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Rough Guide Czech Republic
Rob Humphreys
GUIDEBOOK 2009 PAPER 464 PAGES
A comprehensive, practical guide for the traveler in the British series. Much of the book is devoted to a survey of cities, sites and attractions throughout the Czech and Slovak republics. With helpful local maps, and a good survey of the culture and history of the region.
(CZH25, $21.99)
Fodor's Prague's 25 Best
Fodors
GUIDEBOOK 2009 PAPER 128 PAGES
A shirt-pocket guide to Prague, this slim book includes an outstanding map of the city as well as a brief overview of its many museums, grand buildings and other not-to-be-missed cultural attractions.
(CZH02, $11.99)
Slovak Republic Map
Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A colorful, detailed map of Slovakia at a scale of 1:200,000. One Side. 35x45 inches.
(CEU19, $12.95)
Central Europe Map
Freytag & Berndt
This colorful regional European map, like the sister map Europe Grand Tour (EUR185), covers from Paris and Amsterdam to Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Rome and Dubrovnik.
(EUR12, $14.95)
Blue Guide Czech and Slovak Republic
Michael Jacobs
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive travel guide with a focus on history, architecture and art. Michael Jacobs, a popular author of guidebooks, presents a thorough portrait of the region.
(CZH18, $24.95)
Eyewitness Guide Vienna
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Take along this handy, compact guide featuring history, culture, color photography and excellent neighborhood maps.
(AST01, $23.00)
A History of Slovakia, The Struggle for Survival
Stanislav K. Kirschbaum
HISTORY
A historian from Bratislava traces his nation's roots from the first arrival on the Danubian Plain to Slovakia's declaration of independence in 1993. A particularly solid discussion of the Communist period and the nation's relationship with the Czechs and Hungary.
(EUR93, $20.00)
Bury Me Standing
Isabel Fonseca
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
This marvelous portrait of the Roma, also known as the Gypsies, offers insight into their music, foods, religions and folk traditions and examines their influential but complex relationship with Eastern Europe.
(EUR09, $14.95)
Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends
Lonnie Johnson
HISTORY
An academic survey of the social, political, and economic past of Central Europe, and the conflicts that stir modern-day European politics.
(EUR69, $39.95)
Images Gone with Time: Photographic Reflections of Slovak Folk Life, 1950-1965
Igor Grossman
Martin Slivka
HISTORY
A handsome collection of 125 black-and-white photographs of everyday life in the mountain villages of Slovakia.
(EUR92, $41.00)
Prague in Black and Gold, Scenes from Life in a European City
Peter Demetz
HISTORY
Both a history and accessible guide to the neighborhoods and architecture of the city.
(CZH09, $17.95)
Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II
Joseph Rothschild
HISTORY
An opinionated, well-written and clear political history of the region, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans
(EUR31, $36.95)
The Coasts of Bohemia, A Czech History
Derek Sayer
HISTORY
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, $32.95)
The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism
Tina Rosenberg
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
In this groundbreaking book, a journalist reports on how the newly democratized people of East Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have confronted the horrors of their former governments.
(EUR54, $17.95)
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)
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, $16.95)
Prague, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Paul Wilson
ANTHOLOGY
This anthology of 24 vivid stories by Prague writers, contemporary and well-known, brings the city to life and includes a helpful map for the traveler. In the same series is Vienna (AST94, $14.95).
(CZH08, $14.95)
Birds of Europe
Lars Svensson
Dan Zetterstrom
Killian Mullarney
FIELD GUIDE
FAVORITE
Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, this second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps.
(FG47, $29.95)
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