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	4th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art of Mice And Men, The Book • Maurizio Cattelan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)
	All Quiet on the Western Front • Erich Maria Remarque • LITERATURE • Written by a soldier in the kaiser's army, this novel has been hailed as the greatest novel of World War I, and was later made into a memorable film. (GER15, $13.95)
	Art and Society in the Middle Ages • Georges Duby • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. (EUR85, $30.55)
	art/shop/eat Berlin • Simon Garnett • GUIDEBOOK • Blue Guide's compact, illustrated guidebook with excellent local maps includes not only museums, shops and restaurants, but also not-to-be-missed sites and attractions. (GER186, $13.95)
	Baroque and Rococo Art • Germain Bazin • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An excellent illustrated survey of Baroque and Rococo art and architecture, this volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is a good companion to the golden age of Middle Europe. (EUR53, $16.95)
	Beneath the Wheel • Hermann Hesse • LITERATURE • A short novel by the Nobel Prize winner, set in a village in the Black Forest not unlike where Hesse was born. (GER105, $14.00)
	Berlin Childhood Around 1900 • Walter Benjamin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Unpublished in his lifetime, Benjamin's recollections of childhood in an upper-middle class Jewish home on Berlin's West End presents poignant portrait of the turn-of-the-century metropolis. (GER220, $16.00)
	Berlin Map • Borch Maps • A laminated, folded map of the city center of Berlin. (GER127, $8.95)
	Berlin Map • World Mapping Project • A handy full-color map of the city with not-to-be-missed attractions. (GER158, $8.99)
	Bismarck and the German Empire: 1871-1918 • Lynn Abrams • HISTORY • The rise of Prussia. (GER14, $15.95)
	Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman • Alan John Percivale Taylor • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $12.95)
	The Blue Flower • Penelope Fitzgerald • LITERATURE • Set in the Age of Goethe, this exquisitely written short novel is a fictional account of the life of the Romantic poet Novalis. It paints a vivid picture of German intellectual and mercantile life in the late 1700s. (GER21, $13.00)
	Blue Guide Berlin and Eastern Germany • Anne Massey • GUIDEBOOK • This book provides detailed coverage of the history, art and architecture of Berlin and the surrounding areas. (GER66, $20.95)
	A Bridge Too Far • Cornelius Ryan • HISTORY • 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, $18.00)
	Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family • Thomas Mann • LITERATURE • Mann's masterpiece about the decline of a German family at the end of the 19th century. (GER22, $22.00)
	The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town • Steven Ozment • HISTORY • Meticulously researched and absorbing, this narrative by a Harvard historian traces the legal battle of the daughter of a well-to-do family who was thrown out of her home and disinherited in 1525. (GER25, $13.00)
	Cadogan Guide Bavaria • Rod Bolt • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $17.95)
	Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages • Alain Erlande-Brandenburg • ART & ARCHITECTURE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages. It features hundreds of drawings and color illustrations, a brief chronology and plenty more information. (MED07, $12.95)
	Children of the Holocaust • Arnold Lustig • LITERATURE • Three books from Lustig's oeuvre, here collected in a single volume. (GER110, $24.00)
	Christian Boltanski • Didier Semin • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated overview of noted works by the contemporary Parisian artist. (FRN630, $39.95)
	Citizen Soldiers • Stephen Ambrose • HISTORY • 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 • Hallwag • A sturdy, easy-to-fold city map (GER42, $9.95)
	Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe • Glynis Ridley • HISTORY • 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)
	The Clown • Heinrich Boll • LITERATURE • In this famous short novel, Boll draws a revealing portrait of German society under Hitler and in the post-war years through the eyes of an artist. (GER32, $13.95)
	A Concise History of Germany • Mary Fulbrook • HISTORY • This essential short history of Germany -- a whirlwind survey in less than 300 pages -- explores the relationships between social, political and cultural factors in this land located in the center of Europe. (GER13, $23.99)
	The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941 • Michael Beschloss • HISTORY • A bestselling, popular history of the politics and diplomacy among Allied leaders leading up to the Yalta and Potsdam conferences. (GER164, $15.00)
