The best German Books in Australia

Order das beste Bier at Oktoberfest! Hitch a ride on der Autobahn! Say "Wilkommen" to your neuen deutschen Freunde! Learning to sprechen Sie Deutsches is fun--and far easier than you might think. German and English are closely related--you already know viele Phrasen! With this guide, you will make sense of this fascinating language in no time. This practical, hands-on Buch comes with easy-to-understand lessons, useful exercises, and a CD for pronunciation help. Building on the German language's close relation to English, this all-new edition covers everything from basic introductions to verb conversions. You will learn to: –Ich möchte ein Berliner, bitte. Order food with ease. –Wie viel kostet der Käse? Ask how much items cost. –Der Vater kaufte seinem Sohn ein Fahrrad. Understand direct and indirect objects. –viel / mehr / am meisten. Use superlatives to communicate more effectively. –Der Ball wird von dem Mann geschlagen. Know when to use passive voice. Whether you want to sample das stoutest Lager or converse with your grandparents in their native tongue, you'll soon discover just how easy it is to learn German! This edition includes completely new material on: –Rules of spelling and punctuation –Appropriate language for correspondence in German, including e-mail –Updated exercises

An enthralling tale from the #1 Globe and Mail and USA Today Best Selling Author. “A powerful, haunting debut”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network An enthralling new tale of courage, betrayal and survival in the hardest of circumstances that readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Secret Orphan and The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz will love. Germany, 1944. A prisoner in the camps, Anke Hoff is doing what she can to keep her pregnant campmates and their newborns alive.   But when Anke’s work is noticed, she is chosen for a task more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. Eva Braun is pregnant with the Führer’s child, and Anke is assigned as her midwife.    Before long, Anke is faced with an impossible choice. Does she serve the Reich she loathes and keep the baby alive? Or does she sacrifice an innocent child for the good of a broken world? *Published in the UK as A Woman of War* Mandy Robotham’s highly awaited next book, The Secret Messenger, is out now.

Inspired by real events, the New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan returns with an unputdownable novel of a community torn apart when a former Nazi family moves into town to work on NASA's space program Berlin, 1934. Sofie Rhodes is the aristocratic wife of a scientist whose post-WWI fortunes change for the better when her husband, Jurgen, is recruited for Hitler's new rocket project. But too late they realise the Nazis' plans to weaponise Jurgen's technology as they begin to wage war against the rest of Europe. Alabama, 1949 Jurgen is one of hundreds of Nazi scientists offered pardons and taken to the US to work for the CIA's fledgling space program. Sofie, now the mother of four, misses Germany terribly and struggles to fit in among the other NASA wives. When news about the Rhodes family's affiliation with the Nazi party spreads, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results will tear apart a community and a family before the truth is finally revealed - but is it murder, revenge or justice? **Contains BONUS extract from Kelly's internationally bestselling title The Warsaw Orphan** 'Once again, Kelly Rimmer has turned my emotions upside down. With every book of hers I read, I become a more thoughtful and empathetic person, but The German Wife is, without a doubt, the jewel in her crown' SALLY HEPWORTH 'A fast-paced, emotional and utterly riveting tale of love, loss and the choices we make to protect our families - a must-read' KRISTIN HARMEL 'exceptional ... The German Wife is an impressive and addictive read that will grip you until its last dramatic page' Canberra Weekly 'Compelling' Weekend Australian 'a thoroughly enjoyable read, one that challenges and informs' Living Arts Canberra 'Rimmer is a master at finding a little-known part of a huge topic like world War II and exploring it through fascinating fiction' Herald Sun 'riveting' Sunday Telegraph Praise for The Warsaw Orphan: 'A love story full of despair, grief and even some hope and kindness' Herald Sun 'It is about human deprivation and racial hatred but also survival, the power of the human spirit to prevail, the enduring love of family and ultimately it's a beautiful love story' Daily Telegraph 'Kelly has a special gift of capturing the essence of what it is to be human in her novels. This book, a reminder of what it means to find hope, strength and generosity of spirit in the midst of tragedy and heartbreak, is one that I'll never forget' VANESSA CARNEVALE

