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All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland • Kay Shaw Nelson CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2003 • PAPER • 211 PAGES A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food. Combining over 130 authentic recipes with small bits of background information, this is a delightful introduction to the culinary traditions of the region. (GER111, $14.95)
Amadeus • Milos Forman 1984 • DVD This extraordinary account of Mozart's life, death and downfall won eight Academy Awards. Tom Hulce's brilliant but flighty Mozart is the perfect counterpart to F. Murray Abraham's cold and calculating but unbearably jealous and mediocre Salieri. The story is compelling and the soundtrack is, of course, fantastic. 2 disc special edition director's cut. (AST65, $26.99)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay • Michael Chabon LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 656 PAGES A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York and the Antarctic, where US forces are stationed to keep an eye on the Germans. Houdini, the Golem, Hitler, inventor of the superhero Stan Lee and other mostly historical figues make an appearance in the lives of Chabon's protagonists Joe and Sammy. Even if you're not much interested in New York or the golden age of comic books (and are puzzled by swoops and twists of the comic-book plot), you'll appreciate Chabon's flair for language and his characters. It won a Pulitzer. (ANT175, $17.00)
Architecture of New Prague 1895-1945 • Rostislav Svacha • Alexandra Buchler • Jan Maly ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1995 • HARD COVER • 544 PAGES Originally published in Czech in 1985, this groundbreaking book stakes out the first half of the 20th century as a seminal period for Czech architecture. It's a major scholarly survey of cubist, rondocubist and constructivist contributions to Prague, with site plans, excellent black-and-white photos of buildings and scholarly paraphernalia. (CZH49, $75.00)
The Art of Polish Cooking • Alina Zeranska • Janina Domanska FOOD • 1989 • HARD COVER • 384 PAGES A cookbook brimming with traditional Polish recipes, from hors d'oeuvres to desserts, and everything in between. The majority of the book is devoted to recipes, but there is also information on celebrating holidays the Polish way. (PLD15, $23.00)
Arthur Schnitzler, Four Major Plays • Arthur Schnitzler • Carl R. Mueller LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 224 PAGES This collection of four plays from the Austrian writer includes "La Ronde," "Anatol," "The Green Cockatoo," and "Flirtation." (AST53, $19.95)
Austria & Hungary Map • Kummerly & Frey Maps MAP A colorful map of both Austria and Hungary at a scale of 1:800,000 published in Austria. One Side. 26x51 inches. (AST19, $15.95)
Austria As Theater and Ideology, The Meaning of the Salzburg Festival • Michael Steinberg CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2000 • PAPER A scholarly cultural and political history of the festival and its meaning. The author, a professor of history at Cornell, traces the festival from its origins in the wake of WWI and the fall of the Habsburgs, to the Nazis' rise to power in Austria, to the 1999 speech at Salzburg by Austrian President Thomas Klestil calling for a return to traditionalist ideals. This revealing, intriguing book is in-depth and analytical, not the usual reading for travelers, but well worth the effort. (AST55, $25.95)
Austria Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP The home-grown map of Austria, published by the fine Vienna-based Freytag & Berndt. Scale 1:300,000. Two Sides. 42x37 inches. (AST28, $14.95)
Avant-Guide Prague, Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventures • Dan Levine GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 328 PAGES Created by a former Frommer's writer who wanted to make guidebooks which were neither travel essays nor phone books, this opinionated volume packs useful, youthful information into a colorful format. Includes interviews with Czech notables, maps, photos and some of the funniest descriptions to ever grace a "guidebook." Each restaurant, shiop, hotel or site is given a nice, long description. The jazzy design, with text often printed against a dark background, looks interesteing but makes this book none too easy to read. What were they thinking? (CZH22, $19.95)
The Axe • 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)
Badenheim 1939 • Aharon Appelfeld • Dalya Bilu LITERATURE • 2009 • PAPER • 148 PAGES This haunting tale depicts daily life of well-to-do and unsuspecting Jewish vacationers at a fictional Ausrian resort on the eve of the holocaust. (AST35, $14.95)
Baedeker's Austria • Baedeker's Travel Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • FLEXI-BOUND • 618 PAGES The much-revised classic with map. (AST56, $25.00)
Balkan Tragedy, Chaos and Dissolution after the Cold War • Susan Woodward HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 536 PAGES A scholarly, detailed analysis of Yugoslavia's collapse, published by the Brookings Institution, where the author is a senior policy fellow. Woodward places the Bosnia-Herzegovina war in an international context, showing how Western Europe and the U.S. policies contributed to the explosion of violence. (BLK18, $24.95)
The Balkans, A Short History • Mark Mazower HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 188 PAGES A brief, provocative survey of the complex and often contentious history of the Balkans. With eloquence and insight, Mazower addresses the issues of geography, nationalism and modern nation-building in the region. (BLK28, $13.95)
Baroque and Rococo Art • Germain Bazin ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1985 • PAPER • 288 PAGES 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, $21.95)
Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803 • 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 examines the musical world of 18th-century Vienna, putting the work of the great composer in its cultural context. (AST25, $26.95)
Bela Bartok and Turn-of-the-Centry Budapest • Judith Frigyesi MUSIC • 2000 • PAPER • 429 PAGES A look at Bartok's art and the social and cultural life out of which it emerged in turn-of-the-century Hungary. Frigyesi's looks not only at Bartok but also the critic George Lukacs, and poet Endre Ady. (HGR35, $29.95)
Belarus, At a Crossroads in History • Jan Zaprudnik HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 278 PAGES A history of Belarus, with a focus on the status of the nation as the Soviet Union crumbled. (RUS123, $34.00)
Birds of Europe • Lars Svensson FIELD GUIDE • 2010 • PAPER • 416 PAGES • FAVORITE This Princeton Field Guide features 3,500 illustrations by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom. Color plates depict every species -- and sometimes several different variants -- for 722 birds found from the Urals to the Atlantic, Scandinavia to the Middle East. (FG47, $29.95)
Blue Guide Czech and Slovak Republic • 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)
Blue Guide Prague • Jasper Tilbury GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A detailed guide to the jewel of Eastern Europe complete with practical information, maps and cultural and historical background of Prague and Central Bohemia. With a color map, site plans and line drawings. (CZH56, $21.95)
The Book of Images • 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. With poems reflecting on his childhood in Bohemia. (GER122, $16.00)
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting • Milan Kundera LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 312 PAGES Called a novel, this book is actually equal parts fairy tale, autobiography, philosophical treatise and literary criticism. Kundera strings together loosely related short stories to form an original and entertaining look at Czech culture. (CZH17, $14.99)
Bradt Guide Serbia • 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 • Stanislaw Baranczak CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1992 • PAPER • 258 PAGES Poet and professor Stanislaw Baranczak, a fixture on the Eastern European intellectual scene in the second half of the 20th century, reflects on writers and writing in this collection of stimulating and insightful essays. (EUR139, $12.50)
The Bridge at Andau • James Michener LITERATURE • 1972 • PAPER • 224 PAGES This story of an obscure bridge that briefly, during and immediately after the Hungarian revolt in 1956, became a means of escape to the west, is classic Michener: gripping and action-packed. Originally published in 1957. (HGR17, $7.99)
Budapest Exit, A Memoir of Fascism, Communism and Freedom • Csaba Teglas BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 162 PAGES Teglas writes with simplicity of coming of age in Budapest during the Nazi invasion, Stalinist takeover and the failed 1956 Hungarian revolution. Through it all, he got a degree, married and riased a family -- and ultimately escaped to the United States. (HGR36, $19.95)
Budapest Map • Borch Maps 2006 • MAP This convenient laminated map of the city center at a scale of 1:11,000 is designed for the traveler. Two Sides. 20 X 26 inches. (HGR34, $8.95)
Candles in the Dark, A New Spirit for a Plural World • Barbara Baudot • Vaclav Havel ANTHOLOGY • 2003 • PAPER • 400 PAGES A thought-provoling and timely guide to putting globalization and public policy into a firm ethical context. With contributions by diverse scholars, politicians and advocates. (WLD36, $27.95)
The Castle, A New Translation, Based on the Restored Text • Franz Kafka • Mark Harman • Malcolm Pasley LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 328 PAGES The story of a man, known only as K, and his fruitless struggle to gain entrance into The Castle and all that the castle may represent. This new translation of Kafka's unfinished masterpiece does great justice to the author's powerful tale. (EUR68, $15.00)
Central Europe Map • Freytag & Berndt 2010 • MAP This colorful regional European map, like the sister map Europe Grand Tour (EUR185), covers from Paris and Amsterdam to Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Rome and Dubrovnik. One Side. 49x34 inches. (EUR12, $14.95)
Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends • 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. From medieval to modern times, the formative historical events of Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia, are all introduced. Johnson is especially successful in analyzing the struggle of small nations in the face of imperial powers and how these experiences have created a diverse European heritage. With maps. Awarded an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by Choice. (EUR69, $39.95)
Chopin in Paris, The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer • Tad Szulc BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 444 PAGES A biography of the famed composer, who left his Polish homeland, traveled to Vienna, and then settled for two decades in Paris, where he discovered the emerging Romantic movement. Chopin worked among the minds of Hugo, Lizt and Berlioz, and became involved in a stormy relationship with feminist writer George Sand before succumbing to tuberculosis at the age of 39. Szulc draws from a collection of correspondence and private journals in a book that emphasizes the "times," rather than the music, of Chopin. (FRN161, $20.95)
Civilization and Its Discontents • 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 • Glynis Ridley HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 240 PAGES The entertaining history of a most unusual eighteenth-century European celebrity. Clara the Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in 1741 by the Dutch sea captain Douwemout Van der Meer, and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of heads of state such as Louis XV and Frederick the Great. A marvelous and unique look at the introduction of Eastern wildlife into the Western world. (FRN536, $12.00)
Classical Music 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music • Fred Plotkin MUSIC • 2002 • PAPER • 672 PAGES Geared to the casual, intellectually curious listener, this primer on classical music does an admirable job of describing how best to experience and appreciate the great works, both new and old. From the author of "Opera 101" (GEN175). (MUS15, $18.95)
The Coasts of Bohemia, A Czech History • Derek Sayer HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 408 PAGES A political and cultural history of the Czech people, this intriguing book places the historically important Bohemia and Moravia regions at the center of European events (unlike Shakespeare, who gave land-locked Bohemia a coastline in A Winter's Tale). The author draws on literature, the arts, culture and politics to evoke Czech history, society and identity. With extensive notes and a scholarly bibliography. (CZH10, $37.50)
The Compleat Brahms: A Guide to the Musical Works of Johannes Brahms • 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 • 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)
The Complete Stories • Franz Kafka LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 486 PAGES All of Kafka's stories, including The Metamorphosis, A Hunger Artist, and In The Penal Colony. Edited by Nahum Glatzer with a foreword by John Updike. (CZH47, $17.00)
A Concise History of Bulgaria • R.J. Crampton HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 287 PAGES A highly readable, illustrated introduction to Bulgaria's history from medieval empire to Ottoman rule, revival and modernization, to the fall of Communism. Second edition. (BGR01, $30.99)
Cosmos and Pornografia, Two Novels • 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, who lived most of his life in Argentina and France, toys with Polish national traditions and social conventions in these blackly humorous works. (PLD16, $14.95)
The Cossacks, An Illustrated History • 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. With 105 color and 30 black and white illustrations. Interestingly, Ure challenges the notion that the Cossacks are no longer influential (or evident), detailing their involvement in Chechnya, Bosnia and other places. (RUS135, $24.95)
Crown of Thorns, The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943 • Stephan Groueff BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 440 PAGES • COMING IN A biography of the famed Bulgarian monarch, who ruled from the end of World War I to the middle of World War II, when he defied Hitler's wishes for expelling Bulgaria's Jews. (BGR02, $26.95)
