The Agricola and the Germania  •  Tacitus  •  Harold Mattingly  •  S.A. Handford HISTORY •  1977 •  PAPER  • 174 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 and the Goths, Visigoths, Vandals, Angles, Saxons, Celts, Vikings and other ancient peoples of the region. (EUR182, $14.00)
All Along the Danube: Recipes from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, & Bulgaria  •  Marina Polvay FOOD •  2000 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES Subtitled "Recipes from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, & Bulgaria," this is a classic cookbook from Central Europe. It includes some thoughtful comments on culture. (EUR42, $16.95)
All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland  •  Kay Shaw Nelson CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  PAPER  • 211 PAGES A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food. Combining over 130 authentic recipes with small bits of background information, this is a delightful introduction to the culinary traditions of the region. (GER111, $14.95)
All Quiet on the Western Front  •  Erich Maria Remarque LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 295 PAGES This powerful novel is about "a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war." It is the story of Paul Baumer, a 20-year-old German enlistee, innocent of life, but soon to be all too knowledgeable about death. Written by a soldier in the kaiser's army, this novel has been hailed as the greatest novel of World War I, and was later made into a memorable film. (GER15, $13.95)
The Anglo-Saxons  •  James Graham Campbell HISTORY •  1982 •  PAPER (GBR403, $28.00)
Art and Society in the Middle Ages  •  Georges Duby ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. Noted French historian Georges Duby draws on religion, culture, government, geography, and, of course, artistic pursuits in this portrait of the Middle ages. (EUR85, $30.55)
Art From the Ashes  •  Lawrence L. Langer ANTHOLOGY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 1995 PAGES A powerful collection of stories, journals, essays, poetry and prose about the Holocaust, including both familiar writers like Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel, and lesser known figures, both Jewish and non-Jewish. With most works presented in full, Langer includes a novel by Aharon Appelfeld, a novella by Pierre Gascar, and Joshua Sobol's controversial play Ghetto. (EUR131, $41.95)
Baltic Light, Early Open-Air Painting in Denmark and North Germany  •  Helmut Borsch-Supan  •  Helmut Rudolf Leppien  •  Catherine Johnston ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 220 PAGES The French en plein air movement and the distinctive light of the north came together in the early 19th century to create a style unique to the Baltic. With particular attention paid to Caspar David Friedrich, this beautifully illustrated work covers 109 works by 36 artists. Explanatory essays and biographies of each artist accompany the paintings. (DMK23, $70.00)
Baroque and Rococo Art  •  Germain Bazin ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1985 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES An excellent illustrated survey of Baroque and Rococo art and architecture, this volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is a good companion to the golden age of Middle Europe. (EUR53, $16.95)
Bauhaus  •  Frank Whitford ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1984 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES An illustrated survey of the highly influential Bauhaus school of design in the "World of Art" series. Whitford follows the movement from its early 20th century history in Germany up through the mark it has left on today's society. With 150 illustrations in color and black-and-white. (GER55, $18.95)
The Bells in Their Silence, Travels through Germany  •  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. Gorra (who wrote After Empire: Scott, Naipaul, Rushdie) teaches English at Smith College. (GER142, $19.95)
Beneath the Wheel  •  Hermann Hesse LITERATURE •  1989 •  PAPER  • 187 PAGES Though Hesse lived much of his life in exile, his affection for his native province is very evident in this short book, which prizes simple village life above urban sophistication. The story is set a village in the black forest not unlike where Hesse was born. (GER105, $14.00)
Berlin  •  David Large HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 608 PAGES An engaging, textured portrait of the city from German Unification to 1989. (GER73, $32.50)
Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Story of Franz Biberkopf  •  Alfred Doblin LITERATURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 635 PAGES An expressionist novel of 1920s Berlin demi-monde as seen through the eyes of Franz Biberkopf. The book was performed as a radioplay in the 1970s and Fassbinder made it into a movie. Scattered with scraps from leaflets, tabloid reports, stories, popular lyrics, and ads, the book takes the form of a montage. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929) is essayist and novelist Doblin's best-known work. (GER86, $19.95)
Berlin and Its Culture: A Historical Portrait  •  Ronald Taylor HISTORY •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES A scholarly illustrated survey of Berlin and its cultural traditions in art, architecture, music, theatre, film and literature. Organized chronologically, the book covers the full range of the cultural history of Berlin from medieval architecture to expressionism during the Weimar years, and the 1980s art scene. (GER40, $55.00)
Berlin Map  •  World Mapping Project 2005 •  MAP This handy full-color map of the city, printed on tear- and water-resistant paper, comes packed in sleeve with a fold-out quick reference map and descriptions of 12 not-to-be-missed attractions. With an index, sightseeing recommendations, and detailed maps of Friedrichshain, Potsdam, Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg. (GER158, $8.99)
Berlin Map  •  Falk Maps MAP A home-grown, marvelous folding map of all of Berlin, with a fantastic amount of detail, at scales of 1:25,000-1:35,000. For a laminated map of the city center, try (GER127). (GER75, $12.95)
Berlin Map  •  Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP A laminated, folded map of the city center of Berlin at 1:11,500 and of all Berlin at 1:18,000. Perfect for quick and easy reference. (GER127, $8.95)
