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City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

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A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

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4th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art of Mice And Men, The Book


by Maurizio Cattelan

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 344 PAGES

A companion book to the Berlin Biennial, artfully combining reproductions of works by 60 artists with newspaper clippings, archival photographs and other text. (GER194, $40.00)

Agent Zigzag, A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

Agent Zigzag, A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal


by Ben Macintyre

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

Macintyre recounts the remarkable exploits of the enigmatic Eddie Chapman, Agent Zigzag, a criminal, con man, and philanderer trained by the Nazis as a spy who became a British agent at the heart of the German Secret Service. (SPY37, $15.00)

The Agricola and the Germania

The Agricola and the Germania


by Tacitus | Harold Mattingly | S.A. Handford

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 121 PAGES

Two texts of classical antiquity by Tacitus. Agricola is a eulogy for his father-in-law, the governor of Roman Britain. Germania is one of the earliest and most extensive account of the early Germanic World (EUR182, $15.00)

All Along the Danube: Recipes from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, & Bulgaria

All Along the Danube: Recipes from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, & Bulgaria


by Marina Polvay

  • FOOD
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A cookbook full of classic recipes from Central Europe, with some valuable morsels of culture. (EUR42, $16.95)

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

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)

America's Great War, World War I and the American Experience


by Robert H. Zieger

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES

A study of how America's future was profoundly shaped by its involvement in WWI. (WAR82, $29.95)

The Anglo-Saxons


by James Graham Campbell

  • HISTORY
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Traces the history of England from the end of Roman rule to the Norman Conquest. (GBR403, $28.00)

Art and Society in the Middle Ages


by Georges Duby

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. (EUR85, $30.55)

Art From the Ashes


by Lawrence L. Langer

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 1995 PAGES

A powerful collection of stories, journals, essays, poetry and prose about the Holocaust (EUR131, $41.95)

Back Roads Germany

Back Roads Germany


by Inc. Dorling Kindersley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

A practical guide with 25 scenic drives lasting one to seven days each, packed with color photographs, maps, hotels, detours, restaurants and activities. Ideal for anyone planning a road trip through Germany. (GER276, $25.00)

Baltic Light, Early Open-Air Painting in Denmark and North Germany


by Helmut Borsch-Supan | Helmut Rudolf Leppien | Catherine Johnston

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 220 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated work celebrating the plein air painting of the Baltic. (DMK23, $75.00)

Bauhaus

Bauhaus


by Frank Whitford

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A survey of the highly influential Bauhaus school of design. Whitford follows the movement from its early 20th century history in Germany up through the mark it has left on today's society. (GER55, $19.95)

Before the Deluge, A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920's

Before the Deluge, A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920's


by Otto Friedrich

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 418 PAGES

A fascinating portrait of Berlin in the 1920s, this book features illuminating essays and an extraordinary collection of contemporary images of the city before the devastation of WWII. (GER11, $17.99)

The Bells in Their Silence, Travels through Germany

The Bells in Their Silence, Travels through Germany


by Michael Gorra

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A reflection on a year in Germany, literary and finely tuned to culture, stereotype and self. The book is a rather mystifying mix of observation, literary analysis and philosophical musing. (GER142, $21.95)

Beneath the Wheel

Beneath the Wheel


by Hermann Hesse

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 187 PAGES

A short novel, set in a village in the Black Forest not unlike where Hesse was born. (GER105, $16.00)

Berlin


by David Large

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

An engaging, textured portrait of the city from German Unification to 1989. (GER73, $32.50)

Berlin and Its Culture: A Historical Portrait

Berlin and Its Culture: A Historical Portrait


by Ronald Taylor

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

Organized chronologically, this illustrated survey covers the full range of the cultural history of Berlin from medieval architecture to expressionism during the Weimar years, and the 1980s art scene. (GER40, $55.00)

Berlin Map

Berlin Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A laminated, folded map of the city center of Berlin. (GER127, $8.95)

Berlitz German Phrase Book & CD

Berlitz German Phrase Book & CD


by Berlitz Multimedia

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2007
  • AUDIO CD
  • 224 PAGES

A 224-page phrase book and audio CD, this handy language primer focuses on food, people, fun and the basic phrases for getting around in another language. Compatible with iPod and MPS devices, this bestselling series is geared for travelers. (GER222, $14.95)

Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman


by Alan John Percivale Taylor

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1975
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

This classic biography, first published in 1955, casts the Prussian prime minister and Germany's first chancellor as more of an opportunist than a planner. (GER85, $15.00)

The Book of Images


by 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. (GER122, $16.00)

Bradt City Guide Dresden

Bradt City Guide Dresden


by Tim Burford

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A pocket guide in the authoritative Bradt series, with practical information, suggestions of where to eat, sleep and shop, sightseeing and maps. (GER215, $14.99)

