisdom, they show us their mistakes and flaws.

A collection of short answers to everyday life questions: Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Can you really see the Great Wall of China from Space?

Examines the process of German unification from the perspective of the political parties, their votes and the parliamentary system. 1993.

Some of the adventures of the well-known medieval jester Till Eulenspiegel.

Thinasonke is thirteen, born in prison. Along with her mother, her older brother Mangaliso, three younger siblings and her grandma, she lives in Guguletu, one of the townships on the edge of Cape Town where violence is omnipresent.

Collection of 20th-century German verse (Rilke, Hesse, Trakl, Benn, Brecht, Enzensberger, etc.) 1963

Art book about the conception and realisation of Christo's Wrapped Reichstag project in Berlin in the period 1971 to 1995

At an auction, Jan discovers paintings that used to belong to his parents, who claimed that they’d been destroyed in a fire. When Jan begins to question his parents they remain evasive – so he starts his own investigation and discovers dark secrets and links to the Nazi-regime. Disgusted, he runs away. On his road trip he meets and falls in love with Sunny but all the unanswered questions keep pulling him back.

Vorlesungen zur Einführung in die Psychoanalyse mit drei Teilen: Fehlleistung - Traum - Allgemeine Neurosenlehre, Nachdruck des Originals von 1920.

First published in 1976, Vorstadtkrokodile is the moving story of a ten year-old disabled boy’s attempt to join a gang through a test of courage, which ultimately leads him into danger and causes him to question who his real friends are.