Get ready - it's time to start learning! You will be amazed at what you can pick up—it's so much more than just a few words here or there. Take your German to the next level and boost your vocabulary, reading comprehension and grammar sense with episode 1 of our short story series for beginners! Newly arrived in Berlin, a young man from Sicily is thrown headlong into an unfamiliar urban lifestyle of unkempt bachelor pads, evanescent romances and cosmopolitan encounters of the strangest kind. How does he manage the new language? Will he find work? Experience daily life in the German capital through the eyes of a newcomer, learn about the city and its people, and improve your German effortlessly and instantly. It's all about immersion! The ultimate goal of any good learner. Just got started learning the language of poets and thinkers? Memorized a few words but struggle with longer texts? This book is designed to help beginners make the leap from studying isolated words and phrases to reading (and enjoying!) German fiction. Using simplified sentence structures and a very basic vocabulary you can build upon, this German reader of 10 short stories for beginners is carefully crafted to allow even novice learners to fully immerse themselves in an authentic German learning experience.Each chapter comes with a complete German-English dictionary with special emphasis on collocative phrases (high frequency word combinations), short sentences and expressions designed for improved memorization. By working with these building blocks instead of just single words, learners can boost their active usage of new material instantly and make the language learning process more fluid and fun. What You'll Find In This Book 10 quirky chapters set in bustling Berlin a relatable protagonist and other fun characters tons of phrases and expressions you will actually use in daily life a detailed German-English dictionary after every chapter fun short quizzes to check your text-comprehension (including answers) bonus materials including video, flashcards and further exercises the beginning of a grand German learning adventure ... Read, Learn & Collect Them All Yes! That's right. This is only the first episode of a whole series of exciting German short stories for beginners. Follow our protagonist to Frankfurt, Cologne, Munich, Zurich, Vienna and many other cities! Before you know it, you'll have travelled half of Europe and picked up more German than years' worth of expensive courses. Learning German has never been more fun. What You WON'T Find In This Book archaic German words and phrases nobody uses in real life dull characters designed by academics and committees generic sentences that don't go nowhere condescending storytelling that insults your intelligence a teaching approach which takes itself too seriously Welcome to episode 1 of Dino lernt Deutsch: Café in Berlin - the perfect way to step up your vocabulary, boost your grammar sense and have a ball reading in German!

'Tense, gripping and atmospheric' - CHRIS WHITAKER 'Gripped me from its shocking start' - SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT 'I highly recommend it' - LYNDA LA PLANTE CBE ________________ TWO MISSING BACKPACKERS. ONE VAST OUTBACK. DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, taking care of his dying grandmother. When two young German backpackers, Berndt and Rita, vanish from the area, he finds himself unofficially on the case. But why all the interest from the Federal Police when they have probably just ditched the heat and dust of the outback for the coast? Working in the organised crime unit has opened Walker's eyes to the growing drug trade in Australia's remote interior - and he becomes convinced there is more at play. As the number of days since the couple's disappearance climbs, Walker is joined by Rita's older sister. A detective herself with Berlin CID, she has flown to Australia - desperate to find her sister. Their search becomes ever more urgent as temperatures soar. Even if Walker does find the young couple, will it be too late? This deeply atmospheric thriller is the gripping opening of a new crime series for fans of The Dry by Jane Harper, Cara Hunter and Chris Whitaker. ________________ Praise for Outback 'Tense, atmospheric and gripping. I eagerly await the next DS Walker thriller' - CHRIS WHITAKER 'A hot read. I highly recommend it.' - LYNDA LA PLANTE CBE 'A tense, twisty read that gripped me from its shocking start, immersed me in its sun-scorched landscape, then raced to its satisfying conclusion' - SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT 'Nail-bitingly tense. A startlingly well-accomplished debut.' - JOHN MARRS 'A setting so vivid it's almost a character within itself' - BECCA DAY

Book & CD. The New International Edition of Suzuki Piano School, Volume 1 includes French, German and Spanish translations as well as a newly recorded CD performed by internationally renowned recording artist Seizo Azuma. Now the book and CD can be purchased together or separately. Titles: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" Variations (Shinichi Suzuki) * Lightly Row (German Folk Song) * The Honeybee (Bohemian Folk Song) * Cuckoo (German Folk Song) * Lightly Row (German Folk Song) * French Children's Song (French Folk Song) * London Bridge (English Folk Song) * Mary Had a Little Lamb (American Nursery Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * Au Clair de la Lune (J. B. Lully) * Long, Long Ago (T. H. Bayly) * Little Playmates (F. X. Chwatal) * Chant Arabe (Anonymous) * Allegretto 1 (C. Czerny) * Goodbye to Winter (Folk Song) * Allegretto 2 (C. Czerny) * Christmas-Day Secrets (T. Dutton) * Allegro (S. Suzuki) * Musette (Anonymous).

