austria

A guide to traveling in Austria, presenting an introduction to the country, describing the attractions of Vienna, providing a region-by-region look at notable sites, and including tips on dining, accommodations, shopping, and activities. Includes over one thousand photographs, illustrations, and maps.

Chronicles the histories of Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia and includes a historical dictionary of the region, chronologies, lists of rulers, maps, and a selected bibliography.

An illustrated examination of life in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from 1848 to 1918, with a timeline, glossary, and bibliography.

A young girl recalls what life was like for her family in Vienna toward the end of World War II.

In this disquieting novel, nominated for the 1991 PEN/Faulkner Award for the best work of fiction, Joanna Scott plumbs the interior life of Egon Schiele, the Austrian expressionist painter who stepped over the lines of propriety in art and in life.

Explains how the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife lead to World War I, and includes eyewitness accounts and contemporary views of the event, a time line summarizing important dates, and informative photographs and diagrams.

A Jewish girl and the daughter of a Nazi have been best friends since they started school, but in 1938 the thirteen-year-olds find their close relationship difficult to maintain.

Follows Maximilian, son of King Ferdinand of Austria, and his wedding present the elephant Soliman, in their procession from Spain to Vienna in 1551.

An introduction to Austria, highlighting the country's geography, people, foods, schools, recreation, celebrations, and language.

In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland.