Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Skip side bar filters

WTF Berlin

Expatsplaining the German Capital

by Jacinta Nandi ...

It's been a squillion years since Jacinta Nandi arrived in the German capital – and like Jesus, she has suffered, so you don't have to. In this collection of short texts, she'll tell you everything you need to know about stingy male "feminists", oppressive church taxes, unnecessary Anmeldungen – and how to make the perfect German Abendbrot (exhausted cucumbers are key). Why are Berlin house ... Read more

$19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

It's been a squillion years since Jacinta Nandi arrived in the German capital – and like Jesus, she has suffered, so you don't have to. In this collection of short texts, she'll tell you everything you need to know about stingy male "feminists", oppressive church taxes, unnecessary Anmeldungen – and how to make the perfect German Abendbrot (exhausted cucumbers are key). Why are Berlin house
... Read more

Stasi State

The gripping Cold War thriller for fans of Robert Harris

by David Young ...

Series Book 3 - The Oberleutnant Karin Müller series
A gripping thriller set in 1970s East Germany, perfect for fans of Child 44, Phillip Kerr and Martin Cruz Smith.FOR THE STASI, IT'S NOT JUST THE TRUTH THAT GETS BURIED . . .The body of a teenage boy is found weighted down in a lake. Karin Müller, newly appointed Major of the People's Police, is called to investigate. But her power will only stretch so far, when every move she makes is under the ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

A gripping thriller set in 1970s East Germany, perfect for fans of Child 44, Phillip Kerr and Martin Cruz Smith.FOR THE STASI, IT'S NOT JUST THE TRUTH THAT GETS BURIED . . .The body of a teenage boy is found weighted down in a lake. Karin Müller, newly appointed Major of the People's Police, is called to investigate. But her power will only stretch so far, when every move she makes is under the
... Read more
Half Lies

by Sally Green ...

Series series The Half Bad Trilogy
A TIME AND KID’S INDIE PICK BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A hidden world of magic awaits in this captivating young adult fantasy set in the same magical world as Sally Green’s internationally beloved and acclaimed Half Bad series.Grieving the recent loss of her mother, Michèle’s father decides to move the family to Florida where he proceeds to drown his grief in alcohol and painting. Forced to navigate ... Read more

$0.99 CAD

A TIME AND KID’S INDIE PICK BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A hidden world of magic awaits in this captivating young adult fantasy set in the same magical world as Sally Green’s internationally beloved and acclaimed Half Bad series.Grieving the recent loss of her mother, Michèle’s father decides to move the family to Florida where he proceeds to drown his grief in alcohol and painting. Forced to navigate
... Read more
A Chip Shop in Poznań

My Unlikely Year in Poland

by Ben Aitken ...

'One of the funniest books of the year' - Paul Ross, talkRADIOWARNING: CONTAINS AN UNLIKELY IMMIGRANT, AN UNSUNG COUNTRY, A BUMPY ROMANCE, SEVERAL SHATTERED PRECONCEPTIONS, TRACES OF INSIGHT, A DOZEN NUNS AND A REFERENDUM.Not many Brits move to Poland to work in a fish and chip shop.Fewer still come back wanting to be a Member of the European Parliament.In 2016 Ben Aitken moved to Poland while he ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

'One of the funniest books of the year' - Paul Ross, talkRADIOWARNING: CONTAINS AN UNLIKELY IMMIGRANT, AN UNSUNG COUNTRY, A BUMPY ROMANCE, SEVERAL SHATTERED PRECONCEPTIONS, TRACES OF INSIGHT, A DOZEN NUNS AND A REFERENDUM.Not many Brits move to Poland to work in a fish and chip shop.Fewer still come back wanting to be a Member of the European Parliament.In 2016 Ben Aitken moved to Poland while he
... Read more
How Now, Brown Frau

by Merridy Eastman ...

In her first book, There's A Bear In There, Merridy Eastman led us into the forbidden world of a Sydney brothel where she once worked as a nervous receptionist. In Ridiculous Expectations she packed us into her suitcase and took us on her British book tour where, instead of finding Mr Darcy as promised, she was swept off her feet by a tall German called Tom. Who knew?In How Now Brown Frau Merridy ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In her first book, There's A Bear In There, Merridy Eastman led us into the forbidden world of a Sydney brothel where she once worked as a nervous receptionist. In Ridiculous Expectations she packed us into her suitcase and took us on her British book tour where, instead of finding Mr Darcy as promised, she was swept off her feet by a tall German called Tom. Who knew?In How Now Brown Frau Merridy
... Read more
SEMI-GLOSS

Magazines, motherhood and misadventures in having it all

by Justine Cullen ...

'A witty, intelligent and razor-sharp ride through life that is a true delight to read, by one of Australia's most beloved writers.' Zoe Foster BlakeThis is not a self-help book or a memoir. It's definitely not the Australian Devil Wears Prada.In her collection of autobiographical essays, fashion magazine editor Justine Cullen takes us on a hilariously candid exploration of her life so far - and ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

'A witty, intelligent and razor-sharp ride through life that is a true delight to read, by one of Australia's most beloved writers.' Zoe Foster BlakeThis is not a self-help book or a memoir. It's definitely not the Australian Devil Wears Prada.In her collection of autobiographical essays, fashion magazine editor Justine Cullen takes us on a hilariously candid exploration of her life so far - and
... Read more
Russian Disco

by Wladimir Kaminer ...

