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Eyewitness Guide Germany

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 608 PAGES

Featuring color photography, excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (GER133, $30.00)

Fodor's Amsterdam's 25 Best

by Fodor's

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

This slim guide to essential highlights includes an excellent map of the city center and can easily be slipped in your pocket. (NTH16, $11.99)

The German Way

by Hyde Flippo

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1997
• PAPER
• 138 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

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, $18.00)

A Time of Gifts

by Patrick Leigh Fermor

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk from Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube, through Germany, Prague and Austria in 1933. Written not in the moment, but 40 years later, the accumulation of time and experience give the book particular poignancy. (CEU30, $16.95)

Germany, Benelux, Austria Czech Republic Map

by Michelin Travel Publications

• 2012
• MAP

This handy map shows road and river routes from Amsterdam and Berlin to Prague, Vienna, Munich and Salzburg at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (EUR100, $12.95)

 

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Amsterdam Map

by Borch Maps

• 2011
• MAP

A laminated, folded map of the city center, at a scale of 1:11,000. (NTH36, $8.95)

Culture Smart! Switzerland

by Kendall Maycock

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 168 PAGES

A concise, no-nonsense guide to Switzerland's customs, etiquette and culture. (SWZ58, $9.95)

Prost! The Story of German Beer

by Horst D. Dornbusch

• FOOD
• 1997
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES
• 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)

All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland

by Kay Shaw Nelson

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2003
• PAPER
• 211 PAGES

A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food in 130 authentic recipes. (GER111, $14.95)

Germania, In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History

by Simon Winder

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2011
• PAPER
• 480 PAGES

Winder's witty, entertaining and opinionated portrait of German culture is both an illuminating history and a wonderfully digressive exploration of the powerful and often confounding nation. (GER270, $18.00)

La Place de la Concorde Suisse

by John McPhee

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1994
• PAPER
• 150 PAGES

In the company of a Swiss patrol leader on a training mission, McPhee deploys his usual insight and wonderful prose on the phenomenon of the army of Switzerland. (SWZ14, $16.00)

The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town

by Steven Ozment

• HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

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)

The Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe

by Roland Recht

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2001
• HARD COVER
• 360 PAGES

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)

The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000

by Mark Cioc | William Cronon

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 263 PAGES

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)

The Undutchables

by Colin White

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2010
• PAPER
• 308 PAGES

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)

Tulipomania

by Mike Dash

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

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)

Baroque and Rococo Art

by Germain Bazin

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1985
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

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, $21.95)

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 175 PAGES

This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

by Robert A. Scott

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe's medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $24.95)

Vincent Van Gogh, The Passionate Eye

by Pascal Bonafoux

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1992
• PAPER
• 175 PAGES
• FAVORITE

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)

A Tramp Abroad

by Mark Twain | David Eggers | Kerry Driscoll

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

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)

Silk Parachute

by John McPhee

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2011
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

With his characteristic humor and intensity, McPhee ranges through lacrosse, long-exposure view-camera photography, the weird foods dined on, a golf championship and a season in Europe in this latest collection of ten sparkling essays, most originally appearing in The New Yorker. Always the geologist, the chapters "following the chalk," from the downs and sea cliffs of England to the Maas valley in the Netherlands and the champagne country of northern France show McPhee at his best. (GEN560, $15.00)

The Improbable Voyage

by Tristan Jones

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 332 PAGES

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)

Amsterdam, A Traveler's Literary Companion

by Manfred Wolf

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 238 PAGES

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)

In a German Pension

by Katherine Mansfield

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 116 PAGES

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)

The Blue Flower

by Penelope Fitzgerald

• LITERATURE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 225 PAGES

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, $13.95)

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