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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)
All Quiet on the Western Front • Erich Maria Remarque LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 295 PAGES This powerful novel is about "a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war." It is the story of Paul Baumer, a 20-year-old German enlistee, innocent of life, but soon to be all too knowledgeable about death. 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)
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)
Art and Society in the Middle Ages • Georges Duby ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 128 PAGES A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. Noted French historian Georges Duby draws on religion, culture, government, geography, and, of course, artistic pursuits in this portrait of the Middle ages. (EUR85, $30.55)
Art From the Ashes • Lawrence L. Langer ANTHOLOGY • 1999 • PAPER • 1995 PAGES A powerful collection of stories, journals, essays, poetry and prose about the Holocaust, including both familiar writers like Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel, and lesser known figures, both Jewish and non-Jewish. With most works presented in full, Langer includes a novel by Aharon Appelfeld, a novella by Pierre Gascar, and Joshua Sobol's controversial play Ghetto. (EUR131, $41.95)
art/shop/eat Prague • Jasper Tilbury GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 192 PAGES Blue Guide's compact, illustrated guidebook with excellent local maps. The book includes not only museums, shops and restaurants, but also not-to-be-missed sites and attractions by neighborhood. The perfect addendum to the Blue Guide Prague (CZH56). (CZH59, $13.95)
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)
The Austrians, A Thousand-Year Odyssey • Gordon Brook-Shepherd HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 512 PAGES Detailed, impressively researched and readable, this book is a wide-ranging narrative history of the last 1,000 years of Austria and the Austrian character. Reading this book is like having an extended and stimulating conversation with the author. (AST10, $23.00)
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)
Baedeker's Austria • Baedeker's Travel Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • FLEXI-BOUND • 618 PAGES The much-revised classic with map. (AST56, $25.00)
Bauhaus • Frank Whitford ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1984 • PAPER • 216 PAGES An illustrated survey of the highly influential Bauhaus school of design in the "World of Art" series. Whitford follows the movement from its early 20th century history in Germany up through the mark it has left on today's society. With 150 illustrations in color and black-and-white. (GER55, $19.95)
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)
Beethoven, The Music and The Life • Lewis Lockwood MUSIC • 2005 • PAPER • 604 PAGES An insightful, engaging portrait of Beethoven, organized chronologically. Lockwood, a professor emeritus at Harvard, is a leading Beethoven scholar. (MUS40, $22.95)
Before the Deluge, A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920's • 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)
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)
Beneath the Wheel • Hermann Hesse LITERATURE • 1989 • PAPER • 187 PAGES Though Hesse lived much of his life in exile, his affection for his native province is very evident in this short book, which prizes simple village life above urban sophistication. The story is set a village in the black forest not unlike where Hesse was born. (GER105, $16.00)
Berlin • 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 • Ronald Taylor HISTORY • 1997 • HARD COVER • 448 PAGES A scholarly illustrated survey of Berlin and its cultural traditions in art, architecture, music, theatre, film and literature. Organized chronologically, the book 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 • Marie Vassiltchikov BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1988 • PAPER • 368 PAGES • FAVORITE The compulsively readable wartime diary 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 was a diarist of the first order, and her book is both an absorbing portrait of 1940's Berlin and a gripping account of political conspiracy. William Maxwell called it "one long astonishment" in his "New Yorker" review. (GER104, $15.95)
The Berlin Stories • Christopher Isherwood LITERATURE • 2008 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Published in 1946, these two short novels "Goodbye to Berlin" and "The Last of Mr. Norris" evoke Bohemian life and the growing Nazi movement in pre-World War II Germany. The 1951 theater adaptation I am a Camera (starring Julie Harris) and, especially, Bob Fosse's musical adaptation "Cabaret," made Isherwood famous. (GER19, $15.95)
Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman • 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)
Blue Guide Berlin and Eastern Germany • Anne Massey GUIDEBOOK • 1994 • PAPER A comprehensive guide in the well known series, this book provides detailed coverage of the history, art and architecture of Berlin. Serious-minded travelers will not want to be without it. (GER66, $20.95)
Blue Guide Budapest • Bob Dent GUIDEBOOK • 2001 • A comprehensive guide to the art, architecture, museums, history and culture of Budapest. With 30 illustrations, maps and site diagrams, recommended restaurants, cafes and hotels. (HGR20, $18.95)
