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CHRISTMAS ON THE RHINE
Rhine: Netherlands & Germany
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Eyewitness Guide Germany
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 608 PAGES
This superb guide to all of Germany features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(GER133, $30.00) |
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Fodor's Amsterdam's 25 Best
• Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
A shirt-pocket guide to Amsterdam, this slim book includes a separate excellent map of the center of the city and a 96-page shirt-pocket guide with essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing.
(NTH16, $11.99) |
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The German Way
• Hyde Flippo
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 138 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
A slim volume on the German-speaking cultural psyche, this highly readable, 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. Short chapters, arranged alphabetically by topic, make for a quick study on the complexities of Teutonic customs.
(GER12, $17.00) |
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A Time of Gifts
• Patrick Leigh Fermor
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
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.
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Germany, Benelux, Austria Czech Republic Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
2007 •
MAP
A nicely detailed road map of west-central Europe from Amsterdam and Berlin to Brussels, Luxembourg, Munich, Salzburg and the Czech Republic at a scale of 1:1,000,000. One Side. 40x61 inches.
(EUR100, $11.95) |
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Also Recommended
Amsterdam Map
• Borch Maps
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A laminated, folded map of the city center, at a scale of 1:11,000.
(NTH36, $8.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Amsterdam
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A wonderful guide to Amsterdam, filled with detailed drawings, photographs and thumbnail sketches. Slim and attractive, it also includes detailed maps and cutaway drawings of landmarks. Includes The Hague, Rotterdam and Delft.
(NTH01, $25.00)
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Prost! The Story of German Beer
• Horst D. Dornbusch
• FOOD
• FAVORITE
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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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All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland
• Kay Shaw Nelson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food in 130 authentic recipes.
(GER111, $14.95)
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Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000
• Barry Cunliffe
• HISTORY
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In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Cunliffe boldly recasts European history through the lens of geography, showing its seas and rivers as the conduits to trade and culture. With lucid maps and choice illustrations.
(EUR310, $30.00)
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The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town
• Steven Ozment
• HISTORY
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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)
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The Germans
• Gordon A. Craig
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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 Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe
• Roland Recht
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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 Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000
• Mark Cioc
• William Cronon
• HISTORY
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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)
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The Undutchables
• Colin White
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A laugh-out-loud, irreverent guide to Dutch character and habits, including how to drink coffee and why you shouldn't even think about haggling over prices.
(NTH12, $16.00)
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Tulipomania
• Mike Dash
• HISTORY
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The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passion It Aroused, this vivid history traces the story of the tulip from its origins on the Turkish steppes to an absurdly coveted object in Europe and its key role in the financial follies of 17th-century Holland.
(NTH30, $13.95)
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A Worldly Art
• Mariet Westermann
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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This appreciative analysis of Dutch art in its Golden Age (1585-1718) features 100 exemplary illustrations by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Pieter de Hooch, Frans Hals and other masters.
(NTH46, $25.00)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches.
(EUR190, $21.95)
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Vincent Van Gogh, The Passionate Eye
• Pascal Bonafoux
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• FAVORITE
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From Paris to Asnieres, Amsterdam and Provence, this jewel of a book traces the life and art of Vincent Van Gogh, the spirited, self-destructive painter who celebrated the south of France. Engaging, compact and illustrated with hundreds of photographs.
(FRN29, $12.95)
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A Tramp Abroad
• Mark Twain
• David Eggers
• Kerry Driscoll
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Martin Luther
• Martin Marty
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A professor of religion at the University of Chicago, Marty quotes liberally from Luther's work in this engrossing, spiritual overview.
(GER147, $14.00)
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The Improbable Voyage
• Tristan Jones
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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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Amsterdam, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Manfred Wolf
• ANTHOLOGY
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Organized by district, these 17 contemporary short stories by modern Dutch writers, including Cees Nooteboom and Geert Mak, are set among the canals, cafes and neighborhoods of Amsterdam.
(NTH33, $13.95)
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The Blue Flower
• Penelope Fitzgerald
• LITERATURE
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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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