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Bradt Guide Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh •  Nicholas Holding
GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 248 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh for the independent traveler, with excellent suggestions for where to go and what to do, and practical advice for getting around. (CCS37, $22.95)

Passage to Ararat •  Michael J. Arlen •  Clark Blaise
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 293 PAGES
Winner of the 1976 National Book Award, this is the memoir of a man searching for his Armenian roots. Growing up in a family that has abandoned its connection to Armenia after the genocide of 1915, author Michael J. Arlen decides to take a journey into the past, where he discovers the painful history of his people. (CCS11, $15.00)

Armenia/Azerbaijan Map •   International Travel Maps
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A folded traveler's map of Armenia and Azerbaijan at a scale of 1:650,000. Two Sides. 27x38 inches. (CCS23, $12.95)

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Armenia, At the Crossroads •  Joseph Masih •  Robert O. Krikorian • HISTORY • A discussion of modern Armenia and its unstable political position after the collapse of the Soviet Union (CCS08, $38.95)

Black Garden, Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War •  Thomas De Waal • HISTORY • A highly praised portrait of the region that weaves an account of the author's travels throughout the South Caucasus with an analysis of the Nagorny Karabakh conflict. (CCS24, $23.00)

Black Sea •  Neal Ascherson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Ascherson weaves his own travels and impressions with a fascinating account of the history of the region in this skillful portrait. (RUS46, $18.00)

Looking Toward Ararat, Armenia in Modern History •  Ronald Grigor Suny • HISTORY • A scholarly analysis of Armenian government and society, focusing on modern times up to the early 1990s. (CCS19, $19.95)

Russia's Steppe Frontier, The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800 •  Michael Khodarkovsky • HISTORY • In this sweeping, scholarly history Khodarovsky traces Russian imperial adventures in the Caucasus from the decline of the Mongols to the end of the 18th century. (CCS28, $23.95)

The Cossacks, An Illustrated History •  John Ure • HISTORY • In this lively, beautifully illustrated overview, a career diplomat (and frequent visitor to the region) explores the history of the Cossacks in Southern Russia and Central Asia and their role in world affairs. (RUS135, $24.95)

The History of Armenia •  Simon Payaslian • HISTORY • A brief, authoritative history of Armenia from the first millennium B.C. to the present. (CCS38, $18.95)

The Ottoman Centuries •  Lord Kinross • HISTORY • A richly detailed, engrossing history of the Ottoman empire from its dawn in 1300 up to the foundation of the modern republic in 1923, enhanced by maps and photos. (ITL54, $18.99)

The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923 •  Justin McCarthy • HISTORY • A vivid overview of the history, customs and traditions of Ottoman Turkey, complete with maps and illustrations. (TKY36, $70.60)

Art of the Byzantine Era •  David Talbot Rice • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An indispensable classic and a thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art, wide-ranging and literate. Though it focuses on early Christian Constantinople, the book also includes chapters on Sicily, Venice and the Slavonic art of the Balkans. (TKY22, $16.95)

Among the Russians •  Colin Thubron • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The marvelous account of a 10,000-mile journey by car from St. Petersburg and the Baltic States south to Georgia and Armenia in 1981. A gifted writer and intrepid traveler, Thubron grapples with the complexities of Russian identity in this lyrical book. (RUS106, $14.00)

Azerbaijan Diary: A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post Soviet Republic •  Thomas Goltz • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A first-person account of the chaotic early 1990s in Azerbaijan by a freelance journalist. Both an adventure story and a piece of significant journalism, the book captures the politically charged and somewhat mad atmosphere of the time. (CCS09, $36.95)

Black Dog of Fate, A Memoir •  Peter Balakian • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This powerful memoir combines Balakian's coming-of-age as an Armenian-American in New Jersey with his growing realization of the horrors suffered by his family in the Christian Armenian genocide of 1915 in Ottoman Turkey. (CCS12, $16.95)

Caucasus, A Journey to the Land between Christianity and Islam •  Nicholas Griffin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An engaging account of travels in the Caucasus in the footsteps of Imam Shamil, a muslim who resisted in the Russians in the 19th century. The book is a portrait of the people, land and issues in the region. (CCS25, $18.00)

Eastward to Tartary •  Robert D. Kaplan • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A glimpse into the people and history that color the countries of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Caucasus and finally Central Asia, in a loosely organized travelogue by the author of the acclaimed Balkan Ghosts. (CAS45, $14.95)

The Orientalist, Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life •  Tom Reiss • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A storyteller of the first order, Reiss weaves much information about the cultures and religions in the Caucasus in this wonderful tale of the remarkable life of Lev Nussimbaum -- a fabulist, interpreter of cultures, novelist and rogue who reinvented himself as Kurban Said. (CCS27, $17.00)

Hadji Murad •  Leo Tolstoy •  Aylmer Maude • LITERATURE • A short novel set in the 19th-century Caucasus, concerning -- in part -- conflicts between the occupying Russians and Muslim groups in the region. (CCS18, $11.95)

