Publisher's Synopsis
In this sequel to "Zurück in Zürich", Dino lands a promising new office job in Dresden with stable pay and promotion opportunities, but it's only so long before corporate implications force him to make a tough decision.
While the stunning architecture and baroque allure of the capital of the Free State of Saxony seem like a fairytale at first, Dino soon meets some of its disgruntled citizens and starts investigating the roots of their rage.Explore Dresden, learn about local culture, history and improve your German effortlessly along the way! This book is designed to help beginners make the leap from studying isolated words and phrases to reading (and enjoying) naturally flowing German texts. Using simplified sentence structures and a very basic vocabulary, this collection of short stories is carefully crafted to allow even novice learners to appreciate and understand the intricacies of coherent German speech. Each chapter comes with a complete German-English dictionary, with a special emphasis on collocative phrases (high frequency word combinations), short sentences and expressions. By working with these "building blocks" instead of just single words, learners can accelerate their understanding and active usage of new material and make the learning process more fluid and fun.
