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Peter Munk is a charcoal burner in the Black Forest in southern Germany, making a poor living. How nice it would be if he had as much money as the rich merchants! As Peter was born on a Sunday, he is granted three wishes by a little glass man - but since the first two are so foolish, the glass man refuses the third. When all his money is squandered, Peter is in a bind. Where can he get more money? Well, he can turn to Dutch Michael, another ghost in the Black Forest. But the help of this dark character comes at a terrible price.

The dwarf Long-Nose is a little boy on whom was put a spell by an old witch. For a long time he has to work for her, but when he finally returns to his parents they do not recognize him, for the witch has changed his looks! Can he regain his former beauty?

Vol. 1 of a 2-Volume collection of the finest fairytales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, including The frog king, Rapunzel, Hansel and Grethel, The wolf and the seven little kids, The emperor's new clothes, Thumbelina, The snow queen, and many more.

Business English: Einfach, effektiv und systematisch Englischkenntnisse ausbauen und kompetent Bewerbungen, Smalltalk, Präsentationen und mehr im Geschäftsalltag meistern. Der Anruf aus dem Ausland, eine Anfrage auf Englisch oder das nächste Bewerbungsgespräch, bei dem internationale Kompetenz gefragt ist: Wer heute Karriere machen will, kommt um souveräne Englischfähigkeiten nicht herum. Wenn Fremdsprachenunterricht aber leider nicht so Ihr Ding war, keine Sorge: Denn mit diesem Buch polieren Sie Ihr Englisch im Nu auf Hochglanz!

After 1933, as the terror regime took hold, most of the two-thirds of Germans who had never voted for the Nazis tried to keep their heads down and protect their families - they moved to the country, or pretended to support the regime to avoid being denounced by neighbours, and tried to work out what was really happening in the Reich, surrounded as they were by Nazi propaganda and fake news.

If you've ever wanted to improve your ability to learn and memorize German grammar by 100%... 200%... 300% (or more) using simple skills you can learn in under an hour, then this may be the most important audiobook you will ever listen to. Believe it or not, it doesn't matter if you have a good memory or not.

Focus your English learning on the most frequently used words. Learn just the 1,000 words you need for everyday life. One of the usual mistakes when learning a foreign language is that the student has no priorities. All the unknown words get the same attention. Actually, to communicate you only need 1,000 words in any language. These words are the most frequently used and can be defined using an algorithm that provides the ranking. In this book you'll find the list.

Based on a lifetime living in and reporting on Germany and Central Europe, award-winning journalist and author Peter Millar tackles the fascinating and complex story of the people at the heart of our continent. Focussing on nine cities (only six of which are in the Germany of today), he takes us on a zigzag ride back through time via the fall of the Berlin Wall through the horrors of two world wars and the patchwork states of the Middle Ages to the splendour of Charlemagne and the fall of Rome.

If you have ever wanted to travel the globe, see some incredible sights, and experience the world like a local, then this bundle of two amazing audiobooks is for you. Next door neighbors, Spain and Germany, are two of the most well-regarded travel destinations on the planet. They are full to the brim with breathtaking landscapes, snowcapped mountain ranges, and bubbling rivers. Then combine that with amazing architecture, and some of the most delicious food in the world, and you have a recipe for success.

You are probably familiar with the popularized versions of Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but have you ever heard the original, unabridged stories by Washington Irving? The skillfully written and colorful original tales have much more meaning and depth. In Rip Van Winkle Irving makes a profound social comment about the changes then happening in America.

Was ist Familie? Und was ist Glück, Geborgenheit, Vertrauen? Ein kleines Mädchen lernt während eines langen heißen Sommers, was es bedeuten kann, zugehörig zu sein, geliebt zu werden - auch wenn es ein Geheimnis gibt. Irland, zu Beginn der 1980er Jahre: An einem heißen Sommertag, gleich nach der Frühmesse, liefert ein Vater seine kleine Tochter bei entfernten Verwandten auf einer Farm im tiefsten Wexford ab. Seine Frau ist schon wieder schwanger, noch ein Maul wird zu stopfen sein. Sollen die kinderlosen Kinsellas doch die Kleine so lange dabehalten, wie sie wollen.

