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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

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

Georgeanne Brennan

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Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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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)

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front


by Erich Maria Remarque

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 295 PAGES

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, $15.00)

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)

Arthur Schnitzler, Four Major Plays


by Arthur Schnitzler | Carl R. Mueller

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A collection of four full-length plays from the Austrian writer. (AST53, $19.95)

Austria & Hungary Map


by Kummerly & Frey Maps

  • MAP

A colorful map of both Austria and Hungary at a scale of 1:800,000 published in Austria. (AST19, $15.95)

Austria As Theater and Ideology, The Meaning of the Salzburg Festival


by Michael Steinberg

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER

A scholarly analysis of the relation between the festival, politics and Austrian cultural identity. This revealing, intriguing book is in-depth and analytical, not the usual reading for travelers, but well worth the effort. (AST55, $25.95)

Badenheim 1939

Badenheim 1939


by Aharon Appelfeld | Dalya Bilu

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 148 PAGES

This haunting tale depicts life of well-to-do and unsuspecting Jewish vacationers at a fictional spa in Austria on the eve of the holocaust. (AST35, $14.95)

Baedeker's Austria


by Baedeker's Travel Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 618 PAGES

The much-revised classic with map. (AST56, $25.00)

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)

The Beer Drinker's Guide to Munich

The Beer Drinker's Guide to Munich


by Heather Hawthorne | Larry Hawthorne

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 212 PAGES

A practical guide to the beer halls and beer gardens of Munich. Sixth edition. (GER101, $16.95)

Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803


by Tia DeNora

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

Both a probing biographical account of Beethoven's life and an insightful sociological study of "artistic genius," this engaging book also examines the musical world of 18th-century Vienna. (AST25, $26.95)

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)

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)

The Berlin Diaries

The Berlin Diaries


by Marie Vassiltchikov

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

The compulsively readable wartime account of an emigre Russian princess who was secretary to Adam Von Trott, mastermind of the failed 20th of July plot to assassinate Hitler. Idealistic, vivacious and observant, "Missie" conveys the flavor of Berlin during the 1940s. (GER104, $15.95)

Berlin Noir

Berlin Noir


by Philip Kerr

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 834 PAGES

A trio of novels (March Violets, The Pale Criminal, A German Requiem) that follow the fate of detective Bernie Gunther as he tries to make a living in Nazi Germany. (GER47, $22.00)

The Berlin Stories

The Berlin Stories


by Christopher Isherwood

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

"The Last of Mr. Norris" and "Goodbye to Berlin" find Sally Bowles, Fraulein Schroeder and the doomed Landauers caught up in the nightlife, danger and mystique of 1931 Berlin. (GER19, $15.95)

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)

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)

Budapest 1900

Budapest 1900


by John Lukacs

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 255 PAGES

Written by a distinguished historian and native son, this richly detailed portrait of the city at its zenith includes hundreds of illustrations. (HGR01, $16.95)

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)

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

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)

Children of the Holocaust

Children of the Holocaust


by Arnold Lustig

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 516 PAGES

Lustig's faith in the power of the individual is at the center of these two story collections and the novel, Darkness Casts No Shadow, intended by the Czech writer as one work, (GER110, $24.00)

Chopin in Paris, The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer


by Tad Szulc

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 444 PAGES

A biography of the famed composer Fryderyk Chopin. (FRN161, $20.95)

Chronicles


by Jean Froissart | Geoffrey Brereton

  • HISTORY
  • 1978
  • PAPER

The classic account Europe at the eve of the Dark Ages. (EUR128, $16.00)

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)

Civilization and Its Discontents


by Sigmund Freud | Peter Gay

  • HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER

The standard edition. (AST50, $12.95)

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)

Classical Music 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music


by Fred Plotkin

  • MUSIC
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

Plotkin's primer on classical music is geared to the casual, intellectually curious listener and does an admirable job of describing how best to experience and appreciate the great works, both new and old. (MUS15, $18.95)

The Compleat Brahms: A Guide to the Musical Works of Johannes Brahms


by Leon Botstein

  • MUSIC
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

A remarkable compendium of essays by Botstein and 29 collaborators. (GEN166, $35.00)

The Complete Operas of Mozart, A Critical Guide


by Charles Osborne

  • MUSIC
  • 1988
  • PAPER

This detailed study covers both the great masterpieces and the lesser-known works, incorporating biographical background, accounts of first performances and close analysis of both the music and the librettos. (MUS12, $17.95)

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)

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)

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)

Egon Schiele


by Frank Whitford

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 207 PAGES

The life and work of an intriguing artist, who died at the young age of 27. The author delves into Schiele's troubled personal life and the surrounding atmosphere of his home in Vienna, creating a unique portrait of a man. (GER57, $14.95)

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)

Fin-de-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture

Fin-de-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture


by Carl E. Schorske

  • HISTORY
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 378 PAGES

A landmark study of turn-of-the century Vienna -- one of the key chapters in modern intellectual history. Among its luminaries were Freud, Klimt, Kokoshka and Schoenberg. (AST04, $24.00)

Flashman and the Tiger

Flashman and the Tiger


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

This 11th installment in The Flashman Papers (purportedly retrieved and not written by George Macdonald Fraser, a nice conceit), consists of three short adventures, which find our hero cavorting with Bismarck and Emperor Franz-Josef and the future Edward VI. (WAF58, $16.00)

Fodor's Berlin's 25 Best

Fodor's Berlin's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A shirt-pocket guide with a map and brief overview of Berlin's many museums, grand buildings and other not-to-be-missed cultural attractions. (GER16, $11.99)

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)

