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Bradt Guide Bosnia and Herzegovina •  Tim Clancy
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 242 PAGES
A practical guide in invaluable British series. (BLK68, $22.95)

The Balkans, A Short History •  Mark Mazower
HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 188 PAGES • BEST SELLER
A brief, provocative survey of the complex and often contentious history of the Balkans. With eloquence and insight, Mazower addresses the issues of geography, nationalism and modern nation-building in the region. (BLK28, $13.95)

The Bridge on the Drina •  Ivo Andric •  Lovette F. Edwards
LITERATURE • 1977 • PAPER • 318 PAGES
This historical novel, originally published in 1945, traces the Ottoman period in the Central Balkans from the 16th-century to World War I. Andric takes as his metaphor the location of the ancient bridge on the Drina, dividing East and West, Europe and Orient, Christian and Muslim. Born in Travnik, Bosnia, Andric won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. The Bridge on the Drina is part of a trilogy that includes Bosnian Story and The Woman from Sarajevo. (BLK59, $15.00)

Bosnia-Herzegovina Map •   Freytag & Berndt
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This double-sided road map covers Bosnia at a detailed scale of 1:250,000. (BLK100, $12.95)

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Balkan Ghosts, A Journey Through History •  Robert D. Kaplan • HISTORY • In this eloquent, opinionated report, Robert Kaplan interweaves the history, art and culture of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with recent events to paint a portrait of the region. (BLK02, $15.00)

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia •  Rebecca West •  Christopher Hitchens • HISTORY • First published in 1941, this monumental work explores the complex history of Yugoslavia, its heroes, politics and culture. It's a big, challenging book -- some call it the best ever written on the Balkans. (BLK04, $25.00)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Tradition Betrayed •  Robert J. Donia •  John V. Fine • HISTORY • Written by two American historians who knew the region well during the course of the war, this book covers the complex history of religion and identity in Bosnia in light of the 1992 war. (BLK01, $29.00)

Bosnia, A Cultural History •  Ivan Lovrenovic • HISTORY • Prominent Bosnian writer and editor Lovrenovic offers an illuminating, important portrait of his country's geography, politics, history and culture from the palaeolithic to the 1992-95 war. (BOS33, $45.00)

Bosnia, A Short History •  Malcolm Noel • HISTORY • A well-researched and elegantly written history of Bosnia from its origins to the 1990s by a British journalist and political columnist. (BLK54, $25.00)

Kosovo, War and Revenge •  Tim Judah • HISTORY • A superbly reported and dramatic political history of origins, conflagration and aftermath of the Serb-Albanian conflict. In this second edition Judah updates the story to the fall of Milosevic. (BLK104, $21.00)

Love Thy Neighbor, A Story of War •  Peter Maass • HISTORY • A gripping, personal account of the war, its causes and consequences by a Washington Post reporter. (BLK10, $14.95)

Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans •  Dennis Hupchick • HISTORY • The changing borders and complex history of the Balkans, clearly and concisely shown through 50 double-page maps, accompanied by essays and organized chronologically. (BLK41, $19.95)

Sarajevo, A Biography •  Robert J. Donia • HISTORY • Donia captures the sprit of Sarajevo and its role as cosmopolitan center, in this lively, personal cultural, social, and political history of the city. (BLK99, $35.00)

Rough Guide Music Balkan Gypsies •   Rough Guide World Music • MUSIC • The Roma people have had a profound influence on the culture of the Balkans, and it all comes to life in this unboundedly energetic collection of Gypsy music. (BLK93, $14.95)

Fools Rush In •  Bill Carter • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The inspiring story of one man's experiences in war-torn Bosnia -- and the events that led to involving U2 in a project that would allow the citizens of Sarajevo to speak to the world. (BOS34, $14.95)

The Fracture Zone, My Return to the Balkans •  Simon Winchester • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Winchester, who first encountered the Balkans on a road trip in the 1970s, returns to the region on a heart-wrenching, dramatic tour of the country in the midst of the 1999 Kosovo crisis. In his familiar and engaging style, he combines reflection, travel and interview in this portrait of a troubled place. (BLK64, $13.00)

