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	All Quiet on the Western Front • Erich Maria Remarque • LITERATURE • Written by a soldier in the kaiser's army, this novel has been hailed as the greatest novel of World War I, and was later made into a memorable film. (GER15, $13.95)
	Amadeus • Milos Forman • The Oscar-winning account of Mozart's life, death and downfall, starring F. Murray Abraham as the cruel and mediocre Salieri. (AST65, $26.99)
	Amsterdam Map • Borch Maps • A laminated, folded map of the city center, at a scale of 1:11,000. (NTH36, $7.95)
	Anne Frank Remembered • Miep Gies • Allison Leslie Gold • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • YOUNG ADULTS • A memoir of Anne, the Frank family and occupied Amsterdam by Miep Gies, who with her husband and colleagues hid and protected the Franks through much of World War II. Ages 12 to adult. (NTH59, $14.00)
	Art and Society in the Middle Ages • Georges Duby • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A study of the relationship between the production of art and the nature of Medieval society. (EUR85, $30.55)
	Art Book Van Gogh: A Profound and Tormented Genius - His Life in Paintings • Anna Torterolo • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A colorful survey of the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh. (NTH51, $12.95)
	Art From the Ashes • Lawrence L. Langer • ANTHOLOGY • A powerful collection of stories, journals, essays, poetry and prose about the Holocaust (EUR131, $41.95)
	The Art of Describing, Dutch Art of the Seventeenth-Century • Svetlana Alpers • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An original and controversial study that challenges the current en-vogue scholarship on Dutch art. (NTH69, $28.00)
	Arthur Schnitzler, Four Major Plays • Arthur Schnitzler • Carl R. Mueller • LITERATURE • A collection of four full-length plays from the Austrian writer. (AST53, $19.95)
	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)
	Austria As Theater and Ideology, The Meaning of the Salzburg Festival • Michael Steinberg • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A scholarly analysis of the relation between the festival, politics and Austrian cultural identity. This revealing, intriguing book is in-depth and analytical, not the usual reading for travelers, but well worth the effort. (AST55, $22.95)
	Austria Map • Freytag & Berndt • The home-grown map of Austria, published by the fine Vienna-based Freytag & Berndt. Scale 1:300,000. (AST28, $12.95)
	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)
	The Autumn of the Middle Ages • Johan Huizinga • HISTORY • A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this well translated classic is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. (EUR17, $25.00)
	Badenheim 1939 • Aharon Appelfeld • Dalya Bilu • LITERATURE • A haunting tale of the daily life of well-to-do and unsuspecting Jewish vacationers at a fictional Ausrian resort on the eve of the holocaust. (AST35, $12.95)
	Baedeker's Austria • Baedeker's Travel Guides • GUIDEBOOK • The much-revised classic with map. (AST56, $25.00)
	Baedeker's Netherlands • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A compact and colorful guide to the country, featuring photographs and a useful pull-out map. (NTH38, $25.00)
	Balkans Southeast Europe Map • Freytag & Berndt • OUT OF PRINT • A nicely detailed regional map, showing the route of the Danube from Budapest to the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR147, $12.95)
	Baltic Light, Early Open-Air Painting in Denmark and North Germany • Helmut Borsch-Supan • Helmut Rudolf Leppien • Catherine Johnston • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A beautifully illustrated work celebrating the plein air painting of the Baltic. (DMK23, $70.00)
	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)
	Bauhaus • Frank Whitford • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A survey of the highly influential Bauhaus school of design. Whitford follows the movement from its early 20th century history in Germany up through the mark it has left on today's society. (GER55, $18.95)
	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)
	Beethoven's Concertos: History, Style, Performance • Leon Plantinga • MUSIC • An insightful source of helpful and practical information, written with color and style. (GEN165, $49.95)
	Bela Bartok and Turn-of-the-Centry Budapest • Judith Frigyesi • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A study of Bartok and turn-of-the-century modernism in Hungary. (HGR35, $26.95)
	Beneath the Wheel • Hermann Hesse • LITERATURE • A short novel, set in a village in the Black Forest not unlike where Hesse was born. (GER105, $14.00)
