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Eyewitness Guide Budapest •   Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 264 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to the city featuring excellent maps and solid information on culture and history in addition to a detailed neighborhood-by-neighborhood overview of attractions. With hundreds of photographs. (HGR15, $23.00)

Rough Guide Czech & Slovak Republics •  Rob Humphreys
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 630 PAGES
A comprehensive, practical guide for the traveler in the British series. Much of the book is devoted to a survey of cities, sites and attractions throughout the Czech and Slovak republics. With helpful local maps, and a good survey of the culture and history of the region. (CZH25, $21.99)

Prague, A Traveler's Literary Companion •  Paul Wilson
ANTHOLOGY • 1996 • PAPER • 256 PAGES
Designed with the traveler in mind, this anthology of 24 vivid stories by Prague writers, contemporary and well known, brings the city of Prague to life. The stories and essays -- covering cultural life, society and love -- are organized geographically by district. With a helpful map of Prague, this book is an unusual literary guide to the city. (CZH08, $14.95)

Budapest 1900, A Historical Portrait of the City and its Culture •  John Lukacs
HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 255 PAGES
Written by a distinguished historian and native son, this excellent book is a richly detailed cultural portrait of the city at its zenith. Divided thematically, this popular history presents the geographic setting of the city, its people, economy and cultural and intellectual life. With maps and archival photographs. (HGR01, $14.00)

Czech and Slovak Republics Map •   Michelin Travel Publications
2005 • MAP
A shaded relief map of the two nations at a scale of 1:600,000, with insets of Prague and Bratislava. It also covers the route of the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest. (CEU17, $11.95)

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Budapest Map •   Borch Maps • A convenient map of the city center at a scale of 1:11,000. (HGR34, $7.95)

Blue Guide Budapest •  Bob Dent • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to the architecture, history and culture of Budapest. (HGR20, $18.95)

Eyewitness Guide Prague •   Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide to Prague features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the celebrated city's attractions. (CZH01, $23.00)

Fodor's Prague's 25 Best •   Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • This pocket-size booklet includes an outstanding map of the city as well as a brief overview of its museums, grand buildings and other attractions. (CZH02, $11.95)

Lonely Planet Czech Phrasebook •   Lonely Planet • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (CZH50, $8.99)

Lonely Planet Hungarian Phrasebook •  Christina Mayer • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (HGR38, $8.99)

Visible Cities Budapest •  Annabel Barber •  Emma Roper-Evans • GUIDEBOOK • A detailed, personable guide to the city, featuring a good overview of history, cultural background, suggested walking tours, a map of the city center and practical advice on where to go and what to do. (HGR43, $27.95)

A Concise History of Hungary •  Miklos Molnar •  Anna Magyar • HISTORY • The author, a Hungarian historian, narrates the history of Hungary from little-known origins to 1988, encompassing the Magyars, the Austro-Hungarian empire and the Soviet era. (HGR30, $26.99)

Bury Me Standing •  Isabel Fonseca • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This marvelous portrait of the Roma, also known as the Gypsies, offers insight into their music, foods, religions, folk traditions, and examines their influential but complex relationship with Eastern Europe. (EUR09, $14.95)

Prague in Black and Gold, Scenes From Life in a European City •  Peter Demetz • HISTORY • In this anecdotal study the author traces the history and culture of 4,000-year-old Prague in rich detail. Intimately familiar with the physical city, the book is also a personable guide to its neighborhoods and architecture. (CZH09, $16.00)

The Coasts of Bohemia, A Czech History •  Derek Sayer • HISTORY • A political and cultural history of the Czech people, this intriguing book places the historically important Bohemia and Moravia at the center of European events. The author draws on literature, the arts, culture and politics to evoke Czech history, society and identity. (CZH10, $29.95)

The Hungarians, A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat •  Paul Lendvai •  Ann Major • HISTORY • A journalist who fled Hungary in 1957, Lendvai combines history, scholarship and anecdote in this uncommonly engaging account. With verve and authority, he covers the struggle of the Magyars' against the Tartars, Turks and Russians over the past milennium. (HGR32, $26.95)

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague •  Timothy Garton Ash • HISTORY • An astute journalist's vivid eyewitness account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and other dramatic events of 1989. (GER36, $13.95)

A Time of Gifts •  Patrick Leigh Fermor • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk from Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube in 1933, including adventures in Germany, Prague and Austria. He writes not as the young adventurer but as the accomplished author 40 years later, with perspective and a sweet nostalgia. The adventure continues in Between the Woods and Water (CEU31). (CEU30, $16.95)

Between the Woods and the Water •  Patrick Leigh Fermor • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • This sequel to A Time of Gifts (CEU30), Fermor's classic account of walking across Europe in 1933, continues with his youthful adventures in Hungary and Romania. The book ends at the Iron Gates, which divide the Carpathian mountains from the Balkans. (CEU31, $15.95)

