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FOREIGN RIGHTS GUIDESPRING 2018

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HISTORICAL FICTION

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BACKLIST FICTION

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B O O K S F O R Y O U N G W O M E N

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HANNESHANNESRita Falk

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Two young men, friends since early childhood, speed away on their trip into life. Until the accident. Uli believes � ercely that Hannes will awake from his coma, soon. He visits him daily, even though his community service at the “Bird’s Nest”, a mental health clinic, is quite demanding. At the same time, he has this hunger for life, for love and sex as well as for a deep friendship – and the hope that everything will soon be back the way it was before the accident.

And in his own way, he tries to bring Hannes back to life: Every day, Uli makes his friend take part in his daily life, always in hope for a tiny twitch, a blink, a word of recognition. Every day, Uli writes him letters so that Hannes will be up to date later on, when he is back with him. But in between, he is overwhelmed by an irrepressible rage, rage at the soulless hi-tech medicine, the helpless-arrogant doctors, at Hannes’ parents who wallow in self-pity and rage at Han-nes himself, who is just lying there, without showing a single sign of life…

Rita FalkHannes

Fiction208 pagesPub. Date: 2012

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“You’re a damned liar!” Just as Louis de Montesanto is about to start his lecture in front of the venerable Royal Geographical Society, a heckler exposes him as a charlatan. � e small man with the massive head was born in a small Swiss mountain village in 1849 under the name of Hans Roth, and he went on to lead a truly adventurous life.

A picaresque novel about the striving for ful� llment and freedom, and about the fact that truth is o� en a question of perception, especially for a very small person like Louis, who is constantly struggling to remain inde-pendent from the large, wide world.

� e body of a naked woman is discovered in the forest near Niederkalten-kirchen. She had recently moved into Simmerl’s � rst-� oor apartment, from where she had o� ered online strip shows under the name “Mona.” Eberhofer is on the verge of a juicy case. � en: a second corpse appears in the woods. � e same MO. A serial murderer in Niederkaltenkirchen?

Ninth volume of the bestselling series with around 5 million copies sold.

Michael HugentoblerLouis or The Ride on the Ocean Turtle

Sonja R. falls head over heels in love. However, she has found herself in the arms of a narcissist, a man who wants to monopolize her and who systemati-cally destroys her sense of self-worth. � is narcissistic relationship lasts nine years, until Sonja R. is � nally able to break away from it a� er many attempts. Bärbel Wardetzki provides commentary on the various phases of this relation-ship from the psychological-psychoanalytical perspective.

Bärbel Wardetzki is one of the top experts on the subject of narcissism.� e connection between the inside perspective and the commentary from an experienced psychologist is equally enlightening and helpful for those who � nd themselves in similar relationships

Rita FalkKaiserschmarrn Drama

Bärbel Wardetzki / Sonja R.Is This Supposed to Be Love?How to Eff ectively Escape a Narcissistic Relationship

Literary Fiction220 pagesPub. Date: March 2018

Crime Novel304 pagesPub. Date: February 2018

Self-Help / Psychology208 pagesPub. Date: May 2018

Literary Fiction

Rights sold: France, Hungary, Latvia, Turkey

Books for young womenbetween 18 and 30!

Appealing • Unique • Edgy

With Hannes, bestselling author Rita Falk shows the true extent of her writing skills by gi� ing us with a genuine, universal story about unconditional friendship and loss, about love and death, which shall leave nobody untouched.

� anks to her unique style, the reader will laugh and su� er with the protagonists and despair with them of the injustice of fate. But this story also radiates the splendour, power and beauty of life. � is is an out-standing novel which will � nd and touch its readers everywhere.

Over 130.000 copies soldRights sold: France, Italy, The Netherlands, Israel, Korea

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Books for young women

Capturing the lives, experiences and day-to-day

questions which young women face:

First jobs

Families and loves

Sexual relationships

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A murder rocks the camp in northern Finland where Tilly is supposed to be constructing an igloo youth hostel with a group of ten other troubled adole-scents. � e victim is a girl who Tilly admired — a girl who styled herself in exactly the same way she did. It’s clear that Tilly was the intended victim; she’s in no doubt about that. She hatches a plan to lure the killer onto thin ice — but her ploy is only partially successful. In order to � nd the real identity of the murderer and discover his true motive, Tilly has to investigate her distant past and uncover the sinister secret of her own identity.

A � rst-class literary thriller that explores a disturbing subject — violence towards children — and features a heroine reminiscent of Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander.

Elisabeth RappIf He Finds Me I’ll Be Dead

Thriller380 pagesPub. Date: 2013

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Nicki and Canon are meant for each other. So when Canon disappears, Nicki sets o� on a quest to � nd him - and uncovers a dark secret in his life that leads her into totally alien territory. Running parallel to familiar reality there exists a world of � owing creatures: creatures that originate from people’s thoughts; de-mons that can make bargains with their creators. Canon’s demon is in serious trouble - and so is Canon. Nicki does everything in her power to save him, but in order to succeed she’ll need all the help she can get from his friends.

A truly magical love story that walks a brilliant tightrope between trendy city life and the breathtaking atmosphere of a magical realm, creating an incredible hypnotic e� ect from the very � rst page.

