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by Tacitus | Harold Mattingly | S.A. Handford

HISTORY
2010
PAPER
121 PAGES

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, $15.00)

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)

All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland

by Kay Shaw Nelson

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2003
PAPER
211 PAGES

A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food in 130 authentic recipes. (GER111, $14.95)

All Quiet on the Western Front

by Erich Maria Remarque

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER
295 PAGES

Written by a soldier in the kaiser's army, this novel has been hailed as the greatest novel of World War I, and was later made into a memorable film. (GER15, $15.00)

America's Great War, World War I and the American Experience

by Robert H. Zieger

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
275 PAGES

A study of how America's future was profoundly shaped by its involvement in WWI. (WAR82, $29.95)

The Anglo-Saxons

by James Graham Campbell

HISTORY
1982
PAPER
272 PAGES

Traces the history of England from the end of Roman rule to the Norman Conquest. (GBR403, $28.00)

Art and Society in the Middle Ages

by Georges Duby

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2000
PAPER
128 PAGES

A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. (EUR85, $30.55)

Art From the Ashes

by Lawrence L. Langer

ANTHOLOGY
1999
PAPER
1995 PAGES

A powerful collection of stories, journals, essays, poetry and prose about the Holocaust (EUR131, $41.95)

Baltic Light, Early Open-Air Painting in Denmark and North Germany

by Helmut Borsch-Supan | Helmut Rudolf Leppien | Catherine Johnston

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1999
HARD COVER
220 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated work celebrating the plein air painting of the Baltic. (DMK23, $75.00)

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)

Bauhaus

by Frank Whitford

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1984
PAPER
216 PAGES

A survey of the highly influential Bauhaus school of design. Whitford follows the movement from its early 20th century history in Germany up through the mark it has left on today's society. (GER55, $19.95)

The Bells in Their Silence, Travels through Germany

by Michael Gorra

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2006
PAPER
232 PAGES

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, $21.95)

Beneath the Wheel

by Hermann Hesse

LITERATURE
1989
PAPER
187 PAGES

A short novel, set in a village in the Black Forest not unlike where Hesse was born. (GER105, $16.00)

Berlin

by David Large

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
608 PAGES

An engaging, textured portrait of the city from German Unification to 1989. (GER73, $32.50)

Berlin and Its Culture: A Historical Portrait

by Ronald Taylor

HISTORY
1997
HARD COVER
448 PAGES

Organized chronologically, this illustrated survey covers the full range of the cultural history of Berlin from medieval architecture to expressionism during the Weimar years, and the 1980s art scene. (GER40, $55.00)

Berlin Map

by Borch Maps

2006
MAP

A laminated, folded map of the city center of Berlin. (GER127, $8.95)

Berlin Noir

by Philip Kerr

LITERATURE
1994
PAPER
834 PAGES

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

Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman

by Alan John Percivale Taylor

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1975
PAPER
288 PAGES

This classic biography, first published in 1955, casts the Prussian prime minister and Germany's first chancellor as more of an opportunist than a planner. (GER85, $15.00)

Blue Guide Berlin and Eastern Germany

by Anne Massey

GUIDEBOOK
1994
PAPER

This book provides detailed coverage of the history, art and architecture of Berlin and the surrounding areas. (GER66, $20.95)

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)

Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain

by Benedict le Vay

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
384 PAGES

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, $24.99)

A Bridge Too Far

by Cornelius Ryan

HISTORY
1995
PAPER
670 PAGES

War historian Cornelius Ryan chronicles in detailed, readable prose the battle of Arnhem, one of the most important -- and bloodiest -- campaigns in World War II. (WAR21, $19.99)

Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family

by Thomas Mann

LITERATURE
1994
HARD COVER
784 PAGES

Mann's masterpiece about the decline of a German family at the end of the 19th century. (GER22, $26.00)

The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town

by 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. (GER25, $13.99)

Cadogan Guide Bavaria

by Rod Bolt

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
244 PAGES

A compact travel guide to Bavaria, Franconia and the Romantic Road. It offers a good overview of the culture and history of the region and detailed travel information on sites and attractions. (GER52, $21.95)

