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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Lonely Planet Croatia
Jeanne Oliver
GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
340 PAGES
In its hallmark style, this practical guide to Croatia by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs, many local maps, and excellent travel information.
(BLK27, $22.99) |
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How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed
Slavenka Drakulic
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1993
PAPER
227 PAGES
These short essays capture the absurdity, struggle and day-to-day reality of being a woman in Yugoslavia under Communism (including vignettes about friends and colleagues in other Eastern European countries). Drakulic is a Croatian journalist, novelist and contributing editor at The Nation.
(BLK38, $15.99) |
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Croatia, Travels in Undiscovered Country
Tony Fabijancic
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2003
PAPER
186 PAGES
In these travel essays, Fabijancic, who left what was then Yugoslavia in 1964, writes with insight of his return to the Croatia of his father. He's especially good on the people and character of the land. Organzied geographically, he focuses on the coastal regions with chapters on Dalmatia, Dubrovnik and Istria.
(BLK45, $29.95) |
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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) |
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Also Recommended
Bradt Mini Guide Dubrovnik
Piers Letcher
GUIDEBOOK
A helpful, condensed guide to the city in the popular Bradt series.
(BLK46, $13.99) |
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Eyewitness Guide Croatia
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
BEST SELLER
Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book offers a thorough overview of Croatia's history, traditions, cultures and sights.
(BLK39, $23.00) |
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Knopf Mapguide Dubrovnik
Knopf Guides
GUIDEBOOK
COMING IN
A practical pocket guide, featuring fold-out maps with restaurants, shops and attractions.
(BLK96, $9.95) |
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Lonely Planet Croatian Phrasebook
Lonely Planet Publications
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler.
(BLK147, $8.99) |
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A Taste of Croatia
Karen Evenden
FOOD
This engaging memoir of a three-year sailing odyssey includes 100 enticing recipes.
(BLK130, $19.95) |
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A Traveller's History of Croatia
Benjamin Curtis
HISTORY
Curtis untangles with alacrity the complex history of this nation at the crossroads of Europe.
(BLK155, $14.95) |
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Croatia, A Nation Forged in War
Marcus Tanner
HISTORY
A modern history of Croatia from its medieval origins to Nazi occupation through to the present day by a British correspondent, who reported from the region during the events of 1993.
(BLK23, $25.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Impossible Country, A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia
Brian Hall
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
COMING IN
Beautifully written, this chronicle of the people, politics and mood of the Yugoslavia as it crumbles is an engaging snapshot and elegy.
(BLK22, $23.95) |
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Croatia, Through Writers' Eyes
Barnaby Rogerson
ANTHOLOGY
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) |
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Croatian Nights, A Festival of Alternative Literature
Tony White
Borivoj Radakovic
ANTHOLOGY
A cross-cultural anthology, British and Balkan, of 18 stories set in Croatia. The book stems from the popular Festival of Alternative Culture.
(BLK77, $15.00) |
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Montenegro, A Novel
Starling Lawrence
LITERATURE
Steeped in atmosphere, this compelling tale of intrigue set in turn-of-the-century Montenegro evokes the tangled politics of the region -- Muslim, Turk and British. Lawrence follows the adventures of a reluctant British spy, Harwell Auberon, from the Adriatic to mountain villages, capturing the essence of the people and the land.
(BLK08, $14.99) |
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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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