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	All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland • Kay Shaw Nelson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food in 130 authentic recipes. (GER111, $14.95)
	The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay • Michael Chabon • LITERATURE • A dazzling tale that follows its heros from Nazi-occupied Prague to New York (and the Antarctic). (ANT175, $15.00)
	Architecture of New Prague 1895-1945 • Rostislav Svacha • Alexandra Buchler • Jan Maly • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Architects and tourists with a serious interest in architecture will want this book. Originally published in Czech in 1985, it stakes out the first half of the 20th century as a seminal period for Czech architecture. (CZH49, $75.00)
	The Arsonist • Egon Hostovsky • Christopher Morris • LITERATURE • A brief novel of intrigue and identity transformed by a leading 20th-century Czech writer. (CZH42, $17.50)
	Arthur Schnitzler, Four Major Plays • Arthur Schnitzler • Carl R. Mueller • LITERATURE • A collection of four full-length plays from the Austrian writer. (AST53, $19.95)
	Austria As Theater and Ideology, The Meaning of the Salzburg Festival • Michael Steinberg • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A scholarly analysis of the relation between the festival, politics and Austrian cultural identity. This revealing, intriguing book is in-depth and analytical, not the usual reading for travelers, but well worth the effort. (AST55, $22.95)
	Avant-Guide Prague, Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventures • Dan Levine • GUIDEBOOK • Created by a former Frommer's writer, this slim volume packs useful, youthful information into a colorful format. (CZH22, $19.95)
	The Axe • Ludvik Vaculik • Marian Sling • LITERATURE • A story of ideology, played out between father and son, set against the cultural reawakening of 1960's Czechoslovakia. (CZH34, $16.00)
	Badenheim 1939 • Aharon Appelfeld • Dalya Bilu • LITERATURE • A haunting tale of the daily life of well-to-do and unsuspecting Jewish vacationers at a fictional Ausrian resort on the eve of the holocaust. (AST35, $12.95)
	Baedeker's Austria • Baedeker's Travel Guides • GUIDEBOOK • The much-revised classic with map. (AST56, $25.00)
	Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803 • Tia DeNora • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Both a probing biographical account of Beethoven's life and an insightful sociological study of "artistic genius," this engaging book also examines the musical world of 18th-century Vienna. (AST25, $21.95)
	Beethoven's Concertos: History, Style, Performance • Leon Plantinga • MUSIC • An insightful source of helpful and practical information, written with color and style. (GEN165, $49.95)
	The Book of Images • Rainer Maria Rilke • Edward Snow • LITERATURE • 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 Serbia • Laurence Mitchell • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series with good information on transportation, historical sites, and accommodations, with an extended section on Belgrade, the capital city, and a separate chapter on Kosovo. (BLK67, $24.99)
	Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays • Stanislaw Baranczak • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Essays on writers and writing from an Eastern European intellectual and poet. (EUR139, $12.50)
	Cadogan Guide Prague • Sadakat Kadri • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to Prague in the excellent British series. (CZH48, $14.95)
	Chopin in Paris, The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer • Tad Szulc • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the famed composer Fryderyk Chopin. (FRN161, $20.95)
	Civilization and Its Discontents • Sigmund Freud • Peter Gay • HISTORY • The standard edition. (AST50, $12.95)
	Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe • Glynis Ridley • HISTORY • 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)
	Classical Music 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music • Fred Plotkin • MUSIC • A primer on classical music. (MUS15, $18.95)
	The Compleat Brahms: A Guide to the Musical Works of Johannes Brahms • Leon Botstein • MUSIC • A remarkable compendium of essays by Botstein and 29 collaborators. (GEN166, $35.00)
	The Complete Operas of Mozart, A Critical Guide • Charles Osborne • MUSIC • (MUS12, $17.95)
	The Cossacks, An Illustrated History • John Ure • HISTORY • In this lively, beautifully illustrated overview, a career diplomat (and frequent visitor to the region) explores the history of the Cossacks in Southern Russia and central Asia and their role in world affairs. (RUS135, $45.00)
	Culture Smart! Czech Republic • Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (CZH64, $9.95)
	Czecho/Slovakia: Ethnic Conflict, Constitutional Fissure, Negotiated Breakup • Eric Stein • HISTORY • A fascinating, scholarly account of Stein's experiences consulting on constitutional reform in Czechoslovakia. (CZH40, $29.95)
	Dvorak and His World • Michael Beckerman • MUSIC • A fascinating view of the Czech composer's personal life and his influence on the world around him. (CZH23, $27.95)
	Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe • Henri Pirenne • HISTORY • Pirenne, an important economic historian, traces the economic and social development of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire to the middle of the 15th century in this classic book, first published in 1936. (EUR18, $15.00)
