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The Agricola and the Germania
• Tacitus
• Harold Mattingly
• S.A. Handford
• HISTORY
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Two texts of classical antiquity by Tacitus. Agricola is a eulogy for his father-in-law, the governor of Roman Britain. Germania is one of the earliest and most extensive account of the early Germanic World
(EUR182, $14.00)
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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
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A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food in 130 authentic recipes.
(GER111, $14.95)
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All Quiet on the Western Front
• Erich Maria Remarque
• LITERATURE
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Written by a soldier in the kaiser's army, this novel has been hailed as the greatest novel of World War I, and was later made into a memorable film.
(GER15, $13.95)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
• Michael Chabon
• LITERATURE
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A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York (and the Antarctic).
(ANT175, $15.00)
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The Anglo-Saxons
• James Graham Campbell
• HISTORY
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(GBR403, $28.00)
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Architecture of New Prague 1895-1945
• Rostislav Svacha
• Alexandra Buchler
• Jan Maly
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Architects and tourists with a serious interest in architecture will want this book. Originally published in Czech in 1985, it stakes out the first half of the 20th century as a seminal period for Czech architecture.
(CZH49, $75.00)
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The Arsonist
• Egon Hostovsky
• Christopher Morris
• LITERATURE
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A brief novel of intrigue and identity transformed by a leading 20th-century Czech writer.
(CZH42, $17.50)
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Art and Society in the Middle Ages
• Georges Duby
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society.
(EUR85, $30.55)
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Art From the Ashes
• Lawrence L. Langer
• ANTHOLOGY
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A powerful collection of stories, journals, essays, poetry and prose about the Holocaust
(EUR131, $41.95)
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Avant-Guide Prague, Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventures
• Dan Levine
• GUIDEBOOK
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Created by a former Frommer's writer, this slim volume packs useful, youthful information into a colorful format.
(CZH22, $19.95)
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The Axe
• Ludvik Vaculik
• Marian Sling
• LITERATURE
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A story of ideology, played out between father and son, set against the cultural reawakening of 1960's Czechoslovakia.
(CZH34, $16.00)
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Baltic Light, Early Open-Air Painting in Denmark and North Germany
• Helmut Borsch-Supan
• Helmut Rudolf Leppien
• Catherine Johnston
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A beautifully illustrated work celebrating the plein air painting of the Baltic.
(DMK23, $70.00)
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Bauhaus
• Frank Whitford
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A survey of the highly influential Bauhaus school of design. Whitford follows the movement from its early 20th century history in Germany up through the mark it has left on today's society.
(GER55, $18.95)
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Before the Deluge, A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920's
• Otto Friedrich
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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, $17.95)
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The Bells in Their Silence, Travels through Germany
• Michael Gorra
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A reflection on a year in Germany, literary and finely tuned to culture, stereotype and self. The book is a rather mystifying mix of observation, literary analysis and philosophical musing.
(GER142, $19.95)
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Beneath the Wheel
• Hermann Hesse
• LITERATURE
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A short novel, set in a village in the Black Forest not unlike where Hesse was born.
(GER105, $14.00)
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Berlin
• David Large
• HISTORY
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An engaging, textured portrait of the city from German Unification to 1989.
(GER73, $32.50)
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Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Story of Franz Biberkopf
• Alfred Doblin
• LITERATURE
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An expressionistic, shimmering novel set within the confines of Alexanderplatz in 1920s Berlin (later made into a movie by Fassbinder).
(GER86, $19.95)
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Berlin and Its Culture: A Historical Portrait
• Ronald Taylor
• HISTORY
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Organized chronologically, this illustrated survey covers the full range of the cultural history of Berlin from medieval architecture to expressionism during the Weimar years, and the 1980s art scene.
(GER40, $55.00)
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Berlin Map
• Falk Maps
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The home-grown map of Berlin, with a fantastic amount of detail, at scales of 1:25,000-1:35,000.
(GER75, $12.95)
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Berlin Map
• Borch Maps
•
A laminated, folded map of the city center of Berlin.
(GER127, $8.95)
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Berlin Noir
• Philip Kerr
• LITERATURE
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A trio of novels (March Violets, The Pale Criminal, A German Requiem) that follow the fate of detective Bernie Gunther as he tries to make a living in Nazi Germany.
