Foreign RightsCatalogue

2007 / 2008

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Contents

Fiction …………………………….…………………………………………….……………………………… 1

Non-fiction …………………………….………………………………….……………………………… 9

Religious issues – Pattloch ……………………….……………….……………… 14

Esoterics …………………………….……………………………………….…….……….……………… 17

Practical Guides …………………………….………………………………………….….…….. 18

Children Books / Gift books …………………………….…………………….… 28

Backlist …………………………….…………………………………………….………………………….. 30

Our agencies …………………………….…………………………………………….……………… 32

HISTORICAL F ICTION 1

Iny LorentzThe Pilgrim

700 pages, ISBN 3-426-66249-3December 2006

120.000 copies sold in Germany!

A rich historical novel about a wo-

man’s pilgrimage to Santiago

The year is 1368: Tilla Willinger’s lifechanges in an instant when her fatherdies. Worried about the fate of his soul,the merchant’s last request was that hisheart be brought to Santiago de Com-postela. But Tilla’s brother Otfrieddoesn’t care about his father’s lastwish, nor about his desire to marry Tillaoff to Damian, the mayor’s son. Instead,he forces Tilla to marry the mayor’sbitter foe.

Tilla’s new husband dies on their weddingnight. Since her brother sold her out andthe relatives of her dead husband areafter her, Tilla decides to flee, breakinginto her parents’ house to get the littlebox with her father’s heart to take it toSantiago. She also takes the iron cofferthat contains her marriage contract andher father’s will. What she doesn’t knowis that there are also much more explosi-ve papers inside. To throw off possiblepursuers, she dresses up as a young man and joins a group of pilgrims. Thejourney is difficult and full of dangers, butshe also finds love along the way. And itsoon becomes apparent that her pilgri-mage will only be complete if she can findan answer to the intrigues and oppressi-on in her hometown …

Iny LorentzBride of Fire

720 pages, 3-426-66241-0October 2007

The latest historical novel from a

top-selling author

The Thirty Years’ War: 17-year-old Irmelavon Hochberg and her father have to a-bandon their home to save themselvesfrom the approaching Swedes. Theirgroup of refugees falls into the hands ofan enemy patrol. Irmela is able to fleeinto the woods. The men meet theirdeath, however, and the rest of thewomen, among them the famous beautyEhrentraud von Lexenthal, are raped.

Ehrentraud says the only way Irmelacould have saved herself is throughwitchcraft. This plays right into the handsof Xaver von Lexenthal, the prior of amonastery that was destroyed by theSwedes. Earlier, Lexenthal wanted tohave Irmela’s mother burned as a witch,but the influential Duke WolfgangWilhelm thwarted him. And since nowWolfgang Wilhelm is taking custody ofIrmhilde’s daughter, Lexenthal makessure not to take action openly.

The cast of characters also includes theshady Helene who wants to get Irmelaout of the way so her own children willinherit a fortune …

Iny Lorentz is a regular in the Top 15 onthe bestseller list. Most notably, hernovel The Traveling Harlot sold 900.000copies in paperback!

Birgit JäckelThe Druidess

540 pages, 3-426-19760-8Spring 2008

Southern Germany, 120 B.C.: Young Taliahas despised her father ever since sheheard that he had ordered her to be killedas soon as she was born. Yet she wasrescued, and she comes of age in aschool for druids, where she learns theart of healing. Soon she discovers thather skills extend much further: she cansee people’s souls and protect them fromterrible things. Should she use herremarkable gifts for the good of others,or should she serve the druids unque-stioningly?

Talia is in danger of becoming the puppetof the ambitious and power-mad druidIentus. If he only had a child with Talia’sskills he’d have those powers at his per-manent disposal, so he plans to impreg-nate Talia, by force if need be. She hearsof this and flees to Alte-Stadt, home ofthe powerful Caran, head of a mightyclan. When she’s offered a job in Caran’shousehold, she agrees. She knowssomething Caran doesn’t: that he is herfather!

Ientus arrives in Alte-Stadt, with plans toforcibly bring Talia back to druid school. Would Talia ever use her powers to helpher father, of all people?

Birgit Jäckel has written her first novelin the age of 15. She studied ethnology.At the moment she works for theAlternative Nobelpreis. Die Druidin isher first novel.

HISTORICAL F ICTION2

Sandra LessmannThe King’s Judges

560 pages, 3-426-62960-4August 2005

50.000 copies sold in Germany!

Russian rights sold to AST Publishers

An exciting first novel: a tense

pageturner with plenty of historical

atmosphere

London, 1665, the period after England’scivil war: Jeremy Blackshaw has given uphis career as a doctor to become aCatholic priest. But because of the lawsthat suppress Catholicism in ProtestantEngland, Jeremy can only work “under-ground,” using an assumed name. Assis-ting him in his work is Lady Amoret St.Clair, mistress of the King and Jeremy’sprotector.

When Jeremy treats the judge Sir OrlandoTrelawney, who has come down withtyphoid fever, he is unwittingly drawninto a series of crimes that are plaguingLondon. Orlando is investigating thedeath of his colleague, who was poiso-ned. And some of Orlando’s other collea-gues have met with the same fate.Obviously someone is targeting theLondon courts. In the notorious Newgateprison, Trelawney meets Breandan, ayoung Irishman who has been falselyimprisoned.

But is Breandan the sinister murdererwho killed judges and other members ofthe court?

Sandra LessmannA Daughter Born of Sin

600 pages, 3-426-62969-0May 2006

60.000 copies sold in German!

Russian rights sold to AST Publishers

Jeremy Blackshaw’s second case – a

historical mystery set in London,

1666

One evening, Judge Orlando Trelawneywitnesses the cold-blooded murder of amidwife. His servant intervenes just intime to save the woman’s daughter Annefrom the same fate. Orlando consults hisfriend Jeremy Blackshaw, a Catholicpriest who operates “underground” inProtestant England.The matter becomeseven more mysterious when Anne, whoobviously knows more than she’s telling,encourages Alan to sleep with her, andthereafter accuses him of getting herpregnant. Alan has to marry Anne. Herealizes too late that Anne was alreadypregnant and just needed him to escapethe contempt given a single mother.

Alan sees the pregnant Anne being pus-hed down a flight of stairs by a man hedoesn’t recognize. Anne dies, and Alancan’t save her unborn child, either. Alan’sarrested and thrown into a dungeon asthe presumed murderer of the wife hedidn’t love.

Sandra Lessmann, born 1969, fell inlove with England after living there forfive years and went on to study Englishhistory. These same characters alsoappeared in her first novel, The King’s

Judges.

Sandra LessmannThe Gryphon

528 pages, 3-426-19766-0September 2007

England, 1583, the time of theThrockmorton Conspiracy: Ever sincethe rebellion of the North English counts,Roger Ashton has lived in exile, yet he iskidnapped and brought to England byorder of Sir Francis Walsingham, firstsecretary to the King.

Walsingham is hoping Ashton can givehim information about “The Gryphon,”a spy whom he wasn’t able to expose.Ashton is tortured and dies but doesn’treveal the name of the Gryphon, soWalsingham has Ashton’s wife Mariannaarrested. The agent assigned to get thebeautiful woman is murdered at thehandover of secret letters from theGryphon, with Marianna nearby. The let-ters are stolen. Marianna can’t identifythe thief. He uses her son to pressure herto help him expose the Gryphon, andthinks the spy is someone from theFenwick family, whom Marianna knowswell. When Marianna goes to the Fenwickestate as their guest she is to infiltrate anagent whom she’ll describe as a relative.

Marianna falls in love with Fenwick’snephew James Beresford, a loveablene’er-do-well … or so he seems.

Sandra Lessman’s previous novels haveshown her to be an expert on Englishhistory as well as a skilled author ofhistorical detective novels. This is theauthor’s third novel.

HISTORICAL F ICTION 3

Michaela LinkThe Last Empress

448 pages, 3-426-66103-1August 2007

A dramatic novel about the lives of

the last Chinese empress and her

protégeé

The Chinese woman Anli, about to turn70, recalls the dramatic events she expe-rienced in her youth as a lady-in-waitingof the last Chinese empress in Peking.Back then, the empress, already 72, hadbeen shaping China’s destiny for deca-des. It was no coincidence that shechose Anli for her court: as Anli gradual-ly finds out, her aunt Malu was once thebest friend of the Empress. Malu hangedherself 47 years ago.

Anli finds out that an old, unlikable gene-ral named Dun Wangli wants to marryher, and that her father – upon receipt ofa large sum of money – has agreed. Toprotect Anli, the empress sends her awayto Baoding, where she meets theEnglishman Malcolm St. Grower. Thoughat first she fends off the strapping blondgent, she soon falls in love with him. As itturns out, Malu was a lover of Malcolm’sfather Richard. Because of two forged let-ters, each thought the other wanted toend the relationship. Richard returned toEngland, and Malu took her own life.

Michaela Link studied Chinese languageand has translated Chinese novels intoGerman. She expanded her knowledge ofChina by living and working there forseveral years.

Sabine EbertThe Midwife’s Secret

656 pages, 3-426-63412-7November 2006

100.000 copies sold in Germany within

three months!

Historical romance by a promising

new author

Germany, 1167 A.D., the time of EmperorBarbarossa: Wolfhart, lord of the castle,is furious when his son is stillborn. Heorders that the midwife Marthe have herhands and feet chopped off. She barelymanages to escape the village in time.Marthe joins a group of settlers that’sheading east into unknown territory tostart a new life.

The group arrives at a remote village inthe forest, where Christian, brave leaderof a small group of knights, takes Martheto the court of his liege, Otto von Meißen.She is to heal Otto’s youngest son.Marthe is able to foil an attempt to poi-son Otto’s wife, then Marthe survives anattempt on her own life. Marthe getsraped by Christian’s foe Randolf.