	Benelux Map • Michelin Travel Publications • A self-folding map covering the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg at a scale of 1:400,000. (NTH03, $11.95)
	The Berlin Diaries • Marie Vassiltchikov • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAVORITE • The compulsively readable wartime account of an emigre Russian princess who was secretary to Adam Von Trott, mastermind of the failed 20th of July plot to assassinate Hitler. Idealistic, vivacious and observant, "Missie" conveys the flavor of Berlin during the 1940s. (GER104, $15.95)
	Bismarck and the German Empire: 1871-1918 • Lynn Abrams • HISTORY • The rise of Prussia. (GER14, $15.95)
	Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman • Alan John Percivale Taylor • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This classic biography, first published in 1955, casts the Prussian prime minister and Germany's first chancellor as more of an opportunist than a planner. (GER85, $12.95)
	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)
	Blue Guide Amsterdam • Charles Ford • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the well known series, this book provides detailed coverage of the history, art and architecture of Amsterdam. Serious-minded travelers will not want to be without it. (NTH15, $19.95)
	Blue Guide Belgium • Bernard McDonagh • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, no-nonsense overview of Belgium and Luxembourg, covering in detail the art, history and architecture of the region. (NTH14, $24.95)
	Blue Guide Budapest • Bob Dent • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to the architecture, history and culture of Budapest. (HGR20, $18.95)
	Blue Guide the Netherlands • Rachel Esner • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to Holland, heavily focused on art and architecture. (NTH54, $24.95)
	The Book of Images • Rainer Maria Rilke • Edward Snow • LITERATURE • Poems and lyrics from Rilke during his most emotional and impressionistic period (1902-1906), ably translated by Edward Snow and presented in bilingual format on facing pages. (GER122, $16.00)
	Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays • Stanislaw Baranczak • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Essays on writers and writing from an Eastern European intellectual and poet. (EUR139, $12.50)
	The Bridge at Andau • James Michener • LITERATURE • The true story of a bridge that became a means of escape to the west during the Hungarian revolt in 1956. It's classic Michener: gripping and action-packed. (HGR17, $6.99)
	A Bridge Too Far • Cornelius Ryan • HISTORY • War historian Cornelius Ryan chronicles in detailed, readable prose the battle of Arnhem, one of the most important -- and bloodiest -- campaigns in World War II. (WAR21, $18.00)
	Bruegel • Walter S. Gibson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated biography of Bruegel the Elder in the "World of Art" series. (NTH41, $14.95)
	Budapest Diary, In Search of the Motherbook • Susan Rubin Suleiman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A lovely and affecting memoir of a childhood in 1940s Budapest and a return trip in 1993 as an academic fellow. Suleiman is now a professor at Harvard. (HGR37, $14.95)
	Budapest Exit, A Memoir of Fascism, Communism and Freedom • Csaba Teglas • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A tale of life in Budapest from the Nazi invasion to the 1956 Hungarian revolution. (HGR36, $27.95)
	Budapest Map • Borch Maps • A convenient map of the city center at a scale of 1:11,000. (HGR34, $7.95)
	Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family • Thomas Mann • LITERATURE • Mann's masterpiece about the decline of a German family at the end of the 19th century. (GER22, $25.00)
	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, $13.00)
	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)
	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, $17.95)
	The Castle, A New Translation, Based on the Restored Text • Franz Kafka • Mark Harman • Malcolm Pasley • LITERATURE • A new translation of Kafka's unfinished masterpiece. (EUR68, $14.00)
	Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages • Alain Erlande-Brandenburg • ART & ARCHITECTURE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages featuring hundreds of drawings and color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $12.95)
	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)
	Children of the Holocaust • Arnold Lustig • LITERATURE • Three books from Lustig's oeuvre, here collected in a single volume. (GER110, $24.00)
	Chopin in Paris, The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer • Tad Szulc • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the famed composer Fryderyk Chopin. (FRN161, $20.95)
