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by Elie Wiesel

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1996
PAPER
464 PAGES

Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel recounts his remarkable life, from his childhood in Romania to the horrors of Auschwitz, his days as a young writer in post-war France and New York and his many pilgrimages to Israel. (EUR153, $16.95)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

by Michael Chabon

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
656 PAGES

A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York (and the Antarctic). (ANT175, $17.00)

Another Beauty

by Adam Zagajewski | Clare Cavanagh | Susan Sontag

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2002
PAPER
240 PAGES

A quirky, lyrical memoir of coming of age in Poland in the 1960s and 1970s by the influential poet of the Polish New Wave. (PLD37, $19.95)

Architecture of New Prague 1895-1945

by Rostislav Svacha | Alexandra Buchler | Jan Maly

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1995
HARD COVER
544 PAGES

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)

The Art of Polish Cooking

by Alina Zeranska | Janina Domanska

FOOD
1989
HARD COVER
384 PAGES

A book brimming with Polish recipes and food traditions. (PLD15, $23.00)

Avant-Guide Prague, Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventures

by Dan Levine

GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
328 PAGES

Created by a former Frommer's writer, this slim volume packs useful, youthful information into a colorful format. (CZH22, $19.95)

The Axe

by Ludvik Vaculik | Marian Sling

LITERATURE
1994
PAPER
223 PAGES

A story of ideology, played out between father and son, set against the cultural reawakening of 1960's Czechoslovakia. (CZH34, $16.00)

Beyond the Chestnut Trees

by Maria Bauer

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1986
PAPER
224 PAGES

Bauer interweaves recollections of her youth in Prague with an account of a return visit 40 years later in this affectionate, classic memoir. (CZH53, $24.95)

Birds of Europe

by Lars Svensson

FIELD GUIDE
2010
PAPER
416 PAGES
FAVORITE

Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

Blue Guide Czech and Slovak Republic

by Michael Jacobs

GUIDEBOOK
1999
PAPER
448 PAGES

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)

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 Guide Serbia

by Laurence Mitchell

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
384 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series with good information on transportation, historical sites, and accommodations, with an extended section on Belgrade, the capital city, and a separate chapter on Kosovo. (BLK67, $24.99)

Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays

by Stanislaw Baranczak

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1992
PAPER
258 PAGES

Essays on writers and writing from an Eastern European intellectual and poet. (EUR139, $12.50)

Candles in the Dark, A New Spirit for a Plural World

by Barbara Baudot | Vaclav Havel

ANTHOLOGY
2003
PAPER
400 PAGES

A guide to public policy and ethical traditions. (WLD36, $27.95)

The Captive Mind

by Czeslaw Milosz

LITERATURE
1990
PAPER
251 PAGES

Milosz's best-known prose work demonstrates how citizens experience totalitarianism. (PLD30, $16.00)

The Castle, A New Translation, Based on the Restored Text

by Franz Kafka | Mark Harman | Malcolm Pasley

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
328 PAGES

A new translation of Kafka's unfinished masterpiece. (EUR68, $15.00)

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2010
PAPER
175 PAGES

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

Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends

by Lonnie Johnson

HISTORY
2010
PAPER
382 PAGES

An academic survey of the social, political, and economic past of Central Europe, and the conflicts that stir modern-day European politics. (EUR69, $39.95)

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)

Cosmos and Pornografia, Two Novels

by Witold Gombrowicz | Eric Mosbacher | Alastair Hamilton

LITERATURE
1994
PAPER
367 PAGES

Two absurd, unconventional novels, both set in Poland, by a modern master of Polish literature. Grombrowicz toys with Polish national traditions and social conventions in these blackly humorous works. (PLD16, $14.95)

The Cossacks, An Illustrated History

by John Ure

HISTORY
2009
PAPER
288 PAGES

In this lively, beautifully illustrated overview, a career diplomat (and frequent visitor to the region) explores the history of the Cossacks in Southern Russia and Central Asia and their role in world affairs. (RUS135, $24.95)

Cracow, An Illustrated History

by Zdzislaw Zygulski

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
150 PAGES

A slender history of the Polish city, from its founding to the present day, with 50 black-and-white illustrations. The author is a curator at the National Museum of Cracow. (PLD33, $12.95)

Czech and Slovak Republics Map

by Freytag & Berndt

2006
MAP

This double-sided map at a scale of 1:400,000 shows the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest in detail. (EUR35, $14.95)

Czech and Slovak Republics Map

by Michelin Travel Publications

2005
MAP
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

Showing the route of the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest, this regional map shows Budapest, Vienna and Prague. (CEU17, $11.95)