Later on, Randolf is named governor, andChristian is thrown into a dungeon. Tosave herself and Christian, Marthe willhave to risk her life more than once …

Journalist Sabine Ebert lives in Saxony,where this heavily-researched first novelis set.

Sabine EbertThe Sign of the Midwife

650 pages, 3-426-63695-6January 2008

Second novel by the author of the

surprise hit of 2006

Spring, 1173: The midwife Marthe andher husband Christian, have spent theprevious three years in relative peace,but then Christian returns with bad newsfrom his liege, Margrave Otto: namelythat Randolf, Christian’s enemy, hasreturned from the Holy Land.

Even before Randolf’s arrival, thingsdon’t go well. The villagers, encouragedby Christian to take a bold stance, do theopposite by electing a servile textilemerchant as their town elder. Worsestill, Christian’s wife is accused of witch-craft; her accusers torture her andattempt to drown her. Christian almostfalls apart when he hears of her suppo-sed death. But there is no sign of Martheor her corpse.

What no one knows: Randolf’s friendEckehart rescued Marthe from thedungeon and has her hidden away,though she’s deathly ill. And soon,Randolf and Christian will face off in aduel to the death …

Sabine Ebert’s first novel, The Mid-

wife’s Secret, was the surprise hit of2006: what began as an unsolicitedmanuscript submission ended with salesof 130.000 copies and glowing reviewsto boot. The author lives in Saxony, whereher novels are set.

HISTORICAL F ICTION4

Marie CristenThe Hour of the Venetian

512 pages, 3-426-66180-2August 2007

A thoroughly researched historical

novel with a resourceful heroine

Brügge, Belgium, the late 14th century:The young noblewoman Aimée Andrieuxmeets the charming Conrad Cornelis, theheir to one of Brügge’s most importantbusinesses. Flanders is the land wheremerchants are just as respected as no-bility, and thus Aimée’s marriage toConrad is not seen as being below herstation. But the House of Cornelis is notin the best of shape. To try and save whathe can, Conrad tries to journey toLondon, but he meets his death at sea.

All appears lost for Aimée: the firm’screditors want their money back, andAimée’s mother-in-law can’t stand her.But Aimée gets help from an unexpectedsource: as her grandmother in farawayBurgundy hears of her beloved grand-daughter’s marriage to a Cornelis, she’sshocked and sends a courier with a cof-fer to Flanders. The content is somethingshe had long kept secret: the will of thelecherous Piet Cornelis, who generationsago, in his first marriage, was wed to anAndrieux. As fate would have it, Aimée isnow the rightful heir to the House ofCornelis!

Marie Cristen’s previous novel The Fire

of the Beguines has certain tie-ins withthis new book, though both novels standon their own.

Ursula NiehausThe Silkwoman

642 pages. 3-426-66256-6May 2007

A new star author, a lovable character,

an exciting plot, a fascinating setting

Fygen, who has no mother, grows up withher father. But then her father dies andthe girl is in the custody of her unscrupu-lous uncle, who tries to molest her as shegets older.

Only a well-meaning housekeeper canstop this, and she sends Fygen toCologne to learn the art of making silkfrom Mettel, her uncle’s greedy cousin.

It’s near the end of the Middle Ages, andCologne is in full bloom. Fygen has tolearn to survive here, and she suffersunder her teacher, who makes her lifedifficult. She meets the successful silkmerchant Peter Lützenkirchen, who fallsin love with her and marries her when herapprenticeship is over. His wedding pre-sent to her is her very own silk workshop.But soon Peter must head for London ona risky journey.

But he’s run into huge problems in Lon-don, and has even been thrown into adungeon. Fygen sets out to rescue him …

Ursula Niehaus, owner of her own busi-ness, has dreamed of becoming an aut-hor since she was young. She lives withher husband in the small town ofIngelheim am Rhein.

Susanne SteinThe Emperor’s Mistress

480 pages, 3-426-63532-2September 2007

The heroine is Bianca Lancia, a woman ofnoble heritage from Piemont in the firsthalf of the 13th century. Her family hasfallen into poverty, so her brother arran-ges a marriage to an influential count.Following a banquet which Bianca staysaway from, the drunken count stormsinto Bianca’s room and attacks her.Bianca kills him with some scissors inself-defense.

She has to flee and makes her way toBrindisi where her girlfriend lives in acloister. When it becomes clear that shecan’t hide there, Bianca makes the bolddecision to join the Crusaders and tojourney with them to the Holy Land. Sheis fascinated by Emperor Friedrich II ofHohenstaufen.

Plague breaks out and Friedrich falls ill,meanwhile Bianca sneaks onto a shipdisguised as a man. Once in Jerusalemshe is taken prisoner and Sultan Al-Kalimsends her to his harem. Healthy again,Friedrich journeys to Jerusalem, be-friends the sultan, and is given Bianca asa gift. Soon Friedrich and Bianca are dee-ply in love …

Susanne Stein has been working asjournalist for women magazines and asfree author for more than twenty years.She studied history – the 13th century isin the centre of her interest. This is herfirst novel.

HISTORICAL F ICTION 5

Lea KorteThe Nun with the Sword

480 pages, 3-426-63386-8April 2007

The 17th century: Spain’s might is stillfeared throughout the world, but corrup-tion and the effects of the inquisition arebeginning to bring the giant to its knees.Catalina de Erauso, a 15-year-old mem-ber of the Basque nobility is raised in acloister. But a few weeks before her con-secration, she comes into possession ofthe key to the front gate, and makes abreak for freedom!

She soon realizes that in the world she’sin, a girl can’t survive, so she disguisesherself as a farm boy. If exposed, shewould surely be burned at the stake, soshe hires on with a ship headed abroad.Catalina de Erauso (whose autobiographylargely corresponds to this novel) endsup traveling through Spain, to Panama,Peru, and Chile. She is imprisoned inFrance, and even makes it to the Vatican.

Catalina’s companion is the Basque MikelLaiseka. It’s years after their first mee-ting that she realizes she loves him, andshe’s torn by her desire to reveal herselfas a woman to him …

Lea Korte, moved to Spain after shefinished her studies. She worked as atranslator and author in Catalonia,Basque country and Valencia. She hasbeen dealing intensely with the historyand culture of her adopted country.

Ina-Marie CassensThe Healer of Salerno

576 pages, 3-426-63338-8February 2007

A historical novel about the real-life

heroine Trota of Salerno

Bari, Italy, 1021: Trota, the seven-year-olddaughter of the civic leader Dattus, hasto look on as the Byzantines drown herfather in the sea. After traveling toBamberg, Genoa, and Messina, shecomes to the famous medical school ofSalerno, Italy, the first European universi-ty. Thanks to her perceptive nature andthe medical experience she picked up atthe harem of Messina, she’s able to be-come a doctor. But the happy times don’tlast: her son suffers from severe epilepticseizures. There’s a medication known astheriak, but the secret of its preparationis unknown in the West, and her onetimelover Halifa, a Muslim who’s a seller ofrare herbs, isn’t due in the city for sometime.

Worse still, Trota is accused of practicingblack magic, and when there’s an attackon her most vocal critic, Trota is threate-ned with excommunication. An old friendarrives to offer help, but when she rejectshis amorous advances, he joins her accu-sers. She’s held prisoner in the castle.A friend helps her escape just as Halifaarrives in town …

Ina-Marie Cassens is the pseudonym ofa well-known German author.

Lena JohannsonThe Marzipan Girl

448 pages, 3-426-63766-9December 2007

Lübeck, Northern Germany, 1948: TheAndresen Company, producer of thedelicious marzipan, is celebrating itspostwar reopening. At the gala inaugural,Frederick Andresen tells the invitedguests that there have been manyattempts over the years to steal the fami-ly’s secret recipe, the basis for its inter-national success.

Off to one side sits an old woman in awhite dress. Her name is Marie Kröger,and it’s her story that’s being told …

1870: Marie returns home one day tohear the terrible news that her brother,the manager of the family confectionery,has lost his life. His assistant AchimOeverbeck delivers the news. Marie’smother can’t think of any better solutionthan to name Oeverbeck the new boss.But Marie’s father, who hasn’t been ofsound mind lately, has a moment of luci-dity and insists that Marie takes over thefirm. With a heavy heart, Marie bends toher father’s will.

The novel tells the story of how Marieslowly abandons her dream of becominga ballerina, and finally uses the familymarzipan recipe to bring the companygreat success.

Travel writer Lena Johansson realizedher dream by moving to the shores of theBaltic Sea. Living in the Lübeck regionwas the inspiration for this novel.

ROMANTIC WOMEN’S F ICTION6

Laila El OmariThe Scent of Sandalwood

688 pages, 3-426-62986-0April 2007

A historical romance set in India

In 1753, Damien Catrall returns toMadras from England, where he studiedmedicine. Damien is to become engagedto the daughter of one of his stepfather’sclose friends so that the two families willbe united. Having become engaged,Damien heads for Bombay to be a doctorfor the East India Company. After a year,the company transfers him to Calcutta.Elisha, the daughter of his host, has fallenin love with Damien, but knows that hecan’t break the promise to his family.

Damien postpones his wedding indefini-tely, saying he first wants to establishhimself in society as a doctor. An addi-tional reason, is that he can’t stop thin-king of Elisha. He returns to Bombay, andthe two begin a secret love affair. When itcomes to light, the scandal threatens toruin both of them, and Damien’s onlychance to regain his standing in society isto offer his services as a doctor to theBritish army in their seven-year war in theIndian colonies. Before he leavesBombay, he secretly gets engaged toElisha. But as soon as the war has ended,he returns to reclaim the love of his life.

Laila El Omari was born in Germany to aPalestinian father and a German mother.Her first novel, The English Heiress,

was also published by Knaur.

Anne HertzTwo Dots on the Ultrasound

368 pages, 3-426-62978-XOctober 2007

Svenja, age 37, is about to be promotedto the executive ranks of an advertisingagency. But then she finds out she’spregnant. The father is someone she hada fling with on vacation, she doesn’t evenhave his address. And that’s not the onlysurprise in store for Svenja: the ultra-sound picture clearly shows two dots.She’s having twins.

When the agency finds out she’s preg-nant, her promotion is postponed. Thefamily side of things isn’t turning outmuch better: her mother doesn’t want tobe a “babysitter on call,” neither does hersister. Svenja starts getting desperate:she wants to come back from her mater-nity leave as her old self, giving her bos-ses no reason not to promote her. Herlast hope is a full-time nanny, but sheonly finds ones she can’t afford, or onesshe would never trust with her children.

Then she meets 29-year-old Alexei. He’sgreat with kids and needs money … andhe makes an unusual suggestion: he canmove in with her as a male nanny. Theidea is utterly absurd … but what’s thealternative?

Anne Hertz, born in Hamburg in 1971,studied law. After her studies she beganto write short stories and novels. Shealso works for several magazines.

Leni OhngemachYoung and Younger

336 pages, 3-426-63438-7August 2007

A captivating story about getting

older, this is the second novel by the

successful screenwriter

Star designer Yves has a nervous break-down and has to leave the fashion houseVirgo. His “girl Friday” Vera sees her bigchance: a spot among the executives!But unlikable Tristan Schmied becomesmanaging director. Vera is not in hisplans – the very idea that a thirty-year-old could design clothes for youngpeople!

Two gay friends of Vera come up with aplan: with lots of makeup, far-out clothes,and a few other clever touches, they turngoody two-shoes Vera into a wild thing.Assuming this new identity as “Vera’scousin Luna,” Vera infiltrates the compa-ny, and starts stirring things up. Tristan isfascinated by this young newcomer. Hefalls for Luna, Vera falls for a coworkernamed Alexander, and the pressures ofliving a double life begin. She decidesthat Luna has to be “killed“, and what shedoesn’t suspect is that there’s more toAlexander than meets the eye …

Leni Ohngemach studied dramatics andliterature in Munich. Amongst others shewrote screenplays for the successfulcinema movie “Das Superweib” and theinternationally award-winning TV-two-piece “Opernball”. The author lives in LosAngeles and Berlin.

EMOTIONS / DETECTIVE F ICTION 7

Katja MaybachA Night in November

432 pages, 3-426-63384-1March 2007

French rights sold to Presses de la

Cité

The emotional story of three women,

spanning the years 1933–1995

Sarah von Schröder, a lawyer, is justabout to get married. She seems to haveput her unhappy childhood behind her,and the once-urgent question of why hermother left her and her father almostthirty years ago has become less impor-tant. When Sarah hears of her mother’sdeath, she realizes that she doesn’t knowanything about the tragic pasts of herJewish mother Mirjam and her grand-mother Rebecca.Rebecca meets Rolf von Schröder on hereighteenth birthday, and the two fallhopelessly in love. Rolf’s mother, a confi-dante of Hitler, does everything in herpower to separate her Aryan son fromthe Jewish girl. Rebecca marries someo-ne else and has a daughter, Mirjam. Butwhen her husband turns violent, Rebeccaflees with her daughter to America …

Mirjam returns to Europe. She meets Rolfvon Schröder, and falls in love with him.They marry and have a daughter. Sarah.But Rolf proves to be distant and with-drawn.

Katja Maybach worked in the fashionindustry in Paris before becoming an aut-hor. This is her second novel.

Andreas FranzThe Cross of Death

448 pages, ISBN 3-426-63480-5April 2007

170.000 copies sold in Germany!

The detectives from the author’s two

popular series team up for a critical

case

The mutilated corpse of district attorneyCorinna Sittler is found in her house inFrankfurt. The skin along her spine hasbeen cut out in the form of an upside-down cross. When Detective Julia Durantarrives at the scene of the crime it lookslike a ritual murder.The police discover that the dead womanwas involved in several miscarriages ofjustice. The worst of them involved therape and murder of a young woman, forwhich some men were soon arrested.The evidence against them was overwhel-ming, and yet, key pieces of evidencewere missing.

Julia and her colleagues start lookinginto the case of the rape victim moreclosely, but soon after that, the body ofa judge is found, also the victim of agruesome murder …

Andreas Franz’s last novel, Diabolical

Promises, sold almost 200,000 copies.That book also featured Julia Durant, hismost popular character, while Franz’sother successful series stars PeterBrandt. As the first book to feature thetwo cops working together, this one issure to delight Franz’s many fans.

Michael BöcklerDeadly Truffles

420 pages, 3-426-19745-6August 2007

An amusing mystery for the “Wine

Detective”, with plenty of local color

In Piemont, a truffle hunter is shot andkilled. A gourmet suffers a fatal blowwhen a rack of wine falls. And in Parma,the owner of a delicatessen meets hisdeath … in a refrigerated case of scampi.

Sergeant Viberti is distracted from theinvestigation, because in truffle season,there are more important things. Forexample: tagliatelli with white truffles!

Meanwhile, Hippolyt Hermanus, the wineconnoisseur and former police psycholo-gist, has other things he’d rather bedoing as well. But a guilty consiencemakes him travel to Alba, where he triesto get to the bottom of things, meets ayoung woman, and finds that he himselfis under suspicion!

Michael Böckler’s travel-oriented sus-pense novels have earned him a faithfulfollowing. His previous novels includeVintage Murder and Died Listening to

Verdi.

DETECTIVE F ICTION / THRILLERS8

Gert AnhaltSayonara to a Corpse

336 pages, 3-426-63297-7March 2007

The long-awaited third case for Japa-

nese P.I. Hamada Ken!

Hamada’s journey of self-discovery at aZen monastery comes to an abrupt endas he pinches a nerve and can’t walkupright. He has to place himself in thehands of a master of Shiatsu massage,but while he’s busy with that, his friendSabu is kidnapped by some shady gang-sters. Sabu, the filthy-rich son of a cor-rupt construction mogul, is obviouslyinvolved in something serious, andHamada is determined to get to thebottom of it.

Sabu is fished out of a canal, a bullet inhis head. At his friend’s funeral, Hamadanot only meets plenty of underworld figu-res, he also sees Sabu’s aunt Sachikoand her twin sister Michiko. Hamada getsa job as a driver for the well-to-do ladiesand in doing so gets access to Yakuzaboss Kawaguchi and his fearsome gang.This god-father of the Japanese mafia isobviously behind Sabu’s murder, sinceSabu was just about to mess up an espe-cially shady deal between the underworldand a group of corrupt politicians.

Gert Anhalt’s character has built quite afollowing after his first two exciting andfunny outings, Dead Men Don’t Eat

Sushi and A Fistful of Yen. The authorwas a longtime correspondent for Ger-man TV, stationed in China and Japan.

Thomas ThiemeyerMagma

550 pages, 3-426-66213-2February 2007

Dutch rights sold to Karakter Uitgevers

A journey to the deepest spot on Earth

as disaster nears

Seismologist Dr. Ella Jordan gets thenews that strange signals are being recei-ved in the middle of the Pacific.They’recoming from the Mariana Trench, whichis 10.000 meters deep. Ella drops every-thing to join a team of researchers head-ing over there.They find a gigantic, per-fectly round stone that reacts to theirprobing with a deadly heat ray.

What hardly anyone knows is that hiddenaway in the mountains of Switzerland isan underground lab where scientists areworking on a similar, though smaller ballof stone, found decades earlier next tothe corpse of a geologist. Suddenly newsignals are detected: first from the NorthPole, then Russia, Australia, and theAntarctic. Ella and Konrad Martin find thesame inexplicable stone shapes every-where. When the stones’ signals start tobe sent in unison, the resulting seismicwaves are so strong that they causeearthquakes and volcanoes, and that’sjust the beginning. A countdown to dis-aster begins, and Professor Martin isconvinced that only Ella has the key toaverting it …

Thomas Thiemeyer has earned compari-sons to Michael Crichton, Dan Brown, andthe Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child team.

Wolfgang HohlbeinStorm

608 pages, 3-426-66168-3March 2007

20.000 copies sold in Germany

Hungarian rights sold to Alexandra

Kiado

The latest mystery-thriller by “the

German Stephen King”

Computer specialist Dirk Gallwynd hastried everything to find his 16-year-olddaughter Akuyi, who disappeared threeweeks earlier. Out of desperation, Dirkhas hired a private detective, whose inve-stigations lead to a small settlement onthe banks of the Ogowe river in Africa,where the Stormbringer tribe has found anew haven and guards an unfathomablesecret. Do these Stormbringers knowmore about natural disasters than sci-ence does? And can the knowledge of thetwo groups be combined? Dirk not onlyhas to battle for his daughter, but he’salso caught up in a dangerous adventure,the stakes of which are no less thansaving mankind.

Wolfgang Hohlbein, born 1953, is oneof the most successful of all German aut-hors. This latest novel is the follow-up toFire (Rights sold to Hungary and

Spain) and Flood (Rights sold to

Hungary), both published by Droemer.

TRUE L IFE STORIES 9

Sabine KueglerThe Call of the Jungle

320 pages, 3-426-27393-4September 2006

Translated into eight languages!

