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	Art Nouveau • Alastair Duncan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A compact, illusstrated survey of the period. (ART35, $14.95)
	The Art of Polish Cooking • Alina Zeranska • Janina Domanska • FOOD • A book brimming with Polish recipes and food traditions. (PLD15, $23.00)
	Austria Map • Freytag & Berndt • The home-grown map of Austria, published by the fine Vienna-based Freytag & Berndt. Scale 1:300,000. (AST28, $12.95)
	Balkan Tragedy, Chaos and Dissolution after the Cold War • Susan Woodward • HISTORY • A scholarly, detailed analysis of Yugoslavia's collapse, published by the Brookings Institution, where the author is a senior policy fellow. (BLK18, $24.95)
	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)
	Belarus, At a Crossroads in History • Jan Zaprudnik • HISTORY • A history of Belarus, with a focus on the status of the nation as the Soviet Union crumbled. (RUS123, $32.00)
	Birds of Europe • Killian Mullarney • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Peter J. Grant • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
	The Black Sea, A History • Charles King • HISTORY • A brisk narrative history of the region showing the Black Sea as uniting diverse cultures in the Balkans, Central Asia and Middle East. (EUR173, $35.00)
	The Book of Blam • Michael Henry Heim • Aleksander Tisma • LITERATURE • A haunting novel of the lost Jews of Novi Sad. (EUR56, $28.00)
	The Book of Laughter and Forgetting • Milan Kundera • LITERATURE • Kundera strings together loosely related short stories to form an original and entertaining look at Czech culture. (CZH17, $13.95)
	Bradt Guide Bratislava • Lucy Mallows • GUIDEBOOK • A helpful, condensed guide in the popular series. (EUR275, $13.95)
	Bradt Guide Serbia • Laurence Mitchell • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series with good information on transportation, historical sites, and accommodations, with an extended section on Belgrade, the capital city, and a separate chapter on Kosovo. (BLK67, $24.99)
	Bradt Guide Slovenia • • Jenny McKelvie • GUIDEBOOK • A detailed guide in the British series with background on history, culture and attractions, and good practical information. (CEU29, $23.99)
	Bradt Guide Transylvania • Lucinda Mallows • GUIDEBOOK • This comprehensive guide focuses on culture, nature and responsible travel. Mallows includes sights and activities throughout the region. (EUR311, $24.99)
	Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays • Stanislaw Baranczak • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Essays on writers and writing from an Eastern European intellectual and poet. (EUR139, $12.50)
	Budapest 1900 • John Lukacs • HISTORY • Written by a distinguished historian and native son, this richly detailed portrait of the city at its zenith includes hundreds of illustrations. (HGR01, $14.00)
	Bulgaria Map • Freytag & Berndt • A colorful, detailed folding paper map of the country, at a scale of 1:400,000. (BGR06, $12.95)
	Cafe Europa, Life After Communism • Slavenka Drakulic • HISTORY • These short essays capture the spirit of Croatia after the collapse of communism. (BLK53, $14.00)
	The Captive Mind • Czeslaw Milosz • LITERATURE • Milosz's best-known prose work demonstrates how citizens experience totalitarianism. (PLD30, $14.00)
	Children of the Holocaust • Arnold Lustig • LITERATURE • Three books from Lustig's oeuvre, here collected in a single volume. (GER110, $24.00)
	Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe • Glynis Ridley • HISTORY • 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 Coasts of Bohemia, A Czech History • Derek Sayer • HISTORY • A political and cultural history of the Czech people, this intriguing book places the historically important Bohemia and Moravia regions at the center of European events. The author draws on literature, the arts, culture and politics to evoke Czech history, society and identity. (CZH10, $29.95)
	The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel • Isaac Babel • LITERATURE • An authoritative edition of Isaac Babel's powerful short fiction, including his early Red Cavalry Stories and The Odessa Tales. (RUS171, $17.95)
	A Concise History of Bulgaria • R.J. Crampton • HISTORY • A highly readable, illustrated introduction to Bulgaria's history from medieval empire to Ottoman rule, revival and modernization, to the fall of Communism. (BGR01, $27.99)
	Contemporary Jewish Writing In Hungary: An Anthology • Eva Forgacs • Susan Robin Suleiman • ANTHOLOGY • This anthology of Hungarian authors both famous (Pulitzer Prize winner Imre Kertesz) and never-published-in-English contains a mixture of novel and memoir exerpts, short stories and poetry. The authors span the generations from pre-World War Two to post-Communist. (HGR39, $24.95)
	The Corrections • Jonathan Franzen • LITERATURE • 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. (EUR122, $15.00)
