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The German Home Security Handbook
Give your doors, windows and garage the protection that stops German burglars.
77 pages
A German master carpenter's home library
Secure it. Fix it. Keep it. The German way.
In Germany, almost half of all home break-ins fail at the attempt. Five plain-English books show you how German homes are protected, repaired and kept, with exact parts, prices and steps for your American house.
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- 45.7%
- of German break-ins fail at the attempt
- 101
- step-by-step repairs
- 150
- uses for 12 things you own
- 12
- months of house-keeping
German police crime statistics (PKS) 2024.
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- The German Home Security Handbook (77 pages)
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- Don't Call the Handyman (77 pages)
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- The Becker House Year (39 pages)
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Living Alone Safely After 60
A calm plan for the door, the phone, the stairs and the night.
60 pages
Book 3 · On its own
Don't Call the Handyman
101 fixes with your cost, the time, and what a pro would charge.
77 pages
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Opa's Garage Shelf
150 tested uses for 12 things you already own, plus the myths to stop believing.
35 pages
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The Becker House Year
A month-by-month plan to keep your house clean and standing, with Oma Liesel.
39 pages
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The German Home Security Handbook
Why almost half of German break-ins fail at the door, and how to give your home the same protection.
- The $8 strike-plate fix that turns a kick into a sore knee
- The 10-Minute Burglar's Walk and a room-by-room scorecard
- Doors, deadbolts, sliders, windows and the garage, step by step
- The Feierabend evening lock-up card and the vacation checklist
- Which alarms and cameras are worth it, and the subscription trap
- The 30-Day German Home Plan and the full shopping list with prices
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- 77 pages
- Printable checklists
- Shopping list with prices
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Living Alone Safely After 60
The door, the phone, the stairs and the night: a calm plan for anyone who lives alone, and the family who worries.
- The door script and five phone rules that stop the big scams
- The family code word against grandchild and AI-voice scams
- A daily check-in system that costs nothing
- Room-by-room fall prevention with a carpenter's notes
- Fire safety, the night plan and an emergency sheet for the fridge
- The 21-Day Living Alone Plan and printable cards
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- 60 pages
- Printable cards
- Great gift for a parent
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Don't Call the Handyman
101 fixes a German master carpenter does himself.
- Doors, windows, walls, plumbing, floors, kitchen, heating and outside
- Every fix: your cost, the time, what a pro would charge, the steps
- The $10 running-toilet repair that saves a plumber visit
- The 20-tool kit and the three shut-offs every homeowner must know
- A straight answer on when to call a professional
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- 77 pages
- 101 step-by-step fixes
- Cost & time for each
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Opa's Garage Shelf
150 tested uses for 12 things you already own.
- WD-40, vinegar, baking soda, duct tape and eight more, used properly
- 'Never use it for' and 'Myth' boxes for every product
- The right-lubricant chart
- The never-mix safety card
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- 35 pages
- 150 uses
- Never-mix safety card
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The Becker House Year
Oma Liesel keeps it clean. Opa Ernst keeps it standing.
- A month-by-month cleaning and maintenance plan
- A German house habit for every month
- The daily and weekly rhythm
- The House Book: filter sizes, paint colors, appliances, service log
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- 39 pages
- 12-month plan
- Printable House Book
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Why German homes?
A burglar is a lazy man in a hurry.
Every year the German police publish their crime statistics. In 2024 there were 78,436 home burglaries in Germany, and in 35,857 of them the burglar never got inside. He tried, it took too long, and he left. German doors lock at several points, cylinders are shielded, windows lock all around the frame, and Germans have habits like "a tilted window is an open window." These books translate that system into American hardware from an American store, mostly for the price of a few pizzas.
Source: Bundeskriminalamt, Police Crime Statistics 2024.
35,857
of 78,436 German break-ins in 2024 never got inside.
Meet Opa Ernst
Guten Tag, my friend. I'm Ernst. My channel, Opa Ernst's Hacks, shows the German way to protect and fix a home: no scare tactics, no expensive systems, just old German know-how from a man who measures three times. My wife Liesel keeps the house clean. I keep it standing.
Every method and number in these books comes from published sources: German police crime-prevention guidance, FBI crime data, the CDC, the NFPA, the FTC, building standards and manufacturers' instructions. Sources are listed at the back of every book.
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Get all 5 books for $57What readers say
"I did the strike plate screws on our front and back doors the first night. Twenty minutes, eight dollars, and the door feels like part of the wall now. My husband went around the house afterwards checking every window. Clear, no scare stuff, just tells you what to buy and where it goes."
Linda R., Ohio
The German Home Security Handbook
"I bought the bundle for my mother, who lives alone since Dad passed. We sat down with the Living Alone book over coffee and did the door script, the code word and the night lights that same afternoon. She calls it Ernst's book now."
Mark T., Pennsylvania
Living Alone Safely After 60
"Fix 38, the running toilet. The plumber wanted $240. The flapper was $9 and took me fifteen minutes with the book open on the tank lid. I've done six more fixes since. Should have bought this years ago."
Gary H., Texas
Don't Call the Handyman
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