Czech and Slovak Republics Map • Michelin Travel Publications 2005 • MAP • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A shaded relief map of the two nations at a scale of 1:600,000, with insets of Prague and Bratislava. It also covers the route of the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest. One Side. 40x56 inches. (CEU17, $11.95)
Czecho/Slovakia: Ethnic Conflict, Constitutional Fissure, Negotiated Breakup • Eric Stein HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 386 PAGES A fascinating, scholarly account of Stein's experiences consulting on constitutional reform in Czechoslovakia. A Czech-born professor of law at the University of Michigan, Stein was asked by Havel and the government to participate in drafting the democratic constitution (a process which ultimately resulted in the orderly breakup of the country). In addition to his own experiences and research, Stein interviews dozens of politicians and others about the failure to reach agreement. (CZH40, $37.50)
Danube • Claudio Magris CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2008 • PAPER • 416 PAGES A new edition of the gifted novelist's classic account of a Danube journey from its source in the heart of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire through the Balkans to the Black Sea. It's an intellectually charged, evocative portrait of the places and personalities of Central Europe. (EUR58, $17.00)
The Danube Cycleway, Donaueschingen to Budapest • John Higginson GUIDEBOOK • 2003 • PAPER • 168 PAGES A compact, practical guide to the 85-mile biking route along the Danube from Donaueschingen in Bavaria though Austria to Budapest. (CEU20, $18.95)
Defiance, The Bielski Partisans • Nechama Tec HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 304 PAGES Led by Tuvia Bielski and his brothers, a group of Jews in 1940s Belorusssia, known as the Bieleksi Partisans, mounted an armed rescue Jewish Europeans, saving hundreds from the Holocaust. This is their story, as gathered through interviews by Holocaust surviver Nechama Tec. (RUS120, $14.95)
Dora Bruder • Patrick Modiano • Joanna Kilmartin BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • HARD COVER • 119 PAGES • COMING IN Modiano traces the fate of a 15-year-old Jewish girl, who was deported from France to Auschwitz in 1942. The result of a ten-year investigation, his extended essay is a moving personal meditation on loss, interweaving the bare facts of Dora Bruder's story with his own family history. It evokes the atmosphere of Paris during the Nazi Occupation. A celebrated contemporary novelist, many of Modiano's many novels are also set in and around Paris. (FRN200, $19.95)
Dvorak and His World • Michael Beckerman MUSIC • 1993 • PAPER • 296 PAGES This volume about the famed Czech composer is divided into two parts: the first is a collection of essays dealing with his relations to his country and other composers, while the second is a set of letters, early reviews, and other documents. Together, they provide an interesting view of his personal life and his influence on the world around him. (CZH23, $31.95)
Eastern Approaches • Fitzroy MacLean BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2009 • PAPER • 543 PAGES An action-packed account of Fitzroy MacLeans's adventures undercover in the Central Asian Republics of the USSR during Stalin's reign, as a commando in the Long Range Desert Group in North Africa, and his work with the Partisans in Yugoslavia during World War II. MacLean (often touted as the real-life inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond) is not only a good writer but an eyewitness to historic events. Originally published in 1949. (CAS48, $30.00)
Eastern Europe Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP A detailed travel map of Eastern Europe at a scale of 1:2,000,000 with the Baltic States, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia from St. Petersburg to Moscow and the Black Sea. Place names are in the local language and Cyrillic. One Side. 49x34 inches. (EUR36, $14.95)
Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 • Alfred W. Crosby NATURAL HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 370 PAGES A pleasure to read, this book is the moving tale of how early explorers, colonists and settlers inadvertently reshaped our biological world. It is the story of the displacement of native plants and animals, transfer of disease and other exchanges of organisms, good and bad, between the old and new world. Second, updated edition. (NAT22, $30.00)
Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe • 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. It gives a concise picture of medieval Western Europe, including social disturbances, economic and social catastrophes, famine and the Black Death. A separate section on the North Sea and the Baltic contains specific references to the Hanseatic League. (EUR18, $15.95)
Egon Schiele • 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. With 151 illustrations. (GER57, $14.95)
The Engineer of Human Souls • 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)
The Establishment of Balkan National States, 1804-1920 • Charles Jelavich • Barbara Jelavich HISTORY • 1987 • PAPER • 374 PAGES A classic work of history, covering the turbulent 19th century in Southeastern Europe, both scholarly and readable. It illuminates the sources of much of the current conflict in the region. (BLK21, $39.95)
Eyewitness Guide Austria • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • FLEXI-BOUND • 384 PAGES This superb guide to all of Austria features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (AST59, $25.00)
Fin-de-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture • Carl E. Schorske HISTORY • 1981 • PAPER • 378 PAGES Turn-of-the-century Vienna was a crucible of psychology, social theory and artistic ferment. Out of the chaos was born modern art and thought. This landmark study includes, among its luminaries, Freud, Klimt, Kokoshka and Schoenberg. (AST04, $24.00)
Flashman and the Tiger • George MacDonald Fraser LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 368 PAGES Fraser plumbs the annals of history to produce his factual, entertaining tales of folly in the service of her Majesty's empire. 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)
Freud in Vienna and other Essays • Bruno Bettelheim BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1991 • PAPER • 304 PAGES A memoir of sorts, Bettelheim's collection of essays explores a range of themes and subjects that have influenced his life and his work as a child psychologist. From Freud and fin de siecle Vienna, to the Holocaust and studies of child development, he artfully mixes real life experience with intellectual reflections. (AST51, $19.00)
The Glance of Countess Hahn-Hahn (Down the Danube) • Peter Esterhazy LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 246 PAGES A confounding, postmodern novel, this meditation on travel, the Danube, and its history is great fun for those with an appreciation for wordplay and intellectual games. Its protagonist is a heroic traveler who communicates in a series of telegrams, narratives and dreamlike monologues. The novel doubles as a stunning travelogue of the Danube from the Black Forest to the Black Sea. (HGR11, $19.00)
