Innsbruck to Salzburg

The interesting and positive develoopment of the architectural culture since the middle of the 1980's. Enhanced by selected plans, this is a condensed portrait of a region undergoing an architectural ascent.

Culture Smart! Provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries. The guides advise what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Describes the geography, history, plants and animals, economy, language, religions, culture and people of Austria.

Text and photographs introduce the topography, history, society, economy and governmental structure of Austria

Cuisines of the Alps will enhance your knowledge of the region's cookery, bringing the snow-capped peaks, with their robust, homey dishes into your kitchen.

Zweig writes, without ever being verbose, about twelve events he finds momentous. The translation is superb. The events tend to be centered around central Europe, or Europeans. The description of the people involved is searching and severe when needed, and the motivation for choosing them usually convincing; these people had "big lives" and Zweig has a passion for his fellow humans. The book is a page-turner, and rapidly exposes a wide range of experiences. Zweig is a writer who once was among the most popular in Europe. He is one of the great literary biographers. He can make ideas and moments of history live which is very pleasurable and an enriching reading experience.

A thriller set amid the mountains of Southern Austria. Kurt Janisch is an ambitious but frustrated country policeman who gets talking to a lot of people in the line of duty, particularly to women: lonely, middle-aged women with a bit of extra property. . . . Things go from bad to worse, for Kurt Janisch and the women who fall for him. Someone sees and knows too much, and soon there's a body in a lake and a murderer to be caught. In her inimitable way, Jelinek touches on the ecological costs of affluence, the inescapable burden of language, the exploitative nature of relations between men and women, the impossibility of life without relationships. A meditative reflection on aging, Greed is another chapter in Jelinek's chronicling of her love-hate relationship with her native Austria.

That many Austrians welcomed the Anschluss that made Austria into "Ostmark" an integral part of Hitler's Greater German Reich, well-known to historians. Controversy both inside and outside of Austria has raged over the extent and depth of Austrian anti-Semitism and complicity in Nazi atrocties as well as the continuation of some of these strains into the post-Cold War era.

Insight Guides, the world's largest visual travel guide series, in association with Discovery Channel, the world's premier source of nonfiction entertainment, provides more insight than ever. From the most popular resort cities to the most exotic villages, Insight Guides capture the unique character of each culture with an insider's perspective. Inside every Insight Guide you'll find: .Evocative, full-color photography on every page, cross-referenced, full-color maps throughout, a brief introduction including a historical timeline, lively essays by local writers on the culture, history, and people. A comprehensive Travel Tips section with listings of the best restaurants, hotels, and attractions, as well as practical information on getting around Austria.

Historian and biographer, Peter Gay, paints a portrait of the musical genius based on factual details rather than long-established myths. He delves into Mozart's complex relationship with his father, the daunting role of being born a child prodigy, and his exploration of new musical territory, particularly opera.

Though set against the backdrop of the fading Hapsburg Empire, Schnitzler's stories are startlingly contemporary in their outlook, and this collection of new translations is sure to win the Austrian author, who died in 1931, new admirers. In nine short stories and novellas, life's universal themes the craving for erotic fulfillment, the fragility of love, the yearning for wealth and the abruptness of death are psychologically probed in dreams, inner monologues and revealing plots. Throughout the collection, meticulous character development, passionate dramas and meditative prose will satisfy readers interested in rediscovering a neglected master.

Consort to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Elizabeth was a modern woman who fled the confines of Habsburg to roam free ~ she fancied dangerous riding, sailing and poetry~ but her life ended with her assassination in 1896.

A detailed narrative history of the last 1,000 years of Austria and the Austrian character.

In this robust sequel to A Sailor of Austria, young Lieutenant Otto Prohaska of the Austro-Hungarian navy continues to narrate his adventures during the early years of this century, as he careens across Eastern Europe and parts of Asia, buffeted by lovely ladies, tyrannical lords and world events. Prohaska volunteers for flight training only to be shot down over a royal picnic, allowing him to spend time with both the Kaiser and Archduke Ferdinand, the latter of whom will shortly be assassinated, and plunging Europe into WWI. When a lusty lady intrigues him, he finds himself in danger of execution. Up one mountain and down the next, by air, land and sea, the doughty lad wends his way, enduring shipwreck, pirates, battle and a Turkish dungeon. Skillfully mixing derring-do with tragedy as well as stringent wit, Biggins offers a vivid catalogue of world history 1909-1918.

