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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $73, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXBLT35)		  
Eyewitness Travel Guide Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES
This compact, profusely illustrated travel guide features bright color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a region-by-region synopsis. With a 50-page section on where to stay and eat. (BLT35, $28.00)		   Eyewitness Travel Guide Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
The Baltic  •  Alan Palmer
HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES
The prolific British historian covers the history of the region from the Viking era to modern day in this vivid, sweeping chronicle, which also includes some entertaining anecdotes. (BLT22, $19.95)		   The Baltic
A Woman in Amber  •  Agate Nesaule
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1997 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES
The author, who fled rural Latvia on the heels of the Russian advance at the age of seven, chronicles the terrible dislocations of World War II. In this American Book Award-winning memoir, she tells the powerful story of what she witnessed and experienced as a young girl during the war. Ultimately a testimony to survival, this book brings to light a terrible knowledge of rape, torture and execution. (RUS30, $16.00)		   A Woman in Amber
Baltic States Map  •  Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A double-sided detailed map of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, at a scale of 1:400,000. Two Sides. 48x34 inches. (BLT06, $14.95)		   Baltic States Map



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Baltic States Map  •  Globetrotter    •  This regional overview (1:770,000) includes city maps of Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius, on the reverse. (BLT37, $8.95)
 		  
Tallinn Map  •  ITMB    •  A city map of historic Tallinn at a walking scale of 1:8,000. (BLT23, $11.95)
 		  
Bradt City Guide Riga  •  Stephen Baister   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A small guide to the history, culture and attractions of the Latvian city in the authoritative Bradt series. (BLK111, $13.99)
 		  
Bradt Guide Baltic Cities  •  Neil Taylor   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This second, expanded edition includes Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Kaliningrad as well as Tartu, Liepaja, Kaunas and Klaipeda. (BLT12, $25.99)
 		  
Culture Smart! Estonia  •  Clare Thomson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (BLT30, $9.95)
 		  
Culture Smart! Lithuania  •  Lara Belonogoff   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (BLT31, $9.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Baltic Phrasebook  •  Paul Jokubaitis  •  Jana Teteris  •  Lisa Trei   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  Learn the basics of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian with this handy guide. (BLT10, $8.99)
 		  
Rough Guide The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania  •  Rough Guide   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This comprehensive travel guide to the Baltic States includes region-by-region descriptions of attractions and a good overview of history and culture. (BLT17, $21.99)
 		  
Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights, The Stone Castles of Latvia and Estonia  •  Stephen Turnbull   • HISTORY  •  A heavily illustrated history of the medieval crusader castles of the Livonian Order (1185-1560) of Teutonic Knights in present-day Estonia and Latvia. With contemporary photos. (BLT19, $18.95)
 		  
Estonia and the Estonians  •  Toivo U. Raun   • HISTORY  •  A scholarly, comprehensive history of Estonia from prehistory to the 1990s in the Hoover Institution's "Studies of Nationalities" series. (BLT07, $24.95)
 		  
The Baltic Revolution  •  Anatol Lieven   • HISTORY  •  A Latvian correspondent for the London Times, Lieven weaves history, interviews and analysis into a vivid cultural portrait of post-Glasnost Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. (BLT02, $47.00)
 		  
The Northern Crusades  •  Eric Christiansen   • HISTORY  •  The wilder-than-fiction story of the conquest and conversion of the pagan tribes of the Baltic coasts by the crusading knights of the Teutonic Order from the 13th to the 15th centuries. (BLT14, $17.00)
 		  
The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558-1721  •  Robert I. Frost   • HISTORY  •  A scholarly, detailed history of the struggle over Estonia, Livonia and control of the Nordic-Baltic region during the 16th-18th centuries, a highly militarized period in the region's history. (BLT15, $71.60)
 		  
The Singing Revolution  •  James & Maureen Tusty   • HISTORY  •  Alive with images of Estonia's beauty, history and interviews, this powerful film focuses on the role of song in Estonia's independence. (BLT36, $26.95)
 		  
Baroque and Rococo Art  •  Germain Bazin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An excellent illustrated survey of Baroque and Rococo art and architecture, this volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is a good companion to the golden age of Middle Europe. (EUR53, $21.95)
 		  
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Avengers, A Jewish War Story  •  Rich Cohen   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The riveting tale of three kids from the Jewish ghetto, who went from the streets of Vilna to fighting the Germans and eventually wound up in a Kibbutz north of Tel Aviv. (BLT16, $14.95)
 		  
Beginning With My Streets  •  Madeline G. Levine  •  Czeslaw Milosz   • LITERATURE  •  The great Polish writer celebrates Vilinius, city of his youth, using a street map as a backdrop for his essays and recollections of the people, places and rich cultural heritage of the city. (BLT45, $18.00)
 		  
Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family  •  Thomas Mann   • LITERATURE  •  Mann's masterpiece about the decline of a German family at the end of the 19th century. (GER22, $26.00)
 		  
Coup de Grace  •  Marguerite Yourcenar   • LITERATURE  •  A novel set against the backdrop of the Latvian War of Independence in the aftermath of WWI. (BLT26, $16.00)
 		  
Set Sail for Murder  •  Carolyn Hart   • MYSTERY  •  Retired newspaper reporter Henrietta O' Dwyer Collins, Henrie O to her friends, joins her dear old friend Jimmy Lennox on a Baltic cruise in this seventh installment in the cozy series. (BLT42, $6.99)
 		  
The Christening  •  Denise Neuhaus   • LITERATURE  •  This accomplished novel, set against a backdrop of the last days of the Soviet Union, follows three Estonian women in Tallinn and Stockholm. (BLT25, $16.95)
 		  
The Dogs of Riga  •  Henning Mankell   • MYSTERY  •  Swedish detective Kurt Wallander travels from Ystad to Latvia on the shadowy trail of a grisly murder in this second book, steeped in Baltic ambiance. (BLT24, $15.00)
 		  
 
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