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The Absolute at Large
• Karel Capek
• LITERATURE
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The bizzare, satirical science fiction masterpiece, originally published in Czech in 1922.
(CZH72, $16.95)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
• Michael Chabon
• LITERATURE
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A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York (and the Antarctic).
(ANT175, $16.00)
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Architecture of New Prague 1895-1945
• Rostislav Svacha
• Alexandra Buchler
• Jan Maly
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Architects and tourists with a serious interest in architecture will want this book. Originally published in Czech in 1985, it stakes out the first half of the 20th century as a seminal period for Czech architecture.
(CZH49, $75.00)
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The Arsonist
• Egon Hostovsky
• Christopher Morris
• LITERATURE
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A brief novel of intrigue and identity transformed by a leading 20th-century Czech writer.
(CZH42, $17.50)
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Art for Travellers Prague
• Deanna MacDonald
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated guide to Bohemian art and architecture in and around Prague, organized by neighborhood.
(CZH66, $20.00)
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art/shop/eat Prague
• Jasper Tilbury
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Avant-Guide Prague, Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventures
• Dan Levine
• GUIDEBOOK
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Created by a former Frommer's writer, this slim volume packs useful, youthful information into a colorful format.
(CZH22, $19.95)
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The Axe
• Ludvik Vaculik
• Marian Sling
• LITERATURE
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A story of ideology, played out between father and son, set against the cultural reawakening of 1960's Czechoslovakia.
(CZH34, $16.00)
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Baroque and Rococo Art
• Germain Bazin
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Beyond the Chestnut Trees
• Maria Bauer
• LITERATURE
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Bauer interweaves recollections of her youth in Prague with an account of a return visit 40 years later in this affectionate, classic memoir.
(CZH53, $19.95)
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Blue Guide Czech and Slovak Republic
• Michael Jacobs
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive travel guide with a focus on history, architecture and art. Michael Jacobs, a popular author of guidebooks, presents a thorough portrait of the region.
(CZH18, $24.95)
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Blue Guide Prague
• Jasper Tilbury
• GUIDEBOOK
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A detailed guide to Prague, with excellent information on its celebrated architecture.
(CZH56, $21.95)
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The Book of Images
• Rainer Maria Rilke
• Edward Snow
• LITERATURE
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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.
(GER122, $16.00)
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Bradt Guide Serbia
• Laurence Mitchell
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays
• Stanislaw Baranczak
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Essays on writers and writing from an Eastern European intellectual and poet.
(EUR139, $12.50)
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Bury Me Standing
• Isabel Fonseca
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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This marvelous portrait of the Roma, also known as the Gypsies, offers insight into their music, foods, religions and folk traditions and examines their influential but complex relationship with Eastern Europe.
(EUR09, $14.95)
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Candles in the Dark, A New Spirit for a Plural World
• Barbara Baudot
• Vaclav Havel
• ANTHOLOGY
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A guide to public policy and ethical traditions.
(WLD36, $25.00)
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The Castle, A New Translation, Based on the Restored Text
• Franz Kafka
• Mark Harman
• Malcolm Pasley
• LITERATURE
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A new translation of Kafka's unfinished masterpiece.
(EUR68, $14.00)
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Central Europe Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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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.
(EUR12, $14.95)
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Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends
• Lonnie Johnson
• HISTORY
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An academic survey of the social, political, and economic past of Central Europe, and the conflicts that stir modern-day European politics.
(EUR69, $39.95)
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
• HISTORY
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The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state.
(FRN536, $12.00)
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Collected Stories
• Franz Kafka
• LITERATURE
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A comprehensive antholgy of Kafka's stories in an Everyman's Library edition.
(CZH61, $24.00)
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The Cossacks, An Illustrated History
• John Ure
• HISTORY
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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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.
(RUS135, $24.95)
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Culture Smart! Czech Republic
• Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(CZH64, $13.80)
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Czech and Slovak Republics Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A shaded relief map of the two nations at a scale of 1:600,000. It also covers the route of the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest.
(CEU17, $12.95)
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Czech, Start Speaking Today
• Language/30
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A 90-minute crash course in Czech featured on compact disc with a phrasebook.
