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Mark Twain in Berlin

Mark Twain in Berlin

Mark Twain in Berlin
Authors: Mark Twain, Andreas Austilat
Preface: Lewis Lapham

Genre: Biography/Travel
Softcover: 176 pages, 68 pictures

Dimensions: 5.5’’ x 8.5’’
Suggested retail: $14.00 / 14,00 €
ISBN:  978-3-96026-069-1
Release: Summer 2013

About the Book

In fall 1891, Mark Twain headed for Berlin, the “newest city I have ever seen,” as America’s foremost humorist wrote; accompanied by his wife,  Olivia, and their three daughters. Twain, a “Yankee from head to toe,”  according to the local press, conspired with diplomats, frequented the famed salons, had breakfast with duchesses, and dined with the emperor.  He suffered an “organized dog-choir club,” at his first address, which he deemed a “rag-picker's paradise,” picked a fight with the police, who made him look under his maid's petticoats, was abused by a porter, got lost on streetcars, was nearly struck down by pneumonia, and witnessed a  proletarian uprising in front of his hotel Unter den Linden. Twain penned articles on his everyday life and he also began a novel about  Wilhelmina von Preussen, the lonely Prussian princess, unpublished until now, as are most of his Berlin stories. They are assembled for the first time here in this book, together with a riveting account of  Twain’s foray into the German capital, by Andreas Austilat. With a preface by Lewis Lapham.


Andreas Austilat ... knows his city and is clearly a devoted Twainian. ​ —Kevin Mac Donnell, The Mark Twain Forum

Andreas Austilat

Andreas Austilat

Andreas Austilat

Andreas Austilat is the deputy editor of the Sunday supplement at Tagesspiegel, Berlin‘s leading daily. He published three travel and culture guides about  Brandenburg and Berlin, where he was born. He lives in Berlin with his wife, his two children, and their dog Duffy.​


Mark Twain ​was born 1835 in Missouri. After a stint on the Mississippi, he became one of America‘s most famous journalists, humorists, travel writer and author. He traveled to Italy, France, Palestine, and many other countries, and twice to Germany. He lived in  Berlin from 1891 to 1892.


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Berlin and America

Rocking the Wall

Rocking the Wall

Rocking the Wall
Author: Erik Kirschbaum
Genre: Music, Biography
Softcover, 168 pages, 43 color and black-and-white pictures
Dimensions: 5.5’’ x 8.5’'
Suggested retail: $18.00 / 16,- €
ISBN USA: 978-3-96026-073-8
ISBN BN.com: 978-3-96026-021-9
Original Release: Spring 2013

About the Book

Rocking The Wall explores the epic Bruce Springsteen concert in East  Berlin on July 19, 1988, and how it changed the world. Erik Kirschbaum  spoke to scores of fans and concert organizers on both sides of the  Berlin Wall, including Jon Landau, Springsteen's long-time friend and  manager. With lively behind-the-scenes details from eyewitness accounts,  magazine and newspaper clippings, TV recordings, and even Stasi files,  as well as photos and memorabilia, this gripping book transports you  back to those heady times before the Berlin Wall fell and gives you a  front-row spot at one of the most exciting rock concerts ever. It takes  you to an unforgettable journey with Springsteen through the divided  city, to the open air concert grounds in Weissensee, where The Boss,  live on stage, delivered a speech against the Wall to a record-breaking  crowd of more than 300,000 delirious young East Germans full of joy and  hope.


nside this book is as clear a statement of the power of this music as anyone, ever, has come up with. —Dave Marsh, Rolling Stone

Erik Kirschbaum

Erik Kirschbaum

Erik Kirschbaum

Erik Kirschbaum, a native of New York City and long-time Springsteen fan, has lived in Germany for more than twenty-five years and in Berlin since 1993. He is a correspondent for the Reuters international news agency. He is also a devoted father of four, an enthusiastic cyclist, and a solar power entrepreneur. Rocking the Wall is his third book.


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