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)

Children of the Holocaust

by Arnold Lustig

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
516 PAGES

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

Citizen Soldiers

by Stephen Ambrose

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
528 PAGES

Ambrose's account of the battles fought in the year between D-Day and the German surrender, from the U.S. Army's perspective. (WAR19, $18.00)

City Flash Berlin

by Hallwag

MAP

A sturdy, easy-to-fold city map (GER42, $9.95)

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)

Companion Guide Berlin

by Brian Ladd

GUIDEBOOK
2004
PAPER
488 PAGES

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)

The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941

by Michael Beschloss

HISTORY
2003
PAPER
400 PAGES

A bestselling, popular history of the politics and diplomacy among Allied leaders leading up to the Yalta and Potsdam conferences. (GER164, $16.00)

Conquest of Nature, Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany

by David Blackbourn

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
HARD COVER
608 PAGES

Bringing together politics, culture, economics and ecology, Blackbourn looks at the history of Germany from the mid-eighteenth century to the present through the lens of water and landscape developments. (GER169, $29.95)

Conscience and Courage, Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust

by Eva Fogelman

HISTORY
1995
PAPER
416 PAGES

Psychologist Eva Fogelman relates stories (both small and large) of individuals who helped shelter and save Jews during World War II. (GER193, $18.95)

The Danube Cycleway, Donaueschingen to Budapest

by John Higginson

GUIDEBOOK
2003
PAPER
168 PAGES

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

A Dark and Bloody Ground, The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945

by Edward G. Miller

HISTORY
1995
HARD COVER
250 PAGES

The well documented story of battles in the Hurtgen Forest. (WAR26, $32.95)

The Doughboys, America and the First World War

by Gary Mead

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
494 PAGES

World War I through the eyes of the American veterans who fought in its trenches. (WAR75, $19.95)

Dream Palaces, The Last Royal Courts of Europe

by Jerome Coignard | Marc Walter

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2004
HARD COVER
288 PAGES

This beautifully illustrated portrait of 11 extravagant European follies includes Neuschwanstein, Alexandra Cottage, Stolzenfels castle, Miramare castle, Peles castle, and Achilleion villa. (EUR187, $65.00)

Durer

by Martin Bailey

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1995
PAPER
128 PAGES

A nicely illustrated overview of the Northern Renaissance artist, his engravings and woodcuts in the Color Library series by Phaidon. (GER132, $11.95)

The Eastern Front, 1914-1917

by Norman Stone

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
384 PAGES

A classic study of Russia's contribution to WWI. (WAR76, $16.95)

Effi Briest

by Theodor Fontane | Peter Demetz

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
228 PAGES

The sad tale of Effit Briest and her fall from Brandenburg society. (GER87, $15.00)

Eichmann in Jerusalem, A Report on the Banality of Evil

by Hannah Arendt

RELIGION
2006
PAPER
312 PAGES

A provocative, challenging account of the trial of the Nazi leader. (GEN255, $16.00)

Elizabeth and Her German Garden

by Elizabeth Von Arnim

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2001
PAPER
208 PAGES

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)

The Expressionists

by Wolf-Dieter Dube

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1987
PAPER
216 PAGES

A general survey of Expressionism, presented by the senior curator at the Bavarian State Art Collection. With the use of many of the artists' own words, he tracks the movement back to such luminaries as Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and follows it through its years of dazzling creativity. (GER56, $18.95)

Eyewitness Guide Berlin

by Malgorzata Omilanowska

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
352 PAGES

This superb guide to Berlin features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a synopsis of the city's attractions. Includes Excursions from Berlin, including Potsdam. (GER74, $25.00)

Eyewitness Guide Germany

by Eyewitness Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2010
FLEXI-BOUND
608 PAGES

Featuring color photography, excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (GER133, $30.00)

Eyewitness Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alps

by 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)

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)