Berlin Noir  •  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. The three books span the years 1937-1947. Painstakingly researched, the well muscled writing and rich historical details transcend the genre of detective fiction. (GER47, $18.00)
Bismarck and the German Empire: 1871-1918  •  Lynn Abrams HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 75 PAGES The convoluted history of early modern Germany is tied to the personality of the autocratic Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck and the Prussian bureaucratic machine. This short volume follows the rise of Prussia over the other German states. It's an enlightening look at the development of Germany as a world economic power under a semi-absolutist regime. This book is -- thankfully -- an understandable and concise account of the German national drama on the eve of World War I. (GER14, $15.95)
Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman  •  Alan John Percivale Taylor BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1975 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES This classic biography, first published in 1955, casts the Prussian prime minister and Germany's first chancellor as more of an opportunist than a planner. (GER85, $12.95)
Blue Guide Berlin and Eastern Germany  •  Anne Massey GUIDEBOOK •  1994 •  PAPER A comprehensive guide in the well known series, this book provides detailed coverage of the history, art and architecture of Berlin. Serious-minded travelers will not want to be without it. (GER66, $20.95)
The Book of Images  •  Rainer Maria Rilke  •  Edward Snow LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES Poems and lyrics from Rilke during his most emotional and impressionistic period (1902-1906), ably translated by Edward Snow and presented in bilingual format on facing pages. With poems reflecting on his childhood in Bohemia. (GER122, $16.00)
Bradt Guide Eccentric Britain  •  Benedict le Vay GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES In this characteristically informative guide in the Bradt series, Benedict le Vay shows that Monty Python is just the tip of the iceberg of absurdity in a region brimming with oddities-- although with section headings like "Stately pigs of old England and sty society" and "Britain's top ten (plus) towers (mostly with very tall stories)," he might as well be a member of the troupe. A must for the traveler who longs to veer off of the off-the-beaten-track. (GBR586, $22.95)
A Bridge Too Far  •  Cornelius Ryan HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 670 PAGES War historian Cornelius Ryan chronicles in detailed, readable prose the battle of Arnhem, one of the most important -- and bloodiest -- campaigns in World War II. (WAR21, $18.00)
Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family  •  Thomas Mann LITERATURE •  1994 •  HARD COVER  • 784 PAGES Banned and burned by Hitler, this is Mann's masterpiece about the decline of a German family at the end of the 19th century. A chronicle of middle-class life, it is the story of a family subverting its own traditions for the sake of modernity. The Nobel Prize-winning author wrote this first, and perhaps his greatest, novel when he was only 25. Mann was raised in a prosperous merchant family in Lubeck. (GER22, $25.00)
The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town  •  Steven Ozment HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Meticulously researched and absorbing, this narrative by a Harvard historian traces the legal battle of the daughter of a well-to-do family who was thrown out of her home and disinherited in 1525. It's a true story expertly drawn from letters and court records, rich in details of life in a 16th-century German town. (GER25, $13.00)
Cadogan Guide Bavaria  •  Rod Bolt GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES A compact travel guide to Bavaria, Franconia and the Romantic Road in the well respected British series. It offers a good overview of the culture and history of the region and detailed travel information on sites and attractions. (GER52, $17.95)
Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A slim encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages. This volume in the acclaimed "Discoveries" series features hundreds of drawings and color illustrations, a brief chronology and more information than you would imagine between its slim covers. Take it along to gain a better appreciation of the Middle Ages and its legacy in Europe. (MED07, $12.95)
Children of the Holocaust  •  Arnold Lustig LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 516 PAGES The children in Lutig's novels and stories live in the darkest of conditions, but they themselves remain uncorrupted. This volume collects three books, conceived and written as one work: two story collections, "Diamonds in the Night" and "Night and Hope;" and the novel "Darkness Casts No Shadow". (GER110, $24.00)
Citizen Soldiers  •  Stephen Ambrose HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 528 PAGES Told through the perspectives of Allied soldiers on the front lines, this is Ambrose's account of the battles fought in the year between D-Day and the German surrender. Visceral and well researched, it's subtitled "The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944 to May 7, 1945." (WAR19, $18.00)
City Flash Berlin  •  Hallwag MAP A sturdy, easy-to-fold city map and city guide including transportation, major sites and index. (GER42, $9.95)
Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe  •  Glynis Ridley HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES The entertaining history of a most unusual eighteenth-century European celebrity. Clara the Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in 1741 by the Dutch sea captain Douwemout Van der Meer, and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of heads of state such as Louis XV and Frederick the Great. A marvelous and unique look at the introduction of Eastern wildlife into the Western world. (FRN536, $12.00)
Companion Guide Berlin  •  Brian Ladd GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 500 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. Ladd also wrote The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape. (GER148, $34.95)
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941  •  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, $15.00)
Conquest of Nature, Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany  •  David Blackbourn NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 608 PAGES (GER169, $29.95)
