{"product_id":"learn-german-with-the-augsburg-brian-smith-9798233490149","title":"Learn German with the Augsburg Saga - B2.3 Interlinear German-English Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn German with the Augsburg Saga - B2.3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlass Shards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterlinear German-English Reader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn German through story and carefully graded B2-level language - with immediate English support when you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlass Shards\u003c\/em\u003e is the third book of the B2 level in the \u003cstrong\u003eAugsburg Saga\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIt is written in controlled, natural B2 German and presented in an interlinear German-English format, sentence by sentence.\u003cbr\u003eEach German sentence is followed directly by its English translation.\u003cbr\u003eThe English is accurate and supportive, designed to aid comprehension without replacing the German.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Augsburg between January and summer 1938, this volume follows the Hartwig family as everyday life continues under increasing pressure. Work routines remain intact, shops open and close, cafés stay busy, and family visits go on as usual - yet something has shifted. Conversations become cautious. Trust begins to fracture. Small administrative steps, rumors, and silent observations accumulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story focuses on ordinary decisions made in an extraordinary time: \u003cbr\u003ehow people adapt, withdraw, comply, or look away - often without dramatic moments, but with lasting consequences. Economic stability, social normalization, and political control exist side by side. What disappears does so quietly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not dramatize history. Instead, it shows how historical change enters daily life through routine, paperwork, silence, and habit - and how easily normality absorbs exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete, self-contained story at solid B2 level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSentence-by-sentence interlinear German-English support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorically grounded, understated narrative prose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocabulary and structures suitable for advanced learners moving toward independent reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlass Shards\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for learners who want to strengthen advanced reading skills while engaging with precise, realistic historical fiction - and for readers who want to understand how history often unfolds not through spectacle, but through quiet continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233490149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e German Learning Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Brian Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454358368511,"sku":"9798233490149","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2822cb7a-2676-4174-8c24-4d9d2afbeddd.jpg?v=1777305737","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learn-german-with-the-augsburg-brian-smith-9798233490149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}