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far


by Cornelius Ryan

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 670 PAGES

War historian Cornelius Ryan chronicles in detailed, readable prose the battle of Arnhem, one of the most important -- and bloodiest -- campaigns in World War II. (WAR21, $19.99)

Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family

Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family


by Thomas Mann

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 784 PAGES

Mann's masterpiece about the decline of a German family at the end of the 19th century. (GER22, $26.00)

Cadogan Guide Bavaria

Cadogan Guide Bavaria


by Rod Bolt

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

A compact travel guide to Bavaria, Franconia and the Romantic Road. It offers a good overview of the culture and history of the region and detailed travel information on sites and attractions. (GER52, $21.95)

Charming Small Hotel Guides, Germany


by Helen Varley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 335 PAGES

A full page with a color photograph is dedicated to each entry in this guide focused on hotels with 20 bedrooms or less. (GER188, $19.95)

Christian Boltanski


by Didier Semin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

An illustrated overview of noted works by the contemporary Parisian artist. (FRN630, $49.95)

Citizen Soldiers


by Stephen Ambrose

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

Ambrose's account of the battles fought in the year between D-Day and the German surrender, from the U.S. Army's perspective. (WAR19, $18.00)

City Flash Berlin


by Hallwag

  • MAP

A sturdy, easy-to-fold city map (GER42, $9.95)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

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)

Collins Atlas of World War II

Collins Atlas of World War II


by John Keegan

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

With 200 maps, photographs and accompanying essays by the great historian John keegan on the war, the military campaigns, commanders, tactics and context. (WAR126, $19.99)

Companion Guide Berlin

Companion Guide Berlin


by Brian Ladd

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

A comprehensive guide in the British series, strong on culture and history. The author, a professor of urban studies at SUNY Albany, has written widely on Berlin and its architecture. (GER148, $34.95)

Complete German

Complete German


by Living Language

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • AUDIO CD

Geared for fast results, this four-step program includes 40 lessons on CD and a coursebook. (GER258, $29.95)

The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941


by Michael Beschloss

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A bestselling, popular history of the politics and diplomacy among Allied leaders leading up to the Yalta and Potsdam conferences. (GER164, $16.00)

Conquest of Nature, Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany


by David Blackbourn

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 608 PAGES

Bringing together politics, culture, economics and ecology, Blackbourn looks at the history of Germany from the mid-eighteenth century to the present through the lens of water and landscape developments. (GER169, $29.95)

Conscience and Courage, Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust


by Eva Fogelman

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Psychologist Eva Fogelman relates stories (both small and large) of individuals who helped shelter and save Jews during World War II. (GER193, $18.95)

Culture and Customs of Germany


by Eckhard Bernstein

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 217 PAGES

Geared for undergraduates, this balanced portrait of modern Germany, its people and culture, includes the integration and struggles of the former East Germany, immigration and the national image, the shifting roles of women and cultural achievements. With photos, a chronology, and a glossary. (GER235, $55.00)

Culture Smart! Germany

Culture Smart! Germany


by Barry Tomalin

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (GER219, $9.95)

The Danube Cycleway, Donaueschingen to Budapest

The Danube Cycleway, Donaueschingen to Budapest


by John Higginson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A compact, practical guide to the popular biking route along the Danube from Donaueschingen in Bavaria though Austria to Budapest. (CEU20, $18.95)

A Dark and Bloody Ground, The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945


by Edward G. Miller

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 250 PAGES

The well documented story of battles in the Hurtgen Forest. (WAR26, $32.95)

The Doughboys, America and the First World War


by Gary Mead

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 494 PAGES

World War I through the eyes of the American veterans who fought in its trenches. (WAR75, $19.95)

Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945

Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945


by Frederick Taylor

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

A re-evaluation of the Allied firebombing of Dresden, one of the most destructive, and still controversial, air campaigns of WWII. (GER145, $15.95)

Durer


by Martin Bailey

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A nicely illustrated overview of the Northern Renaissance artist, his engravings and woodcuts in the Color Library series by Phaidon. (GER132, $11.95)

The Eastern Front, 1914-1917


by Norman Stone

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A classic study of Russia's contribution to WWI. (WAR76, $16.95)

Effi Briest


by Theodor Fontane | Peter Demetz

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 228 PAGES

The sad tale of Effit Briest and her fall from Brandenburg society. (GER87, $15.00)

Eichmann in Jerusalem, A Report on the Banality of Evil

Eichmann in Jerusalem, A Report on the Banality of Evil


by Hannah Arendt

  • RELIGION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

A provocative, challenging account of the trial of the Nazi leader. (GEN255, $16.00)