Fires of Hatred

by Norman M. Naimark

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
248 PAGES

This illuminating study by Stanford historian focuses on five cases where genocide was a matter of government policy in 20th-century Europe. (EUR179, $24.00)

Five Germanys I Have Known

by Fritz Stern

HISTORY
2007
PAPER
546 PAGES

Professor Stern brings his intellect, experience and insight to this tremendous book on 20th-century Germany and it multiple transformations. (GER173, $16.00)

Fodor's See It Germany

by Fodor's

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
432 PAGES

Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Germany. (GER155, $24.99)

Frankfurt Map

by Borch Maps

2006
MAP

A handy laminated, folded walking map of Frankfurt at a scale of 1:12,000. (GER181, $8.95)

Frederick the Great

by Theodor Schieder

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2000
PAPER
289 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A topical rather than chronological biography addressing the principal controversies surrounding Frederick the Great. (GER84, $31.80)

Frommer's Munich & the Bavarian Alps

by Darwin Porter | Danforth Prince

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
256 PAGES

An excellent guidebook to the region, with lots of practical information (GER49, $16.99)

The Gallic War

by Julius Caesar | Carolyn Hammond

HISTORY
2008
PAPER
260 PAGES

Julius Caesar's autobiographical account of the Roman campaign against the Gauls, and the first invasions of Britain and Germany. (FRN498, $9.95)

German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

by DK Publishing

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2005
PAPER
360 PAGES

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, $14.95)

German Requiem in Full Score

by Johannes Brahms

MUSIC
1987
PAPER
208 PAGES

Brahms's most ambitious vocal work. (GER172, $16.95)

German, A Language Map

by Kristine K. Kershul

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
1999
PLASTIC CARD

This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (GER165, $7.95)

Germany from Partition to Reunification

by Henry Ashby Turner | David Young

HISTORY
1992
PAPER
269 PAGES

An introduction to the political history of post-World War II Germany. (GER79, $22.00)

Germany in the Age of Kaiser Wilhelm II

by James Retallack

HISTORY
1996
PAPER
152 PAGES

A scholarly survey of the social, political and economic history of Germany, 1888-1918. (GER159, $39.00)

Germany in the High Middle Ages, 1050-1200

by Horst Fuhrmann

HISTORY
1992
PAPER
209 PAGES

A masterly survey of German development through the first three crusades and the rise of the kingdom of Germany. (GER31, $48.00)

Germany, A New History

by Hagen Schulze | Deborah Lucas

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
356 PAGES

An accessible, nicely illusrtated brief history. (GER131, $25.00)

Germany, Benelux, Austria Czech Republic Map

by Michelin Travel Publications

2007
MAP

This handy map shows road and river routes from Amsterdam and Berlin to Prague, Vienna, Munich and Salzburg at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (EUR100, $11.95)

The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban landscape

by 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. (GER44, $20.00)

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)

Gottfried Semper, Architect of the Nineteenth Century

by Harry Francis Mallgrave

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1996
HARD COVER
448 PAGES

A biography of the 19th-century German architect, writer and good friend to Wagner, Gottfried Semper, who designed the Hoftheater in Dresden, the Kunsthistishes Museum and the Dresden Synagogue. With 153 illustrations (22 in color). (GER192, $75.00)

Great Cathedrals

by Bernhard Schutz

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2002
HARD COVER

In this beautifully photographed tribute, Schultz focuses on the towering Gothic cathedrals of France, England, Spain, Italy and Germany. (EUR211, $110.00)

The Gunter Grass Reader

by Gunter Grass

LITERATURE
2004
PAPER
310 PAGES

A brief selection of the great German writer's works, organized chronologically, including excerpts from The Tin Drum, My Century, Crabwalk, essays, letters, poems, short fiction -- and his 1999 Nobel lecture. (GER177, $15.00)

The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire

by Andrew Wheatcroft

HISTORY
1995
PAPER
384 PAGES

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)

Hamburg Map

by Borch Maps

2006
MAP

A nicely detailed city map of Hamburg with a second map showing the surrounding metropolitan area. (GER160, $7.95)

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)