A sequel to Child of the Jungle, which

spent months at #1 on the bestseller

list

Ever since Sabine Kuegler left the junglesof Indonesia, a longing homesickness hasburned inside of her. She thinks and actslike a Fayu and never really felt at homein Europe, so she returns to the jungle tofind out for herself: where do I belong?

From a child’s perspective, the junglewas paradise – now Sabine Kuegler des-cribes it from the point of view of a grownwoman. It’s been 15 years since she livedwith the Fayu, 15 years in which muchhas changed. In this new account, sheonce again conjures up a wonderfulworld when she tells of meeting her oldfriends. But this time she contrasts thatidyll with the outside world. The secludedlife of the Fayu is endangered, the pro-gress of civilization can’t be stopped,powerful business interests are exploi-ting the jungle’s mineral resources, and acorrupt government in Jakarta suppres-ses any resistance.

Sabine Kuegler’s book Child of the Jun-

gle has been a runaway bestseller withhalf a million copies sold in Germany, afocal point of media interest, and hasbeen translated into 25 foreign langua-ges to date.

Daniel Oliver BachmannDesert Medicine: Doctor Kuvare and

the Secret of the Bushmen

248 pages, 3-426-27416-7September 2007

A documentary filmmaker’s exciting

journey through the Kalahari in south-

west Africa

A search for the traditional healers in thedesert regions of southwest Africa: whatDaniel Bachmann experiences on his5.000-mile journey through the Kalaharimakes clear that Africa is much differentthan we imagine: the profane and theholy come together in completely unex-pected ways, and nothing is as it seems.

Bachmann meets adventurers, desertphilosophers, practitioners of blackmagic, and seekers of wild plants. Hemeets people of diverse tribes: theKhoiSan, the Ovambo, the Nama, theHerero. And he meets the African medi-cine man Dr. Kuvare, who treats patientsin a Herero village. This doctor uses amirror to find out the patient’s medicalhistory, drawing blood is done by scrat-ching veins.

Bachmann is constantly reminded thatthe people of the Kalahari obviously haveaccess to another reality that’s closed tooutsiders.

Daniel Oliver Bachmann is a documen-tary filmmaker. His experiences in theKalahari resulted in the acclaimed movieDesert Medicine, a hit since it was firstshown on German television.

Anna-Patricia KahnWhat Comes between us

Israel, the Jews and the Germans

208 pages, 3-426-27426-4September 2007

Unpleasant truths about the responsi-

bilities toward Israel

The war between Lebanon and Israel inSummer 2006 and the reactions that thisconflict evoked are the author’s reasonsfor writing this very personal book. Theurgent question is: what will become ofIsrael in view of the newest threats fromnearby countries (Iran in particular) todestroy it?

The effects of last summer’s war are stillfelt today. The reaction of many Germansto this was that the Israelis were unjustlymaking war on their neighbors.The aut-hor, who used to report from the regionfor the newsmagazine Focus, sees thesereactions as a resurgence of anti-Semitism.This book takes a strong position onGermany’s own historical responsibilitiesand its responsibility toward currentpolitical events in Jerusalem, Beirut,Damascus, and Tehran. The author’s aimis to understand why it is no longer amatter of course that Germany is firmlyon the side of Israel’s survival.

Anna-Patricia Kahn, born in Paris, worksas an author and psychologist. She wasFocus magazine’s Jerusalem correspon-dent from 1997 to 2001, thereafter amedia communication adviser for theUnited Nations blue helmets in theMiddle East.

POPUL AR SCIENCE10

Markolf NiemzLucy in the Light

224 pages, 3-426-27420-0August 2007

On the trail of the hereafter, in the

tradition of Kübler-Ross

Lucy, the narrator, combines discoveriesof modern physics and philosophical-theological methods of researching deathin a very impressive way. What happensthe moment we die? Is there life afterdeath? Is there such a thing as a soul?

Lucy With a C was a self-published bookwith no marketing to speak of, yet itmade it all the way to number 15 on Gongmagazine’s bestseller list. Now, physicistDr. Markolf Niemz takes his creation, alittle girl named Lucy in a spaceship, on asecond journey through space and time.This time he wants to find out what hap-pens to our souls after death. By compa-ring the theory of relativity with the often-described phenomena of near-deathexperiences – a warping of space and alight at the end of the tunnel are commonto both – he proves that our soul accele-rates to light speed. There’s more: atthe time of death, our weightless soul isput in a state of omnipresence and time-lessness.

Lucy’s arguments for the existence of thehereafter are not proof in a scientificsense, but they do impress with theirhigh degree of plausibility.

Dr. Markolf Niemz is a professor ofphysics in Mannheim.

Manfred TheisenThe Love Code

240 pages, 3-426-27376-4February 2007

Korean rights sold to ChungRim

Publishing

The genetic rules of the game of love

Darwin knew it, and so did Freud in hisown way. Now science has proven it: it’sgenes and hormones that give us butter-flies in our stomach, and cause thoseother crazy things that happen when wefall in love. But how do we crack the “lovecode?” Manfred Theisen gives us the keyand helps us to better understand thelanguage of love.

Why do men glance at breasts and hips inthose first few moments, while womenlook at a man’s face, and how can kno-wing this help us flirt better? Why is it atragedy for love when doctors remove atiny organ in the nose? How come educa-ted women are more likely to be unfaith-ful? And what’s the simple way to activa-te the body’s hormone Oxytocin to help afading libido and often rescue long-timerelationships that are in danger of slip-ping away? Manfred Theisen proves thatcivilized though our society may be, themost beautiful feeling in the world isactually controlled by genes that haven’tchanged since the dawn of man.

Science reporter Manfred Theisen wri-tes for the Tagesspiegel and the CologneRundschau. He lives and works inCologne.

Eva GorisPre-Packaged Nutrition?

320 pages, 3-426-27413-2February 2007

How changing eating habits affect our

health

Mass-produced food is taking over fromtraditional fare – what risks does thatentail? Well, look at the pork we eat, forexample. These days only three breeds ofpig account for 98 percent of the live-stock in the stalls, and these are fattenedin record time. Pork that’s not from thesefactories isn’t just healthier, it tastesbetter too.

Many consumers are trying the cage-freeeggs that are now widely available. Theauthor points out that the same principleof avoiding “industrial” food in favor offood produced as it was in bygone dayscould be applied to pork, apples, fish,cheese, and yogurt, too.

The author goes into detail on how foodis mass-produced today. And that’s notjust the part about meat, but also fruit,vegetables, fish and baked goods! But theauthor goes on to discuss how to redis-cover the much larger selection of foodsavailable in our grandparents’ day as wellas the art of cooking them.

Eva Goris is editor for environmentaltopics for the newspaper Bild am

Sonntag. She has won awards for herseries of investigative articles on healthand environmental topics.

LIFEST YLE 11

Werner BartensThe I-Hate-Doctors Book

240 pages, 3-426-77976-5May 2007

140.000 copies sold in Germany!

Korean Rights sold to Charmsoul

Publishing

A doctor reveals the risks of going to

doctors!

Patients are scared, they’re unsure, theyneed a sympathetic ear. But when theygo to the doctor they run into a wall ofignorance, arrogance and lack of sympa-thy. Instead of listening, physicians lectu-re to the patients. Instead of consolingthem and looking into the source of theproblems, doctors write prescriptions.

Werner Bartens practiced medicine for afew years. Today he’s medical editor andhe’s still amazed at how many of his for-mer colleagues miss their patients’ realproblems. Many doctors see themselvesas demi-gods in white coats.

The author provides plenty of examplesof wrong diagnoses and appalling bed-side manner. His message is that medi-cine could be helpful and encouragingand also cure what ails us if more doctorswould only see eye-to-eye with patientsand respect their thoughts, fears, andwishes.

Werner Bartens’ best-known books areThe Encyclopedia of Medical Errors

and How Doctors and Patients Keep

Inventing New Illnesses. Bartens is themedical editor of the SüddeutscheZeitung.

Margit SchönbergerDon’t Worry, be Fifty

288 pages, 3-426-27388-8February 2006

50.000 copies sold in Germany!

A very personal approach to women

of the generation best-ager

Orange skin and non-working anti-wrin-kle cream – these are only some of theshocking experiences, when you turn 50.More important however is the message:There is more to win than to lose, fornowadays women over 50 already knowwhat they are worth. Long since thepublicity has discovered them as consu-mers with a high potential to buy andmuch leisure time. And as soon aswomen come into the age, when theirchildren leave home, the world is full ofpossibilities indeed. There is even todiscover a new quality of life with morecoolness, courage and freedom.Margit Schönberger tells very personallyabout the wonderful promises, big oppor-tunities and wild rebellions of the secondhalf of life – openly, unvarnished and witha twinkle in her eye.

Margit Schönberger became famous“press woman” at Bertelsmann. 2001she wrote the book My Boss is an

Asshole, Yours too? Shortly after thisshe started up her one literary agency,which has become very successful. Sheis married and lives in Munich.

Margit SchönbergerWhat Good are Men?

Loving a Superfluous Species

256 pages, 3-426-27424-8March 2007

A tongue-in-cheek look at the world

of men

Be honest: why do we women actuallyneed men anymore? We’ve been able tomow the lawn and put up wallpaper our-selves for quite a while now. We winNobel prizes, run companies, and takecare of children and the household toboot. And the newest scientific develop-ments mean we soon won’t even needmen for reproduction …

If you think about it, men are completelysuperfluous beings: intolerably smug atwork, crying hypochondriacs or unbe-arable tyrants at home. They’re messy,they’re know-it-alls, and when we finallywant to talk about really importantthings, they clam up. Still: wouldn’t ourworld be empty without them?

