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Balkan Tragedy, Chaos and Dissolution after the Cold War


by Susan Woodward

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 536 PAGES

A scholarly, detailed analysis of Yugoslavia's collapse, published by the Brookings Institution, where the author is a senior policy fellow. (BLK18, $24.95)

Balkans South-East Europe Map

Balkans South-East Europe Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2008
  • MAP

A nicely detailed regional map, showing the route of the Danube from Budapest to the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR147, $14.95)

Baroque and Rococo Art

Baroque and Rococo Art


by Germain Bazin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An excellent illustrated survey of Baroque and Rococo art and architecture, this volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series is a good companion to the golden age of Middle Europe. (EUR53, $21.95)

The Black Sea, A History

The Black Sea, A History


by Charles King

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

A brisk history of the region, showing the Black Sea as uniting diverse cultures in the Balkans, Central Asia and the Middle East. (EUR173, $35.00)

Bradt Guide Transylvania

Bradt Guide Transylvania


by Lucinda Mallows

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

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


by Stanislaw Baranczak

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

Essays on writers and writing from an Eastern European intellectual and poet. (EUR139, $12.50)

Central Europe Map

Central Europe Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2010
  • MAP

This colorful regional European map, like the sister map Europe Grand Tour (EUR185), covers from Paris and Amsterdam to Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Rome and Dubrovnik. (EUR12, $14.95)

Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends

Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends


by Lonnie Johnson

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 382 PAGES

An academic survey of the social, political, and economic past of Central Europe, and the conflicts that stir modern-day European politics. (EUR69, $39.95)

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 Dacian Stones Speak


by Paul Lachlan MacKendrick

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

MacKendrick explores the life and culture of Romania as revealed by its archaeology in this lively history, one in a series of guides. (EUR367, $36.95)

Dracula Is Dead


by Jim Rosapepe | Sheilah Kast

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 424 PAGES

In this absorbing memoir and portrait of a nation, former US ambassador Rosapepe and his journalist wife show how, 20 years after overthrowing Ceausescu, Romania has become a diverse, culturally vibrant and economically successful member of Europe. (EUR366, $25.95)

Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century and After


by R. J. Crampton

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 526 PAGES

A well-written, insightful scholarly country-by-county history of modern Eastern Europe. (EUR273, $43.95)

The Gates of the Forest, A Novel


by Elie Wiesel

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Young Gregor flees from Nazis in Wiesel's philosophical novel. (EUR269, $14.00)

The Glance of Countess Hahn-Hahn (Down the Danube)

The Glance of Countess Hahn-Hahn (Down the Danube)


by Peter Esterhazy

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 246 PAGES

A confounding, postmodern novel, this meditation on travel, the Danube, and its history is great fun for those with an appreciation for wordplay and intellectual games. (HGR11, $19.00)

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 presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

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 presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium

The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium


by J.F. Brown

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

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, $25.95)

The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism

The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism


by Tina Rosenberg

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 437 PAGES

In this groundbreaking book, a journalist reports on how the newly democratized people of East Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have confronted the horrors of their former governments. (EUR54, $17.95)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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, $15.00)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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, $15.00)

The Heroic Present, Life Among the Gypsies

The Heroic Present, Life Among the Gypsies


by Jan Yoors

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER

This handsome collection of photographs illuminates Gypsy life and culture. (EUR219, $35.00)

Historical Atlas of Central Europe

Historical Atlas of Central Europe


by Paul Mogocsi

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region. (EUR33, $45.00)

Hitler and the Holocaust

Hitler and the Holocaust


by Robert S. Wistrich

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 295 PAGES

A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II. (EUR114, $15.00)

Imagining the Balkans

Imagining the Balkans


by Maria Todorova

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 257 PAGES

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, $35.50)

The Improbable Voyage

The Improbable Voyage


by Tristan Jones

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 332 PAGES

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)

Inventing Eastern Europe, The Map of Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment

Inventing Eastern Europe, The Map of Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment


by Larry Wolff

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 419 PAGES

The author, a professor of history, looks back to Catherine the Great, Rousseau, Voltaire and Western (mis)perceptions of Eastern Europe during the late 18th century. (EUR34, $30.95)

The Jew in the Modern World, A Documentary History


by Paul Mendes-Flohr | Johan Reinhard

  • RELIGION
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 741 PAGES

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, $69.95)

Journal 1935-1944, The Fascist Years


by Mihail Sebastian

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 672 PAGES

The remarkable diaries of the young Romanian novelist, playwright and poet, published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (EUR272, $36.00)

Lonely Planet Central Europe

Lonely Planet Central Europe


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 662 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

With dozens of maps, color photographs and sections on history and culture, this practical guide introduces Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and their neighbors. (EUR94, $29.99)

Lonely Planet Romania & Moldova

Lonely Planet Romania & Moldova


by leif petterson | Robert Reid

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

A practical guide to Romania and Moldova. (EUR96, $24.99)

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague


by Timothy Garton Ash

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 167 PAGES

With a chapter each on Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, this eyewitness account by an astute journalist and historian shows these vibrant cities during a time of great change. (GER36, $15.00)

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, $38.50)

