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Questions tagged [book]

The given other tags should clarify, whether the text/word was taken from a book (and therefore the language may be dated or really old) or whether a (e. g. reference) book is asked for.

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Gibt es auch eine deutsche Version von Standard eBooks?

Gibt es eine ähnlich Initiative wie Standard eBooks auch für deutsche Bücher? Standard eBooks ist ein Projekt in dem freizugängliche Texte (z.B. Gutenberg) typographisch überarbeitet werden.
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German language self-study materials/media

I am looking out for self-study German books targeted for beginners. Please help me to compile a good list of titles worth buying.
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What are good free eBooks for levels A2/B1

I found some sources of free ebooks, but not sure which is good for intermediate level (A2/B1). Any recommendations? It doesn't necessarily be free book, but it's better of…
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A book like "practice and progress"

Many years ago I was learning English and I used an old book "practice and progress". It was great because you read a short text and then reconstruct it with you own words by answering some questions. Is there a similar book for German language…
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I would like help figuring out what Old German Fairy Tale book this is. It is missing the cover, binding, and back cover

This book belongs to a good friend of mine. She is 81 and possessed this book since she was 4 years old, from Munich. The book contains 18 stories and 5 color illustrations. It is written in Old German and hard to translate. There is no names on the…
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Student books like English "Round-up" but for teaching/learning German language

I'm looking for the books like English "Round-up" to teach children German. I'm 100% sure that books like these exist but I just don't know about them. Could you help, please? More concrete: I need studentbooks to teach German language to children…
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Suggestions of German grammar books

Currently I am studying german through the book serie Menschen. I found out that it is a general book, it does not encompass nice grammar explanations neither many exercises for practice, it is more focused on class learning and not for self…
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Books like active reading series for German

I had 5 different level of active reading books for English which increased my reading very well. For increasing my reading talent in German: Is there any book (or series of books) for German like active reading to teach us how to read faster. For…
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Basic German books of novel to learn the language for beginners (1000 words or A1/A2 level)

I'm looking for some easy books to read like the following one which is in English, but I need some in German: link But the search is not very easy since I find a lot of "false positive" like the following one: link The problem is that in English I…
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Best reference book for German grammar?

I need to get to know the basic grammar of the German language in a short period of time. I previously used Bennet's New Latin Grammar to study Latin and I found it to be quite helpful since it was both comprehensive and plain at the same…
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About the free German language textbook with no copyright (open source e-book)

I am trying to learn the German language, so I found some e-book for this usage: MENSCHEN STARTEN WIR SICHER So if possible I like to find out by downloading the PDF of these e-books are in copyright law and based of this law needs to be…
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Gute Grammatik der deutschen Sprache gesucht, die für englischsprachige Lerner geschrieben ist

Ich suche eine wirklich gute Grammatik des Deutschen in englischer Sprache, denn aus der Außenperspektive und im Sprachvergleich werden oft Probleme sichtbar, die einem nicht bewusst werden, solange man nur 'im eigenen Saft schmort'. Kann jemand…
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Written on a book I bought "Fresst meinen Sternenstaub, ihr Langweiler!"

What does "Fresst meinen Sternenstaub, ihr Langweiler!" mean? I tried google translate but nothing showed up.
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