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Prague Then and Now (Then & Now Thunder Bay)

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As a resident of Prague for many years, this book won me over as a rare find, especially for non-Czech speakers. The writer has obviously invested quite a lot of research, and the text is a pleasure to read: informative and interesting, combining insights of social and political transformations with a keen appreciation for architectural details. The well-selected images cover a wide span of the city, from the much-touted tourist favorites to equally significant sites off the beaten track. I found myself looking with renewed interest upon places I had passed often and typically taken for granted in this city of wonders. Whether you are a long-time resident or first time visitor, this book will be an invaluable guide to revealing one of Europe's most fascinating capitals through an informed historical perspective.

I cannot tell you how happy i was after looking through this book. I have been to Prague and loved it. This book made me fall in love with it all over again. The photoes are excellent and the text is informative with being over the top. I cannot recommend this enough to people that have been here and i cant tell you (if you have never been to Prague) how much you will want to go after reading this book.
Everyone says how great this place is and I can assure you, no matter how much they build it up, it will not dissappoint.

This book paints an intriguing then-and-now portrait of Prague, focusing on the evolution, or devolution, of the city's main historic sites. Each spread has a "then" image on the left and the "now" image on the right. The old black-and-white historical photographs, in particular, are fascinating and beautiful. I've taken several historical walking tours of Prague and am happy to say doing a DIY tour, using this book, is by far the most rewarding and engaging method. My friends and I spent several days walking around the city with this book. It's a hardback and a bit large compared to your typical guidebook, but it fits easily into a standard size backpack and if you're willing to carry the extra weight, it's worth it. Being able to look at historic photos of different sites throughout the city, as we were actually standing directly in front of them, lent excellent historical perspective. The text is very informative and well-written, discussing the origins of the building and its current uses. Overall, this book captures Prague's beauty and gives a good sense of the its evolution over the past centuries. And it makes a good coffee-table book too.

I only glanced through the book before I gave it as a present to my friend. I love the pictures. How nice to put side by side pictures of then and now. It has tons of pictures in it. I haven't read the text though.

There were photo's in this book that I could not have gotten myself -- we went to Prague 2 years ago, and this is a beautiful souveneir of that trip. I am planning on buying another one for friends.

I have only read the historical review in the introduction but here it is superficial and some is incorrect