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Pure sensationalism (an actual headline: 'Sex Waves From Space!')
One of the higher-quality nationals, but very conservative.
An excellent weekly newspaper with in-depth reporting on everything from politics to fashion.
A widely read weekly magazine that offer solid investigative journalism between covers often featuring scantily clad models.
The Beeb is probably the best choice for English news. The frequency will vary depending on your location though 648 kHz AM often works, especially in the west and at night.
NPR has programs in English and features the excellent international news program Morning Edition. It can be accessed through cable channel 22, and, thanks to the American Forces Network, on AM radio (and some FM frequencies) - see American Forces Network.
AFN radio, aimed at US military personnel serving in Germany, broadcasts NPR programming, talk radio, something called the Pentagon Channel and lots of acronym-filled military public service announcements. It can be picked up in and around cities such as Frankfurt (873 kHz AM), Kaisterslautern (1107 kHz AM), Mannheim, Stuttgart (1143 kHz AM) and Berlin.
An excellent introduction to the country's complex history.
The powerful landmark history of Hitler's reign, written by an eyewitness.
An insight into the German character with great cultural details.
A saga about the events, trials and triumphs of the Cold War, the building of the Wall and its effects on the people of Berlin.
The original tale of a pact with the devil gone (surprise, surprise) horribly wrong.
A fine example of Brecht's 'alienated' theatre. Listen to Kurt Weill while reading it.
A stunning examination of the post-war German psyche; these days it would be called magic realism.
The extraordinary tale of a psychotic 18th-century perfume maker.
The great humourist's comical observations of German life.
The diary of a Jewish professor as Nazi racial laws bring indignities and then mortal danger.
The diary of a Jewish professor as Nazi racial laws bring indignities and then mortal danger.
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