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This innovative intermediate German audio course opens up new dimensions of fluency for learners ready to take their language skills to the next level. Rather than simply teaching basic phrases or grammar rules, the course takes a holistic approach to expanding your German vocabulary in contexts that matter for real-world communication.

In 1964 the German Empire is the most power nation in Europe. As Germany commemorates the 50th anniversary of the victorious Great War, a Berlin based Austrian painter recalls his role in the war and his life afterwards.

Heinz Knoke was one of the outstanding German fighter pilots of the Second World War. This vivid firsthand record of his experiences has become a classic among aviation memoirs and is a fascinating counterbalance to the numerous accounts written by Allied pilots.

Do you want to speak German fluently in everyday situations? Listen & Learn with the "German Vocabulary Master - Start Talking" course, which will gradually teach you useful vocabulary and develop communication skills in typical situations.

Rüdiger Safranski's Goethe: Life as a Work of Art is the first definitive biography in a generation to tell the larger-than-life story of the writer considered to be the Shakespeare of German literature. Drawing upon the trove of letters, diaries, and notebooks Goethe left behind, as well as correspondence and criticism from Goethe's contemporaries, Safranski weaves a rich tale of Europe in the throes of revolution and of the man whose ideas heralded a new era.

In 1945, Ditha Bruncel was living with her parents in the small town of Lossen, in Upper Silesia. Close Jewish friends had vanished, swastikas hung from every building, and neighbors were disappearing in the middle of the night. At the same time, more than fifteen hundred British and Commonwealth airmen were being marched out of Stalag Luft VII. Twenty-three of these prisoners managed to escape from the marching column—and by chance hobbled into Lossen. One among them, Warrant Officer Gordon Slowey, was the man Ditha was destined to meet and fall in love with.

Learning a new language could be fun and easy. And who said learning German can't be? Learning German is a great choice. Germany boasts the most robust economy in Europe and is populated with compassionate and amazing people. It is estimated that 90 to 95 million people speak German. This book contains an easy guide to learning the basics of German in a timely manner. This means you can learn everything basic you need to know within a week.

The story of Anna Mendel and Ingrid Brecht, Jewish and Protestant girls who were best friends until Anna joined the resistance and Ingrid became a guard at Ravensbrück and Auschwitz. Years later in 2006 after fifty years of being an American rabbi's wife, Ingrid reaches out to Dr. Anna Mendel for help during her deportation hearing, stirring up feelings of anger, betrayal and revealing the surprising reason why Anna was released from Auschwitz in 1945.Can Ingrid Levy ever escape her past as Lagerfuhrerin Brecht or ever do enough good to earn peace in this life? The answer blooms in the ...

With Paul Noble’s simple, relaxed approach you will learn in a way that suits you – without having to memorise long lists of words you won’t use, scribbling notes as you listen, or feeling frustrated. Instead, Paul will introduce you to the basics of the German language and guide you through over 3 hours of everyday scenarios that are practical, fun, and applicable. Just listen, interact, and learn wherever you are.

Start speaking German in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Lower Beginner German, a completely new way to learn German with ease! Lower Beginner German will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your German friends.

Are you a beginner-level learner looking to improve your German? You may know the alphabet. You may know some phrases and some grammar. But if you still can't speak and understand basic German conversations, then Learn German Bundle - German for Beginners (Level 2) is for you. You get to hear real native speakers and get accustomed to the flow of German, which you won't get from Apps and textbooks. Just press play and listen. Lessons are just 5 minutes long and can be done anywhere, anytime—at home or on the go.

Young Linguists lets kids learn essential German language skills fast. That means short lessons to help kids stay engaged and daily repetition to reinforce learning. We also narrow down vocabulary to the most-used words and phrases so that you are learning what you can apply. These books also include detailed sections on English on effective strategies for learning new languages and ideas to carry on learning and applying what you know once the course is complete.

Want to immerse yourself in the German language and speak at a native level? Curious about Germany and the culture? Then this audiobook is for you! With Advanced German, you get German-only lessons and learn all about the country, culture, history, folklore, arts, and popular destinations. Along the way, you'll pick up sophisticated expressions and advanced grammar.

Despite over a hundred deadly acts by far-right militants since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and the far right's attempts to obstruct transfer of power to a duly elected president on January 6, the FBI continues to deprioritize investigations into white supremacist violence, instead targeting marginalized groups. Noting that the FBI does not even compile accurate national data on white supremacist violence, German also exposes the continuing tolerance of overt racism in law enforcement, and police membership in white supremacist organizations.

Rome, 1518. The church is tarnished by greed. Peasants are rebelling. Tumultuous times demand drastic recourse - before the devil gets his due. Johann Faust is a renowned magician, astrologer, and chiromancer traveling through Germany with his successful troupe: the orphaned juggler Greta and his loyal companion Karl. The avaricious Pope Leo X now requires Johann’s services to replenish the papacy’s drained coffers through alchemy. But the devil, with whom a regretful Johann once agreed to an unholy trade for fame, wants something else.

In 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland, rampant inflation, radical violence, and finally Hitler’s infamous “beer hall putsch.” Fanning the flames of anti-government and anti-Semitic sentiment, the Nazis tried to violently seize power in Munich, only failing after they were abandoned by like-minded conservatives. In 1923, historian Mark William Jones draws on new research to offer a revealing portrait of German politics and society in this turbulent year.

Erhard Steiniger joined his Wehrmacht unit on October 12, 1940, as a radio operator, a role which required his constant presence with troops at the Front, right in the midst of combat. On June 22, 1941, he accompanied his division to Lithuania where he experienced the catastrophic first day of Operation Barbarossa. He later witnessed intense clashes during the conquest of the Baltic islands and the battles leading up to Leningrad on the Volkhov and Lake Ladoga.

By the end of April 1945 in Germany, the Third Reich had fallen and invasion was underway. As the Red Army advanced, horrifying stories spread about the depravity of its soldiers. For many German people, there seemed to be nothing left but disgrace and despair. For tens of thousands of them, the only option was to choose death - for themselves and for their children.

The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne stands as the deadliest clash in American history: More than a million untested American soldiers went up against a better-trained and more experienced German army, costing more than 26,000 deaths and leaving nearly 100,000 wounded. Yet, in 47 days of intense combat, those Americans pushed back the enemy and forced the Germans to surrender, bringing the First World War to an end - a feat the British and the French had not achieved after more than three years of fighting.

German Wirehaired Pointers, awesome dogs, right? Tell me then, Are You Ready to Train Your German Wirehaired Pointer? Because, this German Wirehaired Pointer Dog Training Book and System begins From the Car Ride Home. Meaning, you can benefit right away, while achieving almost instantaneous, positive dog training results with this German Wirehaired Pointer Dog training book from day one. Even if you had your German Wirehaired Pointer for a while now. Here’s Why: You see, it’s all about how you communicate directly with your dog. That is what makes the success difference in training your...