Cultural Region/Germany
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Poems New and Collected
$18.99 Add to cartPoems New and Collected: 1957-1997 is the definitive, complete collection of poetry by Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska.
Described by Robert Hass as “unquestionably one of the great living E… [more below]
- Author: Szymborska, Wislawa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: November 16, 2000
- ISBN10: 0156011468
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science
$21.99 Read moreIn this beautiful nonfiction biography, a Robert F. Sibert Medal winner, the Newbery Honor-winning author Joyce Sidman introduces readers to one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flout
- Author: Sidman, Joyce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 20 2018
- ISBN10: 0544717139
- Language: English
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The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team’s Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
$20.99 Add to cartSoon to be a major motion picture directed by George Clooney
The #1 New York Times bestseller freshly adapted for the next generation. Inspiration for the PBS American Experience Documentary ‘The Boys- Author: Brown, Daniel James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 8, 2015
- ISBN10: 0451475925
- Language: English
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
$31.00 Add to cartTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.”–CNN – “A remarkable story…worth retelling and celebrating.”–USA Today – “Oh, it’s a good one!”–Fox News
A “beautiful story of a brotherhood betwe- Author: Makos, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 19 2012
- ISBN10: 0425252868
- Language: English
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Address Unknown
$16.99 Read moreA rediscovered classic and international bestseller that recounts the gripping tale of a friendship destroyed at the hands of Nazi Germany
In this searing novel, Kathrine Kressmann Taylor brings vivid
- Author: Taylor, Kathrine Kressmann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: June 29, 2021
- ISBN10: 0063068494
- Language: English
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Siddhartha
$6.00 Add to cartThis classic novel of self-discovery has inspired generations of seekers. With parallels to the enlightenment of the Buddha, Hesse’s Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin’s quest for the ultimate… [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Hesse, Hermann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 23 1998
- ISBN10: 0486406539
- Language: English
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Pride and Prejudice
$18.00 Add to cartThough her sisters are keen on finding men to marry, Elizabeth Bennet would rather wait for someone she loves – certainly not someone like Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, whom she finds to be smug and judgment… [more below]
- Series: Puffin in Bloom
- Author: Austen, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0593622456
- Language: English
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
$17.99 Add to cartFor readers of Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown’s robust book tel
- Author: Brown, Daniel James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 741
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 159413779X
- Language: English
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The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
$18.99 Add to cartThe Faithful Spy is the dramatic true story of German pastor and Nazi resister Dietrich Bonhoeffer come to life in this award-winning graphic novel from John Hendrix.
“Intertwines two stories: the ins- Author: Hendrix, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 141973265X
- Language: English
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1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler’s Putsch
$32.00 Read moreHow Germany’s fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923–and how pro-democracy forces fought back
In 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industr- Author: Jones, Mark William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1541600207
- Language: English
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Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors
$16.95 Add to cartA kaleidoscopic study of Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Melodrama, biography, cold war thriller, drug memoir, essay in fragments, and mystery, Thousands of Mirrors is cult critic Ian Penman’s long-awaited- Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents
- Author: Penman, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: May 02, 2023
- ISBN10: 163590188X
- Language: English
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Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples Since 1500
$39.95 Add to cartFrom the author of the acclaimed The Thirty Years War and Heart of Europe, a masterful, landmark reappraisal of German military history, and of the preconceptions about German militarism since before
- Author: Wilson, Peter H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 976
- Publish Date: 14-Feb-23
- ISBN10: 0674987624
- Language: English
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The Boy Who Dared
$8.99 Add to cartA powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany who dares to the truth about Hitler, written by a Newbery Honor Book author.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti has taken one episode from her Newbery… [more below]
- Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: 26-Dec-18
- ISBN10: 043968014X
- Language: English
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The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
$28.99 Read moreWinner of the National Jewish Book Award – New York Times Bestseller
“A brilliant and heart-wrenching book, with universal and timely lessons about the power of information—and misinformation. Is it p
- Author: Freedland, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 63112337
- Language: English
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The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America’s Elite Alpine Warriors
$18.99 Add to cartWINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SKIING HISTORY ASSOCIATION’S ULLR AWARD, the epic story of the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy’s moun
- Author: Isserman, Maurice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 03, 2020
- ISBN10: 0358414245
- Language: English
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Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
$18.00 Add to cartA FINALIST FOR THE PEN/WEST TRANSLATION AWARD
The 100th Anniversary Edition of a global classic, containing beautiful translations along with the original German text.
While visiting Russia in his twen- Author: Barrows, Anita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1594481563
- Language: English
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Pride and Prejudice
$12.99 Add to cartA special edition from the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning classics that make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Featuring beautiful, heritage wallpaper patterns from Jan
- Author: Austen, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: 15-Aug-23
- ISBN10: 1035007797
- Language: English
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Mac Saves the World (Mac B., Kid Spy #6): Volume 6
$12.99 Add to cartMac B. is on another secret mission in this totally true kid spy adventure from New York Times bestselling author, Mac Barnett
The Queen of England calls on her trusty spy, Mac B., once again. This ti
- Series: Mac B., Kid Spy #6
- Author: Barnett, Mac
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1338742450
- Language: English
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Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000
$45.00 Add to cartWith Germany in the World, award-winning historian David Blackbourn radically revises conventional narratives of German history, demonstrating the existence of a distinctly German presence in the worl
- Author: Blackbourn, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 800
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1631491830
- Language: English
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Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary
$18.95 Add to cartA fresh perspective on a beloved classic by acclaimed translators Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy.
German poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s (1875-1926) Letters to a Young Poet has been treasured by readers for- Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
- Author: Rilke, Rainer Maria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1611806860
- Language: English
