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Every Pilgrim's Guide to Oberammergau and Its Passion Play
Michael Counsell
GUIDEBOOK 2008 PAPER 160 PAGES
Written by a retired Anglican Priest, this illustrated pocket guide and companion covers the history and background of the play, including a scene by scene description with relevant Bible readings, travel information on Oberammergau and places of interest, practical travel tips, brief language guide, maps and a street plan. With a color sections and black and white photographs throughout. Michael Counsell has visited the play several times, and in 1990 and 2000 ran the English-language Church Welcome Centre there. In 2000 he was there for the whole season, and wrote the first edition of this book. This new edition is updated for the performances in 2010.
(GER240, $19.99)
Eyewitness Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alps
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2010 FLEXI-BOUND 320 PAGES
This comprehensive, illustrated guide is filled with excellent maps, hundreds of photographs and succinct overviews of history, culture and sightseeing.
(GER119, $25.00)
Cathedrals and Castles, the Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg
ART & ARCHITECTURE 2010 PAPER 175 PAGES
COMING IN OCTOBER
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, $15.95)
Mozart
Peter Gay
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR 2006 PAPER 177 PAGES
In this compact book, historian and biographer Peter Gay paints a portrait of the musical genius based on factual details rather than long-established myths. He delves into Mozart's complex relationship with his father, the daunting role of being born a child prodigy, and his exploration of new musical territory, particularly opera. A volume in the excellent "Penguin Lives" series.
(AST43, $13.00)
Alps Map
Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A detailed travel map of the Alps and surrounding areas, including portions of Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and France, at a scale of 1:500,000. Thisd handy regional map extends from Stuttgart and Brno (Czech Republic) to Lyon and Avigon, Florence nad Sienna, Trieste and Zagreb. Two Sides. 35x46 inches.
(ALP07, $14.95)
Fodor's Munich's 25 Best
Citypack
GUIDEBOOK
This slim guide to Munich includes a separate map of the center of the city and a 128-page pocket book with essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing.
(GER167, $11.99)
Lonely Planet Munich, Bavaria & the Black Forest
Andrea Schulte-Peevers
GUIDEBOOK
This practical guide to Bavaria and the Romantic Road includes maps, an overview of culture and history, and a good deal of nuts-and-bolts information on getting around and sightseeing.
(GER150, $19.99)
Michelin Green Guide Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne
Michelin Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK
A guide to Alsace, Champagne and Vosges in the classic Michelin style.
(FRN157, $21.99)
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)
Oberammergau, The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play
James Shapiro
HISTORY
A cultural history of Oberammergau and the monumental influence its Passion Play has had on its development.
(GER67, $13.00)
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 Way
Hyde Flippo
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
This clever A-to-Z guide to quirks, attitudes, behavior and customs is a terrific resource for travelers seeking insight into why the Germans, Austrians and Swiss do what they do.
(GER12, $15.95)
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 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)
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)
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)
A Tramp Abroad
Mark Twain
David Eggers
Kerry Driscoll
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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.
(EUR78, $14.95)
Lola Montez, A Life
Bruce Seymour
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The life of the powerful paramour of King Ludwig.
(EUR89, $45.00)
Ludwig
Luchino Visconti
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Director Luchino Visconti brings his famed majestic style to this lavish and operatic portrait of Ludwig II, the 19th-century 'mad king' of Bavaria
(GER237, $39.98)
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)
There & Then, Travel Writings of James Salter
James Salter
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
These sketches and essays cover 20 years of novelist Salter's peripatetic life, particularly his extended time hiking and skiing in the Alps of Switzerland, Austria and France.
(ALP28, $15.00)
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)
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 Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm
Lore Segal
Maurice Sendak
LITERATURE
FAMILY
Sendak (who supplies the perfect black-and-white drawings) and Lore Segal present a marvelous collection of 27 haunting tales.
(GER144, $28.00)
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