Elizabeth and Her German Garden

Elizabeth and Her German Garden


by Elizabeth Von Arnim

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

The gently satirical, light-hearted first book by English novelist Von Arnim tells of daily life on a Pomeranian estate. Originally published in 1898, it's an intimate, semi-autobiographical account in the form of a diary. (GER72, $15.95)

Evening in the Palace of Reason, Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment

Evening in the Palace of Reason, Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment


by James R. Gaines

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Gaines deftly reimagines the meeting between composer and king, a moment when belief clashed with reason, charged with significance. (GER230, $13.99)

The Expressionists


by Wolf-Dieter Dube

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A general survey of Expressionism, presented by the senior curator at the Bavarian State Art Collection. With the use of many of the artists' own words, he tracks the movement back to such luminaries as Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and follows it through its years of dazzling creativity. (GER56, $18.95)

Eyewitness Guide Berlin

Eyewitness Guide Berlin


by Malgorzata Omilanowska

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

This superb guide to Berlin features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a synopsis of the city's attractions. Includes Excursions from Berlin, including Potsdam. (GER74, $25.00)

Fellowship of Fear

Fellowship of Fear


by Aaron J. Elkins

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In the very first Gideon Oliver novel by Edgar-winner Aaron Elkins, Oliver agrees to teach at European military bases, only to encounter NATO and the KGB, while defending himself from physical attacks. (EUR233, $7.99)

Fires of Hatred

Fires of Hatred


by Norman M. Naimark

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

This illuminating study by Stanford historian focuses on five cases where genocide was a matter of government policy in 20th-century Europe. (EUR179, $24.00)

Fodor's Germany

Fodor's Germany


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 880 PAGES

Balancing historical and cultural background with plenty of practical details on eating, drinking, sleeping and sightseeing. (GER203, $24.99)

Fodor's See It Germany

Fodor's See It Germany


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Germany. (GER155, $24.99)

Frankfurt Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A handy laminated, folded walking map of Frankfurt at a scale of 1:12,000. (GER181, $8.95)

Frederick the Great


by Theodor Schieder

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 289 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A topical rather than chronological biography addressing the principal controversies surrounding Frederick the Great. (GER84, $31.80)

Frommer's Germany


by Darwin Porter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (GER223, $24.99)

Frommer's Germany


by Darwin Porter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (GER256, $24.99)

Frommer's Munich & the Bavarian Alps


by Darwin Porter | Danforth Prince

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An excellent guidebook to the region, with lots of practical information (GER49, $16.99)

The Gallic War


by Julius Caesar | Carolyn Hammond

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

Julius Caesar's autobiographical account of the Roman campaign against the Gauls, and the first invasions of Britain and Germany. (FRN498, $9.95)

The German Cookbook, A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking


by Mimi Sheraton

  • FOOD
  • 1965
  • HARD COVER
  • 560 PAGES

A classic cookbook featuring authentic German recipes, from the haute to the basic. (GER209, $34.95)

German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary


by DK Publishing

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

With thousands of neatly arranged color photographs, this compact book is impressively comprehensive, covering everything from the basics of die Schule (school) to the vocabulary of der Augenoptiker (optometrist). (GER162, $14.95)

German Modernism, Music and the Arts


by Walter Frisch

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 332 PAGES

Frisch examines music and its relationship to early modernism in the Austro-German sphere. (GER233, $29.95)

German Requiem in Full Score


by Johannes Brahms

  • MUSIC
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Brahms's most ambitious vocal work. (GER172, $17.95)

German, A Language Map

German, A Language Map


by Kristine K. Kershul

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1999
  • PLASTIC CARD

This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (GER165, $7.95)

German, Start Speaking Today


by Language/30

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1992
  • AUDIO CD

A 90-minute crash course in German, featured on compact disc with a phrasebook. (GER204, $24.95)

German, Start the Conversation

German, Start the Conversation


by 30 Words

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2010
  • PLASTIC CARD

An easy-to-access pocket-sized card with 800 words and phrases organized by category. (GER274, $9.95)

Germany from Partition to Reunification

Germany from Partition to Reunification


by Henry Ashby Turner | David Young

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 269 PAGES

An introduction to the political history of post-World War II Germany. (GER79, $22.00)

Germany in the Age of Kaiser Wilhelm II


by James Retallack

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 152 PAGES

A scholarly survey of the social, political and economic history of Germany, 1888-1918. (GER159, $39.00)

Germany in the High Middle Ages, 1050-1200

Germany in the High Middle Ages, 1050-1200


by Horst Fuhrmann

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 209 PAGES

A masterly survey of German development through the first three crusades and the rise of the kingdom of Germany. (GER31, $48.00)