Even though men make us go ballistic attimes, there’s nothing better than mee-ting one of the rare specimens who’sneither a macho nor a wimp, neither abeerswilling dope or an oyster-slurpingwindbag.

Tongue planted firmly in cheek, MargitSchönberger takes a close look at menand their idiosyncrasies and comes tothe conclusion: in theory, they’re totallyuseless … but who would really want todo without these great, lovable guys?

SELF HELP / FAMILY12

Cristian GalvezYou are what you show!

256 pages, 3-426-78040-2November 2007

Make a positive impression using the

techniques of the entertainment pros

Successful TV presenter Cristian Galvezshows how the techniques used by theentertainment professionals of Holly-wood can be used to project a perfectpersonal image at work and in society.

The author shows how we can:

– Get people excited about our ideas in ashort period of time

- Project authenticity and believability- Develop a physical presence and an

impressive voice- Tell stories that appeal to the emotions- Use humor effectively- Make that all-important positive first

impression, winning someone over witha few words

In addition to his frequent appearancesas a presenter on four different GermanTV networks, Cristian Galvez is muchsought-after by corporate clients such asShell, Deutsche Bank, T-Mobile, and Luft-hansa, who pay him to moderate presen-tations at trade shows and managementconferences.

Patrick Hinz and Holger SchlageterOur Beloved Family

208 pages, 3-426-78022-0December 2007

How our family shapes us, how it

annoys us, why we need it anyway

In the first years of our lives, family alrea-dy begins to shape a person’s characterand personality, which develops throug-hout someone’s life – for better or forworse. But luckily one never stops beinginfluenced. One can experience otherthings, learn new things, and start over.And this book aims to encourage thereader to do just that.

The authors discuss the family in twosenses: one’s original family as well asthe family one starts later in life … alsoone’s chosen “family,” namely one’sfriends.

Also covered in the book: large families;the “black sheep”; the psychology of sib-lings; twins; the only child; the middlechild; problems with a first-born, andmuch more.

Holger Schlageter is a psychologist whoalso hosts a radio show about relation-ships. Patrick Hinz is an author speciali-zing in family and relationship topics.

Susanne Kaloff and Nina PuriSide Effects of Parenthood

208 pages, 3-426-78033-6November 2007

A funny, tongue-in-cheek guide to the

pitfalls of having children

Becoming a parent changes you. It oftenleads to symptoms such as loneliness,obesity and so on.This easy-to-use book helps parentsrecognize the symptoms of these paren-tal side effects, with clear guidelinestelling them when they should consult adoctor and when they’d be better off witha stiff drink.An example of parental side effects:Knuckle itch (wai-ai ata)Description: A sudden onset of the needto sock your child.Parental aggression is channeled intopedagogically sound forms of expression.

Level 1: The parent engages in clearself-expression: “You have made mesad by dropping my car keys into thetoilet bowl.”

Nina Puri is a freelance author. Sheenjoys speaking out on topics like “Thisroom is a pigsty,” and “Say that again,but without the whining.”

Susanne Kaloff is a freelance author.Her magnum opus Didn’t I tell you to

put those shoes on? has won herawards including the prestigious CrackerJack prize.

POKER AND PUZZLE 13

Georg RegisSudoku Plus

208 pages, 3-426-78038-1May 2007

40.000 copies sold in Germany!

English worldrights sold to MacMillan

Publishers / UK

Crack Sudoku puzzles with this in-

genious new system

There’s no easier way to solve Sudoku!This new system helps you recognize thenumerical patterns of the game, greatlyincreasing your skill.

A feature unique to this book is that thepuzzles have a ring of numbers surroun-ding each square, with the digits 1–9 inminiature. Checking these off as you gosimplifies the process of elimination,which really helps on the tougher puzzlesin particular. Also, this book’s new coor-dinate system makes double-checkingvariations much easier.

The book includes 150 puzzles, from sim-ple to fiendishly tough!

Also available by Georg Regis:

Sudoku Plus 2

208 pages, 3-426-78087September 2007

More puzzles with this new system forthe real sudoku-fans!

Jan MeinertThe Poker Course

250 pages, 3-426-78018-6February 2007

60.000 copies sold in Germany!

Dutch rights sold to Bruna Uitgevers

From sucker to ace in 250 pages!

In 2003, a fellow named Chris Money-maker lived up to his name by winningthe fabled World Series of Poker andtaking home 2.5 million dollars. And thetruly shocking thing about it was that hehad never played in a live tournamentbefore, but learned the game by spendinghours upon hours playing online! Sincethen, poker’s popularity has exploded,with new poker websites springing up allthe time and poker shown on TV almostevery day.

This book is the German-language stan-dard work for everyone who wants tomake money playing poker. The authorreveals the secrets of the pros: how tobluff, how to find other players’ “tells,”and yes, even how to intimidate! Andabove all, how to come out ahead in thelong run. Whether in your living room,online, or in a casino, you’ll know how toavoid rookie mistakes! There’s also acomplete glossary of poker terminology.

Attorney Jan Meinert has played pokersince he was in his early twenties, andfinds that the skills he has learned at thepoker table help him in his legal career aswell!

Jan MeinertAdvanced Poker

368 pages, 3-426-78070-1August 2007

More tips and tactics for the game

that is taking Europe by storm – with

a glossary and quiz to test your

knowledge!

On the heels of the highly successfulbook The Poker Course, Jan Meinertpresents Advanced Poker, a book thatgoes into more detail on the conceptspresented in the first book, and alsoreveals new secrets.

The author focuses on strategies fortournaments, home games with friends,and online poker, which are the placeswhere most European players play. Theappropriate strategies for each of thesevenues are explained, and the mostimportant questions that come up in thecourse of a game are answered. The author doesn’t neglect strategies andtechniques for beginners and advancedplayers. The book also has some psycho-logical tactics from the author’s bag oftricks.

In addition to the idiosyncrasies of Limitand No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em, Advanced

Poker will also deal with variations likeOmaha, Razz, and Seven-Card Stud, toprepare the reader for the ever-increa-sing diversification of poker. After all, youdon’t want to look like a novice if some-thing other than Texas Hold ‘Em is beingplayed.

RELIGIOUS ISSUES14

Manfred LützGod

320 pages, 3-629-02158-1September 2007

God doesn’t exist, thank God. But

what if – God forbid – God does exist?

Manfred Lütz analyzes the return of God.Hardcore agnostics and absolute atheistswill have to be ready for a fight, becausethis is the work of a no-holds-barred ana-lyst of the zeitgeist – his main weapon ishumor, and his persuasiveness is ines-capable.

“Psychiatrists tend to have delusions ofgrandeur,” writes the author, himself apsychiatrist. His book mentions the likesof Elton John, Princess Di and the pha-raoh Echnaton, but his main topic isGOD. In this briskly-paced tour-de-force,Lütz once again poses the question ofquestions: Is there a God? Or do we haveto spend our entire lives in a senselessworld? Questions of modern physics arefair game, as is the theory of evolution orresearch into the human brain. But whatreally makes this a satisfying read is thathe interrupts his reflections again andagain to present compelling stories ofpeople who wrestled with the subject ofGod, and for certain reasons said YES orNO to a benign creator of all things.

Manfred Lütz is a psychiatrist andneurologist, but also a theologian. Thehead physician of a Cologne hospital,Lütz is also much in demand as a speakerand talk show guest.

Klaus BergerJesus

704 pages, 3-629-10190-7February 2007

40.000 copies sold in Germany!

Italian rights sold to Queriniana

Editrice / Japanese rights sold to

Shinkyo Shuppan

The comprehensive book on Jesus

by a leading international New Testa-

ment theologian

The publication of Klaus Berger’s exten-sive, accessible book on Jesus was theinternational theological event in autumnof 2004 for all Christians and all peoplewho want to find a way to God throughJesus Christ. After the demythologizing ofScripture in the 1950s and the admissionthat “practically nothing“ had been scien-tifically documented about Jesus of Naza-reth, Klaus Berger represents a newgeneration of theologians who do not tryto rationalize all that is difficult or foreignin the biblical accounts, but let themstand as is.

Klaus Berger, Professor of New Testa-ment Theology at the University ofHeidelberg, enjoys an international repu-tation as one of the leading experts onthe New Testament. The theologian isconsidered a brilliant author, whosemany books and controversial articleshave sought to spark public debate timeand again.

Peter SeewaldThe Surprising Book of Church Lists

240 pages, 3-629-02151-4March 2007

15.000 copies sold within 10 days!

Korean rights sold to Bonus Publi-

shing

The funniest book ever written about

the Church!

A book of lists in the tradition of Schott’sOriginal Miscellany, but all about theChurch: an amazing collection of religi-ous world records, curiosities, miracles,and facts: from the best-smelling kinds ofincense to the popes with the most “out-put,” to the strictest monasteries (andthe most fun-loving ones too). The oddestmiracle healings, the sexiest parts of theBible, etc. etc.

This is a funny but also very informativebook about the over 2,000 year-oldCatholic Church. Even the non-Catholicreader will enjoy the chance to “peekthrough the keyhole” at a whole newworld.

Author and journalist Peter Seewald,

a converted Catholic, has written forStern, Der Spiegel, and the SüddeutscheZeitung.

RELIGIOUS ISSUES 15

Stefan RehderPlaying God: The Genetic

Supermarket

240 pages, 3-629-02176-2September 2007

Speaking out on one of the most impor-

tant controversies of the present day

This fascinating book takes a critical lookat the frightening possibilities of moderngenetic engineering. The book warnsagainst embryonic stem cell researchand the genetic manipulation of man andtakes a stance against the million-dollarbusiness with embryos as a commodity.

