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Herr Johnston's Library
I have purchased many books, magazines, cds, and films for you to improve your reading and listening skills. If you write
or speak to me about these items in German after you have used them, you will receive extra credit. In addition to learning from these materials, I hope that you will also enjoy them and want to learn more.
If you are interested in any of the materials I have, please let me know. You may check them out
any time you wish. I do ask that you only check one item out at a time.
I have purchased all of these items with my own money. Therefore, I ask that you take especially
good care of all of the items that you check out. This will enable many students to benefit from and enjoy my library.
Books
DVDs
Videos
CDs
Magazines
Board Games
Books
Easy Readers are carefully selected works of well-known authors whose
original texts have been shortened and simplified without sacrificing the original style.
With their managable structure and and controlled vocabulary based on international
word frequency research, Easy Readers can be easily understood at various levels of instruction.
A-books (A) contain about 600 words; B-books (B) about 1,200 words; C-books (C) about 1,800 words; and D-books (D) about
2,400 words.
Lenchens Geheimnis by Ende (A)
Lenchen was a very loveable girl - as long as her parents did what she wanted. But they hardly ever did.
That's why Lenchen decides to visit the fairy, Franziska Fragenzeichen, so that she can learn how to bewitch them.
But everything does not end how Lenchen had planned it.
Man kann ruhig darüber sprechen by Spörl (A)
Five humorous stories about the every day life of boys and their school experiences.
Till Eulenspiegel (A)
Here is the tale of the classic practical joker of the 16th century. You will enjoy following
the wanderings of Till Eulenspiegel as he plays practical jokes on both ordinary people as
well as members of the nobility.
Münchenhausens Abenteuer by Bürger (A)
A selection of seven of Münchenhausens famous stories will take you through a series
of extraordinary and unbelievable adventures on water, on land, and in the air.
Mein Onkel Franz by Erich Kästner (A)
A world famous author reminisces about his childhood spent in Dresden has his tyrannical
uncle's effect on his and his family.
Lotte soll nicht sterben by Lenz (A)
This is a touching story of a boy's devotion to an old gray mare and their adventures together.
Das Römerzimmer by Winnig (A)
This book contains two short stories. In the first, three apparently unexplainable deaths
are investgated and solved. The second story concerns the events leading to a hunchback's
understanding that is his affliction that has saved his life after being wrongfully condemned to
death for murder and robbery.
Gänsebraten and andere Geschichten by Rösler (A)
This collection of seven short episodes will delight you with their humorous and unexpected endings.
Die Weiße Rose by Scholl (B)
The author tells about her younger sister and brother, Sophia and Hans. They were
members of a German resistence group known as, Die Weiße Rose, during the Second
World War. They wrote and distributed illegal pamphlets against the Nazi government.
All members were found and executed in 1943.
Alter John by Härtling (B)
Alter John is a story of members of the Schirmer family, who ask Alter
John, Mrs. Schirmer's father, to move in with them. They experience bot the
difficulties and the happiness of three generations living together.
Einen Dieb fangen by Steiger (B)
A group of Swiss schoolboys from a Gymnasium in Bern has gone to a school camp in the mountains.
Overnight all the housekeeping money disappears. A hunt with a very surprising outcome begins.
Erzählungen by Fallada (B)
Four short stories realte the personal experiences of people in varying social environments.
Der geteilte Himmel by Wolf (B)
Christa Wolf factually presents her experiences of life in the former East Germany,
illustrating the politcal tension in her country.
Der Kommissar läßt bitten by Reinecker (B)
This detective story was written by one of Germany's leading writers. You will
follow the inspector as he attempts to solve the mysterious death of a girl
who made it a habit to hitchhike.
Der Gasmann by Spörl (B)
One of Germany's best known writers of humor spins a story line involving a
man who becomes more and more deeply involved after accepting a large amount of money from a
train passenger who suddenly disappears.
Das Feuerschiff by Lenz (B)
The crew of a lightship rescues three unlikely looking companions from a drifting boat.
When they turn out to be dangerous criminals, the captain's inaction appears to his men
to be cowardice, and they take matters into their own hands with disastrous results.
Kurzgeschichten by Kaschnitz (B)
Five short stories follow various people through different and sometimes strange events.