A Ka� a-esque setting and an ambience reminiscent of Marquez and Zafón give this novel a very special quality.

Jenny-Mai NuyenThe Nameless Night

Urban Fantasy448 pagesPub. Date: 2015

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Jana and Leander haven’t seen each other in six years. As children, they had been inseparable - until one fateful August evening, when Jana’s brother Tim lost his life in a car accident. Leander had been behind the wheel. A� er that, he vanished from Jana’s life. � ey haven’t exchanged a single word since that day and have lost all connection with one another.

And now he is suddenly standing before her. With his light blue eyes. And the attraction between them is much stronger than Jana wants to acknowledge. She has spent the past six years trying to hate him. And now he is here for one very good reason: so that she can save him. � e only thing is that he doesn’t know this yet himself.

Authentic characters, relevant topics that surpass all the clichés.

� e book’s raw, pure appeal hits very close to the experiences and environments of its readers.

Second volume in preparation.

Lea CoplinNothing is Good. Without You.

Romance352 pagesPub. Date: April 2018

Shortlisted for the Friedrich-Glauser-Prize/Hansjörg-Martin-Prize 2014

Entertaining texts of high calibre and with depth -

ranging from topical issues to romance,

crime/thriller, and urban fantasy.


Michael Hugentobler

Louisor The Ride on the Ocean Turtle

“So tell me now how it really was! - Which version, Sir?”

Trained as a journalist, Michael Hugentobler is a great historical writer. Following the historical traces, he faithfully devises the truth anew. His titles are reading adventures, cushioned by an elegant sense of humor. Anyone who loves Bruce Chatwin will devour Michael Hugentobler.

Endorsement by Angelika Overath

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“You’re a damned liar!” Just as Louis de Montesanto is about to start his lecture in front of the venerable Royal Geographical Soci-ety, a heckler exposes him as a charlatan. � e small man with the massive head was born in a small Swiss mountain village in 1849 under the name of Hans Roth, and he went on to lead a truly ad-venturous life, which included, among other things, working for the governor of Western Australia. He returns to London many years later, clothed in rags and telling a story that is odder than anything a person could make up. He claims that he was appoint-ed chief of an aboriginal tribe, and that he spent years studying their culture and traditions. His quickly published autobiography becomes a worldwide bestseller - until the word gets out about how much he has embellished his daring life story.

Michael Hugentobler cra� s a � ctional life story around a man who actually did exist. � ere never was a Louis de Montesanto, but there was once a Louis de Rougemont, the alias for Henri Louis Grin, upon whose fascinating story this novel is loose-ly based. � e Wild Word Magazine, in which de Rougemont published his accounts until he was uncovered as a humbug, once wrote: “Truth is stranger than � ction, but de Rougemont is stranger than both.”

A picaresque novel about the striving for ful� llment and freedom, and about the fact that truth is o� en a question of perception, especially for a very small person like Louis, who is constantly struggling to remain independent from the large, wide world.

Michael Hugentobler

Louis or The Ride On the Ocean Turtle

220 pages

Pub. Date: March 2018

Michael Hugentobler

L I T E R A R Y F I C T I O N

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MICHAEL HUGENTOBLER, born in Zurich

in 1975, works as a freelance journalist. He

writes articles, features and columns for

various periodicals, including Das Magazin

and Die Zeit. He lives with his family outside

of Zurich.

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Rita Falk

Kaiserschmarrn DramaEberhofer-series, vol. 9

A marvelous situational comedy with touching passages. Eberhofer’s typical impudence and intriguingly original investigative methods ba lance each other out. Loads of fun from the first page to the last.

All series titles have landed in the top 5 spots of the bestseller list.

Rita Falk’s sales figures total around 5 million copies.

An internationally successful series in France, Hungary, Latvia, and Turkey.

Compelling film adaptations of the Eberhofer-series by Ed Herzog/Constantin Film.

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� e body of a naked woman is discovered in the forest near Niederkaltenkirchen. She had recently moved into Simmerl’s � rst-� oor apartment, from where she had o� ered online strip shows under the name “Mona.” Eberhofer is on the verge of a juicy case, since the circle of suspects includes a few of her customers, including Leopold, Simmerl and Flötzinger.

� ese are hard times for Franz, both professionally and privately: Leopold’s and Susi’s duplex expands in equal measure to Franz’s distaste for their cozy domestic happiness.

� en: a second corpse appears in the woods. � e same MO. A serial murderer in Niederkaltenkirchen?

Rita Falk

Kaiserschmarrn Drama

304 pages

Pub. Date: February 2018

Around 5 million copies sold!

C R I M E F I C T I O N

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RITA FALK was born in 1964 in Bavaria and

still lives there. She is the mother of three

grown children and is married to a police-

man.

Rights sold: France, Hungary, Latvia, Turkey

NINE VOLUMES IN THE EBERHOFER-SERIES:

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PRESS ACCLAIMS FOR THE SERIES:

Rita Falk’s regional crime novels are cult

favorites.

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The crime author’s literary skill is silkily fl uid

and as gentle as a brook, although it can

sometimes sweep you along like a raging

wild stream.

Walter Prankl, kultur-punks.ch

With her black humor, Rita Falk once again

sends us readers into tears of laughter.