	Citizen Soldiers • Stephen Ambrose • HISTORY • Ambrose's account of the battles fought in the year between D-Day and the German surrender, from the U.S. Army's perspective. (WAR19, $18.00)
	Civilization and Its Discontents • Sigmund Freud • Peter Gay • HISTORY • The standard edition. (AST50, $12.95)
	Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe • Glynis Ridley • HISTORY • The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)
	Classical Music 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music • Fred Plotkin • MUSIC • A primer on classical music. (MUS15, $18.95)
	The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven • Charles Rosen • MUSIC • Written in 1972, the first edition of this book won the National Book Award and became an instant classic, an eminently readable account of the Viennese Classical School. (MUS38, $21.95)
	The Compleat Brahms: A Guide to the Musical Works of Johannes Brahms • Leon Botstein • MUSIC • A remarkable compendium of essays by Botstein and 29 collaborators. (GEN166, $35.00)
	The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh • Vincent Van Gogh • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A handsome three volume set containing all the available letters written by Vincent Van Gogh. (NTH35, $100.00)
	The Complete Operas of Mozart, A Critical Guide • Charles Osborne • MUSIC • (MUS12, $17.95)
	A Concise History of Bulgaria • R.J. Crampton • HISTORY • A highly readable, illustrated introduction to Bulgaria's history from medieval empire to Ottoman rule, revival and modernization, to the fall of Communism. (BGR01, $27.99)
	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, $25.99)
	A Concise History of Hungary • Miklos Molnar • Anna Magyar • HISTORY • The author, a Hungarian historian, narrates the history of Hungary from little-known origins to 1988, encompassing the Magyars, the Austro-Hungarian empire and the Soviet era. (HGR30, $28.99)
	Contemporary Jewish Writing In Hungary: An Anthology • Eva Forgacs • Susan Robin Suleiman • ANTHOLOGY • This anthology of Hungarian authors both famous (Pulitzer Prize winner Imre Kertesz) and never-published-in-English contains a mixture of novel and memoir exerpts, short stories and poetry. The authors span the generations from pre-World War Two to post-Communist. (HGR39, $24.95)
	The Corpse on the Dike • Janwillem van de Wettering • MYSTERY • A volume in the long-running and immensely popular "Amsterdam Cops" series, this book focuses on two police detectives' investigations of the seamy side of Amsterdam. (NTH66, $13.00)
	The Cossacks, An Illustrated History • John Ure • HISTORY • In this lively, beautifully illustrated overview, a career diplomat (and frequent visitor to the region) explores the history of the Cossacks in Southern Russia and central Asia and their role in world affairs. (RUS135, $45.00)
	Daily Life in Rembrandt's Holland • Paul Zumthor • HISTORY • First published in 1959, this richly detailed portrait of Dutch society during the golden age looks at material life of the average citizen including food, housing, holidays, industry, relations between the sexes -- and even toilet habits. (NTH19, $26.95)
	Danube • Claudio Magris • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A new edition of the gifted novelist's classic account of a Danube journey from its source in the heart of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire through the Balkans to the Black Sea. It's an intellectually charged, evocative portrait of the places and personalities of Central Europe. (EUR58, $16.00)
	The Danube Cycleway, Donaueschingen to Budapest • John Higginson • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, practical guide to the popular biking route along the Danube from Donaueschingen in Bavaria though Austria to Budapest. (CEU20, $18.95)
	A Dark and Bloody Ground, The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945 • Edward G. Miller • HISTORY • The well documented story of battles in the Hurtgen Forest. (WAR26, $32.95)
	The Discovery of Heaven • Harry Mulisch • Paul Vincent • LITERATURE • A novel of love, science and spirituality from the celebrated Dutch author. (NTH78, $20.00)
	The Doughboys, America and the First World War • Gary Mead • HISTORY • World War I through the eyes of the American veterans who fought in its trenches. (WAR75, $19.95)
	Dresden Map • Borch Maps • A colorful, folded, laminated map of Dresden. (GER77, $7.95)
	Dutch Painting (World of Art) • Rudolf Herman Fuchs • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Starting with Van Eyck and his 15th-century contemporaries, this volume in the "World of Art" series surveys nearly 500 years of painting in the Netherlands, ending with a discussion of late 20th-century artists. Featuring almost 200 illustrations. (NTH72, $14.95)
