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Prague in Black and Gold, Scenes from Life in a European City

by Peter Demetz

• HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

Both a history and accessible guide to the neighborhoods and architecture of the city. (CZH09, $17.95)

Prague, A Traveler's Literary Companion

by Paul Wilson

• ANTHOLOGY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

This anthology of 24 vivid stories by Czech writers, contemporary and well-known, brings the city, history history, spirit and people to life and includes a helpful map for the traveler. (CZH08, $14.95)

Eyewitness Guide Prague

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the celebrated city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (CZH01, $25.00)

Prague Map

by Borch Maps

• 2006
• MAP

A laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000. (CZH13, $8.95)

 

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Eyewitness Guide Czech and Slovak Republics

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2013
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

An illustrated guide to the history, culture, people and nature of the Czech and Slovak Republics in the popular series, with dozens of excellent maps and color photographs. (CZH68, $28.00)

Eyewitness Top Ten Prague

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2013
• FLEXI-BOUND
• 160 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Prague. (CZH90, $14.00)

Frommer's Prague Day by Day

by Mark Baker

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

This handy, compact guide includes a separate fold-out map of the city center and detailed itineraries for experiencing the best of Prague. (CZH85, $13.99)

Lonely Planet Czech Phrasebook

by Lonely Planet

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2013
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

A palm-sized guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary. (CZH50, $8.99)

Open Letters, Selected Writings: 1965 - 1990

by Vaclav Havel | Paul Wilson

• HISTORY
• 1992
• PAPER
• 405 PAGES

This inspired anthology of writings by the Czech poet-president Vaclav Havel collects 25 essays, letters and speeches written between 1965 and 1990, including those that directly influenced the Polish Solidarity movement. (CZH06, $15.95)

Prague in Danger

by Peter Demetz

• HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES
• COMING IN JUNE

Read this memoir for its prose and portrait of Prague during a pivotal time. Peter Demetz adroitly combines history, biography and memoir is this page-turning portrait of his beloved city during the War. Demetz (Prague in Black and Gold) vividly chronicles the lives of his young friends family, film, poetry, theater and music, terror and resistance from 1939-45, the six years Prague was under Nazi occupation. (CZH84, $15.00)

The Coasts of Bohemia, A Czech History

by Derek Sayer

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 408 PAGES

A political and cultural history of the Czech people, this intriguing book places the historically important Bohemia and Moravia regions at the center of European events. The author draws on literature, the arts, culture and politics to evoke Czech history, society and identity. (CZH10, $39.95)

The Czech Reader, History, Culture, Politics

by Jan Bazant

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2010
• PAPER
• 568 PAGES

A fascinating survey of Czech history, culture and politics, part of the World Readers series, and composed of the writings and impressions of luminaries, leaders and ordinary Czechs. Among the highlights are Joan of Arc's letter to the Hussites, the composer Antonin Dvorak's letter from the New World and literary selections from Kafka, Kundera and Vaclav Havel. (CZH96, $27.95)

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague

by Timothy Garton Ash

• HISTORY
• 1993
• PAPER
• 167 PAGES

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, $15.00)

Baroque and Rococo Art

by 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, $21.95)

Dvorak and His World

by Michael Beckerman

• MUSIC
• 1993
• PAPER
• 296 PAGES

A fascinating view of the Czech composer's personal life and his influence on the world around him. (CZH23, $32.95)

Beyond the Chestnut Trees

by Maria Bauer

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1986
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

Bauer interweaves recollections of her youth in Prague with an account of a return visit 40 years later in this affectionate, classic memoir. (CZH53, $24.95)

Time's Magpie, A Walk in Prague

by Myla Goldberg

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2004
• HARD COVER
• 140 PAGES

A delightful walking tour of Prague by the bestselling author of "Bee Season." (CZH58, $16.00)

A Traveller's Companion to Prague

by Jan Kaplan

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 252 PAGES

A portrait of the city, its neighborhoods, architecture, society and culture as seen through the eyes of writers over the centuries, including Petrarch, Hans Christian Anderson, Graham Greene and Patrick Leigh Fermor. (CZH65, $16.95)

I Served the King of England

by Bohumil Hrabal

• LITERATURE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 241 PAGES

A rollicking trip through the history of 20th century Czechoslovakia, Hrabal's comic masterpiece follows the misadventures of a simple but hugely ambitious waiter in pre-World War II Prague, who rises to wealth only to lose everything with the onset of Communism, (CZH87, $15.95)

Prague Tales

by Jan Neruda | Michael Heim | Ivan Klima

• LITERATURE
• 1993
• PAPER
• 346 PAGES

A collection of stories set in the Little Quarter of 19th-century Prague. Neruda has been referred to as the Charles Dickens of Czechoslovakia. (CZH28, $17.95)

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

by Milan Kundera

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 312 PAGES

Kundera strings together loosely related short stories to form an original and entertaining look at Czech culture. (CZH17, $14.99)

The Complete Stories

by Franz Kafka

• LITERATURE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 486 PAGES

All of Kafka's stories, including The Metamorphosis, A Hunger Artist, and In The Penal Colony. (CZH47, $17.00)

The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War

by Jaroslav Hasek | Cecil Parrott

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 752 PAGES

The deeply funny story of a hapless Czech soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army, dismissed for incompetence only to be pressed into service by the Russians in World War I, then captured by his own troops. (CZH11, $16.00)

The Joke

by Milan Kundera

• LITERATURE
• 1993
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

The tale of a Communist student, who is imprisoned and stigmatized for a mere joke. (CZH36, $13.99)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

Kundera's intriguing novel, praised for its meditations on the nature of men and women, and on the fearful emptiness of life in Prague under Communist rule. We also carry Kundera's collection of short stories The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. (CZH16, $15.99)

Travelers' Tales Prague and the Czech Republic, True Stories

by David Farley | Jessie Sholl

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 356 PAGES

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)

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