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#1 on the German bestseller list180.000 copies sold in the first week





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Frank Goldammer

The Bogeyman • A Thousand Devils • The ForgottenChief Inspector Max Heller-series

In gripping and poignantly related crime thrillers, the author - Dresden born and raised himself - sets the action against the backdrop of the darkest hours of his home city with great passion and authenticity.

Exceptionally well-researched, vividly portrayed, realistic and utterly absorbing, these novels are an unconditional appeal for justice and humanity.

“This was the price of survival. He would pay for it with his dreams and his deepest, most unfathomable fears.”

FRANK GOLDAMMER was born in Dresden

in 1975. A painter and varnisher by trade, he

began writing in his early twenties, self-pub-

lishing his fi rst novels. A single parent, he

lives with his twin children in Dresden.

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An accomplished historical crime novel; a

fi rst-rate read that puts the reader right in

amongst the ruins of Dresden.

Frankfurter Stadtkurier

A breath-taking novel guaranteed to keep

you up all night

Rhein-Westerwald-News

I didn’t just read. I had the feeling that I was

SEEING what I was reading… Simply unbe-

lievable - a true marvel that very few authors

are able to achieve.

inchen84, Blogger

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The crime series about Max Heller spans the period of time between the end of the war to the construction of the Berlin Wall.

Dresden, November 1944: the population is groaning under the strain and dire privations of an increasingly menacing war. Detective inspector Max Heller is summoned to the scene of a crime, where he is confronted with the savagely battered body of a woman. Very soon, the rumour mills start to grind: it’s the Bogeyman, prowling the ruins at night. Heller devotes himself to hunting down the barbaric murderer amidst the chaos of the war’s last winter.

340 pages

Pub. Date: Since 2016

Frank Goldammer Chief Inspector Max Heller-series

The Bogeyman (vol. I)

A Thousand Devils (vol. II)Dresden, 1947. � e city lies within the Soviet occupation zone and is still a desert of rubble and ruins. Inspector Max Heller is summoned to the scene of a crime in Dresden Neustadt by the newly-instigated People’s Police. � e victim seems to be a Red Army soldier. But before he gets a chance to begin his investigations he dis-covers that the Russian military has removed the corpse from the scene...

The Forgotten (vol. III)Dresden 1948: a hot summer, three years a� er the end of the war. � e great currency reform throws occupied and divided post-war Germa-ny into a crisis. In the midst of the arduous re-construction work, Chief Inspector Max Heller � nds himself entangled in a case involving a fourteen-year-old boy, whose cause of death is anything but clear. While investigating this case, Heller runs up against a wall of silence.

Rights sold: English language



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Gripping, unsettling, explosive

An activist is killed during a civil rights demonstration staged in Frankfurt. Rumors � y that it was “dirty cops” who did it. Police reporter Norman Jacobi is shown a fuzzy video of the crime, and one of the protesters promises to provide him with evidence that will incriminate the police force. However, Commis-sioner Demandt warns Jacobi that the activist in question is a criminal known to the police who wants to leverage the reporter for his own ends. As Jacobi de-bates whom he can trust, he makes a shocking discovery in the activists’ o� ce: He � nds a dossier on himself.

“� e police killed a demonstrator? Are you sure?”

FRANK UHLMANN was born

in Lower Saxony in 1971. He

studied sociology and politi-

cal sciences, and after working

at various diff erent universi-

ties is now a counsellor at the

University of Giessen, where

he lives with his wife.

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Frank UhlmannThe Jacobi File

F I C T I O N

A cunningly constructed and extremely tense political thriller

IN THE SAME SERIES:

You Must Burn

400 pages

Pub. Date: 2014

A fi eld near Frankfurt: chained to a

stake, the charred body of a woman.

Shortly afterwards the gruesome

scenario is repeated. Police reporter

Norman Jacobi fi nds religious

symbols at both crime scenes: could

they be clues? Jacobi scents a major

story, while historian Katharina Beck

just hopes the investigation will

help her fi nally lay her past to rest.No Choice

400 pages

Pub. Date: 2016

During Frankfurt’s mayoral

campaign, the Free Citizen Party’s

candidate is assassinated. At the

scene of the crime a message is

found—in Greek script, written in

blood..

Wine, men and evil

� e legendary South Tyrolean winemaker Franz Karling su� ers a heart attack while diving in the Red Sea. However, his daughter suspects he didn’t die of nat-ural causes, and she con� des her doubts to the photographer Frank Gatow, who is currently staying at the Karling Vineyard to do research for his forthcoming illustrated history of South Tyrolean vineyards. Once Gatow witnesses the volatile � ghts between the heirs in the Karling home, the daughter’s suspicion of murder no longer seems quite so absurd.

After training as a manage-

ment assistant in adverti-

sing, PAUL GROTE studied

sociology and political science

in Hamburg. He spent 15

years living in South America,

from were he reported for the

press and radio on wine and

cookery.

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Paul GrotePinot Grigio Wasn’t in the Will

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Bitter Chianti

352 pages

Pub. Date: 2014

Rights sold: France

Over 320.000 copies of

Wine & Crime books sold

PRESS ACCLAIM FOR THE

WINE & CRIME-SERIES:

What’s more enjoyable? A

splendid wine or a juicy crime

thriller? Paul Grote gives us

both in one.