Conscience and Courage, Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust  •  Eva Fogelman HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES Social psychologist Eva Fogelman relates the inspiring stories of individuals, both famous and little-heralded, who sheltered and saved Jews during World War II. The daughter of a holocaust survivor and founding director of the Foundation for Christian Rescuer, she draws on research and her own work with Holocaust survivors in profiling these heroes. (GER193, $16.95)
The Danube Cycleway, Donaueschingen to Budapest  •  John Higginson GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 168 PAGES A compact, practical guide to the 85-mile biking route along the Danube from Donaueschingen in Bavaria though Austria to Budapest. (CEU20, $18.95)
A Dark and Bloody Ground, The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945  •  Edward G. Miller HISTORY •  1995 •  HARD COVER  • 250 PAGES In the waning months of World War II, a series of battles were fought in the Hurtgen Forest of Germany, mostly under miserable conditions. One of the lesser discussed campaigns of the war, it resulted in thousands of American deaths, and stood in sharp contrast to the victory at the Battle of the Bulge. This is the well documented story of events. (WAR26, $32.95)
The Doughboys, America and the First World War  •  Gary Mead HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 494 PAGES A history of World War I through the eyes of the American veterans who fought in its trenches. In presenting their accounts Mead argues the Doughboys, the three million American volunteers of the American Expeditionary Force, played a crucial role in the Allied victory. While this history focuses primarily on first hand accounts of the men on the front line, Mead also provides a political and social analysis of the overall American war contribution. (WAR75, $19.95)
Dream Palaces, The Last Royal Courts of Europe  •  Jerome Coignard  •  Marc Walter ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES A beautifully illustrated portrait of 11 extravagant European follies, including Neuschwanstein, Alexandra Cottage, Stolzenfels castle, Miramare castle, Peles castle, and Achilleion villa. With full-page color photographs of the extravagant settings, and sumptuous interiors. (EUR187, $65.00)
Durer  •  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, $9.95)
The Eastern Front, 1914-1917  •  Norman Stone HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES A classic study of Russia's contribution to the First World War. First published in 1975, before Soviet archives were opened, this work details the Russian defeat and how it affected the 1917 revolution. (WAR76, $16.95)
Effi Briest  •  Theodor Fontane  •  Peter Demetz LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 228 PAGES The best-known work (made into a Fassbinder movie) by the author who also wrote "A Man of Honor" and "The Eighteenth of March." Regarded by some as the Prussian novelist par excellence, Fontane was an astute observer of mores and conventions in late 19th-century Berlin and Brandenburg. This short, disurbing love story is set in Bismarck's Germany. (GER87, $14.00)
Eichmann in Jerusalem, A Report on the Banality of Evil  •  Hannah Arendt RELIGION •  1994 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES A provocative, challenging account of the trial of the Nazi leader, which originally appeared in the New Yorker in 1963. This Penguin Classics edition includes Arendt's response to the controversy the book generated. (GEN255, $13.95)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden  •  Elizabeth Von Arnim BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES The gently satirical, light-hearted first book, told in the form of seasonal diary, by English novelist Countess von Arnhim, who also wrote "Enchanted April." Like all her books, this classic of life on an estate in Pomerania north of Berlin, was originally published under a pseudonym. A cousin of Katherine Mansfield and admired literary figure of her day, von Arnhim was later briefly married to the 2nd Earl Russell, brother of Bertrand Russell. Originally published in 1898, and brought back to life as a Virago Modern Classic. (GER72, $15.95)
The Expressionists  •  Wolf-Dieter Dube ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1987 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES This general survey of Expressionism is presented by Wolf-Dieter Dube, the senior curator at the Bavarian State Art Collection. With the use of many of the artists' own words, he tracks the movement back to such luminaries as Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and follows it through its years of dazzling creativity. (GER56, $18.95)
Eyewitness Guide Berlin  •  Malgorzata Omilanowska GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES This superb guide to Berlin features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a synopsis of the city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (GER74, $25.00)
Eyewitness Guide Germany  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 576 PAGES 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. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (GER133, $30.00)
Eyewitness Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alps  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 320 PAGES A comprehensive, illustrated guide with excellent maps, hundreds of photographs and succinct listings. (GER119, $25.00)
Fatelessness  •  Imre Kertesz  •  Tim Wilkinson LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES This powerful novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winner tells the story of a teenage boy deported from Hungary to the Nazi death camps in 1944. It's drawn from Kertesz's own experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald. In a new tranlsation by Tim Wilkinson. (CEU26, $13.95)
Fires of Hatred, Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-Century Europe  •  Norman M. Naimark HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES This illuminating study focuses on five cases where genocide was a matter of government policy: The Armenians and Greeks of Anatolia; The Nazi Attack on the Jews; Soviet Deportation of the Chechens-Ingush and the Crimean Tatars; The Expulsion of Germans from Poland and Czechoslovakia; and The Wars of Yugoslav Succession. Norman Naimark is director of Stanford's programs in International Relations and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. (EUR179, $20.50)
