Most people do not think of Berlin as a beautiful city, but it is filled with stunning sights, sounds & textures, all the ...

Berlin is much more than the former capital of Nazi Germany. At the political & geographical centre of the Second World War & the Cold War, the city has also been at the cultural heart of Europe for hundreds of years--and continues to set architectural, musical & fashion trends in the twenty-first century. Similarly, Berlin produced authors such as Theodor Fontane & Bertolt Brecht & now serves as inspiration for postmodern & postcolonial literature by the likes of Emine Sevgi Ozdamar & Gunter Grass. Located along the Spree river in eastern Germany`s verdant Brandenburg landscape, Berlin is a relative latecomer among Europe s capitals. It was a mere village as late as the seventeenth century & not unified into one metropolis until the 1920s. Even today, the various communities that now make up the city have their own distinctive identities. Berlin has been shaped by politicians such as Frederick the Great, dictators like Adolf Hitler & architects such as Karl Friedrich Schinkel & Hans Scharoun, yet none of these individuals managed to put a decisive stamp on the city: because of its turbulent history, Berlin has had to reinvent itself again & again. The staid baroque capital of Prussia was succeeded by the up-&-coming capital of newly united Germany; village homes replaced by tenement housing; the hierarchical orderliness of the early twentieth century followed by the avant-garde statements of modernism. After the destruction of the Second World War, the Wall cut the city in half & created the brooding image of the Cold War frontier; since the dramatic collapse of the Wall the latest version of a unified Berlin has arisen as new Germany`s capital. In its current incarnation Berlin has been characterized as `poor, but sexy` by its own mayor. It may not aspire to the beauty or grandeur of London or Paris, but rather embraces being an exciting & innovative place sought out by artists & entrepreneurs from all over the world. Norbert Schurer`s cultural guide explores the juxtaposition of Berlin`s past & present in history, architecture, literature, art, entertainment & religion, & offers an insider account that provides contexts to make sense of Berlin`s dazzling variety. ...

During the past two decades, Jason Lutes has quietly created one of the masterworks of the graphic novel golden age. Serialized in twenty-two issues, collected in two volumes, with a third to be released at the same time as this omnibus, Berlin has more than 100, 000 copies in print & is one of the high-water marks of the medium: rich in its well-researched historical detail, compassionate in its character studies, & as timely as ever in its depiction of a society slowly awakening to the stranglehold of fascism. Berlin is an intricate look at the fall of the Weimar Republic through the eyes of its citizens? Marthe Muller, a young woman escaping the memory of a brother killed in World War I, Kurt Severing, an idealistic journalist losing faith in the printed word as fascism & extremism take hold; the Brauns, a family torn apart by poverty & politics. Lutes weaves these characters lives into the larger fabric of a city slowly ripping apart. The city itself is the central protagonist in this historical fiction. Lavish salons, crumbling sidewalks, dusty attics, & train stations: all these places come alive in Lutes masterful h&. Weimar Berlin was the world s metropolis, where intellectualism, creativity, & sensuous liberal values thrived, & Lutes maps its tragic, inevitable decline. Devastatingly relevant & beautifully told, Berlin is one of the great epics of the comics medium. ...

Berlin is a party in a graveyard. It is Europe`s youth capital, & its guilty war conscience. It is a disputed construction site, built on the ruins of regimes. Today`s diversity
- refugees, immigrants, arty expats, East & West
- emerges from a history of violence. Berlin is as cutting-edge & contemporary as it is wary of its extreme past. Berlin is a comprehensive short history & portrait of the German capital today. The story of Berlin`s vagaries over nine centuries
- from a dry place in a bog to the control centre of modern Europe
- is expertly portrayed by historian Joseph Pearson. The dynamic present is a palimpsest on this unsettling past. A long-time flaneur of Berlin`s streets, Pearson explores how the city`s history is visible today in bombsites, museums & industrial club spaces (and a lake hosting a man-nibbling monster). In this book, we find that elements of the city that for some can be unnerving
- its emptiness, its provincialism, its ramshackle industrial eclecticism, its sexual freedoms, its confrontation with a murderous past
- are precisely what give the city its charge. Pearson poses provocative questions as he reveals the city`s many layers & varied neighbourhoods. He argues, ultimately, that Berlin`s centrality in European & cultural affairs is only just beginning to be felt.