Frau im Spiegel

Rioja for the Matador

352 pages

Pub. Date: 2006

Rights sold: Poland, Greece


PRESS ACCLAIM FOR

YOU MUST BURN:

Uhlmann has written a re-

markable debut that not only

compares well with the best

German thrillers but can also

easily stand alongside interna-

tional competition.

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A question of faith

County Galway is in shock. A whole string of murders are perpetrated one right a� er the other in various churches across the area. And to top it o� , this is happening during Advent of all times! � is fourth case for Grace O’Malley and her colleague Rory Coyne of the murder commission in the western Irish city of Galway proves to be especially tricky. Is someone seeking revenge against the clergy? A hot lead points toward Northern Ireland, thrusting the o� cers right into the midst of a long-term, escalating confessional con� ict.

HANNAH O’BRIEN is a jour-

nalist and author who lived in

Great Britain and Ireland for

many years but now divides

her time between homes in

Cologne and on the banks of

the Moselle. A regular visitor

to Ireland, she is an expert on

Irish aff airs.

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Hannah O’BrienIrish Legacy




• A headstrong investigator • An atmospheric crime thriller series set in Ireland

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IN THE SAME SERIES:

The Luck of the Irish

416 pages

Pub. Date: 2015

Irish Roulette

416 pages

Pub. Date: 2016

Irish Night

400 pages

Pub. Date: 2017

“� is mysterious book contains formulas which can defeat death.”

Pirna, 1544: Ever since the book with strange writing in it crossed her path as a child, Sophia has been devoted to solving its mystery. Master Heinrich Fuchs stands solidly by her side, having married Sophia a� er the death of Niklas, the father of her son. � e unscrupulous town clerk, Wolf Schumann, has been secretly watching both of them, and he has his own plans for the book’s magical powers. But then one day, the presumed dead Niklas suddenly appears in Pirna.

“Was it possible that the Master had leveraged his knowledge of alchemy to turn his wishes into reality?”

HEIKE STÖHR, born in Pirna

in 1964, earned degrees in

German Literature and Histo-

ry, and works as a teacher in

Berlin. She did the research

for her thesis on Saxon history

in the Pirna Municipal Archive,

focusing on the subject mat-

ter she has now utilized in her

debut novel.

640 pages

April 2018

Heike StöhrThe Devil’s Handwriting (vol. II)

FIRST VOLUME IN THE SERIES:

• An opulent historical novel about a strong woman and a mysterious book

• A vibrant portrait of urban life around the time of the Reformation

The Devil’s Snares (vol. I)

512 pages

Pub. Date: 2017

Pirna, 1541. The number of

mysterious deaths are multi-

plying, almost as if the Devil

himself had a hand in them.

Nineteen-year-old Sophia has

a serious interest in medicine.

While looking around her

father’s offi ce, she discovers a

peculiar book...

BACKGROUND INFORMA-

TION ABOUT THE SERIES:

Even yet today, scholars are

baffl ed by the Voynich Manu-

script, which remains undeci-

pherable. It was presumably

written in a rare northern Ital-

ian dialect, and the illustrations

indicate that the text contains

botanical, anatomical and

astronomical information.

PRESS ACCLAIM FOR

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH:

Grace O’Malley is as tough as

they come; an investigator full

of character. The harsh beauty

of the Galway countryside and

its off beat inhabitants lend the

story an enchanting backdrop.

Brigitte

The masterful prelude to kick-

start a new crime fi ction series.

Captivating, profound and

well-informed. The author’s

love of the Emerald Isle leaps

out at you from every page.

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Sixteen-year-old Annamaria will never forget that “Dirty � ursday”: A harm-less Carnival tradition spells doom for the young girl. And yet no one is willing to believe what happened to Annamaria, who has been living with a negligent and unloving foster mother since her parents’ untimely deaths.

Her fate seems to improve when she is chosen to live in the “house of the happy family.” She grows increasingly hopeful since she has always dreamed of being part of a picture-perfect family. Super-mother Liane rules the roost here, and she seems to have everything in perfect working order. A professional guid-ance counselor, her rules are strict. And yet, is Liane’s family life really all that � awless?

ANJA JONULEIT, born in

1965 in Bonn, is a translator

and interpreter. She has lived

and worked in New York,

Bonn, Rome, Damascus and

Munich. In 1994 she returned

to Germany and now lives

on Lake Constance with her

husband and four children.

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Anja JonuleitThe Game of the Night Girls


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BY THE SAME AUTHOR:

Forgotten by Autumn

432 pages

Pub. Date: 2010

For ten years Maja Sternberg has

had no contact with her mother Lilli

– and now Lilli is dead. The police

in Vienna suspect suicide, but Maja

doesn’t want to believe it. In her

mother’s fl at, she fi nds Lilli’s birth

certifi cate, but her father’s name is

missing.

Over 55.000 copies soldRaven Women

400 pages

Pub. Date: 2016

Anja Jonuleit succeeds brilliantly

in breaking down the complex

subject of the Colonia Dignidad,

transposing it to the personal level

by following the fortunes of two

women.

