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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

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Lonely Planet Western Balkans

Lonely Planet Western Balkans

by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 452 PAGES

A compact, practical guide to the region from Slovenia and Croatia, to Bosnia & Hercegovina, Serbia & Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania. (BLK84, $24.99)

The Balkans, A Short History

The Balkans, A Short History

by Mark Mazower

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 188 PAGES

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)

Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History

Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History

by Robert D. Kaplan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 307 PAGES

Kaplan interweaves the history, art and culture of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with his travels in this portrait of the region. (BLK02, $17.00)

Balkans South-East Europe Map

Balkans South-East Europe Map

by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2008
  • MAP

A nicely detailed regional map, showing the route of the Danube from Budapest to the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR147, $14.95)

 
Bradt Guide Albania

Bradt Guide Albania


by Gillian Gloyer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A compact overview of Albania, its history, wildlife and major attractions. Geared for the independent traveler, it also includes maps and practical information. (BLK66, $25.99)

Bradt Guide Macedonia

Bradt Guide Macedonia


by Thammy Evans

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A personal, detailed overview of Macedonia with excellent travel information. (EUR168, $26.99)

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia


by Rebecca West | Christopher Hitchens

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 1181 PAGES

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)

The Byzantines

The Byzantines


by Averil Cameron

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES

A volume in the engaging Peoples of Europe series, this compact, authoritative survey focuses on the Byzantine people, their identity, religion, ethnicity and culture. (TKY197, $26.95)

The Palgrave Atlas of Byzantine History

The Palgrave Atlas of Byzantine History


by John Haldon

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 187 PAGES

Princeton historian Haldon charts the political, social and economic history of the medieval empire in this succint resource with over 100 maps. (TKY237, $30.00)

Art of the Byzantine Era

Art of the Byzantine Era


by David Talbot Rice

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 286 PAGES

Wide-ranging and literate, this thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art is an indispensable classic. (TKY22, $21.95)

Byzantine Art

Byzantine Art


by Robin Cormack

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

A scholarly introduction and survey of the art of the Byzantine empire in the Oxford History of Art. With 127 illustrations, 82 in full color. (MDE64, $27.95)

Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Early Christian and Byzantine Art


by John Lowden

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

An illustrated guide to the architectural heritage of the early Christian period (860-1453), with a survey of the philosophy and intellectual climate of the time. (EUR23, $27.95)

Conversations With Stalin

Conversations With Stalin


by Milovan Djilas

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1963
  • PAPER
  • 211 PAGES

This is a scathing memoir by one of Tito's top aides, ousted from the Communist Party in 1954. It captures some of the absurdities of life in communist Yugoslavia. (BLK24, $13.95)

Edward Lear in Albania


by Edward Lear

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER

A wondrously illustrated account of Lear's travels through Albania and Macedonia in 1848. (BLK151, $49.95)

Fado


by Andrzej Stasiuk

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A tribute to the culturally rich landscapes, literature and history of Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Albania by the Polish writer, poet, essayist and literary critic. (EUR350, $13.95)

How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed

How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed


by Slavenka Drakulic

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 227 PAGES

These short essays capture the absurdity, struggle and day-to-day reality of being a woman in Yugoslavia under Communism. Drakulic is a Croatian journalist, novelist and contributing editor at The Nation. (BLK38, $15.99)

People of the Storm God, Travels In Macedonia


by Will Myer

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A sobering account of a 1994 trip to the politically and culturally complex Republic of Macedonia. (BLK112, $15.00)

Broken April

Broken April


by Ismail Kadare

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

In this best-known novel by the contemporary Albanian writer, a bereaved mountaineer and a young anthropologist couple both wrestle with the age-old traditions of the high plateau. (BLK70, $14.95)

Death and the Dervish

Death and the Dervish


by Mesa Selimovic

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

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, $24.95)

Pretty Birds, A Novel

Pretty Birds, A Novel


by Scott Simon

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

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, $15.00)

The Bridge on the Drina

The Bridge on the Drina


by Ivo Andric | Lovette F. Edwards

  • LITERATURE
  • 1977
  • PAPER
  • 318 PAGES

These linked stories by the Nobel-prize winning author capture the history and complexity of Christian and Muslim relations during Ottoman occupation. Hewn of stone, the bridge dividing the town of Visegrad was Andric's inspiration. (BLK59, $15.00)

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