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Trojan Gold
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Elizabeth Peters
Art historian Vicky Bliss gets possession of a photo of a woman dressed in the legendary golden jewels of Troy. The gold disappeared at the end of World War II, yet the picture is recent. When she finds blood stains on an enclosed envelope, Vicky is willing to risk danger to search for the lost Trojan Gold.
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Silhouette in Scarlet
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Elizabeth Peters
When American art historian Vicky Bliss receives a one-way plane ticket to Stockholm from her former lover, the stage is set for a rendezvouz with danger. Suddenly Vicky finds herself being courted by a dashing Viking, but she never suspects that her life may depend on finding a long-lost Nordic treasure . . . before it's too late.
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Bavarian Cooking. Assembled by O. L.
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Olli Leeb
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The Dream King: 2ludwig II of Bavaria
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Wilfrid Blunt, Wilfred Blunt
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Lonely Planet Munich & Bavaria
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Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Catherine Le Nevez, Jeremy Gray
A comprehensive guide to Germany's most visit region. Covers popular side trips to Salzburg, showcases Bavaria's famous Romance Road. Publication coinsides with the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth and Germany's hosting of the FIFA World Cup in 2006.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria: The Swan King
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Christopher McIntosh
The biography of one of the most enigmatic figures of the 19th century, described by Verlaine as "the only true king of his century". A man of wildly eccentric temperament and touched by a rare, imaginative genius, Ludwig II of Bavaria is remembered both for his patronage of Richard Wagner and for the fabulous palaces which he created as part of a ...
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Battle for Europe: How the Duke of Marlborough Masterminded the Defeat of France at Blenheim
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Charles Spencer
A "wondrously enthralling" (The Times [London]) history of the bloody battle that halted the French attempt to dominate Europe and changed the course of history In 1704, the armies of French King Louis XIV were poised to extend the French frontiers to the Rhine and install a French prince on the Spanish throne. But as French forces marched toward ...
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Bavarian Helles: Beerhall Helles History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes
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Horst D Dornbusch
First created in Munich in 1894, Helles is perhaps the most delicate beer imaginable, and must rely on its incredible subtlety to please the palate. Munich's beer-hall helles, the palest of lagers, has almost no nose or up-front bitterness. Straw blonde and topped by a tall, white crown, it is the quaffing beer of the Bavarians.
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Karl Marx
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Karl Marx, Eugene Kamenka
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Perfectibilists: The 18th Century Bavarian Order of the Illuminati
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Terry Melanson
Presenting an advanced and authoritative perspective, this definitive study chronicles the rise and fall of the Order of the Illuminati, a mysterious Enlightenment-era guild surrounded by myth. Describing this enigmatic community in meticulous detail, over 1,000 endnotes are included, citing scholars, professors, and academics. Contemporary ...
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The Reformation and Rural Society: The Parishes of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach, 1528-1603
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C Scott Dixon, John Elliott (Editor), Olwen Hufton (Editor)
What was the effect of the Reformation movement on the parishioners of the German countryside? This book examines the reform movement at the level of its implementation - the rural parish. Investigation of the Reformation and the sixteenth-century parish reveals the strength of tradition and custom in village life and how this parish culture ...
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Highroad to the Stake: A Tale of Witchcraft
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Michael Kunze, William E Yuill (Translator)
A riveting story of the Pappenheimers, a vagrant family in Germany, 1600, whose lives turned into a nightmare when they were arrested for "crimes" unbeknownst to them.
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Popular Opinion and Political Dissent in the Third Reich: Bavaria 1933-1945
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Ian Kershaw, Bar
Now updated with a new introduction and bibliography Ian Kershaw's classic study of popular responses to Nazi policy and ideology explores the political mentality of 'ordinary Germans' in one part of Hitler's Reich. Basing his account on many unpublished sources, the author analyses socio-economic discontent and the popular reaction to the anti ...
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Blehheim: Battle for Europe
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Charles Spencer
By the summer of 1704 Louis XIV's vast armies dominated Europe. France defeated every alliance formed against her and Louis was poised to extend his frontier to the Rhine and install a French prince on the throne of Spain. Two men saved Europe from French military domination: the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy. Marlborough ...
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The Dream King: Ludwig II of Bavaria
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Wilfrid Blunt
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Munich 1923: The Story of Hitler's First Grab for Power
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John Dornberg
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Women as Scribes: Book Production and Monastic Reform in Twelfth-Century Bavaria
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Alison I Beach
Professor Beach's book on female scribes in twelfth-century Bavaria - the first full-length study of the role of women copyists in the Middle Ages - is underpinned by the notion that the scriptorium was central to the intellectual revival of the Middle Ages and that women played a role in this renaissance. The author examines the exceptional ...
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BMW Owners Workshop Manual
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J. H. Haynes, C. D. Barge
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Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria: Popular Magic, Religious Zealotry and Reason of State in Early Modern Europe
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Wolfgang Behringer, Lyndal Roper (Editor), David Lederer (Translator)
This is a major, groundbreaking study by a leading scholar in the field of continental witchcraft studies. Based on an intensive search through central and local legal records for south-eastern Germany, an area extending well beyond but including present-day Bavaria, the author has compiled a thorough overview of all known prosecutions for ...
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Borrower of the Night: A Vicky Bliss Mystery
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Elizabeth Peters
It began as a game, a treasure hunt in an old German castle--and the challenge to bring an arrogant young man down a notch or two. The prize was a centuries-old shrine. The problem was that someone had targeted Vicky Bliss--and that the game was soon being played in earnest!
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Silhouette in Scarlet
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Cherokee Paul McDonald, Elizabeth Peters
For ten years Officer C.P. McDonald worked the mean streets of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He received over 20 public, city, departmental, and state commendations, and left the force suffering from acute job burnout. Here is his true story--warts and all--comprised of uncolored vignettes which explore the police officer's psyche and his motivation ...
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Munich and the Royal Castles of Bavaria
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Michelin Travel Publications
In a colourful and compact format, the guides that make up the Michelin In Your Pocket series provide the traveller with maps and practical information on walks, tours and excursions to a range of holiday destinations throughout the world.
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the fortress that never was
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Rodney G. [from old catalog] Minott
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King Ludwig II: Reality and Mystery
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Hans Rall
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The King and His Castle
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Peter O Kruckmann
Even though Neuschwanstein Castle was only built in the 19th century, it looks like a story-book image of a mediaeval palace. It was the model for Walt Disney's fantasy castle and used in the famous children's film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". From an early age, Prince Ludwig (later to become King Ludwig II of Bavaria) was fascinated by buildings, ...
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