Czecho/Slovakia: Ethnic Conflict, Constitutional Fissure, Negotiated Breakup

by Eric Stein

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
386 PAGES

A fascinating, scholarly account of Stein's experiences consulting on constitutional reform in Czechoslovakia. (CZH40, $37.50)

Dvorak and His World

by Michael Beckerman

MUSIC
1993
PAPER
296 PAGES

A fascinating view of the Czech composer's personal life and his influence on the world around him. (CZH23, $31.95)

Eastern Europe Map

by Freytag & Berndt

MAP

A detailed travel map of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR36, $14.95)

Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe

by Henri Pirenne

HISTORY
1936
PAPER
224 PAGES

Pirenne, an important economic historian, traces the economic and social development of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire to the middle of the 15th century in this classic book, first published in 1936. (EUR18, $15.95)

The Engineer of Human Souls

by Josef Skvorecky | Paul Wilson

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
592 PAGES

This complex, entertaining novel centers on protagonist Danny Smiricky, a writer in exile, living and teaching in Canada after living under both the Nazis and the Communists. (CZH29, $16.95)

Exit into History, A Journey Through the New Eastern Europe

by Eva Hoffman

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1994
PAPER
410 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

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)

Eyewitness Guide Prague

by Eyewitness Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
272 PAGES

This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the celebrated city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (CZH01, $25.00)

The Faithful River

by Stefan Zeromski | Bill Johnston

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
179 PAGES

An acclaimed novel set during the 1863 Polish uprising against Russian rule. (PLD31, $16.95)

Golem

by David Wisniewski | Lee Salsberry

LITERATURE
1996
HARD COVER
32 PAGES
MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A retelling of a Jewish legend, set in Prague in the 16th century, a dark time for the city's Jewish residents. A rabbi builds a clay giant to protect his people from persecution; the golem, in this version, speaks with a child's simplicity. The remarkable paper-cutout illustrations brilliantly evoke the Prague of old. Ages 7-10. (CZH38, $17.00)

The Golem

by Gustave Meyrink

LITERATURE
2010
PAPER
190 PAGES

The famous mystical, terrifying novel of the supernatural set in Prague's Jewish Ghetto in 1890. (CZH41, $11.99)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

by Robert A. Scott

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2005
PAPER
294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium

by J.F. Brown

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
248 PAGES

A survey of the events from the fall of communism to 2000 by a leading scholar. Brown discusses social and political change in the region, prospects for the future -- and the growing economic rift between East Central and South Eastern Europe. (EUR90, $25.95)

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)

Historical Atlas of Central Europe

by Paul Mogocsi

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
232 PAGES

An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region. (EUR33, $45.00)

The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners

by Paul Beck

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
186 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

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)

Hitler and the Holocaust

by Robert S. Wistrich

HISTORY
2003
PAPER
295 PAGES

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, $15.00)

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

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)

Insight Guide Poland

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2004
PAPER
416 PAGES

A handsomely illustrated guide to Poland, featuring essays of history, culture and economy, as well as practical information for the traveler. Includes 15 helpful maps and numerous color photographs. (PLD14, $23.95)

Inventing Eastern Europe, The Map of Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment

by Larry Wolff

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
419 PAGES

The author, a professor of history, looks back to Catherine the Great, Rousseau, Voltaire and Western (mis)perceptions of Eastern Europe during the late 18th century. (EUR34, $30.95)

The Joke

by Milan Kundera

LITERATURE
1993
PAPER
336 PAGES

The tale of a Communist student, who is imprisoned and stigmatized for a mere joke. (CZH36, $13.99)

Kafka's Milena

by Jane Cerna | A. G. Brain | George Gibian

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1993
PAPER
205 PAGES

Milena, who kept a long-term correspondence with Franz Kafka, was a legend a legend and household name in 1930s Prague. (CZH35, $18.00)

Kafka's Prague, A Travel Reader

by Klaus Wagenbach

GUIDEBOOK
1996
HARD COVER
125 PAGES

Anyone interested in turn-of-the-century Prague will find this book a fascinating companion. (CZH03, $21.95)

The Lands of Partitioned Poland, 1795-1918

by Piotr S. Wandyc

HISTORY
1993
PAPER

A scholarly history of Poland during the period when it was divided between Prussia, Austria and Russia. Originally published in 1975, this volume in the "History of East Central Europe" series is the most comprehensive book on the subject. (PLD35, $35.00)