Born in Moscow, Wladimir Kaminer emigrated to Berlin in the early '90s when he was 22. Russian Disco is a series of short and comic autobiographical vignettes about life among the émigrés in the explosive and extraordinary multi-cultural atmosphere of '90s Berlin. It's an exotic, vodka-fuelled millennial Goodbye to Berlin. The stories show a wonderful, innocent, deadpan economy of style ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Born in Moscow, Wladimir Kaminer emigrated to Berlin in the early '90s when he was 22. Russian Disco is a series of short and comic autobiographical vignettes about life among the émigrés in the explosive and extraordinary multi-cultural atmosphere of '90s Berlin. It's an exotic, vodka-fuelled millennial Goodbye to Berlin. The stories show a wonderful, innocent, deadpan economy of style
... Read more
Marzahn, Mon Amour

by Katja Oskamp ...

Translated by Jo Heinrich ...

A woman approaching the 'invisible years' of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR's largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at the foot of the clinic chair, she observes her clients and co-workers, listening to their stories with empathy and curiosity. Part memoir, part collective ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: Audiobook

A woman approaching the 'invisible years' of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR's largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at the foot of the clinic chair, she observes her clients and co-workers, listening to their stories with empathy and curiosity. Part memoir, part collective
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
German Men Sit Down to Pee and Other Insights into German Culture

by Niklas Frank, James Cave ...

Welcome to Germany, a country where you should always wait at the red man, show up on time for your wedding, and be extremely suspicious if anyone offers you a doughnut.‘German men sit down to pee’ is a tongue-in-cheek guidebook to German culture that highlights the rules Germans consciously and unconsciously follow, while trying to make a little sense of it all along the way. Why, for example, ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Welcome to Germany, a country where you should always wait at the red man, show up on time for your wedding, and be extremely suspicious if anyone offers you a doughnut.‘German men sit down to pee’ is a tongue-in-cheek guidebook to German culture that highlights the rules Germans consciously and unconsciously follow, while trying to make a little sense of it all along the way. Why, for example,
... Read more
Single, Forty and Fabulous!: A Love…Maybe Valentine eShort

by Claudia Carroll ...

The Feel-Good One: Part of the Love…Maybe ebook short story collection.It’s Valentine’s Day and, for single girl Kate, the only thing that could make that worse would be having to go to her own fortieth birthday party as well!Every year it’s the same: people asking if she has got herself a man yet. And every year she has to say no. Once upon a time the idea of a fabulous, successful career seemed ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

The Feel-Good One: Part of the Love…Maybe ebook short story collection.It’s Valentine’s Day and, for single girl Kate, the only thing that could make that worse would be having to go to her own fortieth birthday party as well!Every year it’s the same: people asking if she has got herself a man yet. And every year she has to say no. Once upon a time the idea of a fabulous, successful career seemed
... Read more
The Misadventures of Polly Gillespie

Reports from a Riotous Life

by Polly Gillespie ...

With a great deal of humour and honesty Polly Gillespie walks the reader through some of the ups and downs of life, with advice, warnings, and stories simply involving the awkwardness of being Polly. (She says that at the very least these will make you feel normal.) She has been on radio and in magazines continuously since 1991, and is a much-loved personality whose escapades and down-to-earth ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

With a great deal of humour and honesty Polly Gillespie walks the reader through some of the ups and downs of life, with advice, warnings, and stories simply involving the awkwardness of being Polly. (She says that at the very least these will make you feel normal.) She has been on radio and in magazines continuously since 1991, and is a much-loved personality whose escapades and down-to-earth
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Cockfosters

by Helen Simpson ...

Cockfosters is a funny, frank and forceful story collection dealing with ageing, ambition and the patterns of repetition and renewal found in long friendships and marriages. It opens irresistible new windows onto the world from Arizona to Dubai and from Moscow to Berlin. Turning both a panoramic and a zoom lens on the way we live now, these stories range through hitch-hiking in Bohemian forest ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Cockfosters is a funny, frank and forceful story collection dealing with ageing, ambition and the patterns of repetition and renewal found in long friendships and marriages. It opens irresistible new windows onto the world from Arizona to Dubai and from Moscow to Berlin. Turning both a panoramic and a zoom lens on the way we live now, these stories range through hitch-hiking in Bohemian forest
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“jacinta nandi”

WTF Berlin

People who read this also enjoyed

Stasi State

Half Lies

A Chip Shop in Poznań

How Now, Brown Frau

SEMI-GLOSS

Russian Disco

Marzahn, Mon Amour

German Men Sit Down to Pee and Other Insights into German Culture

Single, Forty and Fabulous!: A Love…Maybe Valentine eShort

The Misadventures of Polly Gillespie

Cockfosters

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“jacinta nandi”

Show:

People who read this also enjoyed