Whether it’s on the ostrich farm, at the gym, the currywurst stand or the beach, in this hidden object book you'll find countless people, animals and little stories on every page – and in their midst, Hazel Brugger and Thomas Spitzer. For their series Deutschland Was Geht, these two comedians visited bizarre locations and events all over the country. Children will love this hidden object book, and fans will find familiar locations and details.

Home sweet home: A cosy, stylish home is the best guarantee of relaxation and mental peace. The road to that peace can be rocky at times, though. Loriot shares the traps of buying a house, the pitfalls of renovation and the trials of moving home in over 100 pictures and cartoons. But also the joys of interior design: our home shall be a mirror of our inner life.

Above all, Alfred Andersch achieved literary fame as a storyteller: it was as a storyteller that he celebrated his greatest success, both with his readers and the critics, it was as a storyteller that he was awarded, and as a storyteller that he secured his place in the history of German post-war literature. This new volume collects the best of his realistic and fantastical stories – stories that contain entire life stories, ghost stories, snapshots in the tradition of the American short story, political stories, family stories – prose pieces in which Andersch devotes himself again and again to new literary forms.

The book series All About Me has sold over three million copies worldwide.

This international classic amongst questionnaire books has been a hit for the last 20 years and is the simplest way to deepen your understanding of yourself and others.

Most people find it easier to entrust their thoughts, worries and desires to a stranger. And it is even easier when someone asks exactly the right questions. All About Me was the first question and answer book ever, its 25 chapters designed to open up the most important details of the reader’s life. With questions on dreams and desires, fears and memories. No matter whether you read it alone or together with someone else, this book will reveal what you have never dared to ask yourself.

The modern individual is constantly travelling, be it in their professional life or on vacation. In over 100 pictures and cartoons, Loriot illustrates how not to lose one’s head on car, train, sea or air trips, and how to demonstrate one’s worldliness on the beach, in a tent, at a hotel and in exotic locations.

›I'm no musician,‹ says Donna Leon. ›I can't read music. I know nothing about musical theory. I'm a follower, a groupie, call me what you will: I am a heart with a pair of ears stuck on, one that for over ten years has been listening almost exclusively to music by Handel.‹ While listening, it struck Donna Leon that Handel's music is teeming with animals, that he again and again gives voice to animals through his notation. What is Handel's intention when a snake hisses through an aria or when armies of frogs penetrate the King's chambers? Donna Leon investigates. She tells us how animals have informed the imagination, beliefs and superstitions since year dot. Handel's Bestiary reveals a different side to Donna Leon: she is not only an appreciator of music, but also an expert in the symbolism of medieval bestiaries. Michael Sowa has also taken inspiration from those animals to create these marvellous images.
The arias on the attached CD are performed by the Handel expert Alan Curtis and his orchestra, Il Complesso Barocco. Divertimento fantastico!

The updated edition on the occasion of Brunetti’s 30th case.

In Brunetti’s footsteps: 13 literary walks through 30 criminal cases.

Calli, campi and cafes: throughout all these years, the Commissario has not just remained loyal to his family, but also to his favourite corners of the city. Toni Sepeda has meticulously traced Brunetti's whereabouts in the alleys of Venice, compiling what takes place around the Questura, in San Polo or at the Ospedale Civile. She allows readers to discover Brunetti's Venice on location or at home.

As Novalis said, »Everything is a fairy tale.« But not all fairy tale anthologies are like The Giant Book of Fairy Tales by Tatjana Hauptmann – a true classic for the entire family, a book of magical beauty. This collection of the 100 best fairy tales from Europe is magnificently adorned with a colourful and enchanting palette of 600 drawings and watercolours.

In ›Venetian Curiosities‹ Donna Leon tells amazing tales from the Venetian past, whilst ›Il Complesso Barocco‹ offers virtuosities by Antonio Vivaldi on the CD which accompanies this book. Venice is unique. And so is its history. But what is most remarkable are the stories that the inhabitants tell each other about what happened in the past. Donna Leon has picked up the most intriguing customs and events recounting anecdotes that might or might not be true, and thus the Serenissima is seen from an astonishing side. An elephant seeks refuge in the church of S. Antonin, courtesans are supposed to convert men to proper heterosexual behaviour, gamblers bet their palazzos, people are convicted though they prove to be innocent – Venice is full of curious and odd episodes. These stories are of as rich a diversity as the music of Antonio Vivaldi: The CD presents seven solo concerts: Violin, cello, oboe and bassoon, viola, violone and harpsichord, they all play their part. ›Il Complesso Barocco‹, founded in 1979 by Alan Curtis, is an international ensemble dedicated to Baroque music on original instruments. It has played a fundamental role in the modern revival of Baroque operas, especially those of Monteverdi, Vivaldi and Handel. ›Il Complesso Barocco‹ received the ›Antonio Vivaldi International Recording Prize‹ in 1997 as best production in the vocal section. For their Handel recordings they were awarded the ›Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik‹ in 2003 as well as, on several occasions, the international ›Handel Recording Prize‹.

We all need to eat. What matters is the what and the how of it. In 100 pictures and cartoons, Loriot introduces us to the secrets of German cuisine, teaches us table manners, correct behaviour in a restaurant and responsible dealings with alcohol and other enjoyable substances.

On April 19th, 1947, Dürrenmatt’s first play, »It is Written«, premiered at the Schauspielhaus, Zurich. It was a calamity, and the audience whistled so loudly that the police had to intervene. Nevertheless, the author, 26 years of age at the time, went on to achieve world fame and attract an audience of millions as a dramatist. »Romulus The Great«, »The Visit«, »The Physicists« and many more remain among the most performed plays on the German stage to this day, as well as being (beloved!) school reading and »universally renowned, modern myths« (Le Monde, Paris). This edition features all plays with detailed references to performance and publication history, as well as a chronicle of Dürrenmatt’s life and work.

Questions that everyone has to ask themselves at least once in life. Whether it be as a discrete way of getting to know oneself better or as an amusing game to play in company. Questions that provoke amusement, questions that get under your skin. Unexpected, devious questions which question themselves in turn, like in a kaleidoscope. Questions which are guaranteed to stir things up: on the way of the world, love, sex, success, career, death, God and happiness.

A valuable advice book for cheerful days at the office, in more than 100 sketches. On carefree communication with subordinates and superiors, special kinds of customer contact, and calmly undermining one’s dear colleagues. With tips and tricks for work life balance – »enjoyable physical diversions can make the debilitating office hours between meals much less horrific.«

Every single year! Even if there used to be more tinsel, Christmas is still at its most beautiful with Loriot. Alongside the legendary Advent story, this volume collects together more than 100 illustrations about industrious party preparations, presents that are guaranteed to delight and contemplative moments on Christmas Eve.

Please note: A calm Christmas is the result of a lack of imagination. A deafening racket is proof that Christmas isn’t just an empty word for you.

Collected here in this stunning box set edition, The Complete Ripley Novels celebrates one of fiction’s most iconic literary characters. This collector’s item, featuring all five classic Ripley novels – The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley’s Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley and Ripley Under Water – is published to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Patricia Highsmith’s death in 1995. The Highsmith literary renaissance, initially sparked by a 1999 film adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley – which re-introduced fans and new readers alike to the unforgettable Tom Ripley, the debonair confidence man with a talent for self-invention and murder – continues in full force with three major Highsmith movies in the offing as well as the publication of this volume, »the most sinister and strangely alluring quintet the crime fiction genre has ever produced« (Entertainment Weekly).