PHANTOM BORDER

""This book combines adventure, history, and a narrative of how people lived confronted with the post-WWII environment in Germany. Lange explores consequences and lessons that continue to the present day. Phantom Border tackles the larger issues, the importance of home, and its offshoot into conservation biology and ethics. With verve and clarity, it serves a rich fare for a wide readership. It is a great read."" —Bernd Heinrich, author (Mind of the Raven, The Trees in my Forest, The Snoring Bird, Bumblebee Economics, Winter World, A Year in the Maine Woods, The Homing Instinct ""Lange’s language is beautiful, poetic at just the right moments: a linguistic joy. The book is written with exactly the sensitivity that is needed in matters concerning East and West in today’s Germany. Lange’s own story provides one thread of the book, making for a captivating read and providing an important perspective."" —Andrea Mehrländer, PhD, Executive Director, Academy of Transatlantic Academic Studies Berlin, Germany ""Lange’s training in both anthropology and natural science has resulted in a valuable perspective on the recent history of Germany. Readers will be moved by insights the book provides into human experiences of both the present and the past along the now former border and will be captivated by the knowledge it offers into the unique biodiversity of the Green Belt. Making this text even more compelling are the many meaningful glimpses we gain from it into Lange’s own personal journey within a society that has undergone significant transformation over the course of her lifetime."" —Gerard A. Weber, PhD, Associate Professor, Anthropology and Sociology, Bronx Community College of the City University of New York ""Phantom Border blends skilled storytelling, highly illustrative writing, and a kind of empathetic reportage that really makes me feel immersed in every scene. Satisfying for mind and heart."" —Phyllis Edgerly Ring, author (The Munich Girl, Snow Fence Road, Life at First Sight)