The Argonautika, The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece  •  Apollonius of Rhodes  •  Peter Green LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER The story, in verse, by Apollonius of Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece, here retold. A noted classicist, Peter Green retranslates the original into readable modern verse. With a helpful glossary and maps that show the route of the journey. (GRE92, $24.95)
Armenia/Azerbaijan Map  •  International Travel Maps MAP A folded traveler's map of Armenia and Azerbaijan at a scale of 1:650,000. (CCS23, $10.95)
Black Garden, Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War  •  Thomas De Waal HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 337 PAGES Journalist Thomas De Waal weaves an account of his travels throughout the South Caucasus with an analysis of the Nagorny Karabakh conflict in this highly praised, evenhanded portrait of the region. (CCS24, $22.00)
Bradt Guide Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh  •  Nicholas Holding GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES A comprehensive guide to Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh for the independent traveler, with excellent suggestions for where to go and what to do, and practical advice for getting around. (CCS37, $22.95)
Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856  •  Trevor Royle HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 564 PAGES A well-researched military and diplomatic history of the Crimean War. Thorough and detailed yet readable, Royle's battlefield descriptions are especially well-done. (CCS33, $24.95)
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, And Other Stories  •  William Saroyan LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 270 PAGES The most famous Armenian-American writer of the 20th century, William Saroyan first gained recognition for this collection of short stories, many of which are concerned with Armenian families living in and around Saroyan's home town of Fresno, California. (USW210, $14.95)
Fires of Hatred, Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-Century Europe  •  Norman M. Naimark HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES This illuminating study focuses on five cases where genocide was a matter of government policy: The Armenians and Greeks of Anatolia; The Nazi Attack on the Jews; Soviet Deportation of the Chechens-Ingush and the Crimean Tatars; The Expulsion of Germans from Poland and Czechoslovakia; and The Wars of Yugoslav Succession. Norman Naimark is director of Stanford's programs in International Relations and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. (EUR179, $20.50)
Flashman at the Charge  •  George MacDonald Fraser LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES In this installment in the rollicking, masterfully researched series of historical novels our disreputable hero finds himself in Crimea -- and a participant in the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade. Once again, Fraser takes the opportunity to poke holes in British legend (and vanity). (CCS29, $15.00)
The Ghost of Freedom, A Modern History of the Causasus  •  Charles King HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 400 PAGES (CCS39, $29.95)
God Lives in St. Petersburg, and Other Stories  •  Tom Bissell LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 212 PAGES Bissell (Chasing the Sea) returns to his years in Central Asia as a Peace Corps volunteer in these sharp, witty fictionalized accounts. His six fast-paced tales are set in Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and the Aral Sea. (CAS117, $13.95)
The History of Armenia  •  Simon Payaslian HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES A brief, authoritative history of Armenia from the first millennium B.C. to the present. (CCS38, $18.95)
A History of Ottoman Architecture  •  Godfrey Goodwin ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 512 PAGES A definitive, illustrated guide to Ottoman architecture by the highly regarded British publishers Thames and Hudson. It covers the whole of Turkey, and is strong on the historical and social context of the buildings. With 500 black-and-white illustrations and 81site plans, the book includes any Ottoman building of any importance in Turkey. Organized chronologically and with a good index, the book would make an excellent (if bulky) companion for the traveler with a serious interest in architecture. A monumental feat. (TKY39, $39.95)
Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire  •  Bernard Lewis HISTORY •  1989 •  PAPER  • 187 PAGES • FAVORITE In this slim volume the great Islamic scholar describes the invasion of Constantinople by the OttomanTurks on May 29, 1453, evoking the city at this pivotal moment in its long history. It is a fascinating, highly readable look at the people and architecture of the city with a superb discussion of the conquest and its cultural aftermath. Highly recommended for an understanding of the long, complex history of the city. (TKY17, $19.95)
The Making of the Georgian Nation  •  Ronald Grigor Suny HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 418 PAGES (CCS32, $43.95)
The Private World of Ottoman Women  •  Godfrey Goodwin CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 263 PAGES For those particularly interested in the role of women in the Ottoman empire, this far-ranging book explores the world of women from all levels of society during six centuries of rule, including harem life, court ceremony, travel and domestic affairs. (TKY34, $24.95)
Reason Why, The Story of the Fatal Charge of the Light Brigade  •  Cecil Woodham-Smith HISTORY •  1991 •  PAPER  • 286 PAGES A classic history of the famous military disaster in Crimea, with interwoven biographies of the two incompetent aristocrats at the heart of the failure. (CCS36, $17.00)
Russia and a Divided Azerbaijan, A Borderland in Transition  •  Tadeusz Swietochowski HISTORY •  1995 •  HARD COVER  • 272 PAGES A scholarly discussion of the somewhat schizophrenic cultural identity of Azerbaijan, a country that lies between Russia and Iran and has been subject to a multitude of ethnic influences. (CCS14, $59.00)
Statehood and Security, Georgia After the Rose Revolution  •  Bruno Coppieters  •  Robert Legvold HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 406 PAGES (CCS31, $24.00)
Survivors, An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide  •  Donald E. Miller  •  Lorna Touryan Miller HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 274 PAGES A disturbing, yet important account of the genocide of the Armenians at the hands of the Turks during World War I. The husband and wife team of Donald and Lorna Miller collected numerous eyewitness reports and official documents to support actual stories of survivors, which make up the majority of the book. Brutal and terrifying, yet filled with the triumph of survival, these are powerful stories of a resilient people and the horrors of ethnic cleansing. (CCS16, $22.95)
The Twelve Chairs  •  Ilia Arnoldovich Ilf  •  Yevgeny Petrov LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 395 PAGES In this classic satirical novel, originally published in English in 1930 as Diamonds to Sit On (and made into a Mel Brooks movie), an unemployed con artist and a former nobleman in pre-Stalinist Soviet Russia travel from Moscow to Georgia on a wild goose chase in search of chairs containing hidden jewels. (RUS356, $22.00)
A Woman's Asia  •  Marybeth Bond ANTHOLOGY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 310 PAGES These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller. Featuring selections from Jan Morris, Pamela Logan and Alison Wright. (ASA49, $17.95)