The Golem • 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 Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War • Jaroslav Hasek • Cecil Parrott LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 752 PAGES The deeply funny story of a hapless Czech soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army -- dismissed for incompetence only to be pressed into service by the Russians in World War I (where he is captured by his own troops). A mischief-maker, bohemian and drunk, Hasek demonstrated his wit in this classic novel of the Czech character and preposterous nature of war. This unabridged Penguin Classics edition, as translated by Cecil Parrott, includes the original illustrations by Josef Lada. (CZH11, $16.00)
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 294 PAGES Scott, whose interest in the history of cathedrals began when he first saw the magnificent Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury, England, takes his reader on a historical, architectural and sociological tour of the magnificent spires and stained-glass windows that dot the landscape of Europe. It's an accessible, personable overview. (EUR190, $21.95)
Graz Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP A detailed city map of Graz, Austria at a scale of 1:15,000 One Side. 40x34 inches. (AST45, $11.95)
The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium • 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)
The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism • Tina Rosenberg CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1996 • PAPER • 437 PAGES In this groundbreaking book, a journalist reports on how the newly democratized people of East Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have confronted the horrors of their former governments. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. (EUR54, $17.95)
Here Is Where We Meet • 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. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people. (EUR189, $15.00)
Historical Atlas of Central Europe • Paul Mogocsi HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 232 PAGES An influential, authoritative survey of maps and shifting borders in the region from the Middle Ages until the present. With dozens of superb color maps illuminating the history and ethnic complexity of this bewildering part of the world. The atlas covers the region from Poland, Lithuania, and the eastern part of Germany to Greece and western Turkey and extends in time from the early fifth century to the present. (EUR33, $45.00)
The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners • Paul Beck HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 186 PAGES • COMING IN 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)
A History of Hungary • Peter F. Sugar • Peter Hanak • Tibor Frank HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 438 PAGES With experts contributing chapters on their areas of interest, this book is an excellent survey of the political and cultural history of the nation. (HGR06, $20.95)
A History of Modern Hungary, 1867 -1994 • Jorg Hoensch HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER A standard history translated from German, this book takes up with the last years of the Habsburg realm, and continues through the authoritarian regime of the interwar years and communist era, to the present. (HGR08, $51.00)
A History of Slovakia, The Struggle for Survival • Stanislav K. Kirschbaum HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 350 PAGES A solid history of Slovakia tracing the nation's roots from the first arrival on the Danubian Plain to Slovakia's declaration of independence in 1993. Slovak-leaning in perspective, this book includes good discussions of the Communist period and Slovakia's relationships with Hungary and the Czechs. The author, born in Bratislava and raised in Canada, is a professor at York University in Toronto. (EUR93, $20.00)
Hitler and the Holocaust • 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, cautioning that we must be always vigilant about intolerance. (EUR114, $15.00)
The Holocaust in Romania: The Destruction of Jews and Gypsies Under the Antonescu Regime, 1940-1944 • Radu Ioanid HISTORY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 416 PAGES • COMING IN An account of the Holocaust in Romania based on newly released records from government archives. Radu Ioanid, born and raised in Bucharest, is the director of the Meed Registry of Jewish Holocaust Survivors at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. (EUR84, $30.00)
Homage to the Eighth District, Tales from Budapest • Giorgio Pressburger • Nicola Pressburger LITERATURE • 1990 • PAPER • 134 PAGES These 10 stories all take place in the Jewish quarter of Budapest during the middle of the 20th century. The brothers Pressburger paint a gloomy portrait of the ghetto and its Jewish residents, suffering at the hands of fascist and communist powers. What finally emerges, though, is a tribute to resilient people living in the harshest of conditions. (HGR23, $9.95)
Homestead • Rosini Lippi LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 210 PAGES Set firmly in a small village in the Austrian Alps, these 12 interlinking stories are almost ethnographic in their rich detail of small town life. The stories range from the turn-of-the-century to the present, accurately charting change in the remote region of Andelsbuch, Egg and Grossdorf. The author spent four years among the villages of the Bregenz forest collecting information on the local dialect. Winner of the Pen/Hemingway Award. (ALP11, $13.95)
Hungarian Folktales, the Art of Zsuzsanna Palko • Zsuzsanna Palko • Linda Degh LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER A collection of folktales told in the late 1940s and early 1950s by Palko, a well known Hungarian storyteller. Annotations and an essay on the tales by scholar Linda Degh. (HGR16, $25.00)
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953 - 1963 • Gyorgy Litvan • Janos M. Bak • Lyman H. Legters HISTORY • 1996 • HARD COVER • 248 PAGES The first account of the Hugarian Revolution to include materials made available only after the Soviet Union disolved, including eyewitness acounts, domestic and foreign archival information, and private papers. (HGR07, $96.33)
The Hungarians, A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat • Paul Lendvai • Ann Major HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 664 PAGES A journalist who fled Hungary in 1957, Lendvai combines history, scholarship and anecdote in this uncommonly engaging account. With verve and authority, he covers the struggle of the Magyars' against the Tartars, Turks and Russians over the past milennium. (HGR32, $32.50)
Hungary Map • HEMA Maps MAP A map of Hungary at a scale of 1:300,000. Two Sides. 40x38 inches. (HGR14, $12.95)
An Illustrated History of the First World War • John Keegan HISTORY • 2001 • HARD COVER • 448 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI. (WAR16, $50.00)
