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Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 175 PAGES

This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)

A Time of Gifts

by Patrick Leigh Fermor

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk from Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube, through Germany, Prague and Austria in 1933. Written not in the moment, but 40 years later, the accumulation of time and experience give the book particular poignancy. (CEU30, $16.95)

The German Way

by Hyde Flippo

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1997
• PAPER
• 138 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

This clever A-to-Z guide to quirks, attitudes, behavior and customs is a terrific resource for travelers seeking insight into why the Germans, Austrians and Swiss do what they do. (GER12, $18.00)

Eyewitness Guide Germany

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 608 PAGES

Featuring color photography, excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (GER133, $30.00)

Southern Germany Map

by ITMB

• MAP

A detailed color map of southern Germany from Bavaria to the Rheinland. (GER29, $11.95)

 

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Fodor's Amsterdam's 25 Best

by Fodor's

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

This slim guide to essential highlights includes an excellent map of the city center and can easily be slipped in your pocket. (NTH16, $11.99)

Wallpaper City Guide Strasbourg 2012

by Wallpaper City Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

This pocket guide highlights all that is stylish about the French city that hosts Europe's parliament. (FRA07, $9.95)

Xenophobe's Guide to the Germans

by Stefan Zeidenitz

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 92 PAGES

This irreverent pocket guide to cultural awareness is both insightful -- and entertaining. (GER294, $9.95)

Prost! The Story of German Beer

by Horst D. Dornbusch

• FOOD
• 1997
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES
• FAVORITE

The Munich-based aficionado weaves history and culture with the marvels and mysteries of German beer in this brief, authoritative guide. (GER99, $14.95)

A Concise History of Germany

by Mary Fulbrook

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 277 PAGES

This essential short history of Germany -- a whirlwind survey in less than 300 pages -- explores the relationships between social, political and cultural factors in this land located in the center of Europe. (GER13, $29.99)

All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland

by Kay Shaw Nelson

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2003
• PAPER
• 211 PAGES

A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food in 130 authentic recipes. (GER111, $14.95)

Germania, In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History

by Simon Winder

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2011
• PAPER
• 480 PAGES

Winder's witty, entertaining and opinionated portrait of German culture is both an illuminating history and a wonderfully digressive exploration of the powerful and often confounding nation. (GER270, $18.00)

The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town

by Steven Ozment

• HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Meticulously researched and absorbing, this narrative by a Harvard historian traces the legal battle of the daughter of a well-to-do family who was thrown out of her home and disinherited in 1525. (GER25, $13.99)

The Germans

by Gordon A. Craig

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1991
• PAPER
• 361 PAGES

A gifted historian, Craig explores the complex paradoxes of German identity in this masterly portrait of German life, past and present, with chapters on religion, money, Jews, women, literature and society, Berlin and language. (GER10, $18.00)

The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World

by Andrew Jotischky

• HISTORY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 144 PAGES

Richly illustrated with photographs, illustrations and full-color maps, this compact atlas explores the empires, people, cultures and religions of the Middle Ages, providing an excellent introduction to European history. (EUR384, $22.00)

The Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe

by Roland Recht

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2001
• HARD COVER
• 360 PAGES

This beautifully illustrated, oversized survey of the history, geography and culture of the Rhine shows cities, villages and sights along the river from its source in the Alps to the North Sea. (GER120, $75.00)

The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000

by Mark Cioc | William Cronon

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 263 PAGES

A scholarly, well-researched environmental history of the Rhine, particularly its role in European economic and national history over the last 200 years. (GER130, $24.95)

Baroque and Rococo Art

by Germain Bazin

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1985
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

An excellent illustrated survey of Baroque and Rococo art and architecture, this volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is a good companion to the golden age of Middle Europe. (EUR53, $21.95)

A Tramp Abroad

by Mark Twain | David Eggers | Kerry Driscoll

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

Written 11 years after Innocents Abroad, this is Twain's second foray into European travel. Filled with his characteristic wit and humorous observations, it documents his journeys through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. Now with an introduction by Dave Eggers. (EUR78, $14.95)

Silk Parachute

by John McPhee

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2011
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

With his characteristic humor and intensity, McPhee ranges through lacrosse, long-exposure view-camera photography, the weird foods dined on, a golf championship and a season in Europe in this latest collection of ten sparkling essays, most originally appearing in The New Yorker. Always the geologist, the chapters "following the chalk," from the downs and sea cliffs of England to the Maas valley in the Netherlands and the champagne country of northern France show McPhee at his best. (GEN560, $15.00)

The Improbable Voyage

by Tristan Jones

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 332 PAGES

Jones, an inveterate Welsh sailor, adventurer and storyteller, channels Eastern Europe circa 1985 in his tale of a tough voyage along the Rhine and Danube to the Black Sea. (EUR156, $16.50)

The Blue Flower

by Penelope Fitzgerald

• LITERATURE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 225 PAGES

Set in the Age of Goethe, this exquisitely written short novel is a fictional account of the life of the Romantic poet Novalis. It paints a vivid picture of German intellectual and mercantile life in the late 1700s. (GER21, $13.95)

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