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

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)

Cadogan Guide Bavaria

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)

A Concise History of Germany

A Concise History of Germany


by Mary Fulbrook

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 277 PAGES

This essential short history of Germany -- a whirlwind survey in less than 300 pages -- explores the relationships between social, political and cultural factors in this land located in the center of Europe. (GER13, $28.99)

Elizabeth and Her German Garden

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)

Germany in the High Middle Ages, 1050-1200

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)

The Good German

The Good German


by Joseph Kanon

  • MYSTERY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 482 PAGES

Kanon's suspenseful tale of love, espionage and moral quandary captures the ruin and mystique of Berlin in the days after WWII. (GER198, $14.00)

The Improbable Voyage

The Improbable Voyage


by Tristan Jones

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 332 PAGES

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

In a German Pension

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)

Michelin Map Germany: Southwest 545

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)

Munich Map

Munich Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2008
  • MAP

A handy, laminated map of Munich at a scale of 1:11,000. (GER210, $8.95)

The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000

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)

 

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