Life with a Star

by Jiri Weil | Philip Roth

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
208 PAGES

A fictional account of the Holocaust told through the story of a young Czech Jew. (CZH43, $19.00)

Living in Freedom. The New Prague

by Mark Sommer

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1994
PAPER
261 PAGES

This portrait blends history, travel narrative and political commentary. (CZH26, $11.95)

Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
488 PAGES

In the hallmark Lonely Planet style, this practical guide to the Czech Republic and Slovakia features 95 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (CZH07, $22.99)

Lonely Planet Eastern Europe

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
1028 PAGES

This practical guide includes Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic as well as the Baltic States, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans. (EUR72, $29.99)

Lonely Planet Poland

by Dydynski Krzysztof

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
600 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive guide in familiar Lonely Planet style. (PLD36, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Prague

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
282 PAGES

A practical, frequently revised, guide to the city. (CZH52, $18.99)

Madame Curie, A Biography

by Eve Curie

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2001
PAPER
448 PAGES

A life of the Polish-French scientist, written by her daughter. (PLD27, $20.95)

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)

Maus, A Survivor's Tale I & II

by Art Spiegelman

LITERATURE
1986
PAPER
296 PAGES

The Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative of Spiegelman's father and family in Poland as World War II erupts. He renders the story of his father's early life, the Nazi occupation of Poland, survival in a concentration camp and other events as a stark graphic novel. (PLD22, $31.90)

Milosz's ABCs

by Czeslaw Milosz | Madeline G. Levine

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2000
HARD COVER
313 PAGES

A dictionary, of sorts, of things that matter to Milosz. (PLD26, $24.00)

Miracle Fair, Selected Poems

by Wislawa Szymborska | Joanna Trzeciak | Czeslaw Milosz

LITERATURE
2001
HARD COVER
159 PAGES

Selections from the Nobel Prize-winning poet's oeuvre. (PLD29, $24.95)

National Geographic Prague and The Czech Republic

by Stephen Brook

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
336 PAGES

A guide to the area's artistic, historical and cultural landmarks, complete with maps and color photos. (CZH55, $26.95)

Night

by Elie Wiesel | Marion Wiesel

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2006
PAPER
109 PAGES

An moving account of a Jewish boy's terrifying experience during the Holocaust. (EUR79, $9.95)

The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558-1721

by Robert I. Frost

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
401 PAGES

A scholarly, detailed history of the struggle over Estonia, Livonia and control of the Nordic-Baltic region during the 16th-18th centuries, a highly militarized period in the region's history. (BLT15, $69.33)

The Painted Bird

by Jerzy Kosinski

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
256 PAGES

The acclaimed novel based on the author's own experiences in World War II Poland. The often disturbing account of a young Jewish boy's journey through rural Poland as he tries to evade everyone from SS officers to anti-Semitic Polish peasants will leave an indelible impression. (PLD07, $14.00)

The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe

by Dennis Hupchick | Harold Cox

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
130 PAGES

The changing borders and complex history of Eastern Europe as told through 52 maps and accompanying essays, organized chronologically. An excellent reference, the book shows the rise of Poland, changing borders of the Ottoman Empire, Hapsburgs and fate of Yugoslavia in admirable clarity. (EUR138, $21.95)

Poland Map

by Michelin Travel Publications

2010
MAP

A self-folding full color map of Poland at a scale of 1:700,000, updated annually. (PLD20, $11.95)

Polish Customs, Traditions and Folklore

by Sophie Hodorowitz Knab | Mary Anne Knab

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1996
HARD COVER
335 PAGES

Organized by months and holidays, this book surveys traditions and customs of the past and present. While many of the celebrations have been lost over the years, Knab rejuvenates interest in these unique, oft-forgotten ways. (PLD19, $24.95)

The Polish Way, A Thousand Year History of the Poles and Their Culture

by Adam Zamoyski

HISTORY
1993
PAPER
422 PAGES

An excellent overview of Polish culture and history, comprehensive, engaging and balanced. Zamoyski focuses especially on the period 1400-1800, writing with flair and authority about the origins of Polish nationhood. With maps and illustrations throughout. (PLD03, $22.50)

Prague Map

by Borch Maps

2006
MAP

A laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000. (CZH13, $7.95)

Prague Tales

by Jan Neruda | Michael Heim | Ivan Klima

LITERATURE
1993
PAPER
346 PAGES

A collection of stories set in the Little Quarter of 19th-century Prague. (CZH28, $17.95)

