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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)
The German Way
Hyde Flippo
CULTURAL PORTRAIT 1997 PAPER 138 PAGES
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)
The Berlin Diaries
Marie Vassiltchikov
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR 1988 PAPER 368 PAGES
FAVORITE
The compulsively readable wartime diary of an emigre Russian princess who was secretary to Adam Von Trott, mastermind of the failed 20th of July Plot to assassinate Hitler. Idealistic, vivacious and observant, Missie was a diarist of the first order, and her book is both an absorbing portrait of 1940's Berlin and a gripping account of political conspiracy. William Maxwell called it "one long astonishment" in his "New Yorker" review.
(GER104, $15.95)
Germany Map
Freytag & Berndt
2005 MAP
A sturdy map of Germany (including the region east to Prague) at a scale of 1:700,000 with good topographic relief, roads, waterways and index.
(GER07, $15.95)
Vienna Map
Borch Maps
A handy laminated map of the city center.
(AST31, $7.95)
Eyewitness Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alps
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive, illustrated guide with excellent maps, hundreds of photographs and succinct listings.
(GER119, $25.00)
Fodor's Vienna's 25 Best
Fodors
GUIDEBOOK
This compact guide includes a pull-out map and helpful recommendations.
(AST27, $11.95)
Prost! The Story of German Beer
Horst D. Dornbusch
FOOD
A brief, readable social history of German beer and beer-brewing by an expert in the field. With verve and authority, Dornbusch tells of the origins of notable breweries and beers.
(GER99, $14.95)
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, $25.99)
Five Germanys I Have Known
Fritz Stern
HISTORY
Professor Stern brings his intellect, experience and insight to this tremendous book on 20th-century Germany and it multiple transformations.
(GER173, $15.00)
Germany in the High Middle Ages, 1050-1200
Horst Fuhrmann
HISTORY
German development through the first three crusades and the rise of the kingdom of Germany.
(GER31, $39.99)
Hitler and the Holocaust
Robert S. Wistrich
HISTORY
A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II.
(EUR114, $13.95)
Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
HISTORY
The controversial study of what ordinary German citizens did -- and did not do -- in reaction to the escalating horrors of WWII.
(GER06, $17.95)
Nuremberg, Infamy on Trial
Joseph E. Persico
HISTORY
A narrative history of the Nazi war crime trials in Nuremberg. Persico poignantly portrays the numerous characters and events surrounding the proceedings. Well-informed and engrossing.
(GER106, $17.00)
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)
The German Empire, A Short History
Michael Sturmer
HISTORY
A lively short history in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series, matching writers and subjects.
(GER189, $12.95)
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)
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)
When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do
Hyde Flippo
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A humorous and helpful guide to getting along in Germany, informing travelers on everything from proper restaurant etiquette to how to behave in social situations and how best to appear like a local.
(GER149, $12.95)
Baroque and Rococo Art
Germain Bazin
ART & ARCHITECTURE
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, $16.95)
Bauhaus
Frank Whitford
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A survey of the highly influential Bauhaus school of design. Whitford follows the movement from its early 20th century history in Germany up through the mark it has left on today's society.
(GER55, $18.95)
Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg
ART & ARCHITECTURE
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages featuring hundreds of drawings and color illustrations and a brief chronology.
(MED07, $12.95)
Dream Palaces, The Last Royal Courts of Europe
Jerome Coignard
Marc Walter
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A beautifully illustrated portrait of 11 extravagant European follies, including Neuschwanstein, Alexandra Cottage, Stolzenfels castle, Miramare castle, Peles castle, and Achilleion villa.
(EUR187, $65.00)
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, $17.95)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Elizabeth Von Arnim
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The gently satirical, light-hearted first book by English novelist Von Arnim tells of daily life on a Pomeranian estate. Originally published in 1898, it's an intimate, semi-autobiographical account in the form of a diary.
(GER72, $15.95)
Here I Stand, A Life of Martin Luther
Roland Herbert Bainton
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Considered one of the most readable biographies of Martin Luther, this volume is an illustrated look at the German religious reformer and his influence on Western civilization.
(GER64, $15.00)
Peeling the Onion
Gunter Grass
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This revelatory memoir of the youthful novelist, his childhood in Danzig and, most remarkably his time in the Waffen SS and a as a P.O.W. in an American camp, was published to huge debate in Germany. It ends with his move to Paris and the publication of The Tin Drum. The interplay between Grass as a naïve soldier-artist and his adult self gives the memoir its power.
(GER221, $15.00)
The Bells in Their Silence, Travels through Germany
Michael Gorra
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A reflection on a year in Germany, literary and finely tuned to culture, stereotype and self. The book is a rather mystifying mix of observation, literary analysis and philosophical musing.
(GER142, $19.95)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
LITERATURE
Written by a soldier in the kaiser's army, this novel has been hailed as the greatest novel of World War I, and was later made into a memorable film.
(GER15, $13.95)
Rilke: Poems
Rainer Maria Rilke
LITERATURE
A pocket poet edition of Rilke's poems in the Everyman's Library pocket poet series.
(GER176, $12.50)
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, $15.00)
The Berlin Stories
Christopher Isherwood
LITERATURE
"The Last of Mr. Norris" and "Goodbye to Berlin" find Sally Bowles, Fräulein Schroeder and the doomed Landauers caught up in the nightlife, danger and mystique of 1931 Berlin.
(GER19, $15.95)
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)
The Good German
Joseph Kanon
MYSTERY
Kanon's suspenseful tale of love, espionage and moral quandary captures the ruin and mystique of Berlin in the days after WWII.
(GER198, $14.00)
The Tin Drum
Gunter Grass
LITERATURE
Probably the best German novel written since the end of World War II, this is the surreal story of a mute dwarf named Oskar who lives through Nazi Germany and finds himself in a mental institution.
(GER33, $15.95)
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