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Time Out Budapest

Time Out Budapest

by Time Out

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Compact and up-to-date, this is an outstanding guide for where to go and what to do in Budapest. With maps and introductory chapters on culture and history. (HGR09, $19.95)

Budapest 1900

Budapest 1900

by John Lukacs

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 255 PAGES

Written by a distinguished historian and native son, this richly detailed portrait of the city at its zenith includes hundreds of illustrations. (HGR01, $16.95)

Between the Woods and the Water

Between the Woods and the Water

by Patrick Leigh Fermor

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Fermor continues with youthful adventures in Hungary and Romania, culminating with his arrival at the Iron Gates on the Danube. (CEU31, $15.95)

Hungary Map

Hungary Map

by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A map of Hungary at a scale of 1:300,000. (HGR14, $12.95)

 
Budapest Map

Budapest Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A convenient map of the city center at a scale of 1:11,000. (HGR34, $8.95)

Culture Smart! Hungary

Culture Smart! Hungary


by Brian McLean

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (HGR45, $9.95)

Eyewitness Guide Budapest

Eyewitness Guide Budapest


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

Featuring handy maps and solid information on culture and history in addition to a detailed overview of attractions. With hundreds of photographs. (HGR15, $25.00)

Eyewitness Guide Hungary

Eyewitness Guide Hungary


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A compact illustrated travel guide featuring bright color photography, dozens of excellent maps, background on history and cultlure, and a region-by-region synopsis of Hungary's attractions. (HGR53, $25.00)

Food Wine Budapest

Food Wine Budapest


by Carolyn Banfalvi

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 343 PAGES

This practical guide to Hungarian cuisine includes essential vocabulary lists, trips to the wine regions, restaurant reviews and good descriptions of typical dishes. (HGR57, $24.95)

Frommer's Budapest Day by Day

Frommer's Budapest Day by Day


by Robert Smyth

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER

This illustrated pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, features excellent suggestions for everything from food and hotels to sightseeing and shopping. With a separate foldout map of the city center. (HGR65, $12.99)

Lonely Planet Hungarian Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Hungarian Phrasebook


by Christina Mayer

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • PAPER

A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (HGR38, $8.99)

Rough Guide Hungary

Rough Guide Hungary


by Norm Longley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

A compact, authoritative guide to Hungary, its history, culture and attractions with good local maps. Most of the book is devoted to detailed recommendations for excursions throughout the country, covering in detail both popular and remote destinations. (HGR31, $21.99)

A Concise History of Hungary

A Concise History of Hungary


by Miklos Molnar | Anna Magyar

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 375 PAGES

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, $30.99)

Budapest, A Cultural History

Budapest, A Cultural History


by Bob Dent

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A literary, cultural guide to the art, architecture, traditions and history of Budapest. (HGR49, $19.99)

Bury Me Standing

Bury Me Standing


by Isabel Fonseca

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

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

Hungary and the Soviet Bloc


by Charles Gati

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • HARD COVER
  • 244 PAGES

A Senior Adjunct Professor of European Studies at Johns Hopkins University's history of Hungary. (HGR73, $48.00)

The Hungarians, A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat

The Hungarians, A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat


by Paul Lendvai | Ann Major

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 664 PAGES

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 millennium. (HGR32, $32.50)

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague


by Timothy Garton Ash

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 167 PAGES

With a chapter each on Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, this eyewitness account by an astute journalist and historian shows these vibrant cities during a time of great change. (GER36, $15.00)

The Book of Fathers

The Book of Fathers


by Miklos Vamos

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

Vamos turns this giddy memoir, following 10 generations of the men in his family, into a chronicle of the culture and politics of Hungary. (HGR66, $15.95)

The Bridge at Andau


by James Michener

  • LITERATURE
  • 1972
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

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, $7.99)

The Sojourn

The Sojourn


by Andrew Krivak

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 191 PAGES

A grandson of Slovak immigrants, Krivak conjures the lost world of a shepherd's life in the Austro-Hungarian empire in this National Book Award-nominated tale of World War I. (AST111, $14.95)

Under the Frog

Under the Frog


by Tibor Fischer

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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, $17.00)

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