The real-life backdrop lends this

book an utterly captivating explo-

sive force.

For the past 15 years, Fred has been working for the same radio station, where he moderates “Radio Hearts,” a program about heartache and romance, despite the fact this isn’t really his thing. Unfortunately, his boss Ewald has noticed and has ordered him to take some time o� to reconnect with his romantic side. Fred’s luck takes a turn when he happens to meet Lena, the new owner of his favorite record shop, who is an expert on matters of the heart. What she has no idea about is music. And thus, the two of them decide to help each other out of their predicaments. � e consequences are not quite what they expected.

FLORENTINE KRIEGER was

born in 1971, and she studied

political science and African

studies in Cologne. Even

before starting on her univer-

sity degree, she worked as a

freelance journalist for various

newspapers. She has self-pub-

lished several successful

books..

288 pages

May 2018

Florentine KriegerRadio Hearts

• A funny, entertaining and turbulent novel about friendship, love and music

• Romance grouch meets dream woman

Elisabeth is in her mid-forties, and she volunteers at the hospital as a so-called Green Lady. � is is how she comes to meet old Mr. Green who sits with her by his wife’s deathbed and regales her with stories about their great love for each other. Overwhelmed by so much romance, Elisabeth compares these stories with her own marriage to Robert. And she becomes increasingly unhappy. A� er over two decades together, passion is only a tired � icker, habits have settled in, and instead of children, chickens are now running through the garden - Rob-ert’s latest hobby. Something must change! And yet, Elisabeth’s self-concocted marriage rescue program threatens to run completely amok.

MARLIES FERBER was born

in 1967 and studied sinology.

She worked as an editor and

now lives in the Ruhr Valley

with her husband and two

children, working as a free-

lance author and translator.

320 pages

May 2018

Marlies FerberLove is Green

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� ree friends in their mid-forties, a turbulent trip through China and a cas-cade of incredible surprises

Alicia and � eo, Didi and Gregor: two married couples in their mid-forties who happen to be friends. When Gregor is killed in an accident, the group’s equilib-rium is compromised, since Gregor, the charmer and rogue, was its unacknow-ledged epicenter. � e three others eventually decide - for very di� erent reasons - to undertake a trip to China in memory of Gregor. � ere they are confronted with a culture completely foreign to them. In their own unique ways, each of them copes with the daily challenges - sometimes bizarre and funny, sometimes serious and momentous - that face them. A trip that will test their friendship and their relationship to one another.

ANGELIKA JODL teaches

German to students from

all over the world. She also

writes, gives lectures about

the German language, and

rides a retired racehorse.

When she is not traveling

through the Balkans, the Cau-

casus, or the Far East, she lives

in Munich with her family and

numerous animals.

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Angelika JodlAlicia’s Hunt for a Mandarin Duck




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• A tragicomedy, an exotic journey, a story of friendship, and a marital stocktaking: all mixed together in this novel!

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Conjugating Racehorses

320 pages

Pub. Date: 2016

Recently, Eva Heinrich has been a real monster. She bawls out her well-meaning co-worker and evicts her children’s hamster. She searches online for a one-night stand and mixes a laxative into her husband’s beer. Her � � een-year marriage to Peter has been a good one. She is the mother of two wonderful children, enjoys a large circle of friends, and was recently promoted to departmental manager. Why can’t she just be happy? Her life takes an unexpected turn on New Year’s Eve when she meets and falls for Anna, her boss’s girlfriend.

CAROLIN HAGEBÖLLING has

been living and working in

Munich as a freelance copy-

writer, concept designer and

editor since 2010. She loves the

mountains, travelling, writing

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Everything would have worked out just � ne if they had simply bought the old villa on the Rhine and been able to turn it into a legally acceptable residence. But, of course, that plan came apart, and the colorful, multi-generational � at-share is now faced with eviction! On top of that, everyone’s hormones are o� the charts. Rosa (71) discovers that her new love is already married. Ellen (46) receives a proposal, daughter Kim (14) develops crushes on two boys at once, and Hans Seefeld has suddenly paternal feelings for homeless Mardi. What a disaster! And yet, at the end of everything, we see what all can be accomplished when the decision is made to stick together.

JUTTA PROFIJT was born in

1967 in Ratingen, near Dus-

seldorf. After fi nishing school,

she lived abroad, working in

the import-export business,

and coached both executives

and students. Her fi rst novel

was published in 2003. Today

she works as a freelance writer

and translator.

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Jutta Profi jtAll for One

A novel about life and love - and the most hilarious group since the invention of flat sharing

“You look very pretty today,” Gregor told the clerk at the indoor pool. A tiny, astonished smile brightened the woman’s face…

Gregor is fourteen and somehow di� erent. He wears strange clothes, has a very strict sense of tidiness, loves garish patterns, and knows all of the day’s weather reports. Usually awkward in everyday situations, he addresses the people he encounters with disarming forthrightness. When Gregor’s mother is injured in a serious accident, Gregor must move in with his aunt and uncle. Initially, Judith and Achim have no idea what to do with the “nutjob.” However, with his unconventional manner, Gregor manages to charm a smile from even the unfriendliest of neighbors. And suddenly everyone starts talking to each other again - even Judith and Achim.

