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All Along the Danube: Recipes from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, & Bulgaria

All Along the Danube: Recipes from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, & Bulgaria


by Marina Polvay

  • FOOD
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A cookbook full of classic recipes from Central Europe, with some valuable morsels of culture. (EUR42, $16.95)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay


by Michael Chabon

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 656 PAGES

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

Architecture of New Prague 1895-1945

Architecture of New Prague 1895-1945


by Rostislav Svacha | Alexandra Buchler | Jan Maly

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 544 PAGES

Architects and tourists with a serious interest in architecture will want this book. Originally published in Czech in 1985, it stakes out the first half of the 20th century as a seminal period for Czech architecture. (CZH49, $75.00)

Art for Travellers Prague


by Deanna MacDonald

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

An illustrated guide to Bohemian art and architecture in and around Prague, organized by neighborhood. (CZH66, $20.00)

art/shop/eat Prague

art/shop/eat Prague


by 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)

Attila, A Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome

Attila, A Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome


by John Man

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 336 PAGES

A brisk, popular account of the life, political derring-do and military exploits of the fifth-century conqueror. Man interweaves his own research and travels with archaeological evidence of the fearsome Huns and their westward push from the Russian steppes. The empire of the Huns once stretched from the Caspian Sea to the Rhine and Baltic. (HGR46, $25.95)

Avant-Guide Prague, Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventures


by Dan Levine

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

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

The Axe


by Ludvik Vaculik | Marian Sling

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 223 PAGES

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

Baroque and Rococo Art

Baroque and Rococo Art


by Germain Bazin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An excellent illustrated survey of Baroque and Rococo art and architecture, this volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is a good companion to the golden age of Middle Europe. (EUR53, $21.95)

Bela Bartok and Turn-of-the-Centry Budapest


by Judith Frigyesi

  • MUSIC
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 429 PAGES

A study of Bartok and turn-of-the-century modernism in Hungary. (HGR35, $29.95)

Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

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

Blue Guide Czech and Slovak Republic

Blue Guide Czech and Slovak Republic


by Michael Jacobs

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A comprehensive travel guide with a focus on history, architecture and art. Michael Jacobs, a popular author of guidebooks, presents a thorough portrait of the region. (CZH18, $24.95)

Blue Guide Prague

Blue Guide Prague


by Jasper Tilbury

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A detailed guide to Prague, with excellent information on its celebrated architecture. (CZH56, $21.95)

The Book of Images


by Rainer Maria Rilke | Edward Snow

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

Poems and lyrics from Rilke during his most emotional and impressionistic period (1902-1906), ably translated by Edward Snow and presented in bilingual format on facing pages. (GER122, $16.00)

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting


by Milan Kundera

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

Kundera strings together loosely related short stories to form an original and entertaining look at Czech culture. (CZH17, $14.99)

Bradt Guide Hungary

Bradt Guide Hungary


by Jo Scotchmer | Adrian Phillips

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

A comprehensive guide in the Bradt series, which includes, in addition to plenty of practical travel information a good overview of history and culture. (HGR41, $23.99)

Bradt Guide Serbia

Bradt Guide Serbia


by Laurence Mitchell

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

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

Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays


by Stanislaw Baranczak

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

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

Budapest Exit, A Memoir of Fascism, Communism and Freedom


by Csaba Teglas

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 162 PAGES

A tale of life in Budapest from the Nazi invasion to the 1956 Hungarian revolution. (HGR36, $19.95)

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


by Barbara Baudot | Vaclav Havel

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

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

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

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


by Franz Kafka | Mark Harman | Malcolm Pasley

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

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

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages


by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES

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

Central Europe Map

Central Europe Map


by 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. (EUR12, $14.95)

Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends

Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends


by Lonnie Johnson

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 382 PAGES

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

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)

Collected Stories

Collected Stories


by Franz Kafka

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 560 PAGES

A comprehensive antholgy of Kafka's stories in an Everyman's Library edition. (CZH61, $24.00)

The Complete Stories

The Complete Stories


by Franz Kafka

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 486 PAGES

All of Kafka's stories, including The Metamorphosis, A Hunger Artist, and In The Penal Colony. (CZH47, $17.00)

A Concise History of Bulgaria

A Concise History of Bulgaria


by 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. (BGR01, $30.99)

Contemporary Jewish Writing In Hungary: An Anthology


by Eva Forgacs | Susan Robin Suleiman

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 520 PAGES

This anthology of Hungarian authors both famous (Pulitzer Prize winner Imre Kertesz) and never-published-in-English contains a mixture of novel and memoir exerpts, short stories and poetry. The authors span the generations from pre-World War Two to post-Communist. (HGR39, $29.95)

