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1) Germany
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Provides a tour of Germany and explains what life is like there, from important landmarks to Germany's history and traditions.
2) Germany
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Germany is a country known for its unique language, its varied history, and its distinct culture. It has come a long way from its origins, and today it has established itself as one of the most influential countries in Europe. This book takes a unique look at all aspects that make Germany what it is today. Complete with vivid photographs, illustrations, and easy-to-read text, this book is great for any young reader wishing to learn more about a European...
3) Germany
Author
Series
Publisher
KidHaven Pub
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Young readers are introduced to life in Germany in this informative book, which supports important social studies curriculum topics. This country's landscape consists of forests, rivers, and mountain ranges. There are also heavily populated metropolis cities, such as Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich, which readers journey to through this clear text. Other topics they explore include Germany's landmarks, food, language, and culture. Educational fact boxes,...
4) Germany
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Germany. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As the great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided in his autobiography, written in exile, "I have a pretty thorough knowledge of history, but never, to my recollection, has it produced such madness in such gigantic proportions." He was referring to the situation in Germany in 1923. It was a "year of lunacy," defined by hyperinflation, a political system on the verge of collapse, and separatist movements that threatened Germany's territorial integrity....
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Nazi Wives is a fascinating look at the personal lives, psychological profiles, and marriages of the wives of officers in Hitler's inner circle. Goering, Goebbels, Himmler, Heydrich, Hess, Bormann-names synonymous with power and influence in the Third Reich. Perhaps less familiar are Carin, Emmy, Magda, Margarete, Lina, Ilse and Gerda... These are the women behind the infamous men-complex individuals with distinctive personalities who were captivated...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II--and how America allowed them to get away with it. In 1946, Günther Quandt--patriarch of Germany's most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW--was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his archrival, propaganda minister Joseph...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Berlin 1945. Following the fall of the Third Reich, drug use-long kept under control by the Nazis' strict anti-drug laws-is rampant throughout the city. Split into four sectors, Berlin's drug policies are being enforced under the individual jurisdictions of each allied power-the Soviet Union, Britain, France, and the US. In the American zone, Arthur J. Giuliani of the nascent Federal Bureau of Narcotics is tasked with learning about the Nazis' anti-drug...
11) The last kingdom
Author
Series
Cotton Malone novels volume 17
Language
English
Description
"King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later. Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria. A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished. But a question remains: did he succeed? Enter Cotton Malone. After many months, Malone's protégé,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to the political career of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Engaging infographics, thought-provoking discussion questions, and eye-catching photos give the reader an invaluable look into Germany and the office of its current leader.
Author
Language
English
Description
Sophia Alexander, the beautiful daughter of a famous surgeon in Berlin, has had to grow up faster than most young women. When her mother falls ill, Sophia must take charge of her younger sister, Theresa, and look after her father and the household, while also volunteering at his hospital after school. Meanwhile, Hitler’s rise to power and the violence in her very own town have Sophia concerned, but only her mother is willing to share her fears openly....
14) The shortest history of Germany: from Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel : a retelling for our times
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An narrative history that offers a fresh take on the last 2,000 years of Germany's history--from the invention of the word 'German' by Julius Caesar in 58 BC, through the rise of Nazi Germany, and up to the present day"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor have been separated for five months following their last assignment, a dangerous mission in Venezuela to locate and detain an infamous Army deserter. Now, in Berlin, they are reunited and tasked with investigating the murder of one of their own: CID Special Agent Harry Vance of the 5th MP Battalion, an accomplished counterterrorism agent who had been stationed in western Germany, and...
16) A night divided
Author
Language
English
Description
When the Berlin Wall went up, Gerta, her mother, and her brother Fritz are trapped on the eastern side where they were living, while her father, and her other brother Dominic are in the West--four years later, now twelve, Gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom.
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the aftermath of World War II, a succession of mass supernatural events swept through a war-torn Germany. As millions were afflicted by a host of seemingly incurable maladies (including blindness and paralysis), waves of apocalyptic rumors crashed over the land. A messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores...
19) The book thief
Author
Language
English
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Description
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The story of a remarkable but largely unsung group known as the Bund, League of Socialist Life, which went on to resist the Nazis during WWII, sheltering Jews and covertly sending letters and parcels into concentration camps, among other activities"--
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