	Egon Schiele • Frank Whitford • ART & ARCHITECTURE • The life and work of an intriguing artist, who died at the young age of 27. The author delves into Schiele's troubled personal life and the surrounding atmosphere of his home in Vienna, creating a unique portrait of a man. (GER57, $14.95)
	The Engineer of Human Souls • Josef Skvorecky • Paul Wilson • LITERATURE • This complex, entertaining novel centers on protagonist Danny Smiricky, a writer in exile, living and teaching in Canada after living under both the Nazis and the Communists. (CZH29, $14.95)
	Exit into History, A Journey Through the New Eastern Europe • Eva Hoffman • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT • In this first-hand report from Eastern Europe, Polish-born Hoffman describes changes during the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. A great example of wonderful travel writing, the book goes beyond the sights and sounds to plumb the mindset of politicians, literati and everyday folk during this critical time. (EUR10, $14.95)
	Fin-de-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture • Carl E. Schorske • HISTORY • A landmark study of turn-of-the century Vienna -- one of the key chapters in modern intellectual history. Among its luminaries were Freud, Klimt, Kokoshka and Schoenberg. (AST04, $22.95)
	Flashman and the Tiger • George MacDonald Fraser • LITERATURE • This 11th installment in The Flashman Papers (purportedly retrieved and not written by George Macdonald Fraser, a nice conceit), consists of three short adventures, which find our hero cavorting with Bismarck and Emperor Franz-Josef and the future Edward VI. (WAF58, $14.95)
	Fodor's Prague's 25 Best • Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • This pocket-size booklet includes an outstanding map of the city as well as a brief overview of its museums, grand buildings and other attractions. (CZH02, $11.95)
	Freud in Vienna and other Essays • Bruno Bettelheim • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A collection of essays on subjects ranging from Freud to the Holocaust and child psychology. (AST51, $19.00)
	Golem • David Wisniewski • Lee Salsberry • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • A retelling of a Jewish legend, set in Prague in the 16th century, a dark time for the city's Jewish residents. A rabbi builds a clay giant to protect his people from persecution; the golem, in this version, speaks with a child's simplicity. The remarkable paper-cutout illustrations brilliantly evoke the Prague of old. (CZH38, $17.00)
	The Golem • Gustave Meyrink • LITERATURE • The famous mystical, terrifying novel of the supernatural set in Prague's Jewish Ghetto in 1890. (CZH41, $9.95)
	The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
	Hands Around, A Cycle of Ten Dialogues • Arthur Schnitzler • LITERATURE • Superficial sexual encounters in the absence of true love. (AST42, $1.00)
	The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism • Tina Rosenberg • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • In this groundbreaking book, a journalist reports on how the newly democratized people of East Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have confronted the horrors of their former governments. (EUR54, $16.95)
	Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger • LITERATURE • This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $14.00)
	Historical Atlas of Central Europe • Paul Mogocsi • HISTORY • An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region. (EUR33, $45.00)
	Hitler and the Holocaust • Robert S. Wistrich • HISTORY • A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II. (EUR114, $13.95)
	Homestead • Rosini Lippi • LITERATURE • Set firmly in a small village in the Austrian Alps, these 12 interlinking stories are almost ethnographic in their rich detail of small town life. The stories range from the turn-of-the-century to the present, accurately charting change in the remote village. (ALP11, $13.00)
	An Illustrated History of the First World War • John Keegan • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)
	Insight Guide Austria • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A highly recommended introduction to Austrian history and culture -- as well as a good overview of popular destinations. (AST29, $23.95)
	The Joke • Milan Kundera • LITERATURE • The tale of a Communist student, who is imprisoned and stigmatized for a mere joke. (CZH36, $13.95)
	Kafka's Milena • Jane Cerna • A. G. Brain • George Gibian • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Milena, who kept a long-term correspondence with Franz Kafka, was a legend a legend and household name in 1930s Prague. (CZH35, $18.00)
	Kafka's Prague, A Travel Reader • Klaus Wagenbach • GUIDEBOOK • Anyone interested in turn-of-the-century Prague will find this book a fascinating companion. (CZH03, $21.95)
	Karen Brown's Austria, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • Karen, Clare and June Brown • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (AST46, $19.95)
	Lieutenant Gustl • Arthur Schnitzler • Richard L. Simon • LITERATURE • The interior monologue of a pessimistic lieutenant. (AST54, $9.95)
	Life with a Star • Jiri Weil • Philip Roth • LITERATURE • A fictional account of the Holocaust told through the story of a young Czech Jew. (CZH43, $19.00)