Five Germanys I Have Known  •  Fritz Stern HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 546 PAGES A history of modern Germany as seen through the life and experiences of Stern, a talented writer, professor of European history and former provost at Columbia University. The five Germanys are the Weimar Republic, Third Reich, postwar Germany, the divided Germany, and unified Germany since 1990. (GER173, $15.00)
Fodor's See It Germany  •  Fodor's GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 464 PAGES An inaugural volume in this new line of guides by Fodor's this book is notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the country. Each page displays full-color photos accompanied by much useful information on how to eat, sleep, shop, and sightsee in Germany. (GER155, $25.95)
Frankfurt Map  •  Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP A handy laminated, folded walking map of the center of Frankfurt at a scale of 1:12,000. (GER181, $7.95)
Frederick the Great  •  Theodor Schieder BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2000 •  PAPER  • 289 PAGES • COMING IN A topical rather than chronological biography addressing the principal controversies surrounding Frederick the Great. (GER84, $31.80)
Frommer's Munich & the Bavarian Alps  •  Darwin Porter  •  Danforth Prince GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 230 PAGES A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (GER49, $16.99)
The Gallic War  •  Julius Caesar  •  Carolyn Hammond HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Julius Caesar's autobiographical account of the Roman campaign against the Gauls, and the first invasions of Britain and Germany. (FRN498, $9.95)
Garden Lover's Guide to Germany  •  Charles Quest-Ritson GUIDEBOOK •  1998 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES A richly illustrated guide to 100 of Germany's finest gardens. With maps, color photographs, travel information and a few paragraphs on each garden. (GER103, $19.95)
German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary  •  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). With a handy reference section in the back. (GER162, $12.95)
German for Travelers  •  Living Language LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2002 •  PAPER  • 278 PAGES A handy German phrasebook for the traveler, with 3800 words and phrases. It contains useful chapters entitled "Socializing," "Dining Out," and "On the Road." Also includes an abbreviated dictionary, pronunciation guide, and a section on grammar. Second edition. (GER58, $7.95)
German Requiem in Full Score  •  Johannes Brahms MUSIC •  1987 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES (GER172, $16.95)
German, A Language Map  •  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 and Poland from Historical Confrontation to Partnership Relationships  •  Z. Anthony Kruszewski HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 336 PAGES A collection of scholarly essays on the political relationship between Germany and Poland over the last 200 years. Z. Anthony Kruszewski is a professor of political science at the Univerity of Texas at El Paso. (CEU22, $49.95)
Germany from Partition to Reunification  •  Henry Ashby Turner  •  David Young HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 269 PAGES An introduction to the political history of post-World War II Germany. (GER79, $22.00)
Germany in the Age of Kaiser Wilhelm II  •  James Retallack HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 152 PAGES A concise, scholarly survey of the social, political and economic history of Germany, 1888-1918. James Retallack, a professor of history and German studies at the University of Toronto, looks too at the debate among historians of the period. (GER159, $31.95)
Germany in the High Middle Ages, 1050-1200  •  Horst Fuhrmann HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 209 PAGES A masterly survey of 150 stormy years tracing German development through the first three crusades and the rise of the kingdom of Germany. Tightly written with useful chronologies of the various reigns from Heinrich IV to Lothar III, this volume connects events throughout Europe to developments in medieval Germany. It is an excellent introduction to a fascinating period in European history. (GER31, $39.99)
Germany, A New History  •  Hagen Schulze  •  Deborah Lucas HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 356 PAGES This accessible, nicely illustrated brief history traces the nation from its origins through the present. With 56 color and 59 black-and-white illustrations from the German Historical Museum in Berlin. Schulze, a professor at the Free University of Berlin, looks particularly at the emergence of a German identity. He's especially good in his portrait of the country in the last 40 years, arguing that today's Germany is very different from that of the early 20th century. (GER131, $21.00)
Germany, Benelux, Austria Czech Republic Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications 2007 •  MAP A nicely detailed road map of west-central Europe from Amsterdam and Berlin to Brussels, Luxembourg, Munich, Salzburg and the Czech Republic at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (EUR100, $11.95)
The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban landscape  •  Brian Ladd ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES An analysis of the history -- and future -- of Berlin in relation to its architecture and monuments. It's an absorbing narrative history of Berlin, focusing on its changing identity and how it is reflected in architecture. Ladd offers an intriguing perspective on the city as it re-emerges as the capital of Germany. (GER44, $20.00)
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral  •  Robert A. Scott ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 307 PAGES Scott, whose interest in the history of cathedrals began when he first saw the magnificent Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury, England, takes his reader on a historical, architectural and sociological tour of the magnificent spires and stained-glass windows that dot the landscape of Europe. It's an accessible, personable overview. (EUR190, $17.95)
Gottfried Semper, Architect of the Nineteenth Century  •  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  •  Bernhard Schutz ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2002 •  HARD COVER Scultz focuses on the towering Gothic cathedrals of the Holy Roman Empire in this beautifully photographed tribute. Organized by country, the book features 271 color photographs of the cathedrals of France, England, Spain, Italy and Germany. With introductory essays, map and floor plans. (EUR211, $110.00)