(GER47, $18.00)
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The Berlin Stories
• Christopher Isherwood
• LITERATURE
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"The Last of Mr. Norris" and "Goodbye to Berlin" find Sally Bowles, Fräulein Schroeder and the doomed Landauers caught up in the nightlife, danger and mystique of 1931 Berlin.
(GER19, $15.95)
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Bismarck and the German Empire: 1871-1918
• Lynn Abrams
• HISTORY
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The rise of Prussia.
(GER14, $15.95)
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Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman
• Alan John Percivale Taylor
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This classic biography, first published in 1955, casts the Prussian prime minister and Germany's first chancellor as more of an opportunist than a planner.
(GER85, $12.95)
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The Blue Flower
• Penelope Fitzgerald
• LITERATURE
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Set in the Age of Goethe, this exquisitely written short novel is a fictional account of the life of the Romantic poet Novalis. It paints a vivid picture of German intellectual and mercantile life in the late 1700s.
(GER21, $13.00)
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Blue Guide Berlin and Eastern Germany
• Anne Massey
• GUIDEBOOK
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This book provides detailed coverage of the history, art and architecture of Berlin and the surrounding areas.
(GER66, $20.95)
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Blue Guide Czech and Slovak Republic
• Michael Jacobs
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Blue Guide Prague
• Jasper Tilbury
• GUIDEBOOK
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A detailed guide to Prague, with excellent information on its celebrated architecture.
(CZH56, $21.95)
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The Book of Images
• Rainer Maria Rilke
• Edward Snow
• LITERATURE
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Poems and lyrics from Rilke during his most emotional and impressionistic period (1902-1906), ably translated by Edward Snow and presented in bilingual format on facing pages.
(GER122, $16.00)
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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
• Milan Kundera
• LITERATURE
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Kundera strings together loosely related short stories to form an original and entertaining look at Czech culture.
(CZH17, $13.95)
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Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain
• Benedict le Vay
• GUIDEBOOK
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A characteristically informative guide in the Bradt style and a rollicking tour through some of Britain's more bizarre oddities, including, yes, the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships.
(GBR586, $22.95)
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Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays
• Stanislaw Baranczak
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Essays on writers and writing from an Eastern European intellectual and poet.
(EUR139, $12.50)
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A Bridge Too Far
• Cornelius Ryan
• HISTORY
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War historian Cornelius Ryan chronicles in detailed, readable prose the battle of Arnhem, one of the most important -- and bloodiest -- campaigns in World War II.
(WAR21, $18.00)
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Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family
• Thomas Mann
• LITERATURE
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Mann's masterpiece about the decline of a German family at the end of the 19th century.
(GER22, $25.00)
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The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town
• Steven Ozment
• HISTORY
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Meticulously researched and absorbing, this narrative by a Harvard historian traces the legal battle of the daughter of a well-to-do family who was thrown out of her home and disinherited in 1525.
(GER25, $13.00)
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Bury Me Standing
• Isabel Fonseca
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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This marvelous portrait of the Roma, also known as the Gypsies, offers insight into their music, foods, religions and folk traditions and examines their influential but complex relationship with Eastern Europe.
(EUR09, $14.95)
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Cadogan Guide Bavaria
• Rod Bolt
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact travel guide to Bavaria, Franconia and the Romantic Road. It offers a good overview of the culture and history of the region and detailed travel information on sites and attractions.
(GER52, $17.95)
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Cadogan Guide Prague
• Sadakat Kadri
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to Prague in the excellent British series.
(CZH48, $14.95)
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Candles in the Dark, A New Spirit for a Plural World
• Barbara Baudot
• Vaclav Havel
• ANTHOLOGY
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A guide to public policy and ethical traditions.
(WLD36, $25.00)
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The Castle, A New Translation, Based on the Restored Text
• Franz Kafka
• Mark Harman
• Malcolm Pasley
• LITERATURE
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A new translation of Kafka's unfinished masterpiece.
(EUR68, $14.00)
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Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages
• Alain Erlande-Brandenburg
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages featuring hundreds of drawings and color illustrations and a brief chronology.
(MED07, $12.95)
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Central Europe Map
• Freytag & Berndt
•
A colorful physical relief map of Central Europe at a scale of 1:2,000,000.