Resistance, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

by Israel Gutman

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
277 PAGES

An account of the Warsaw ghetto under Nazi control, gleaned from the author's first-hand experience. He also places the ghetto experience in the context of Jewish history in general. (PLD17, $19.95)

Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II

by Joseph Rothschild

HISTORY
2008
PAPER
274 PAGES

An opinionated, well-written and clear political history of the region, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans. (EUR31, $39.95)

Rough Guide Poland

by Mark Salter

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
720 PAGES

A comprehensive travel guide, including an excellent historical and cultural overview of Poland. (PLD09, $24.99)

Rough Guide Prague

by Rob Humphreys | David Charap

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
348 PAGES

An opinionated, thorough travel guide to the history, culture and attractions of Prague. (CZH21, $19.99)

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)

Shosha

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER

A powerful novel of love set in the Jewish quarter of Warsaw as World War II erupts around the protagonists. (PLD18, $15.00)

Slovak Republic Map

by Freytag & Berndt

MAP

A colorful, detailed map of Slovakia at a scale of 1:200,000. (CEU19, $14.95)

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 Street of Crocodiles

by Bruno Schulz

LITERATURE
2008
PAPER
368 PAGES

These remarkable stories draw on Schulz's childhood and the people, places and events of provincial Poland in the early 20th century. (PLD24, $16.00)

The Struggle and the Triumph, An Autobiography

by Lech Walesa

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1994
PAPER
330 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

The inside story of the Solidarity movement by the man who made it happen. Walesa draws a detailed portrait of his rise from the Gdansk shipyards to become the first freely elected president of Poland. (PLD05, $20.99)

Summer Meditations

by Vaclav Havel | Paul Wilson

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1993
PAPER
180 PAGES

The first leader of the post-Soviet Czech Republic waxes philosophical. (CZH33, $14.95)

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)

The Three Golden Keys

by Peter Sis

LITERATURE
2001
HARD COVER
64 PAGES
FAMILY

In this visually entrancing picture book, Sis meets the Golem, Hanus the Clockmaker and other characters from his childhood in Prague, both imagined and real. Both adults and children will delight in Sis's magical illustrations. (CZH39, $24.99)

To Begin Where I Am, The Selected Prose of Czeslaw Milosz

by Czeslaw Milosz | Madeline G. Levine | Bogdana Carpenter

LITERATURE
2002
PAPER
272 PAGES

Culled from a lifetime's worth of publications, these essays by the Lithuanian-born Polish poet and Nobel laureate Milosz address the Polish experience at home and abroad in the 20th century. (PLD25, $17.00)

The Trial, A New Translation Based on the Restored Text

by Franz Kafka | Breon Mitchell

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
281 PAGES

The story of Joseph K., a man who is unjustly accused of an undisclosed crime. (CZH46, $14.00)

Two Cities: On Exile, History, and the Imagination

by Adam Zagajewski

LITERATURE
2002
PAPER

A series of lyrical essays by the influential poet. (PLD38, $19.95)

Tzili, The Story of a Life

by Aharon Appelfeld | Dalya Bilu

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER
192 PAGES

The moving story of a young Jewish girl whose family accidentally leaves her behind when they flee Poland. Like Tzili, the author, is a Holocaust survivor. (PLD13, $12.00)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
320 PAGES

Kundera's intriguing novel, praised for its meditations on the nature of men and women, and on the fearful emptiness of life in Prague under Communist rule. We also carry Kundera's collection of short stories The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. (CZH16, $14.99)

Under A Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1948

by Heda Kovaly | Helen Epstein

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1997
PAPER
192 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A spirited autobiography of a young Jewish woman in Prague. (CZH45, $15.00)

Utz

by Bruce Chatwin

LITERATURE
1988
PAPER
154 PAGES

That gallivanting Bruce Chatwin introduces us to Kaspar Utz, an obsessive collector of Meissen porcelain, in this short novel memorably set in Prague under the Iron Curtain. (CZH31, $15.00)

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)

With the Armies of the Tsar, A Nurse at the Russian Front in War and Revolution, 1914-1918

by Frances Farmborough

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
422 PAGES

A WWI memoir by a witness to the Russian revoltuion. (RUS139, $19.95)

Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories

by Hanna Krall | Madeline G. Levine

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2006
PAPER
272 PAGES

Krall reveals the lives and strange trajectories of her compatriots in these poignant stories, profiles and interviews of survivors of WWII. (PLD49, $14.95)

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

by William Manchester

HISTORY
1993
PAPER
322 PAGES

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)

Yiddish Folktales

by Beatrice Weinreich

LITERATURE
1997
PAPER
413 PAGES

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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