Kein Schnaps für Tamara by Martin (B)
The author is one of the most successful detective story writers; many of his stories have been made into movies. The story begins as the narrator finds the body of a dead girl on a train trip. Subsequently he searches for a solution to this mystery.
Emil und die Detektiven by Erich Kästner (B)
This internationalyy known story follows Emil from his hometown to Berlin, the capital of Germany. On his way to visit his aunt, his money is stolen by a train passenger. Upon his arrival in Berlin, Emil finds a lot of support among kids his own age who help him track down the thief.
So zärtlich war Suleyken by Lens (C)
A collection of humorous and charming short stories details the author’s expoeriences as he grew up in a small town in Masuria, formerly East Prussia and now part of Poland.
Mensch Karnickel by Herfurter (C)
A fifteen-year-old boy, separated from his family during the war, encounters many emotional and physical obstacles in searching for his mother and his house. When he finally finds the house, he is reunited with his mother, but also confronted by two new people, a man and a boy.
Flucht ins Fremde Paradies by Mechtel (C)
Due to fog, the plane from Athens landed in Cologne and not in Frankfurt as planned. On board are Farideh, 12, and her brother Freydoun, 14, from Iran. The uncle, who was supposed to pick them up from the airport, never turns up, but there is a trail.
Fälle für den Kommissar by Reinecker (C)
You will enjoy trying to solve the crimes in these two exciting detective stories. Filled with intrigue and suspense, these stories are guaranteed to grab and hold your interest.
Drei Männer im Schnee by Erich Kästner (C)
This famous story, which has been made into a movie, follows two characters who are placed suddenly in reversed social roles. Herr Tobler and Dr. Hagedorn have each won a trip on a luxury resort. Herr Tobler, a multimillionaire, checks in as Herr Schulz, looking rather poor, and Dr. Hagedorn, who is struggling to get a job, is treated royally. (Herr Johnston also has this book available in the original version.)
Das Brandopfer by Goes (C)
This is a moving story about a German woman whose mounting horrore at the inhumanity shown towards Jews during the Second World War comples her to offer herself as a sacrifice for the world’s guilt. Ignoring an air-raid warning, she allows her house to burndown. But her gesture is transformed into affirmation of the continuing existance of love when she is rescued by one Jewish person she has befriended.
Novellen by Zweig (C)
Three strories demonatrate Zweig’s concern with human goodness and weakness.
Lehmanns Erzählungen by Lenz (C)
In six stories, Lehmann reflects on his return from the war and how he got caught in the net of the black makret in which people wheeled and dealed with objects such as cigarettes, meat, silver, and even monuments, always conscious of the fact that he might get caught.
Treff mit Trimmel by Warremeier (D)
Here are two cliff-hanging mysteries that will keep you guessing. You will enjoy following Paul Trimmel, Chief Inspector in Hamburg, as he sifts through the clues to solve these mysterious cases.
Der kleine Grenzverkehr by Erich Kästner (D)
Set in the turbulent years at the end of the Second World War, this story is about a romantic involvement between an Austrian countess and a young man from Berlin. It is told with tenderness and affection.
Erzählungen by Böll (D)
This book, by perhaps the most important German writer since the war, contains five stories, each based on a vocabulary range of not more than 2,400 words.
Geheime Mission by Hans J. König (Beginning Level)
This spellbinding tale of industrial espionage is intended for beginning students. It covers the most common patterns of speech in every day German. The book features twenty-five continuing episodes. (Seven audio cassettes are available. Each episode has been recorded with sound effects and dramatized by professional German actors. Review questions, vocabulary lists, and crossword puzzles are available.)
Gefährliche Weg by Emile de Haven (Beginning/Intermediate Level)
A tale of international intrigue and suspense that will grab and hold your interest with twenty short episodes that follow art thieves from Hamburg to the Yucatan in search of priceless pre-Columbian artifacts. (Seven audio cassettes are available. Each episode has been recorded with sound effects and dramatized by professional German actors. Review questions, vocabulary lists, and crossword puzzles are available.)
Die Spur führt nach Bayern by Hans J. König (Intermediate Level)
Dirk mysteriously disappears shortly before he is to be married. Has he been kidnapped? This exciting mystery thriller follows Dirk’s bride-to-be, Kirsten, as she travels from Kassel to Fürstenfeldbruck in search of him. Features twelve episodes. (Three audio cassettes are available.)