ULRIKE HERWIG taught Ger-

man in London for ten years

before moving to Seattle with

her family in 2001. She spends

every free moment at her

desk, at which she has written

several successful novels.

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Ulrike HerwigSometimes, Life is Elsewhere



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OTHER TITLES BY THE AUTHOR:

• A warm-hearted and original “Forrest Gump” story• An unconventional hero who makes the world a better place

Kidnapping for Beginners

288 pages

Pub. Date: 2015

Tina and Markus have been married for almost twenty years. Markus is so weighed down by the grinding routine of everyday life and his eter-nal money worries that one day he � nally blows a fuse, and without thinking twice holds up a petrol station.



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Albert only ever called Fred Fred, never Father. Fred is a child trapped in the body of an old man, he spends his time reading encyclopaedias, waves at green cars and guards his prize possession jealously. Albert is 22, grew up in a chil-dren’s home and never knew his mother. Somehow he senses that Fred is the only one who can help him � nd out more about his background. But Fred has only � ve months le� to live...

Kloeble received grants from the Künstlerhaus Ahrenshoop and the Ger-man Literature Fund for his work on this novel.

Lizzie Doron meets the founders of the Peace Movement—enemies and adver-saries turned allies; Palestinians who wanted to kill Jews and Israelis who re-fused to defend their country. She met with them over the course of a year, and the result is a moving document about former radicals who came to represent a perspective that remains steadfast against senseless hatred.

Lizzis Doron is a writer in the tradition of Svetlana Alexijevitch and com-bines the intense voices of oral history with the dramatic composition of a novel.

Christopher KloebleMore often than not all very fast

What could be worse than the prospect celebrating your 50th birthday in a humdrum suburban restaurant in the company of your entire family? Especial-ly if you su� er from cataclysmic mood swings and occasionally � nd yourself glowing like burning embers even in the snow. Doris (49.9) seeks refuge in doing a runner: she’d far rather defy the dreaded date and escape with her one-time school friends Katja (49) and Anke (48) to enjoy a pampering spa-week-end with all the trimmings on the Baltic coast.

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Courage Muscle TrainingFrom Little Steps to Big Leaps

Compelling, authentic advice book.

Courage is a key competency required by our multi-option society. Each of us needs to feel confident in our ability to maximize our options.

Courage is a muscle, and it is something you can strengthen. And you really should, since it is o� en an underdeveloped courage muscle that causes us to feel controlled by others.

Saying no, putting others in their place, standing up for ourselves - all of these require a certain modicum of courage.

Tanja Peters and and Little Miss Courage will lead the reader through a regimen of exercises and training suggestions that will inspire you to become a little more courageous with each passing day. You will be able to once again take control of your own life and gain con� dence in forging new paths for yourself.

Tanja Peters

Courage Muscle Training

From little steps to big leaps

160 pages

Pub. Date: December 2018

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TANJA PETERS gathered all her courage,

quit her full-time job, and set herself up as an

independent coach, speaker, and self-confi -

dence advisor. She lives in Cologne and helps

other people to realize their dreams and

desires.

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Is This Supposed to Be Love?How to Eff ectively Escape a Narcissistic Relationship

Bärbel Wardetzki is one of the top experts on the subject of narcissism.

The connection between the inside perspective (the depiction of the relationship through the eyes of the woman who was in it) and the com-mentary from an experienced psychologist is equally enlightening and helpful for those who find themselves in similar relationships.

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A� er spending twenty years in a marriage in which she prima-rily just “functioned,” Sonja R. falls head over heels in love. As emotionally starved as she is, A. gives her everything she has been missing for years. However, Sonja has found herself in the arms of a narcissist, a man who wants to monopolize her and who syste matically destroys her sense of self-worth. � is narcissistic relationship lasts for nine years, until Sonja R. is � nally able to break away from it a� er many attempts.

Bärbel Wardetzki provides commentary on the various phases of this relationship from the psychological-psychoanalytical per-spective. She distinguishes healthy from malignant narcissism and describes the warning signs. � e main thrust of this book relates to the question of what compels women to remain in destruc-tive relationships twisting the truth and lying to themselves as a protective mechanism. Wardetzki clari� es the behavioral patterns, and describes in detail the processes of escape and stabilization.

Bärbel Wardetzki

Is This Supposed to Be Love?

How to Eff ectively Escape a

Narcissistic Relationsship

208 pages

Pub. Date: May 2018

Bärbel Wardetzki

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BÄRBEL WARETZKI holds a Ph.D. in Psycho-

logy. She works in Munich as a psychothera-

pist, supervisor and educator with numerous

successful publications.

SONJA R. works as an event manager in the

Franconia region.

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� e relationship space is the critical element to all communications. If it isn’t right, there will also be misunderstandings in terms of meaning. � is can be avoided! � is practical manual provides examples of illuminating moments through the analysis of everyday conversational situations. Problematic beha-vioral patterns will be clari� ed through vivid examples and stories. � rough concrete case studies, the author outlines strategies that can be used to depen-dably cure these problems and to avoid them in the future.

Easily understandable and packed with practical advice, this book reveals how, by altering your attitude, you can eliminate misunderstandings and communi-cate successfully. � is new approach to communication involves empathy and a willingness to accept and acknowledge others and their distinct characteristics.

