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96 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm.
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Provides an overview of the geography, history, government, people, arts, foods, and other aspects of life in the Czech Republic. Once part of communist Czechoslovakia, the land that is now the Czech Republic has endured years of foreign occupation and cultural oppression. Today, Czech culture has made an energetic comeback, with Czech music, literature, drama, and traditional arts earning worldwide acclaim and recognition. From handmade wooden puppets...
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Setting out to recover the roots of modernity in the boulevards, interiors, and arcades of the "city of light," Walter Benjamin dubbed Paris "the capital of the nineteenth century." In this eagerly anticipated sequel to his acclaimed Coasts of Bohemia: A Czech History, Derek Sayer argues that Prague could well be seen as the capital of the much darker twentieth century. Ranging across twentieth-century Prague's astonishingly vibrant and always surprising...
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144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm.
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"A proud nation that has overcome adversity time after time through its long history, the Czech Republic stands as a gateway between Eastern and Western Europe. Readers will explore its beautiful landscapes, visit its amazing cities, and see how people live there today. They will also learn about the Czech Republic's history, its current government and economy, and what role it plays in world events"--Publisher's website.
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Having fled the demons that haunted him in the U.S., Ash has been laying low in Prague for nearly three months. Now, it's time to move on. But as he contemplates his next stop, a man named Roman appears, claiming to work for the U.S. government, and possessing intimate knowledge of Ash's many sins. Sins nobody should know. Roman offers to protect him ... in exchange for a favor. It sounds simple: a bank employee named Samantha Sobolik is set to receive...
13) The golem's eye
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Bartimaeus trilogy volume 2
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English
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In their continuing adventures, magician's apprentice Nathaniel, now fourteen years old, and the djinni Bartimaeus travel to Prague to locate the source of a golem's power before it destroys London.
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Scientist, mathematician, and court astrologer to Queen Elizabeth I, John Dee is also one of the sixteenth-century's most renowned alchemists, driven by a passion to fathom the elemental secrets of the cosmos. But, when his reckless assistant, Edward Kelley, succeeds in using a crystal sphere to summon angels, Dee is catapulted into an awesome struggle that may extinguish the light of reason forever.
One of the spirits invoked is a cunning demon...
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229 pages : map ; 22 cm
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English
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A British acting troupe travels to Prague to perform for the king of Bohemia. From the start, the trip is marred by misfortune, including a murder, exacerbated by political intrigue when they reach their destination. By the author of The Laughing Hangman.
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ix, 403 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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"A sweeping yet intimate narrative about the last hundred years of turbulent European history, as seen through one of Mitteleuropa's greatest houses--and the lives of its occupants"--
When Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. As he unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of some of the remarkable people who had called this palace home, he began to chronicle...
19) Melmoth: a novel
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271 pages ; 22 cm
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"It has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts--or, at least, refuge. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she...
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