Here I Stand, A Life of Martin Luther

by Roland Herbert Bainton

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1995
PAPER
336 PAGES

Considered one of the most readable biographies of Martin Luther, this volume is an illustrated look at the German religious reformer and his influence on Western civilization. (GER64, $18.00)

Here Is Where We Meet

by John Berger

LITERATURE
2006
PAPER
256 PAGES

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

Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179: A Visionary Life

by Sabina Flanagan

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1998
PAPER
256 PAGES

The standard biography of Hildegard of Bingen. (GER115, $34.95)

A History of Fascism, 1914-1945

by Stanley G. Payne

HISTORY
1996
PAPER
628 PAGES

A schoalrly, comprehensive history with a focus on Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. (EUR132, $24.95)

Hitler and the Holocaust

by Robert S. Wistrich

HISTORY
2003
PAPER
295 PAGES

A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II. (EUR114, $15.00)

Hitler's Thirty Days to Power, January 1933

by Henry Ashby Turner

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
155 PAGES

An examination of the appointment of Hitler as German chancellor. (GER126, $16.00)

Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust

by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
624 PAGES

The controversial study of what ordinary German citizens did -- and did not do -- in reaction to the escalating horrors of WWII. (GER06, $17.95)

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

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)

In a German Pension

by Katherine Mansfield

LITERATURE
2003
PAPER
116 PAGES

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)

The Innocent

by Ian McEwan

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
256 PAGES

A reluctant British spy, an everyman caught up in espionage, a startling affair -- and murder, all set in circa 1950s Berlin. (GER43, $15.00)

A Jewish Mother From Berlin and Susanna

by Gertrude Kolmar | Brigitte Goldstein

LITERATURE
1997
HARD COVER
202 PAGES

A novella and short story, each set in 192os Berlin. (GER96, $28.33)

The Jews of Germany, A Historical Portrait

by Ruth Gay | Peter Gay

HISTORY
1994
PAPER

A well written scholarly history of Judaism in Germany. (GER116, $40.00)

Johann Sebastian Bach, The Learned Musician

by Christoph Wolff

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2001
PAPER
624 PAGES

A detailed and entertaining journey into the life and music of the composer. (MUS24, $23.95)

Johannes Brahms, A Biography

by Jan Swafford

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1999
PAPER
752 PAGES

Drawing on in-depth research, Swafford traces Brahms from his working-class childhood through his brilliant musical career, clouded by professional rivalries and tempestuous love affairs. (GER170, $21.00)

Johannes Brahms, Life and Letters

by Johannes Brahms | Styra Avins | Josef Eisinger

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2001
PAPER
912 PAGES

This collection of more than 550 of Brahms's letters create a portrait of the man through his correspondence with many of the great performers, composers, writers, scientists and artists of his time. (GER171, $95.00)

The Kaiser and His Times

by Michael Balfour

HISTORY
1972
PAPER
531 PAGES

An eminently readable biography of William II, with a moderately pro-English bias. (GER83, $25.00)

The Kalevala

by Keith Bosley

LITERATURE
2009
PAPER
679 PAGES

This national epic of Finland, based on ancient heroic poetry, was a rallying flag for national aspirations as Finland struggled to break away from Russia in the 19th century. (SCN14, $15.95)

Konrad Adenauer, The Father of the New Germany

by Charles Williams

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2001
HARD COVER
624 PAGES

A biography of Konrad Adenauer, comprehensive and multifaceted. (GER117, $50.00)

Language and History in the Early Germanic World

by D.H. Green

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
460 PAGES

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, $50.00)

Legacy

by Sybille Bedford

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
384 PAGES

Bedford draws on her own cosmopolitan, bohemian youth in this autobiographical novel set in Kaiser Wilhelm II's Germany. (GER161, $16.95)

Lola Montez, A Life

by Bruce Seymour

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1998
PAPER
480 PAGES

The life of the powerful paramour of King Ludwig. (EUR89, $45.00)

Lonely Planet Central Europe

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 German Phrasebook

by Lonely Planet

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2011
PAPER
272 PAGES

A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (GER141, $8.99)