The Cossacks, An Illustrated History

The Cossacks, An Illustrated History


by John Ure

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

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

Crown of Thorns, The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943

Crown of Thorns, The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943


by Stephan Groueff

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 440 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

Culture Smart! Czech Republic


by Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (CZH64, $9.95)

Culture Smart! Hungary

Culture Smart! Hungary


by Brian McLean

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (HGR45, $9.95)

Czech and Slovak Republics Map

Czech and Slovak Republics Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2006
  • MAP

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

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


by Eric Stein

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

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

Danube

Danube


by Claudio Magris

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Mixing history, personalities and literature, Magris traces the course of the Danube from its source in the heart of the Austro-Hungarian empire through the Balkans to the Black Sea in this anything but conventional travelogue, first published in 1986. (EUR58, $17.00)

The Danube Cycleway, Donaueschingen to Budapest

The Danube Cycleway, Donaueschingen to Budapest


by John Higginson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A compact, practical guide to the popular biking route along the Danube from Donaueschingen in Bavaria though Austria to Budapest. (CEU20, $18.95)

Dvorak and His World


by Michael Beckerman

  • MUSIC
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

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

Eastern Europe Map

Eastern Europe Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

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

Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900

Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900


by Alfred W. Crosby

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 370 PAGES

The story of how early explorers, colonists and settlers reshaped our biological world. (NAT22, $30.00)

Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe

Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe


by Henri Pirenne

  • HISTORY
  • 1936
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

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

The Engineer of Human Souls


by Josef Skvorecky | Paul Wilson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES

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

Eyewitness Guide Vienna

Eyewitness Guide Vienna


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 288 PAGES

Take along this handy, compact guide featuring history, culture, color photography and excellent neighborhood maps. (AST01, $23.00)

Fatelessness

Fatelessness


by Imre Kertesz | Tim Wilkinson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Drawn from Kertesz's own experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, this powerful novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winner tells the story of a teenage boy deported from Budapest to the Nazi death camps in 1944. (CEU26, $15.00)

The Glance of Countess Hahn-Hahn (Down the Danube)

The Glance of Countess Hahn-Hahn (Down the Danube)


by 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. (HGR11, $19.00)

The Golem

The Golem


by Gustave Meyrink

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 190 PAGES

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

The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War

The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War


by 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, then captured by his own troops. (CZH11, $16.00)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

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

Great Country Houses of Central Europe: The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland

Great Country Houses of Central Europe: The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland


by Lord Michael Pratt | Gerhard Trumler

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 380 PAGES

An illustrated history of the palaces, villas, and castles of Central Europe, as well as the families that built them and the surrounding gardens, grounds, art and interiors. With 380 illustrations, 350 in full color. (CEU34, $95.00)

The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe

The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe


by Eli Valley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 538 PAGES

A guide to Jewish sites and attractions in Prague, Warsaw, Cracow and Budapest. With suggested walks, site descriptions and information on each city's Jewish traditions. (EUR95, $77.00)

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

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


by J.F. Brown

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

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

The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism

The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism


by 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. (EUR54, $17.95)

Heart of Europe, The Past in Poland's Present

Heart of Europe, The Past in Poland's Present


by 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 Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $15.00)

Historical Atlas of Central Europe

Historical Atlas of Central Europe


by Paul Mogocsi

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

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

The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners

The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners


by Paul Beck

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 186 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An irreverent tour of recent Eastern European history in documentary comic-book style, a provocative, fast-moving and opinionated look at who is in conflict with whom and why, nationhood, ethnicity and the future. (EUR30, $11.00)

A History of Hungary


by Peter F. Sugar | Peter Hanak | Tibor Frank

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 438 PAGES

With chapters by a variety of contributors. (HGR06, $20.95)

A History of Modern Hungary, 1867 -1994


by Jorg Hoensch

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER

(HGR08, $51.00)

A History of Slovakia, The Struggle for Survival

A History of Slovakia, The Struggle for Survival


by Stanislav K. Kirschbaum

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

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

Homage to the Eighth District, Tales from Budapest


by Giorgio Pressburger | Nicola Pressburger

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 134 PAGES

10 stories taking place in the Jewish quarter of Budapest during the middle of the 20th century. (HGR23, $9.95)

Hungarian Folktales, the Art of Zsuzsanna Palko


by 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. (HGR16, $25.00)

Hungarian Practical Dictionary, Hungarian-English English-Hungarian


by Eva Szabo

  • REFERENCE
  • 2005
  • PAPER

A convenient bilingual dictionary. (HGR44, $26.95)

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953 - 1963


by 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. (HGR07, $96.33)

Hungary Map

Hungary Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A map of Hungary at a scale of 1:300,000. (HGR14, $12.95)

An Illustrated History of the First World War


by John Keegan

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)

The Improbable Voyage

The Improbable Voyage


by Tristan Jones

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 332 PAGES

Jones, an inveterate Welsh sailor, adventurer and storyteller, channels Eastern Europe circa 1985 in his tale of a tough voyage along the Rhine and Danube to the Black Sea. (EUR156, $16.50)

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

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


by Larry Wolff

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 419 PAGES

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

The Joke

The Joke


by Milan Kundera

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

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

Kafka's Milena


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

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

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

Kafka's Prague, A Travel Reader

Kafka's Prague, A Travel Reader


by Klaus Wagenbach

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 125 PAGES

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

Knopf Guide Budapest


by Knopf Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER

A sumptuously illustrated, handsome travel guide. (HGR28, $25.00)

Living in Freedom. The New Prague

Living in Freedom. The New Prague


by Mark Sommer

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 261 PAGES

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

Lonely Planet Central Europe

Lonely Planet Central Europe


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 662 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

With dozens of maps, color photographs and sections on history and culture, this practical guide introduces Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and their neighbors. (EUR94, $29.99)

Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics

Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

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

Lonely Planet Prague

Lonely Planet Prague


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 282 PAGES

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

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

Memoirs of an Anti-Semite, A Novel in Five Stories


by Gregor Von Rezzori

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 287 PAGES

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, $15.95)

National Geographic Prague and The Czech Republic

National Geographic Prague and The Czech Republic


by Stephen Brook

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

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

Neither Here Nor There, Travels in Europe

Neither Here Nor There, Travels in Europe


by Bill Bryson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

Bryson deploys his famously cranky humor in this romp through European capitals. He's great fun to read and insightful on quirks of character. (EUR25, $14.99)

Open Letters, Selected Writings: 1965 - 1990

Open Letters, Selected Writings: 1965 - 1990


by 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, including those that directly influenced the Polish Solidarity movement. (CZH06, $15.95)

The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird


by Jerzy Kosinski

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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

The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe

The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe


by Dennis Hupchick | Harold Cox

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 130 PAGES

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

Prague Map

Prague Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

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

Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437

Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437


by Barb Boehm

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER

The extravagantly produced companion volume to the exhibition (organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art) on the art and culture of late medieval Prague. With maps, succinct introductory essays and a 200-page section of color photographs. (EUR207, $65.00)

The Radetzky March

The Radetzky March


by Joseph Roth | Joachim Neugroschel

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 331 PAGES

Magnificently set against the backdrop of the twilight of the Habsburg empire, Roth's family saga takes in the sweep of history and empire in Central Europe. The richly textured novel opens at the battle of Solferino, when young Lieutenant Trotta saves the life of the Emperor. (AST17, $16.95)

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

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


by Joseph Rothschild

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

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

Rough Guide Hungary

Rough Guide Hungary


by 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

Rough Guide Prague


by Rob Humphreys | David Charap

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 348 PAGES

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

Slovak Republic Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

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

The Sons: The Judgement, the Stoker, the Metamorphosis, and Letter to His Father


by Franz Kafka

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A trio of Kafka's well-known short tales of family tragedy along with a letter to his own father. (CEU18, $12.95)

Summer Meditations

Summer Meditations


by Vaclav Havel | Paul Wilson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

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

Thunder at Twilight, Vienna 1913-1914

Thunder at Twilight, Vienna 1913-1914


by 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 Budapest


by Time Out

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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

The Trial, A New Translation Based on the Restored Text

The Trial, A New Translation Based on the Restored Text


by Franz Kafka | Breon Mitchell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

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

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being


by Milan Kundera

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 331 PAGES

The 20th anniversary edition of Kundera's celebrated novel, praised for its meditations on the nature of men and women, and its portrayal of life in Prague under Communism. (CZH62, $23.99)

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


by Heda Kovaly | Helen Epstein

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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

Utz

Utz


by Bruce Chatwin

  • LITERATURE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 154 PAGES

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

The Walker's Literary Companion

The Walker's Literary Companion


by 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

Walking


by Henry David Thoreau

  • REFERENCE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 92 PAGES

Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration. (WLK04, $9.99)

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries


by Ornella D'Alessio | Marco Santini

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 324 PAGES

Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. (EUR191, $35.00)

Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories


by Hanna Krall | Madeline G. Levine

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

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

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

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


by William Manchester

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

Organized into sections on the Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery, Manchester's popular history evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, including Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)

Yiddish Folktales

Yiddish Folktales


by Beatrice Weinreich

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 413 PAGES

A collection of 178 tales, many very short, of princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. (CEU33, $18.00)

 

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