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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay • Michael Chabon LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 656 PAGES A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York and the Antarctic, where US forces are stationed to keep an eye on the Germans. Houdini, the Golem, Hitler, inventor of the superhero Stan Lee and other mostly historical figues make an appearance in the lives of Chabon's protagonists Joe and Sammy. Even if you're not much interested in New York or the golden age of comic books (and are puzzled by swoops and twists of the comic-book plot), you'll appreciate Chabon's flair for language and his characters. It won a Pulitzer. (ANT175, $17.00)
Architecture of New Prague 1895-1945 • Rostislav Svacha • Alexandra Buchler • Jan Maly ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1995 • HARD COVER • 544 PAGES Originally published in Czech in 1985, this groundbreaking book stakes out the first half of the 20th century as a seminal period for Czech architecture. It's a major scholarly survey of cubist, rondocubist and constructivist contributions to Prague, with site plans, excellent black-and-white photos of buildings and scholarly paraphernalia. (CZH49, $75.00)
art/shop/eat Prague • Jasper Tilbury GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 192 PAGES Blue Guide's compact, illustrated guidebook with excellent local maps. The book includes not only museums, shops and restaurants, but also not-to-be-missed sites and attractions by neighborhood. The perfect addendum to the Blue Guide Prague (CZH56). (CZH59, $13.95)
Avant-Guide Prague, Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventures • Dan Levine GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 328 PAGES Created by a former Frommer's writer who wanted to make guidebooks which were neither travel essays nor phone books, this opinionated volume packs useful, youthful information into a colorful format. Includes interviews with Czech notables, maps, photos and some of the funniest descriptions to ever grace a "guidebook." Each restaurant, shiop, hotel or site is given a nice, long description. The jazzy design, with text often printed against a dark background, looks interesteing but makes this book none too easy to read. What were they thinking? (CZH22, $19.95)
The Axe • Ludvik Vaculik • Marian Sling LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 223 PAGES A story of ideology, played out between father and son, set against the cultural reawakening of 1960's Czechoslovakia. (CZH34, $16.00)
Blue Guide Prague • Jasper Tilbury GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A detailed guide to the jewel of Eastern Europe complete with practical information, maps and cultural and historical background of Prague and Central Bohemia. With a color map, site plans and line drawings. (CZH56, $21.95)
The Book of Images • Rainer Maria Rilke • Edward Snow LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 280 PAGES Poems and lyrics from Rilke during his most emotional and impressionistic period (1902-1906), ably translated by Edward Snow and presented in bilingual format on facing pages. With poems reflecting on his childhood in Bohemia. (GER122, $16.00)
Bradt Guide Serbia • Laurence Mitchell GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series with good information on transportation, historical sites, and accommodations, with an extended section on Belgrade, the capital city, and a separate chapter on Kosovo. (BLK67, $24.99)
Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays • Stanislaw Baranczak CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1992 • PAPER • 258 PAGES Poet and professor Stanislaw Baranczak, a fixture on the Eastern European intellectual scene in the second half of the 20th century, reflects on writers and writing in this collection of stimulating and insightful essays. (EUR139, $12.50)
Candles in the Dark, A New Spirit for a Plural World • Barbara Baudot • Vaclav Havel ANTHOLOGY • 2003 • PAPER • 400 PAGES A thought-provoling and timely guide to putting globalization and public policy into a firm ethical context. With contributions by diverse scholars, politicians and advocates. (WLD36, $27.95)
The Castle, A New Translation, Based on the Restored Text • Franz Kafka • Mark Harman • Malcolm Pasley LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 328 PAGES The story of a man, known only as K, and his fruitless struggle to gain entrance into The Castle and all that the castle may represent. This new translation of Kafka's unfinished masterpiece does great justice to the author's powerful tale. (EUR68, $15.00)
Central Europe Map • Freytag & Berndt 2010 • MAP This colorful regional European map, like the sister map Europe Grand Tour (EUR185), covers from Paris and Amsterdam to Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Rome and Dubrovnik. One Side. 49x34 inches. (EUR12, $14.95)
Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends • Lonnie Johnson HISTORY • 2010 • PAPER • 382 PAGES An academic survey of the social, political, and economic past of Central Europe, and the conflicts that stir modern-day European politics. From medieval to modern times, the formative historical events of Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia, are all introduced. Johnson is especially successful in analyzing the struggle of small nations in the face of imperial powers and how these experiences have created a diverse European heritage. With maps. Awarded an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by Choice. (EUR69, $47.25)
Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe • Glynis Ridley HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 240 PAGES The entertaining history of a most unusual eighteenth-century European celebrity. Clara the Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in 1741 by the Dutch sea captain Douwemout Van der Meer, and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of heads of state such as Louis XV and Frederick the Great. A marvelous and unique look at the introduction of Eastern wildlife into the Western world. (FRN536, $12.00)
