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	Insight Guide Austria  •   Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 351 PAGES A volume in the award-winning Insight series, this guide is noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and informative short essays. It is a highly recommended introduction to Austrian history and culture -- as well as a good overview of popular destinations. (AST29, $23.95)
	Mozart  •  Peter Gay BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES In this compact book, historian and biographer Peter Gay paints a portrait of the musical genius based on factual details rather than long-established myths. He delves into Mozart's complex relationship with his father, the daunting role of being born a child prodigy, and his exploration of new musical territory, particularly opera. A volume in the excellent "Penguin Lives" series. (AST43, $13.00)
	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)
	Austria Map  •   Freytag & Berndt MAP The home-grown map of Austria, published by the fine Vienna-based Freytag & Berndt. Scale 1:300,000. (AST28, $12.95)

	Austria & Hungary Map  •   Kummerly & Frey Maps    •  A colorful map of both Austria and Hungary at a scale of 1:800,000 published in Austria. (AST19, $12.95)
	Salzburg Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A convenient, detailed laminated map of Salzburg and surroundings. (AST75, $7.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Vienna  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide features color photography and excellent neighborhood maps. (AST01, $23.00)
	Fodor's Vienna's 25 Best  •   Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This compact guide includes a pull-out map and helpful recommendations. (AST27, $11.95)
	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)
	A Nervous Splendor, Vienna 1888-1889  •  Frederic Morton   • HISTORY  •  A portrait of Vienna at the end of the 19th century, this book focuses on Crown Prince Rudolph, his devastating suicide and the rich texture of gossip and daily life at the Habsburg Court. It captures the political ferment, intellectual creativity, gaiety and despair of fin-de-siecle Austria. (AST16, $16.00)
	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, $45.00)
	The Austrians, A Thousand-Year Odyssey  •  Gordon Brook-Shepherd   • HISTORY  •  Detailed, impressively researched and readable, this book is a wide-ranging narrative history of the last 1,000 years of Austria and the Austrian character. (AST10, $23.00)
	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)
	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)
	Dream Palaces, The Last Royal Courts of Europe  •  Jerome Coignard  •  Marc Walter   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A beautifully illustrated portrait of 11 extravagant European follies, including Neuschwanstein, Alexandra Cottage, Stolzenfels castle, Miramare castle, Peles castle, and Achilleion villa. (EUR187, $65.00)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Vienna, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Donald Daviau   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Organized by neighborhood, these 15 alluring tales introduce both the city and its writers, including Arthur Schnitzler, Robert Musil, Stefan Zweig and even Franz Kafka, who had a long and tormented association with the city. (AST94, $14.95)
	A Death in Vienna  •  Frank Tallis   • MYSTERY  •  Tallis, a clinical psychologist who has written on Freud, evokes the Vienna of Freud, Klimt and Mahler in wonderful detail in this murder mystery. (AST77, $14.00)
	Heidi  •  Johanna Spyri   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The classic tale of a little girl who is sent to live with her curmudgeonly grandfather in a remote Alpine village. This handsome hardback edition retains the quaint prose and buoyant disposition of Johanna Spyri's 1880 original. (SWZ32, $6.99)
	Solo Faces  •  James Salter   • LITERATURE  •  The story of an American climber who, dissatisfied with his everyday life, travels to the Alps of southern France to tackle mountain peaks. The prose is glorious and the mountain-climbing scenes are as vivid as they get. (ALP14, $14.00)
	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)
	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)
	The Third Man and the Fallen Idol  •  Graham Greene   • LITERATURE  •  A haunting tale and penetrating portrait of Vienna after World War II, "The Third Man" is the result of Greene's collaboration with Carol Reed on the classic movie. "The Fallen Idol" is a separate tale of intrigue set in Britain. (AST30, $13.00)
	Birds of Europe  •  Killian Mullarney  •  Lars Svensson  •  Dan Zetterstrom  •  Peter J. Grant   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
	Wildflowers of Britain and Europe, Compact Guide  •  W. Lippert  •  D. Podlech   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to British and European wildflowers, covering 350 of the most commonly encountered species. Flowers are organized by color for easy identification. (EUR46, $19.99)

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