Setting out to recover the roots of modernity in the boulevards interiors & 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 Pragues astonishingly vibrant & always surprising human landscape this richly illustrated cultural history describes how the city has experienced (and suffered) more ways of being modern than perhaps any other metropolis. Located at the crossroads of struggles between democratic communist & fascist visions of the modern world twentieth-century Prague witnessed revolutions & invasions national liberation & ethnic cleansing the Holocaust show trials & snuffed-out dreams of "socialism with a human face." Yet between the wars when Prague was the capital of Europes most easterly parliamentary democracy it was also a hotbed of artistic & architectural modernism & a center of surrealism second only to Paris. Focusing on these years Sayer explores Pragues spectacular modern buildings monuments paintings books films operas exhibitions & much more. A place where the utopian fantasies of the century repeatedly unraveled Prague was tailor-made for surrealist Andre Bretons "black humor " & Sayer discusses the way the city produced unrivaled connoisseurs of grim comedy from Franz Kafka & Jaroslav Hasek to Milan Kundera & Vaclav Havel. A masterful & unforgettable account of a city where an idling flaneur could just as easily be a secret policeman this book vividly shows why Prague can teach us so much about the twentieth century & what made us who we are." ...

Europe s capital of quirkiness is a living gallery of the gothic & baroque where the ghosts of Dvorak & Kafka haunt grand cafes bohemian bars & smoky jazz joints. Neil Wilson Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book Free pull-out city map 100 of Prague s best restaurants 31 varieties of pivo (beer) 28-page color map section 16 romantic castles 1 Cubist lamp post Comprehensive map section Feature coverage of top sights Range of planning tools Top sights & experiences from around the Czech Republic ...

Nineteenth-century Europe abounds with conspiracy both ghastly & mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian priests are strangled with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day & celebrate black masses by night. Every nation has its own secret service perpetrating forgeries plots & massacres. But what if behind all of these conspiracies lies just one man? ...

Philip Kerrs sequence of historical thrillers featuring private detective Bernie Gunther forms a body of work comparable to the great series of the two masters of the genre Len Deighton & John le Carre. The Berlin Noir Trilogy quickly established Kerr & Gunther as the perfect combination of writer character setting & genre. These gritty noir thrillers narrated in Gunthers wry sardonic voice range all over Europe & beyond. They span a 20-year period from the mid-30s to the mid-50s covering the build up to World War 2 the war itself & finally its bitter aftermath. With impeccable research that is accurate in every detail yet never interferes with narrative pace Philip Kerr has created an epic series of thrillers that deserve all the praise that has been heaped upon them. Prague Fatale is Bernie Gunthers eighth outing. Set in Prague in 1942 it delivers all the fast-paced & quick-witted action that we have come to expect from Philip Kerr. It is an outstanding thriller by a writer at the top of his game. ...

Bernie Gunther returns to his desk on homicide from the horrors of the Eastern Front to find Berlin changed for the worse. He begins to investigate the death of a railway worker but is obliged to drop everything when Reinhard Heydrich of the SD orders him to Prague to spend a weekend at his country house. Bernie accepts reluctantly especially when he learns that his fellow guests are all senior figures in the SS & SD. The weekend quickly turns sour when a body is found in a room locked from the inside. If Bernie fails to solve this impossible mystery; not only is his reputation at stake but also that of Reinhard Heydrich a man who cannot bear to lose face. ...

From the 1830s onward a succession of well-born Britons headed west to the great American wilderness to find adventure & fulfillment. They brought their dogs sporting guns valets & all the attitudes & prejudices of their class. Prairie Fever explores why the West had such a strong romantic appeal for them at a time when their inherited wealth & passion for sport had no American equivalent. In fascinating & often comic detail the author shows how the British behaved & what the fur traders hunting guides & ordinary Americans made from them as they crossed the country to see the Indians hunt buffalo & eventually build cattle empires buying up vast tracts of the West. But as the British blue bloods became big American landowners they found themselves attacked & reviled as land vultures & accused of attempting a new colonization. The denouement came when Congress moved against the foreigners & passed a law to stop them from buying l&. Peter Pagnamentas wonderful account shows the enthusiasm of the British for new horizons in the age of empire set against the rise of a modern nation that would soon eclipse them. ...

Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. Travelling through fifth century BC Greece Simonides learn not only how to play the kithara & compose poetry but also how to navigate the political intrigue surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates & to the flourish & fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way he encounters artists statesmen athletes thinkers & lovers including the likes of Pythagoras & Aischylos. Using the singers unique perspective Renault combines her vibrant imagination & her formidable grasp of history to establish a sweeping resilient vision of a golden century. ...

Jenna is a Camp Lakeview legend famed for the pranks she pulls. But frustrated by her over-protective sister & too-perfect brother her practical jokes seem to be getting less & less funny this summer. Is it just sibling strife or is something else going on? ...

The Patels & Prashad their small Indian restaurant in Bradford were the surprise stars of Ramsays Best Restaurant TV show in autumn 2010. Everyone who saw them fell in love with this inspirational family dedicated to serving delicious original vegetarian food. At the heart of the family is Kaushy who learned to cook as a child growing up on her grandmothers farm in northern India. On moving to northern England in the 1960s she brought her passion for fabulous flavours with her & has been perfecting & creating dishes ever since. Never happier than when feeding people Kaushy took her son Bobby at his word when he suggested that she should share her cooking with the world
- a launderette was converted first in to a deli & then a restaurant & Prashad was born. Now Kaushy shares her cooking secrets
- youll find more than 100 recipes from simple snacks to sumptuous family dinners to help you recreate the authentic Prashad experience at home. Whether its cinnamon-spice chickpea curry green banana satay spicy sweetcorn or chaat
- the king of street-side India
- theres plenty here for everyone to savour & share.



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The sound of a scream in the early morning dawn leads to a case that will change Kate Burkholder's life irrevocably.. . When the police arrive at the Amish farmstead in Painters Mill they can't imagine the horror that awaits them. An entire family slaughtered: the men shot the young women tortured & killed. The Amish are peace-loving gentle folk & the town is shocked by what appears to be a particularly brutal
- & random killing. But is it random? Every family has its secrets. Kate knows that better than anyone. & as she & Agent John Tomasetti dig deeper into the victims' lives they discover a young woman who was living a lie. A girl who had to live in silence. With her own past resonating
- Kate knows she has to maintain some distance. From the case & from Tomasetti. She knows what could happen if she gets too close. But when she puts herself in the line of fire
- she realizes that this time there may be no going back. ' Think of the movie Witness & add just a touch of the Coen brothers' Fargo & you have the feel for this brilliant nail-biting thriller'
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