Collected Stories • Franz Kafka LITERATURE • 1993 • HARD COVER • 560 PAGES A comprehensive antholgy of Kafka's stories in an Everyman's Library edition. (CZH61, $24.00)
The Cossacks, An Illustrated History • John Ure HISTORY • 2009 • PAPER • 288 PAGES In this lively, beautifully illustrated overview, a career diplomat (and frequent visitor to the region) explores the history of the Cossacks in Southern Russia and central Asia and their role in world affairs. With 105 color and 30 black and white illustrations. Interestingly, Ure challenges the notion that the Cossacks are no longer influential (or evident), detailing their involvement in Chechnya, Bosnia and other places. (RUS135, $24.95)
Culture Smart! Czech Republic • Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (CZH64, $9.95)
Czecho/Slovakia: Ethnic Conflict, Constitutional Fissure, Negotiated Breakup • Eric Stein HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 386 PAGES A fascinating, scholarly account of Stein's experiences consulting on constitutional reform in Czechoslovakia. A Czech-born professor of law at the University of Michigan, Stein was asked by Havel and the government to participate in drafting the democratic constitution (a process which ultimately resulted in the orderly breakup of the country). In addition to his own experiences and research, Stein interviews dozens of politicians and others about the failure to reach agreement. (CZH40, $37.50)
Dvorak and His World • Michael Beckerman MUSIC • 1993 • PAPER • 296 PAGES This volume about the famed Czech composer is divided into two parts: the first is a collection of essays dealing with his relations to his country and other composers, while the second is a set of letters, early reviews, and other documents. Together, they provide an interesting view of his personal life and his influence on the world around him. (CZH23, $31.95)
Eastern Europe Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP A detailed travel map of Eastern Europe at a scale of 1:2,000,000 with the Baltic States, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia from St. Petersburg to Moscow and the Black Sea. Place names are in the local language and Cyrillic. One Side. 49x34 inches. (EUR36, $14.95)
Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe • Henri Pirenne HISTORY • 1936 • PAPER • 224 PAGES Pirenne, an important economic historian, traces the economic and social development of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire to the middle of the 15th century in this classic book, first published in 1936. It gives a concise picture of medieval Western Europe, including social disturbances, economic and social catastrophes, famine and the Black Death. A separate section on the North Sea and the Baltic contains specific references to the Hanseatic League. (EUR18, $15.95)
The Engineer of Human Souls • Josef Skvorecky • Paul Wilson LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 592 PAGES This complex, entertaining novel centers on protagonist Danny Smiricky, a writer in exile, living and teaching in Canada after living under both the Nazis and the Communists. (CZH29, $16.95)
Eyewitness Guide Prague • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 272 PAGES This superb guide to Prague features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the celebrated city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (CZH01, $25.00)
Eyewitness Guide Vienna • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • FLEXI-BOUND • 288 PAGES This superb guide to Vienna features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. An extensive timeline of Viennese history, suggested walks in the city, a chapter on day trips in the region, and helpful listings of accommodations, restaurants and shops are also included. (AST01, $23.00)
Frommer's Prague Day by Day • Mark Baker GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 192 PAGES This handy, compact guide includes a separate fold-out map of the city center and detailed itineraries for experiencing the best of Prague. (CZH85, $13.99)
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 294 PAGES Scott, whose interest in the history of cathedrals began when he first saw the magnificent Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury, England, takes his reader on a historical, architectural and sociological tour of the magnificent spires and stained-glass windows that dot the landscape of Europe. It's an accessible, personable overview. (EUR190, $21.95)
Great Country Houses of Central Europe: The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland • Lord Michael Pratt • Gerhard Trumler ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • HARD COVER • 380 PAGES An illustrated history of the palaces, villas, and castles of Central Europe, as well as the families that built them and the surrounding gardens, grounds, art and interiors. Lord Michael Pratt, a British scholar specializing in modern European history, focuses on 30 estates throughout Central Europe. With 380 illustrations, 350 in full color. (CEU34, $95.00)
The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe • Eli Valley GUIDEBOOK • 1999 • HARD COVER • 538 PAGES Subtitled "A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Cracow, and Budapest," this guidebook covers the Jewish history and attractions of these major European cities. With suggested walks, site descriptions and information on each city's Jewish traditions, this is the most comprehensive guide of its type available. (EUR95, $77.00)
The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium • J.F. Brown HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 248 PAGES A survey of the events from the fall of communism to 2000 by a leading scholar. Brown discusses social and political change in the region, prospects for the future -- and the growing economic rift between East Central and South Eastern Europe. (EUR90, $25.95)