Joseph Roth's classic saga of the privileged von Trotta family, encompasses the entire social fabric of the Austro-Hungarian Empire just before World War I. An unparalleled portrait of a civilization in decline, and as such, a universal story for our times. The story starts with an accident that creates a dynasty. When an infantry lieutenant steps in front of a bullet intended for the young Franz Joseph, the Austro-Hungarian emperor rewards him with wealth, promotion, and a knighthood. Almost overnight, Joseph Trotta is "severed" from his ancestors, and his family is transformed from unremarkable soldiers and peasants living in the outer reaches of the empire to barons and high-ranking officials living near the imperial palace.

This fascinating novel by one of the most important authors of early modernism in Vienna tells the story of Baron Georg von Wergenthin, an almost decent, talented young composer, and his relationship with Anna Rosner, a middle-class girl who bears his child out of wedlock. Georg's half-hearted attempts to fill the empty vessel of his personality with his new responsibilities are portrayed against the background of his social circle, mostly young Jews from good families who all suffer in their own personal ways under the turn of the century's rising anti-Semitism.

The perfect companion for any Tyrolean adventure. In-depth coverage of the country’s contemporary culture from Linz’s virtual arts festival to the floating opera of Bregenz and the world-class concert venues of Vienna, the Rough Guide includes practical listings to fill the itineraries of travelers’ with varied tastes and budgets. There is sound advice on outdoor pursuits, from hiking spectacular alpine passes to skiing in the Tyrol. This edition features a brand-new full-color section with the country’s highlights, selected by the authors to help the reader find the best things to see and experience. Illustrated with stunning photos and accurate user-friendly maps, the guide is indispensable for any traveller.

The true story of the von Trapp family singers, as remembered by Maria von Trapp herself. Maria was indeed a novice nun, but there ends her resemblance to the Julie Andrews character. Her autobiography reveals a likelier, but still crowd-pleasing, story of life in pre-Anschluss Salzburg.

Greene's novella, or "entertainment," was written in 1950 as a sort of preliminary draft for a screenplay and was not actually intended to stand alone as a written work. The motion picture, stated Greene, is better than the story because it is the story in its finished state, and it is the film, starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, that most people will remember. The story, with all its suspense, odd turns of plot, and intriguing characters placed in the powerful setting of post-World War II Vienna. Murder, racketeering, mystery, and subterfuge combine for a compelling tale that is simple, economical, concise, and very satisfying. Reader Martin Jarvis communicates the mood and pace with intensity and skill and good character differentiation. Chapter breaks and side ends are marked musically by, what else, the famous zither-performed theme song.

Introduction of the fine wines of Austria which are beginning to appear on lists of serious wine merchants. Starting with the history of Austrian wine, going back to Ceits and Romans and working up to the technological advances of present day.

Zweig's aim was to compose an eyewitness report on the first part of the twentieth century in order to save the horrendous truth for the next generations. It is a shocking report about what he calls the 'Apocalypse': terror, war, revolutions, inflation, famine, epidemics, emigration, the rise of bolshevism, fascism and the most horrific plague of all: nationalism. He gives us a compelling story of contrasts: the soldiers in the trenches and the arms merchants with their luxury life; English unemployed in five star hotels in Salzburg because they could afford a luxury life on the continent with their unemployment benefits; the brothels and the suicides because of syphilis (Eros Matutina); and the desertion of the Kaiser as a thief in the night at the end of the war, after driving millions of his compatriots into a certain death. A moving, outspoken, penetrating and emotional report ~ a masterpiece.

Austrians do some ridiculous things and this book tells you WHY! Reading the book will forewarn some, living there for awhile will help to understand what they are talking about. Then it'll be a good laugh.