Imagining the Balkans • Maria Todorova HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 257 PAGES A challenging book, but well worth the effort for its insight, this collection of essays examines in scholarly and critical detail the roots of our stereotypes and misconceptions about the Balkans. (BLK19, $35.50)
The Impossible Country, A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia • Brian Hall TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1994 • HARD COVER • 448 PAGES • COMING IN As Yugoslavia deteriorates, the American journalist author journeys throughout the country by bicycle, documenting the people, politics and mood of the place. Beautifully written, it's an engaging snapshot of the region at a critical moment. (BLK22, $23.95)
The Improbable Voyage • Tristan Jones TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1998 • PAPER • 332 PAGES A personable sailor's yarn of a tough trip by water across Europe along the Rhine and Danube to the Black Sea. Jones, an inveterate Welsh sailor, adventurer and storyteller, tackles not only sailing, but also the people, politics and flavor of Eastern Europe circa 1985. Just in case, he flies the Red Ensign, the Stars and Stripes, and the Red Dragon of Wales. This is the middle book in a series of three travel books that charts his 2,000-mile voyage across Europe on his on his 38-foot trimaran Outward Leg. (EUR156, $16.50)
Insight Guide Poland • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 416 PAGES A handsomely illustrated introduction to Poland, this guidebook features essays on history, culture and economy, as well as practical information for the traveler. With 15 helpful maps and numerous color photographs. (PLD14, $23.95)
The Interpretation of Dreams • Sigmund Freud SCIENCE • 1994 • HARD COVER • 471 PAGES A seminal text of psychoanalytic theory, Freud's examination of dreams and their link to the unconscious is a provocative and fascinating read -- and a glimpse into the world of fin-de-siecle Vienna. A Modern Library edition. (GEN319, $19.95)
Inventing Eastern Europe, The Map of Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment • Larry Wolff HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 419 PAGES A scholarly analysis and history of European geopolitics during the Age of Enlightenment. The author, a professor of history, looks back to Rousseau, Voltaire and Western (mis)perceptions of Eastern Europe during the late 18th century. With chapters on 18th-century literature, fantasy and folklore, travelers and voyages. Recommended for intellectually minded travelers with a serious interest in geography, this book sheds light on widely shared conventions about Eastern Europe. (EUR34, $30.95)
The Joke • Milan Kundera LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 336 PAGES In this novel a student in Communist Czechoslovakia is imprisoned when he sends a postcard to his girlfriend -- "Optimism is the opium of the masses! Long live Trotsky!" Years later, he comes up with a plan for revenge. (CZH36, $13.99)
Kafka's Milena • 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. This is her biography, as written by her daughter. (CZH35, $18.00)
Kafka's Prague, A Travel Reader • Klaus Wagenbach GUIDEBOOK • 1996 • HARD COVER • 125 PAGES Cleverly organized as a city guide, this handsome volume takes the reader on a tour of Kafka's Prague. With period photos, memoirs and excepts from his writings, the Kafka lover or anyone interested in turn-of-the-century Prague will find this book a fascinating companion. Opening with a biography of the famous Czech author, the subsequent chapters are designed to give the reader a personal walking tour through the Prague Kafka knew best. An unusual alternative to the standard tour book format. (CZH03, $21.95)
Kingdom of Auschwitz • Otto Friedrich HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 128 PAGES Otto Friedrich's slim book is an intensely personal account of the infamous Auschwitz death camp. The entire history of Auschwitz, from its impractical site in a Polish swamp through its construction and terrible purpose, is covered in short chapters punctuated with eyewitness accounts and testimonies. Black-and-white maps show the layout of the camp along with its relation to other nearby camps and transfer points. A must for the visitor wanting a deeper understanding of one of humankind's darkest creations. (PLD04, $11.00)
Knopf Guide Budapest • Knopf Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • PAPER A sumptuously illustrated, handsome guide to Budapest and surroundings with an excellent overview of culture, history and attractions. (HGR28, $25.00)
Lieutenant Gustl • Arthur Schnitzler • Richard L. Simon LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 56 PAGES Schnitzler's novella takes the form of an interior monologue of a pessimistic (and ultimately suicidal) lieutenant who is bored at the opera. (AST54, $9.95)
Life with a Star • Jiri Weil • Philip Roth LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 208 PAGES A fictional account of the Holocaust told through the story of a young Czech Jew, the bank teller Roubicek. Philip Roth provides the introduction to this outstanding portrait of life in Nazi-occupied Prague. (CZH43, $19.00)
Living in Freedom. The New Prague • Mark Sommer TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1994 • PAPER • 261 PAGES Based on Sommers's visits to Prague both before and after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, this portrait blends history, travel narrative and political commentary. (CZH26, $11.95)
Lonely Planet Central Europe • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 662 PAGES • BEST SELLER A comprehensive guide to Central Europe, including Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It is a compact overview of the region, especially appropriate for the independent-minded traveler visiting several countries. With local and regional maps, a section of color photographs, and information on history, culture and attractions. (EUR94, $29.99)
Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics • 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. With color photographs and excellent travel information. (CZH07, $22.99)
Lonely Planet Eastern Europe • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 1028 PAGES A comprehensive guide to Eastern Europe, including Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Yugoslavia. It is a compact overview of the region, especially appropriate for the independent-minded traveler visiting several countries. With 150 local and regional sketch maps, and a 10-15-page overview of each country. (EUR72, $29.99)
Lonely Planet Prague • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 282 PAGES A practical comprehensive guide to the city in the hallmark Lonely planet style. (CZH52, $18.99)
Lonely Planet Romania & Moldova • leif petterson • Robert Reid GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 376 PAGES A practical guide to Romania and Moldova, with information on history, culture and attractions. It also includes 64 detailed maps. (EUR96, $24.99)
Lonely Planet Vienna • Neal Bedford GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 266 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series. (AST61, $18.99)
