TREASURES OF THE BLACK SEA More Books Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.  •  Peter Green BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1992 •  PAPER  • 617 PAGES An outstanding biography of the complex ruler, this book combines great storytelling, adventure, romance, brutish violence, historical accuracy -- and vivid character sketches of Darius, Aristotle and other famous personalities. With his commanding knowledge and his way with words, Alexander of Macedon is a scholarly book that you can't put down. (GRE56, $26.95)   Alexander the Great  •  Robin Lane Fox BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2004 •  PAPER  • 568 PAGES A popular biography of Alexander the Great, noteworthy for its scholarship, great descriptions and psychological insight. This enormously readable book succeeds in bringing the man and his era to life. (GRE17, $17.00)   All Rivers Run to the Sea  •  Elie Wiesel BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1996 •  PAPER  • 464 PAGES Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel recounts his remarkable life, from his childhood in Romania to the horrors of Auschwitz, his days as a young writer in post-war France and New York, his many pilgrimages to Israel, and his ongoing support Jewish of communities. (EUR153, $16.95)   Ancient Greece, A Concise History  •  Peter Green HISTORY •  1979 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES • COMING IN A lively, illustrated history of Greece from the Stone Age to the death of Alexander the Great in under 200 pages. With good maps, a bibliography for further reading and hundreds of black-and-white photos of sites and objects. (GRE04, $18.95)   Ancient Greece, Cultural Atlas for Young People  •  Anton Powell ARCHAEOLOGY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 96 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) An illustrated guide to Greek history, life and culture from the Bronze Age through Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic kingdoms. With each section arranged as a double-page spread, the book is an excellent travel companion. It includes archaeological sites, monuments, sculpture and art of Athens, Crete, Sparta, Delphi, the Peloponnese and other much-visited places throughout Greece. With maps and color photographs throughout. (GRE42, $35.00)   The Ancient Mediterranean  •  Michael Grant CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1990 •  PAPER  • 374 PAGES Grant, a well known classical scholar, draws on archaeology, geography, art and economics to paint a vivid picture of ancient cultures, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and their influence on western civilization. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and 19 maps of the region. (MED10, $20.00)   The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914  •  Gertrude Bell  •  Rosemary O'Brien BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 224 PAGES In the days before she began molding British foreign policy in the Middle East, Gertrude Bell kept herself busy crossing the Arabian desert alone (or sometimes in company with bandits). As a travel and adventure writer, she has the very great advantage of literary talent: her diaries are neither fusty nor musty. Her book is a candid portrait of Arabia, and her accounts of encounters with sheikhs and Bedouins are markedly unexotic. They were her companions or her enemies, and she writes of them as a more domestic author might have written about the parish curate or the town lout. (ARB52, $29.95)   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, $26.95)   Ataturk, The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey  •  Andrew Mango BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  PAPER  • 666 PAGES Mango (who was born in Istanbul and has written extensively on modern Turkey) expertly traces Ataturk's rise to power after World War I, when this complex leader created the modern Turkish state and redefined the relationship between Europe and the Middle East. He shows Ataturk's influence on the role of Islam in the modern nation. (TKY52, $24.95)   Austria Map  •  Freytag & Berndt MAP The home-grown map of Austria, published by the fine Vienna-based Freytag & Berndt. Scale 1:300,000. Two Sides. 