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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $67, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGER66)		  
Eyewitness Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alps  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 328 PAGES
This comprehensive, illustrated guide is filled with excellent maps, hundreds of photographs and succinct overviews of history, culture and sightseeing. (GER119, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Munich & the Bavarian Alps
The German Way  •  Hyde Flippo
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1997 •  PAPER  • 138 PAGES • BEST SELLER
A slim volume on the German-speaking cultural psyche, this highly readable, humorous account of the cultural quirks and social etiquette of the German-speaking nations is a great resource for anyone seeking insight into why the Germans do what they do. Short chapters, arranged alphabetically by topic, make for a quick study on the complexities of Teutonic customs. (GER12, $17.00)		   The German Way
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)		   The Germans
Southern Germany Map  •  ITMB
MAP
A detailed color map of southern Germany from Bavaria to the Rheinland at a scale of 1:500,000. Includes Strasbourg. One Side. 33x54 inches. (GER29, $11.95)		   Southern Germany Map



Also Recommended

Bavarian Alps Map  •  Borch Maps    •  This excellent laminated road map (1:275:000) shows places of interest from Munich to Innsbruck, Lake Constance and Salzburg, plus the sites of Ludwig's II's famous castles. (GER268, $10.95)
 		  
Michelin Map Germany: Southeast 546  •  Michelin    •  A regional map centered on Munich covers Bavaria and surroundings from Wurzburg and Bayreuth to Passsau, Salzburg, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Konstanz to Stuttgart at a scale of 1:375,000. (GER48, $12.95)
 		  
Munich Map  •  Borch Maps    •  A handy, laminated map of Munich at a scale of 1:11,000. (GER210, $8.95)
 		  
Cadogan Guide Bavaria  •  Rod Bolt   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 		  
Every Pilgrim's Guide to Oberammergau and Its Passion Play  •  Michael Counsell   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Organizer of the Welcome Center during the 1990 and 2000 play seasons, Michael Counsell includes an outline of the play, prayers, relevant readings from the bible and hymns in this handy shirt pocket guide. Performed since the Middle Ages, the 2010 play, which opens May 15, is again directed by Christian Stuckl, a Munich theater director, originally from Oberammergau. (GER240, $19.99)
 		  
Lonely Planet Munich, Bavaria & the Black Forest  •  Andrea Schulte-Peevers   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This practical guide to Bavaria and the Romantic Road includes maps, an overview of culture and history, and a good deal of nuts-and-bolts information on getting around and sightseeing. (GER150, $19.99)
 		  
Oberammergau: Tradition, Art, and Passion  •  annette Von Altenbockum   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handy guide to the little Bavarian town that has been making world history every ten years since 1634 with its staging of the Passion Play. (GER269, $14.95)
 		  
The Beer Drinker's Guide to Munich  •  Heather Hawthorne  •  Larry Hawthorne   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to the beer halls and beer gardens of Munich. Sixth edition. (GER101, $16.95)
 		  
Prost! The Story of German Beer  •  Horst D. Dornbusch   • FOOD • FAVORITE  •  The Munich-based aficionado weaves history and culture with the marvels and mysteries of German beer in this brief, authoritative guide. (GER99, $14.95)
 		  
A Concise History of Germany  •  Mary Fulbrook   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
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)
 		  
Germania, In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History  •  Simon Winder   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Winder's witty, entertaining and opinionated portrait of German culture is both an illuminating history and a wonderfully digressive exploration of the powerful and often confounding nation. (GER270, $18.00)
 		  
Oberammergau, The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play  •  James Shapiro   • HISTORY  •  A cultural history of Oberammergau and the monumental influence its Passion Play has had on its development. (GER67, $13.00)
 		  
The Burgermeister's Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town  •  Steven Ozment   • HISTORY  •  Meticulously researched and absorbing, this narrative by a Harvard historian traces the legal battle of the daughter of a well-to-do family who was thrown out of her home and disinherited in 1525. (GER25, $13.99)
 		  
The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire  •  Andrew Wheatcroft   • HISTORY  •  The Habsburgs ruled over more diverse peoples and cultures than any other European dynasty since the Roman period. With skillful scholarship and engaging style, Wheatcroft reveals the history of this family of eccentric monarchs. (AST11, $17.00)
 		  
The Rhine, Culture and Landscape at the Heart of Europe  •  Roland Recht   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This beautifully illustrated, oversized survey of the history, geography and culture of the Rhine shows cities, villages and sights along the river from its source in the Alps to the North Sea. (GER120, $75.00)
 		  
The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000  •  Mark Cioc  •  William Cronon   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Baroque and Rococo Art  •  Germain Bazin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 		  
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)
 		  
A Tramp Abroad  •  Mark Twain  •  David Eggers  •  Kerry Driscoll   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Written 11 years after Innocents Abroad, this is Twain's second foray into European travel. Filled with his characteristic wit and humorous observations, it documents his journeys through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. Now with an introduction by Dave Eggers. (EUR78, $14.95)
 		  
Lola Montez, A Life  •  Bruce Seymour   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The life of the powerful paramour of King Ludwig. (EUR89, $45.00)
 		  
Ludwig  •  Luchino Visconti   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Director Luchino Visconti brings his famed majestic style to this lavish and operatic portrait of Ludwig II, the 19th-century 'mad king' of Bavaria (GER237, $39.98)
 		  
The Improbable Voyage  •  Tristan Jones   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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  •  Katherine Mansfield   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
The Blue Flower  •  Penelope Fitzgerald   • LITERATURE  •  Set in the Age of Goethe, this exquisitely written short novel is a fictional account of the life of the Romantic poet Novalis. It paints a vivid picture of German intellectual and mercantile life in the late 1700s. (GER21, $13.00)
 		  
Michelin Map Germany: Southwest 545  •  Michelin    •  A traveler's map of southwestern Germany, covering the western part of Bavaria, at a scale of 1:300,000. (GER129, $12.95)
 		  
 
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