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	Bradt Guide Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh • Nicholas Holding GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 248 PAGES A comprehensive guide to Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh for the independent traveler, with excellent suggestions for where to go and what to do, and practical advice for getting around. (CCS37, $22.95)
	Passage to Ararat • Michael J. Arlen • Clark Blaise BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 293 PAGES Winner of the 1976 National Book Award, this is the memoir of a man searching for his Armenian roots. Growing up in a family that has abandoned its connection to Armenia after the genocide of 1915, author Michael J. Arlen decides to take a journey into the past, where he discovers the painful history of his people. (CCS11, $15.00)
	Armenia/Azerbaijan Map • International Travel Maps MAP A folded traveler's map of Armenia and Azerbaijan at a scale of 1:650,000. Two Sides. 27x38 inches. (CCS23, $12.95)

	Armenia, At the Crossroads • Joseph Masih • Robert O. Krikorian • HISTORY • A discussion of modern Armenia and its unstable political position after the collapse of the Soviet Union (CCS08, $38.95)
	Black Garden, Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War • Thomas De Waal • HISTORY • A highly praised portrait of the region that weaves an account of the author's travels throughout the South Caucasus with an analysis of the Nagorny Karabakh conflict. (CCS24, $23.00)
	Black Sea • Neal Ascherson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Ascherson weaves his own travels and impressions with a fascinating account of the history of the region in this skillful portrait. (RUS46, $18.00)
	Looking Toward Ararat, Armenia in Modern History • Ronald Grigor Suny • HISTORY • A scholarly analysis of Armenian government and society, focusing on modern times up to the early 1990s. (CCS19, $19.95)
	Russia's Steppe Frontier, The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800 • Michael Khodarkovsky • HISTORY • In this sweeping, scholarly history Khodarovsky traces Russian imperial adventures in the Caucasus from the decline of the Mongols to the end of the 18th century. (CCS28, $23.95)
	The Cossacks, An Illustrated History • John Ure • HISTORY • In this lively, beautifully illustrated overview, a career diplomat (and frequent visitor to the region) explores the history of the Cossacks in Southern Russia and Central Asia and their role in world affairs. (RUS135, $24.95)
	The History of Armenia • Simon Payaslian • HISTORY • A brief, authoritative history of Armenia from the first millennium B.C. to the present. (CCS38, $18.95)
	The Ottoman Centuries • Lord Kinross • HISTORY • A richly detailed, engrossing history of the Ottoman empire from its dawn in 1300 up to the foundation of the modern republic in 1923, enhanced by maps and photos. (ITL54, $18.99)
	The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923 • Justin McCarthy • HISTORY • A vivid overview of the history, customs and traditions of Ottoman Turkey, complete with maps and illustrations. (TKY36, $70.60)
	Art of the Byzantine Era • David Talbot Rice • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An indispensable classic and a thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art, wide-ranging and literate. Though it focuses on early Christian Constantinople, the book also includes chapters on Sicily, Venice and the Slavonic art of the Balkans. (TKY22, $16.95)
	Among the Russians • Colin Thubron • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The marvelous account of a 10,000-mile journey by car from St. Petersburg and the Baltic States south to Georgia and Armenia in 1981. A gifted writer and intrepid traveler, Thubron grapples with the complexities of Russian identity in this lyrical book. (RUS106, $14.00)
	Azerbaijan Diary: A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post Soviet Republic • Thomas Goltz • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A first-person account of the chaotic early 1990s in Azerbaijan by a freelance journalist. Both an adventure story and a piece of significant journalism, the book captures the politically charged and somewhat mad atmosphere of the time. (CCS09, $36.95)
	Black Dog of Fate, A Memoir • Peter Balakian • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This powerful memoir combines Balakian's coming-of-age as an Armenian-American in New Jersey with his growing realization of the horrors suffered by his family in the Christian Armenian genocide of 1915 in Ottoman Turkey. (CCS12, $16.95)
	Caucasus, A Journey to the Land between Christianity and Islam • Nicholas Griffin • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An engaging account of travels in the Caucasus in the footsteps of Imam Shamil, a muslim who resisted in the Russians in the 19th century. The book is a portrait of the people, land and issues in the region. (CCS25, $18.00)
	Eastward to Tartary • Robert D. Kaplan • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A glimpse into the people and history that color the countries of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Caucasus and finally Central Asia, in a loosely organized travelogue by the author of the acclaimed Balkan Ghosts. (CAS45, $14.95)
	The Orientalist, Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life • Tom Reiss • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A storyteller of the first order, Reiss weaves much information about the cultures and religions in the Caucasus in this wonderful tale of the remarkable life of Lev Nussimbaum -- a fabulist, interpreter of cultures, novelist and rogue who reinvented himself as Kurban Said. (CCS27, $17.00)
	Hadji Murad • Leo Tolstoy • Aylmer Maude • LITERATURE • A short novel set in the 19th-century Caucasus, concerning -- in part -- conflicts between the occupying Russians and Muslim groups in the region. (CCS18, $11.95)