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 Travel Guide Slovakia • Lucinda Mallows GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER This informative, practical guide includes history, culture and sightseeing information as well as helpful travel details. (EUR262, $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)
A Bridge Too Far • 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 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)
Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family • Thomas Mann LITERATURE • 1994 • HARD COVER • 784 PAGES Banned and burned by Hitler, this is Mann's masterpiece about the decline of a German family at the end of the 19th century. A chronicle of middle-class life, it is the story of a family subverting its own traditions for the sake of modernity. The Nobel Prize-winning author wrote this first, and perhaps his greatest, novel when he was only 25. Mann was raised in a prosperous merchant family in Lubeck. (GER22, $26.00)
The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town • Steven Ozment HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Meticulously researched and absorbing, this narrative by a Harvard historian traces the legal battle of the daughter of a well-to-do family who was thrown out of her home and disinherited in 1525. It's a true story expertly drawn from letters and court records, rich in details of life in a 16th-century German town. (GER25, $13.99)
Cadogan Guide Bavaria • Rod Bolt GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 244 PAGES A compact travel guide to Bavaria, Franconia and the Romantic Road in the well respected British series. It offers a good overview of the culture and history of the region and detailed travel information on sites and attractions. (GER52, $21.95)
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)
Citizen Soldiers • Stephen Ambrose HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 528 PAGES Told through the perspectives of Allied soldiers on the front lines, this is Ambrose's account of the battles fought in the year between D-Day and the German surrender. Visceral and well researched, it's subtitled "The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944 to May 7, 1945." (WAR19, $18.00)
City Flash Berlin • Hallwag MAP A sturdy, easy-to-fold city map and city guide including transportation, major sites and index. Two Sides. 33x52 inches. (GER42, $9.95)
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 Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven • Charles Rosen MUSIC • 1997 • PAPER • 522 PAGES Written in 1972, the first edition of this book won the National Book Award and became an instant classic, an eminently readable account of the Viennese Classical School. This is the revised version with an additional essay answering some critics, and expanded coverage of the later Beethoven years. (MUS38, $23.95)
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)
A Concise History of Germany • Mary Fulbrook HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 277 PAGES This essential short history of Germany -- a whirlwind survey in less than 300 pages -- explores the relationships between social, political and cultural factors in this land located in the center of Europe. It covers the Middle Ages, Reformation and Counter Reformation, the Thirty-Years War, the Peace of Westphalia, the rise of Prussia, the unification of Germany under Bismarck, imperial Germany, the Weimar Republic and its collapse, Hitler and the Holocaust, divided and reunited Germany. (GER13, $28.99)
Contemporary Jewish Writing In Hungary: An Anthology • Eva Forgacs • Susan Robin Suleiman ANTHOLOGY • 2003 • PAPER • 520 PAGES This anthology of Hungarian authors both famous (Pulitzer Prize winner Imre Kertesz) and never-before-published-in-English (too many to name) contains a mixture of novel and memoir excerpts, short stories and poetry. The authors span the generations from pre-World War II to post-Communist. The editors are distinguished in their own rights, Suleiman a Comparative Literature professor at Harvard, Forgacs an art history professor formerly of the Hungarian Academy of Crafts and Designs. (HGR39, $29.95)
Czech and Slovak Republics Map • Freytag & Berndt 2006 • MAP A detailed, fully indexed map to the Czech and Slovak Republics at a scale of 1:400,000. It is also the most detailed map available of the route of the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest. Published in Austria. Two Sides. 35x49 inches. (EUR35, $14.95)
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)
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)
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)
A Dark and Bloody Ground, The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945 • Edward G. Miller HISTORY • 1995 • HARD COVER • 250 PAGES In the waning months of World War II, a series of battles were fought in the Hurtgen Forest of Germany, mostly under miserable conditions. One of the lesser discussed campaigns of the war, it resulted in thousands of American deaths, and stood in sharp contrast to the victory at the Battle of the Bulge. This is the well documented story of events. (WAR26, $32.95)
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 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)
Effi Briest • Theodor Fontane • Peter Demetz LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 228 PAGES The best-known work (made into a Fassbinder movie) by the author who also wrote "A Man of Honor" and "The Eighteenth of March." Regarded by some as the Prussian novelist par excellence, Fontane was an astute observer of mores and conventions in late 19th-century Berlin and Brandenburg. This short, disurbing love story is set in Bismarck's Germany. (GER87, $15.00)