Germany, A New History

Germany, A New History


by Hagen Schulze | Deborah Lucas

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 356 PAGES

An accessible, nicely illusrtated brief history. (GER131, $25.00)

Germany, Benelux, Austria Czech Republic Map

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)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

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, $21.95)

Gottfried Semper, Architect of the Nineteenth Century


by Harry Francis Mallgrave

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

A biography of the 19th-century German architect, writer and good friend to Wagner, Gottfried Semper, who designed the Hoftheater in Dresden, the Kunsthistishes Museum and the Dresden Synagogue. With 153 illustrations (22 in color). (GER192, $75.00)

Great Cathedrals


by Bernhard Schutz

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER

In this beautifully photographed tribute, Schultz focuses on the towering Gothic cathedrals of France, England, Spain, Italy and Germany. (EUR211, $110.00)

The Gunter Grass Reader


by Gunter Grass

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

A brief selection of the great German writer's works, organized chronologically, including excerpts from The Tin Drum, My Century, Crabwalk, essays, letters, poems, short fiction -- and his 1999 Nobel lecture. (GER177, $15.00)

Hamburg Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A nicely detailed city map of Hamburg with a second map showing the surrounding metropolitan area. (GER160, $7.95)

Handel as Orpheus, Voice and Desire in the Chamber Cantatas


by Ellen T. Harris

  • MUSIC
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

This acclaimed piece of musical scholarship situates Handel's cantatas in the context of the 18th century homosexual underground. (MUS58, $27.50)

The Harz Journey and Selected Prose

The Harz Journey and Selected Prose


by Heinrich Heine | Richie Robertson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A rich collection of prose by the beloved German Romantic poet, including meditations on travels in the Harz mountains, Lucca and Venice, as well as German history and his Jewish heritage. (GER232, $15.00)

Here I Stand, A Life of Martin Luther

Here I Stand, A Life of Martin Luther


by Roland Herbert Bainton

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Considered one of the most readable biographies of Martin Luther, this volume is an illustrated look at the German religious reformer and his influence on Western civilization. (GER64, $18.00)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by 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. (EUR189, $15.00)

Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179: A Visionary Life


by Sabina Flanagan

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

The standard biography of Hildegard of Bingen. (GER115, $34.95)

A History of Fascism, 1914-1945


by Stanley G. Payne

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 628 PAGES

A schoalrly, comprehensive history with a focus on Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. (EUR132, $24.95)

Hitler's Thirty Days to Power, January 1933


by Henry Ashby Turner

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 155 PAGES

An examination of the appointment of Hitler as German chancellor. (GER126, $16.00)

Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust

Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust


by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 624 PAGES

The controversial study of what ordinary German citizens did -- and did not do -- in reaction to the escalating horrors of WWII. (GER06, $17.95)

Holocaust Memorial Berlin, Eisenman Architects


by Hanno Rauterberg

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 120 PAGES

A visual overview and account of the planning, building and reception of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. (GER195, $58.00)

I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941, Vol. 1

I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941, Vol. 1


by Victor Klemperer

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 519 PAGES

The diaries of a Jewish professor of Romance languages in Dresden who lost his position under the Nazis but managed to survive the war. This is the first volume in a two-volume series. (GER88, $18.00)

I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1941-1945, Vol. 2

I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1941-1945, Vol. 2


by Victor Klemperer

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 556 PAGES

The diaries of a Dresden professor of Roman languages who, being Jewish, lost his position under the Nazis but managed to survive the war in Dresden. This is the second volume in a two-volume series. (GER89, $18.00)

An Illustrated History of the First World War


by John Keegan

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)

The Improbable Voyage

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)

In a German Pension

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 Innocent

The Innocent


by Ian McEwan

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A reluctant British spy, an everyman caught up in espionage, a startling affair -- and murder, all set in circa 1950s Berlin. (GER43, $15.00)

iSpeak Europe Phrasebook


by Alex Chapin

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES

An MP3 audio disc is bundled with a 16-page phrase book in this innovative language program where it includes six European languages -French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. You can also see and hear 1,200 phrases on your iPod, iPhone, Zune or other portable device. (EUR329, $14.95)

iSpeak German Phrasebook


by Alex Chapin

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES

An MP3 audio disc is bundled with a 16-page phrase book in this innovative language program, where you can see and hear 1,200 phrases on your iPod, iPhone, Zune or other portable device. (GER238, $12.95)

A Jewish Mother From Berlin and Susanna

A Jewish Mother From Berlin and Susanna


by Gertrude Kolmar | Brigitte Goldstein

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 202 PAGES

A novella and short story, each set in 192os Berlin. (GER96, $28.33)

The Jews of Germany, A Historical Portrait


by Ruth Gay | Peter Gay

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER

A well written scholarly history of Judaism in Germany. (GER116, $40.00)

