A coming-of-age story and an easy read — ideal for advanced German learners. Bilingual paragraph-by-paragraph layout and illustrations facilitate comprehension. Historical context of West Berlin's geopoliltical situation in the afterword. — Story is an eBook bestseller on German Amazon. — The trials and tribulations of young squatters in walled-in, cold war era West Berlin. Love, betrayal, and street riots. Hope, tears and rock 'n roll. And among it all 'special needs Heiner' who desperately wants to fit in. — Welcome to one of the weirdest places on earth. "There's a great sense of humour - a true gift." — "Hard to put down. A nicely constructed read with a good tempo." — "Wild Years in West Berlin will make you wish you had been there!" (Reviews for English translation on Amazon.com)