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Germany, Third Edition: A Short History

By: Professor Donald S. Detwiler
Narrated by: Randell Dietrich
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This new edition of a best-selling history of Germany, originally published in 1976, includes the great watershed of 1989-90 and its aftermath. Germany: A Short History provides a thorough introduction to German history from antiquity to the present.

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"The strength of Detwiler's accomplishment lies in his ability to explain concisely what was at the root of complex matters such as the lay investiture controversy-and to choose the right things to explain." ( Library Journal)
"He capsulizes main German trends and thoughts in an exciting manner so that the reader is easily motivated to learn more about German history." ( German Quarterly)

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Worst reader ever.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The computer-generated voice on my e-reader gives a smoother presentation and adds more inflection than this reader. He does not appear to understand the concept of phrasing, because it sounds like he takes a breath in between each word. It was so bad I could not finish what might have been an interesting book.

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The book has a lot of interesting information, but buy the book, do not buy the audiobook.

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boring presentation

all of german history covered. just covers the basics, not much insights. very stilted delivery.

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Garbage

Is it a good book? There is no way to tell. The reader is simply not competent for this job. He sounds out all words of 3+ syllables like a 7 yr old. He never gets the hang of the word Italy even after reading it 20 times. I have great patience but just found its limit

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Very good history of Germany

Manages to give an in depth perspective in a manageable length of an overview of the events that shaped the German people. I liked the narrator’s style. Impersonal, flowing, allows one to focus on the content, with authentic pronunciation of German words.

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