	Cosmos and Pornografia, Two Novels • Witold Gombrowicz • Eric Mosbacher • Alastair Hamilton • LITERATURE • Two absurd, unconventional novels, both set in Poland, by a modern master of Polish literature. Grombrowicz toys with Polish national traditions and social conventions in these blackly humorous works. (PLD16, $14.00)
	The Cossacks, An Illustrated History • John Ure • HISTORY • In this lively, beautifully illustrated overview, a career diplomat (and frequent visitor to the region) explores the history of the Cossacks in Southern Russia and central Asia and their role in world affairs. (RUS135, $45.00)
	Czech and Slovak Republics Map • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed map to the Czech and Slovak republics, at a scale of 1:400,000. It is also the most detailed map available of the route of the Danube between Regensburg and Budapest. (EUR35, $12.95)
	The Dean's December • Saul Bellow • LITERATURE • Bellow's novel tells the story of a college dean who witnesses unrest and corruption at home and abroad, first within the political community of Chicago, then under the oppressive communist rule of Romania. (EUR126, $15.00)
	Defiance, The Bielski Partisans • Nechama Tec • HISTORY • The story of Jewish partisans from Belorussia rescuing Jews from the Holocasut. (RUS120, $26.75)
	Dracula • Bram Stoker • LITERATURE • The vampire novel that started it all, based on the legend of "Vlad the Impaler." The gothic shocker is set within the dank castles and misty forests of Transylvania, and the foggy streets and staid country houses of Victorian England. (EUR125, $11.00)
	Dream Palaces, The Last Royal Courts of Europe • Jerome Coignard • Marc Walter • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A beautifully illustrated portrait of 11 extravagant European follies, including Neuschwanstein, Alexandra Cottage, Stolzenfels castle, Miramare castle, Peles castle, and Achilleion villa. (EUR187, $65.00)
	Eastern Approaches • Fitzroy MacLean • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • OUT OF PRINT • Fitzroy MacLeans's action-packed account of his amazing adventures undercover in the Central Asian Republics of the USSR during Stalin's reign, as a commando in the Long Range Desert Group in North Africa, and with the Partisans in Yugoslavia during World War II. Touted as the real-life inspiration for James Bond, Maclean is not only a terrific writer but an eyewitness to historic events. Originally published in 1949. (CAS48, $30.00)
	Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century and After • R. J. Crampton • HISTORY • A well-written, insightful scholarly country-by-county history of modern Eastern Europe. (EUR273, $42.95)
	Eastern Europe Map • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed travel map of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR36, $11.95)
	Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 • Alfred W. Crosby • NATURAL HISTORY • The story of how early explorers, colonists and settlers reshaped our biological world. (NAT22, $26.99)
	Everything is Illuminated • Jonathan Safran Foer • LITERATURE • The very modern (and very funny) tale of a young man and the search for his Ukrainian heritage. Foer plumbs the humor and tragedy of the American protagonist on a journey back to Ukraine. (RUS168, $13.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Czech and Slovak Republics • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • An illustrated guide to the history, culture, people and nature of the Czech and Slovak Republics in the popular series, with dozens of excellent maps and color photographs. (CZH68, $28.00)
	Eyewitness Guide Prague • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the celebrated city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (CZH01, $23.00)
	Eyewitness Guide Warsaw • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive visual guide featuring great neighborhood maps, architectural diagrams, photographs and an overview of the culture and history of the city. (PLD08, $20.00)
	Eyewitness Prague Pocket Map & Guide • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide to Prague features color photography, easy-to-use foldout maps and top attractions. Convenient and up-to-date with an unbeatable price, this is the guide to carry. (CZH69, $6.99)
	The Fall of Constantinople 1453 • Steven Runciman • HISTORY • A classic, wonderfully written history of the fall of Constantinople in 1493 and its consequences. Runciman, a noted British scholar, draws on many sources, both Greek and Muslim, in tracing this fateful time in the history of the city. Originally published in 1965. (TKY76, $19.99)
	Fatelessness • Imre Kertesz • Tim Wilkinson • LITERATURE • This powerful novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winner tells the story of a teenage boy deported from Hungary to the Nazi death camps in 1944. It's drawn from Kertesz's own experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald. (CEU26, $13.95)
	Fodor's Eastern & Central Europe • Fodor's Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Italy and its attractions for visitors. Featuring separate sections on suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (EUR295, $24.95)
	Fodor's Prague's 25 Best • Fodors • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN DECEMBER • This pocket-size booklet includes an outstanding map of the city as well as a brief overview of its museums, grand buildings and other attractions. (CZH02, $11.95)
	God's Playground, A History of Poland, The Origins to 1795 • Norman Davies • HISTORY • The first volume of Davies' comprehensive, authoritative history of Poland. (PLD67, $30.00)
	The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War • Jaroslav Hasek • Cecil Parrott • LITERATURE • The deeply funny story of a hapless Czech soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army, dismissed for incompetence only to be pressed into service by the Russians in World War I, then captured by his own troops. (CZH11, $16.00)
	The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
	Graz Map • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed city map of Graz, Austria. (AST45, $9.95)
	The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium • J.F. Brown • HISTORY • A survey of the events from the fall of communism to 2000 by a leading scholar. Brown discusses social and political change in the region, prospects for the future -- and the growing economic rift between East Central and South Eastern Europe. (EUR90, $23.95)
	Heart of Europe, The Past in Poland's Present • Norman Davies • HISTORY • A history of Poland in reverse chronology from the Solidarity Movement to early civilization, condensed from the author's definitive three-volume history. (PLD06, $24.99)
	Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger • LITERATURE • This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $14.00)
	Historical Atlas of Central Europe • Paul Mogocsi • HISTORY • An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region. (EUR33, $45.00)
	A History of Hungary • Peter F. Sugar • Peter Hanak • Tibor Frank • HISTORY • With chapters by a variety of contributors. (HGR06, $20.95)
	A History of Modern Hungary, 1867 -1994 • Jorg Hoensch • HISTORY • (HGR08, $51.00)
	A History of Slovakia, The Struggle for Survival • Stanislav K. Kirschbaum • HISTORY • A historian from Bratislava traces his nation's roots from the first arrival on the Danubian Plain to Slovakia's declaration of independence in 1993. A particularly solid discussion of the Communist period and the nation's relationship with the Czechs and Hungary. (EUR93, $19.95)
	The Holocaust in Romania: The Destruction of Jews and Gypsies Under the Antonescu Regime, 1940-1944 • Radu Ioanid • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • An account of the Holocaust in Romania based on newly released records from government archives. (EUR84, $30.00)
	Homage to the Eighth District, Tales from Budapest • Giorgio Pressburger • Nicola Pressburger • LITERATURE • 10 stories taking place in the Jewish quarter of Budapest during the middle of the 20th century. (HGR23, $9.95)
	The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953 - 1963 • Gyorgy Litvan • Janos M. Bak • Lyman H. Legters • HISTORY • The first account of the Hugarian Revolution to include materials made available only after the Soviet Union disolved. (HGR07, $96.33)
	Images Gone with Time: Photographic Reflections of Slovak Folk Life, 1950-1965 • Igor Grossman • Martin Slivka • HISTORY • A handsome collection of 125 black-and-white photographs of everyday life in the mountain villages of Slovakia. (EUR92, $41.00)
	An Imaginary Life • David Malouf • LITERATURE • A fictionalized account of the Roman poet Ovid and his exile in a small village on the Black Sea. (EUR157, $12.95)
	Imagining the Balkans • Maria Todorova • HISTORY • A challenging book, but well worth the effort for its insight, this collection of essays examines in scholarly and critical detail the roots of our stereotypes and misconceptions about the Balkans. (BLK19, $30.00)
	The Impossible Country, A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia • Brian Hall • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
	The Improbable Voyage • Tristan Jones • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Jones, an inveterate Welsh sailor, adventurer and storyteller, channels Eastern Europe circa 1985 in his tale of a tough voyage along the Rhine and Danube to the Black Sea. (EUR156, $16.50)
	Insight Guide Poland • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A handsomely illustrated guide to Poland, featuring essays of history, culture and economy, as well as practical information for the traveler. Includes 15 helpful maps and numerous color photographs. (PLD14, $23.95)
	The Issa Valley: A novel • Czeslaw Milosz • LITERATURE • The great poet celebrates the Lithuanian countryside of his youth in this lush novel. (BLT33, $22.00)
	The Jew in the Modern World, A Documentary History • Paul Mendes-Flohr • Johan Reinhard • RELIGION • A big collection of primary documents on Jewish thought and history in the modern period. It's a sourcebook (and popular university text) illustrating the transformation of religion, culture, and identity from the 17th century to 1948. (GEN224, $64.95)
	Kosovo Map • MapLink • A detailed, full color map of Kosovo at a scale of 1:250,000. With shaded relief, roadways and index. (EUR101, $8.95)
	The Life and Times of Frederic Chopin • Jim Whiting • HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • A volume in the Masters of Music series geared for middle school libraries. In this concise biography of the Polish composer, Whiting explores how Chopin's talents flourished when he left his native homeland for Paris at the age of 20. (PLD66, $29.95)
	Lonely Planet Bulgaria • Paul Greenway • GUIDEBOOK • In hallmark Lonely Planet style, this practical guide details the history, culture and attractions of Bulgaria, with exhaustive listings of lodgings and restaurants. (BGR04, $23.99)
	Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • In the hallmark Lonely Planet style, this practical guide to the Czech Republic and Slovakia features 95 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (CZH07, $22.99)
	Lonely Planet Hungary • Steve Fallon • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series. (HGR33, $22.99)
	Lonely Planet Romania & Moldova • leif petterson • Robert Reid • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to Romania and Moldova. (EUR96, $24.99)
	Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald • FIELD GUIDE • 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, $34.95)
	Memoirs of an Anti-Semite, A Novel in Five Stories • Gregor Von Rezzori • LITERATURE • Central Europe between the wars provides the background for this disturbing tale of a man, his complex prejudices and Jewish identity. The five interrelated stories are set in Romania and Vienna. (CEU27, $19.00)
	Milosz's ABCs • Czeslaw Milosz • Madeline G. Levine • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A dictionary, of sorts, of things that matter to Milosz. (PLD26, $24.00)
	The Moldovans: Romania, Russia and the Politics of Culture • Charles King • HISTORY • A scholarly political and cultural history of Moldova, focusing on issues of national identity in a post-Soviet world. (EUR97, $24.95)
	Monologue of a Dog, New Poems • Wislawa Szymborska • LITERATURE • Nobel laureate Syzmborska ruminates on both past and present in this imaginative, evocative collection of poems, whichincludes both the original Polish and the English translation. (PLD65, $22.00)
	National Geographic Jewish Heritage Travel, A Guide to Eastern Europe • Ruth Ellen Gruber • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the Jewish culture and history of Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania, the former Yugoslavia, Ukraine and Lithuania. (EUR241, $18.95)
	National Geographic Traveler, Prague and The Czech Republic • Stephen Brook • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the area's artistic, historical and cultural landmarks, complete with maps and color photos. (CZH55, $25.95)
	Night • Elie Wiesel • Marion Wiesel • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An moving account of a Jewish boy's terrifying experience during the Holocaust. (EUR79, $9.00)
	On the East-West Slope: Globalization, Nationalism, Racism and Discourses on Eastern Europe • Attila Melegh • HISTORY • An analysis of the symbolism of East and West in Europe since the end of the cold war. (EUR223, $41.95)
	Open Letters, Selected Writings: 1965 - 1990 • Vaclav Havel • Paul Wilson • HISTORY • This inspired anthology of writings by the Czech poet-president Vaclav Havel collects 25 essays, letters and speeches written between 1965 and 1990, including those that directly influenced the Polish Solidarity movement. (CZH06, $15.95)
	The Painted Bird • Jerzy Kosinski • LITERATURE • The acclaimed novel based on the author's own experiences in World War II Poland. The often disturbing account of a young Jewish boy's journey through rural Poland as he tries to evade everyone from SS officers to anti-Semitic Polish peasants will leave an indelible impression. (PLD07, $14.00)
	People of the Storm God, Travels In Macedonia • Will Myer • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A sobering account of a 1994 trip to the politically and culturally complex Republic of Macedonia. (BLK112, $15.00)
	Plagues and Peoples • William McNeill • HISTORY • This book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe. (EUR26, $15.95)
	Poland • James Michener • LITERATURE • In his epic style, Michener presents the sweep of Polish history from the earliest days to 1983 in this massively researched novel. An excellent choice for the airplane. (PLD02, $7.99)
	The Porcupine • Julian Barnes • LITERATURE • A bleak, intelligent novel about the decline and trail of the Communist president of an unnamed Eastern European Soviet satellite state. (EUR267, $11.00)
	Prague in Black and Gold, Scenes From Life in a European City • Peter Demetz • HISTORY • Both a history and accessible guide to the neighborhoods and architecture of the city. (CZH09, $17.95)
	Prague Map • Borch Maps • A laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000. (CZH13, $7.95)
	Prague, A Traveler's Literary Companion • Paul Wilson • ANTHOLOGY • This anthology of 24 vivid stories by Prague writers, contemporary and well-known, brings the city to life and includes a helpful map for the traveler. (CZH08, $14.95)
	A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron, Forgotten Heroes of World War II • Lynne Olson • Stanley Cloud • HISTORY • The riveting history of the No. 303 "Kosciuszko" Polish Fighter Squadron, an all Polish unit of the Royal Air Force formed during WWII. (PLD56, $29.95)
	Radiant Days, Haunted Nights, Great Tales from the Treasury of Yiddish Folk Literature • Joachim Neugroschel • LITERATURE • A well-chosen anthology of Yiddish folk tales, organized chronologically, with an introduction by editor and translator Joachim Neugroschel. (EUR220, $35.00)
	The Reader • Bernhard Schlink • Carol Brown Janeway • LITERATURE • The story of a man who discovers a terrible secret about his past lover who he finds as a defendant at a trial about Germany's Nazi past. (GER68, $13.95)
	The Reconstruction Of Nations, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999 • HISTORY • A scholarly yet readable account of nation building in Eastern Europe since the sixteenth century. (EUR321, $24.00)
	Resistance, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising • Israel Gutman • HISTORY • An account of the Warsaw ghetto under Nazi control, gleaned from the author's first-hand experience. He also places the ghetto experience in the context of Jewish history in general. (PLD17, $16.95)
	Return to Ukraine • Ania Savage • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An engaging account of a return journey to Ukraine by a journalist who fled the country with her family in 1944. Savage interweaves history, modern travelogue and personal anecdote. (RUS126, $29.95)
	Rick Steves' Eastern Europe • Rick Steves • GUIDEBOOK • A personal and informative practical guide by the well-regarded travel writer and publisher. Includes suggested day plans and information on where to eat and sleep, as well as plenty of background and historical information. (EUR303, $22.95)
	Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (EUR142, $9.95)
	Romanian Rhapsody • Dominique Fernandez • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT • An insightful portrait by a French traveler and writer who made four visits to the country in the 1990s. Organized geographically and full of black-and-white photographs. (EUR145, $29.95)
	Rough Guide Bulgaria • Jonathan Bousfield • Dan Richardson • GUIDEBOOK • Now in its fifth edition, this fine guide in the British series offers a comprehensive overview of Bulgarian history, culture and attractions, plus a good deal of practical travel information. (BGR05, $24.99)
	Rough Guide Croatia • Rough Guide • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, comprehensive guide to Croatia for the traveler. Organized geographically, it also includes a 35-page section on the culture and history of the region. (BLK31, $19.99)
	Rough Guide Poland • Mark Salter • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive travel guide, including an excellent historical and cultural overview of Poland. (PLD09, $22.99)
	Rough Guide Romania • Rough Guide • GUIDEBOOK • An informative, up-to-date guide, combining general information on the country with practical travel details. (EUR144, $23.99)
	Rough Guide Slovenia • Rough Guide • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive travel guide in the British series, this book includes an overview of the nature, history and culture of Slovenia and a region-by-region overview of attractions. (CEU25, $20.99)
	Rough Guides Eastern Europe 25 Ultimate Experiences • Rough Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Subtitled Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, these colorful pocket guides, 25 in all, published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rough Guides, celebrate remarkable, not-to-be-missed things to do and places to go, certain to inspire. (EUR260, $5.99)
	Schindler's List • Thomas Keneally • LITERATURE • A landmark in literature about the Holocaust, this is the compelling story of the transformation of a Nazi tycoon and his rescue of 1,300 Jews from the concentration camps near Plaszow. (GER51, $15.00)
	Shosha • Isaac Bashevis Singer • LITERATURE • A powerful novel of love set in the Jewish quarter of Warsaw as World War II erupts around the protagonists. (PLD18, $15.00)
	Slovak Republic Map • Freytag & Berndt • A colorful, detailed map of Slovakia at a scale of 1:200,000. (CEU19, $12.95)
	Soviet Blitzkrieg, The Battle for White Russia, 1944 • Walter S. Dunn • HISTORY • A history of the Russian campaign to regain control of Belarus from the Germans in 1944. (RUS121, $55.00)
	The Spirit of Prague • Ivan Klima • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • A collection of essays by the renowned Czech novelist charting the history of Prague from World War II to the Velvet Revolution. (CZH05, $12.95)
	Stalin's Nose, Across the Face of Europe • Colin Thubron • Rory MacLean • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • (EUR300, $15.95)
	Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories • Sholem Aleichem • LITERATURE • A winning collection of Yiddish tales. (RUS170, $15.95)
	The Theory and Practice of Hell, The German Concentration Camps and the System Behind Them • Eugen Kogon • HISTORY • Kogon's classic report to the Allied liberation forces, the basis for the Nuremberg investigations, describes the purpose, character, administration, and devastating human impact of German detention camps. (GER218, $15.00)
	This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen • Tadeusz Borowski • Barbara Vedder • Jan Kott • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A series of uninflected, austere stories, published in Polish after WWII -- and drawn from the author's experiences in Auschwitz and Dachau from 1943 to 1945. (GER95, $14.00)
	To Begin Where I Am, The Selected Prose of Czeslaw Milosz • Czeslaw Milosz • Madeline G. Levine • Bogdana Carpenter • LITERATURE • 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, $16.00)
	A Tomb for Boris Davidovich • Danilo Kis • LITERATURE • Mr. Kis offers us a set of seven chilling stories of Eastern Europe, mostly set under Communism, all based on actual events. He succeeds in evoking the pall cast over Russian-dominated Europe. (CEU28, $12.95)
	Transylvania and Beyond • Dervla Murphy • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Murphy spent eight months among the people of Transylvania, soaking up their stories and their thoughts on life in modern Romania. (EUR98, $21.95)
	A Travel Guide to Jewish Russia & Ukraine • Ben G. Frank • GUIDEBOOK • A focused, informative guide to both historical and contemporary sites of Jewish interest. The author follows in the footsteps of the 12th-century Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela. With historical context, practical travel information and brief descriptions of synagogues, museums, monuments, and schools. (RUS173, $25.00)
	Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe • Marybeth Bond • Mary Morris • ANTHOLOGY • Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris. (EUR160, $17.95)
	Treasury of Ukrainian Love: Poems, Quotations & Proverbs in Ukranian and English • Helene Turkewicz-Sanko • ANTHOLOGY • A short selection of Ukrainian writing (generally poetry) on the subject of love. (RUS117, $11.95)
	Tzili, The Story of a Life • Aharon Appelfeld • Dalya Bilu • LITERATURE • The moving story of a young Jewish girl whose family accidentally leaves her behind when they flee Poland. Like Tzili, the author is a Holocaust survivor. (PLD13, $12.00)
	The Ukrainians, Unexpected Nation • Andrew Wilson • HISTORY • An outstanding guide to modern identity, politics and history in Ukraine, highly recommended for an understanding of the geopolitics of the region and, especially, uneasy relations with mother Russia. (RUS125, $19.00)
	The Unbearable Lightness of Being • Milan Kundera • LITERATURE • Kundera's intriguing novel, praised for its meditations on the nature of men and women, and on the fearful emptiness of life in Prague under Communist rule. (CZH16, $13.95)
	War Letters, Stories of Courage, Longing and Sacrifice • Robert Kenner • HISTORY • A dramatic presentation of letters home, produced by PBS. (WAR77, $19.98)
	We Now Know, Rethinking Cold War History • John Lewis Gaddis • HISTORY • An analytical synthesis of Cold War events presented with the value of hindsight. (RUS191, $24.99)
	Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories • Hanna Krall • Madeline G. Levine • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Krall reveals the lives and strange trajectories of her compatriots in these poignant stories, profiles and interviews of survivors of WWII. (PLD49, $14.95)
	A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age • William Manchester • HISTORY • In this wide-ranging study, Manchester evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, with information on Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)

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