(CZH71, $24.95)
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Czecho/Slovakia: Ethnic Conflict, Constitutional Fissure, Negotiated Breakup
• Eric Stein
• HISTORY
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A fascinating, scholarly account of Stein's experiences consulting on constitutional reform in Czechoslovakia.
(CZH40, $35.00)
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Czecho/Slovakia: Ethnic Conflict, Constitutional Fissure, Negotiated Breakup
• Eric Stein
• HISTORY
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A fascinating, scholarly account of Stein's experiences consulting on constitutional reform in Czechoslovakia.
(CZH40, $35.00)
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Dvorak and His World
• Michael Beckerman
• MUSIC
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A fascinating view of the Czech composer's personal life and his influence on the world around him.
(CZH23, $29.95)
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Eastern Europe Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A detailed travel map of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000.
(EUR36, $12.95)
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Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe
• Henri Pirenne
• HISTORY
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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.
(EUR18, $15.95)
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The Engineer of Human Souls
• Josef Skvorecky
• Paul Wilson
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Exit into History, A Journey Through the New Eastern Europe
• Eva Hoffman
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• OUT OF PRINT
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In this first-hand report from Eastern Europe, Polish-born Hoffman describes changes during the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. A great example of wonderful travel writing, the book goes beyond the sights and sounds to plumb the mindset of politicians, literati and everyday folk during this critical time.
(EUR10, $14.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Vienna
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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Take along this handy, compact guide featuring history, culture, color photography and excellent neighborhood maps.
(AST01, $23.00)
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Eyewitness Prague Pocket Map & Guide
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This superb guide to Prague features color photography, easy-to-use foldout maps and top attractions. Convenient and up-to-date with an unbeatable price, this is the guide to carry.
(CZH69, $6.99)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $19.95)
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Great Country Houses of Central Europe: The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland
• Lord Michael Pratt
• Gerhard Trumler
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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. With 380 illustrations, 350 in full color.
(CEU34, $95.00)
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The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe
• Eli Valley
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to Jewish sites and attractions in Prague, Warsaw, Cracow and Budapest. With suggested walks, site descriptions and information on each city's Jewish traditions.
(EUR95, $77.00)
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The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium
• J.F. Brown
• HISTORY
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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)
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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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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.
(EUR189, $15.00)
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Historical Atlas of Central Europe
• Paul Mogocsi
• HISTORY
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An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region.
(EUR33, $45.00)
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The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners
• Paul Beck
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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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)
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An Illustrated History of the First World War
• John Keegan
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War
(WAR16, $50.00)
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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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The Joke
• Milan Kundera
• LITERATURE
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The tale of a Communist student, who is imprisoned and stigmatized for a mere joke.
(CZH36, $13.99)
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Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafes of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague
• Rick Rodgers
• FOOD
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A sumptuous presentation of the elegant desserts and romantic cities of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
(EUR206, $37.50)
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Kafka's Milena
• Jane Cerna
• A. G. Brain
• George Gibian
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Milena, who kept a long-term correspondence with Franz Kafka, was a legend a legend and household name in 1930s Prague.
(CZH35, $18.00)
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Kafka's Prague, A Travel Reader
• Klaus Wagenbach
• GUIDEBOOK
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Anyone interested in turn-of-the-century Prague will find this book a fascinating companion.
(CZH03, $21.95)
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Living in Freedom. The New Prague
• Mark Sommer
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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This portrait blends history, travel narrative and political commentary.
(CZH26, $11.95)
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Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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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.
(CZH07, $22.99)
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Lonely Planet Prague
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical, frequently revised, guide to the city.
(CZH52, $18.99)
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The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague
• Timothy Garton Ash
• HISTORY
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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, $13.95)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
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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.
(FG61, $38.50)
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Memoirs of an Anti-Semite, A Novel in Five Stories
• Gregor Von Rezzori
• LITERATURE
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Central Europe between the wars provides the background for this disturbing tale of a man, his complex prejudices and Jewish identity. The five interrelated stories are set in Romania and Vienna.
(CEU27, $19.00)
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National Geographic Prague and The Czech Republic
• Stephen Brook
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to the area's artistic, historical and cultural landmarks, complete with maps and color photos.