	Dutch Painting 1600-1800 • Seymour Slive • Jakob Rosenberg • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A generously illustrated, scholarly history of 200 years of Dutch art. (NTH48, $40.00)
	The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806 • Jonathan Israel • HISTORY • Impressive in scope (and daunting in size), we heartily recommend this massively well-researched, genuinely readable and authoritative history for travelers with a healthy appetite for history. (NTH76, $65.00)
	Dutch, A Rough Guide Phrasebook • Rough Guide • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • An A-Z pocket dictionary, phrasebook and mini-guide to the Dutch language. (NTH74, $6.99)
	Dutch, Start Speaking Today • Language/30 • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A 90-minute crash course in Dutch featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook. (NTH73, $21.95)
	Eastern Europe Map • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed travel map of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR36, $11.95)
	The Eastern Front, 1914-1917 • Norman Stone • HISTORY • A classic study of Russia's contribution to WWI. (WAR76, $16.95)
	Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 • Alfred W. Crosby • NATURAL HISTORY • The story of how early explorers, colonists and settlers reshaped our biological world. (NAT22, $26.99)
	Effi Briest • Theodor Fontane • Peter Demetz • LITERATURE • The sad tale of Effit Briest and her fall from Brandenburg society. (GER87, $14.00)
	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)
	Eichmann in Jerusalem, A Report on the Banality of Evil • Hannah Arendt • RELIGION • A provocative, challenging account of the trial of the Nazi leader. (GEN255, $13.95)
	Elizabeth and Her German Garden • Elizabeth Von Arnim • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The gently satirical, light-hearted first book by English novelist Von Arnim tells of daily life on a Pomeranian estate. Originally published in 1898, it's an intimate, semi-autobiographical account in the form of a diary. (GER72, $15.95)
	The Expressionists • Wolf-Dieter Dube • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A general survey of Expressionism, presented by the senior curator at the Bavarian State Art Collection. With the use of many of the artists' own words, he tracks the movement back to such luminaries as Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and follows it through its years of dazzling creativity. (GER56, $18.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Amsterdam • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A wonderful guide to Amsterdam, filled with detailed drawings, photographs and thumbnail sketches. The highly visual format covers a wide range of information and is very well indexed. Slim and attractive, it also includes detailed maps and cutaway drawings of landmarks. (NTH01, $23.00)
	Eyewitness Guide Austria • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide to all of Austria features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (AST59, $25.00)
	Eyewitness Guide The Netherlands • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book covers Holland, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations. (NTH71, $25.00)
	Eyewitness Guide Vienna • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide features color photography and excellent neighborhood maps. (AST01, $23.00)
	Fatelessness • Imre Kertesz • Tim Wilkinson • LITERATURE • This powerful novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winner tells the story of a teenage boy deported from Hungary to the Nazi death camps in 1944. It's drawn from Kertesz's own experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald. (CEU26, $13.95)
	Fin-de-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture • Carl E. Schorske • HISTORY • A landmark study of turn-of-the century Vienna -- one of the key chapters in modern intellectual history. Among its luminaries were Freud, Klimt, Kokoshka and Schoenberg. (AST04, $22.95)
	Flashman and the Tiger • George MacDonald Fraser • LITERATURE • This 11th installment in The Flashman Papers (purportedly retrieved and not written by George Macdonald Fraser, a nice conceit), consists of three short adventures, which find our hero cavorting with Bismarck and Emperor Franz-Josef and the future Edward VI. (WAF58, $14.95)
	Flemish Art and Architecture 1585-1700 • Hans Vlieghe • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A lavishly illustrated overview of the art of the southern Netherlands from 1585-1700. (BLG07, $85.00)