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)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden • Elizabeth Von Arnim BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 208 PAGES The gently satirical, light-hearted first book, told in the form of seasonal diary, by English novelist Countess von Arnhim, who also wrote "Enchanted April." Like all her books, this classic of life on an estate in Pomerania north of Berlin, was originally published under a pseudonym. A cousin of Katherine Mansfield and admired literary figure of her day, von Arnhim was later briefly married to the 2nd Earl Russell, brother of Bertrand Russell. Originally published in 1898, and brought back to life as a Virago Modern Classic. (GER72, $15.95)
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)
Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000 • Barry Cunliffe HISTORY • 2011 • PAPER • 520 PAGES In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe views Europe not in terms of states and shifting political land boundaries but as a geographical niche particularly favored in facing many seas. These seas, and Europe's great transpeninsular rivers, ensured a rich diversity of natural resources while also encouraging the dynamic interaction of peoples across networks of communication and exchange. (EUR310, $30.00)
The European Union, A Very Short Introduction • John Pinder HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A brief primer on the development of the European Union, its history, policies, governance and impact. (EUR231, $11.95)
The Expressionists • Wolf-Dieter Dube ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1987 • PAPER • 216 PAGES This general survey of Expressionism is presented by Wolf-Dieter Dube, 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 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)
Eyewitness Guide Berlin • 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. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (GER74, $25.00)
Eyewitness Guide Budapest • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 270 PAGES A comprehensive guide to the city featuring excellent maps and solid information on culture and history in addition to a detailed neighborhood-by-neighborhood overview of attractions. With hundreds of photographs. (HGR15, $25.00)
Eyewitness Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alps • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • FLEXI-BOUND • 320 PAGES This comprehensive, illustrated guide is filled with excellent maps, hundreds of photographs and succinct overviews of history, culture and sightseeing. (GER119, $25.00)
Eyewitness Guide Prague • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 272 PAGES This superb guide to Prague features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the celebrated city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (CZH01, $25.00)
Eyewitness Guide Vienna • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • FLEXI-BOUND • 288 PAGES This superb guide to Vienna features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. An extensive timeline of Viennese history, suggested walks in the city, a chapter on day trips in the region, and helpful listings of accommodations, restaurants and shops are also included. (AST01, $23.00)
Fatelessness • Imre Kertesz • Tim Wilkinson LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 288 PAGES This powerful novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winner tells the story of a teenage boy deported from Hungary to the Nazi death camps in 1944. It's drawn from Kertesz's own experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald. In a new tranlsation by Tim Wilkinson. (CEU26, $15.00)
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)
Fodor's Vienna to Salzburg • Fodors GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A practical guide in the growing series, Fodor's Vienna to Salzburg focuses on hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities in the land of Mozart. (AST73, $16.99)
Frederick the Great • Theodor Schieder BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 289 PAGES • COMING IN A topical rather than chronological biography addressing the principal controversies surrounding Frederick the Great. (GER84, $31.80)
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)
Germany from Partition to Reunification • 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 • Horst Fuhrmann HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 209 PAGES A masterly survey of 150 stormy years tracing German development through the first three crusades and the rise of the kingdom of Germany. Tightly written with useful chronologies of the various reigns from Heinrich IV to Lothar III, this volume connects events throughout Europe to developments in medieval Germany. It is an excellent introduction to a fascinating period in European history. (GER31, $48.00)
Germany Map • Michelin Travel Publications MAP A sturdy map of Germany (including the region east to Prague) at a scale of 1:750,000 with good topographic relief, roads, waterways and index. Includes Strasbourg and Basel. Two Sides. 56x39 inches. (GER07, $11.95)
Germany, Benelux, Austria Czech Republic Map • Michelin Travel Publications 2007 • MAP A nicely detailed road map of west-central Europe from Amsterdam and Berlin to Brussels, Luxembourg, Munich, Salzburg and the Czech Republic at a scale of 1:1,000,000. One Side. 40x61 inches. (EUR100, $11.95)