(EUR12, $11.95)
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Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends
• Lonnie Johnson
• HISTORY
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An academic survey of the social, political, and economic past of Central Europe, and the conflicts that stir modern-day European politics.
(EUR69, $39.95)
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Children of the Holocaust
• Arnold Lustig
• LITERATURE
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Three books from Lustig's oeuvre, here collected in a single volume.
(GER110, $24.00)
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Citizen Soldiers
• Stephen Ambrose
• HISTORY
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Ambrose's account of the battles fought in the year between D-Day and the German surrender, from the U.S. Army's perspective.
(WAR19, $18.00)
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City Flash Berlin
• Hallwag
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A sturdy, easy-to-fold city map
(GER42, $9.95)
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
• HISTORY
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The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state.
(FRN536, $12.00)
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Companion Guide Berlin
• Brian Ladd
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide in the British series, strong on culture and history. The author, a professor of urban studies at SUNY Albany, has written widely on Berlin and its architecture.
(GER148, $34.95)
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The Complete Stories
• Franz Kafka
• LITERATURE
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All of Kafka's stories, including The Metamorphosis, A Hunger Artist, and In The Penal Colony.
(CZH47, $15.00)
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The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941
• Michael Beschloss
• HISTORY
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A bestselling, popular history of the politics and diplomacy among Allied leaders leading up to the Yalta and Potsdam conferences.
(GER164, $15.00)
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Conquest of Nature, Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany
• David Blackbourn
• NATURAL HISTORY
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(GER169, $29.95)
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The Cossacks, An Illustrated History
• John Ure
• HISTORY
•
In this lively, beautifully illustrated overview, a career diplomat (and frequent visitor to the region) explores the history of the Cossacks in Southern Russia and central Asia and their role in world affairs.
(RUS135, $45.00)
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Czech and Slovak Republics Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A detailed 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.
(EUR35, $12.95)
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Czech and Slovak Republics Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A shaded relief map of the two nations at a scale of 1:600,000. It also covers the route of the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest.
(CEU17, $11.95)
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Czecho/Slovakia: Ethnic Conflict, Constitutional Fissure, Negotiated Breakup
• Eric Stein
• HISTORY
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A fascinating, scholarly account of Stein's experiences consulting on constitutional reform in Czechoslovakia.
(CZH40, $29.95)
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The Danube Cycleway, Donaueschingen to Budapest
• John Higginson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, practical guide to the popular biking route along the Danube from Donaueschingen in Bavaria though Austria to Budapest.
(CEU20, $18.95)
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A Dark and Bloody Ground, The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945
• Edward G. Miller
• HISTORY
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The well documented story of battles in the Hurtgen Forest.
(WAR26, $32.95)
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The Doughboys, America and the First World War
• Gary Mead
• HISTORY
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World War I through the eyes of the American veterans who fought in its trenches.
(WAR75, $19.95)
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Dresden Map
• Borch Maps
•
A colorful, folded, laminated map of Dresden.
(GER77, $7.95)
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Durer
• Martin Bailey
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A nicely illustrated overview of the Northern Renaissance artist, his engravings and woodcuts in the Color Library series by Phaidon.
(GER132, $9.95)
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Dvorak and His World
• Michael Beckerman
• MUSIC
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A fascinating view of the Czech composer's personal life and his influence on the world around him.
(CZH23, $27.95)
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Eastern Europe Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A detailed travel map of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000.
(EUR36, $11.95)
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The Eastern Front, 1914-1917
• Norman Stone
• HISTORY
•
A classic study of Russia's contribution to WWI.
(WAR76, $16.95)
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Effi Briest
• Theodor Fontane
• Peter Demetz
• LITERATURE
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The sad tale of Effit Briest and her fall from Brandenburg society.
(GER87, $14.00)
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Eichmann in Jerusalem, A Report on the Banality of Evil
• Hannah Arendt
• RELIGION
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A provocative, challenging account of the trial of the Nazi leader.
(GEN255, $13.95)
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Elizabeth and Her German Garden
• Elizabeth Von Arnim
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The gently satirical, light-hearted first book by English novelist Von Arnim tells of daily life on a Pomeranian estate. Originally published in 1898, it's an intimate, semi-autobiographical account in the form of a diary.
