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Rough Guide Czech & Slovak Republics  •  Rob Humphreys
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 666 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)
  Rough Guide Czech & Slovak Republics
Fodor's Prague's 25 Best  •  Citypack
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 96 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, $11.95)
  Fodor's Prague's 25 Best
Slovak Republic Map  •  Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A colorful, detailed map of Slovakia at a scale of 1:200,000. (CEU19, $12.95)
 



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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  •  This superb guide to Vienna features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. (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, $19.95)
 
 
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, 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  •  In this anecdotal study, the author traces the history and culture of 4,000-year-old Prague in rich detail. Intimately familiar with the physical city, the book is also an accessible guide to its neighborhoods and architecture. (CZH09, $16.00)
 
 
Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II  •  Joseph Rothschild   • HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  An opinionated, well-written and clear political history of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania since WWII, completely revised for this third edition to reflect post-Soviet realities. (EUR31, $34.95)
 
 
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, $29.95)
 
 
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, $16.95)
 
 
The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague  •  Timothy Garton Ash   • HISTORY  •  An astute journalist's vivid eyewitness account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and other dramatic events of 1989. (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. (CZH08, $14.95)
 
 
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)
 
 

 
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