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We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, designed to help you get more out of your travels to Romania . Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.

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Bury Me Standing

Bury Me Standing

by Isabel Fonseca

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

This marvelous portrait of the Roma, also known as the Gypsies, offers insight into their music, foods, religions and folk traditions, and also examines their influential but complex relationship with Eastern Europe. (EUR09, $14.95)

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)

Transylvania and Beyond

Transylvania and Beyond

by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 239 PAGES

Murphy spent eight months among the people of Transylvania, soaking up their stories and their thoughts on life in modern Romania. (EUR98, $21.95)

Rough Guide Romania

Rough Guide Romania

by Rough Guide

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

An informative, up-to-date guide, combining general information on the country with practical travel details. (EUR144, $23.99)

Romania Moldova Map

Romania Moldova Map

by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2008
  • MAP

This handy fold-up map at a scale of 1:500,000 includes a multilanguage legend and city plans. (EUR83, $14.95)

 

Bucharest Map


by Cartographia

  • MAP

Full-color map at a scale of 1:20,000. (EUR261, $8.00)

Culture Smart! Romania

Culture Smart! Romania


by Debbie Stowe

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A concise and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (EUR298, $9.95)

Language and Travel Guide to Romania

Language and Travel Guide to Romania


by Rosemary Rennon

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 397 PAGES

This personal, comprehensive guide includes the history and culture of Romania, language essentials and practical travel information. (EUR258, $21.95)

The Mountains of Romania

The Mountains of Romania


by James Roberts

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

This practical guide, with 40 color maps and photographs, includes the Carpathians, Bucegi Massif and monasteries of Bucovina. (EUR274, $24.95)

Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature, and Poetry

Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature, and Poetry


by Nicolae Klepper

  • FOOD
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 330 PAGES

A cookbook and celebration of Romanian culture, featuring 150 authentic dishes and tidbits on cultural traditions, as well as poems and literary excerpts. (EUR127, $24.95)

In Search of Dracula

In Search of Dracula


by Raymond McNally

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 297 PAGES

This history of Vlad Tepes (AKA Vlad the Impaler), the Romanian warrior prince upon whom Bram Stoker based his infamous blood-drinking count, draws on oral histories and archaeological evidence and also examines Dracula's many incarnations in film and literature. (EUR193, $18.95)

Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans

Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans


by Dennis Hupchick

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
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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)

Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II

Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II


by Joseph Rothschild

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

An opinionated, well-written and clear political history of the region, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans. (EUR31, $39.95)

Romania, An Illustrated History

Romania, An Illustrated History


by Nicolae Klepper

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES

An illustrated primer on Romania's eventful history, from the bronze age to the period of the Dacians before and during Roman rule, the principalities from the 14th century until 1821 and modern times. (EUR291, $14.95)

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)

The Moldovans: Romania, Russia and the Politics of Culture


by Charles King

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

A scholarly political and cultural history of Moldova, focusing on issues of national identity in a post-Soviet world. (EUR97, $24.95)

Transylvania

Transylvania


by Bronwen Riley

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

Riley lovingly explores the mountain villages, history and people of this land steeped in myth and tradition in this superb book, featuring 150 haunting photographs by Dan Dinescu. (EUR316, $50.00)

All Rivers Run to the Sea


by Elie Wiesel

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel recounts his remarkable life, from his childhood in Romania to the horrors of Auschwitz, his days as a young writer in post-war France and New York and his many pilgrimages to Israel. (EUR153, $16.95)

Between the Woods and the Water

Between the Woods and the Water


by Patrick Leigh Fermor

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Fermor continues with youthful adventures in Hungary and Romania, culminating with his arrival at the Iron Gates on the Danube. (CEU31, $15.95)

Hooligan's Return, A Memoir


by Norman Manea

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 40400 PAGES

Manea recounts his journey from a Romanian Jewish childhood in concentration camps to a professorship at Bard College in New York. (EUR271, $30.00)

On Foot to the Golden Horn

On Foot to the Golden Horn


by Jason Goodwin

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

Goodwin interweaves history, incident and reflection in this excellent portrait of Central Europe. With chapters on Cracow, Slovakia, Budapest, Transylvania, Brasov and Bulgaria. (EUR81, $17.00)

Dracula


by Bram Stoker

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 520 PAGES

The vampire novel that started it all, based on the legend of "Vlad the Impaler." The gothic shocker is set within the dank castles and misty forests of Transylvania, and the foggy streets and staid country houses of Victorian England. (EUR125, $11.00)

The Dance at Mociu


by Peter D. Riley

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 120 PAGES

A collection of stories, prose poems and meditations on Old Europe, drawn from the author's many visits to Transylvania. (EUR268, $15.00)

The Dean's December

The Dean's December


by Saul Bellow

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

Bellow's novel tells the story of a college dean who witnesses unrest and corruption at home and abroad, first within the political community of Chicago, then under the oppressive communist rule of Romania. (EUR126, $16.00)

The Historian, A Novel

The Historian, A Novel


by Elizabeth Kostova

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 656 PAGES

In this wildly popular historical thriller, Kostova traces a 16-year-old woman's harrowing journey across Europe to find the notorious 15th-century prince of Wallachia, Vlad Dracul, completing her father's research in the medieval monasteries and dusty libraries from Istanbul and Budapest to Romania. (EUR380, $15.99)

Bradt Guide Central and Eastern European Wildlife

Bradt Guide Central and Eastern European Wildlife


by Gerard Gorman

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

An illustrated guide to the plants, mammals, birds and other wildlife of the region. (CEU36, $25.99)

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