Lonely Planet Germany

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
816 PAGES

A comprehensive practical guide. (GER102, $27.99)

Lonely Planet Munich, Bavaria & the Black Forest

by Andrea Schulte-Peevers

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
360 PAGES

This practical guide to Bavaria and the Romantic Road includes maps, an overview of culture and history, and a good deal of nuts-and-bolts information on getting around and sightseeing. (GER150, $19.99)

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague

by Timothy Garton Ash

HISTORY
1993
PAPER
167 PAGES

With a chapter each on Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, this eyewitness account by an astute journalist and historian shows these vibrant cities during a time of great change. (GER36, $15.00)

Making of the Middle Ages

by Richard W. Southern

HISTORY
1953
PAPER

A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $21.00)

Mammals of Europe

by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

FIELD GUIDE
2002
PAPER
320 PAGES

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

The Man Without Qualities: Volume I, A Short Introduction and Pseudoreality Prevails

by Robert Musil | Sophie Wilkins | Burton Pike

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER

The first volume in German author Robert Musil's unfinished epic masterpiece, set just before World War I in Vienna. A former soldier finds himself at the center of the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The second volume is also available (AST38). (AST37, $23.00)

The Man Without Qualities: Volume II, Into the Millennium and from the Posthumous Papers

by Robert Musil | Sophie Wilkins | Burton Pike

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER

The second and final volume in Musil's epic masterpiece. (AST38, $27.50)

Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist

by Townsend Ludington

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1998
PAPER
325 PAGES

A biography of the troubled American modernist painter. (USE185, $22.50)

Marsden Hartley: American Modern

by Patricia McDonnell

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2007
PAPER
83 PAGES

The work of modernist painter Marsden Hartley is illustrated in this short book. (USE186, $27.95)

Martin Luther

by Martin Marty

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2008
PAPER
224 PAGES

A professor of religion at the University of Chicago, Marty quotes liberally from Luther's work in this engrossing, spiritual overview. (GER147, $14.00)

Martin Luther, The Christian Between God and Death

by Richard Marius

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2000
PAPER
542 PAGES

A provocative biography of the German religious reformer focusing on the contradictions, passions and personality of the man and his ideas (including his preoccuparion with death and authority). (GER63, $24.00)

Maus, A Survivor's Tale I & II

by Art Spiegelman

LITERATURE
1986
PAPER
296 PAGES

The Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative of Spiegelman's father and family in Poland as World War II erupts. He renders the story of his father's early life, the Nazi occupation of Poland, survival in a concentration camp and other events as a stark graphic novel. (PLD22, $31.90)

Medieval Art

by Marilyn Stokstad

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2004
PAPER
446 PAGES

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

Michelin Green Guide Germany

by Michelin Travel Publications

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
576 PAGES

A comprehensive driving guide to Germany in the Michelin series, featuring detailed local maps of each region, city or village. (GER157, $21.99)

Michelin Map Germany: Mideast 544

by Michelin

2008
PAPER

A detailed map of the Eastern part of Germany, from Berlin to the Czech Republic, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER28, $12.95)

Michelin Map Germany: Northeast 542

by Michelin Travel Publications

2008
MAP

A detailed regional map of Germany from Rostock to just north of Leipzig, featuring Berlin, Potsdam and Magdeburg, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER168, $12.95)

Michelin Map Germany: Southeast 546

by Michelin

MAP

A regional map centered on Munich covers Bavaria and surroundings from Wurzburg and Bayreuth to Passsau, Salzburg, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Konstanz to Stuttgart at a scale of 1:375,000. (GER48, $12.95)

Michelin Map Germany: Southwest 545

by Michelin

2008
PAPER

A traveler's map of southwestern Germany, covering the western part of Bavaria, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER129, $12.95)

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

by Craig Harbison

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1995
PAPER
176 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A concise survey of German, Dutch and Flemish art of the 16th and 17th centuries. The author, an art historian, illuminates the important themes of the period, including realism, patronage, guilds, religious ideals, specialties and travels to Italy. (NTH43, $24.95)

