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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $86, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXEUR314A)		  
Bury Me Standing  •  Isabel Fonseca
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1996 •  PAPER  • 322 PAGES
The Roma, as the Gypsies call themselves, have a long tradition in Eastern European culture -- influencing the music, foods, religious and folk traditions. This is an excellent book on the evasive subject of Roma culture in Eastern Europe, painstakingly researched by Ms. Fonseca as she traveled and lived among Gypsies. Black-and-white photos help give a human face to the conditions of the Roma, their history among the settled peoples of Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany and the prospects for their cultural survival in the "new" Eastern Europe. (EUR09, $14.95)		   Bury Me Standing
Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History  •  Robert D. Kaplan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 307 PAGES
Kaplan combines the skills of an old-fashioned literate traveler and an informed journalist in this eloquent, opinionated report that interweaves history, art and culture of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with recent events to paint a portrait of the region in the 1980s. This new edition includes six opinion pieces that he wrote for the New York Times and Washington Post in the 1990s. Named one of the best of 1993 by the New York Times. (BLK02, $17.00)		   Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History
Transylvania and Beyond  •  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, on a spirited return journey to the country after the fall of the Soviet empire. Her first visit as a child was in 1940. (EUR98, $21.95)		   Transylvania and Beyond
Rough Guide Romania  •  Rough Guide
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 496 PAGES
A compact, wide-ranging guide in the British series, nicely balancing general information on the country with practical travel details. (EUR144, $23.99)		   Rough Guide Romania
Romania Moldova Map  •  Freytag & Berndt
2008 •  MAP
This handy fold-up map at a scale of 1:500,000 includes a multilanguage legend and city plans. Two Sides. 37 X 48 inches. (EUR83, $14.95)		   Romania Moldova Map



Also Recommended

Bucharest Map  •  Cartographia    •  Full-color map at a scale of 1:20,000. (EUR261, $8.00)
 		  
Culture Smart! Romania  •  Debbie Stowe   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (EUR298, $9.95)
 		  
Language and Travel Guide to Romania  •  Rosemary Rennon   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This personal, comprehensive guide includes the history and culture of Romania, language essentials and practical travel information. (EUR258, $21.95)
 		  
The Mountains of Romania  •  James Roberts   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Nicolae Klepper   • FOOD  •  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  •  Raymond McNally   • HISTORY  •  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  •  Dennis Hupchick   • HISTORY  •  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  •  Joseph Rothschild   • HISTORY  •  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  •  Nicolae Klepper   • HISTORY  •  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  •  Mark Mazower   • HISTORY  •  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  •  Charles King   • HISTORY  •  A scholarly political and cultural history of Moldova, focusing on issues of national identity in a post-Soviet world. (EUR97, $24.95)
 		  
Transylvania  •  Bronwen Riley   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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  •  Elie Wiesel   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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  •  Patrick Leigh Fermor   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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  •  Norman Manea   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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  •  Jason Goodwin   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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  •  Bram Stoker   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Peter D. Riley   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Saul Bellow   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Elizabeth Kostova   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Gerard Gorman   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An illustrated guide to the plants, mammals, birds and other wildlife of the region. (CEU36, $25.99)
 		  
 
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