This book shows that while the ethicallyacceptable research with adult stem cellshas resulted in some medical successes,the embryonic stem cell research thatpharmaceutical companies and politi-cians are trying to bring about – andwhich involves killing embryos as a pre-requisite – has only come up with failureswhen tried using animals.

The book also demonstrates that em-bryonic stem cell research can only leadto the cloning of human embryos, becau-se otherwise the tissue that would be clo-ned and then transplanted would berejected by the recipient. The book calls for comprehensive protec-tion of embryos and is an appeal to fightthe unreasonable demands that ethicallyreprehensible medicine has in store forus.

Journalist Stefan Rehder founded amedia agency in 1998 that specializes inthe topic of ethics in medicine.

Bertram StubenrauchWhat Comes after this?

224 pages, 3-629-02132-8August 2007

Heaven, Hell, Nirvana, or nothing?

When a friend or a close relative dies,everyone asks himself these questions:what has happened to him, is it all over?And anyone whose own death draws nearasks, “What will become of me? Do I havesome reason to hope that it won’t all beover when I die?”

What do the major world religions sayabout life after death? What images ofthe hereafter has man had from thebeginning of time to now? What can theenlightened, reasoning person of todayrealistically hope for?

The author takes on all of these questi-ons and brings together all of the philoso-phical and religious answers, and by nomeans only those of the Western world.

Viennese professor Bertram Stuben-

rauch is considered one of the greatup-and-coming theologians in theGerman-speaking region.

Rolf Schoenberger andRobert SpaemannThe Final Proof of God’s Existence

96 pages, 3-629-02178-6August 2007

A triumph of modern philosophy

Robert Spaemann, one of the most ac-complished German philosophers of thepresent day, presents sensational proofof the existence of God. His new prooffollows in the footsteps of the likes ofAnselm of Canterbury and ThomasAquinas.

When Plato and Aristotle contemplatedwhether it’s possible to prove God’sexistence, they arrived at the conclusionthat such proof is indeed conceivable.Aristotle came up with the concept of theprime mover; Thomas Aquinas refinedthis and argued that this prime mover isGod himself. In modern times, Kant andin particular Nietzsche are considered tobe the ones who debunked these proofs.Thus, Spaemann set out to find a“Nietzsche-proof” line of argument.

What can proofs of God accomplish andwhat can’t they? Taking on this questionis the well-known authority on the philo-sophy of the Middle Ages, RolfSchoenberger, who edited this volumeand wrote the introduction.

Robert Spaemann, born 1927, is a Ger-man philosopher and former professor. Rolf Schoenberger is a professor of phi-losophy at the University of Regensburg.

RELIGIOUS ISSUES16

Hans-Gunther Kaufmann and Odilo LechnerMonasteries: the Power of Silence

144 pages, 3-629-02166-2August 2007

Impressive photography and soothing

sounds

The silence of monks and the peace ofthe monastery as the basis of a life ofcontemplation are more and more fasci-nating for the people of today. A stay at amonastery is a saving grace, not just forstressed-out executives and politicians,but for anyone who wants to escape ouroverscheduled, noise-filled world.

With this book full of impressive picturesand including an audio CD with the cen-turies-old choral singing of the monks,anyone can bring the atmosphere ofthese places of meditation into his or herown home.

Large-format photos give you a thoroughlook at monastery life in many parts ofthe world. It’s an idyll, a nostalgic look ata world whose existence is threatenedand a lifestyle that is worth discovering.

Hans-Günther Kaufmann is one of thebest-known photographers in the Ger-man-speaking countries.

Former abbot Odilo Lechner is a belovedpreacher and a successful author.

Cardinal Joachim MeisnerHe was my Friend

80 pages, 3-629-02156-5March 2007

Polish translation rights sold to

Drukarnia i Ksiegarnia Sw. Wojciecha

The story of the author’s strong

friendship with Pope John Paul II.

Everyone saw him. Some knew him,some even spoke with him. But only oneGerman can say “He was my friend!”:Cardinal Joachim Meisner.

Meisner never made a big fuss aboutit. But now, with the beatification of“John Paul the Great” imminent, CardinalMeisner – as a gesture of thanks – giveshis personal account of his friendshipwith the Pope. His story, enriched withunusual recollections and exceptionalphotographs, is a touching documentthat portrays the Polish Pope’s humanityand warmth. The man who was calledfrom Krakow to the Vatican was a geniuswhen it came to friendship. The Church isonly now beginning to realize what it hadin this Pope.

Cardinal Meisner is the Archbishop ofCologne.

Constantin MagnisBelievers - The New Generation

240 pages, 3-629-02168-9September 2007

“Why We Believe”: Young People

Explain

More and more intelligent, critically thin-king youths are making things difficult fortheir enlightened parents: they begin topray, read the Bible, do community ser-vice, think the Pope is great, and go tochurch congresses and well as churchservices. Who are these people, what ismaking them act this way? ConstantinMagnis has sought them out and talkedto them. He interviews 24 interestingyoung people, both Catholic andProtestant, and the result is a plethora ofsurprising stories.

Constantin Magnis, born 1979, is ajournalist living in Berlin.

MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT 17

Thomas SchäferHow Suffering can Become Love

Again

250 pages, 3-426-66592-1March 2007

Hungarian rights sold to Bionenergetic

Based on the concepts of Bert

Hellinger

In this book, Schaefer employs BertHellinger’s systematic therapy to pointout tension-causing relationships in thecontext of the family structure.

For instance, it’s important that the manand the woman are on the same level. Ifone partner is seen as a surrogate fatheror mother, there’s an imbalance thatmakes a deep, fulfilling relationshipimpossible. Schäfer’s method of lookingat things shows amazing ways to escapeseemingly impossible situations in favorof loving togetherness.

According to Schäfer, a happy relation-ship is based on two individual personswho, in a loving way, set limits and takecare of their individual needs rather thanclinging symbiotically to their partner.

Thomas Schäfer’s What Ails The Soul,

also published by Knaur, has been trans-lated into many foreign languages.

Thomas Schäfer born in 1960, has beenworking as a non-medical practitionerfocusing on psychotherapy for manyyears. He has already written manybooks on Bert Hellingers systemic familytherapy.

Alexa KrieleAngels Show the Way to Healing

336 pages, 3-426-65603-7September 2007

The well-known angel-interpreter

shows how it is possible to get into

conversation with the body

Alexa Kriele’s new book deals with thesubject healing. Difficult and continualproblems as for instance crisis in rela-tionship, isolation and hollowness canmanifest in physical diseases. Angelscontribute additional insights to questi-ons, which have not been accessible inorthodox – and alternative medicine yet,such as:

1. Which psychological problems have aneffect on which organs and vice versa:Which organs tend to become ill, ifcertain problems are not solved?

2. What can the person concerned do, inorder to heal or to avoid illness?

3. How can we directly get into con-versation with our organs, to learnwhere the heart of the problem is?

A guidance to self-healing and holistichealth, explaining psychosomatic connec-tions and giving practical pieces of ad-vice.

Alexa Kriele studied philosophy andpsychology. Later she worked as jour-nalist and instructor for managers. Since1994 her work has been centring on theinterpreting of angels.

Penny McLeanThe Secret of the Rhythm of Fate

256 pages, 3-426- 66573-2October 2007

How the figure 7 determines your fate

The best-selling author Penny McLeandescribes the amazing system ofrhythms of life, a universal rule influ-encing the life of every human being –every seven years the cells of the humanbody renew themselves completely. Thusthe consciousness, the perception of theworld and experiences change. In hernew book the author explains whichsubjects of life and challenges are promi-nent in the different seven-year periods.

If one manages to transfer the conse-quences of regularity to the personalscheme of life, one cannot only under-stand the own fate, but also influence itin a positive way. By this concept bothancient questions “Who am I?” and “Whyam I here?” are answered understand-able for everybody.

Penny McLean who has started a careeras singer, is one of the most read spiri-tual authors. She lives in Vienna andimparts her consolidated knowledge inseminars, courses and lectures in manyEuropean countries.

PSYCHOLOGY / SELF HELP18

Christopher A. WeidnerWabi Sabi – Not Perfect and Still

Happy

208 pages, 3-426-64459-2March 2007

French rights sold to Editions Trédaniel

Dutch rights to Bruna Uitgevers, Spa-

nish rights to Editorial EDAF, Lithuanian

rights sold to Algarve Publishing House

The Asiatic way to more calmness,

self-determination and individuality

Lately a cosmetic label deliberatelychose women with seeming flaws for itsadvertisement and thus shows the beau-ty of the individual in contrary to sterileperfection.

The Japanese philosophy of Wabi Sabihas this thought as basis. It is a naturalcontrast to digitized high gloss aestheticsof today – it attaches high value to thingslooking natural, unique and showingflaws. Besides an aesthetical conceptWabi Sabi also includes a strategy forself-help especially for perfectionist andstressed persons. For instance relation-ships tend to become more satisfyingthrough honest and deep communicati-on. At work a relaxed and authentic co-operation adds to avoiding stress. Recon-sidering ones aims in life helps to freeoneself out of the perfection trap and togain more satisfaction in everyday life.

Christopher A. Weidner is astrologer,systhemic therapist and Feng-Shuiexpert and lives in Munich. For manyyears he has been dealing with Asiaticculture and has published many books onthe subject.

Christopher A. WeidnerWabi Sabi – No Time and Still Happy

208 pages, 3-426-64567-3March 2008

Discover slowness with the Japanese

philosophy Wabi Sabi!