Budapest Diary, In Search of the Motherbook •  Susan Rubin Suleiman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A lovely and affecting memoir of a childhood in 1940s Budapest and a return trip in 1993 as an academic fellow. Suleiman is now a professor at Harvard. (HGR37, $14.95)

On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul •  Jason Goodwin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A marvelous account of Goodwin's pilgrimage on foot from Gdansk to Constantinople in the early 1990s in the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor, interweaving history, incident and reflection. (EUR81, $15.00)

Time's Magpie, A Walk in Prague •  Myla Goldberg • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A delightful walking tour of Prague by the bestselling author of "Bee Season." (CZH58, $16.00)

A Traveller's Companion To Prague •  Jan Kaplan • ANTHOLOGY • A portrait of the city, its neighborhoods, architecture, society and culture as seen through the eyes of writers over the centuries, including Petrarch, Hans Christian Anderson, Graham Greene and Patrick Leigh Fermor. (CZH65, $16.95)

Travelers' Tales Prague And the Czech Republic, True Stories •  David Farley •  Jessie Sholl • ANTHOLOGY • A well-chosen selection of mostly modern tales of intrigue, adventure and fun. With contributions by Myla Goldberg, Helen Epstein, Jan Morris, and Francine Prose. (CZH60, $17.95)

Life with a Star •  Jiri Weil •  Philip Roth • LITERATURE • A fictional account of the Holocaust told through the story of a young Czech Jew. (CZH43, $19.00)

Prague •  Arthur Phillips • LITERATURE • Don't be fooled by the title -- this engaging novel is set in Budapest. Five young American expats have settled themselves in what they consider the "second-best" eastern European city, where chance encounters and interactions determine how their lives will -- or won't -- be changed. (HGR29, $13.95)

The Bridge at Andau •  James Michener • LITERATURE • The true story of a bridge that became a means of escape to the west during the Hungarian revolt in 1956. It's classic Michener: gripping and action-packed. (HGR17, $6.99)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being •  Milan Kundera • LITERATURE • Kundera's intriguing novel, praised for its meditations on the nature of men and women, and the fearful emptiness of life in Prague under Communist rule. (CZH16, $13.95)

Under the Frog •  Tibor Fischer • LITERATURE • Irony and wit pervade this novel set against the backdrop of the short-lived Hungarian revolution of 1956. The author's own experiences are played out by a cast of Kafkaesque characters all looking for a way though the turbulent days before the Russian tanks roll into Budapest. (HGR12, $15.00)

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	Eyewitness Guide Budapest • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 264 PAGES A comprehensive guide to the city featuring excellent maps and solid information on culture and history in addition to a detailed neighborhood-by-neighborhood overview of attractions. With hundreds of photographs. (HGR15, $23.00)
	Rough Guide Czech & Slovak Republics • Rob Humphreys GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 630 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide for the traveler in the British series. Much of the book is devoted to a survey of cities, sites and attractions throughout the Czech and Slovak republics. With helpful local maps, and a good survey of the culture and history of the region. (CZH25, $21.99)
	Prague, A Traveler's Literary Companion • Paul Wilson ANTHOLOGY • 1996 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Designed with the traveler in mind, this anthology of 24 vivid stories by Prague writers, contemporary and well known, brings the city of Prague to life. The stories and essays -- covering cultural life, society and love -- are organized geographically by district. With a helpful map of Prague, this book is an unusual literary guide to the city. (CZH08, $14.95)
	Budapest 1900, A Historical Portrait of the City and its Culture • John Lukacs HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 255 PAGES Written by a distinguished historian and native son, this excellent book is a richly detailed cultural portrait of the city at its zenith. Divided thematically, this popular history presents the geographic setting of the city, its people, economy and cultural and intellectual life. With maps and archival photographs. (HGR01, $14.00)
	Czech and Slovak Republics Map • Michelin Travel Publications 2005 • MAP A shaded relief map of the two nations at a scale of 1:600,000, with insets of Prague and Bratislava. It also covers the route of the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest. (CEU17, $11.95)