The home of trusted German dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy 3-in-1 German study book: grammar, verbs and vocabulary in one volume, ideal for beginners who need a clear and easy-to-understand German reference and revision guide. This book gives you the essential tools to help you progress quickly in your study of German. The grammar, verb and vocabulary sections have been designed for all those learning German at school, in an evening class, for work or for leisure. • Grammar: this section provides easily accessible information in an attractively presented layout. Key grammatical points are highlighted throughout the text as a means of reinforcement. Hundreds of examples of real German illustrate clearly the grammatical points being made. In addition, a full glossary gives clear and simple explanations of grammatical terminology. • Verbs: you will find 127 fully conjugated regular and irregular verbs in this section. Each is self contained in a double-page spread showing all the major tenses. Major constructions and idiomatic phrases are given for all verb models, as well as hundreds of examples of real German to show you how verbs are used in context . An index contains thousands of verbs which are cross-referred to their conjugation model. • Vocabulary: this handy section covering 50 topics (such as family, free time, careers, computing, education, food and drink, health, shopping) gives you all the vocabulary you need to communicate effectively in German. With its clear, user-friendly grammar, all the most important German verbs shown in full, and an extensive vocabulary guide, this book gives you all the elements to start speaking and writing with confidence in German.

The No.1 German Shepherd Bestseller - recommended by breeders AND owners!! “An excellent reference book with tips to help throughout the dog’s life. We will ensure that no pup will be leaving us in the future without a copy of this book in their puppy pack,” LARRY & DIANE YATES, breeders of Lornstone German Shepherds for 50+ years. WARNING: This is a big book! 234 pages written by GSD experts with 100s of years of combined experience to give you an in-depth insight into your Shepherd. German Shepherds are unique. They are incredibly loyal, affectionate, courageous & intelligent, & can be trained to a level higher than any other breed. There’s just one snag - they don’t arrive in your home as the finished article! Training & socialisation are essential. There's 60 pages devoted to TRAINING & BEHAVIOUR: Housetraining & Crate Training, Obedience Training, Clicker Training, Collar & Lead, The Recall, Speak & Shush, Training Working Shepherds, Typical German Shepherd Traits - & Dealing With Issues such as Excessive Barking & Aggression. 12 German Shepherd breeders & trainers share their most successful techniques in this must-have guide to raising & training a relaxed, obedient Shepherd who’s a joy to live with - & the envy of your dog-loving friends. This is the highest-rated German Shepherd book on Amazon & part of The Canine Handbooks, Amazon's Top Dog Breed Series. Other topics include: What Every German Shepherd Owner Should Know First Few Weeks, Step-by-Step Socialisation & Exercise - How Much & How Often? What Makes a German Shepherd Tick? Which Type of German Shepherd for Me? Neutering, Spaying & The Heat Cycle A-Z on German Shepherd Health Avoiding & Dealing With Separation Anxiety Feeding & Grooming German Shepherd Rescue Caring for Older German Shepherds If you haven’t got your puppy yet: There’s tons of advice on the different types of GSD, how to spot good & bad breeders & then choose a healthy pup with a good temperament. Reviews: "I have been an owner of a GSD for 9 years who recently passed away. I am getting a puppy & I am so glad I got this book. Training dogs is ever-evolving as all teaching strategies are. The strategies I used back then are a little different today. This book is a great resource & I now feel ready to welcome home my 8 week old GSD tomorrow! Get this book!” ACE, USA "My husband and I were a full year into owning a GSD before getting this book, and it was still immensely helpful. We already "understood" our dog and knew the nuances of the breed, but we were still very impressed with this book and learned quite a bit more. The content is very detailed, easy to read/understand, even if you're not an animal expert, and overall very helpful. I think this should be a must-read before getting a GSD. It will help you build an even better relationship with your dog!," GSD FAMILY, USA. “This book is packed full of useful information for every German Shepherd owner. It guides you through the stages of puppyhood (feeding, potty training, crate training, socializing, etc.) to caring for the older adult dog. There is so much useful information…Don’t hesitate to buy this well written book," SCOTT B, USA "When I got the book I couldn’t put it down. It had a great overview of the different types of GS with their history as well as their special needs as a breed from diet needs to special training. It’s always helpful to know how to work with your puppy and I was a novice GS owner but an experienced dog handler. It’s a must read," APM, US NOTE: The Full Colour German Shepherd Handbook ASIN B086PTDZP3, the same book with over 100 colour photos of GSDs, is also available from Amazon.