(GER72, $15.95)
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The Engineer of Human Souls
• Josef Skvorecky
• Paul Wilson
• LITERATURE
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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, $14.95)
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The Expressionists
• Wolf-Dieter Dube
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A general survey of Expressionism, presented by the senior curator at the Bavarian State Art Collection. With the use of many of the artists' own words, he tracks the movement back to such luminaries as Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and follows it through its years of dazzling creativity.
(GER56, $18.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Berlin
• Malgorzata Omilanowska
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Eyewitness Guide Germany
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
•
This superb guide to all of Germany features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions.
(GER133, $30.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alps
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A comprehensive, illustrated guide with excellent maps, hundreds of photographs and succinct listings.
(GER119, $25.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Prague
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
•
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the celebrated city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(CZH01, $23.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Vienna
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
•
This superb guide features color photography and excellent neighborhood maps.
(AST01, $23.00)
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Fires of Hatred, Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-Century Europe
• Norman M. Naimark
• HISTORY
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This illuminating study focuses on five cases where genocide was a matter of government policy in 20th-century Europe.
(EUR179, $20.50)
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Five Germanys I Have Known
• Fritz Stern
• HISTORY
•
Professor Stern brings his intellect, experience and insight to this tremendous book on 20th-century Germany and it multiple transformations.
(GER173, $15.00)
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Frederick the Great
• Theodor Schieder
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• OUT OF PRINT
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A topical rather than chronological biography addressing the principal controversies surrounding Frederick the Great.
(GER84, $31.80)
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Frommer's Munich & the Bavarian Alps
• Darwin Porter
• Danforth Prince
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent guidebook to the region, with lots of practical information
(GER49, $16.99)
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The Gallic War
• Julius Caesar
• Carolyn Hammond
• HISTORY
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Julius Caesar's autobiographical account of the Roman campaign against the Gauls, and the first invasions of Britain and Germany.
(FRN498, $9.95)
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Garden Lover's Guide to Germany
• Charles Quest-Ritson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A richly illustrated guide to the gardens of Germany.
(GER103, $19.95)
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German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary
• DK Publishing
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
•
With thousands of neatly arranged color photographs, this compact book is impressively comprehensive, covering everything from the basics of die Schule (school) to the vocabulary of der Augenoptiker (optometrist).
(GER162, $12.95)
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German for Travelers
• Living Language
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
•
A handy German phrasebook, with over 3800 German words and phrases.
(GER58, $7.95)
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German, A Language Map
• Kristine K. Kershul
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers.
(GER165, $7.95)
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Germany and Poland from Historical Confrontation to Partnership Relationships
• Z. Anthony Kruszewski
• HISTORY
•
A collection of essays.
(CEU22, $49.95)
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Germany from Partition to Reunification
• Henry Ashby Turner
• David Young
• HISTORY
•
An introduction to the political history of post-World War II Germany.
(GER79, $22.00)
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Germany in the Age of Kaiser Wilhelm II
• James Retallack
• HISTORY
•
A scholarly survey of the social, political and economic history of Germany, 1888-1918.
(GER159, $31.95)
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Germany in the High Middle Ages, 1050-1200
• Horst Fuhrmann
• HISTORY
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German development through the first three crusades and the rise of the kingdom of Germany.
(GER31, $39.99)
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Germany, A New History
• Hagen Schulze
• Deborah Lucas
• HISTORY
•
An accessible, nicely illusrtated brief history.
(GER131, $21.00)
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Germany, Benelux, Austria Czech Republic Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
•
This handy map shows road and river routes from Amsterdam and Berlin to Prague, Vienna, Munich and Salzburg at a scale of 1:1,000,000.
(EUR100, $11.95)
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The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban landscape
• Brian Ladd
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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.
(GER44, $20.00)
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The Golem
• Gustave Meyrink
• LITERATURE
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The famous mystical, terrifying novel of the supernatural set in Prague's Jewish Ghetto in 1890.
(CZH41, $9.95)
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The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War
• Jaroslav Hasek
• Cecil Parrott
• LITERATURE
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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, then captured by his own troops.
(CZH11, $16.00)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $17.95)
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The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium
• J.F. Brown
• HISTORY
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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, $23.95)
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The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire
• Andrew Wheatcroft
• HISTORY
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The Habsburgs ruled over more diverse peoples and cultures than any other European dynasty since the Roman period. With skillful scholarship and engaging style, Wheatcroft reveals the history of this family of eccentric monarchs.