Johann Sebastian Bach, The Learned Musician

Johann Sebastian Bach, The Learned Musician


by Christoph Wolff

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 624 PAGES

A detailed and entertaining journey into the life and music of the composer. (MUS24, $23.95)

The Kaiser and His Times


by Michael Balfour

  • HISTORY
  • 1972
  • PAPER
  • 531 PAGES

An eminently readable biography of William II, with a moderately pro-English bias. (GER83, $25.00)

The Kalevala


by Keith Bosley

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 679 PAGES

This national epic of Finland, based on ancient heroic poetry, was a rallying flag for national aspirations as Finland struggled to break away from Russia in the 19th century. (SCN14, $15.95)

Konrad Adenauer, The Father of the New Germany


by Charles Williams

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 624 PAGES

A biography of Konrad Adenauer, comprehensive and multifaceted. (GER117, $50.00)

Language and History in the Early Germanic World


by D.H. Green

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 460 PAGES

In this scholarly analysis, linguist D. H. Green traces the history and culture of Northern Europe to 900 A.D. with chapters on the Celts, Goths, Romans, Merovingian Franks and Anglo-Saxons. (EUR181, $50.00)

The Last Battle, The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin


by Cornelius Ryan

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From the author of the Longest Day and a Bridge Too Far comes the classic account of the final Allied offensive against the Third Reich. (GER212, $18.00)

Legacy

Legacy


by Sybille Bedford

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Bedford draws on her own cosmopolitan, bohemian youth in this autobiographical novel set in Kaiser Wilhelm II's Germany. (GER161, $16.95)

Lola Montez, A Life

Lola Montez, A Life


by Bruce Seymour

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

The life of the powerful paramour of King Ludwig. (EUR89, $45.00)

Lonely Planet Berlin Encounter


by Andrea Schulte-Peevers

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 200 PAGES

This lively shirt pocket guide to the city, jammed with personal recommendations and photographs, also includes a pull-out map. (GER216, $11.99)

Lonely Planet Central Europe

Lonely Planet Central Europe


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 662 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

With dozens of maps, color photographs and sections on history and culture, this practical guide introduces Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and their neighbors. (EUR94, $29.99)

Lonely Planet Discover Germany

Lonely Planet Discover Germany


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER

Focusing on must-see and memorable places and experiences, this all color guide by the discerning editors at Lonely Planet features hundreds of color photographs and maps. (GER273, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Germany

Lonely Planet Germany


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 816 PAGES

A comprehensive practical guide. (GER102, $27.99)

Lonely Planet Munich, Bavaria & the Black Forest

Lonely Planet Munich, Bavaria & the Black Forest


by Andrea Schulte-Peevers

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

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)

Ludwig II of Bavaria, The Swan King

Ludwig II of Bavaria, The Swan King


by Christopher McIntosh

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

This lively biography of King Ludwig II, builder of the wild castles of Bavaria, chronicles in fascinating detail Ludwig's rise to the throne at age 18, his devotion to music and architecture and his death under questionable circumstances at the age of 41. (GER27, $23.00)

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague


by Timothy Garton Ash

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 167 PAGES

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, $15.00)

Making of the Middle Ages


by Richard W. Southern

  • HISTORY
  • 1953
  • PAPER

A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $21.00)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by 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. (FG61, $38.50)

The Man Without Qualities: Volume I, A Short Introduction and Pseudoreality Prevails


by Robert Musil | Sophie Wilkins | Burton Pike

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER

The first volume in German author Robert Musil's unfinished epic masterpiece, set just before World War I in Vienna. A former soldier finds himself at the center of the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The second volume is also available (AST38). (AST37, $23.00)

The Man Without Qualities: Volume II, Into the Millennium and from the Posthumous Papers


by Robert Musil | Sophie Wilkins | Burton Pike

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER

The second and final volume in Musil's epic masterpiece. (AST38, $27.50)

Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist


by Townsend Ludington

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 325 PAGES

A biography of the troubled American modernist painter. (USE185, $32.95)

Marsden Hartley: American Modern


by Patricia McDonnell

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 83 PAGES

The work of modernist painter Marsden Hartley is illustrated in this short book. (USE186, $27.95)

Martin Luther, The Christian Between God and Death


by Richard Marius

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 542 PAGES

A provocative biography of the German religious reformer focusing on the contradictions, passions and personality of the man and his ideas (including his preoccuparion with death and authority). (GER63, $24.00)

Measuring the World, A Novel

Measuring the World, A Novel


by Daniel Kehlmann | Carol Brown Janeway

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Kehlman interweaves the lives and adventures of explorer Alexander Von Humboldt and mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss with wit and invention in this surprise bestselling novel of South American travel, science and ideas. (GER202, $16.00)

