German Bookshops and Media

Schoenhof's Foreign Books

Founded in 1856, Schoenhof's Foreign Books offers the biggest selection of foreign books in North America with an extensive section of German authors and books in German.
Their main store is located in Harvard Square, Cambridge.

For online orders visit their website.

76 A Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Tel.: 617.547.8855

Email

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Out of Town Newsstand

Historical landmark and "spiritual center of the Harvard Square universe", Out of Town Newsstand stocks newspapers and magazines from around the world, including a large number of German titles.


Zero Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 354-1441

German-World

The only bilingual German-English magazine in the US.

German World Magazine published every two month and is available as print version or in a flash-animated electronic format.

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Atlantic Times

The Atlantic Times is a monthly printed newspaper in English from Germany.

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Das Fenster

Das Fenster is a widely distributed German language magazine in North America, published since 1904. More information along with a free magazine sample can be obtained at their website .

Deutsche Welle - Radio & TV Broadcasting

Deutsche Welle is Germany's international public broadcaster. Comprehensive coverage on Germany, Europe, and international topics.

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Radio Goethe

Radio Goethe promotes the music of modern German bands. It is aired by numerous college radio stations across the US and Canada. You can listen or download the latest show, read interviews and find links to German bands on the website. In English and German.

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Media

Germany.info - Press Releases, Statements and Speeches

Literature

Literature

Germany is a book country: With around 94,000 titles published or re-published annually, it is one of the world’s leading book nations. The licenses for almost 9,000 German books are sold to foreign companies annually.

Literature

Video Archive Germany

Flash player is not installed The future of Europe - once a year, top politicians from Germany and the EU come together at the WDR Europaforum. The 2013 event was held at the German Foreign Ministry. (© AA)

The WDR Europaforum 2013

Flash player is not installed Germany's system of dual training is one of the foundations of its economic strength. It's possible to export some elements of dual training to other countries, with positive effects for everybody involved. The German government supports this knowledge transfer. (© AA)

Conference - Pioneers on Dual Training Abroad

Flash player is not installed The process of globalization has thrown up a long list of challenges. At the top of the list: how to protect the rule of law and democracy.That’s of particular relevance now for the countries that experienced the Arab Spring. The question asked at the 32nd Forum on Global Issues at the German Foreign Ministry in May 2013: how can Germany provide effective assistance as nations attempt to establish their own democracies? (© AA)

The Forum on Global Issues

Flash player is not installed 2013 is the European Year of Citizens. They're invited to contribute their ideas for the EU, and to discover more about their rights as EU citizens. An example: labour mobility. (© AA)

The European Year of Citizens

Flash player is not installed The Hannover Messe, the big industrial trade fair, has once again attracted hundreds of thousands of people, with companies from across the globe unveiling their latest products. Green energy is a given, now the buzzword is integration for industry 4.0. (© FFO)

Hannover Messe 2013

Flash player is not installed Smartphones, tablets - or "phablets": anybody hunting down the latest innovations in the IT sector, comes to Hanover each spring. (© FFO)

CeBIT 2013

Flash player is not installed The International Tourism Fair, the ITB Berlin, is the global travel industry’s most important annual get-together. Tourism trends are born here and contracts worth billions of euros are signed. The halls of the trade fair centre are regularly booked out. (© FFO)

International Tourism Fair ITB Berlin

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Membership of the UN Human Rights Council 2013 - 2015

Flash player is not installed Studying in Germany makes more and more sense. Teaching and research have a long tradition. German Universities have a very good reputation, especially when it comes to technical subjects. And with the introduction of bachelors and masters degrees, as well as more courses and lectures being held in English, Germany can finally compete to attract the world’s brightest. (© AA)

Studying in Germany

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Berlinale 2013

Flash player is not installed Berlin – fashion city? That hasn't always been the case. But more and more shows at Fashionweek and trade events like Bread & Butter mean an ever increasing influx of fashion aficionados in Berlin. For them, Berlin is still a city where anything goes. (© FFO)

Berlin's Fashion Scene

Flash player is not installed The Élysée Treaty is a major milestone in the history of Franco-German relations. It was a new beginning after the Second World War. So 50 years after the document was signed, how is that relationship? Well here's an example of German-French cooperation and of how much work that cooperation can mean. A joint masters degree in German and French politics at Berlin's Freie Universität. (© FFO)

50th anniversary of Élysée-Treaty

Flash player is not installed Climate change is going to means changes to our environment. That, most scientists agree. But what impact will global warming, floods and food shortages have on security around the world? The implications of climate change for global security have become a major focus of German foreign policy. (© FFO)

Climate Change and Security

Flash player is not installed Germany’s energy revolution is going ahead, but the country’s decision to turn its back on nuclear power in favour of renewables means big changes . And those changes will also impact its European neighbours. (© FFO)

Germany’s Energy Revolution and its European Neighbours

Flash player is not installed Youth unemployment is low in Germany compared to the rest of Europe. Many experts say that's due to Germanys system of dual training system, which allows young people to get work experience and study at the same time. (© FFO)

Dual Training in Germany

Flash player is not installed Landminen sind heute in vielen Ländern der Welt geächtet. (© AA)

The 20th Anniversary of the Campaign to Ban Landmines

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