(AST11, $17.00)
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Hamburg Map
• Borch Maps
•
A nicely detailed city map of Hamburg with a second map showing the surrounding metropolitan area.
(GER160, $7.95)
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Hands Around, A Cycle of Ten Dialogues
• Arthur Schnitzler
• LITERATURE
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Superficial sexual encounters in the absence of true love.
(AST42, $1.00)
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The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism
• Tina Rosenberg
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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.
(EUR54, $16.95)
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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow.
(EUR189, $14.00)
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Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179: A Visionary Life
• Sabina Flanagan
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The standard biography of Hildegard of Bingen.
(GER115, $33.95)
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Historical Atlas of Central Europe
• Paul Mogocsi
• HISTORY
•
An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region.
(EUR33, $45.00)
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The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners
• Paul Beck
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
•
An irreverent tour of recent Eastern European history in documentary comic-book style, a provocative, fast-moving and opinionated look at who is in conflict with whom and why, nationhood, ethnicity and the future.
(EUR30, $11.00)
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A History of Fascism, 1914-1945
• Stanley G. Payne
• HISTORY
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A schoalrly, comprehensive history with a focus on Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
(EUR132, $24.95)
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Hitler and the Holocaust
• Robert S. Wistrich
• HISTORY
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A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II.
(EUR114, $13.95)
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Hitler's Thirty Days to Power, January 1933
• Henry Ashby Turner
• HISTORY
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An examination of the appointment of Hitler as German chancellor.
(GER126, $16.00)
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Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust
• Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
• HISTORY
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The controversial study of what ordinary German citizens did -- and did not do -- in reaction to the escalating horrors of WWII.
(GER06, $17.95)
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The Improbable Voyage
• Tristan Jones
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Jones, an inveterate Welsh sailor, adventurer and storyteller, channels Eastern Europe circa 1985 in his tale of a tough voyage along the Rhine and Danube to the Black Sea.
(EUR156, $16.50)
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In a German Pension
• Katherine Mansfield
• LITERATURE
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Mansfield's first published work, which pierces the bourgeoisie at a Bavarian spa town in 13 interconnected stories. Frau Fischer, the narrator, is wonderful -- and entertaining.
(GER134, $13.95)
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The Innocent
• Colin McEwan
• LITERATURE
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A reluctant British spy, an everyman caught up in espionage, a startling affair -- and murder, all set in circa 1950s Berlin.
(GER43, $14.95)
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Insight Guide Germany
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A well-illustrated guide to the culture, history and traditions of Germany featuring excellent maps.
(GER100, $23.95)
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Insight Pocket Guide Bavaria
• Anne Midgette
• GUIDEBOOK
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A convenient, practical guide to Bavaria.
(GER53, $13.95)
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Jakob the Liar
• Jurek Becker
• Leila Vennewitz
• LITERATURE
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First published in Germany in 1969, this novel is considered one of the great contributions to Holocaust literature.
(GER93, $13.00)
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A Jewish Mother From Berlin and Susanna
• Gertrude Kolmar
• Brigitte Goldstein
• LITERATURE
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A novella and short story, each set in 192os Berlin.
(GER96, $28.33)
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The Jews of Germany, A Historical Portrait
• Ruth Gay
• Peter Gay
• HISTORY
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A well written scholarly history of Judaism in Germany.
(GER116, $40.00)
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Johann Sebastian Bach, The Learned Musician
• Christoph Wolff
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A detailed and entertaining journey into the life and music of the composer.
(MUS24, $21.95)
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The Joke
• Milan Kundera
• LITERATURE
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The tale of a Communist student, who is imprisoned and stigmatized for a mere joke.
(CZH36, $13.95)
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Kafka's Milena
• Jane Cerna
• A. G. Brain
• George Gibian
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Milena, who kept a long-term correspondence with Franz Kafka, was a legend a legend and household name in 1930s Prague.
(CZH35, $18.00)
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Kafka's Prague, A Travel Reader
• Klaus Wagenbach
• GUIDEBOOK
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Anyone interested in turn-of-the-century Prague will find this book a fascinating companion.