The Gunter Grass Reader  •  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  •  Andrew Wheatcroft HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES Of Europe's dynastic empires, the Habsburgs ruled over more diverse peoples and cultures than any other family since the Roman period. The history of the family and its eccentric monarchs is fully revealed through the skillful scholarship and engaging style of Andrew Wheatcroft. The book includes detailed maps of the scattered Habsburg realms and 16 black-and-white plates. (AST11, $17.00)
Hamburg Map  •  Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP A nicely detailed city map of Hamburg at a scale of 1:10,500 with a second map showing the surrounding metropolitan area at a scale of 1:22,000.. (GER160, $7.95)
Hands Around, A Cycle of Ten Dialogues  •  Arthur Schnitzler LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 60 PAGES This controversial play was suppressed by Austrian censors in 1897 and the Prussian Ministry of Culture after its Berlin premier in 1920. The ten dialogues form a cycle chronicling superficial sexual encounters in the absence of true love. Recently revived on Broadway as "The Blue Room." (AST42, $1.00)
The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism  •  Tina Rosenberg CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1996 •  PAPER  • 437 PAGES In this groundbreaking book, a journalist reports on how the newly democratized people of East Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have confronted the horrors of their former governments. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. (EUR54, $16.95)
Here I Stand, A Life of Martin Luther  •  Roland Herbert Bainton BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1995 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES Considered one of the most readable biographies of Martin Luther, this volume is an illustrated look at the German religious reformer and his influence on Western civilization. (GER64, $15.00)
Here Is Where We Meet  •  John Berger LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people. (EUR189, $14.00)
Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179: A Visionary Life  •  Sabina Flanagan BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES The standard biography of Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th-century Rhineland mystic. (GER115, $33.95)
A History of Fascism, 1914-1945  •  Stanley G. Payne HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 628 PAGES A scholarly, comprehensive history of fascism -- and other forms of ultra-nationalism -- with a focus on Europe between the World Wars, and especially Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. (EUR132, $24.95)
Hitler and the Holocaust  •  Robert S. Wistrich HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 295 PAGES A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II, cautioning that we must be always vigilant about intolerance. (EUR114, $13.95)
Hitler's Thirty Days to Power, January 1933  •  Henry Ashby Turner HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 155 PAGES Yale professor Henry Ashby Turner's fascinating examination of a pivotal moment in modern history, the series of events (taking place over one month) that led to the appointment of Hitler as German chancellor. (GER126, $16.00)
Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust  •  Daniel Jonah Goldhagen HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 624 PAGES Controversial, maddening and thoroughly researched, this study of what the German people did -- or did not do -- in reaction to the escalating horrors of World War II is a provocative contribution to Holocaust studies. (GER06, $17.95)
An Illustrated History of the First World War  •  John Keegan HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI. (WAR16, $50.00)
The Improbable Voyage  •  Tristan Jones TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 332 PAGES A personable sailor's yarn of a tough trip by water across Europe along the Rhine and Danube to the Black Sea. Jones, an inveterate Welsh sailor, adventurer and storyteller, tackles not only sailing, but also the people, politics and flavor of Eastern Europe circa 1985. Just in case, he flies the Red Ensign, the Stars and Stripes, and the Red Dragon of Wales. This is the middle book in a series of three travel books that charts his 2,000-mile voyage across Europe on his on his 38-foot trimaran Outward Leg. (EUR156, $16.50)
In a German Pension  •  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. The stories with titles like "Germans at Meat" and "The Baron" are sprinkled with snatches of self-incriminating dialogue. As a biographical note, Mansfield's proper mother sent her rebellious and pregnant daughter off to a guesthouse in Bad Wörishofen to have her child (which miscarried). This handsome paper edition is in the series of short works published by Herperus. (GER134, $13.95)
The Innocent  •  Colin McEwan LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES As strange as anything Booker Prize-winning McEwan has written, this novel set in Berlin in the 1950s follows the fate of a reluctant British spy, an everyman caught up in espionage, a startling affair -- and murder. Based on actual events this psychological thriller is, among other things, steeped in the atmosphere of a divided Berlin. (GER43, $14.95)
Insight Guide Germany  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER A profusely illustrated overview of Germany, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, politics and culture, as well as hundreds of photos and maps and some limited practical information. (GER100, $23.95)
Insight Pocket Guide Bavaria  •  Anne Midgette GUIDEBOOK •  2001 •  PAPER  • 105 PAGES A compact, fully illustrated survey of the culture, history and attractions of bavaria, divided into suggested itineraries and featuring excellent local maps. With a few pages on shopping, nightlife and other travel particulars. It includes a detailed, pullout map of bavaria with an inset of five cities and towns. (GER53, $13.95)
Jakob the Liar  •  Jurek Becker  •  Leila Vennewitz LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER First published in Germany in 1969, this novel is considered one of the great contributions to Holocaust literature. It's the tragic tale of a German-occupied Jewish Ghetto, in which Jakob's lie that the Russians are on their way to liberate the town causes an extraordinary transformation. (GER93, $13.00)