Das mysteriöse Konzert by Hans J. König (Intermediate Level)
The purchase of a concert ticket immediately draws Gerd into an adventure that leads him from Hamburg to Mittenwald in this fast moving thriller. Has twelve short episodes. (Three audio cassettes are available.)
Hoch in den Alpen by Heinrich Wolff (Intermediate Level)
Hoch in den Alpen finds our heroes chasing through the Bavarian Alps in pursuit of a gang of drug dealers.
Das Geheimnis im Elbtunnel by Heinrich Wolff (Intermediate Level)
In Das Geheimnis im Elbtunnel, the superslueths travel in Hamburg’s underworld, recover a fortune stolen from an American millionaire, and earn a fabulous reward.
Ollie aus Ossiland by Posener (Teen Reader)
Olli lives in East Germany and is full of dreams and hopes for the future, but not until
the wall comes down does he have a chance to make some of his dreams come true. He
travels to the West, but comes back again, full of hope for the future.
Auf heißer Spur - Erlebnisse in Deutschland by Rita M. Walbruck
Larry and Carol, two American teenagers, encounter unexpected experiences during their year in Germany
as exchange students. This is a series of four books: Der verlorene Koffer, Das Rätsel vom Waldsee,
Im anderen Deutschland, and Die falsche Agentin.
Teil 1: Der verlorene Koffer
A mix-up of suitcases at the Frankfurt airport causes Larry and his friends to become entangled
in an international smuggling ring dealing with mostly stolen diamonds. Our heroes are instrumental
in the eventual breakup of this smuggling ring and gain the reward they deserve.
Teil 2: Das Rätsel vom Waldsee
This suspenseful adventure leads our heroes to the discovery and undoing of a sinister plot against the entire
Bavarian state. Larry, Carol, and their German friends become heroes, getting more and more satisfaction
out of their efforts as "amateur sleuths" who beat even the local professionals avoiding a major catastrophe.
Teil 3: Im anderen Deutschland
This story takes place in the former East Germany. Our young friends are successful in obtaining a
visitor's visa into East Germany. While visiting an uncle, Larry and his German friend, Dieter,
are involved in a hot pursuit of some thugs in black market activities.
Teil 4: Die falsche Agentin
Ulla and Ingrid become entrapped by a travel agent's offer to take a bargain vacation trip.
All turns out well at the end, however, when their friends put an end to a shrewd con game
that has cheated them and others out of money for a vacation trip that does not exist.
DVDs
(D): Originally made auf Deutsch.
(E): Originally made in English.
(D): Autobahnraser
(D): Bella Martha (Mostly Martha)
(D): Das Boot
(E): Caddyschack
(D): Crazy
(E): Dennis (Dennis the Menace)
(D): Emil und die Detektive (Emil and the Detectives)
(D): Epsteins Nacht
(E): Das Empirium schlägt zurück (The Empire Strikes Back)
(E): Ferris macht blau (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
(D): Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (The Flying Classroom)
(D): Ganz und Gar
(E): The Great Escape
(E): Harry Potter
(E): Ice Age
(E): Der König der Löwen (The Lion King)
(D): Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run)
(D/E): The Longest Day
(E): The Longest Day
(D): Mantra Mantra
(E): Monsters AG (Monsters Inc.)
(D): Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa)
(D): Nosferatu
(D/E): Patton
(D): Pünktchen und Anton
(D): Sass
(D): Der Schuh des Manitu (The Shoe of the Manitu)
(E): Shrek
(E): The Sound of Music
(E): Spiderman
(E): Top Gun
(E): Top Secret
(E): Toy Story
(E): Toy Story 2
(D): Der Untergang
(D): Verschwende deine Jugend
(D): Viktor Vogel (Advertising Rules)
Travel DVDs
(E): Rick Steves': Germany, Swiss Alps, and Travel Skills. It contains:
- Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg
- Munich and the Foothills of the Alps
- Berlin: Resiliant, Reunited, and Reborn
- Germany's Black Forest and Cologne
- The Best of the Alps: Switzerland's Jungfrau Region
- Travel Skills Special: Parts I, II, and III
Videos
(D): Originally made auf Deutsch.
