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This book takes a different approach to learning. It deals with human motivation and creating the right mind-set that will drive you rapidly to your language learning goal. It is presented in simple language that most anyone can easily understand and apply. It was written for the first-time foreign language learner looking forward to a fulfilling experience and for those who have already engaged in learning but have lost their motivation and are ready to give up.

Not everyone in war-torn Europe believed in bigotry and hatred. A few human beings remained, hidden and camouflaged within the guise of Nazism and fanaticism. This is the story of one such old man, a railyard, and tiny scraps of paper drifting on the wind, each bearing a desperate last message from the dead. This really happened. It didn't have to happen, but it really, really did.

Start speaking German in minutes, and grasp the language, culture, and customs in just minutes more with Upper Beginner - German, a completely new way to learn German with ease! Upper 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.

WILL THE IRON CHEST BE WORTH THE BLOODSHED?The Count Felix von Luckner, Master of the German raider Seeadler, the last privateer, lowers a sealed iron chest into the waters of a small unnamed bay off Wakaya Island, Fiji, under cover of darkness in the year 1917. A chance remark over fifty years later sends four young Australians to search for that chest and the wealth it is said to contain, booty taken from Allied ships the Count had captured and scuttled during the Great War. But will the iron chest, if they find it, be worth the bloodshed demanded by their search?Another thriller from the...

Experience the eighth episode of the Dino lernt Deutsch story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go! The narration speed and style of this audiobook is aimed at beginners and intermediates, with special emphasis on clear pronunciation, so that you can easily pause and repeat words and phrases whenever you please. Immerse yourself in the sounds and sights of Zurich and learn German along the way!

This second volume deepens the Devil's sardonic observations of early 19th-century European society through three interconnected narratives. Opening with a playful legal satire where Satan's publisher faces charges of literary fraud, the volume cleverly mocks the bureaucratic and legal systems of the German states. The narrative then moves to Frankfurt during Pentecost, where Satan observes the emerging world of international finance and speculation. Through the story of a lovesick merchant, Hauff provides fascinating insights into Jewish-Christian relations of the period, the rise of ...

A crisis of conscience puts an American, stuck in the Prussian army, on the run at the onset of the Franco-Prussian War. But as Carl flees the German onslaught into France, he finds himself running deeper into the mysteries of his past. Will he learn the truth before he faces a firing squad? The French Fiasco is an action-packed swashbuckling romantic adventure with historically accurate depictions of the battles of Saarbrücken, Spicheren, Sedan, and many more, with real historical characters like Otto von Bismarck and Napoléon III. The French Fiasco is Book 6 of the Long Century Series. ...

From Lemberg to Bordeaux is Viennese war reporter Leo Leixner’s account of his front line experiences, from Poland in 1939 to France in 1940. From Lemberg to Bordeaux went through four editions and sold in the hundreds of thousands of copies by 1942. Leixner was assigned to various infantry companies and documents his moves from one to the next. During attacks he was often at the front. Leixner is an engaging writer. He had a doctorate in German literature from the University of Graz, with a thesis entitled Mohammed in German Poetry, and was himself a poet. His battle accounts are almost ...

If you want to understand the common law of contracts or are translating Anglo-German contracts then this book is for you! Common Law Vertragsrecht erlernen. Anglo-deutsche Verträge richtig übersetzen. Detailed explanations of common law contract rules and clear comparisons to equivalent German concepts and terms. Umfangreiches Terminologie, einschl. Zweisprachiges Glossar. This book empowers you to form and translate perfect contracts because know exactly the right term because the author earned law degrees in the USA and Germany because the author was born in a German family living in ...

When William von Antrim decided to pursue a career as a doctor, working to help Jewish survivors recover from the horrors of World War II, he believed he was doing all in his power to help his people survive. A German refugee himself, William fled to America with his mother after she was accused of being of Jewish descent. William's father left them with only his estate, his family name, and his legacy. A legacy that proves to be William's downfall.

