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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/SB11917. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 4 items are available
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Eyewitness Guide Croatia
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 296 PAGES
Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of Croatia, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With 850 color photographs and illustrations.
(BLK39, $23.00) |
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The Balkans, A Short History
• 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) |
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Croatia, Through Writers' Eyes
• Barnaby Rogerson
ANTHOLOGY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
This collection of stories, tales, and travel narratives, illuminates the history and culture of Croatia. Including contributions by Rebecca West, Lawrence Durrell and Fitzroy MacLean.
(BLK95, $33.95) |
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Croatia Coast Map
• Freytag & Berndt
2011 •
MAP
This nicely shaded, double-sided map covers the entire Dalmatian Coast -- from Trieste south to Pula, Split and Dubrovnik -- at a scale of 1:200,000. Fully indexed and excellent in its topographic detail, it is a useful guide to the complex coastline of the Adriatic. Two Sides. 38 X 50 inches.
(BLK17, $14.95) |
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Also Recommended
Bradt Guide Croatia
• Piers Letcher
• GUIDEBOOK
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This convenient guide in the excellent British series is a personal, informative overview of the country, covering Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik in detail. With excellent travel advice and information on nature, history, and culture.
(BLK55, $22.99)
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Bradt Mini Guide Dubrovnik
• Piers Letcher
• GUIDEBOOK
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A helpful, condensed guide to the city in the popular Bradt series.
(BLK46, $13.99)
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Fodor's Venice's 25 Best
• Citypack
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN MARCH
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This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information.
(ITL106, $12.99)
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Knopf Mapguide Dubrovnik
• Knopf Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN
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A practical pocket guide, featuring fold-out maps with restaurants, shops and attractions.
(BLK96, $9.95)
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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia
• Rebecca West
• Christopher Hitchens
• HISTORY
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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)
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Croatia, A Nation Forged in War
• Marcus Tanner
• HISTORY
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A modern history of Croatia from its medieval origins to Nazi occupation through to the present day by a British correspondent, who reported from the region during the events of 1993.
(BLK23, $25.00)
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Dubrovnik, A History
• Robin Harris
• HISTORY
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Harris, a journalist who writes frequently on the Balkans, presents a comprehensive portrait of the historically important maritime city-state in this nicely illustrated, scholarly and readable history of Dubrovnik.
(BLK56, $26.95)
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Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans
• Dennis Hupchick
• HISTORY
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The changing borders and complex history of the Balkans, clearly and concisely shown through 50 double-page maps and accompanying essays, organized chronologically.
(BLK41, $22.00)
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Venice and the Slavs, The Discovery of Dalmatia in the Age of Enlightenment
• Larry Wolff
• HISTORY
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Wolf focuses on the circa-1700s Venetian Empire in the Balkans as a way to explore relations between eastern and western Europe in this fascinating, scholarly study of the region.
(BLK35, $29.95)
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Yugoslavia, Death of a Nation
• Laura Silber
• Allan Little
• HISTORY
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Called "one of the finest volumes to come out of the war" by the New York Times, this book combines eyewitness reports, political commentary and documentary photographs to elucidate the origins and aftermath of the breakup of Yugoslavia.
(BLK03, $17.00)
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Art of the Byzantine Era
• David Talbot Rice
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Wide-ranging and literate, this thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art is an indispensable classic.
(TKY22, $21.95)
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Early Christian and Byzantine Art
• John Lowden
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History
• Robert D. Kaplan
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed
• Slavenka Drakulic
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Montenegro, A Novel
• Starling Lawrence
• LITERATURE
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Steeped in atmosphere, this compelling tale of intrigue set in turn-of-the-century Montenegro evokes the tangled politics of the region -- Muslim, Turk and British. Lawrence follows the adventures of a reluctant British spy, Harwell Auberon, from the Adriatic to mountain villages, capturing the essence of the people and the land.
(BLK08, $14.99)
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The Bridge on the Drina
• Ivo Andric
• Lovette F. Edwards
• LITERATURE
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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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