A Jewish Mother From Berlin and Susanna  •  Gertrude Kolmar  •  Brigitte Goldstein LITERATURE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 202 PAGES Two works (a novella and a long short story) by a highly regarded German poet who perished at Auschwitz. Both set in 1920s Berlin, these stories reflect the society and culture of pre WWII Germany, foreshadowing the eruption of anti-semiticm and violence. (GER96, $28.33)
The Jews of Germany, A Historical Portrait  •  Ruth Gay  •  Peter Gay HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER A well written scholarly history of Judaism in Germany from the third century AD up through the Holocaust. Illustrated throughout, it tells of the monumental triumphs and tragedies faced by German Jews in the last two millennia. With a strong focus on Rhineland communites. (GER116, $40.00)
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Learned Musician  •  Christoph Wolff BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 624 PAGES Written by a Harvard professor, this biography of Bach is a detailed and entertaining journey into the life and music of the composer, as useful to the general reader as it is to music historians. (MUS24, $21.95)
Johannes Brahms, A Biography  •  Jan Swafford BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1999 •  PAPER  • 752 PAGES An award-winning biography, now the definitive account of a composer who burned most of his personal papers. Swafford traces Brahms from his working-class childhood through his brilliant musical career, clouded by professional rivalries and tempestuous love affairs. (GER170, $20.00)
Johannes Brahms, Life and Letters  •  Johannes Brahms  •  Styra Avins  •  Josef Eisinger BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 912 PAGES (GER171, $85.00)
The Kaiser and His Times  •  Michael Balfour HISTORY •  1972 •  PAPER  • 531 PAGES An eminently readable biography of William II, with a moderately pro-English bias. (GER83, $25.00)
The Kalevala  •  Keith Bosley LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 679 PAGES This national epic of Finland, based on ancient heroic poetry, was a rallying flag for national aspirations as Finland struggled to break away from Russia in the 19th century. So important is this great literary monument that Finland celebrates February 28 as Kalevala day. Incorporating incantation and humor and including a role for magic, this classic informs some of Sibelius' greatest music. 1999 marks the 150th anniversary of the first edition of the poem. (SCN14, $15.95)
Karen Brown's Germany, Exceptional Places to Stay and Itineraries  •  Karen, Clare and June Brown GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 290 PAGES A survey of inns, castles and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights of each region. (GER97, $19.95)
Konrad Adenauer, The Father of the New Germany  •  Charles Williams BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 624 PAGES A biography of Konrad Adenauer, comprehensive and multifaceted. It focuses on his long political career and his monumental influence on politics and government in 20th-century Germany. (GER117, $50.00)
Language and History in the Early Germanic World  •  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. He draws on linguistic and phonetic evidence to show the collision of barbarian, classical, and Christian cultures in Germanic world in the rise of the early Middle Ages. (EUR181, $45.00)
Legacy  •  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. She follows the intertwined fate of two families in the years leading up to WWI. (GER161, $15.00)
Lola Montez, A Life  •  Bruce Seymour BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES Lola's most prominent lover was Ludwig I of Bavaria, builder of famous castles and the 19th-century Main-Danube canal. It is said the king's infatuation with Lola, and her meddling in Munich university politics, were the immediate causes of the 1848 revolution in Bavaria. (EUR89, $45.00)
Lonely Planet Central Europe  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 640 PAGES A comprehensive guide to Central Europe, including Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It is a compact overview of the region, especially appropriate for the independent-minded traveler visiting several countries. With local and regional maps, a section of color photographs, and information on history, culture and attractions. (EUR94, $28.99)
Lonely Planet German Phrasebook  •  Lonely Planet LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2003 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (GER141, $8.99)
Lonely Planet Germany  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 808 PAGES A comprehensive guide in the Lonely Planet style featuring maps, background detail on the country and culture -- and practical information for the traveler. (GER102, $26.99)
Lonely Planet Munich & Bavaria  •  Andrea Schulte-Peevers GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES This practical guide to Bavaria and the Romantic Road features maps, an overview of culture, history and nature, and a good deal of nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. It includes a significant section on Munich, as well as outlying areas, such as Nuremberg and Regensberg. (GER150, $22.99)
The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague  •  Timothy Garton Ash HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 167 PAGES A vividly reported eyewitness account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and other dramatic events of 1989 by an astute journalist and historian of Central Europe. With a chapter each on Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, it's a good introduction to these vibrant cities during a time of great change. (GER36, $13.95)
Making of the Middle Ages  •  Richard W. Southern HISTORY •  1953 •  PAPER A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $21.00)
Mammals of Europe  •  Priscilla Barrett  •  David W. MacDonald FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $34.95)
The Man Without Qualities: Volume I, A Short Introduction and Pseudoreality Prevails  •  Robert Musil  •  Sophie Wilkins  •  Burton Pike LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER The first volume in German author Robert Musil's unfinished epic masterpiece, set just before World War I in Vienna. Part of a two volume set restored with a new translation and including, for the first time in English, the complete existing text, it is the story of a former soldier who finds himself at the center of the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The second volume is also available (AST38). (AST37, $22.00)