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” Berlin is a city forever in the process of becoming, never being, & so it lives more powerfully in the imagination.” Rory Maclean, ` Berlin
- Imagine a City`. Located at the epicentre of some of modern Europe`s most significant & turbulent events, Berlin has long held a magnetic attraction for writers. From 19th century authors recording the city`s dramatic transition from Prussian Hauptstadt to German capital after 1871 & the modernist intellectuals of the Weimar period, to the resistance writers brave enough to write during the dark years of the Nazi era & those who captured life on both sides of the divided city, a body of literature has emerged that reveals Berlin`s ever-shifting identity. Since 1989, Berlin has yet again become a crucible of creativity, serving as both muse & sanctuary for a new generation of writers who regularly claim it as one of the most exciting cities in the world. This unique & engaging book functions as an introduction to some of the finest writing in & about the city, as well as a guide to some of its best sights & vibrant neighbourhoods. Spanning more than 200 years of local life & literature, it features German authors as diverse as E.T.A. Hoffmann, Joseph Roth, Jorg Fauser, & Christa Wolf, as well as a slew of famous international names such as Mark Twain, Philip Hensher & Chloe Aridjis.
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Berlin on a topographic map at 1:200, 000 from the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Germany’s federal mapping agency. The map covers an area of Approx. 100 x 90km. This map is belongs to a series of 58 topographic maps from Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, the federal cartographic agency of Germany responsible for topographic mapping at 1:200, 000 & maps at smaller scales (the more detailed topographic & leisure maps are prepared & published by the survey organizations of the individual states). Cartography is from the 200K topographic survey & the maps have very elegant, modern look whilst retaining the traditional German presentation of names of smaller towns & villages in italics. Contours are at 12, 5m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, with colouring for woodlands, moors, marches, vineyards & hop plantations. Waterways & rivers are also described in detail, with currents, waterfalls, dams, & jetties clearly marked. Road network, graded into five types, highlights in colour national & regional roads; no driving distances are marked Railway network is also shown in detail, with stations, goods only lines, etc. The maps show administrative boundaries of states & counties, & have a UTM grid plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 2’ intervals. Map legend is in German only.PLEASE NOTE: maps in this series provide an excellent presentation of the areas covered by them, with plenty of place names & detailed representation of the road network, & will appeal to anyone who likes quality cartography, but they are not necessarily the best option for holiday & business travel. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Berlin on an indexed street plan at 1:10, 000 from ITMB, with on the reverse an indexed road map of Eastern Germany at 1:425, 000. Coverage of the plan extends from Charlottenburg in the west to Alexander Platz in the eastern part of the city. The road map extends south to Erfurt, Gera & Chemnitz, & west to Wismar on the Baltic Coast. ...

Te Neues Art, Architecture & Design guide to Berlin. About this series: Te Neues` line of pocket guides on Art, Architecture, & Design (AAD for short) give an unparalleled insider overview of major sights as well as highlighting lesser-known gems. A handy reference, these slim volumes are chock-full of museums, galleries, as well as favorite hipster hangouts from hotels & restaurants to bars & shops. Entries include the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, the Helmut Newton Foundation, & many more. The directory listings are filled with detailed information & a city plan for each title. ...

Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Saxony-Anhalt region at 1:275, 000 in a series of eight regional road maps from Kümmerly + Frey printed

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German state of Brandenburg with Berlin on an indexed road map at 1:200, 000 in the Mair Dumont’s Marco Polo series, prominently highlighting interesting locations & protected areas. A 95-page index booklet

Includes:: for the Berlin/ Postdam area street plans of central & west Berlin & Potsdam, plus enlargements of the environs at 1:100, 000 showing in greater detail road access. Similar plans & enlargements cover Brandenburg, Cottbus & Frankfurt an der Oder. Maps in this Mair Dumont Marco Polo series indicate topography by light relief shading & the series is particularly good for identifying geographical

Features: mountain & hill chains, valleys, national/natural parks, etc. The maps boldly stress main roads & motorways in strong colours & selected towns in large letters, but also show minor roads & villages in considerable detail. Road information

Includes:: toll roads, traffic restrictions & seasonal closures, gradient marking for steep roads, etc. Motorway services clearly indicate types of facilities available there, & driving distances are marked on many small local roads. Scenic roads & special tourist routes are highlighted. Railway network

Includes:: narrow gauge & tourist lines, cable car lines, & chair lifts. Where appropriate, ferry connections are shown. Locations worth visiting, both town/villages & natural sites, are highlighted & graded; 15 best sites are prominently marked & cross-referenced to their descriptions in the accompanying booklet. Other tourist information

Includes:: campsites & youth hostels, landmarks, recreational facilities etc. Latitude & longitude grid is drawn at intervals of 10`. Each title comes with a booklet attached to the map cover containing street plans & maps at 1:100, 000 showing in greater detail road access to main cities. The booklet also provides an index listing towns/villages with their postcodes as well as rivers & landscape features, plus a table with distances/travelling times, & for route planning an overview of the whole area covered by the main map indicating the 15 special places of interest. Map legend & the descriptions include English. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.









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