(CZH03, $21.95)
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The Kaiser and His Times
• Michael Balfour
• HISTORY
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An eminently readable biography of William II, with a moderately pro-English bias.
(GER83, $25.00)
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The Kalevala
• Keith Bosley
• LITERATURE
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This national epic of Finland, based on ancient heroic poetry, was a rallying flag for national aspirations as Finland struggled to break away from Russia in the 19th century.
(SCN14, $15.95)
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Karen Brown's Germany, Exceptional Places to Stay and Itineraries
• Karen, Clare and June Brown
• GUIDEBOOK
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A survey of inns, castles and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights of each region.
(GER97, $19.95)
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Konrad Adenauer, The Father of the New Germany
• Charles Williams
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography of Konrad Adenauer, comprehensive and multifaceted.
(GER117, $50.00)
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Language and History in the Early Germanic World
• D.H. Green
• HISTORY
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In this scholarly analysis, linguist D. H. Green traces the history and culture of Northern Europe to 900 A.D. with chapters on the Celts, Goths, Romans, Merovingian Franks and Anglo-Saxons.
(EUR181, $45.00)
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Legacy
• Sybille Bedford
• LITERATURE
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Bedford draws on her own cosmopolitan, bohemian youth in this autobiographical novel set in Kaiser Wilhelm II's Germany.
(GER161, $15.00)
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Life with a Star
• Jiri Weil
• Philip Roth
• LITERATURE
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A fictional account of the Holocaust told through the story of a young Czech Jew.
(CZH43, $19.00)
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Living in Freedom. The New Prague
• Mark Sommer
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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This portrait blends history, travel narrative and political commentary.
(CZH26, $11.95)
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Lola Montez, A Life
• Bruce Seymour
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The life of the powerful paramour of King Ludwig.
(EUR89, $45.00)
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Lonely Planet Central Europe
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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With dozens of maps, color photographs and sections on history and culture, this practical guide introduces Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and their neighbors.
(EUR94, $28.99)
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Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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In the hallmark Lonely Planet style, this practical guide to the Czech Republic and Slovakia features 95 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing.
(CZH07, $22.99)
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Lonely Planet German Phrasebook
• Lonely Planet
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler.
(GER141, $8.99)
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Lonely Planet Germany
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive practical guide.
(GER102, $26.99)
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Lonely Planet Munich & Bavaria
• Andrea Schulte-Peevers
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to Bavaria and the Romantic Road in the popular series, featuring maps, an overview of culture and history, and a good deal of nuts-and-bolts information on getting around and sightseeing.
(GER150, $22.99)
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Lonely Planet Prague
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical, frequently revised, guide to the city.
(CZH52, $18.99)
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Making of the Middle Ages
• Richard W. Southern
• HISTORY
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A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites.
(EUR105, $21.00)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
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Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals.
(FG61, $34.95)
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The Man Without Qualities: Volume I, A Short Introduction and Pseudoreality Prevails
• Robert Musil
• Sophie Wilkins
• Burton Pike
• LITERATURE
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The first volume in German author Robert Musil's unfinished epic masterpiece, set just before World War I in Vienna. A former soldier finds himself at the center of the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The second volume is also available (AST38).
(AST37, $22.00)
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The Man Without Qualities: Volume II, Into the Millennium and from the Posthumous Papers
• Robert Musil
• Sophie Wilkins
• Burton Pike
• LITERATURE
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The second and final volume in Musil's epic masterpiece.
(AST38, $26.00)
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Marlene Dietrich, Photographs and Memories
• Film Museum of Berlin
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An illuminating celebration of Marlene Dietrich.
(GER114, $40.00)
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Marsden Hartley
• Bruce Robertson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A short examination of Marsden Hartley and his art.
(USE187, $45.00)
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Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist
• Townsend Ludington
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography of the troubled American modernist painter.
(USE185, $22.50)
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Marsden Hartley: American Modern
• Patricia McDonnell
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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The work of modernist painter Marsden Hartley is illustrated in this short book.
(USE186, $22.95)
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Martin Luther, The Christian Between God and Death
• Richard Marius
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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, $21.50)
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Medieval Art
• Marilyn Stokstad
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A comprehensive survey of medieval art throughout Europe.