More than 60 pages of charming illustrations to colour help reinforce the lessons of this beginning German phrasebook. Kids will learn basic vocabulary with English translations of German words and pronunciations for numbers and colours. They'll also encounter practical phrases related to exchanging greetings and asking directions, plus "I'm sorry," "Could you please speak slower?" and other helpful expressions. AGES: 4 to 8

Want to speak German but don't know where to start? This textbook is for you! Speak German in 90 Days is a comprehensive 90 lesson instructional course that uses an innovative, tested, and proven theoretical framework to teach students not only what to study, but more importantly, how to study. Many textbooks only help you practice written grammar exercises. With Speak German in 90 Days, you will learn to speak! You will learn how to effectively study, and become a successful self-study learner for life. All of the prep work is done for you. Each daily lesson contains easy to understand grammar explanations as well as ten vocabulary words chosen from the most common 1000, each with their own example sentence. With this textbook you will quickly master the basics of elementary German grammar, and learn everything that is taught in two years of a college level German course. You will learn everything you need to achieve conversational fluency. The content includes: How to Study - Proven techniques, tips, and tricks about how to study and what to study to learn and retain the language quickly. Pronunciation - An easy and accurate guide for American English speakers. Grammar - Easy to follow grammar explanations with multiple example sentences for each grammar point. All essential grammar taught in two years of a college level German course. Vocabulary - Over 1000 of the most common German words and phrases with example sentences for each word to learn and practice the words in context. Vocabulary nuances and Idiomatic Expressions - Detailed explanations of how to use tricky vocabulary correctly, that you can't find in a dictionary or other textbooks.

Have you been trying to learn German and simply can’t find the way to expand your vocabulary? Do your teachers recommend you boring textbooks and complicated stories that you don’t really understand? Are you looking for a way to learn the language quicker without taking shortcuts? If you answered “Yes!” to at least one of those previous questions, then this book is for you! We’ve compiled the 2000 Most Common Words in German, a list of terms that will expand your vocabulary to levels previously unseen. Did you know that — according to an important study — learning the top two thousand (2000) most frequently used words will enable you to understand up to 84% of all non-fiction and 86.1% of fiction literature and 92.7% of oral speech? Those are amazing stats, and this book will take you even further than those numbers! In this book: A detailed introduction with tips and tricks on how to improve your learning A list of 2000 of the most common words in German and their translations An example sentence for each word – in both German and English Finally, a conclusion to make sure you’ve learned and supply you with a final list of tips Don’t look any further, we’ve got what you need right here! In fact, we’re ready to turn you into a German speaker… are you ready to get involved in becoming one?

What is the hardest challenge you’ve faced as a student of the German language? You can work hard on your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, but being able to communicate naturally isn’t easy. In fact, the toughest part of learning German is knowing how to speak like a native. Most textbooks are made to teach you the traditional rules and structures of a language and are great for getting around the grammar and spelling questions you may have. However, how many of them provide you the tools necessary to have a common conversation with a best friend or someone you’ve just met? Not many at all. Language learners often complain about this – a lack of material that can help you familiarize yourself with the most common phrases used in everyday conversation and in native surroundings. For this reason, we at Lingo Mastery have developed Easy German Phrase Book: Over 1500 Common Phrases for Everyday Use and Travel for you, our favorite language-learner, so that you may find the best expressions for common usage in Germany and communicate with your German friends, colleagues and client without any issue! In this book: An introduction with a detailed guide on how to pronounce vowels and consonants (as well as their combinations) in the German tongue. A list of over 1,500 common phrases in German, with an accurate translation in English for your understanding. A phonetics pronunciation guide of each and every word in the phrases, included after every translation. Finally, a conclusion to make sure you’ve learned and supply you with a final list of tips. Your days struggling with natural communication with natives is finally over. Our Easy German Phrase Book is here. It’s time for you to take your German to the next level.

Tired of boring textbooks and apps that don't make sense? Step into the shoes of Dino, explore 4 German cities and learn German—the way it's actually spoken—along the way! This collector's edition comprises the first four German stories in the Dino lernt Deutsch German learning series for beginners: Café in Berlin, Ferien in Frankfurt, Karneval in Köln and Momente in München. There's A Litte Bit Of Dino Inside All Of Us Lured by the promise of endless possibilities, Dino, a young man from Sicily tries to make a new home in Germany. Equipped only with an intense curiosity and a knack for meeting new people, he's eager to delve into local customs and cuisine, if there only wasn't this pesky business of learning German ... Follow Dino on his adventures through 4 different German cities, experience daily life in Germany through the eyes of a newcomer, learn about the country and its people, and learn German effortlessly along the way! This book is designed to help beginners make the leap from studying isolated words and phrases to reading (and enjoying) naturally flowing German short stories. Learning German Doesn't Have To Be A Chore Just got started on your German learning journey? Memorized a few words but struggle with longer texts? We've all been there. This book is designed to help beginners make the leap from studying isolated words and phrases to reading (and enjoying!) authentic German fiction. Using simplified sentence structures and a very basic vocabulary, this story series is carefully crafted to allow even novice learners to boost their confidence and speed up their German learning journey. Each chapter comes with a complete German-English dictionary, with a special emphasis on collocative phrases (high frequency word combinations), short sentences and useful expressions. By working with these building blocks instead of just single words, learners can accelerate their understanding, boost retention and active usage of new German language material and make the language learning process more fluid and fun. What You'll Find In This Book 4 books packed with stories about German culture, language and cuisine tons of phrases and expressions you will actually use in daily life a detailed German-English vocabulary after each chapter short quizzes to boost your text-comprehension a relatable protagonist and other fun characters hand-drawn illustrations by the author the beginning of a grand German learning adventure ... Read, Learn & Collect Them All Yes! That's right. Once you're done reading the four episodes contained in this collector's edition, the story continues! Follow our protagonist to Palermo, Zurich, Vienna and many other cities in the next installment! Before you know it, you'll have traveled half of Europe and picked up more German than years' worth of expensive courses. Learning German has never been more fun. What You Won't Find In This Book dull characters designed by academics archaic words and phrases nobody uses in real life wordy footnotes that get in the way of the reading experience childish storytelling that insults your intelligence a jumble of unrelated places, people and events a teaching approach which takes itself too seriously

Learning German may seem like a difficult task. Especially when it comes to the nature of the German language. The good news is that’s just a false presumption. Every language can be learned if you know the right technique and the right information.    It is proven that the easiest way to learn a language is to hear it in action. Hearing a natural  german conversation is the best thing you can do, it’s like listening to a story. Natural is the keyword in that sentence. A natural approach to learning the language is the fastest and simplest approach to do it.   Why do you think you hear people learning a language extremely fast when they move to another country? Because they hear it naturally, every day.    Learn German with stories . Maybe the easiest language learning system ever created. How does that sound to you?   People listen to other people’s stories. The human mind is programmed to like stories because that’s what our life is. A story. And because of this very reason, I’ve crafted stories that will easily cut you months of struggling to learn German. There will no longer be a “struggle”.   Moving to Germany just to learn German is not a solution . That’s why my book “brings” Germany to you. It brings stories to you. Learning German with my stories will grab your mind into believing that you will actually “live” into German conversations. When you’re reading a story, you feel like you’re there. The same concept applies to learning German with stories. About my learning German with stories book : It contains 150 short stories about everyday situations Every story is followed by questions and key vocabulary The more you read, the easier your brain will automatically get used to the German language ( isn’t that easily beautiful? ) It includes more than 900 digital flashcards for those not able to understand the book completely from the beginning It uses psychologically inserted KEY PATTERNS to make your brain automatically easily learn sentences and words (this is key) The book uses a read-word-repeat writing system along the stories for natural, fluid learning ( heavy repetition = higher retention rate ) The Benefits of using my book: Easily learn German with stories Feel at ease when reading & learning with the flow of the stories No struggle forcing to learn words/phrases Learn at your own pace Feel confident in your German language skills after a few weeks ONLY Once you learn, you NEVER forget Learn German with my stories ( the easy way )

Develop your German listening skills, expand your German vocabulary, and improve your German pronunciation with German Short Stories for Beginners. What you will get with German Short Stories for Beginners: ✔ Easy German stories targeted at beginners: Simple (but not boring) stories written with the most useful German grammar structures and common German vocabulary. ✔ German audio material: Improve your listening comprehension with the audio files. ✔ Get good at German pronunciation: Follow the narrator’s speech and mimic the correct pronunciation. ✔ Challenge yourself with the two versions of the text: One version has a glossary between each paragraph. But if you aren’t confident enough for that yet, start by reading the dual German and English parallel text. ✔ Assess your comprehension of each story: Do the quiz at the end of each one. ✔ Revise your vocabulary with the glossary: Ideal if you like to memorize the vocabulary as flashcards. With this book and accompanying audio, you can start improving your German today!