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Publisher
Fodor's Travel
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
4th edition.
Language
English
Description
"Whether you want to sip coffee in a cafe, go to the opera or a concert, or ski in the Austrian Alps, the local Fodor's travel experts in Vienna are here to help! Fodor's Vienna & the Best of Austria guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information,...
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A mother recounts her life story to her long-lost daughter in this sweeping historical novel about a community torn between Italian Fascism and German Nazism. In the small village of Curon in South Tyrol, seventeen-year-old Trina longs for a different life. She dedicates herself to becoming a teacher, but the year that she qualifies-1923-Mussolini's regime abolishes the use of German as a teaching language in the annexed Austrian territory. Defying...
4) Caging skies
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English
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An avid member of the Hitler Youth in 1940s Vienna, Johannes Betzler discovers his parents are hiding a Jewish girl named Elsa behind a false wall in their home. His initial horror turns to interest--then love and obsession. After his parents disappear, Johannes is the only one aware of Elsa's existence in the house and the only one responsible for her survival.
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English
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Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind a bombing that killed an old friend, but while there he encounters something that turns his world upside down. It is a face—a face that feels hauntingly familiar, a face that chills him to the bone. While desperately searching for answers, Allon will uncover a portrait of evil stretching across sixty years and thousands of lives—and into his own personal...
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English
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"Nine years ago, terrorists hijacked a plane in Vienna. Somehow, a rescue attempt staged from the inside went terribly wrong and everyone on board was killed. Members of the CIA stationed in Vienna during that time were witness to this terrible tragedy, gathering intel from their sources during those tense hours, assimilating facts from the ground with a series of texts coming from one of their agents inside the plane. So when it all went wrong, the...
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English
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Duke Orso imagines that he can become king by ending the civil wars that have devastated Styria, but he errs by trying to kill his overly popular general, mercenary Monza Murcatto. Recovering from her massive injuries and mourning her murdered brother, Monza vows vengeance on Orso and half a dozen of his accomplices.
8) Austria
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Austria"--publisher.
9) Austria
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English
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"Nestled in the Alps in Central Europe, Austria is a country as rich in beauty as it is in history. In this volume, readers will learn about Austria's natural beauty, including mountains, lakes, and wildlife. They will learn of Austria's history, including important dates in its timeline of independence. Topics like Austria's government, economy, and lifestyle are discussed at length, using age-appropriate language, an engaging design, and key facts....
10) Austria
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English
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Located in central Europe, Austria is a country known for its scenic mountains, crystal lakes, and winding Danube River. Once a great empire, Austria was for centuries one of the most dominant forces in Europe. Learn about Austria's fascinating history, culture, geography, and more in Austria, an Exploring Countries book.
Author
Series
Liebermann papers volume 4
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Vienna, 1903. Two men are found beheaded on church grounds, on opposite sides of the city. Reinhardt is baffled. Liebermann is drawn into an urban underworld that hosts and hides virulent racists on one side, and followers of kabbalah on the other.
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Series
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Frank Tallis, acclaimed author of the Edgar Award-nominated Vienna Secrets, returns with a new and masterfully woven tale full of deceit, love, and rich mystery. Set in fin de siecle Vienna, it's perfect for fans of Boris Akunin, Alan Furst, and David Liss. Ida Rosenkranz is top diva at the Vienna Opera, but she's gone silent for good after an apparent laudanum overdose. Learning of her professional rivalries and her scandalous affairs with older...
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English
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1936. Stephan Neuman is the son of a wealthy Jewish family in Vienna. His best friend is Žofie-Helene, a Christian girl whose mother edits a progressive, anti-Nazi newspaper. Their world is shattered when the Nazis take control. Truus Wijsmuller, a member of the Dutch resistance, risks her life smuggling Jewish children out of Nazi Germany to the nations that will take them. But after the Anschluss-- Hitler's annexation of Austria-- European countries...
15) Vienna twilight
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Series
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
16) Maestoso Petra
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in the Spanish Riding School and is hidden away during the German occupation of Austria in World War II. Includes facts about Lipizzaner horses and the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Grisha the dragon is born in the Black Forest in 1803, the last year any dragon was born, and while young he was trapped by the emperor's sorcerer, and turned into a teapot, which was frustrating but kept him alive while magic and other dragons were disappearing--until one day he meets Maggie, a poet's daughter, and the two of them set out to discover what happened to all the other dragons.
18) Free radicals
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
A group of friends in a suburban Austrian town reexamine their lives after the unexpected death of a young woman who appeared to be leading a charmed life.
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
First softcover edition.
Language
English
Description
February 20, 1933: on an unremarkable day during a harsh Berlin winter, a meeting of twenty-four German captains of industry and senior Nazi dignitaries is being held in secret in the plush lounges of the Reichstag. They are there to "stump up" funding for the accession to power of the National Socialist Party and its fearsome Chancellor. This inaugural scene sets the tone of consent which will lead to the worst possible repercussions. March 12, 1938:...
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1979.
Language
English
Description
This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. The trickiest sort of play -- a comedy with tragic relief. With her brother condemned to die for the crime of premarital sex, Isabella is torn between her vows to God...
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