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These 4 items are available for $67, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGER43)

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)
The Berlin Diaries  •  Marie Vassiltchikov BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1988 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES • FAVORITE The compulsively readable wartime diary of an emigre Russian princess who was secretary to Adam Von Trott, mastermind of the failed 20th of July Plot to assassinate Hitler. Idealistic, vivacious and observant, Missie was a diarist of the first order, and her book is both an absorbing portrait of 1940's Berlin and a gripping account of political conspiracy. William Maxwell called it "one long astonishment" in his "New Yorker" review. (GER104, $15.95)
The Germans  •  Gordon A. Craig CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1991 •  PAPER  • 361 PAGES Informative and fascinating, this book by German historian Gordon A. Craig provides valuable insights into the nature of the German character. Craig explores the complex paradoxes of German identity -- romantic and conservative, idealistic and practical, proud and insecure -- through chapters on religion, money, Jews, women, literature and society, Berlin and language. (GER10, $18.00)
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)

A Hedonist's Guide to Berlin  •  Sarah Marshall   • GUIDEBOOK  •  (GER217, $16.95)
Companion Guide Berlin  •  Brian Ladd   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
Fodor's Berlin's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shirt-pocket guide with a map and brief overview of Berlin's many museums, grand buildings and other not-to-be-missed cultural attractions. (GER16, $11.95)
Time Out Berlin  •  David Rimmer   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide with a focus on what to do in Berlin. (GER182, $19.95)
Before the Deluge, A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920's  •  Otto Friedrich   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A fascinating portrait of Berlin in the 1920s, this book features illuminating essays and an extraordinary collection of contemporary images of the city before the devastation of WWII. (GER11, $17.95)
Berlin  •  David Large   • HISTORY  •  An engaging, textured portrait of the city from German Unification to 1989. (GER73, $32.50)
Berlin and Its Culture: A Historical Portrait  •  Ronald Taylor   • HISTORY  •  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, Portrait of a City  •  Hans Christian Adam   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An extravagantly illustrated history of Berlin, from the fall of Prussia to the present, featuring hundreds of iconic photographs by the likes of Helmut Newton and Frank Capra. (GER214, $70.00)
The German Way  •  Hyde Flippo   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A slim volume on the German-speaking world's cultural psyche, this is a great resource for anyone seeking insight into why the Germans do what they do. (GER12, $15.95)
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)
The New Berlin: Memory, Politics, Place  •  Karen E. Till   • HISTORY  •  An exploration of German national identity, especially in relation to the historical twists and turns of twentieth century Berlin. (GER166, $25.00)
Bauhaus  •  Frank Whitford   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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, $18.95)
The Expressionists  •  Wolf-Dieter Dube   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban landscape  •  Brian Ladd   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin  •  Peter Gay   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Looking back at his youth, the historian and author attempts to explain what it was like to be a German and a Jew as the Nazis came to power in 1930s Berlin. (GER38, $17.00)
Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Story of Franz Biberkopf  •  Alfred Doblin   • LITERATURE  •  An expressionistic, shimmering novel set within the confines of Alexanderplatz in 1920s Berlin (later made into a movie by Fassbinder). (GER86, $19.95)
Berlin Noir  •  Philip Kerr   • LITERATURE  •  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, $18.00)
The Berlin Stories  •  Christopher Isherwood   • LITERATURE  •  "The Last of Mr. Norris" and "Goodbye to Berlin" find Sally Bowles, Fräulein Schroeder and the doomed Landauers caught up in the nightlife, danger and mystique of 1931 Berlin. (GER19, $15.95)
The Innocent  •  Colin McEwan   • LITERATURE  •  A reluctant British spy, an everyman caught up in espionage, a startling affair -- and murder, all set in circa 1950s Berlin. (GER43, $14.95)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold  •  John Le Carre   • LITERATURE  •  The cold war spy thriller that established Le Carre as master of the genre. (GER37, $16.00)
The Tin Drum  •  Gunter Grass   • LITERATURE  •  Probably the best German novel written since the end of World War II, this is the surreal story of a mute dwarf named Oskar who lives through Nazi Germany and finds himself in a mental institution. (GER33, $15.95)