Medieval Art


by Marilyn Stokstad

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 446 PAGES

A comprehensive survey of medieval art throughout Europe. (EUR91, $69.00)

Michelin Germany, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic: Tourist and Motoring Atlas


by Michelin | Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

Published annually, this up-to-date, detailed spiral-bound atlas, with distances, detailed index and bright, clear cartography, is an authoritative reference and planning guide for touring Germany. With a section of city plans (GER231, $24.00)

Michelin Green Guide Germany


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

A comprehensive driving guide to Germany in the Michelin series, featuring detailed local maps of each region, city or village. (GER157, $21.99)

Michelin Map Germany: Mideast 544

Michelin Map Germany: Mideast 544


by Michelin

  • 2008
  • PAPER

A detailed map of the Eastern part of Germany, from Berlin to the Czech Republic, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER28, $12.95)

Michelin Map Germany: Northeast 542


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2008
  • MAP

A detailed regional map of Germany from Rostock to just north of Leipzig, featuring Berlin, Potsdam and Magdeburg, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER168, $12.95)

Michelin Map Germany: Southeast 546

Michelin Map Germany: Southeast 546


by Michelin

  • MAP

A regional map centered on Munich covers Bavaria and surroundings from Wurzburg and Bayreuth to Passsau, Salzburg, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Konstanz to Stuttgart at a scale of 1:375,000. (GER48, $12.95)

Michelin Map Germany: Southwest 545

Michelin Map Germany: Southwest 545


by Michelin

  • 2008
  • PAPER

A traveler's map of southwestern Germany, covering the western part of Bavaria, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER129, $12.95)

Michelin Map Midwest Germany 543


by Michelin

  • 2008
  • MAP

A regional map of at a scale of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pflatz and Saarland at a scale of 1:350,000. (GER229, $11.95)

Michelin Map Northwest Germany 541


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2008
  • MAP

A regional map of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Niedersachsen and Bremen at a scale of 1:350,000. (GER228, $12.95)

My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin

My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin


by Peter Gay

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Looking back at his youth, the historian and author attempts to explain what it was like to be a German and a Jew as the Nazis came to power in 1930s Berlin. (GER38, $17.00)

National Geographic Germany

National Geographic Germany


by National Geographic Society

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

An abundantly illustrated guide to the country, with essays on history and culture and 30 color maps. (GER206, $27.95)

The New Bach Reader


by Hans T. David | Christoph Wolff | Arthur Mendel

  • MUSIC
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

A comprehensive anthology of primary source documents on Bach. (GER137, $21.95)

New Poems (Bilingual Edition)


by Rainer Maria Rilke | Edward Snow

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Poems written from 1907-1098, representing a stylistic shift for Rilke. (GER121, $16.00)

The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge


by Rainer Maria Rilke | M. D. Herter Norton

  • LITERATURE
  • 1972
  • PAPER
  • 237 PAGES

A poetic and loosely structured series of meditations on the difficulties of living abroad. (GER123, $13.95)

Nuremberg Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2000
  • MAP

A folded, laminated map of the city center of Nuremberg. (GER107, $7.95)

Oberammergau, The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play

Oberammergau, The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play


by James Shapiro

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A cultural history of Oberammergau and the monumental influence its Passion Play has had on its development. (GER67, $13.00)

Oxford-Duden German Dictionary

Oxford-Duden German Dictionary


by Oxford Univ. Press

  • RELIGION
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER

An outstanding German-English, English-German dictionary with a helpful guide to the German language. (REF14, $55.00)

Painting Porcelain in the Meissen Style


by Uwe Geissler

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 116 PAGES

Step-by-step intructions on painting your own porcelain in the renowned Meissen tradition. (GER211, $24.99)

The Passionate Gardener


by Rudolf Borchardt | Henry Martin

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES

A hybrid of philosophy, gardening and botony from the early 20th century German novelist. (GRD19, $30.00)

Peeling the Onion


by Gunter Grass

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

This revelatory memoir of the youthful novelist, his childhood in Danzig and, most remarkably his time in the Waffen SS and a as a P.O.W. in an American camp, was published to huge debate in Germany. It ends with his move to Paris and the publication of The Tin Drum. The interplay between Grass as a naïve soldier-artist and his adult self gives the memoir its power. (GER221, $15.00)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple German


by Pimsleur Language Method

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic German, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (GER163, $19.95)

Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten Dorp


by Desiderius Erasmus

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 188 PAGES

The classic 1509 satire of false piety and clerical greed. (NTH44, $13.00)