(EUR91, $65.00)
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Memoirs of an Anti-Semite, A Novel in Five Stories
• Gregor Von Rezzori
• LITERATURE
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Central Europe between the wars provides the background for this disturbing tale of a man, his complex prejudices and Jewish identity. The five interrelated stories are set in Romania and Vienna.
(CEU27, $19.00)
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Michelin Green Guide Germany
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive driving guide to Germany in the Michelin series, organized alphabetically and featuring detailed local maps of each region, city or village.
(GER157, $21.95)
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Michelin Map Germany: Mideast 544
• Michelin
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A detailed map of the Eastern part of Germany, from Berlin to the Czech Republic, at a scale of 1:300,000.
(GER28, $11.95)
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Michelin Map Germany: Southwest 545
• Michelin
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A traveler's map of southwestern Germany, covering the western part of Bavaria, at a scale of 1:300,000.
(GER129, $11.95)
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National Geographic Traveler, Prague and The Czech Republic
• Stephen Brook
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to the area's artistic, historical and cultural landmarks, complete with maps and color photos.
(CZH55, $25.95)
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The New Bach Reader
• Hans T. David
• Christoph Wolff
• Arthur Mendel
• MUSIC
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A comprehensive anthology of primary source documents on Bach.
(GER137, $21.95)
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New Poems (Bilingual Edition)
• Rainer Maria Rilke
• Edward Snow
• LITERATURE
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Poems written from 1907-1098, representing a stylistic shift for Rilke.
(GER121, $16.00)
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The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
• Rainer Maria Rilke
• M. D. Herter Norton
• LITERATURE
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A poetic and loosely structured series of meditations on the difficulties of living abroad.
(GER123, $13.95)
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Nuremberg Map
• Borch Maps
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A folded, laminated map of the city center of Nuremberg.
(GER107, $7.95)
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Nuremberg, Infamy on Trial
• Joseph E. Persico
• HISTORY
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A narrative history of the Nazi war crime trials in Nuremberg. Persico poignantly portrays the numerous characters and events surrounding the proceedings. Well-informed and engrossing.
(GER106, $17.00)
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Oberammergau, The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play
• James Shapiro
• HISTORY
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A cultural history of Oberammergau and the monumental influence its Passion Play has had on its development.
(GER67, $13.00)
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Odyssey Guide Berlin
• Gordon McLachlan
• Helka Ahokas
• GUIDEBOOK
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With extensive illustrations and 18 maps, this second edition guide from Odyssey includes in-depth literary, historical and cultural backgrounds to complement the lists of popular attractions. There is also a useful language guide.
(GER76, $22.95)
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On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul
• Jason Goodwin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Goodwin interweaves history, incident and reflection in this excellent portrait of Central Europe. With chapters on Cracow, Slovakia, Budapest, Transylvania, Brasov and Bulgaria
(EUR81, $15.00)
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Open Letters, Selected Writings: 1965 - 1990
• Vaclav Havel
• Paul Wilson
• HISTORY
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This inspired anthology of writings by the Czech poet-president Vaclav Havel collects 25 essays, letters and speeches written between 1965 and 1990, including those that directly influenced the Polish Solidarity movement.
(CZH06, $15.95)
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Over There! The American Soldier in World War I
• Jonathan Gawne
• HISTORY
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This slim work focuses on the American soldier's equipment and uniform in WWI.
(WAR80, $14.95)
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The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe
• Dennis Hupchick
• Harold Cox
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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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, $19.95)
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The Passion Play 2000, Oberammergau
• Community of Oberammergau
• Otto Huber
• Christian Stuckl
• HISTORY
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(GER92, $25.00)
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Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages
• John Ure
• HISTORY
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(EUR202, $15.95)
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Plagues and Peoples
• William McNeill
• HISTORY
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This book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe.
(EUR26, $15.95)
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Prague Map
• Borch Maps
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A laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000.
(CZH13, $7.95)
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Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten Dorp
• Desiderius Erasmus
• LITERATURE
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The classic 1509 satire of false piety and clerical greed.
(NTH44, $13.00)
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The Radetzky March
• Joseph Roth
• Joachim Neugroschel
• LITERATURE
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This is perhaps the best-known and best-loved novel of the Habsburg Empire. First published in 1932, it spins a tale of three generations of the Trotta family, set against the w |