(E): Originally made in English.
(D): 100 Deutsche Jahre
(D): Familieduel
(E): Wer wird Millionär?
(E): Braveheart
(D): Die Campers
(E): Familie Feuerstein
(E): Good Will Hunting
(E): Independence Day
(D): Die Jagd nach dem Bernsteinzimmer
(D): Lukas
(E): Luther
Answer questions about the film,
Luther, for extra credit.
(D): Nesthocker
(D): Nosferatu
(E): Peanuts
(E): Der Prinz von Bel Air
(E): Titanic
„100 Deutsche Jahre“
Videokassetten auf Deutsch und Englisch
(Goethe Institut)
1. Mobilmachungen - Die Deutschen und das Auto
2. Wasserzeichen - Die Deutschen und das Meer
3. Flugnummern - Die Deutschen in der Luft
4. Licht-Spiele - Die Deutschen und das Kino
5. Liedgut - Die Deutschen und ihre Schlager
6. Flimmerkisten - Die Deutschen und das Fernsehen
7. Fluchtpunkte - Deutsche in den USA und Israel
8. Abgrenzungen - Ausländer in Deutschland
9. Frontlinien - Die Deutschen und der Krieg
10. Weibsbilder - Frauen in Deutschland
11. Mannsbilder - Männer in Deutschland
12. Öffentliche Erregungen - Die Deutschen und der Sex
13. Beziehungskisten - Die Deutschen und ihre Familie
14. Kinderstuben - Die Deutschen und ihr Nachwuchs
15. Zapfenstreich - Die Deutschen und ihre Soldaten
16. Un-Heil - Die Deutschen, die Medien und der "Führer"
17. Auschwitz - Das deutsche Verbrechen
18. Große Brüder - Die Deutschen und die Supermächte
19. Volkes Stimme - Demokratie in Deutschland
20. Zwei Zimmer, Küche, Bad - Wohnen in Deutschland
21. ModeMaschen - Die Deutschen und ihre Kleidung
22. Mahlzeit - Die Deutschen und ihre Küche
23. Umgangsformen - Die Deutschen und der gute Ton
24. Lehrjahre - Die Deutschen und die Schule
25. Aufbrüche, Ausbrüche - Jugendkulturen in Deutschland
26. Geordnete Verhältnisse - Die Deutschen und die Staatsgewalt
27. Zukunftsträume - Die Deutschen und der Fortschritt
28. Gottvertrauen - Die Deutschen und ihr Glaube
29. Hauptsache Nebensache - Die Deutschen und die Freizeit
30. Zweite Heimat - Die Deutschen im Verein
31. Siegertypen - Die Deutschen und der Sport
32. Friedliche Eroberungen - Deutsche Urlaubsträume
33. Bilderwelten - Die Deutschen und ihre Erinnerungen
34. Herrschafts Zeiten - Adel in Deutschland
35. Schichtwechsel - Industriearbeiter in Deutschland
36. Nervensachen - Die Deutschen unter Leistungsdruck
37. Krankheitsbilder - Die Deutschen und die Gesundheit
38. Natur-Gefühle - Die Deutschen und der Wald
39. Bodenhaftung - Die Deutschen und die Landwirtschaft
40. Risikofaktoren - Deutsche Unglücksfälle Beruf
41. Volksvertreter - Die Deutschen und ihre Politiker
42. Kopf und Zahl - Die Deutschen und ihr Geld
43. Warenwelten - Die Deutschen und der Konsum
44. Lesarten - Die Deutschen und ihre Lektüren
45. Mauerschau - Innerdeutsche Grenzen
46. Wendezeit - Die Deutschen und die Einheit
47. Notlagen - Soziale Sicherheit in Deutschland
48. Tatorte - Kriminalität in Deutschland
49. Flaggenwechsel - Die Deutschen als Nation
50. Grenzgänge - Nachbarn in Europa
51. Standorte, Standpunkte - Die Deutschen in der Welt
52. Jahrhundertgelächter - Die Deutschen und ihr Witz
CDs
Magazines
Board Games
- Monopoly (a German version, the same rules, but the cards and property are all in German)
- Sielder (a game like Risk)
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