The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism • Tina Rosenberg CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1996 • PAPER • 437 PAGES In this groundbreaking book, a journalist reports on how the newly democratized people of East Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have confronted the horrors of their former governments. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. (EUR54, $17.95)
Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 256 PAGES This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people. (EUR189, $15.00)
The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners • Paul Beck HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 186 PAGES • COMING IN An irreverent tour of recent Eastern European history in documentary comic-book style, a provocative, fast-moving and opinionated look at who is in conflict with whom and why, nationhood, ethnicity and the future. (EUR30, $11.00)
An Illustrated History of the First World War • John Keegan HISTORY • 2001 • HARD COVER • 448 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI. (WAR16, $50.00)
The Improbable Voyage • Tristan Jones TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1998 • PAPER • 332 PAGES A personable sailor's yarn of a tough trip by water across Europe along the Rhine and Danube to the Black Sea. Jones, an inveterate Welsh sailor, adventurer and storyteller, tackles not only sailing, but also the people, politics and flavor of Eastern Europe circa 1985. Just in case, he flies the Red Ensign, the Stars and Stripes, and the Red Dragon of Wales. This is the middle book in a series of three travel books that charts his 2,000-mile voyage across Europe on his on his 38-foot trimaran Outward Leg. (EUR156, $16.50)
The Joke • Milan Kundera LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 336 PAGES In this novel a student in Communist Czechoslovakia is imprisoned when he sends a postcard to his girlfriend -- "Optimism is the opium of the masses! Long live Trotsky!" Years later, he comes up with a plan for revenge. (CZH36, $13.99)
Kafka's Milena • Jane Cerna • A. G. Brain • George Gibian BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1993 • PAPER • 205 PAGES Milena, who kept a long-term correspondence with Franz Kafka, was a legend a legend and household name in 1930s Prague. This is her biography, as written by her daughter. (CZH35, $18.00)
Life with a Star • Jiri Weil • Philip Roth LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 208 PAGES A fictional account of the Holocaust told through the story of a young Czech Jew, the bank teller Roubicek. Philip Roth provides the introduction to this outstanding portrait of life in Nazi-occupied Prague. (CZH43, $19.00)
Living in Freedom. The New Prague • Mark Sommer TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1994 • PAPER • 261 PAGES Based on Sommers's visits to Prague both before and after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, this portrait blends history, travel narrative and political commentary. (CZH26, $11.95)
Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 488 PAGES In the hallmark Lonely Planet style, this practical guide to the Czech Republic and Slovakia features 95 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs and excellent travel information. (CZH07, $22.99)
Lonely Planet Prague • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 282 PAGES A practical comprehensive guide to the city in the hallmark Lonely planet style. (CZH52, $18.99)
The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague • Timothy Garton Ash HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 167 PAGES A vividly reported eyewitness account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and other dramatic events of 1989 by an astute journalist and historian of Central Europe. With a chapter each on Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, it's a good introduction to these vibrant cities during a time of great change. (GER36, $15.00)
Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald FIELD GUIDE • 2002 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $38.50)
Memoirs of an Anti-Semite, A Novel in Five Stories • Gregor Von Rezzori LITERATURE • 2007 • PAPER • 287 PAGES Set against a backdrop of Central Europe between the wars, these five connected stories follow the fate of a young Romanian -- and his tense, vacillating relationship with Jews (including his own Jewish wife). Originally serialized in the New Yorker in 1969, it's a brilliant, disturbing book. Born in Bukovina in the Capathian mountains, Rezzori's many novels and essays address shifting notions of identity in Central Europe since WWI. (CEU27, $15.95)
National Geographic Prague and The Czech Republic • Stephen Brook GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 336 PAGES A comprehensive guide to the area's artistic, historical and cultural landmarks, complete with detailed maps and full-color photos. (CZH55, $26.95)
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe • Dennis Hupchick • Harold Cox HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 130 PAGES The changing borders and complex history of Eastern Europe as told through 52 maps and accompanying essays, organized chronologically. An excellent reference, the book shows the rise of Poland, changing borders of the Ottoman Empire, Hapsburgs and fate of Yugoslavia in admirable clarity. (EUR138, $21.95)
Prague Map • Borch Maps 2006 • MAP An easy-to-use, laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000. The city's major attractions are clearly indicated and a street index is included. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (CZH13, $7.95)
The Quotable Walker • Roger Gilbert ANTHOLOGY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 256 PAGES • COMING IN A collection of short quotes on the art and passion of walking, including this one by Edward Abbey: "The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key." (WLK09, $22.00)
The Radetzky March • Joseph Roth • Joachim Neugroschel LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 331 PAGES First published in 1932, this powerful novel spins a tale of three generations of the Trotta family set against the waning days of the Habsburg Empire. A neglected masterpiece, this translation captures the historical sweep, close observations and irony of the German original. (AST17, $16.95)
Rough Guide Czech Republic • Rob Humphreys GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 464 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide for the traveler in the British series. Much of the book is devoted to a survey of cities, sites and attractions throughout the Czech and Slovak republics. With helpful local maps, and a good survey of the culture and history of the region. (CZH25, $21.99)
Rough Guide Prague • Rob Humphreys • David Charap GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 348 PAGES A no-nonsense, opinionated travel guide to Prague aimed at independent-minded travelers. It includes maps, a good cultural and historical overview and a great bibliography. (CZH21, $19.99)
Czech and Slovak Republics Map • Freytag & Berndt 2006 • MAP A detailed, fully indexed map to the Czech and Slovak Republics at a scale of 1:400,000. It is also the most detailed map available of the route of the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest. Published in Austria. Two Sides. 35x49 inches. (EUR35, $14.95)
Slovak Republic Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP A colorful, detailed map of Slovakia at a scale of 1:200,000. One Side. 35x45 inches. (CEU19, $14.95)
The Sons: The Judgement, the Stoker, the Metamorphosis, and Letter to His Father • Franz Kafka LITERATURE • 1989 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A trio of Kafka's well-known short tales of family tragedy, presented together (as he originally envisioned them) along with a letter to his father. (CEU18, $12.95)
Summer Meditations • Vaclav Havel • Paul Wilson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1993 • PAPER • 180 PAGES The playwright-cum-statesman exhibits his intellectual and moral gravitas in this collection of thoughts on such topics as the responsibilities of independence, the moral foundation of society, and the future of the Czech Republic. (CZH33, $14.95)
Time's Magpie, A Walk in Prague • Myla Goldberg TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 140 PAGES A tour of Prague by the bestselling author of "Bee Season." A volume in the Crown Journeys series. (CZH58, $16.00)
Travelers' Tales Prague and the Czech Republic, True Stories • David Farley • Jessie Sholl ANTHOLOGY • 2006 • PAPER • 356 PAGES A well-chosen selection of mostly modern tales of intrigue, adventure and fun. With contributions by Myla Goldberg, Helen Epstein, Jan Morris, and Francine Prose. (CZH60, $17.95)
The Trial, A New Translation Based on the Restored Text • Franz Kafka • Breon Mitchell LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 281 PAGES Kafka's chilling novel of an unjust trial in a totalitarian state, in which the defendant is never told who has charged him, or why. (CZH46, $14.00)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being • Milan Kundera LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Kundera is celebrated for his lyricism and emotional intensity, and this novel exemplifies his very philosophical style. Praised for its meditations on life, the nature of men and women, and on the fearful emptiness of Eastern European life under Communist management, this book is an intriguing read. (CZH16, $14.99)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being • Milan Kundera LITERATURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 331 PAGES The 20th anniversary edition of Kundera's celebrated novel, praised for its meditations on the nature of men and women, and its portrayal of life in Prague under Communism. (CZH62, $23.99)
Under A Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1948 • Heda Kovaly • Helen Epstein BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 192 PAGES • COMING IN A spirited, personal memoir of horror and tragedy. Kovaly recounts the arrival of Nazis in Prague, her deportation to Aushwitz, her eventual return, the May 1945 uprising and the arrest, conviction and execution of her husband in the infamous 1952 Slansky trial. (CZH45, $15.00)
The Walker's Literary Companion • Robert Gilbert • Anne Wallace • Jeffrey Robinson ANTHOLOGY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 352 PAGES A diverse sampling of literature on the pleasures of walking, representing philosophers, naturalists, outcasts, athletes and intellectuals from Plato to Frank O'Hara. (WLK08, $24.00)
Walking • Henry David Thoreau REFERENCE • 1994 • PAPER • 92 PAGES You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel. (WLK04, $9.99)
Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries • Ornella D'Alessio • Marco Santini FOOD • 2005 • HARD COVER • 324 PAGES Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. The authors, both Italian journalists and wine connoisseurs, provide helpful tips alongside the hundreds of magnificent color photographs. (EUR191, $35.00)
Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories • Hanna Krall • Madeline G. Levine BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A journalist from Warsaw born in 1937, Krall reveals the lives and strange trajectories of her compatriots in these stories, profiles and interviews of survivors of WWII. (PLD49, $14.95)
Yiddish Folktales • Beatrice Weinreich LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 413 PAGES A collection of 178 Yiddish tales, many just a paragraph or two, gathered from throughout Eastern Europe as part of a project by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in the 1920s and 30s. (CEU33, $18.00)

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