CORNELIA SCHWARZ has

worked as a life coach and

Light-Body meditation

instructional trainer in private

practice since 1989. A quali-

fi ed business graduate, she

also has eight years’ experi-

ence working in human re-

sources. She has undertaken a

variety of meditation training

courses in Asia with the Dalai

Lama, among others.

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Cornelia & Stephan SchwarzGetting Yourself Across WellHow to Communicate Empathetically and Successfully

• Practical and vibrant - with numerous case studies, exercises and tips• Test included: Which communication type are you?

Seeing and seizing your chances

We tackle our � rst negotiation with ourselves right a� er we get up in the morn-ing: whole grain cereal or chocolate croissant? And this is how the rest of our days go. Negotiations don’t just occur in front of a judge or at a negotiation ta-ble. � ey arise both consciously and subconsciously in a broad variety of minor everyday situations.

� e questions keep popping up: Where do I stand on this? Where would I like to go? How can I achieve that? � ose who are willing to embrace the opportu-nities that cross their paths will become true negotiators.

FRIEDER GAMM (born in

1965) is a much sought-after

keynote speaker and lecturer.

For ten years, he worked as a

negotiator for Porsche in the

areas of sales and distribution.

He now advises companies

such as Daimler, Bosch and

Microsoft, and teaches ad-

junctly at various universities

and business schools. In 2015,

he founded the nonprofi t “Life

Negotiations, Inc.,” which pro-

vides expert negotiator and

lawyer services to refugees.

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Frieder GammIt’s All Open for NegotiationHow to Achieve What You Want

• How to apply professional negotiation know-how to the most diverse life situations

• Numerous case studies included: informative, practical, compelling

OTHER TITLE BY THE AUTHORS:

Escaping the Mind Game Trap

240 pages

Pub. Date: 2016

S E L F - H E L P

STEPHAN SCHWARZ has

been working as an education

offi cer and communication

trainer in various sectors since

1980. He began working as an

instructor for NLP practition-

ers and masters in 1989. He is

also a Light-Body instructional

trainer and a Tao Master. He

and Cornelia Schwarz give

seminars at home and abroad

for large and small groups.

Is there life a� er your career? Absolutely!

For the many people who de� ne accomplishment and recognition in terms of their professional lives, the thought of departing the working world is unset-tling. No doubt about it: It is a challenge to set the course for this new phase of life - however, it is the ideal point in time to start something new. � is book will help you easily discover what that something could be.

“Your professional and private experiences are a treasure trove that will help you open up to both yourself and others. And to your newly achieved freedom as well.” Iris Seidenstricker

IRIS SEIDENSTRICKER

studied German, philosophy

and pedagogics. She was

responsible for the press and

publicity departments of

various German publishing

houses for many years and

now works as a coach and

trainer in personal and career

development.

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Iris SeidenstrickerTime for Something NewHow to Figure Out What to Do After Retirement



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READER:

This book pragmatically

addresses a broad array of life

topics and cuts straight to the

chase with each one… Readers

will draw inspiration from the

book’s expertly compiled texts

and the way it pulls together

and illuminates many of life’s

questions.

iovado, Journal rund um Leben

und Gesundheit

Destination: the world

Achill Moser, “passionate globetrotter and go-getter,” invites us to participate in his fascination for the sublime natural environment. In an increasingly swi� ly turning world, we need nature as a counterbalance and measure for our own existence, as well as a source of inspiration and healing. Forests, mountains, rivers, seas, and deserts are outstanding examples of our planet’s habitats. � ey in� uence us physically and spiritually - every path into the natural world is also an exploration of each individual’s metaphysical topography.

Achill Moser has a good eye for the exceptional, but he is also sensitive to the simple joy we take from being on the road. He insightfully describes the feeling that is generated whenever we submerge ourselves in the vast breadth of nature and � nd ourselves in the company of new thoughts.

“We don’t need nature with its amazing diversity as an economic factor. We need nature for the good it does our souls.” Achill Moser

Born in 1954, ACHILL MOSER

studied economics, African

studies and Arabic in college.

For many years, he lived

among various nomadic

peoples in Africa and Asia.

He has traveled through 28

deserts around the world by

foot and by camel. He now

lives in Hamburg, where he

works as a freelance journalist,

photography and lecturer. His

travel articles have appeared

in Geo, Stern, Spiegel, Merian,

and other periodicals. He has

published over 20 books.

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Achill MoserEn RouteThe Meaning of Travel and the Magic of Adventure

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• Trendy subject matter: self-discovery through hiking• More than a travelogue: a practical philosophy for traveling

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Happiness – A Pocket Reader

Ways for a more content work

and a happier life

160 pages

Pub. Date: 2016

A Pocket Reader

160 pages

Pub. Date: 2015

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Digital manipulation

� e public forum has been fundamentally changed. � at which begins as a Tweet or a post practically leads to violence, and has a direct in� uence on voting results. A veritable information war has started, one that is dividing our society and throwing into doubt the reliability of our democratic institutions. � e issue is voices, not facts. Populists and extremists need a story: with victims and perpetrators, clear-cut enemies and heroes. � e echo e� ect and opinion spaces on the internet function as biotopes for these groups.

