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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $76, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXBLT07A)
 
Bradt Guide Baltic Capitals  •  Neil Taylor
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES
A compact, practical guide to exploring Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Kaliningrad and surrounding regions. With excursions, walking tours and suggestions for where to eat and sleep. (BLT12, $21.95)
  Bradt Guide Baltic Capitals
The Baltic Revolution, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Path to Independence  •  Anatol Lieven
HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 454 PAGES
Lieven explores the culture and personality of the Baltic peoples, their religious and national differences and relations with Russia and the West. Written by a London Times correspondent who interweaves interviews, observations and history to reveal post-Glasnost Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. (BLT02, $32.50)
  The Baltic Revolution, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Path to Independence
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, $15.00)
  A Woman in Amber
Baltic States Map  •  Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A colorful map of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, at a scale of 1:600,000 with travel information and inset maps of Riga, Tallin and Vilnius on the reverse. The map extends south and east to Kaliningrad and Minsk. (BLT06, $12.95)
  Baltic States Map



Also Recommended
Tallinn Map  •  ITMB    •  A city map of historic Tallinn at a walking scale of 1:8,000. (BLT23, $10.95)
 
 
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 City Guide Tallinn  •  Neil Taylor   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This pocket guide includes suggestions for where to eat, sleep and shop, and what to see. With suggested walking tours and two color maps. (BLT18, $12.99)
 
 
Culture Smart! Estonia, A Quick Guide to Customs and Etiquette  •  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, A Quick Guide to Customs and Etiquette  •  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)
 
 
Eyewitness Travel Guide Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN JANUARY  •  A compact illustrated travel guide featuring 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)
 
 
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, $16.95)
 
 
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, A New History of the Region and its People  •  Alan Palmer   • HISTORY  •  The prolific British historian covers the history of the region from the Viking era to modern day. A vivid, sweeping chronicle with its share of entertaining anecdote. (BLT22, $19.95)
 
 
The Latvians, A Short History  •  Andrejs Plakans   • HISTORY  •  A scholarly history of Latvia beginning in medieval times, which concentrates on the growth of Latvian nationalism in the 19th and 20th centuries. (BLT08, $24.95)
 
 
The Northern Crusades  •  Eric Christiansen   • HISTORY  •  The 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, $16.00)
 
 
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, $54.20)
 
 
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, $16.95)
 
 
Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages featuring hundreds of drawings and color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $12.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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, $25.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Christening  •  Denise Neuhaus   • LITERATURE  •  This accomplished novel, set against a backdrop of the last says of the Soviet Union, follows three Estonian women in Tallinn and Stockholm. (BLT25, $16.95)
 
 
The Dogs of Riga  •  Henning Mankell   • MYSTERY  •  In this installment of Mankell's Kurt Wallender crime series, the Swedish detective travels to Latvia on the shadowy trail of a grisly murder. A gripping read, steeped in Baltic ambiance. (BLT24, $13.95)
 
 

 
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