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  • A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889

    On January 30, 1889, during the Viennese Carnival, Emperor Franz Josef’s son and heir, Crown Prince Rudolf fired a revolver at his teenaged mistress and then at himself at Mayerling in the Vienna Woods. In this National Book Award finalist, Frederic Morton tells the story of the Prince and his city, where, in the span of ten months, “the Western dream started to go wrong.” In 1888-89 Vienna, other ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait

    In the past two centuries, the Rothschild family has been at the center of great events in Europe and the world, such as the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo and the development of the Suez Canal. In this National Book Award finalist, Frederic Morton brings the family to life, starting with Mayer of Frankfurt, longtime adviser to Germany’s princes, who broke through the barriers of the Jewish ghetto ... Leer más

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  • The Forever Street

    A Novel

    Berek, a young penniless Jew of eighteen is struggling to make a home of Turk Place, a desolate street that, in 1873 Vienna, was little more than a Gypsy encampment. But Berek believes fiercely in his own power to forge miracles. Taking the caretaker's daughter as his bride, Berek is confident he can thrive on faith. When a mysterious piece of stone comes into his possession, he and his wife ... Leer más

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  • Runaway Waltz

    A Memoir from Vienna to New York

    One of the most revered essayists and novelists of his generation, Frederic Morton has captured with matchless immediacy the glamour of Vienna before World War I and the storied opulence of the Rothschild family in his bestselling and award-winning works. Now, in his first book in more than fifteen years, he delivers a luminous look at his own unique pursuit of the American dream.Like many ... Leer más

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  • Thunder at Twilight

    Vienna 1913/1914

    A landmark history illuminating two crucial years in the life of the extraordinary city of Vienna—and in the life of the twentieth century.With a New Afterword by the Author"Affecting. . . . Thunder at Twilight touches us with the sense of a world quite suddenly changed." — New York TimesIt was during the carnival of 1913 that a young Joseph Stal... ... Leer más

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  • Despite Everything

    The Oscar Bronner Story

    Born in Haifa in 1943 to a family of Jewish refugees from Austria, after World War II Oscar Bronner grew up among the ruins of war-torn Vienna. While his father embarked on a career that would see him become one of the greatest entertainment icons of Central Europe, his son became one of its most influential media entrepreneurs. After having founded Austria's first independent news and business ... Leer más

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    Thunder at Twilight

    Vienna 1913/1914

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    Thunder at Twilight is a landmark historical vision, drawing on hitherto untapped sources to illuminate two crucial years in the life of the extraordinary city of Vienna—and in the life of the twentieth century.It was during the carnival of 1913 that a young Stalin arrived in Vienna on a mission that would launch him into the upper echelon of Russian revolutionaries, and it was here that he first ... Leer más

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