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To the Castle and Back (Vintage)
by Vaclav Havel  Synopsis From the former president of the Czech Republic comes this first-hand account of his years in office and the transition to democracy following the fall of Communism. A renowned playwright, Vaclav Havel became one of Czechoslovakia's most prominent...
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Prague in Danger: The Years of German Occupation, 1939-45: Memories and History, Terror and Resistance, Theater and Jazz, Film and Poetr
by Peter Demetz Publisher Comments A dramatic account of life in Czechoslovakia’s great capital during the Nazi Protectorate With this successor book to Prague in Black and Gold, his account of more than a thousand years of Central European history, the great scholar Peter...
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History of Slovakia the Struggle 2ND Edition
by Stanisla Kirschbaum Publisher Comments "This classic book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of Slovakia, from its establishment on the Danubian Plain to the present. While paying tribute to Slovakia's resilience and struggle for survival, it describes contributions to...
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Prague in Black and Gold: Scenes from the Life of a European City
by Peter Demetz Publisher Comments Prague is at the core of everything both wonderful and terrible in Western history, but few people truly understand this city's unique culture. In Prague in Black and Gold, Peter Demetz strips away sentimentalities and distortions and shows how Czechs...
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Prague Pictures: A Portrait of the City (Writer and the City #04)
by John Banville Publisher Comments The fourth book in Bloomsbury's Writer and the City series. From one of the foremost chroniclers of the modern European experience, this is a panoramic view of a city that has seduced and bewitched visitors for centuries....
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Travelers' Tales Prague and the Czech Republic: True Stories
by David Farley Publisher Comments Featuring essays by Myla Goldberg, Helen Epstein, Jan Morris, and Francine Prose, "Travelers' Tales Prague" collects over 20 stories from the city that inspired compositions from Mozart and novels from Kafka. The pieces in this book are both a charming...
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The Magic Circle of Rudolf II: Alchemy and Astrology in Renaissance Prague
by Peter Marshall Publisher Comments Rudolf II--Habsburg heir, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary, Germany, and the<BR>Romans--is one of history's great characters, and yet he remains largely an unknown figure. His reign (1576-1612) roughly mirrored that of Queen Elizabeth I of...
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Prague : Cultural and Literary History (03 Edition)
by Richard Burton Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-236) and indexes....
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The Twelve Little Cakes
by Dominika Dery Publisher Comments Equal parts testimony to the struggles of a bygone era and a love letter to a bright-eyed childhood that no outside force could dim, this is Dominika Dery's acclaimed memoir of Communist-era Czechoslovakia....
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The Twelve Little Cakes
by Dominika Dery 
Publisher Comments Long before she was born, Dominika first appeared to her mother in a dream, so when she came to be, she was welcomed with eager expectation and much love. Though her arrival was auspicious, as the child of recognized dissidents associated with the failed...
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Philosophy and Politics of Czech Dissidence from Patocka to Havel (Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies)
by Aviezer Tucker Publisher Comments Theory meets practice in The Philosophy and Politics of Czech Dissidence from Patocka to Havel, a critical study of the philosophy and political practice of the Czech dissident movement Charter 77. Aviezer Tucker examines how the political philosophy of...
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Making History: Czech Voices of Dissent and the Revolution of 1989
by Michael Long Publisher Comments Making History: Czech Voices of Dissent and the Revolution of 1989 brings together the personal narratives of eleven former dissidents who, though close associates of Havel, operated without his international celebrity. The narratives, based on...
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The Fall and Rise of a Nation: Czechoslovakia 1938-1941
by Edvard Benea Publisher Comments From Czechoslovakia's former president comes a unique account of the last two weeks of September 1938, chronicling the country's approach to the Munich pact. Based on newly discovered and previously unpublished manuscripts and augmented with wartime...
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Reflections of Prague: Journeys Through the 20th Century
by Ivan Margolius Publisher Comments Born to a highly gifted family that resided for centuries in an epicenter of European culture, Ivan Margolius understood, only as a survivor of Nazi persecution could-and as all European Jews did-their singular tragic destiny. However, in the bitter...
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Prague in Black: Nazi Rule and Czech Nationalism
by Chad Bryant Publisher Comments In September 1938, the Munich Agreement delivered the Sudetenland to Germany. Six months later, Hitler's troops marched unopposed into Prague and established the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia--the first non-German territory to be occupied by Nazi...
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Summer Meditations
by Vaclav Havel Publisher Comments In a book written while he was president of Czechoslovakia, Vaclav Havel combines the same powerful eloquence, moral passion, and abiding wisdom that informed his writing as a dissident and playwright, with a candor unprecedented from one with the broad...
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Prague in Black and Gold: Scenes from the Life of a European City
by Peter Demetz Publisher Comments Prague is at the core of everything both wonderful and terrible in Western history, but few people truly understand this city's unique culture. In Prague in Black and Gold, Peter Demetz strips away sentimentalities and distortions and shows how Czechs...
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The Coasts of Bohemia
by Derek Sayer Publisher Comments In The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare gave the landlocked country of Bohemia a coastline--a famous and, to Czechs, typical example of foreigners' ignorance of the Czech homeland. Although the lands that were once the Kingdom of Bohemia lie at the heart of...
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Budweisers Into Czechs and Germans
by Jeremy King Publisher Comments "King provides a compelling narrative of nation building in a single Central European town. The story is told engagingly and with a rare freshness of style. King shows a masterful command over an impressive range of primary sources and exploits it fully...
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Vaclav Havel: A Political Tragedy in Six Acts
by John Keane Publisher Comments This authorized biography of Havel, based on unrestricted access to him, his circle, and even his enemies, is not only the first definitive account of one of the modern world's great moral and political leaders but also a vivid panorama of the tumultuous...
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