The Reader

The Reader


by Bernhard Schlink | Carol Brown Janeway

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 218 PAGES

The story of a man who discovers a terrible secret about his past lover who he finds as a defendant at a trial about Germany's Nazi past. (GER68, $13.95)

Remembering, Voices of the Holocaust: A New History in the Words of the Men and Women Who Survived


by Lyn Smith

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

This remarkable collection of oral histories weaves together more than 100 accounts of not only Jews but also other persectued groups -- Jehovah's Witnesses, Gypsies, and resistance fighters -- to illuminate the Nazi terror 1933 through the liberation of the concentration camps. (EUR221, $27.00)

Reminiscences of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, A Social and Artistic Biography


by Elise Polko

  • MUSIC
  • 1990
  • HARD COVER
  • 222 PAGES

A modern reprint of a romantically written Mendelssohn memoir originally published in 1869. (GEN168, $24.95)

Resistance of the Heart, Intermarriage and the Rosenstrasse Protest in Nazi Germany


by Nathan Stoltzfus

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

A riveting account of the Berlin women who rescued their Jewish husbands from deportation and death in early 1943. (GER190, $28.95)

Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Hessen Map


by GeoCenter

  • 2000
  • MAP

A regional map of Germany covering from Trier east to Wurzburg and from Koblenz south almost to Stuttgart. (GER152, $12.95)

The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000

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)

Richard Strauss and His World


by Bryan Gilliam

  • MUSIC
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 444 PAGES

A collection of scholarly essays compiled for a festival at Bard College, analyzing the composer's music and legacy. (MUS20, $52.50)

Rick Steves' German Phrase Book & Dictionary


by Rick Steves

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (GER125, $8.95)

The Riddle of the Sands

The Riddle of the Sands


by Erskine Childers

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Memorably set on the German coast of the North Sea and Baltic, Childer's influential classic, a forerunner of the modern spy novel, unveils Germany's secret plans to invade Britain. Originally publsihed in 1903. (GER60, $15.00)

Rilke: Poems

Rilke: Poems


by Rainer Maria Rilke

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 225 PAGES

A pocket poet edition of Rilke's poems in the Everyman's Library pocket poet series. (GER176, $13.50)

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, A History of Nazi Germany

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, A History of Nazi Germany


by William L. Shirer

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 1249 PAGES

Journalist and historian William Shirer's masterwork, this bestseller is a copiously-researched, authoritative portrait of Nazi Germany. (GER108, $29.99)

The Roman Empire and its Germanic Peoples


by Herwig Wolfram | Thomas Dunlap

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

An authoritative, scholarly survey of the impact and interaction of the early Germanic peoples and the Holy Roman Empire from the death of Marcus Aurelius to early medieval Europe. (EUR61, $29.95)

Royal Flash

Royal Flash


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

In this second installment of the adventures of the insufferable, self-serving and altogether entertaining Harry Flashman, the young man-about-town encounters Count Otto Von Bismarck and Lola Montez. (EUR194, $15.00)

Sachsen Map


by GeoCenter

  • 2000
  • MAP

A detailed regional map of East-Central Germany at a scale of 1:200,000, which covers the route of the Elbe River in Saxony from Dessau to Dresden. (GER143, $12.95)

Salome, In Full Score


by Richard Strauss

  • MUSIC
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A reprint of the original, and complete, score of "Salome." (GER80, $29.95)

Saschen Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A detailed road map of Saxony. (GER154, $14.95)

Say It in German

Say It in German


by Gustave Mathieu

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1950
  • PAPER

A pocket guide with over 1,000 useful phrases and expressions. All words are indexed. (GER283, $4.95)

Schindler's List

Schindler's List


by Thomas Keneally

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A landmark in literature about the Holocaust, this is the compelling story of the transformation of a Nazi tycoon and his rescue of 1,300 Jews from the concentration camps near Plaszow. (GER51, $16.00)

Selected Works

Selected Works


by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 1200 PAGES

An Everyman edition, including the Sorrows of Young Werther, Elective Affinities, Italian Journey, and Faust (GER175, $32.00)

Short Stories in German, Erzahlungen Auf Deutsch


by Ernst Zillekens

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 187 PAGES

These modern tales in the bilingual series of Penguin Parallel Texts make for good reading in any language. (GER178, $15.00)

Slaughterhouse-Five: or The Children's Crusade

Slaughterhouse-Five: or The Children's Crusade


by Kurt Vonnegut

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 215 PAGES

Kurt Vonnegut's popular novel, set during the bombing of Dresden, in the United States and on the distant planet of Tralfamadore. Ranges from satiric absurdity to an extremely powerful account of the destruction of Dresden. (GER70, $7.99)

The Sons: The Judgement, the Stoker, the Metamorphosis, and Letter to His Father


by Franz Kafka

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A trio of Kafka's well-known short tales of family tragedy along with a letter to his own father. (CEU18, $12.95)