Freud in Vienna and other Essays


by Bruno Bettelheim

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A collection of essays on subjects ranging from Freud to the Holocaust and child psychology. (AST51, $19.00)

Germany Adventure Map

Germany Adventure Map


by National Geographic

  • 2012
  • MAP

A double-sided full color map of Germany at a scale of 1:825,000. Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. (GER07, $11.95)

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 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, 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)

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)

A History of Slovakia, The Struggle for Survival

A History of Slovakia, The Struggle for Survival


by Stanislav K. Kirschbaum

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

A historian from Bratislava traces his nation's roots from the first arrival on the Danubian Plain to Slovakia's declaration of independence in 1993. A particularly solid discussion of the Communist period and the nation's relationship with the Czechs and Hungary. (EUR93, $20.00)

Hitler and the Holocaust

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)

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)

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 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)

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)

The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm

The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm


by Lore Segal | Maurice Sendak

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES
  • FAMILY

A new edition of a revered classic (hard-bound with dust jacket and built-in bookmark), distinguished by the choice of tales, sharp translation and, of course, Sendak's haunting illustrations. (GER144, $28.00)

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)

Klimt

Klimt


by Frank Whitford

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

This superb volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is fully illustrated with 159 photos and drawings along with 29 large, full-color plates of Gustav Klimt's major works: paintings, interior design and graphic art. (AST12, $18.95)

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)

Lieutenant Gustl


by Arthur Schnitzler | Richard L. Simon

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 56 PAGES

The interior monologue of a pessimistic lieutenant. (AST54, $9.95)

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 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 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)

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 in the Box


by Thomas Moran

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A story of a gentile family in a small Austrian town hiding a Jew during World War II, told through the eyes of an adolescent boy. (AST41, $12.00)

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)

Medieval Art


by Marilyn Stokstad

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 446 PAGES

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

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: 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)

The Mirror of the Artist, Northern Renaissance Art in Its Historical Context

The Mirror of the Artist, Northern Renaissance Art in Its Historical Context


by Craig Harbison

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

Mozart

Mozart


by Peggy Woodford

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

Part of "The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers Series," this book is a concise account of the life and work of the famous Austrian composer. (AST44, $19.95)

Mozart, A Cultural Biography

Mozart, A Cultural Biography


by Robert W. Gutman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 864 PAGES

By delving into the political, intellectual and artistic forces that shaped 18th-century Europe, Gutman reveals a new interpretation of this luminous musician. (AST34, $46.95)

Mozart, A Life

Mozart, A Life


by Maynard Solomon

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 640 PAGES

Solomon here tears down the myth of Mozart as the "eternal child," while adding great depth to the psychological and artistic development of the musical genius. The book also illustrates life in 18th-century Salzburg. (AST06, $22.95)

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)

The New Grove Second Viennese School


by Oliver Neighbour | Paul Griffiths | George Perle

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 201 PAGES

A study of the Viennese School of musical innovators, Schoenberg, Webern and Berg. (AST26, $16.95)

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)

Night Games, and other Stories and Novellas


by Arthur Schnitzler | Margaret A. Schaefer

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

Nine stories and novellas from the Viennese modernist. (AST52, $28.50)

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)

Opera 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera

Opera 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera


by Fred Plotkin | Placido Domingo

  • MUSIC
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 494 PAGES

A well-written introduction to opera, this volume includes a brief history of the art form, a guide to operatic terms and a review of 11 famous operas. (GEN175, $17.99)

The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera


by Amanda Holden

  • REFERENCE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 530 PAGES

An essential reference for the opera enthusiast. Well organized, with short descriptions of plots, characters, performances and historical background. (MUS01, $20.00)

The Piano Teacher


by Elfriede Jelinek

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A controversial novel by one of Austria most renowned contemporary authors. (AST36, $12.00)

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)

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)

The Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe

The Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe


by Roland Recht

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 360 PAGES

This beautifully illustrated, oversized survey of the history, geography and culture of the Rhine shows cities, villages and sights along the river from its source in the Alps to the North Sea. (GER120, $75.00)

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)

The Right Hand of Sleep


by John Wray

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 336 PAGES

(AST48, $24.00)

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)

Rough Guide Germany

Rough Guide Germany


by Rough Guide

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 884 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to Germany in the literate, infomative Rough Guide style. (GER65, $24.99)

Salzburg City Map

Salzburg City Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

This detailed map of Salzburg and surroundings includes maps of Salzkammergut, a regional overview, a more detailed map of the inner city and fortress, and a map of the city's bus routes. (AST32, $11.95)

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)

Schubert's Vienna

Schubert's Vienna


by Raymond Erickson

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

A scholarly view of Vienna at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th with essays by a variety of contributors on Viennese politics, social issues, culture, and, of course, music. With 160 well integrated illustrations. (AST18, $45.00)

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 Story of the Trapp Family Singers

The Story of the Trapp Family Singers


by Maria von Trapp

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

The true story of the von Trapp family singers, as remembered by Maria von Trapp herself. Maria was indeed a novice nun, but there ends her resemblance to the Julie Andrews' character in the Sound of Music. (AST47, $13.99)

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)

Time Out Budapest

Time Out Budapest


by Time Out

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Compact and up-to-date, this is an outstanding guide for where to go and what to do in Budapest. With maps and introductory chapters on culture and history. (HGR09, $19.95)

Twentieth Century Opera, A Guide


by George Martin

  • MUSIC
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 703 PAGES

A survey of 20th century opera. (MUS02, $25.00)

Western Austria Tyrol Map

Western Austria Tyrol Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A colorful regional map of western Austria, including the Tyrolean region. (AST05, $11.95)

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)

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)

 

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