The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague • Timothy Garton Ash HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 167 PAGES A vividly reported eyewitness account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and other dramatic events of 1989 by an astute journalist and historian of Central Europe. With a chapter each on Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, it's a good introduction to these vibrant cities during a time of great change. (GER36, $15.00)
Mammals of Europe • 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, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $38.50)
The Man in the Box • Thomas Moran LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A story of the human spirit and the rite of passage, set in a small Austrian village during World War II, told through the eyes of an adolescent Niki. Niki's family takes on a task of the highest secrecy: hiding a Jew. (AST41, $12.00)
The Man Without Qualities: Volume I, A Short Introduction and Pseudoreality Prevails • 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. Part of a two volume set restored with a new translation and including, for the first time in English, the complete existing text, it is the story of a former soldier who 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 • Robert Musil • Sophie Wilkins • Burton Pike LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER The second of two volumes in Musil's sprawling story of pre-World War I Vienna and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Musil died before he could complete the entire epic, but this new translation incorporates all the text he ever wrote. Volume I is also available (AST37). (AST38, $27.50)
The Moldovans: Romania, Russia and the Politics of Culture • Charles King HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 294 PAGES A scholarly political and cultural history of Moldova, focusing on issues of national identity in a post-Soviet world. (EUR97, $24.95)
Mozart • Peggy Woodford BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1990 • PAPER • 144 PAGES Part of "The Illustrated Lives of the Great Compos-ers Series," this book is a concise account of the life and work of the famous Austrian composer, with much of the information drawn from his own writ-ings and correspondences. (AST44, $19.95)
Mozart, A Cultural Biography • 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 in this affectionate biography. Gutman's Mozart is a complex one, influenced greatly by both his relationship with his domineering father and the political and cultural upheavals of the day. An astute analysis of Mozart's most famous works is also included. (AST34, $46.95)
National Geographic Prague and The Czech Republic • Stephen Brook GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 336 PAGES A comprehensive guide to the area's artistic, historical and cultural landmarks, complete with detailed maps and full-color photos. (CZH55, $26.95)
Neither Here Nor There, Travels in Europe • Bill Bryson TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2001 • PAPER • 254 PAGES An American expatriate in London, Bryson deploys his cranky humor in this romp through European capitals. While he doesn't do much to displace national stereotypes, this book is nonetheless great fun to read and insightful on the quirks of character. (EUR25, $14.99)
The New Grove Second Viennese School • Oliver Neighbour • Paul Griffiths • George Perle ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 201 PAGES A study of the Viennese School of musical innovators, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton von Webern and Alban Berg. Through their experimentation they would develop the truly 20th-century "12-note," or "serial," technique. (AST26, $16.95)
Night • Elie Wiesel • Marion Wiesel BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 109 PAGES Autobiographical in nature, this slim memoir is drawn directly from Elie Wiesel's horrifying experiences during the Holocaust. He witnessed the death of his family before being shipped off to Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Ultimately, Wiesel struggles to find faith in a God who has allowed such monstruous events to happen. (EUR79, $9.95)
Night Games, and other Stories and Novellas • Arthur Schnitzler • Margaret A. Schaefer LITERATURE • 2001 • HARD COVER • 288 PAGES Nine stories and novellas from the Viennese modernist, plumbing the psychological depths of sex, love and death. Along with the title tale, it contains "Dream Story," the source of inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut." (AST52, $28.50)
On Foot to the Golden Horn • Jason Goodwin TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2003 • PAPER • 278 PAGES An outstanding travel writer and journalist, Goodwin interweaves history, incident and reflection in this excellent portrait of Central Europe. With chapters on Cracow, Slovakia, Budapest, Transylvania, Brasov and Bulgaria. (EUR81, $17.00)
Open Letters, Selected Writings: 1965 - 1990 • Vaclav Havel • Paul Wilson HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 405 PAGES This inspired anthology of writings by the Czech poet-president Vaclav Havel collects 25 essays, letters and speeches written between 1965 and 1990. The famous "Dear Mr. Husak" and "Power of the Powerless," writings that directly influenced the Polish Solidarity movement, are included along with a wealth of other works of inspiration. A moving record of an important contemporary reformer and the thoughts that fueled a revolution. (CZH06, $15.95)
Opera 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera • 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. With an introduction by Placido Domingo. (GEN175, $17.99)
The Painted Bird • Jerzy Kosinski LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Based on much of the author's own experiences in World War II Poland, "The Painted Bird" won international recognition for Jerzy Kosinski. 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. A powerful, frankly disturbing account of the cruelty of war. (PLD07, $14.00)
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe • 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)
The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera • 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 • Elfriede Jelinek LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 288 PAGES This controversial novel, the first of Elfriede Jelinek's published in English, is not for the faint of heart. Written in the present tense, it tells the story of a piano teacher at the Viennese Conservatory who finds herself drawn into a bizarre, violent love triangle. For those not put off by graphic descriptions of sex and violence, this is a powerful story -- terrifying and darkly comic. (AST36, $12.00)
Plagues and Peoples • William McNeill HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 365 PAGES Wide-ranging, fascinating and well researched, this book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe, particularly the famous Black Death of the 13th and 14th centuries. (EUR26, $17.00)
Poland • James Michener LITERATURE • 1990 • PAPER • 616 PAGES In his epic style, Michener presents the sweep of Polish history from the earliest days to 1983 in this massively researched -- and fascinating -- novel. His focus is on the struggle for freedom. An excellent choice for reading on the airplane! (PLD02, $7.99)