	A Listener's Guide to Mozart's Great Operas • Patrick Cairns Hughes • Spike Hughes • MUSIC • (MUS11, $7.95)
	Living in Freedom. The New Prague • Mark Sommer • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • This portrait blends history, travel narrative and political commentary. (CZH26, $11.95)
	The Lonely Empress, A Biography of Elisabeth of Austria • Joan Haslip • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the free spirited empress consort of Austria who presided over the Habsburg court from 1854 until her assassination in 1898. An avid traveler and lover of sport, Elisabeth, also known as Sisi, was wife to emperor Franz Joseph and mother of crown prince Rudolph. (AST81, $19.95)
	Lonely Planet Central Europe • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • With dozens of maps, color photographs and sections on history and culture, this practical guide introduces Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and their neighbors. (EUR94, $28.99)
	Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • In the hallmark Lonely Planet style, this practical guide to the Czech Republic and Slovakia features 95 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (CZH07, $22.99)
	The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague • Timothy Garton Ash • HISTORY • 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, $13.95)
	Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald • FIELD GUIDE • Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $34.95)
	The Man in the Box • Thomas Moran • LITERATURE • A story of a gentile family in a small Austrian town hiding a Jew during World War II, told through the eyes of an adolescent boy. (AST41, $12.00)
	The Man Without Qualities: Volume I, A Short Introduction and Pseudoreality Prevails • Robert Musil • Sophie Wilkins • Burton Pike • LITERATURE • The first volume in German author Robert Musil's unfinished epic masterpiece, set just before World War I in Vienna. A former soldier finds himself at the center of the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The second volume is also available (AST38). (AST37, $22.00)
	The Man Without Qualities: Volume II, Into the Millennium and from the Posthumous Papers • Robert Musil • Sophie Wilkins • Burton Pike • LITERATURE • The second and final volume in Musil's epic masterpiece. (AST38, $26.00)
	Memoirs of an Anti-Semite, A Novel in Five Stories • Gregor Von Rezzori • LITERATURE • Central Europe between the wars provides the background for this disturbing tale of a man, his complex prejudices and Jewish identity. The five interrelated stories are set in Romania and Vienna. (CEU27, $19.00)
	Mozart • Peggy Woodford • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Part of "The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers Series," this book is a concise account of the life and work of the famous Austrian composer. (AST44, $19.95)
	Mozart, A Cultural Biography • Robert W. Gutman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • By delving into the political, intellectual and artistic forces that shaped 18th-century Europe, Gutman reveals a new interpretation of this luminous musician. (AST34, $25.00)
	Mozart, A Life • Maynard Solomon • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Solomon here tears down the myth of Mozart as the "eternal child," while adding great depth to the psychological and artistic development of the musical genius. The book also illustrates life in 18th-century Salzburg. (AST06, $22.95)
	National Geographic Traveler, Prague and The Czech Republic • Stephen Brook • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the area's artistic, historical and cultural landmarks, complete with maps and color photos. (CZH55, $25.95)
	The New Grove Second Viennese School • Oliver Neighbour • Paul Griffiths • George Perle • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A study of the Viennese School of musical innovators, Schoenberg, Webern and Berg. (AST26, $16.95)
	Night Games, and other Stories and Novellas • Arthur Schnitzler • Margaret A. Schaefer • LITERATURE • Nine stories and novellas from the Viennese modernist. (AST52, $28.50)
	On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul • Jason Goodwin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Goodwin interweaves history, incident and reflection in this excellent portrait of Central Europe. With chapters on Cracow, Slovakia, Budapest, Transylvania, Brasov and Bulgaria (EUR81, $15.00)
	Opera 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera • Fred Plotkin • Placido Domingo • MUSIC • A well-written introduction to opera, this volume includes a brief history of the art form, a guide to operatic terms and a review of 11 famous operas. (GEN175, $16.95)
	The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe • Dennis Hupchick • Harold Cox • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • The changing borders and complex history of Eastern Europe as told through 52 maps and accompanying essays, organized chronologically. An excellent reference, the book shows the rise of Poland, changing borders of the Ottoman Empire, Hapsburgs and fate of Yugoslavia in admirable clarity. (EUR138, $19.95)
	The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera • Amanda Holden • REFERENCE • An essential reference for the opera enthusiast. Well organized, with short descriptions of plots, characters, performances and historical background. (MUS01, $20.00)
