Why the Germans Do it BetterBy: John Kampfner Age: Adult English ***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** BOOK OF THE YEAR IN GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST & NEW STATESMAN 'Excellent and provocative a passionate, timely book.' Sunday Times 'A fine new book thoughtful, deeply reported and impeccably even handed.' The Times Emerging from a collection of city states 150 years ago, no other country has had as turbulent a history as Germany or enjoyed so much prosperity in such a short time frame.