	Flemish Cities Explored • Derek Blyth • GUIDEBOOK • A walking guide to well-known towns in Belgium, covering the history and culture of Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent as well as Leuven, Mechelen and Ostend. (BLG05, $24.95)
	Fodor's Exploring Germany • John Ardagh • GUIDEBOOK • Lively, fully illustrated and compact, this practical guide by a well regarded author shows John Ardagh's long experience and insight. (GER05, $22.00)
	Fodor's Munich's 25 Best • Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • This slim guide to Munich includes a separate map of the center of the city and a 96-page pocket book with essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing. (GER167, $11.95)
	Fodor's Vienna to Salzburg • Fodors • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in a growing series focusing on restaurants, attractions and activities in the land of Mozart. (AST73, $16.95)
	Frederick the Great • Theodor Schieder • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • OUT OF PRINT • A topical rather than chronological biography addressing the principal controversies surrounding Frederick the Great. (GER84, $31.80)
	Freud in Vienna and other Essays • Bruno Bettelheim • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A collection of essays on subjects ranging from Freud to the Holocaust and child psychology. (AST51, $19.00)
	Frommer's Munich & the Bavarian Alps • Darwin Porter • Danforth Prince • GUIDEBOOK • An excellent guidebook to the region, with lots of practical information (GER49, $16.99)
	Garden Lover's Guide to Germany • Charles Quest-Ritson • GUIDEBOOK • A richly illustrated guide to the gardens of Germany. (GER103, $19.95)
	German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary • DK Publishing • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • With thousands of neatly arranged color photographs, this compact book is impressively comprehensive, covering everything from the basics of die Schule (school) to the vocabulary of der Augenoptiker (optometrist). (GER162, $12.95)
	German for Travelers • Living Language • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A handy German phrasebook, with over 3800 German words and phrases. (GER58, $7.95)
	Germany from Partition to Reunification • Henry Ashby Turner • David Young • HISTORY • An introduction to the political history of post-World War II Germany. (GER79, $22.00)
	Germany in the High Middle Ages, 1050-1200 • Horst Fuhrmann • HISTORY • German development through the first three crusades and the rise of the kingdom of Germany. (GER31, $39.99)
	Germany Map • Freytag & Berndt • Detailed and with an index, this map at a scale of 1:700,000 covers east to Prague. (GER07, $15.95)
	Germany, Benelux, Austria Czech Republic Map • Michelin Travel Publications • This handy map shows road and river routes from Amsterdam and Berlin to Prague, Vienna, Munich and Salzburg at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (EUR100, $11.95)
	Girl in Hyacinth Blue • Susan Vreeland • LITERATURE • This finely-crafted novel tells the story of the girl in an imagined, undiscovered portrait by Vermeer. Created in the 17th century, the painting passes through a number of people's hands, and following its path provides a series of tales that reflect the history and character of Holland and Europe through the years. (NTH23, $13.00)
	Girl With a Pearl Earring • Tracy Chevalier • LITERATURE • Chevalier's richly drawn novel imagines the story behind Vermeer's mysterious portrait of a turbaned girl with a pearl earring. (NTH25, $14.00)
	Girl With a Pearl Earring • Peter Webber • A historical drama set in 17th century Holland, about a girl working as a servant and model to the painter Johannes Vermeer. (NTH75, $26.98)
	The Glance of Countess Hahn-Hahn (Down the Danube) • Peter Esterhazy • LITERATURE • A confounding, postmodern novel, this meditation on travel, the Danube, and its history is great fun for those with an appreciation for wordplay and intellectual games. (HGR11, $19.00)
	The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
	The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium • J.F. Brown • HISTORY • A survey of the events from the fall of communism to 2000 by a leading scholar. Brown discusses social and political change in the region, prospects for the future -- and the growing economic rift between East Central and South Eastern Europe. (EUR90, $23.95)
	Hands Around, A Cycle of Ten Dialogues • Arthur Schnitzler • LITERATURE • Superficial sexual encounters in the absence of true love. (AST42, $1.00)
	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)