	Conquest of Nature, Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany • David Blackbourn • NATURAL HISTORY • (GER169, $29.95)
	A Dark and Bloody Ground, The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945 • Edward G. Miller • HISTORY • The well documented story of battles in the Hurtgen Forest. (WAR26, $32.95)
	Dresden Map • Borch Maps • A colorful, folded, laminated map of Dresden. (GER77, $7.95)
	Effi Briest • Theodor Fontane • Peter Demetz • LITERATURE • The sad tale of Effit Briest and her fall from Brandenburg society. (GER87, $14.00)
	Elizabeth and Her German Garden • Elizabeth Von Arnim • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $13.95)
	Explorer Berlin, The Complete Residents' Guide • Explorer Publishing • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN JULY • A comprehensive practical guide to the region. It also includes a healthy amount of historical, natural and cultural information. (GER226, $24.95)
	Eyewitness Real City Berlin • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • With up-to-date information on what's hot in Berlin, this chic guide lists the trendiest local spots to eat, shop, party and relax. Supported by a website so you'll always be on the inside track. (GER200, $15.00)
	Five Germanys I Have Known • Fritz Stern • HISTORY • Professor Stern brings his intellect, experience and insight to this tremendous book on 20th-century Germany and it multiple transformations. (GER173, $15.00)
	Fodor's Exploring Germany • John Ardagh • GUIDEBOOK • This lively, practical guidebook encapsulates the attractions of Germany for the visitor. With good introductory chapters, maps and region-by-region highlights. (GER05, $22.00)
	Frederick the Great • Theodor Schieder • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • OUT OF PRINT • A topical rather than chronological biography addressing the principal controversies surrounding Frederick the Great. (GER84, $31.80)
	Frommer's Berlin Day by Day • Kerry Walker • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN DECEMBER • A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit. (GER227, $12.99)
	Garden Lover's Guide to Germany • Charles Quest-Ritson • GUIDEBOOK • A richly illustrated guide to the gardens of Germany. (GER103, $19.95)
	German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary • DK Publishing • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 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, $12.95)
	German for Travelers • Living Language • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A handy German phrasebook, with over 3800 German words and phrases. (GER58, $7.95)
	Germany from Partition to Reunification • Henry Ashby Turner • David Young • HISTORY • An introduction to the political history of post-World War II Germany. (GER79, $20.00)
	Germany in the High Middle Ages, 1050-1200 • Horst Fuhrmann • HISTORY • German development through the first three crusades and the rise of the kingdom of Germany. (GER31, $36.99)
	Germany Map • Freytag & Berndt • A sturdy road map of Germany at a scale of 1:700,000. (GER07, $15.95)
	Germany, Benelux, Austria Czech Republic Map • Michelin Travel Publications • 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, $11.95)
	The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
	The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire • Andrew Wheatcroft • HISTORY • The Habsburgs ruled over more diverse peoples and cultures than any other European dynasty since the Roman period. In this book, Wheatcroft's skillful scholarship and engaging style fully reveal the history of this family and its eccentric monarchs. (AST11, $17.00)
	Hands Around, A Cycle of Ten Dialogues • Arthur Schnitzler • LITERATURE • Superficial sexual encounters in the absence of true love. (AST42, $1.00)
	Here I Stand, A Life of Martin Luther • Roland Herbert Bainton • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $15.00)
	Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger • LITERATURE • 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, $14.00)
	Hitler and the Holocaust • Robert S. Wistrich • HISTORY • A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II. (EUR114, $13.95)
	Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust • Daniel Jonah Goldhagen • HISTORY • 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 • Hanno Rauterberg • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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 • Victor Klemperer • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $16.95)
	I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1941-1945, Vol. 2 • Victor Klemperer • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $15.95)
	Insight Guide Germany • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A well-illustrated guide to the culture, history and traditions of Germany featuring excellent maps. (GER100, $23.95)
