ITMBSouthern Germany Map2007, MAP, PAGES, $11.95A detailed color map of southern Germany from Bavaria to the Rhineland. (Item GER29)

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Fodor’sFodor’s 25 Best Munich2015, PAPER, 128 PAGES, $13.99This shirt-pocket guide, with an excellent map of the city, includes a choice selection of attractions, shops and restaurants, ideal for a short visit. (Item GER343)

Horst D. DornbuschProst! The Story of German Beer1997, PAPER, 160 PAGES, $14.95The Munich-based aficionado weaves history and culture with the marvels and mysteries of German beer in this brief, authoritative guide. (Item GER99)

Mary FulbrookA Concise History of Germany2004, PAPER, 277 PAGES, $34.99This 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. (Item GER13)

Joseph E. PersicoNuremberg, Infamy on Trial1995, PAPER, 544 PAGES, $17.00A narrative history of the Nazi war crime trials in Nuremberg. Persico poignantly portrays the numerous characters and events surrounding the proceedings. Well-informed and engrossing. (Item GER106)

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Hyde FlippoThe German Way1997, PAPER, 138 PAGES, $18.00This clever guide to quirks and customs is a terrific resource for travelers seeking insight into why the Germans, Austrians and Swiss do what they do. (Item GER12)

Patrick Leigh FermorA Time of Gifts2005, PAPER, 384 PAGES, $16.95Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk from Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube, through Germany, Prague and Austria in 1933. (Item CEU30)

Kay Shaw NelsonAll Along the Rhine2003, PAPER, 211 PAGES, $14.95Subtitled “Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland” this tribute to the Rhine Valley, complements its history and culture with 130 recipes. (Item GER111)

Eyewitness GuidesEyewitness Guide Germany2016, PAPER, 584 PAGES, $30.00Featuring color photography, excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country’s attractions. (Item GER133)

READING GUIDE

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Jacqueline WinspearJourney to Munich2016, HARD COVER, 352 PAGES, $26.99Twelfth in the series, this thrilling Maisie Dobbs mystery is set in London and Nazi Germany. The Germans have agreed to release a British subject from prison, but only to a family member (who Dobbs must impersonate). Meanwhile, Dobbs’ nemesis plans to intercept her. (Item GER365)

Ursula HegiStones from the River, A Novel1997, PAPER, 525 PAGES, $16.99Rich in details of daily life in Germany in the first half of the 20th century, this ambitious novel illuminates the impact of Nazism and complicity of townsfolk through the eyes of Trudi Montag, librarian, storyteller and testimony to difference (she’s a Zwerg or dwarf). (Item GER213)

Penelope FitzgeraldThe Blue Flower2014, PAPER, 320 PAGES, $14.95Set 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. (Item GER21)

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Steven OzmentThe Burgermeister’s Daughter, Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town1997, PAPER, 256 PAGES, $15.99Meticulously 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. (Item GER25)

Gordon A. CraigThe Germans1991, PAPER, 361 PAGES, $18.00A gifted historian, Craig explores the paradoxes of German identity in this masterful portrait of German life, past and present, with chapters on religion, money, Jews, women, literature and society, Berlin and language. (Item GER10)

Andrew WheatcroftThe Habsburgs, Embodying Empire1995, PAPER, 384 PAGES, $18.00With skillful scholarship and engaging style, Wheatcroft reveals the history of this family of eccentric monarchs. (Item AST11)

Robert A. ScottThe Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral2005, PAPER, 294 PAGES, $26.95An enthusiast, Scott delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe’s medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (Item EUR190)

Martin MartyMartin Luther2008, PAPER, 224 PAGES, $14.00A professor of religion at the University of Chicago, Marty quotes liberally from Luther’s work in this engrossing, spiritual overview. (Item GER147)

Tristan JonesThe Improbable Voyage1998, PAPER, 332 PAGES, $16.50Jones, an inveterate Welsh sailor, adventurer and storyteller, channels Eastern Europe circa 1985 in his tale of a tough voyage along the Rhine and Danube to the Black Sea. (Item EUR156)

Katherine MansfieldIn a German Pension2003, PAPER, 116 PAGES, $13.95Mansfield’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. (Item GER134)