(CZH55, $25.95)
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The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe
• Dennis Hupchick
• Harold Cox
• HISTORY
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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)
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Plagues and Peoples
• William McNeill
• HISTORY
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This book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe.
(EUR26, $17.00)
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Prague Map
• Borch Maps
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A laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000.
(CZH13, $7.95)
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Prague Tales
• Jan Neruda
• Michael Heim
• Ivan Klima
• LITERATURE
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A collection of stories set in the Little Quarter of 19th-century Prague.
(CZH28, $17.95)
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Prague, 20th Century Architecture
• Stef Templ
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A comprehensive guide to 225 modern buildings in Prague, featuring black-and-white photographs and detailed maps.
(CZH67, $39.95)
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Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437
• Barb Boehm
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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The extravagantly produced companion volume to the exhibition (organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art) on the art and culture of late medieval Prague. With maps, succinct introductory essays and a 200-page section of color photographs.
(EUR207, $65.00)
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The Radetzky March
• Joseph Roth
• Joachim Neugroschel
• LITERATURE
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Magnificently set against the backdrop of the twilight of the Habsburg empire, Roth's family saga takes in the sweep of history and empire in Central Europe. The richly textured novel opens at the battle of Solferino, when young Lieutenant Trotta saves the life of the Emperor.
(AST17, $16.95)
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Rough Guide Prague
• Rob Humphreys
• David Charap
• GUIDEBOOK
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An opinionated, thorough travel guide to the history, culture and attractions of Prague.
(CZH21, $27.50)
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Rudolf II and Prague, The Court and the City
• Jaroslava Hausenblasova
• Eliska Fucikova
• James M. Bradburne
• Beket Bukovinska
• HISTORY
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An illustrated survey of the art, music and science encouraged by Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II.
(CZH20, $75.00)
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Slovak Republic Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A colorful, detailed map of Slovakia at a scale of 1:200,000.
(CEU19, $12.95)
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The Sons: The Judgement, the Stoker, the Metamorphosis, and Letter to His Father
• Franz Kafka
• LITERATURE
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A trio of Kafka's well-known short tales of family tragedy along with a letter to his own father.
(CEU18, $11.95)
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The Spirit of Prague
• Ivan Klima
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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A collection of essays by the renowned Czech novelist charting the history of Prague from World War II to the Velvet Revolution.
(CZH05, $12.95)
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Summer Meditations
• Vaclav Havel
• Paul Wilson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The first leader of the post-Soviet Czech Republic waxes philosophical.
(CZH33, $13.00)
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Time Out Prague
• Time Out
• GUIDEBOOK
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An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine.
(CZH70, $19.95)
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Time's Magpie, A Walk in Prague
• Myla Goldberg
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A delightful walking tour of Prague by the bestselling author of "Bee Season."
(CZH58, $16.00)
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Travelers' Tales Prague and the Czech Republic, True Stories
• David Farley
• Jessie Sholl
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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The Trial, A New Translation Based on the Restored Text
• Franz Kafka
• Breon Mitchell
• LITERATURE
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The story of Joseph K., a man who is unjustly accused of an undisclosed crime.
(CZH46, $14.00)
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
• Milan Kundera
• LITERATURE
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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)
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The Walker's Literary Companion
• Robert Gilbert
• Anne Wallace
• Jeffrey Robinson
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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Walking
• Henry David Thoreau
• REFERENCE
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Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration.
(WLK04, $9.99)
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Western Czech Republic Map
• Ravenstein Maps
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A detailed map (scale 1:200,000) of the western part of the Czech Republic. Includes Prague.
(CZH24, $12.95)
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Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries
• Ornella D'Alessio
• Marco Santini
• FOOD
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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.
(EUR191, $35.00)
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Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories
• Hanna Krall
• Madeline G. Levine
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Krall reveals the lives and strange trajectories of her compatriots in these poignant stories, profiles and interviews of survivors of WWII.
(PLD49, $14.95)
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A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age
• William Manchester
• HISTORY
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Organized into sections on the Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery, Manchester's popular history evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, including Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther.
(EUR06, $15.99)
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Yiddish Folktales
• Beatrice Weinreich
• LITERATURE
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A collection of 178 tales, many very short, of princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe.
(CEU33, $18.00)
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