The Polish Way, A Thousand Year History of the Poles and Their Culture • 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 • Borch Maps 2006 • MAP An easy-to-use, laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000. The city's major attractions are clearly indicated and a street index is included. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (CZH13, $7.95)
Prague Tales • Jan Neruda • Michael Heim • Ivan Klima LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 346 PAGES A collection of stories set in the Little Quarter of 19th-century Prague. Neruda has been referred to as the Charles Dickens of Czechoslovakia. (CZH28, $17.95)
Prague, A Cultural History • Richard Burton CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2003 • PAPER • 142 PAGES A marvelous, intellectually stimulating portrait of Prague, and especially of its role as an inspiration for writers and artists, in the series Cities of the Imagination. Organized thematically and chronologically, Burton's chapters include: How to Read Prague; Ghetto, Golem and Germans; Trials and Triumphs; Theatre, Prague Modern; Prague under Communism; and From Velvet to Velcro. (CZH57, $15.00)
The Quotable Walker • Roger Gilbert ANTHOLOGY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 256 PAGES • COMING IN A collection of short quotes on the art and passion of walking, including this one by Edward Abbey: "The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key." (WLK09, $22.00)
The Radetzky March • Joseph Roth • Joachim Neugroschel LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 331 PAGES First published in 1932, this powerful novel spins a tale of three generations of the Trotta family set against the waning days of the Habsburg Empire. A neglected masterpiece, this translation captures the historical sweep, close observations and irony of the German original. (AST17, $16.95)
The Reader • Bernhard Schlink • Carol Brown Janeway LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 218 PAGES Originally published in Switzerland, this is the story of a man whose adolescent affair with an older woman returns to haunt him years later when he discovers her accused of a terrible crime at a trial related to Germany's Nazi past. (GER68, $13.95)
Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II • Joseph Rothschild HISTORY • 2008 • PAPER • 274 PAGES An opinionated, well-written and clear political history of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania since WWII, revised for this fourth edition. (EUR31, $39.95)
Rick Steves' German Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2008 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. This is no dry litany of phrases but is instead peppered with humor and Rick Steves' insider insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world. (GER125, $8.95)
The Right Hand of Sleep • John Wray LITERATURE • 2001 • HARD COVER • 336 PAGES (AST48, $24.00)
The Road into the Open • Arthur Schnitzler • Roger Byers • Russell A. Berman LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 314 PAGES Set in fin-de-siecle Vienna, this novel, about the death of Austrian liberal society in an atmosphere of nationalism and anti-Semitism, features a handsome composer's encounters with intellectuals and artists. It is a novel of Vienna on the verge of collapse, as Zionists flee to Palestine and nationalists to Germany. The book also examines the Viennese intellectual community, post-Wagnerian music and the psychology of Vienna's middle classes. One of the most widely read German language writers of the 20th century, Schnitzler shows that no road into the open is likely to lead anywhere but to destruction. (AST02, $27.95)
Romania Moldova Map • Freytag & Berndt 2008 • MAP This handy fold-up map at a scale of 1:500,000 includes a multilanguage legend and city plans. Two Sides. 37 X 48 inches. (EUR83, $14.95)
Rough Guide Czech Republic • Rob Humphreys GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 464 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide for the traveler in the British series. Much of the book is devoted to a survey of cities, sites and attractions throughout the Czech and Slovak republics. With helpful local maps, and a good survey of the culture and history of the region. (CZH25, $21.99)
Rough Guide Hungary • Norm Longley GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 496 PAGES A compact, authoritative guide to Hungary, its history, culture and attractions with good local maps. Most of the book is devoted to detailed recommendations for excursions throughout the country, covering in detail both popular and remote destinations. (HGR31, $21.99)
Rough Guide Poland • Mark Salter GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 720 PAGES An opinionated, comprehensive travel guide in the British series, balancing practical information on where to go and what to do with a good overview of the culture and history of the region. (PLD09, $24.99)
Rough Guide Prague • Rob Humphreys • David Charap GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 348 PAGES A no-nonsense, opinionated travel guide to Prague aimed at independent-minded travelers. It includes maps, a good cultural and historical overview and a great bibliography. (CZH21, $19.99)
Rough Guide Vienna • Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 412 PAGES A compact, authoritative guide to Vienna, its history, culture and attractions with good local maps. (AST62, $19.99)
Schindler's List • Thomas Keneally LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 400 PAGES A landmark in literature about the Holocaust, this modern classic was made popular in Steven Spielberg's award-winning screen adaptation. It 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 • 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, 20 in color. (AST18, $45.00)
Slovak Republic Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP A colorful, detailed map of Slovakia at a scale of 1:200,000. One Side. 35x45 inches. (CEU19, $14.95)
The Sons: The Judgement, the Stoker, the Metamorphosis, and Letter to His Father • Franz Kafka LITERATURE • 1989 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A trio of Kafka's well-known short tales of family tragedy, presented together (as he originally envisioned them) along with a letter to his father. (CEU18, $12.95)
Southeastern Europe Under Ottoman Rule • Peter F. Sugar HISTORY • 1983 • PAPER • 365 PAGES A scholarly survey of five centuries of Ottoman rule in the Balkans, from the Empire's first advances in the 14th century up to its decline in the 19th century. (BLK20, $34.95)
Soviet Blitzkrieg, The Battle for White Russia, 1944 • Walter S. Dunn HISTORY • 2008 • PAPER • 252 PAGES A history of the Russian campaign to regain control of Belarus from the invading Germans. A monumental battle staged in 1944, the details of events have finally come to light thanks to the release of previously classified military documents. (RUS121, $16.95)