The New Bach Reader

by Hans T. David | Christoph Wolff | Arthur Mendel

MUSIC
1999
PAPER
608 PAGES

A comprehensive anthology of primary source documents on Bach. (GER137, $21.95)

The New Berlin: Memory, Politics, Place

by Karen E. Till

HISTORY
2005
PAPER
296 PAGES

An exploration of German national identity, especially in relation to the historical twists and turns of twentieth century Berlin. (GER166, $26.00)

New Poems (Bilingual Edition)

by Rainer Maria Rilke | Edward Snow

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
320 PAGES

Poems written from 1907-1098, representing a stylistic shift for Rilke. (GER121, $16.00)

Night

by Marion Wiesel | Elie Wiesel

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2006
HARD COVER

A new translation of Wiesel's powerful account of the horrors of the Holocaust. (EUR222, $21.00)

The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

by Rainer Maria Rilke | M. D. Herter Norton

LITERATURE
1972
PAPER
237 PAGES

A poetic and loosely structured series of meditations on the difficulties of living abroad. (GER123, $13.95)

Nuremberg Map

by Borch Maps

2000
MAP

A folded, laminated map of the city center of Nuremberg. (GER107, $7.95)

Nuremberg, Infamy on Trial

by Joseph E. Persico

HISTORY
1995
PAPER
544 PAGES

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)

Oberammergau, The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play

by James Shapiro

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
240 PAGES

A cultural history of Oberammergau and the monumental influence its Passion Play has had on its development. (GER67, $13.00)

Oxford-Duden German Dictionary

by Oxford Univ. Press

RELIGION
2008
HARD COVER

An outstanding German-English, English-German dictionary with a helpful guide to the German language. (REF14, $55.00)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple German

by Pimsleur Language Method

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2005
AUDIO CD

Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic German, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (GER163, $19.95)

Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten Dorp

by Desiderius Erasmus

LITERATURE
1994
PAPER
188 PAGES

The classic 1509 satire of false piety and clerical greed. (NTH44, $13.00)

Prost! The Story of German Beer

by 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

by Bernhard Schlink | Carol Brown Janeway

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
218 PAGES

The story of a man who discovers a terrible secret about his past lover who he finds as a defendant at a trial about Germany's Nazi past. (GER68, $13.95)

Remembering, Voices of the Holocaust: A New History in the Words of the Men and Women Who Survived

by Lyn Smith

HISTORY
2006
HARD COVER
448 PAGES

This remarkable collection of oral histories weaves together more than 100 accounts of not only Jews but also other persectued groups -- Jehovah's Witnesses, Gypsies, and resistance fighters -- to illuminate the Nazi terror 1933 through the liberation of the concentration camps. (EUR221, $27.00)

Reminiscences of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, A Social and Artistic Biography

by Elise Polko

MUSIC
1990
HARD COVER
222 PAGES

A modern reprint of a romantically written Mendelssohn memoir originally published in 1869. (GEN168, $24.95)

Resistance of the Heart, Intermarriage and the Rosenstrasse Protest in Nazi Germany

by Nathan Stoltzfus

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
386 PAGES

A riveting account of the Berlin women who rescued their Jewish husbands from deportation and death in early 1943. (GER190, $24.95)

Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Hessen Map

by GeoCenter

2000
MAP

A regional map of Germany covering from Trier east to Wurzburg and from Koblenz south almost to Stuttgart. (GER152, $12.95)

The Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe

by Roland Recht

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2001
HARD COVER
360 PAGES

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

The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000

by Mark Cioc | William Cronon

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
263 PAGES

A scholarly, well-researched environmental history of the Rhine, particularly its role in European economic and national history over the last 200 years. (GER130, $24.95)

Richard Strauss and His World

by Bryan Gilliam

MUSIC
1992
PAPER
444 PAGES

A collection of scholarly essays compiled for a festival at Bard College, analyzing the composer's music and legacy. (MUS20, $52.50)