The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban landscape • Brian Ladd ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 272 PAGES An analysis of the history -- and future -- of Berlin in relation to its architecture and monuments. It's an absorbing narrative history of Berlin, focusing on its changing identity and how it is reflected in architecture. Ladd offers an intriguing perspective on the city as it re-emerges as the capital of Germany. (GER44, $20.00)
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 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)
Heart of Europe, The Past in Poland's Present • Norman Davies HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 483 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A history of Poland in reverse chronology from the Solidarity Movement to early civilization, condensed from the author's definitive three-volume history. (PLD06, $25.99)
Here I Stand, A Life of Martin Luther • 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 • 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)
Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179: A Visionary Life • Sabina Flanagan BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 256 PAGES The standard biography of Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th-century Rhineland mystic. (GER115, $34.95)
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 Fascism, 1914-1945 • Stanley G. Payne HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 628 PAGES A scholarly, comprehensive history of fascism -- and other forms of ultra-nationalism -- with a focus on Europe between the World Wars, and especially Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. (EUR132, $24.95)
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)
Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust • Daniel Jonah Goldhagen HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 624 PAGES Controversial, maddening and thoroughly researched, this study of what the German people did -- or did not do -- in reaction to the escalating horrors of World War II is a provocative contribution to Holocaust studies. (GER06, $17.95)
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)
I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941, Vol. 1 • 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 • 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 • 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)
The Innocent • Ian McEwan LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 256 PAGES As strange as anything Booker Prize-winning McEwan has ever written, this novel set in Berlin in the 1950s follows the fate of a reluctant British spy, an everyman caught up in espionage, a startling affair -- and murder. Based on actual events this psychological thriller is, among other things, steeped in the atmosphere of a divided Berlin. (GER43, $15.00)
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)
Introducing Austria, A Short History • Lonnie Johnson HISTORY • 1989 • PAPER • 196 PAGES A short, thematic history of modern Austria from WWI to the late 1980s by the author of Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors Friends. (AST76, $14.95)
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)
A Jewish Mother From Berlin and Susanna • Gertrude Kolmar • Brigitte Goldstein LITERATURE • 1997 • HARD COVER • 202 PAGES Two works (a novella and a long short story) by a highly regarded German poet who perished at Auschwitz. Both set in 1920s Berlin, these stories reflect the society and culture of pre WWII Germany, foreshadowing the eruption of anti-semiticm and violence. (GER96, $28.33)
The Jews of Germany, A Historical Portrait • Ruth Gay • Peter Gay HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER A well written scholarly history of Judaism in Germany from the third century AD up through the Holocaust. Illustrated throughout, it tells of the monumental triumphs and tragedies faced by German Jews in the last two millennia. With a strong focus on Rhineland communites. (GER116, $40.00)
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)
The Kaiser and His Times • 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 • 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. So important is this great literary monument that Finland celebrates February 28 as Kalevala day. Incorporating incantation and humor and including a role for magic, this classic informs some of Sibelius' greatest music. 1999 marks the 150th anniversary of the first edition of the poem. (SCN14, $15.95)
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)
Konrad Adenauer, The Father of the New Germany • Charles Williams BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • HARD COVER • 624 PAGES A biography of Konrad Adenauer, comprehensive and multifaceted. It focuses on his long political career and his monumental influence on politics and government in 20th-century Germany. (GER117, $50.00)
Letters of W. A. Mozart • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Hans Mersmann BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1972 • PAPER • 276 PAGES These 100 candid letters to friends, family and patrons illluminate the culture and society of 18th-century Austria, Mozart's music, family and finances. (AST71, $10.95)
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)
Lola Montez, A Life • Bruce Seymour BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 480 PAGES Lola's most prominent lover was Ludwig I of Bavaria, builder of famous castles and the 19th-century Main-Danube canal. It is said the king's infatuation with Lola, and her meddling in Munich university politics, were the immediate causes of the 1848 revolution in Bavaria. (EUR89, $45.00)