The Struggle and the Triumph, An Autobiography • Lech Walesa BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1994 • PAPER • 330 PAGES • COMING IN 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. He tells of his wife, his rabble rousing and the eventual support he received from politicians and celebrities. Not one to take all the credit, he discusses the great influence of the three visits by Pope John Paul and deals candidly with Poland's history of anti-Semitism. It's an altogether moving book by a working class hero. (PLD05, $20.99)
Summer Meditations • Vaclav Havel • Paul Wilson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1993 • PAPER • 180 PAGES The playwright-cum-statesman exhibits his intellectual and moral gravitas in this collection of thoughts on such topics as the responsibilities of independence, the moral foundation of society, and the future of the Czech Republic. (CZH33, $14.95)
The Third Man • Carol Reed 1949 • DVD Graham Greene collaborated with the director Carol Reed on this adaptation of his novel, about a pulp mystery writer who accepts an invitation to visit an old friend in Vienna. When he gets there, he discovers his friend is dead, and must sort through lies and allegations to find the truth behind his friend's past. A haunting look at postwar Vienna and a classic piece of film noir starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. Part of the Criterion Collection. (AST66, $39.95)
Thunder at Twilight, Vienna 1913-1914 • Frederic Morton HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 400 PAGES A portrait of the city on the brink of World War by the author of Vienna, A Nervous Splendor. (AST67, $18.95)
Time Out Budapest • 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)
Time's Magpie, A Walk in Prague • Myla Goldberg TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 140 PAGES A tour of Prague by the bestselling author of "Bee Season." A volume in the Crown Journeys series. (CZH58, $16.00)
Transylvania and Beyond • Dervla Murphy TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1995 • HARD COVER • 239 PAGES Murphy spent eight months among the people of Transylvania, soaking up their stories and their thoughts on life in modern Romania, on a spirited return journey to the country after the fall of the Soviet empire. Her first visit as a child was in 1940. (EUR98, $21.95)
Treasury of Ukrainian Love: Poems, Quotations & Proverbs in Ukranian and English • Helene Turkewicz-Sanko ANTHOLOGY • 1997 • PAPER • 128 PAGES A short selection of Ukrainian writing on the subject of love. It is mostly a selection of poetry. (RUS117, $11.95)
The Trial, A New Translation Based on the Restored Text • Franz Kafka • Breon Mitchell LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 281 PAGES Kafka's chilling novel of an unjust trial in a totalitarian state, in which the defendant is never told who has charged him, or why. (CZH46, $14.00)
Twentieth Century Opera, A Guide • George Martin MUSIC • 1999 • PAPER • 703 PAGES First published in 1979, and now in it's fourth edition, this survey of 20th century opera contains thoughtful essays, as well as capsule descriptions of 90 of the century's best operas. (MUS02, $25.00)
Tzili, The Story of a Life • Aharon Appelfeld • Dalya Bilu LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A moving story of a young Jewish girl whose family accidentally leaves her behind when they flee Poland. She survives the Holocaust hiding in the forest, where she finds love and a sense of belonging. Like Tzili, the author is a Holocaust survivor. A prominent Israeli author, Appelfeld fled to the forest from a concentration camp at the age of eight. (PLD13, $12.00)
Under A Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1948 • Heda Kovaly • Helen Epstein BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 192 PAGES • COMING IN A spirited, personal memoir of horror and tragedy. Kovaly recounts the arrival of Nazis in Prague, her deportation to Aushwitz, her eventual return, the May 1945 uprising and the arrest, conviction and execution of her husband in the infamous 1952 Slansky trial. (CZH45, $15.00)
Under the Frog • Tibor Fischer LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Irony and wit pervade this novel set against the backdrop of the short-lived Hungarian revolution of 1956. The author's own experiences are played out by a cast of Kafkaesque characters all looking for a way though the turbulent days before the Russian tanks roll into Budapest. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize (HGR12, $17.00)
Utz • Bruce Chatwin LITERATURE • 1988 • PAPER • 154 PAGES A fascinating character study in a richly drawn setting. In a classic Cold War story, Meissen porcelain collector and Czech citizen Kaspar Utz considers defecting each time he travels abroad, but his precious collection -- held hostage by the Communist authorities back home -- prevents him. (CZH31, $15.00)
Vienna Map • Borch Maps 2008 • MAP A handy laminated map of the city center at a scale of 1:11,000. Eight edition. Two Sides. 20 X 26 inches. (AST31, $8.95)
The Walker's Literary Companion • Robert Gilbert • Anne Wallace • Jeffrey Robinson ANTHOLOGY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 352 PAGES A diverse sampling of literature on the pleasures of walking, representing philosophers, naturalists, outcasts, athletes and intellectuals from Plato to Frank O'Hara. (WLK08, $24.00)
Walking • Henry David Thoreau REFERENCE • 1994 • PAPER • 92 PAGES You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel. (WLK04, $9.99)
Western Austria Tyrol Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP A regional map of western Austria, including the Tyrolean region, Innsbruck and bordering regions of Italy, Switzerland and Germany. The map, which features excellent full-color shaded relief, is at the very good scale of 1:200,000. With an index. One Side. 34x48 inches. (AST05, $11.95)
Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries • 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. The authors, both Italian journalists and wine connoisseurs, provide helpful tips alongside the hundreds of magnificent color photographs. (EUR191, $35.00)
Wittgenstein's Vienna • Allan Janik • Stephen Toulmin HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 314 PAGES A portrait of Vienna and its cultural life in the days before WWI. This is the modernist city of not only Wittgenstein but also Klimt, Freud and Schoenberg. (AST68, $19.95)
Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories • Hanna Krall • Madeline G. Levine BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A journalist from Warsaw born in 1937, Krall reveals the lives and strange trajectories of her compatriots in these 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 • William Manchester HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 322 PAGES 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. This is his 18th book and Manchester knows how to tell a great story. It's divided into three sections: Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery. (EUR06, $15.99)
Yiddish Folktales • Beatrice Weinreich LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 413 PAGES A collection of 178 Yiddish tales, many just a paragraph or two, gathered from throughout Eastern Europe as part of a project by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in the 1920s and 30s. (CEU33, $18.00)

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