	Headlong, A Novel • Michael Frayn • LITERATURE • A Bruegel canvas claims a central role in Frayn's hilarious tale of an art heist gone awry. Frayn weaves detailed research about the Old Master with a philosopher's foiled plot to appropriate the valuable masterpiece from a boor he feels is unworthy of it. (NTH68, $15.00)
	Heart of Europe, The Past in Poland's Present • Norman Davies • HISTORY • A history of Poland in reverse chronology from the Solidarity Movement to early civilization, condensed from the author's definitive three-volume history. (PLD06, $24.99)
	Here I Stand, A Life of Martin Luther • Roland Herbert Bainton • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Considered one of the most readable biographies of Martin Luther, this volume is an illustrated look at the German religious reformer and his influence on Western civilization. (GER64, $15.00)
	Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger • LITERATURE • This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $14.00)
	Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179: A Visionary Life • Sabina Flanagan • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The standard biography of Hildegard of Bingen. (GER115, $33.95)
	Historical Atlas of Central Europe • Paul Mogocsi • HISTORY • An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region. (EUR33, $45.00)
	The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners • Paul Beck • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • An irreverent tour of recent Eastern European history in documentary comic-book style, a provocative, fast-moving and opinionated look at who is in conflict with whom and why, nationhood, ethnicity and the future. (EUR30, $11.00)
	A History of Fascism, 1914-1945 • Stanley G. Payne • HISTORY • A schoalrly, comprehensive history with a focus on Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. (EUR132, $24.95)
	A History of Hungary • Peter F. Sugar • Peter Hanak • Tibor Frank • HISTORY • With chapters by a variety of contributors. (HGR06, $20.95)
	A History of Modern Hungary, 1867 -1994 • Jorg Hoensch • HISTORY • (HGR08, $51.00)
	Hitler and the Holocaust • Robert S. Wistrich • HISTORY • A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II. (EUR114, $13.95)
	Hitler's Thirty Days to Power, January 1933 • Henry Ashby Turner • HISTORY • An examination of the appointment of Hitler as German chancellor. (GER126, $16.00)
	Hitler's Willing Executioners, Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust • Daniel Jonah Goldhagen • HISTORY • The controversial study of what ordinary German citizens did -- and did not do -- in reaction to the escalating horrors of WWII. (GER06, $17.95)
	Homage to the Eighth District, Tales from Budapest • Giorgio Pressburger • Nicola Pressburger • LITERATURE • 10 stories taking place in the Jewish quarter of Budapest during the middle of the 20th century. (HGR23, $9.95)
	Homestead • Rosini Lippi • LITERATURE • Set firmly in a small village in the Austrian Alps, these 12 interlinking stories are almost ethnographic in their rich detail of small town life. The stories range from the turn-of-the-century to the present, accurately charting change in the remote village. (ALP11, $13.00)
	Hungarian Folktales, the Art of Zsuzsanna Palko • Zsuzsanna Palko • Linda Degh • LITERATURE • A collection of folktales told in the late 1940s and early 1950s by Palko, a well-known Hungarian storyteller. (HGR16, $25.00)
	The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953 - 1963 • Gyorgy Litvan • Janos M. Bak • Lyman H. Legters • HISTORY • The first account of the Hugarian Revolution to include materials made available only after the Soviet Union disolved. (HGR07, $96.33)
	Hungary Map • HEMA Maps • A map of Hungary at a scale of 1:300,000. (HGR14, $12.95)
	I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941, Vol. 1 • Victor Klemperer • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The diaries of a Jewish professor of Romance languages in Dresden who lost his position under the Nazis but managed to survive the war. This is the first volume in a two-volume series. (GER88, $16.95)
	I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1941-1945, Vol. 2 • Victor Klemperer • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The diaries of a Dresden professor of Roman languages who, being Jewish, lost his position under the Nazis but managed to survive the war in Dresden. This is the second volume in a two-volume series. (GER89, $15.95)
	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 Innocent • Colin McEwan • LITERATURE • A reluctant British spy, an everyman caught up in espionage, a startling affair -- and murder, all set in circa 1950s Berlin. (GER43, $14.95)
	Insight Compact Guide Holland • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A pocket guide (NTH20, $8.95)
