Vierundsiebzig ist eine Reise zu den Ursprüngen, zu den Tatorten: in die Camps und an die Frontlinien, in die Wohnzimmer der Verwandten und weiter in ein êzîdisches Dorf in der Türkei, in dem heute niemand mehr lebt. Es geht darum, hinzusehen, zuzuhören, Zeugnis abzulegen, Bilder und Berichte mit der eigenen Geschichte zu verbinden, mit einem Leben als Journalistin und Autorin in Deutschland.

When a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands. It's a dream come true for the snail, who has never left home before. But when the whale swims too close to shore, will the snail be able to save her new friend?

A little unicorn's rainbow-colored mane shifts to a single color when he's feeling a particularly strong emotion. It seems like a storm comes over him when he's sad, and his mane turns deep blue. But when he repeats a breathing exercise, the clouds clear and his rainbow returns--and if he ever feels sad again, he'll know just what to do.

As Penny starts the school year she’s ready to face the world—alone. Noah has gone off the radar after ending his world tour early, and no one, including Penny, knows where he is. So when she accepts Megan’s invitation to visit her performing arts school, it seems like an opportunity to make some new friends.

Die letzte Woche des Dritten Reiches hat begonnen. Hitler ist tot, aber der Krieg noch nicht zu Ende. Alles scheint zum Stillstand zu kommen, und doch ist alles in atemloser Bewegung. Volker Ullrich schildert Tag für Tag diese zeitlose Zeit und entführt den Leser in eine zusammenbrechende Welt voller Dramatik und Gewalt, Hoffnung und Angst. Sein Buch ist eine unvergessliche Zeitreise in den...

The novel begins with the events of June 23, 1941, when the offensive of the German army launched another wave of the fight against spies in the USSR. The work immerses the reader in the atmosphere of the 1930s and is based on the materials of the investigative case of the first director of the Moscow crematorium, Pyotr Ilyich Nesterenka, through whose testimony and diaries one can trace the...

Farmer Pettson begins to sow his vegetables and because Findus doesn’t like vegetables he decides to plant one of his meatballs instead. However keeping the vegetable garden safe from the farm animals proves a hard task for Findus and Pettson. The seventh story from Hawthorn Press in the popular Findus and Pettson series about a farmer and his talking cat.

Between Anti-Fascist Society, Socialist Utopia and Lived Jewishness: What did it mean to be Jewish in the GDR? After the Shoah, many Jews made the conscious choice to live in East Germany, to be part of building a new, more equitable socialist society, hoping for greater justice and to overcome antisemitic structures. This volume looks at what became of their ideals, how Jewish life was newly...

Die Stadt Berlin rückte im 20. Jahrhundert nur allzu oft ins Zentrum des Geschehens. Berlin war eine monarchische, eine demokratische, eine faschistische und eine sozialistische Hauptstadt. Von hier aus wurden zwei Weltkriege in die Welt getragen, die mit großer Wucht auf die Stadt zurückfielen. In Berlin erlebte der Kalte Krieg seine Zuspitzung, bevor er hier sein symbolisches Ende fand. Die...

After the revolution and Civil War, the large Burliuk family became divided—some members left Soviet Russia forever, while others remained in their homeland. The same happened with the family and wide circle of friends of Sonia Delaunay. Despite the seemingly closed borders, correspondence between the two families continued for years. The main theme of these endless letters was the debate...

Odesa, where only furious storms from the sea flew in. Ukrainian cinema, fresh and bold, like a cabin boy on a tall mast. Young people who are looking for themselves and find — friendship, love, loyalty, courage. A director, an artist, a ballerina, a sailor, Odessa fishermen, port girls, a film factory director, a schooner owner. A subtle love intrigue, the spirit of romance and creative...

In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural...