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The Avengers, A Jewish War Story

The Avengers, A Jewish War Story


by Rich Cohen

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 262 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Battle of the Baltic, The Wars 1918-1945

Battle of the Baltic, The Wars 1918-1945


by Robert Jackson

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A well written, illustrated survey of the underexamined clashes that took place around the Baltic Sea during and between the first and second World Wars. (BLT34, $39.95)

Beginning With My Streets

Beginning With My Streets


by Madeline G. Levine | Czeslaw Milosz

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

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)

Bradt Guide Estonia

Bradt Guide Estonia


by Neil Taylor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

This convenient guide features an overview of the history and culture of Estonia along with a few color photographs and many maps. (BLT28, $25.99)

Bradt Guide Latvia

Bradt Guide Latvia


by Chris Baister | Chris Patrick

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A comprehensive guide for the traveler from the popular and informative British series. (BLT20, $23.99)

Bradt Guide Lithuania


by Gordon McLachlan

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular Bradt series, featuring information on Lithuanian art, history and culture, as well as good travel information. (BLT21, $25.99)

Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family

Buddenbrooks, the Decline of a Family


by Thomas Mann

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 784 PAGES

Mann's masterpiece about the decline of a German family at the end of the 19th century. (GER22, $26.00)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)

The Corrections

The Corrections


by Jonathan Franzen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES

A dazzling novel of life and love and family and holidays that follows the peregrinations of the Lamberts -- father, mother and offspring -- from New York to Philadelphia to Vilnius. It's a madcap, tour de force of Christmas homecomings gone awry, cruise-ship follies, self-deluded academics, breast-obsessed screenwriters, stodgy old farts and edgy Tribeca bohemians equally at sea in their lives. (EUR122, $16.00)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe's medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $24.95)

The Kalevala


by Keith Bosley

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 679 PAGES

This national epic of Finland, based on ancient heroic poetry, was a rallying flag for national aspirations as Finland struggled to break away from Russia in the 19th century. (SCN14, $15.95)

Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

An excellent practical guide to the region geared for independent travelers. (BLT05, $26.99)

Lonely Planet Scandinavia

Lonely Planet Scandinavia


by Glenda Bendure | Ned Friary

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 550 PAGES

An excellent practical guide to Scandinavian countries, as well as St. Petersburg and Tallinn, featuring a good overview of culture, history and nature, and plenty of information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (SCN01, $25.99)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $42.50)

Purge

Purge


by Sofi Oksanen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Oksanen sets her powerful first novel in Estonia during the Soviet era. (BLT43, $14.95)

To Begin Where I Am, The Selected Prose of Czeslaw Milosz

To Begin Where I Am, The Selected Prose of Czeslaw Milosz


by Czeslaw Milosz | Madeline G. Levine | Bogdana Carpenter

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Culled from a lifetime's worth of publications, these essays by the Lithuanian-born Polish poet and Nobel laureate Milosz address the Polish experience at home and abroad in the 20th century. (PLD25, $17.00)

 

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