	The Piano Teacher • Elfriede Jelinek • LITERATURE • A controversial novel by one of Austria most renowned contemporary authors. (AST36, $12.00)
	Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages • John Ure • HISTORY • (EUR202, $15.95)
	Prague Map • Borch Maps • A laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000. (CZH13, $7.95)
	The Radetzky March • Joseph Roth • Joachim Neugroschel • LITERATURE • This is perhaps the best-known and best-loved novel of the Habsburg Empire. First published in 1932, it spins a tale of three generations of the Trotta family, set against the waning days of the empire. (AST17, $16.95)
	Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II • Joseph Rothschild • HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • An opinionated, well-written and clear political history of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania since WWII, completely revised for this third edition to reflect post-Soviet realities. (EUR31, $34.95)
	Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (EUR142, $9.95)
	Rick Steves' German Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (GER125, $7.95)
	The Right Hand of Sleep • John Wray • LITERATURE • (AST48, $24.00)
	The Road into the Open • Arthur Schnitzler • Roger Byers • Russell A. Berman • LITERATURE • Set in fin-de-siecle Vienna, this novel, about the death of Austrian liberal society in an atmosphere of nationalism and anti-Semitism, features a handsome composer's encounters with intellectuals and artists. (AST02, $21.95)
	Rough Guide Prague • Rob Humphreys • David Charap • GUIDEBOOK • An opinionated, thorough travel guide to the history, culture and attractions of Prague. (CZH21, $18.99)
	Rudolf II and Prague, The Court and the City • Jaroslava Hausenblasova • Eliska Fucikova • James M. Bradburne • Beket Bukovinska • HISTORY • An illustrated survey of the art, music and science encouraged by Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II. (CZH20, $75.00)
	Schlepping Through the Alps, My Search for Austria's Jewish Past with Its Last Wandering Shepherd • Sam Apple • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A hilarious and touching exploration of history, tradition and sheep. This account of travels in Austria with Hans Breuer, a shepherd who sings Yiddish folk songs to his sheep, is admittedly a comic quest, but it also delves into some of the darker corners of Austria's history in World War II. (AST74, $14.95)
	Schubert's Vienna • Raymond Erickson • HISTORY • A scholarly view of Vienna at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th with essays by a variety of contributors on Viennese politics, social issues, culture, and, of course, music. With 160 well integrated illustrations. (AST18, $42.00)
	The Spirit of Prague • Ivan Klima • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • A collection of essays by the renowned Czech novelist charting the history of Prague from World War II to the Velvet Revolution. (CZH05, $12.95)
	The Story of the Trapp Family Singers • Maria von Trapp • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • The true story of the von Trapp family singers, as remembered by Maria von Trapp herself. Maria was indeed a novice nun, but there ends her resemblance to the Julie Andrews character in the Sound of Music. (AST47, $13.95)
	Summer Meditations • Vaclav Havel • Paul Wilson • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The first leader of the post-Soviet Czech Republic waxes philosophical. (CZH33, $13.00)
	Time's Magpie, A Walk in Prague • Myla Goldberg • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A delightful walking tour of Prague by the bestselling author of "Bee Season." (CZH58, $16.00)
	Travelers' Tales Prague And the Czech Republic, True Stories • David Farley • Jessie Sholl • ANTHOLOGY • A well-chosen selection of mostly modern tales of intrigue, adventure and fun. With contributions by Myla Goldberg, Helen Epstein, Jan Morris, and Francine Prose. (CZH60, $17.95)
	Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe • Marybeth Bond • Mary Morris • ANTHOLOGY • Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris. (EUR160, $17.95)
	The Trial, A New Translation Based on the Restored Text • Franz Kafka • Breon Mitchell • LITERATURE • The story of Joseph K., a man who is unjustly accused of an undisclosed crime. (CZH46, $13.50)
	Twentieth Century Opera, A Guide • George Martin • MUSIC • A survey of 20th century opera. (MUS02, $25.00)
	Twilight of the Habsburgs, The Life and Times of Emperor Francis Joseph • Alan Palmer • HISTORY • A vivid tale of the emperor of Austria-Hungary and king of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, and Slavonia who ruled until the fall of the empire during World War I. (AST14, $15.00)
	Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories • Hanna Krall • Madeline G. Levine • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Krall reveals the lives and strange trajectories of her compatriots in these poignant stories, profiles and interviews of survivors of WWII. (PLD49, $14.95)
	A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age • William Manchester • HISTORY • 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. (EUR06, $15.99)
	Yiddish Folktales • Beatrice Weinreich • LITERATURE • A collection of 178 tales, many very short, of princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. (CEU33, $18.00)

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