Rick Steves' German Phrase Book & Dictionary

by Rick Steves

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2008
PAPER
192 PAGES

A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (GER125, $8.95)

The Riddle of the Sands

by Erskine Childers

LITERATURE
2011
PAPER
288 PAGES

Memorably set on the German coast of the North Sea and Baltic, Childer's influential classic, a forerunner of the modern spy novel, unveils Germany's secret plans to invade Britain. Originally publsihed in 1903. (GER60, $15.00)

Rilke: Poems

by Rainer Maria Rilke

LITERATURE
1996
HARD COVER
225 PAGES

A pocket poet edition of Rilke's poems in the Everyman's Library pocket poet series. (GER176, $13.50)

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, A History of Nazi Germany

by William L. Shirer

HISTORY
1990
PAPER
1249 PAGES

Journalist and historian William Shirer's masterwork, this bestseller is a copiously-researched, authoritative portrait of Nazi Germany. (GER108, $29.99)

The Roman Empire and its Germanic Peoples

by Herwig Wolfram | Thomas Dunlap

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
384 PAGES

An authoritative, scholarly survey of the impact and interaction of the early Germanic peoples and the Holy Roman Empire from the death of Marcus Aurelius to early medieval Europe. (EUR61, $29.95)

Rough Guide Berlin

by Rough Guide

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
416 PAGES

A highly recommended comprehensive guide to the city. (GER124, $18.99)

Rough Guide Germany

by Rough Guide

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
884 PAGES

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

Royal Flash

by George MacDonald Fraser

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
394 PAGES

In this second installment of the adventures of the insufferable, self-serving and altogether entertaining Harry Flashman, the young man-about-town encounters Count Otto Von Bismarck and Lola Montez. (EUR194, $15.00)

Sachsen Map

by GeoCenter

2000
MAP

A detailed regional map of East-Central Germany at a scale of 1:200,000, which covers the route of the Elbe River in Saxony from Dessau to Dresden. (GER143, $12.95)

Saschen Map

by Freytag & Berndt

MAP

A detailed road map of Saxony. (GER154, $14.95)

Schindler's List

by Thomas Keneally

LITERATURE
1993
PAPER
400 PAGES

A landmark in literature about the Holocaust, this is the compelling story of the transformation of a Nazi tycoon and his rescue of 1,300 Jews from the concentration camps near Plaszow. (GER51, $16.00)

Selected Works

by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

LITERATURE
2000
HARD COVER
1200 PAGES

An Everyman edition, including the Sorrows of Young Werther, Elective Affinities, Italian Journey, and Faust (GER175, $32.00)

Short Stories in German, Erzahlungen Auf Deutsch

by Ernst Zillekens

LITERATURE
2003
PAPER
187 PAGES

These modern tales in the bilingual series of Penguin Parallel Texts make for good reading in any language. (GER178, $15.00)

Shosha

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER

A powerful novel of love set in the Jewish quarter of Warsaw as World War II erupts around the protagonists. (PLD18, $15.00)

Slaughterhouse-Five: or The Children's Crusade

by Kurt Vonnegut

LITERATURE
1991
PAPER
215 PAGES

Kurt Vonnegut's popular novel, set during the bombing of Dresden, in the United States and on the distant planet of Tralfamadore. Ranges from satiric absurdity to an extremely powerful account of the destruction of Dresden. (GER70, $7.99)

The 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)

The Sorrows of Young Werther

by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

LITERATURE
1990
PAPER
224 PAGES

Goethe's tragic, philosophical novel was a sensation in its day. (GER140, $11.00)

Southern Germany Map

by ITMB

MAP

A detailed color map of southern Germany from Bavaria to the Rheinland. (GER29, $11.95)

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

by John Le Carre

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
256 PAGES

The cold war spy thriller that established Le Carre as master of the genre. (GER37, $16.00)

The Thirty Years' War

by Geoffrey Parker

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
316 PAGES

A scholarly history of the major European conflict of the 17th century. Among the outcomes were the annexation of Alsace by France, the annexation of Pomerania by Sweden and the legalization of Calvinism in Germany. (EUR115, $39.95)