In today’s society time is a ferventlydisputed good. Quick electronic media,multi-tasking and trainings for more effi-ciency help us using every minute best.Simultaneously traces of time are con-sidered to be unattractive and are notwanted. By contrast the Japanese philosophy ofWabi Sabi focuses on a completey diffe-rent appreciation of time – It accepts thechange and encourages to discover thebeauty of the moment. Christopher Weidner shows in his guide,how to find a more relaxed approach totime. Starting point is the definition ofthe own time-type. By means of exerci-ses, tests and self-reflections problema-tic concepts of time can be identified andnew approaches can be developped.

In order to live in the present conscious-ly, the past should be judged anew andpossible fears of the future should beanswered with positive visions.

A practically oriented seven-points pro-gramme helps slowing down the ownrhythm of life step by step.

Rainer WäldeStyle - The Book of Modern Manners

208 pages, 3-426-64533-5September 2007

A new inside-out approach to good

manners, confidence and success

This is a different sort of etiquettebook, as it isn’t full of dos and don’ts. Thereader is not supposed to follow strictregulations, but rather to take on a com-posed manner. The book gets to the bot-tom of some societal norms and revealswhat’s behind them.

The author looks at twelve hours in thelife of a fictitious model family, one thathas its position in business and societynot because of family ties but because ofpersonal accomplishments. If they exhi-bit style, it’s not out of conceit but out ofpersonal conviction. The author suppliesanalysis and commentary to these narra-tive situations and adds lots of practicaltips and suggestions for the reader.

Longtime TV presenter Rainer Wälde ismuch in demand as an image consultant;his clients include Bosch, DaimlerChrysler, and Lufthansa.

PSYCHOLOGY / SELF HELP 19

Margit SchönbergerDon’t Worry, Be Fifty: The Guide

160 pages, 3-426-64537-8October 2007

Enjoy new freedom and treat yourself

to the best in life!

At 50, it’s time to develop a healthyselfishness. The author sees getting olderas something positive, and pushes forsuccess, value, status, and class – a newquality of life instead of calmness, wis-dom, shame, or distancing yourself.

– Look at the big picture: you’re youngerthan you think. There’s your biologicalage and your true age, take the author’stest to find out how old you really are.

– Be selfish: your health comes first. Themost important screenings and tests.

– Signs you’re wearing down, and whatto do about it.

– Spoil yourself: only the best is goodenough. Go for selected culinary de-lights rather than eating indiscrimi-nately. With tips on eating right andmaintaining your figure.

The original nonfiction book Don’t Worry

Be Fifty was a bestseller; here, the sameauthor has re-written the book as a prac-tical guide, with clearer points of empha-sis and with even more real-life advice.

Margit Schönberger runs a successfulliterary agency in Munich.

Nadja NollauGo – Finally Following a New Path

176 pages, 3-426-64323-5February 2007

Vera F. BirkenbihlPersonal Success

176 pages, 3-426-64416-4September 2007

Dr. Christiane SchlüterKnaurs Navigator for Relationships

96 pages, 3-426-64538-3September 2007

Nadja NollauFeng Shui – You are as you Live

144 pages, 3-426-64369-3October 2006

Petra HollwegBalance for the Soul

128 pages, 3-426-64463-8March 2007

Verena Breitenbach / Katarina KaticSerotonin – the Happiness Hormone

144 pages,3-426-64372-3November 2006

HEALTH20

Dr. Arne Schäffler (Ed.)Health: The Complete Handbook

1300 pages, 3-426-64326-6October 2007

The comprehensive book of illnesses,

diagnoses, and therapy

You can only take an active role in yourown good health if you know the factsabout the cause, diagnosis, treatmentoptions, and development of an illness.That’s what this book is for. This newstandard work was written by a teamof doctors from all over the German-speaking region, and illustrated by out-standing medical illustrators. The bookopens up a broad range of knowledgeand experience to the layman.

Illness Finder: Quick reference on morethan 100 common maladies like fever,coughing, or diarrhea.

Stay healthy: The proper nutrition; pre-ventive medicine; recognizing symptomsearly.

Illness, Diagnosis, Therapy: Everythingyou need to know about more than 2.000illnesses, from diagnosis to healing.

Editor Dr. Arne Schäffler, in additionto his duties as a physician specializingin internal medicine, is a publisher ofmedical texts for doctors and nurses. Heassembled the team of over 50 physi-cians that combined to author this newreference work.

Christoph BambergerStress Intelligence

144 pages, 3-426-64281-8February 2007

Polish rights sold to Wydawnictwo

Helion

Find your ideal level of stress and gain

energy for life

In this book, Prof. Bamberger disprovesthe traditional theory about stress,namely that it’s a matter of fate andthat outward stimuli are bound to causea stress reaction that we’re helplessagainst. Bamberger shows that there areways of intervening to mitigate the stressreaction. This certain something is whathe calls stress intelligence. A certainamount of this is innate, and similar tocognitive or emotional intelligence. Butit’s possible to extend and amplify it byusing certain “master tools”: prevention,mental strength, and time and prioritymanagement.

Prof. Bamberger describes these threemaster tools step by step, and the resultis stress intelligence that anyone canlearn and begin using immediately. Alsoincluded is a test for readers to deter-mine their individual stress type.

Prof. Christoph Bamberger is in chargeof the department of endocrinology atthe University of Hamburg. The 39-year-old professor is an interesting and elo-quent personality who has already beenfeatured in the media on many occasi-ons. His book Live Better, Live Longer

was previously published by Knaur.

Michael DespeghelQuality Sleep

160 pages, 3-426-64535-1October 2007

To get the most out of life when you’re

awake, you have to sleep right!

The author has developed two-week“quality sleep programs” for each ofthree sleep types. He has distinguishedthese sleep types through years of ob-servation and research, correlating withrecent discoveries in the field of neuro-psychology. These have found that whileevery person has the same basic needsfor living, their requirements of sleep,nutrition, and exercise differ slightly: thishas to do with the structures of thehuman brain.

The core of this guide is an extensive testto help the reader determine his or hersleep type. By matching up one’s sleeptype with the appropriate program, any-one can improve his sleep results in justtwo weeks. This program includes tho-rough recommendations for the proper-nutrition and exercise. It’s the key toregenerative sleep and an active, healthylifestyle!

Dr. Michael Despeghel is one ofEurope’s leading fitness and lifestyleexperts, and author of several successfulbooks on health topics.

HEALTH 21

Wolfgang MöhringHealing with Acupressure

96 pages, 3-426-64275-7February 2007

Dr. med. Karola SchefferHomeopathy – The Easy Access

128 pages, 3-426-64544-4September 2007

Dr. Oliver PlossMedicine from the Monastery

112 pages,3-426-64558-1August 2007

Birgit Frohn /Dr. med. Hans-Jürgen DibbertHealing over the Counter

320 pages, 3-426-64485-0March 2007

Dr. Anneliese Schwenkhagen /Dr. Katrin SchaudigMenopause – Women and her Body

240 pages, 3-426-64428-7March 2007

Dr. med. Eberhard J. WormerKnaurs Guide on Laboratory Values

240 pages, 3-426-64541-3August 2007

Dr. med. Bernd Reinhardt Without Backache

160 pages, 3-426-64546-8October 2007

Irina Baumbach /Sven-David Müller-NothmannReducing Blood Sugar in a

Natural Way – January 200780 pages, 3-426-64479-9

Maria Lohmann12 Salts, 12 Typs

144 pages, 3-426-64545-1October 2007

HEALTHY NUTRIT ION22

Maria LohmannThe Acid-Base Cook Book

128 pages, 3-426-64418-8March 2007

Margit HellmißGood-Humour-Figure

from 40 Years on

144 pages, 3-426-64421-8February 2007

Irina Baumbach /Sven-David Müller-NothmannThe 50 Best Calories Killer

80 pages, 3-426-64450-8January 2007

Sarah WienerSarah Wiener’s Cookbook

272 pages, 3-426-64363-4August 2007

By Germany’s best-known TV cook

German, French, and Asian cuisines areSarah Wiener’s favorites, and she combi-nes the best of these in the 135 recipespresented here. The author emphasizesorganic foods and fresh, natural ingre-dients; she shuns glutamate and “ready-made stuff.” Her love for healthy cuisineinspires millions of TV viewers everyweek.

Included here are appetizers, soups,meat and poultry, fish, vegetarian dishes,and desserts and baked goods.

The author has collected these recipes inher travels, and there’s quite a variety,from tafelspitz with red wine shallots totagliatelli with parmesan coriandersauce, to Asian coconut milk pudding.These are new cooking ideas that willexcite your taste buds!

Sarah Wiener has been a fixture onGerman TV since 2004. She runs three restaurants in Berlin.

Dagmar von CramnThe Bio-Active Diet

160 pages, 3-426-64489-8January 2008

Be slim and energetic the natural way

This book shows how you can lose weightwith ease, and in a healthy manner. It’smostly a matter of vitamins, minerals,plantbased substances, and more, all ofwhich give you energy, strengthen yourimmune system, and help your mentalfitness. This book’s promise: less ismore, doing something good for yourselfis a matter of quality, not quantity, and hewho lives by his inner clock and listens tohis inner voice lives better … and longer.

– Bio-active substances and their effectson the body,

– Where to find them, what foods to eat,how to shop for them, how to preparethem

– Tests of your nutrition, fitness, andlife-style

– With recipes categorized as “fatburners,” “basic balance,” “happymood,” “for the immune system,” or“healthy heart.”

Dagmar von Cramm is much in demandas a nutrition expert. Her books have hada total print run of over 3 million copies.

HEALTHY NUTRIT ION 23

Hans ImmlerSlim wih the Swordfish-Programme

144 pages, 3-426-64480-0February 2007

Rule your weight successfully with

positive feelings – finally overcoming

long-established habits!