	Jakob the Liar • Jurek Becker • Leila Vennewitz • LITERATURE • First published in Germany in 1969, this novel is considered one of the great contributions to Holocaust literature. (GER93, $13.00)
	A Jewish Mother From Berlin and Susanna • Gertrude Kolmar • Brigitte Goldstein • LITERATURE • A novella and short story, each set in 192os Berlin. (GER96, $28.33)
	The Kaiser and His Times • Michael Balfour • HISTORY • An eminently readable biography of William II, with a moderately pro-English bias. (GER83, $25.00)
	The Kalevala • Keith Bosley • LITERATURE • 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)
	Karen Brown's Germany, Exceptional Places to Stay and Itineraries • Karen, Clare and June Brown • GUIDEBOOK • A survey of inns, castles and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights of each region. (GER97, $19.95)
	Konrad Adenauer, The Father of the New Germany • Charles Williams • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of Konrad Adenauer, comprehensive and multifaceted. (GER117, $50.00)
	The Last Battle, The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin • Cornelius Ryan • HISTORY • 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, $17.00)
	Lola Montez, A Life • Bruce Seymour • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The life of the powerful paramour of King Ludwig. (EUR89, $45.00)
	Lonely Planet Central Europe • Krzysztof Dydnski • Steve Fallon • Anthony Haywood • Mark Honan • GUIDEBOOK • BEST SELLER • This comprehensive regional guide covers Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and their neighbors in detail. With maps, color photographs and information on history, culture and attractions. (EUR94, $28.99)
	Lonely Planet Germany • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive practical guide. (GER102, $26.99)
	Making of the Middle Ages • Richard W. Southern • HISTORY • A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $19.00)
	Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald • FIELD GUIDE • 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, $34.95)
	The Man Without Qualities: Volume I, A Short Introduction and Pseudoreality Prevails • Robert Musil • Sophie Wilkins • Burton Pike • LITERATURE • 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, $22.00)
	The Man Without Qualities: Volume II, Into the Millennium and from the Posthumous Papers • Robert Musil • Sophie Wilkins • Burton Pike • LITERATURE • The second and final volume in Musil's epic masterpiece. (AST38, $26.00)
	Marlene Dietrich, Photographs and Memories • Film Museum of Berlin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An illuminating celebration of Marlene Dietrich. (GER114, $40.00)
	Marsden Hartley • Bruce Robertson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A short examination of Marsden Hartley and his art. (USE187, $45.00)
	Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist • Townsend Ludington • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the troubled American modernist painter. (USE185, $22.50)
	Marsden Hartley: American Modern • Patricia McDonnell • ART & ARCHITECTURE • The work of modernist painter Marsden Hartley is illustrated in this short book. (USE186, $22.95)
	Martin Luther, The Christian Between God and Death • Richard Marius • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $19.95)
	Medieval Art • Marilyn Stokstad • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A comprehensive survey of medieval art throughout Europe. (EUR91, $65.00)
	Michelin Map Germany: Mideast 544 • Michelin • A detailed map of the Eastern part of Germany, from Berlin to the Czech Republic, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER28, $9.95)
	Michelin Map Germany: Northeast 542 • Michelin Travel Publications • 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, $9.95)
	The Mirror of the Artist, Northern Renaissance Art in Its Historical Context • Craig Harbison • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A concise survey of German, Dutch and Flemish art of the 16th and 17th centuries. The author, an art historian, illuminates the important themes of the period, including realism, patronage, guilds, religious ideals, specialties and travels to Italy. (NTH43, $24.95)
	National Geographic Traveler Germany • National Geographic Society • GUIDEBOOK • An abundantly illustrated guide to the country, with essays on history and culture and 30 color maps. (GER206, $27.95)
	National Geographic Traveler Berlin • Damien Simonis • GUIDEBOOK • This guide to Berlin, published in the National Geographic attractive visual style, features hundreds of photographs, full color maps, and useful information on history, nature, culture and travel. (GER185, $22.95)
	Nuremberg Map • Borch Maps • A folded, laminated map of the city center of Nuremberg. (GER107, $7.95)