Memoirs of an Anti-Semite, A Novel in Five Stories


by Gregor Von Rezzori

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 287 PAGES

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, $15.95)

Monster of God, The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind

Monster of God, The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind


by David Quammen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

In search of lions in India's Gir forest, Australia's formidable saltwater crocodiles, Romania's brown bears and tigers in the Russian Far East. (BST84, $17.95)

National Geographic Romania

National Geographic Romania


by Caroline Juler

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A traveler's guide to the history, nature, culture, and attractions of Romania, thoroughly illustrated in dependable National Geographic style. (EUR278, $22.95)

Nationalist Politics and Everyday Ethnicity in a Transylvanian Town


by Rogers Brubaker

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 502 PAGES

Brubaker uses the village of Cluj, a small Transylvanian hamlet with a significant Hungarian minority, to examine nationalist and ethnic identity. (EUR265, $55.00)

Natural Acts, A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

Natural Acts, A Sidelong View of Science and Nature


by David Quammen

  • SCIENCE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Quammen augments this new edition of his debut collection of essays with a section of his best work since 1985. (NAT134, $15.95)

Noah's Flood, The New Scientific Discoveries about the Event That Changed History

Noah's Flood, The New Scientific Discoveries about the Event That Changed History


by William Ryan | Walter Pitman

  • SCIENCE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Yes, there was a flood! So report the scientist-authors in this vivid account of the geology of the Black Sea. They draw on biblical history, marine geology, archaeology and mythology to demonstrate that the Black Sea was breached by the Mediterranean 7,600 years ago. (BLK42, $16.00)

Ovid VI, Tristia Ex Ponto


by A.L. Wheeler | Ovid

  • LITERATURE
  • 1968
  • HARD COVER
  • 560 PAGES

Ovid's account of his years exiled in Tomis, now the Romanian port city Costanza, is a fascinating portrait of local tribes and life on the Black Sea coast. Includes both the Latin text and a good translation. (EUR312, $24.00)

The Pallas Guide to Romania

The Pallas Guide to Romania


by John Villiers

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

An in-depth illustrated guide to the culture, art, architecture food an attractions of Romania. With maps and limited practical travel information. (EUR299, $34.95)

The Phantom Church and Other Stories


by Georgiana Farnoaga

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

An anthology of stories from the most well-known Romanian authors of the 20th-century. (EUR158, $21.95)

Plagues and Peoples

Plagues and Peoples


by William McNeill

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 365 PAGES

This book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe. (EUR26, $17.00)

Romanian Modernism, The Architecture of Bucharest, 1920-1940


by Luminita Machedon

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES

A gorgeously illustrated history of the oft-forgotten architectural renaissance of interwar Bucharest. (EUR245, $68.00)

Rough Guide Music Balkan Gypsies

Rough Guide Music Balkan Gypsies


by Rough Guide World Music

  • MUSIC
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

Roots music journalist and record collector Dan Rosenberg delivers a rollicking introduction to some of the most prominent bands and singers from all over the region. This is authentic Gypsy music at its, with captivating brass bands, violin and dulcimer virtuosos. (BLK93, $14.95)

The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe

The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe


by Dennis Hupchick | Harold Cox

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 130 PAGES

The changing borders and complex history of Eastern Europe as told through 52 maps and accompanying essays, organized chronologically. An excellent reference, the book shows the rise of Poland, changing borders of the Ottoman Empire, Hapsburgs and fate of Yugoslavia in admirable clarity. (EUR138, $21.95)

Southeastern Europe Under Ottoman Rule


by Peter F. Sugar

  • HISTORY
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 365 PAGES

A scholarly survey of five centuries of Ottoman rule in the Balkans, from the Empire's first advances in the 14th century up to its decline in the 19th century. (BLK20, $34.95)

Train to Trieste

Train to Trieste


by Domnica Radulescu

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Mona returns to Romania to uncover the truth about the mysterious boy with whom she had fallen in love as a teenager in 1977 in this evocative debut novel. (EUR313, $15.00)

We Now Know, Rethinking Cold War History


by John Lewis Gaddis

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 425 PAGES

An analytical synthesis of Cold War events presented with the value of hindsight. (RUS191, $24.99)

The White King


by Gyorgy Dragoman

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 263 PAGES

Structured as a series of interconnected stories propelled by the energy of Dragoman's riveting prose, the chapters of The White King collectively illuminate the joys and humiliations of growing up, while painting a multifaceted and unforgettable portrait of life in an oppressive state much like Romania. (CEU40, $24.00)

The Witch of Portobello


by Paulo Coelho

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Coelho's mesmerizing novel follows the quest of an orphaned Romanian peasant girl with magical powers on her travels across Europe and the Middle East in search of acceptance and enlightenment. (BLK102, $14.99)

Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories


by Hanna Krall | Madeline G. Levine

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

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

A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age


by William Manchester

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

Organized into sections on the Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery, Manchester's popular history evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, including Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)

Yiddish Folktales

Yiddish Folktales


by Beatrice Weinreich

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 413 PAGES

A collection of 178 tales, many very short, of princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. (CEU33, $18.00)

Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

 

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