Lonely Planet Austria • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 432 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide to Vienna, the Danube and Austria in the popular series. (AST69, $22.99)
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 Czech Phrasebook • Lonely Planet LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2007 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (CZH50, $8.99)
Lonely Planet Germany • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 816 PAGES A comprehensive guide in the Lonely Planet style featuring maps, background detail on the country and culture -- and practical information for the traveler. (GER102, $27.99)
Lonely Planet Hungarian Phrasebook • Christina Mayer LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2005 • PAPER A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (HGR38, $8.99)
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 Vienna • Neal Bedford GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 266 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series. (AST61, $18.99)
The Loser • George Konrad LITERATURE • 1984 • PAPER • 315 PAGES Written while Hungary was under Communist control, Konrad's somber novel follows the life of an intellectual who becomes an inmate in an asylum. (HGR54, $17.00)
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)
Making of the Middle Ages • 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 • 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)
Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist • Townsend Ludington BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 325 PAGES A biography of the troubled modernist American painter from his childhood in Maine, to his life in Germany before World War I, on to his death in 1943. The artist's many homes, his struggles concerning his homosexuality and the progression of his work are all discussed, often using Hartley's own words. (USE185, $22.50)
Marsden Hartley: American Modern • 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 • 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 • Marilyn Stokstad ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2004 • PAPER • 446 PAGES Filled with hundreds of illustrations, this comprehensive survey of medieval art throughout Europe describes the social and cultural significance of many of the works of the period. (EUR91, $69.00)
Memoirs of an Anti-Semite, A Novel in Five Stories • Gregor Von Rezzori LITERATURE • 2007 • PAPER • 287 PAGES Set against a backdrop of Central Europe between the wars, these five connected stories follow the fate of a young Romanian -- and his tense, vacillating relationship with Jews (including his own Jewish wife). Originally serialized in the New Yorker in 1969, it's a brilliant, disturbing book. Born in Bukovina in the Capathian mountains, Rezzori's many novels and essays address shifting notions of identity in Central Europe since WWI. (CEU27, $15.95)
Michelin Map Germany: Mideast 544 • Michelin 2008 • PAPER A detailed map of the Eastern Germany, from Berlin to the Czech Republic, at a scale of 1:300,000, including Thuringen, Sachsen and Brandenburg. With inset street plans of Dresden, Erfurt and Leipzig. (GER28, $12.95)
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's Operas • Daniel Heartz • Thomas Bauman MUSIC • 1992 • PAPER Berkeley music professor and Mozart scholar Daniel Heartz presents these engaging essays on the history, meaning and influence of Mozart's operas. He focuses on the composer's three greatest -- Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi Fan Tutte. Don Giovanni, and Cosi Fan Tutte. University of Washington's Bauman is also a contributor. (AST72, $29.95)
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)
Mozart, A Life • Maynard Solomon BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 640 PAGES A celebrated biography of Mozart, reflecting also on the life and times of 18th century Salzburg. Solomon, who previously wrote a biography of Beethoven, 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 who died at the age of 35. Fully illustrated. (AST06, $22.95)
Mozart, His Life and Works • Julian Rushton BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • HARD COVER • 300 PAGES This marvelous, well-informed account of Mozart, his life and work, published in celebration of the 250th anniversary of his birth, is a volume on Oxford's masterful Master Musicians series. (EUR215, $50.00)
My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin • Peter Gay BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 208 PAGES Looking back at his youth, the historian and author attempts to explain what it was like to be a German and a Jew as the Nazis came to power in 1930s Berlin. (GER38, $17.00)
National Geographic 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)
New Poems (Bilingual Edition) • Rainer Maria Rilke • Edward Snow LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 320 PAGES The new poems in this collection are hardly new (they were written from 1907-1908), but they do show a stylistic shift in Rilke's approach to the poetic form, triggered by his time in Paris and his exposure to burgeoning art movements of the period. This is a bilingual edition, with the original German text alongside the English translation. (GER121, $16.00)
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)
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge • Rainer Maria Rilke • M. D. Herter Norton LITERATURE • 1972 • PAPER • 237 PAGES Rilke's only novel, a poetic and loosely structured series of meditations on the difficulties of living abroad, told in the voice of a Danish nobleman in Paris. (GER123, $13.95)