	Nuremberg, Infamy on Trial • Joseph E. Persico • HISTORY • A narrative history of the Nazi war crime trials in Nuremberg. Persico poignantly portrays the numerous characters and events surrounding the proceedings. Well-informed and engrossing. (GER106, $17.00)
	Odyssey Guide Berlin • Gordon McLachlan • Helka Ahokas • GUIDEBOOK • With extensive illustrations and 18 maps, this second edition guide from Odyssey includes in-depth literary, historical and cultural backgrounds to complement the lists of popular attractions. There is also a useful language guide. (GER76, $22.95)
	Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten Dorp • Desiderius Erasmus • LITERATURE • The classic 1509 satire of false piety and clerical greed. (NTH44, $13.00)
	Prost! The Story of German Beer • Horst D. Dornbusch • FOOD • A brief, readable social history of German beer and beer-brewing by an expert in the field. With verve and authority, Dornbusch tells of the origins of notable breweries and beers. (GER99, $14.95)
	The Reader • Bernhard Schlink • Carol Brown Janeway • LITERATURE • 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, $12.95)
	Rebuilding the Reichstag • Norman Foster • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Architect Sir Norman Foster tells the story of one of his most famous projects, the redesign of the Reichstag. (GER196, $75.00)
	Reminiscences of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, A Social and Artistic Biography • Elise Polko • MUSIC • A modern reprint of a romantically written Mendelssohn memoir originally published in 1869. (GEN168, $24.95)
	Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (EUR142, $9.95)
	Rick Steves' German Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (GER125, $7.95)
	The Riddle of the Sands • Erskine Childers • Geoffrey Household • LITERATURE • A 1903 classic tale of espionage set on the North Sea coast near the Frisian Islands. (GER60, $10.00)
	The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, A History of Nazi Germany • William L. Shirer • HISTORY • Journalist and historian William Shirer's masterwork, this bestseller is a copiously-researched, authoritative portrait of Nazi Germany. (GER108, $25.00)
	The Roman Empire and its Germanic Peoples • Herwig Wolfram • Thomas Dunlap • HISTORY • 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, $25.95)
	Rough Guide Berlin • Rough Guide • GUIDEBOOK • A highly recommended comprehensive guide to the city. (GER124, $18.99)
	Rough Guide Germany • Rough Guide • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to Germany in the literate, infomative Rough Guide style. (GER65, $24.99)
	Schindler's List • Thomas Keneally • LITERATURE • 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, $15.00)
	Short Stories in German, Erzahlungen Auf Deutsch • Ernst Zillekens • LITERATURE • These modern tales in the bilingual series of Penguin Parallell Texts make for good reading in any language. (GER178, $14.00)
	Slaughterhouse-Five: or The Children's Crusade • Kurt Vonnegut • LITERATURE • 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)
	Songs of Love and Grief, A Bilingual Anthology Translated in the Verse Forms of the Originals • Heinrich Heine • Walter Arndt • LITERATURE • A collection of the lyrical poems of Heinrich Heine. (GER26, $17.00)
	Southern Germany Map • Hallwag • A detailed color map of southern Germany from Bavaria to the Rheinland. (GER29, $12.95)
	The Thirty Years' War • Geoffrey Parker • HISTORY • 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 • Tadeusz Borowski • Barbara Vedder • Jan Kott • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $14.00)
	Three Comrades • Erich Maria Remarque • LITERATURE • 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)
	The Tin Drum • Volker Schlondorff • 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)
	Transit Maps of the World • Mark Ovenden • ANTHOLOGY • If it's an urban rapid-transit system, you'll find it in this hyper-colorful celebration of design, subterranean transport and mapping. (WLD115, $25.00)
	Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe • Marybeth Bond • Mary Morris • ANTHOLOGY • This entertaining collection depicts Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris. (EUR160, $17.95)
	The Wall Jumper, A Berlin Story • Peter Schneider • LITERATURE • A fantasy on voluntary and involuntary trips between West and East Berlin, mildly sympathetic to the quality of life in East Germany. (GER91, $16.00)
	When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do • Hyde Flippo • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A humorous and helpful guide to getting along in Germany, informing travelers on everything from proper restaurant etiquette to how to behave in social situations and how best to appear like a local. (GER149, $12.95)
	A Woman in Berlin, Eight Weeks in the Conquered City • Anonymous • Philip Boehm • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (GER174, $15.00)

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