The Suitcase, Refugee Voices from Bosnia and Croatia •  Julie Mertus • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An anthology of refugee accounts, mainly the stories of Bosnian Mulsims and women who fled from civil wars between spring 1992 and late 1995. The mosaic of voices gives a stark and personal force to descriptions of the devastation in the region. (BLK126, $21.95)

Death and the Dervish •  Mesa Selimovic • LITERATURE • The tale of Sheikh Nuruddin, the self-serving dervish of the title, set during Ottoman rule in 18th-century Bosnia. Selimovic (1910-1982) was a well-known Bosnian Muslim author. (BLK69, $24.00)

How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone •  Sasa Stanisic • LITERATURE • Stanisic's powerful, vivid novel shows the calamity of war in the Balkans through the eye's of young Bosnian refugee from Visegrad. (BOS32, $24.00)

Pretty Birds, A Novel •  Scott Simon • LITERATURE • In this bold first novel Simon turns his experiences as a journalist in war-torn Bosnia into a powerful tale of family, ethnicity and survival. (BLK63, $13.95)

Sarajevo Marlboro •  Miljenko Jergovic •  Stela Tomasevic • LITERATURE • Journalist Jergovic presents brief, affecting snapshots and impressions of war-torn Sarajevo in this stunning debut collection of his stories. (BLK91, $14.00)

The Cellist of Sarajevo •  Steven Galloway • LITERATURE • A spare and haunting, wise and beautiful novel about the endurance of the human spirit and the subtle ways individuals reclaim their humanity in a city ravaged by war. (BOS35, $21.95)

The Lazarus Project •  Aleksandar Hemon • LITERATURE • A tale historical sweep, contemporary insight and dazzling originality, cuting between events in Chicago in 1908 and the Balkans of today. (BLK128, $24.95)

The Question of Bruno •  Aleksandar Hemon • LITERATURE • (BLK81, $12.00)

Birds of Europe •  Killian Mullarney •  Lars Svensson •  Dan Zetterstrom •  Peter J. Grant • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)

Wildflowers of Britain and Europe, Compact Guide •  W. Lippert •  D. Podlech • FIELD GUIDE • A compact photographic guide to British and European wildflowers, covering 350 of the most commonly encountered species. Flowers are organized by color for easy identification. (EUR46, $19.99)

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	Bradt Guide Bosnia and Herzegovina • Tim Clancy GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 242 PAGES A practical guide in invaluable British series. (BLK68, $22.95)
	The Balkans, A Short History • Mark Mazower HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 188 PAGES • BEST SELLER A brief, provocative survey of the complex and often contentious history of the Balkans. With eloquence and insight, Mazower addresses the issues of geography, nationalism and modern nation-building in the region. (BLK28, $13.95)
	The Bridge on the Drina • Ivo Andric • Lovette F. Edwards LITERATURE • 1977 • PAPER • 318 PAGES This historical novel, originally published in 1945, traces the Ottoman period in the Central Balkans from the 16th-century to World War I. Andric takes as his metaphor the location of the ancient bridge on the Drina, dividing East and West, Europe and Orient, Christian and Muslim. Born in Travnik, Bosnia, Andric won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. The Bridge on the Drina is part of a trilogy that includes Bosnian Story and The Woman from Sarajevo. (BLK59, $15.00)
	Bosnia-Herzegovina Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP This double-sided road map covers Bosnia at a detailed scale of 1:250,000. (BLK100, $12.95)