The Sorrows of Young Werther


by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Goethe's tragic, philosophical novel was a sensation in its day. (GER140, $11.00)

Southern Germany Map

Southern Germany Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

A detailed color map of southern Germany from Bavaria to the Rheinland. (GER29, $11.95)

Tales of Hoffmann


by E.T.A. Hoffman

  • LITERATURE
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

From the author of the Nutcracker, this series of stories creates a complex portrait of humanity, ranging from the macabre to the absurd, from innocent fairy tales to lurid crime stories. (GER199, $15.00)

The Theory and Practice of Hell, The German Concentration Camps and the System Behind Them


by Eugen Kogon

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 333 PAGES

Kogon's classic report to the Allied liberation forces, the basis for the Nuremberg investigations, describes the purpose, character, administration, and devastating human impact of German detention camps. (GER218, $16.00)

The Thirty Years' War


by Geoffrey Parker

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

A scholarly history of the major European conflict of the 17th century. Among the outcomes were the annexation of Alsace by France, the annexation of Pomerania by Sweden and the legalization of Calvinism in Germany. (EUR115, $39.95)

This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen

This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen


by Tadeusz Borowski | Barbara Vedder | Jan Kott

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

A series of uninflected, austere stories, published in Polish after WWII -- and drawn from the author's experiences in Auschwitz and Dachau from 1943 to 1945. (GER95, $15.00)

Three Comrades


by Erich Maria Remarque

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

This novel of three World War I veterans is an excellent portrait of Berlin in 1928, written by the author of "All Quiet on the Western Front." (GER90, $25.00)

Thuringen Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A colorful map of the Thuringia (Thurigen) region of central Germany, at a scale of 1:200,000. (GER201, $14.95)

A Time of Gifts

A Time of Gifts


by 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 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)

The Tin Drum


by Volker Schlondorff

  • 1979
  • DVD

An adaptation of Gunter Grass's 1959 novel, the story of a boy living in a mental hospital during the advent of Nazis before WWII. (GER151, $39.95)

To Destroy a City, Strategic Bombing and Its Human Consequences in World War II


by Herman Knell

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 464 PAGES

A thoughtful account of the purpose and results of strategic bombing in war, written by a German historian who witnessed the destruction of his hometown of Wurtzberg at the end of World War II. (WAR110, $32.50)

A Traveller's History of Germany


by Robert Cole

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A brief history of Germany through the 1990's -- wide-ranging, accessible and effectively condensed. With a useful chronology and historical gazetteer, this book marches confidently through the centuries. (GER187, $14.95)

Wagner Without Fear, Learning to Love-And Even Enjoy-Opera's Most Demanding Genius


by William Berger

  • MUSIC
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

Berger's delightful guide is invaluable in exploring the exotic world of opera's most controversial composer. Irreverent and readable, it helps to make Wagner accessible to even the greatest of skeptics. (GEN171, $16.95)

Wagner's Ring, Turning the Sky Round


by M. Owen Lee

  • MUSIC
  • 1994
  • PAPER

An introduction and analysis of Wagner's Ring Cycle. (MUS30, $12.99)

Wallpaper City Guide Frankfurt


by Guy Dittrich

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 103 PAGES

A stylish pocket guide compiled by the design magazine Wallpaper's local reporters (GER241, $9.95)

The Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution, A Reconsideration


by Mark Roseman

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A chilling look at the notorious January, 1942 meeting of Nazi and German leaders, where the plan for the systematic extermination of Jews in Europe and thre Soviet Union was revealed. (GER191, $15.00)

War Letters, Stories of Courage, Longing and Sacrifice


by Robert Kenner

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • DVD

A dramatic presentation of letters home, produced by PBS. (WAR77, $19.98)

Weimar Culture, The Outsider as Insider


by Peter Gay

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A seminal account of Germany's Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its vibrant artistic community. First published in 1968, Gay's extended essay covers musical, literary and fine arts traditions and their lasting legacy on the culture of the 20th century. (GER156, $14.95)

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries


by 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. (EUR191, $35.00)

A World Lit Only by Fire, The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance : Portrait of an Age

A World Lit Only by Fire, The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance : Portrait of an Age


by William Manchester

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • HARD COVER

In this wide-ranging study, Manchester evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, with information on Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR212, $30.00)

The World Must Know, The History of the Holocaust As Told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum


by Michael Berenbaum

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

A powerfully illustrated history from the U.S. Holocaust Museum. (EUR133, $29.95)

Yanks, The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I


by Joanne Thompson Eisenhower | John S.D. Eisenhower

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The crucial role of the Americans in winning WWI. (WAR78, $23.95)

 

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