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Moonlight on the magic flute

2010
Jack and Annie travel to Vienna, Austria, in 1762, where they meet the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister and help save the budding genius' life. Presented in English and Chinese.

The little book

2008
Wheeler Burden finds himself mysteriously transported ninety-seven years in the past--to 1897--where he is stuck, and after finding proper clothing, shelter, and acquires Sigmund Freud as a mentor, Wheeler learns more about his war-hero father but struggles to put the pieces of his life together.

Measure for measure

2000
An annotated edition of Shakespeare's tragicomedy in which an unjust Viennese deputy offers to lift a death sentence from a young woman's brother in return for sexual favors from her; also includes essays on Shakespeare's theatrical world and his texts, and a scholarly introduction.

Measure for measure

1998
Shakespeare's dark comedy about human sexuality, in which a woman is forced to choose between her brother's life and her chastity; includes an overview of Shakespeare's life and times, as well as source information, dramatic criticism, a stage and screen history, and recommended readings on the play.

The third man

2007
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime-- and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder.

A nervous splendor

Vienna, 1888/1889
1979

The Nazi officer's wife

how one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust
1999
Edith Hahn tells how she survived the Holocaust, first by going underground, using a Christian friend's identity papers, and eventually marrying Werner Vetter, a Nazi Party member who knew she was Jewish.

Measure for measure

2005
Presents the original text of the play in which Duke Vincentio deputizes Angelo to enforce the city's long-ignored laws a takes on a disguise to observe the proceedings. Includes notes, plot summary, and illustrations.

Setting free the bears

1990
Two Viennese university students in 1967 decide to reenact the World War II liberation of the Vienna Zoo--an action that has both comic and gruesome consequences.

Emil and Karl

2008
In Vienna, Austria, in 1940, two nine-year-old boys, one Jewish and one Aryan, are classmates and best friends when events of the Nazi occupation draw them even closer together as they fight to survive and escape together.

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