	Balkan Ghosts, A Journey Through History • Robert D. Kaplan • HISTORY • In this eloquent, opinionated report, Robert Kaplan interweaves the history, art and culture of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with recent events to paint a portrait of the region. (BLK02, $15.00)
	Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia • Rebecca West • Christopher Hitchens • HISTORY • First published in 1941, this monumental work explores the complex history of Yugoslavia, its heroes, politics and culture. It's a big, challenging book -- some call it the best ever written on the Balkans. (BLK04, $25.00)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Tradition Betrayed • Robert J. Donia • John V. Fine • HISTORY • Written by two American historians who knew the region well during the course of the war, this book covers the complex history of religion and identity in Bosnia in light of the 1992 war. (BLK01, $29.00)
	Bosnia, A Cultural History • Ivan Lovrenovic • HISTORY • Prominent Bosnian writer and editor Lovrenovic offers an illuminating, important portrait of his country's geography, politics, history and culture from the palaeolithic to the 1992-95 war. (BOS33, $45.00)
	Bosnia, A Short History • Malcolm Noel • HISTORY • A well-researched and elegantly written history of Bosnia from its origins to the 1990s by a British journalist and political columnist. (BLK54, $25.00)
	Kosovo, War and Revenge • Tim Judah • HISTORY • A superbly reported and dramatic political history of origins, conflagration and aftermath of the Serb-Albanian conflict. In this second edition Judah updates the story to the fall of Milosevic. (BLK104, $21.00)
	Love Thy Neighbor, A Story of War • Peter Maass • HISTORY • A gripping, personal account of the war, its causes and consequences by a Washington Post reporter. (BLK10, $14.95)
	Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans • Dennis Hupchick • HISTORY • The changing borders and complex history of the Balkans, clearly and concisely shown through 50 double-page maps, accompanied by essays and organized chronologically. (BLK41, $19.95)
	Sarajevo, A Biography • Robert J. Donia • HISTORY • Donia captures the sprit of Sarajevo and its role as cosmopolitan center, in this lively, personal cultural, social, and political history of the city. (BLK99, $35.00)
	Rough Guide Music Balkan Gypsies • Rough Guide World Music • MUSIC • The Roma people have had a profound influence on the culture of the Balkans, and it all comes to life in this unboundedly energetic collection of Gypsy music. (BLK93, $14.95)
	Fools Rush In • Bill Carter • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The inspiring story of one man's experiences in war-torn Bosnia -- and the events that led to involving U2 in a project that would allow the citizens of Sarajevo to speak to the world. (BOS34, $14.95)
	The Fracture Zone, My Return to the Balkans • Simon Winchester • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Winchester, who first encountered the Balkans on a road trip in the 1970s, returns to the region on a heart-wrenching, dramatic tour of the country in the midst of the 1999 Kosovo crisis. In his familiar and engaging style, he combines reflection, travel and interview in this portrait of a troubled place. (BLK64, $13.00)
	The Suitcase, Refugee Voices from Bosnia and Croatia • Julie Mertus • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An anthology of refugee accounts, mainly the stories of Bosnian Mulsims and women who fled from civil wars between spring 1992 and late 1995. The mosaic of voices gives a stark and personal force to descriptions of the devastation in the region. (BLK126, $21.95)
	Death and the Dervish • Mesa Selimovic • LITERATURE • The tale of Sheikh Nuruddin, the self-serving dervish of the title, set during Ottoman rule in 18th-century Bosnia. Selimovic (1910-1982) was a well-known Bosnian Muslim author. (BLK69, $24.00)
	How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone • Sasa Stanisic • LITERATURE • Stanisic's powerful, vivid novel shows the calamity of war in the Balkans through the eye's of young Bosnian refugee from Visegrad. (BOS32, $24.00)
	Pretty Birds, A Novel • Scott Simon • LITERATURE • In this bold first novel Simon turns his experiences as a journalist in war-torn Bosnia into a powerful tale of family, ethnicity and survival. (BLK63, $13.95)
	Sarajevo Marlboro • Miljenko Jergovic • Stela Tomasevic • LITERATURE • Journalist Jergovic presents brief, affecting snapshots and impressions of war-torn Sarajevo in this stunning debut collection of his stories. (BLK91, $14.00)
	The Cellist of Sarajevo • Steven Galloway • LITERATURE • A spare and haunting, wise and beautiful novel about the endurance of the human spirit and the subtle ways individuals reclaim their humanity in a city ravaged by war. (BOS35, $21.95)
	The Lazarus Project • Aleksandar Hemon • LITERATURE • A tale historical sweep, contemporary insight and dazzling originality, cuting between events in Chicago in 1908 and the Balkans of today. (BLK128, $24.95)
	The Question of Bruno • Aleksandar Hemon • LITERATURE • (BLK81, $12.00)
	Birds of Europe • Killian Mullarney • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Peter J. Grant • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
	Wildflowers of Britain and Europe, Compact Guide • W. Lippert • D. Podlech • FIELD GUIDE • A compact photographic guide to British and European wildflowers, covering 350 of the most commonly encountered species. Flowers are organized by color for easy identification. (EUR46, $19.99)