Nuremberg Map • Borch Maps 2000 • MAP A folded, laminated map of the city center of Nuremberg, at a scale of 1:20,000. (GER107, $7.95)
Oberammergau, The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play • James Shapiro HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 240 PAGES In 1634, when plague was threatening Bavaria, the citizens of the town of Oberammergau made a pledge that if their town were spared they would perform the Passion Play every ten years until the end of time. The town was spared, and the citizens have kept their promise. This book is a highly readable cultural history of the town, the play, and the often turbulent times both have faced, focusing much of its discussion on their relation to anti-semitism. (GER67, $13.00)
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)
Prague • Arthur Phillips LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 384 PAGES Don't be fooled by the clever title -- this engaging debut novel, all about expatriates and ennui, is set in Budapest. Five young American expats have settled themselves in what they consider the "second-best" eastern European city, where Kundera-esque chance encounters and interactions determine how their lives will -- or won't -- be changed. (HGR29, $15.00)
Prague in Black and Gold, Scenes from Life in a European City • Peter Demetz HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 352 PAGES In this anecdotal study, the author traces the history and culture of 4,000-year-old Prague in rich detail, particularly the period from the Middle Ages to WWII. Intimately familiar with the physical city, the book is also a personable guide to its neighborhoods and architecture. (CZH09, $17.95)
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)
Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten Dorp • Desiderius Erasmus LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 188 PAGES This best-known, witty essay by the great Dutch humanist satirizes the excesses of the Catholic church, the piousness of aristocrats and the severity of school teachers. In "Letter to Maarten Dorp," Erasmus defends his anti-theological stance. The two works are key to understanding the origins of the Protestant Reformation and the largely secular art of the Northern Renaissance. (NTH44, $13.00)
Prost! The Story of German Beer • Horst D. Dornbusch FOOD • 1997 • PAPER • 160 PAGES • FAVORITE The Munich-based aficionado weaves history and culture with the marvels and mysteries of German beer in this brief, authoritative guide. (GER99, $14.95)
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)
Reminiscences of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, A Social and Artistic Biography • Elise Polko MUSIC • 1990 • HARD COVER • 222 PAGES A modern reprint of a romantically written Mendelssohn memoir originally published in 1869 by one of the composer's contemporaries, Elise Polko, a German novelist, poet, and Mendelssohn devotee. (GEN168, $24.95)
The Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe • Roland Recht CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2001 • HARD COVER • 360 PAGES A beautifully illustrated, oversize survey of the history, geography, culture, and sights along the river from its source in the Alps of Switzerland to the North Sea. Among the cities, towns and villages included are Strasbourg, Colmar, Cologne, Worms, and Heidelberg. Recht, a professor of art history in Strasbourg, has written widely on art and architecture, especially the Gothic art of the Rhine. (GER120, $75.00)
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 Riddle of the Sands • Erskine Childers LITERATURE • 2011 • PAPER • 288 PAGES A tale of an unsuspecting member of the British Foreign Office who becomes enmeshed in a German plot to invade England. An early example of the spy story originally published in 1903, the book is memorably set on the North Sea coast near the Frisian Islands. Never mind its origins as British propaganda warning against the German threat, this fast-paced book is a classic. (GER60, $15.00)
The Right Hand of Sleep • John Wray LITERATURE • 2001 • HARD COVER • 336 PAGES (AST48, $24.00)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, A History of Nazi Germany • 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. Shirer was on the scene in Central Europe from 1925 through the post-war period. (GER108, $29.99)
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)
The Roman Empire and its Germanic Peoples • 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. Wolfrum traces the origins of what is now the German people from Marcus Aurelius to early medieval Europe. (EUR61, $29.95)
Rough Guide Austria • Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 615 PAGES A practical, comprehensive guide in the excellent British series. (AST70, $24.99)
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 Germany • Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 884 PAGES A comprehensive guide to Germany in the somewhat hip, literate and very infomative Rough Guide style. It's divided cleanly between practical information and illuminating background on culture and history. (GER65, $24.99)
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 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)
Salome, In Full Score • Richard Strauss MUSIC • 1995 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A reprint of the original, and complete, score of "Salome," one of the most famous operas by the great German composer Ricard Strauss. Presented in large format. (GER80, $29.95)
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)
