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Best of Central Europe: Germany, Switzerland & Austria
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/LO12025. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 5 items are available
for $74, including U.S. shipping, a 20% discount (Item no. EXGER87) |
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Fodor's Exploring Germany
John Ardagh
GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
288 PAGES
Lively, fully illustrated and comprehensive, this practical guidebook, by well regarded author John Ardagh, encapsulates the attractions of Germany for the visitor. With good introductory chapters, maps and region-by-region highlights.
(GER05, $22.00) |
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The German Way
Hyde Flippo
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1997
PAPER
138 PAGES
COMING IN APRIL
A slim volume on the German-speaking cultural psyche, this highly readable, often humorous account of the cultural quirks and social etiquette of the German-speaking nations is a great resource for anyone seeking insight into why the Germans do what they do. Separate chapters, arranged alphabetically by topic, make for a quick study on the complexities of Teutonic customs.
(GER12, $15.95) |
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Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg
ART & ARCHITECTURE
1995
PAPER
175 PAGES
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A slim encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages. This volume in the acclaimed "Discoveries" series features hundreds of drawings and color illustrations, a brief chronology and more information than you would imagine between its slim covers. Take it along to gain a better appreciation of the Middle Ages and its legacy in Europe.
(MED07, $12.95) |
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A Time of Gifts
Patrick Leigh Fermor
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2005
PAPER
384 PAGES
Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk as a young man in 1933 across Europe. This first volume chronicles his trip from the Hook of Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube. The adventure continues in Between the Woods and Water, thankfully also reissued by NYRB. The books were written not by the young adventurer but the accomplished author 40 years later, adding perspective and a sweet nostalgia.
(CEU30, $16.95) |
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Southern Germany Map
Hallwag
MAP
COMING IN APRIL
A detailed color map of southern Germany from Bavaria to the Rheinland at a scale of 1:500,000. Includes Strasbourg. One Side. 33x54 inches.
(GER29, $15.95) |
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Prague Map
Borch Maps
A laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000.
(CZH13, $7.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alps
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
This comprehensive, illustrated guide is filled with excellent maps, hundreds of photographs and succinct overviews of history, culture and sightseeing.
(GER119, $25.00) |
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Fodor's Prague's 25 Best
Fodors
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. We also carry Fodor's Budapest's 25 Best. (Item HGR61, $11.95)
(CZH02, $11.99) |
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Frommer's Vienna Day by Day
Teresa Fisher
GUIDEBOOK
This compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, includes a foldout map of the city center.
(AST102, $12.99) |
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Prost! The Story of German Beer
Horst D. Dornbusch
FOOD
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) |
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A Concise History of Germany
Mary Fulbrook
HISTORY
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, $26.99) |
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All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland
Kay Shaw Nelson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food in 130 authentic recipes.
(GER111, $14.95) |
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The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town
Steven Ozment
HISTORY
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, $13.00) |
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The Germans
Gordon A. Craig
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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) |
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The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire
Andrew Wheatcroft
HISTORY
The Habsburgs ruled over more diverse peoples and cultures than any other European dynasty since the Roman period. With skillful scholarship and engaging style, Wheatcroft reveals the history of this family of eccentric monarchs.
(AST11, $17.00) |
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The Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe
Roland Recht
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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) |
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
Robert A. Scott
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $19.95) |
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Mozart
Peter Gay
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This concise, entertaining portrait delves into Mozart's complex relationship with his father, his daunting role as a child prodigy and his exploration of new musical territory.
(AST43, $13.00) |
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The Improbable Voyage
Tristan Jones
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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) |
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The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
Maria von Trapp
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
The true story of the von Trapp family singers, as remembered by Maria von Trapp herself. Maria was indeed a novice nun, but there ends her resemblance to the Julie Andrews character in the Sound of Music.
(AST47, $13.99) |
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Vienna, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Donald Daviau
ANTHOLOGY
Organized by neighborhood, these 15 alluring tales introduce both the city and its writers, including Arthur Schnitzler, Robert Musil, Stefan Zweig and even Franz Kafka, who had a long and complicated association with the city. In the same series is Amsterdam (NTH33) and Prague (CZH08).
(AST94, $14.95) |
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Great Norse, Celtic and Teutonic Legends
Wilhelm Wagner
LITERATURE
A collection of epic tales from the Teutonic Middle Ages, originally published in 1907. It includes the Rhine legend of Lohengrin.
(EUR225, $9.95) |
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In a German Pension
Katherine Mansfield
LITERATURE
Mansfield's first published work, which pierces the bourgeoisie at a Bavarian spa town in 13 interconnected stories. Frau Fischer, the narrator, is wonderful -- and entertaining.
(GER134, $13.95) |
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Stones from the River, A Novel
Ursula Hegi
LITERATURE
Rich in details of daily life in Germany in the first half of the 20th century, this ambitious novel illuminates the impact of Nazism and complicity of townsfolk through the eyes of Trudi Montag, librarian, storyteller and testimony to difference (she's a Zwerg or dwarf).
(GER213, $16.00) |
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The Blue Flower
Penelope Fitzgerald
LITERATURE
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, $13.00) |
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