	Budapest Map • Borch Maps • A convenient map of the city center at a scale of 1:11,000. (HGR34, $7.95)
	Blue Guide Budapest • Bob Dent • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to the architecture, history and culture of Budapest. (HGR20, $18.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Prague • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide to Prague features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the celebrated city's attractions. (CZH01, $23.00)
	Fodor's Prague's 25 Best • Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • This pocket-size booklet includes an outstanding map of the city as well as a brief overview of its museums, grand buildings and other attractions. (CZH02, $11.95)
	Lonely Planet Czech Phrasebook • Lonely Planet • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (CZH50, $8.99)
	Lonely Planet Hungarian Phrasebook • Christina Mayer • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (HGR38, $8.99)
	Visible Cities Budapest • Annabel Barber • Emma Roper-Evans • GUIDEBOOK • A detailed, personable guide to the city, featuring a good overview of history, cultural background, suggested walking tours, a map of the city center and practical advice on where to go and what to do. (HGR43, $27.95)
	A Concise History of Hungary • Miklos Molnar • Anna Magyar • HISTORY • The author, a Hungarian historian, narrates the history of Hungary from little-known origins to 1988, encompassing the Magyars, the Austro-Hungarian empire and the Soviet era. (HGR30, $26.99)
	Bury Me Standing • Isabel Fonseca • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This marvelous portrait of the Roma, also known as the Gypsies, offers insight into their music, foods, religions, folk traditions, and examines their influential but complex relationship with Eastern Europe. (EUR09, $14.95)
	Prague in Black and Gold, Scenes From Life in a European City • Peter Demetz • HISTORY • In this anecdotal study the author traces the history and culture of 4,000-year-old Prague in rich detail. Intimately familiar with the physical city, the book is also a personable guide to its neighborhoods and architecture. (CZH09, $16.00)
	The Coasts of Bohemia, A Czech History • Derek Sayer • HISTORY • A political and cultural history of the Czech people, this intriguing book places the historically important Bohemia and Moravia at the center of European events. The author draws on literature, the arts, culture and politics to evoke Czech history, society and identity. (CZH10, $29.95)
	The Hungarians, A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat • Paul Lendvai • Ann Major • HISTORY • A journalist who fled Hungary in 1957, Lendvai combines history, scholarship and anecdote in this uncommonly engaging account. With verve and authority, he covers the struggle of the Magyars' against the Tartars, Turks and Russians over the past milennium. (HGR32, $26.95)
	The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague • Timothy Garton Ash • HISTORY • An astute journalist's vivid eyewitness account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and other dramatic events of 1989. (GER36, $13.95)
	A Time of Gifts • Patrick Leigh Fermor • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk from Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube in 1933, including adventures in Germany, Prague and Austria. He writes not as the young adventurer but as the accomplished author 40 years later, with perspective and a sweet nostalgia. The adventure continues in Between the Woods and Water (CEU31). (CEU30, $16.95)
	Between the Woods and the Water • Patrick Leigh Fermor • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • This sequel to A Time of Gifts (CEU30), Fermor's classic account of walking across Europe in 1933, continues with his youthful adventures in Hungary and Romania. The book ends at the Iron Gates, which divide the Carpathian mountains from the Balkans. (CEU31, $15.95)
	Budapest Diary, In Search of the Motherbook • Susan Rubin Suleiman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A lovely and affecting memoir of a childhood in 1940s Budapest and a return trip in 1993 as an academic fellow. Suleiman is now a professor at Harvard. (HGR37, $14.95)
	On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul • Jason Goodwin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A marvelous account of Goodwin's pilgrimage on foot from Gdansk to Constantinople in the early 1990s in the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor, interweaving history, incident and reflection. (EUR81, $15.00)
	Time's Magpie, A Walk in Prague • Myla Goldberg • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A delightful walking tour of Prague by the bestselling author of "Bee Season." (CZH58, $16.00)
	A Traveller's Companion To Prague • Jan Kaplan • ANTHOLOGY • A portrait of the city, its neighborhoods, architecture, society and culture as seen through the eyes of writers over the centuries, including Petrarch, Hans Christian Anderson, Graham Greene and Patrick Leigh Fermor. (CZH65, $16.95)
	Travelers' Tales Prague And the Czech Republic, True Stories • David Farley • Jessie Sholl • ANTHOLOGY • A well-chosen selection of mostly modern tales of intrigue, adventure and fun. With contributions by Myla Goldberg, Helen Epstein, Jan Morris, and Francine Prose. (CZH60, $17.95)
	Life with a Star • Jiri Weil • Philip Roth • LITERATURE • A fictional account of the Holocaust told through the story of a young Czech Jew. (CZH43, $19.00)
	Prague • Arthur Phillips • LITERATURE • Don't be fooled by the title -- this engaging novel is set in Budapest. Five young American expats have settled themselves in what they consider the "second-best" eastern European city, where chance encounters and interactions determine how their lives will -- or won't -- be changed. (HGR29, $13.95)
	The Bridge at Andau • James Michener • LITERATURE • The true story of a bridge that became a means of escape to the west during the Hungarian revolt in 1956. It's classic Michener: gripping and action-packed. (HGR17, $6.99)
	The Unbearable Lightness of Being • Milan Kundera • LITERATURE • Kundera's intriguing novel, praised for its meditations on the nature of men and women, and the fearful emptiness of life in Prague under Communist rule. (CZH16, $13.95)
	Under the Frog • Tibor Fischer • LITERATURE • Irony and wit pervade this novel set against the backdrop of the short-lived Hungarian revolution of 1956. The author's own experiences are played out by a cast of Kafkaesque characters all looking for a way though the turbulent days before the Russian tanks roll into Budapest. (HGR12, $15.00)