Why do so many diets fail? Becausefeelings decide on our body and not themind. Genetically, we are still on the levelof the Stone Age – our body longs for allthere is to eat, should there be a periodof hunger. And every opportunity to restis welcome – no human being from theStone Age would go for a run.

The swordfish-programme takes intoaccount that eating habits are basedupon neuronal structures in our brain,which cannot be changed easily bywillpower. By contrast the swordfish-programme has a positive emotionalconception, based upon a non-rationalchange of behaviour.

The success of this brilliant idea is appro-ved, already several thousand personslost weight by applying it. The “sword-fish” stands for individual diet and exer-cise behaviour, which often drift far apartas does the outline of the fish stomachand shall be brought together in one lineas in the sword of the fish.

Prof. Dr. Hans Immler is head of there-search group “Body and Health” atthe university of Kassel. He was pro-fessor for working apprenticeship andsocial ecology at the same university.

Ursula SummFood-Combining Scheduler

96 pages, 3-426-64520-8September 2007

Hans Scherz7-Days Fasting Scheduler

128 pages, 3-426-64365-5February 2007

Anita Heßmann-KosarisThe 50 Best Immune-Turbos

80 pages, 3-426-64557-4September 2007

Marion JetterCook yourself Slim

128 pages, 3-426-64419-5January 2008

Marion JetterDiet-Coach

160 pages, 3-426-64248-1January 2006

Astrid SchobertThe Red-Light / Green-Light

Additive Guide

112 pages, 3-426-64551-2August 2007

WELLNESS24

Christiane WolffBody-Balance with Floor-Pilates

96 pages, 3-426-64472-0March 2007

Eva Maria HaagaRelaxing with Autogenic Training

128 pages, 3-426-64464-5February 2007

Christiane WolffChakra-Energy

128 pages, 3-426-64431-7March 2007

Ulrike Grunert / Dr. med. Detlef GrunertFeeling Good with Ayurveda Yoga

80 pages, 3-426-64475-1March 2007

Uschi Ostermeier-SitkowskiYoga Pilates for Beginners

144 pages, 3-426-64473-7March 2007

Dr. med. Weizhong SunQi Gong Basics

144 pages, 3-426-64548-2October 2007

These are only the

highlights of our

extensive guides list.

We have hundreds of

titles available, be sure

to ask us about your

area of interest!

Uschi Ostermeier-SitkowskiRelaxing with Yoga

96 pages, 3-426-64301-3August 2007

Ulrike Grunert / Dr. med. Detlef GrunertEasy Meditation

128 pages, 3-426-64536-9August 2007

FITNESS 25

Nina WinklerVenus-Workout

128 pages, 3-426-64474-4 March 2007

Andreas Wilhelm / Rosi Mittermaier / Christian NeureutherHealthy Back with Nordic Walking

96 pages,3-426-64376-1October 2006

Jessica MentrupBallet-Workout for a Perfect Posture

96 pages, 3-426-64435-5March 2007

Prof. Dr. Hans A. Bloss / Dr. med. Isabel BlossFit without Sports

128 pages, 3-426-64550-5September 2007

Christof Baur / Bernd ThurnerThe Big Guide for Runners

144 Seiten, 3-426-64564-2February 2008

Ulaya GadallaBollywood-Dance

128 pages, 3-426-64466-9March 2007

Ulrike Grunert / Dr. med. Detlef GrunertYoga for Runners

80 pages, 3-426-64430-0March 2007

Christiane WolffPilates for Shoulder and Neck

96 pages, 3-426-64565-9February 2008

FAMILY CARE26

Cornelia Nitsch What Makes Children Clever

144 pages, 3-426-64350-1March 2007

Petra Hirscher / Thordis ZwartjesPleasant Baby-Massage

96 pages, 3-426-64483-6September 2007

Beatrix KruseBaby-Management

224 pages, 3-426-64351-8September 2006

Gerald DrewsEducation Navigator

96 pages, 3-426-64437-9March 2007

Dr. med. Ursula KeicherSoft Naturopathy for my Child

160 pages, 3-426-64318-1March 2007

Birgit ZebothsenLoosing Weight after Pregnancy

144 pages, 3-426-64439-3March 2007

Rufus Beck / Elke LegerChildren Love Fairytales and

Discover Values

256 pages, 3-426-64442-3April 2007

Elke Emmerich / Andrea Lex-Kachel /Martina OberhauserWith AD(H)S through Primary School

128 pages, 3-426-64276-4September 2007

Ilona Weöres / Antje AndersMy Pregnancy Calendar

160 pages, 3-426-64406-5March 2007

ARTS AND CRAFTS 27

Nadine WewerDrawing Fantasy – Easy Done

64 pages, 3-426-64528-4September 2007

Sigrid HeinzmannImaginative Gift Coupons

64 pages, 3-426-64525-3September 2007

Kristina BudarBasic Knitting Patterns

176 pages, 3-426-64469-0September 2007

Irmgard LangPaper Handicrafts for Children

64 pages, 3-426-64526-0July 2007

Barbara EisenbarthIntuitive Painting with Acrylic

56 pages, 3-426-64290-0February 2007

Jens-Helge DahmenOrigami from Neptune’s World

64 pages, 3-426-64382-2February 2007

Emiko TakanoManga-Characters for Kids

112 pages, 3-426-64467-6February 2007

Hannes DöllelDrawing for Beginners

80 pages, 3-426-64383-9Juli 2007

Dieter W. Schwaiger (ed.)Drawing and Designing Fashion

96 pages, 3-426-64193-4March 2007

Luise HolthausenThe Holiday Detectives

96 pages, 3-629-01381-1September 2007

Brigitte EndresJustus and the 10 Commandments

128 pages, 3-629-01398-8September 2007

The 10 commandments transferred to

modern everyday life – translated into

a language understandable for children

Justus has to learn the 10 command-ments for school. Finally, his grandpa –with whom he tinkers a model aeroplane– explains to him that the 10 command-ments are a guidance to living togetherhappily. In the afternoons spent togetherboth have plenty of time to discuss indetail. When finally the model aeroplaneclimbs high into the sky, Justus under-stands that the 10 commandments playan important part in his everyday life too.

Bernhard Langenstein / Irmgard PauleLittle Black King

32 pages, 3-629-01368-2August 2007

Gaby Scholz / Martina MairStories from Noah’s Ark

32 pages, 3-629-01390-3February 2007

The Ark bustles with activities –

Stories from the bible told in an

unusual way

At the beginning of the long voyage themood of the animals on board of Noah'sArk is elating. After a while all gameshave been played, all songs been sung,and the atmosphere swings back to theother extreme. Fortunately, Noah knowshow to keep their spirits up by telling theanimals exciting stories. These are sto-ries from the bible that are linked to thestate of affairs on board and help to solvethe arguments and conflicts.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS28

Judith Steinbacher / Antonia NorkFelix and the Rainbow

32 pages, 3-629-01266-1September 2007

Anastassija Archipowa The Christmas Story

32 pages, 3-629-01311-8August 2006

The internationally known Russian illus-trator Anastassija Archipowa has illustra-ted the Gospel according to Luke incolourful pictures.And so, the birth of Jesus is vividly por-trayed.This book is ideal for reading the Nativitystory under the Christmas tree and pre-paring Christmas with children.

GIFT BOOKS 29

Georg LehmacherSorry!

40 pages, 3-629-10167-9February 2007

Bettina BurghofVitamins for the Soul

40 pages, 3-629-10185-3January 2007

Bettina Burghof / Yo RühmerPull Yourself up

48 pages, 3-629-10225-6July 2007

Jutta OsterInstead of Chocolate

48 pages, 3-629-10175-4September 2007

Norbert PautnerTake Care

40 pages, 3-629-10133-4January 2007

Eva-Maria AltemöllerI Need to Get away

80 pages, 3-629-10230-0July 2007

Norbert PautnerInstead of Cigarettes

40 cards, 3-629-10176-1December 2006

Norbert PautnerLove U

40 pages, 3-629-10132-7January 2007

Andrea Schomburg / Michael WirthI Think of You Every Hour

48 pages, 3-629-10219-5July 2007

BACKLIST30

Wolf SernoThe Puppet Master

496 pages, November 2006

Kathinka WantulaThe Broken Cup

448 pages, April 2007

Claudia TabbertBut my Heart Will Stay in Africa

Rights sold to the Netherlands

240 pages, March 2007

Tanja KinkelThe Venus Throw

Rights sold to five countries

496 pages, February 2006

Thomas Kastura The Fourth Murderer

496 pages, September 2006

Pooja MarskePooja – the Elephant Girl

Rights sold to Korea and the

Netherlands

144 pages, October 2006

Iny LorentzThe Lioness

560 pages, September 2006

Thomas ThiemeyerReptilia

Rights sold to seven countries

400 pages, August 2005

Sandra Arango / Cornelia von SchellingThe Rebel’s Daughter

Rights sold to the Netherlands

320 pages, May 2006

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Paul BaddeThe Face of the Lord

Rights sold to four countries

320 pages, March 2006

Christoph BambergerLive Better – Live Longer

256 pages, February 2006

Michaela MertenThe Joy of Bathing

28 cards, August 2006

Zubin MehtaMy Life, Set to Music

Rights sold to four countries

300 pages, April 2006

Ursula SummEat.Yourself.Thin - Fast Food-

Combining Recipes

96 pages, August 2006

Dimiter Inkiow / Marion BriswalterStories about Jesus for Children

112 pages, January 2006

Gisela HeidenreichSeven Years Eternity

400 pages, February 2007

Joachim FaulstichThe Healing Consciousness

272 pages, October 2006

Richard MichaelisThe First Five Years

in the Life of a Child

Rights sold to China

256 pages, October 2006

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ISRAEL

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