	Insight Guide Austria • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A highly recommended introduction to Austrian history and culture -- as well as a good overview of popular destinations. (AST29, $23.95)
	Insight Guide Germany • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A well-illustrated guide to the culture, history and traditions of Germany featuring excellent maps. (GER100, $23.95)
	Insight Pocket Guide Bavaria • Anne Midgette • GUIDEBOOK • A convenient, practical guide to Bavaria. (GER53, $13.95)
	The Interpretation of Dreams • Sigmund Freud • SCIENCE • A seminal text of psychoanalytic theory. (GEN319, $19.95)
	Introducing Austria, A Short History • Lonnie Johnson • HISTORY • A short, thematic history of modern Austria, from WWI to the late 1980s. (AST76, $14.95)
	Inventing Eastern Europe, The Map of Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment • Larry Wolff • HISTORY • The author, a professor of history, looks back to Catherine the Great, Rousseau, Voltaire and Western (mis)perceptions of Eastern Europe during the late 18th century. (EUR34, $29.95)
	Jakob the Liar • Jurek Becker • Leila Vennewitz • LITERATURE • First published in Germany in 1969, this novel is considered one of the great contributions to Holocaust literature. (GER93, $13.00)
	A Jewish Mother From Berlin and Susanna • Gertrude Kolmar • Brigitte Goldstein • LITERATURE • A novella and short story, each set in 192os Berlin. (GER96, $28.33)
	The Jews of Germany, A Historical Portrait • Ruth Gay • Peter Gay • HISTORY • A well written scholarly history of Judaism in Germany. (GER116, $40.00)
	The Kaiser and His Times • Michael Balfour • HISTORY • An eminently readable biography of William II, with a moderately pro-English bias. (GER83, $25.00)
	The Kalevala • Keith Bosley • LITERATURE • This national epic of Finland, based on ancient heroic poetry, was a rallying flag for national aspirations as Finland struggled to break away from Russia in the 19th century. (SCN14, $15.95)
	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)
	Karen Brown's Germany, Exceptional Places to Stay and Itineraries • Karen, Clare and June Brown • GUIDEBOOK • A survey of inns, castles and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights of each region. (GER97, $19.95)
	Knopf Guide Amsterdam • Knopf Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A slender, attractive guide to Amsterdam with background and some practical information. (NTH17, $25.00)
	Knopf Guide Budapest • Knopf Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A sumptuously illustrated, handsome travel guide. (HGR28, $25.00)
	Konrad Adenauer, The Father of the New Germany • Charles Williams • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of Konrad Adenauer, comprehensive and multifaceted. (GER117, $50.00)
	The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh (Penguin Classics) • Vincent Van Gogh • Ronald De Leeuw • Arnold Pomerans • ART & ARCHITECTURE • There are many versions of Van Gogh's letters, but this one is as good as any, a thorough selection of writing that highlights the artist's love for his art and family. (NTH52, $16.00)
	Letters of W. A. Mozart • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Hans Mersmann • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • These 100 candid letters to friends, family and patrons illluminate the culture and society of 18th-century Austria, Mozart's music, family and finances. (AST71, $10.95)
	Lieutenant Gustl • Arthur Schnitzler • Richard L. Simon • LITERATURE • The interior monologue of a pessimistic lieutenant. (AST54, $9.95)
	A Listener's Guide to Mozart's Great Operas • Patrick Cairns Hughes • Spike Hughes • MUSIC • (MUS11, $7.95)
	Lola Montez, A Life • Bruce Seymour • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The life of the powerful paramour of King Ludwig. (EUR89, $45.00)
	Lonely Planet Austria • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide to Vienna, the Danube and Austria in the popular series. (AST69, $21.99)
	Lonely Planet Germany • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive practical guide. (GER102, $26.99)
	Lonely Planet Hungarian Phrasebook • Christina Mayer • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (HGR38, $8.99)
	Lonely Planet Munich & Bavaria • Andrea Schulte-Peevers • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to Bavaria and the Romantic Road in the popular series, featuring maps, an overview of culture and history, and a good deal of nuts-and-bolts information on getting around and sightseeing. (GER150, $22.99)
	Lonely Planet Netherlands • Ryan Ver Berkmoes • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, comprehensive travel guide. (NTH50, $21.99)
	Lonely Planet Vienna