Do you want to master German? Do you like science fiction? What about dystopian worlds? Are you tired of reading boring textbooks in order to learn German? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, this is a book you should consider. We introduce a one-of-a-kind learning tool that will enhance your comprehension, improve your German vocabulary and grammar, and let you enjoy a dystopian sci-fi novel from a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author in the process.

Schaffen Sie durch das Lesen den Sprung vom einfachen zum mittelschweren Englisch.

Sobald man all die grundlegenden Vokabeln und Grammatikregeln der Anfängerstufe erlernt hat, bekommt man möglicherweise schnell das Gefühl, auf der Stelle zu treten und keine Fortschritte mehr zu machen. Sie haben die Werkzeuge, einfaches Englisch zu verstehen, doch Sie sind noch nicht gänzlich dazu bereit, ein englisches Buch in die Hand zu nehmen und ohne größere Probleme darin zu lesen. In diesem Leitfaden präsentiere ich Ihnen 10 sehr einfache Artikel, die mithilfe von Grammatik der Elementarstufe, jedoch mit Englischvokabeln der einfachen bis mittelschweren Niveaustufe verfasst wurden. Auf diese Art können Sie Ihre Lernstufe des Englischen in die Höhe treiben, ohne ständig bei jedem zweiten Wort frustriert zu sein. Ihr Erfolg ist fließend.

The German peoples spent centuries as tribes and regions without being a whole. Otto von Bismarck was instrumental in unifying these central European states into one country albeit based on the militaristic doctrine of Prussia. In the 20th Century its history was blighted by its capacity to resort to war to fulfill its ambitions, or right its perceived historical wrongs. In this volume the short stories by its greatest authors readily attest that their talents are equal to the greatest in World literature.

August Strindberg belongs to the same generation of authors as the Russian Chekhov and the Norwegian Ibsen. Strindberg stands at the crossroads of such decisive influences as those of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Schiller, Zola, Byron, or Freud's precursors such as Bernheim. He absorbed the aesthetic trends of his time, particularly naturalism. Four of his short stories are presented in this audiobook: The German Lieutenant; Unwelcome; Over-refinement; Paul & Peter.

Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse an dem Audiokurs English für den Urlaub A1-B1. Der Kurs richtet sich an Anfänger und leicht Fortgeschrittene und konzentriert sich auf Wörter und Redewendungen, die Sie auf Reisen und insbesondere im Urlaub verwenden können. Der Kurs basiert auf das kontextuelle Lernen, das heißt, Sie lernen nicht nur Wörter, sondern auch Sätze, in denen Sie die gelernten Wörter anwenden können. In diesem Kurs finden Sie insgesamt 600 Wörter und Übungssätze.

If you speak English, you need to focus your German learning on the most frequently used English phrasal verbs. Learn how to communicate in German the meaning of the 100 English phrasal verbs you need for everyday life. Actually, to communicate you only need to use the most used 100 English phrasal verbs. These idioms are the most frequently used and can be defined using an algorithm that provides the ranking. Here you´ll find the list.

In this volume we examine the German language. Or rather the authors who wrote in German but are here translated into English. German is most often called the language of philosophers due to its precision and clarity. However, if you’ve studied German, you will know that sentence construction can be difficult to grasp. However, within these stories the language of these great talents express themselves in dazzling prose and searching narratives. And the characters? Clearly the works of genius.

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Few rock bands were as successful as the Scorpions by the mid '80s - headlining arenas/stadiums worldwide. German Metal Machine: Scorpions in the '70s is the first-ever book to focus solely on this period of the band. Interviews include such former members as Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth, Francis Buchholz, and Herman Rarebell, longtime Scorpions producer Dieter Dierks, plus members of other bands that are major admirers,