Schlepping Through the Alps, My Search for Austria's Jewish Past with Its Last Wandering Shepherd • Sam Apple TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 304 PAGES A hilarious and touching exploration of history, tradition and sheep. This is a young New Yorker's account of his travels in Austria with Hans Breuer, a "peripatetic philosopher" who sings Yiddish folk songs to his sheep as he wanders. Admittedly a comic quest, Apple nonetheless delves into some of the darker corners of Austria's history -- its anti-Semitism and role in World War II. (AST74, $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)
Slaughterhouse-Five: or The Children's Crusade • Kurt Vonnegut LITERATURE • 1991 • PAPER • 215 PAGES Kurt Vonnegut's popular, time-hopping, anti-war novel, set during the bombing of Dresden, in the United States and on the distant planet of Tralfamadore. A quick, easy read, but with much to discover, the passages concerning the days before and after the catastrophic destruction of Dresden are especially powerful. This is Vonnegut at the top of his form, weaving a non-linear fantasy with biting satire and social commentary. (GER70, $7.99)
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)
Southern Germany Map • ITMB MAP A detailed color map of southern Germany from Bavaria to the Rheinland at a scale of 1:500,000. Includes Strasbourg. One Side. 33x54 inches. (GER29, $11.95)
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers • Maria von Trapp BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 312 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE Fans of the movie musical "The Sound of Music" will be interested to learn 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. Her autobiography reveals a likelier, but still crowd-pleasing, story of life in pre-Anschluss Salzburg. (AST47, $13.99)
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 Tenderness of Wolves • Stef Penney LITERATURE • 2008 • PAPER • 400 PAGES Penney evocatively sets her Costa Award-winning debut novel -- a pageturning combination of murder mystery, historical novel and family epic -- in 19th-century Canada's snowy north. (CND293, $15.00)
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)
The Thirty Years' War • Geoffrey Parker HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 316 PAGES Now in a revised edition, this scholarly history of the major European conflict of the 17th century includes contributions by 10 historians. Habsburgs, French, Danes, Dutch, Swedes and Spanish all participated in what was essentially a German civil war. Among the outcomes were the annexation of Alsace by France, the annexation of Pomerania by Sweden and the legalization of Calvinism in Germany. (EUR115, $39.95)
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen • Tadeusz Borowski • Barbara Vedder • Jan Kott BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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. The stories, which caused a sensation upon publication, reflect the daily horrors in the camps. They stand as testimony to the will to survive. (GER95, $15.00)
Three Comrades • Erich Maria Remarque LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 480 PAGES An excellent novel of World War I veterans Berlin in 1928 by the author of "All Quiet on the Western Front." (GER90, $25.00)
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 Out Vienna • Sarah Guy GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 256 PAGES An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (AST78, $19.95)
The Tin Drum • Gunter Grass LITERATURE • 2010 • PAPER • 582 PAGES Probably the best German novel written since the end of World War II, this is the surreal story of a mute dwarf named Oskar who lives through Nazi Germany and finds himself in a mental institution. Nobel Prize winner Gunter Grass provides a profound and hilarious perspective on both German history and the human condition in the modern world. (GER33, $15.95)
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)
Twilight of the Habsburgs, The Life and Times of Emperor Francis Joseph • Alan Palmer HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 400 PAGES In this vivid biography and history, Palmer sketches the culture and politics of the now-vanished world of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Franz Josef ruled as the emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, and Slavonia from 1848 until his death in 1916 . (AST14, $15.00)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being • Milan Kundera LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Kundera is celebrated for his lyricism and emotional intensity, and this novel exemplifies his very philosophical style. Praised for its meditations on life, the nature of men and women, and on the fearful emptiness of Eastern European life under Communist management, this book is an intriguing read. (CZH16, $14.99)
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)
The Wall Jumper, A Berlin Story • Peter Schneider LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 140 PAGES A fantasy on voluntary and involuntary trips between West and East Berlin, mildly sympathetic to the quality of life in East Germany. (GER91, $17.50)
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)
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)
The World Must Know, The History of the Holocaust As Told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum • Michael Berenbaum HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 250 PAGES A powerfully illustrated popular history of the Holocaust drawing on eyewitness accounts, artifacts, and archives from the U.S. Holocaust Museum. (EUR133, $29.95)

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