The Man Without Qualities: Volume II, Into the Millennium and from the Posthumous Papers  •  Robert Musil  •  Sophie Wilkins  •  Burton Pike LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER The second of two volumes in Musil's sprawling story of pre-World War I Vienna and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Musil died before he could complete the entire epic, but this new translation incorporates all the text he ever wrote. Volume I is also available (AST37). (AST38, $26.00)
Marlene Dietrich, Photographs and Memories  •  Film Museum of Berlin BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES A photographic celebration of Dietrich featuring 300 photographs, many by Josef von Sternberg, drawn from her personal collection and the Film Museum in Berlin. With captions by Dietrich's daughter and testimonials from many contemporaries. (GER114, $40.00)
Marsden Hartley  •  Bruce Robertson ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES A brief guide to the work and life of Marsden Hartley. (USE187, $45.00)
Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist  •  Townsend Ludington BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 325 PAGES A biography of the troubled modernist American painter from his childhood in Maine, to his life in Germany before World War I, on to his death in 1943. The artist's many homes, his struggles concerning his homosexuality and the progression of his work are all discussed, often using Hartley's own words. (USE185, $22.50)
Marsden Hartley: American Modern  •  Patricia McDonnell ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 86 PAGES The work of modernist painter Marsden Hartley is illustrated in this short book. (USE186, $22.95)
Martin Luther  •  Martin Marty BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2008 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES An engrossing, spiritual overview of the Wittenberger and religious reformer Martin Luther, his cause and beliefs. The author, a Lutheran from the Midwest who has taught religion and culture at the University of Chicago since the 1960s, quotes liberally from Luther's work. A volume in the Penguin Lives series. (GER147, $14.00)
Martin Luther, The Christian Between God and Death  •  Richard Marius BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2000 •  PAPER  • 542 PAGES A provocative biography of the German religious reformer focusing on the contradictions, passions and personality of the man and his ideas (including his preoccuparion with death and authority). (GER63, $21.50)
Maus, A Survivor's Tale I & II  •  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, Nazi occupation of Poland, survival in a concentration camp and other events as a stark graphic novel, turning the main characters into cats, mice, pigs and dogs. It's a terrible, compelling tale, continued in the second volume in this boxed set. Based on interviews with his reluctant father, Spiegelman includes his own attempts to come to grips with his complex family history. (PLD22, $29.90)
Medieval Art  •  Marilyn Stokstad ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 446 PAGES Filled with hundreds of illustrations, this comprehensive survey of medieval art throughout Europe describes the social and cultural significance of many of the works of the period. (EUR91, $65.00)
Michelin Green Guide Germany  •  Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 572 PAGES A comprehensive driving guide to Germany in the Michelin series, organized alphabetically and featuring detailed local maps of each region, city or village. With suggested tours, site plans of major attractions and a rating system. An excellent planning guide, especially useful for the independent traveler. Beware: as wonderful as they are, Green Guides do not include information on where to sleep or eat. (GER157, $21.95)
Michelin Map Germany: Mideast 544  •  Michelin 2008 •  PAPER A detailed map of the Eastern Germany, from Berlin to the Czech Republic, at a scale of 1:300,000, including Thuringen, Sachsen and Brandenburg. With inset street plans of Dresden, Erfurt and Leipzig. (GER28, $11.95)
Michelin Map Germany: Northeast 542  •  Michelin Travel Publications 2008 •  PAPER 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, inclduing Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen-Anhalt and Brandenburg. (GER168, $11.95)
Michelin Map Germany: Southeast 546  •  Michelin MAP A detailed map of the southeastern part of Germany, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER48, $11.95)
Michelin Map Germany: Southwest 545  •  Michelin 2008 •  PAPER A traveler's map of southwestern Germany, covering the western part of Bavaria, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER129, $11.95)
The Mirror of the Artist, Northern Renaissance Art in Its Historical Context  •  Craig Harbison ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES 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. With 121 illustrations, including 104 plates in full color. A volume in the Prentice Hall Perspectives series. (NTH43, $24.95)
The New Bach Reader  •  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  •  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, $25.00)
New Poems (Bilingual Edition)  •  Rainer Maria Rilke  •  Edward Snow LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES The new poems in this collection are hardly new (they were written from 1907-1908), but they do show a stylistic shift in Rilke's approach to the poetic form, triggered by his time in Paris and his exposure to burgeoning art movements of the period. This is a bilingual edition, with the original German text alongside the English translation. (GER121, $16.00)
Night  •  Marion Wiesel  •  Elie Wiesel BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  HARD COVER A new translation of Wiesel's account of the horrors of the Holocaust. He witnessed the death of his family before being shipped off to Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Wiesel struggles eloquently to find faith in a God who has allowed such monstruous events to happen in this powerful memoir, (EUR222, $19.95)