Warning‼️This book contains abtruse topics such as Dark love, Abuse, Violence etc. You have been warned. … A innocent encounter with a stranger at a bar turns into a living nightmare for Haile. Little did she know, her drunken ramblings to the stranger ignited the obsession of a powerful psychopath, notorious for leading the German Mafia with an iron fist. The moment his gaze fell upon her, she became his possession. As Haile's life plunges into darkness, she regrets ever encountering this sinister figure.… "I thought after 3months of dealing with my anger, when I finally saw you ...

Experience the fourth episode of the Baumgartner & Momsen detective story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go! The narration style and speed of this audio book is aimed at providing learners with real-world spoken German which is clearly understandable, not too fast, but also not too slow.

The brutal murder of Carl Miller, a recluse senior citizen, in a small South Georgia town, sends the Chief of Police and a freelance writer on a quest to uncover who would do such a thing, and why. Their investigation sends them to the Golden Isles of Georgia, where they discover a little-known coastal community that has guarded Miller’s secret since the end of World War II. Here among the legends of pirates and the superstitions of another culture, they come face to face with a ruthless killer that will do anything to find and recover what he believes to be his own father’s legacy.

Australians in the Battle of the Atlantic, 1940-41. This book is a description of the service in early World War II of the armed merchant cruiser, HMS Arawa, when Allan's great-uncle, Bobby Forbes, was on board. The armed merchant cruisers were an interim measure by the British Admiralty pending the delivery of greater numbers of light cruisers to the British Royal Navy. They were, in effect, sacrificial lambs. As converted ocean liners, they were slow; lacked the armour protection afforded to warships; were hastily fitted with 6-inch un-turreted guns that dated from before World War I; and...

1945, and the overwhelming might of the Soviet Armies force their way across a defeated Germany. In their path, the Wehrmacht and the SS attempt to stem the tide, but the task is hopeless. All that remains is to escape the vengeful wrath of the Red Army. Obersturmfuhrer Leo Speer, a reluctant recruit to the SS, is escorting a group of civilians and soldiers to safety in the west. Keeping ahead of the Russian juggernaut is a monumental task. Keeping ahead of other predators stalking the savage country is even more fraught with danger. Looters, seeking to profit from the chaos. SS Special ...

For most of its existence, German-speaking Europe has been splintered into innumerable states—some substantial and some consisting of just a few Alpine meadows. Its military experience has also been extraordinarily varied: threatened and threatening; a mere buffer-zone, and a global threat. Iron and Blood is a startlingly ambitious and absorbing book. It encompasses five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change to tell the story of the German-speaking lands, from the Rhine to the Balkan frontier, from Switzerland to the North Sea.

South Australia, 1914 When war against Germany erupts on the other side of the earth, a huge wave of suspicion, prejudice and persecution floods the community. There’s even a harsh concentration camp built for men branded as enemy aliens. Here in Adelaide, five diverse people are made vulnerable by the war. Elsie, gifted and ambitious child pianist, with German ancestry. Oskar, famous sportsman and businessman, also with German origins. Wilfred, a caring Anglican parish priest, opposed to the war. Pansy, an outsider by her very nature, but a fighter for justice to others. Little Neddy, a ...

This compelling book reveals a remarkable truth: Indigenous peoples across the globe—from the Native Americans to the Māori of New Zealand, and from the Aztecs to ancient Africans—communicated in ancient German. It challenges the narrative of mainstream history, suggesting that what we've been taught is merely a facade, masking a rich and profound heritage that has been hidden from us for too long. By examining the clues woven into language and culture, here we can piece together the captivating story of our true history.

Beginning in the years immediately after the First World War and continuing for more than a decade, the German military and the Soviet Union, despite having been bitter enemies, entered into a partnership designed to overturn the order in Europe. Centering on economic and military cooperation, the arrangement led to the establishment of a network of military bases and industrial facilities on Soviet soil, away from the oversight established by Versailles.

He just wants to be left alone but his enemies have other plans Jens Schacht - also known as The Scorpion - is on the run. The French Government want him for murder and deserting from the Foreign Legion. Meanwhile, the British Government also want him for wiping out one of their special forces units. Despite this, he secretly returns to Paris, hoping to settle down and live quietly with the love of his life. However, fate has decreed otherwise. A deadly encounter with the French Mafia puts Schacht and his fugitive partner, Siegfried Ritter, into the line of fire once more. In a relentless ...