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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $89, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXBLK79)		  
Eyewitness Guide Croatia  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES • BEST SELLER
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)		   Eyewitness Guide Croatia
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)		   Croatia Coast Map
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)		   Croatia, Through Writers' Eyes
Croatia, A Nation Forged in War  •  Marcus Tanner
HISTORY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES
A modern history of Croatia from its medieval origins to the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia to 1995, when thousands of Serbs fled Krajina. Written by a London Independent correspondent who was eyewitness to events of 1993, it is an absorbing and largely sympathetic portrait of Croatia with a focus on the drive for independence. (BLK23, $25.00)		   Croatia, A Nation Forged in War



Also Recommended

Bradt Guide Croatia  •  Piers Letcher   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 		  
Bradt Mini Guide Dubrovnik  •  Piers Letcher   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A helpful, condensed guide to the city in the popular Bradt series. (BLK46, $13.99)
 		  
Knopf Mapguide Dubrovnik  •  Knopf Guides   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN  •  A practical pocket guide, featuring fold-out maps with restaurants, shops and attractions. (BLK96, $9.95)
 		  
Visible Cities Dubrovnik  •  Annabel Barber   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An informative, personable guide to exploring the city and surroundings, featuring a good overview of the history of Dubrovnik, suggested walking tours, a map of the city center and practical advice on where to go and what to do. (BLK40, $24.95)
 		  
A Taste of Croatia  •  Karen Evenden   • FOOD  •  This engaging memoir of a three-year sailing odyssey includes 100 enticing recipes. (BLK130, $19.95)
 		  
Dubrovnik, A History  •  Robin Harris   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
Art of the Byzantine Era  •  David Talbot Rice   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Wide-ranging and literate, this thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art is an indispensable classic. (TKY22, $21.95)
 		  
Early Christian and Byzantine Art  •  John Lowden   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 		  
Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History  •  Robert D. Kaplan   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
 		  
How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed  •  Slavenka Drakulic   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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)
 		  
The Bridge on the Drina  •  Ivo Andric  •  Lovette F. Edwards   • LITERATURE  •  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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