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge  •  Rainer Maria Rilke  •  M. D. Herter Norton LITERATURE •  1972 •  PAPER  • 237 PAGES Rilke's only novel, a poetic and loosely structured series of meditations on the difficulties of living abroad, told in the voice of a Danish nobleman in Paris. (GER123, $13.95)
Nuremberg Map  •  Borch Maps 2000 •  MAP A folded, laminated map of the city center of Nuremberg, at a scale of 1:20,000. (GER107, $7.95)
Nuremberg, Infamy on Trial  •  Joseph E. Persico HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 544 PAGES A narrative history of the Nazi war crime trials in Nuremberg, more a poignant portrayal of the numerous characters and events surrounding the proceedings than a collection of facts and political analysis. Written for a general audience, it is well informed and engrossing. (GER106, $17.00)
Oberammergau, The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play  •  James Shapiro HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES In 1634, when plague was threatening Bavaria, the citizens of the town of Oberammergau made a pledge that if their town were spared they would perform the Passion Play every ten years until the end of time. The town was spared, and the citizens have kept their promise. This book is a highly readable cultural history of the town, the play, and the often turbulent times both have faced, focusing much of its discussion on their relation to anti-semitism. (GER67, $13.00)
Odyssey Guide Berlin  •  Gordon McLachlan  •  Helka Ahokas GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES 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 for when you are out enjoying German cuisine, art, and shopping. (GER76, $22.95)
Over There! The American Soldier in World War I  •  Jonathan Gawne HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 72 PAGES This slim work focuses on the American soldier's equipment and uniform in the First World War. A richly illustrated, concise introduction to the 'Doughboys' of the AEF. (WAR80, $14.95)
Oxford-Duden German Dictionary  •  Oxford Univ. Press RELIGION •  2005 •  HARD COVER An informative guide to the German language and and outstanding, up-to-date German-English, English-German dictionary, the product of a collaboration between Oxford University Press and the German publisher Duden. (REF14, $55.00)
The Passion Play 2000, Oberammergau  •  Community of Oberammergau  •  Otto Huber  •  Christian Stuckl HISTORY •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES Scenes from the Passion Play (GER92, $25.00)
Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages  •  John Ure HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES (EUR202, $15.95)
Pimsleur Quick & Simple German  •  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. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (GER163, $19.95)
Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten Dorp  •  Desiderius Erasmus LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 188 PAGES This best-known, witty essay by the great Dutch humanist satirizes the excesses of the Catholic church, the piousness of aristocrats and the severity of school teachers. In "Letter to Maarten Dorp," Erasmus defends his anti-theological stance. The two works are key to understanding the origins of the Protestant Reformation and the largely secular art of the Northern Renaissance. (NTH44, $13.00)
Prost! The Story of German Beer  •  Horst D. Dornbusch FOOD •  1998 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES A brief, readable social history of German beer and beer-brewing by an expert in the field. With verve and authority, Dornbusch tells of the origins of notable breweries and beers. (GER99, $14.95)
The Reader  •  Bernhard Schlink  •  Carol Brown Janeway LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 218 PAGES Originally published in Switzerland, this is the story of a man whose adolescent affair with an older woman returns to haunt him years later when he discovers her accused of a terrible crime at a trial related to Germany's Nazi past. (GER68, $13.95)
Remembering, Voices of the Holocaust: A New History in the Words of the Men and Women Who Survived  •  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. The book is derived from Smith's recording of the experiences of survivors for London's Imperial War Museum. (EUR221, $27.00)
Reminiscences of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, A Social and Artistic Biography  •  Elise Polko MUSIC •  1990 •  HARD COVER  • 222 PAGES A modern reprint of a romantically written Mendelssohn memoir originally published in 1869 by one of the composer's contemporaries, Elise Polko, a German novelist, poet, and Mendelssohn devotee. (GEN168, $24.95)
Resistance of the Heart, Intermarriage and the Rosenstrasse Protest in Nazi Germany  •  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. The Nazi's housed 1,700-2,000 Jewish men, mostly with with non-Jewish spouses, awaiting deporation in Rosenstrasse in central Berlin. All were set free after a week-long, leaderless street protest, mostly by women. (GER190, $23.95)
Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Hessen Map  •  GeoCenter 2000 •  MAP A regional map of Germany covering the Rhineland area from Trier east to Wurzburg and from Koblenz south almost to Stuttgart, at a scale of 1:200,000. Featuring Frankfurt, Mannheim and Luxembourg City, it shows where the Mosel, Neckar and Main Rivers meet the Rhine. Published in Germany. (GER152, $12.95)
The Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe  •  Roland Recht CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 360 PAGES A beautifully illustrated, oversize survey of the history, geography, culture, and sights along the river from its source in the Alps of Switzerland to the North Sea. Among the cities, towns and villages included are Strasbourg, Colmar, Cologne, Worms, and Heidelberg. Recht, a professor of art history in Strasbourg, has written widely on art and architecture, especially the Gothic art of the Rhine. (GER120, $75.00)
The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000  •  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. Cioc, who documents the profound ecological degradation of the overburdened river, also devotes a chapter to hopeful signs of restoration. He does a good job of telling the story of the Rhine and the consequences of tinkering by hydrologists and engineers. Though the river flows through the heart of industrialized central Europe, it's less than 1,000 miles in length and now without much of the riverine vegetation and floodplains that once helped to keep it clean. (GER130, $24.95)