For almost two years, Ute Schae� er accessed and operated undercover within these spaces. She describes the players behind the campaigns, analyzes the sto-ries, and describes the way in which the internet’s functionality intensi� es the e� ectiveness of propaganda messages.

UTE SCHAEFFER was chief

editor of Deutsche Welle and

is now head of media devel-

opment and deputy director

of the DW-Akademie. She has

spent many years reporting

from Africa, Eastern Europe

and the Arab States and has

fi rst-hand experience of many

of the refugees’ countries of

origin.

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• Uncovered: the mechanisms and players behind the fake news that manipulate public meaning

• Fascinating research in the abyss of the digital world

From the four zones, two nations emerged

At the Potsdam Conference in July and August 1945, the “Big � ree” - the Bri-tish Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the American President Harry Truman, and the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, discussed the future borders of Europe, the reparation payments, and the administration of the occupation zones. � ere was little agreement on any of this, and thus, the Cold War began. In 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany arose from the western zones, while the eastern zone became the German Democratic Republic. A vivid, succinct history of the post-war period from the surrender through the years of occupation policies and everyday existence, denazi� cation, currency reform, and the Berlin Block-ade up to the founding of the two German states.

WOLFGANG BENZ, born in

1941, is professor emeritus

of History and was Director

of the Centre for Research on

Anti-Semitism at the Technical

University of Berlin until his

retirement in 2011.

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Wolfgang BenzHow Germany Came to be DividedFrom the Capitulation to the Establishment of the Two German States, 1945-1949

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A history of post-war Germany - from a renowned modern historian

Ute Schaeff erFake versus FactHow Populists, Bots and Trolls are Attacking our Democracy

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� e centennial of the Revolution: an extraordinary historical overview

On November 7, 1918, the House of Wittelsbach fell from power in Bavaria, followed in short succession by all of the other German royal houses. Prior to the founding of the Republic on November 9, Kurt Eisner established the Ba-varian Republic as an independent state. � is groundbreaking event paved the way for the rise of National Socialism. Appel recreates the starting point of this historical drama through vivid memories and contemporary journal accounts. � is study describes the roots of the Revolution, the last night of the monarchy, and the subsequent decisive days. Appel also provides a lively description of the period of the Independent State of Bavaria through the assassination of Kurt Eisner, the declaration of the Munich Soviet Republic, and Hitler’s initial steps toward setting the stage for counterrevolution.

MICHAEL APPEL, Dr. phil.,

studied history, political

science and philosophy. He

works as an author and pro-

ducer for the Bavarian Radio

Corporation, focusing on both

modern and pre-modern

history.

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• A groundbreaking event and extraordinary drama• Realistically accurate perspectives: right-wing and left-wing thinkers,

authors, politicians, and both influential and “ordinary” people are all given their say

Michael AppelThe Final Night of the MonarchyHow the Revolution and the Munich Soviet Republic Produced Adolf Hitler

Goethe, co-opted

Goethe’s life is so richly documented and his life so multi-faceted that he is easily co-opted by vastly di� erent opinion leaders. For the Goethe Society - founded in 1885 in Weimar - even before the Machtergreifung in 1933, he was less of the enlightened humanist and more of the conservative nationalist. A� er Hitler’s rise to power, the society promoted a signi� cantly “browner” image of Goethe with increasing vehemence. Eventually, the Olympian was roughly brought into line to serve the regime’s purposes. � e privileges of a designated “world role” combined with increasing entanglements yield a fascinating dra-matic curve to this story.

Born in the United States,

Prof. W. DANIEL WILSON is

a Professor of German at the

University of London. He has

published various texts rela-

ted to Goethe’s life and work.

They are all distinguished by a

sober, unobstructed perspec-

tive from the outside

looking in.

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W. Daniel WilsonThe Faustian PactGoethe and the Goethe Society in the Third Reich

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• The first comprehensive history of the most important German literary society in the Third Reich

• A cultural history of Germany in those barbaric years• Newly researched documents, insightfully analyzed

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Ikigai: this resonant Japanese term stands for the joy that comes with � nding meaning in life. Research shows that those with high ikigai levels not only lead a more ful� lled life but also have a signi� cantly higher life-expectancy than those who haven’t yet found their raison d’être.

Ikigai is the new hot topic that captures the spirit of our times!

� is book o� ers a playful and totally relaxed way of training common sense with interesting quizzes and challenging brain-teasers.Each chapter consists of several components: a compact introduction to a cent-ral philosophical issue; an information section that provides historical material and explains the pertinent terminology; and � nally a series of entertaining mental exercises.

Bettina LemkeIkigai - Finding the Meaning of Life in the Everyday. A Practical Guidebook

� e year 1968 stands for an entire decade of rebellion. All around the globe young people took to the streets in their hundreds of thousands. Norbert Frei traces the roots of this worldwide revolution, marking the di� erences in what triggered unrest amongst an entire generation.Norbert Frei, one of Germany’s leading authorities on contemporary history, presents an historical evaluation of the generation of `68, viewing events from an international perspective.

Robert ZimmerPhilosophical Brain Games

Norbert Frei1968Student Revolt and Global Protest

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