This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen

by Tadeusz Borowski | Barbara Vedder | Jan Kott

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1992
PAPER
180 PAGES

A series of uninflected, austere stories, published in Polish after WWII -- and drawn from the author's experiences in Auschwitz and Dachau from 1943 to 1945. (GER95, $15.00)

Three Comrades

by Erich Maria Remarque

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
480 PAGES

This novel of three World War I veterans is an excellent portrait of Berlin in 1928, written by the author of "All Quiet on the Western Front." (GER90, $25.00)

A Time of Gifts

by Patrick Leigh Fermor

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2005
PAPER
384 PAGES
BEST SELLER

Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk from Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube, through Germany, Prague and Austria in 1933. Written not in the moment, but 40 years later, the accumulation of time and experience give the book particular poignancy. (CEU30, $16.95)

The Tin Drum

by Volker Schlondorff

1979
DVD

An adaptation of Gunter Grass's 1959 novel, the story of a boy living in a mental hospital during the advent of Nazis before WWII. (GER151, $39.95)

To Destroy a City, Strategic Bombing and Its Human Consequences in World War II

by Herman Knell

HISTORY
2003
HARD COVER
464 PAGES

A thoughtful account of the purpose and results of strategic bombing in war, written by a German historian who witnessed the destruction of his hometown of Wurtzberg at the end of World War II. (WAR110, $32.50)

Wagner Without Fear, Learning to Love-And Even Enjoy-Opera's Most Demanding Genius

by William Berger

MUSIC
1998
PAPER
464 PAGES

Berger's delightful guide is invaluable in exploring the exotic world of opera's most controversial composer. Irreverent and readable, it helps to make Wagner accessible to even the greatest of skeptics. (GEN171, $16.95)

Wagner's Ring, Turning the Sky Round

by M. Owen Lee

MUSIC
1994
PAPER

An introduction and analysis of Wagner's Ring Cycle. (MUS30, $12.99)

The Wall Jumper, A Berlin Story

by 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)

The Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution, A Reconsideration

by Mark Roseman

HISTORY
2003
PAPER
224 PAGES

A chilling look at the notorious January, 1942 meeting of Nazi and German leaders, where the plan for the systematic extermination of Jews in Europe and thre Soviet Union was revealed. (GER191, $15.00)

War Letters, Stories of Courage, Longing and Sacrifice

by Robert Kenner

HISTORY
2002
DVD

A dramatic presentation of letters home, produced by PBS. (WAR77, $19.98)

Weimar Culture, The Outsider as Insider

by Peter Gay

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
224 PAGES

A seminal account of Germany's Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its vibrant artistic community. First published in 1968, Gay's extended essay covers musical, literary and fine arts traditions and their lasting legacy on the culture of the 20th century. (GER156, $14.95)

When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do

by Hyde Flippo

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2002
PAPER
176 PAGES

A humorous and helpful guide to getting along in Germany, informing travelers on everything from proper restaurant etiquette to how to behave in social situations and how best to appear like a local. (GER149, $15.95)

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)

A Woman in Berlin, Eight Weeks in the Conquered City

by Anonymous | Philip Boehm

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2006
PAPER
288 PAGES

For eight weeks in 1945, as Berlin fell to the Russian army, a young woman kept a daily record of life in her apartment building and among its residents. She tells of the shameful indignities to which women in a conquered city are always subject. (GER174, $15.00)

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

by William Manchester

HISTORY
1992
HARD COVER

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. (EUR212, $30.00)

The World Must Know, The History of the Holocaust As Told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

by Michael Berenbaum

HISTORY
2005
PAPER
250 PAGES

A powerfully illustrated history from the U.S. Holocaust Museum. (EUR133, $29.95)

Yanks, The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I

by Joanne Thompson Eisenhower | John S.D. Eisenhower

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
368 PAGES

The crucial role of the Americans in winning WWI. (WAR78, $23.95)

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