42x37 inches. (AST28, $14.95)   Back Door to Byzantium, To the Black Sea by the Great Rivers of Europe  •  Bill Cooper TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 239 PAGES Bill and Laurel Cooper traveled by barge from the North Sea, across France, down the Rhine, through the Rhein-Main-Donau Kanal down the Danube to the Black Sea. Along the way they encountered floods, whirlpools, vandals, deisel pirates, and plenty of local color. (EUR247, $17.95)   Balkan Tragedy, Chaos and Dissolution after the Cold War  •  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. Woodward places the Bosnia-Herzegovina war in an international context, showing how Western Europe and the U.S. policies contributed to the explosion of violence. (BLK18, $24.95)   Balkans South-East Europe Map  •  Freytag & Berndt 2008 •  MAP A nicely detailed travelers map of Southeast Europe from Prague east to Odessa and south to Italy, Greece and western Turkey, including the Danube, Romania, Bulgaria and the Black Sea from Odessa to Istanbul. At a scale of 1:2,000,000. One Side. 40x35 inches. (EUR147, $14.95)   The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999  •  Misha Glenny HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 752 PAGES A history of southeastern Europe from Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia, to Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria. Glenny poignantly challenges the intervening role historically played by the "Great Powers" in the region. (BLK32, $22.00)   Baroque and Rococo Art  •  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)   Belarus, At a Crossroads in History  •  Jan Zaprudnik HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 278 PAGES A history of Belarus, with a focus on the status of the nation as the Soviet Union crumbled. (RUS123, $34.00)   Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson FIELD GUIDE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES • FAVORITE This Princeton Field Guide features 3,500 illustrations by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom. Color plates depict every species -- and sometimes several different variants -- for 722 birds found from the Urals to the Atlantic, Scandinavia to the Middle East. (FG47, $29.95)   Birds of the Middle East  •  Richard Porter  •  Simon Aspinall FIELD GUIDE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES An outstanding guide to 700 species of the birds in the region from the Arabian peninsula to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Cyprus. With concise descriptions, range maps and 26 excellent color plates by a team of four artists. (MDE17, $39.95)   Black Earth, A Journey Through Russia After the Fall  •  Andrew Meier CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2005 •  PAPER  • 516 PAGES Meier, a journalist who covered Russia for Time from 1996-2001, ventures outside the Kremlin for this portrait of Russia and of the lives of typical Russians since the collapse of the Soviet Union. He travels South, North, East and West to war-torn Chechnya, the industrial northern city of Norilisk, forgotten Sakhalin, and progressive St. Petersburg. An insightful portrait much in the spirit of David Remnick's Resurrection. (RUS236, $16.95)   Blue Guide Turkey  •  Bernard McDonagh GUIDEBOOK •  2001 •  PAPER  • 704 PAGES • COMING IN The classic, massively researched guide to antiquities, art and historic sites throughout Turkey. With 75 site plans and local maps. A course book, travel guide and reference, this book is particularly valuable for its coverage of central and eastern Turkey. (TKY27, $29.95)   The Book of Laughter and Forgetting  •  Milan Kundera LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES Called a novel, this book is actually equal parts fairy tale, autobiography, philosophical treatise and literary criticism. Kundera strings together loosely related short stories to form an original and entertaining look at Czech culture. (CZH17, $14.99)   Bradt City Guide Kiev  •  Andrew Evans GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 328 PAGES • COMING IN A slim guide to Kiev, featuring information on attractions, a language guide, suggested walking tours, hotel and restaurant recommendations and helpful maps. (UKR13, $12.95)   Bradt Guide Georgia  •  Tim Burford GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES This convenient guide is a personal, detailed overview of Georgia. It includes coverage of the Black Sea coast, Tbilisi and other major towns, as well as information on history, culture and accommodations. Filled with photographs, maps and excellent travel information, including visiting Armenia on a three day visa. (CCS03, $25.99)   Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays  •  Stanislaw Baranczak CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1992 •  PAPER  • 258 PAGES Poet and professor Stanislaw Baranczak, a fixture on the Eastern European intellectual scene in the second half of the 20th century, reflects on writers and writing in this collection of stimulating and insightful essays. (EUR139, $12.50)   Bulgaria Map  •  Freytag & Berndt 2008 •  MAP This detailed, single-sided foldup map shows the country at a scale of 1:400,000. Place names are usefully shown in both Cyrillic and latin script and the multilingual legend includes English. One Side. (BGR06, $14.95)   Burning Lights  •  Bella Chagall  •  Marc Chagall  •  Norbert Guterman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1988 •  PAPER  • 268 PAGES A memoir of growing up in the city of Vitebsk, Belarus in the beginning of the 20th century. Illustrated by the author's husband (famous artist Marc Chagall), this is a woman's story of life in traditional Belorussian society. (RUS122, $19.00)   Bury Me Standing  •  Isabel Fonseca CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1996 •  PAPER  • 322 PAGES The Roma, as the Gypsies call themselves, have a long tradition in Eastern European culture -- influencing the music, foods, religious and folk traditions. This is an excellent book on the evasive subject of Roma culture in Eastern Europe, painstakingly researched by Ms. Fonseca as she traveled and lived among Gypsies. Black-and-white photos help give a human face to the conditions of the Roma, their history among the settled peoples of Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany and the prospects for their cultural survival in the "new" Eastern Europe. (EUR09, $16.00)   Byzantine Art  •  Robin Cormack ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES A scholarly introduction and survey of the art of the Byzantine empire in the Oxford History of Art. With 127 illustrations, 82 in full color. The author contends that, contrary to popular belief, the Byzantines were fully as ambitious -- and their art as constantly evolving -- as their Roman precursors. Illustrated. (MDE64, $27.95)   Byzantine Art and Architecture, An Introduction  •  Lyn Rodley ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 394 PAGES A compendium of articles and essays about Byzantine art, many first published in scholarly international journals. (MDE63, $63.00)   The Byzantines  •  Guglielmo Cavallo  •  Thomas Dunlap HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 294 PAGES A collection of essays from scholars worldwide focusing on the people of the Byzantine empire. (TKY66, $27.50)   Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests  •  Walter Kaegi HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 313 PAGES A classic history, painstakingly researched and utterly absorbing, of the seventh-century conqest of the eastern roman world. Insights on the great campaigns, political alliances and economics of the empire are accompanied by copious charts, maps, graphs and back-and-white illustrations. This book explores the evolution of the 1100-year-old Constantinople into the powerful capital of the Ottoman sultans, an essential reference to the Medieval east including Syria, Armenia and Palestine. (TKY19, $50.00)   Byzantium and the Slavs, In Letters and in Culture  •  Ihor Sevcenko HISTORY •  1985 •  HARD COVER A scholarly collection of essays on the realtionship between the Byzantine Empire and Slavic culture, focusing on political and religious interactions. (TKY73, $52.50)   Byzantium, The Apogee  •  John Julius Norwich HISTORY •  1992 •  HARD COVER Part Two in Norwich's three part history of the Byzantine Empire, this thoroughly researched and surprisingly entertaining volume covers the period from 800 AD to 1000 AD, telling of the empire at its most powerful -- and most cruel. With 32 pages of photographs. (TKY70, $49.95)   The Call of the Toad  •  Gunter Grass LITERATURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES An aging German art historian and widower becomes romantically linked with a Polish art restorer and widow he meets in Gdansk on All Soul's Day. They decide to go into business together returning the remains of Germans exiled after the war to Danzig. The idea of reconciling Polish and German Danzigers in a cemetery falls prey to modern greed reminiscent of Nazi land-grabbing. Seemingly casual, the book packs a powerful, satirical punch of the past into the present, flaying both Communism and capitalism. Grass's novel Cat and Mouse is also set in Gdansk. (PLD23, $14.00)   Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. Take it along to gain a better appreciation of the Middle Ages and its legacy in Europe. (MED07, $15.95)   Catherine the Great  •  Henri Troyat BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1994 •  PAPER  • 377 PAGES One of the world's most notable biographers creates a grand portrait of a great monarch. This Russian-born French biographer of Tolstoy, Chekhov, Turgenev, Pushkin, Dostoevsky, and Gogol weaves a rich tapestry of history that reads like a novel. Seizing power from her husband and second cousin Peter III, Catherine fights and beats the Turks, defeats rebellion, partitions Poland, raises the prestige of Russia in Europe by corresponding with French philosophers and buying western art, and brings vast new lands under her 34-year reign. (RUS10, $20.00)   Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan  •  Freytag & Berndt REFERENCE •  MAP A travel map of the Caucasus at a scale 1:1,000,000. Two Sides. 33x47 inches. (CCS01, $14.95)   Celebrating Homer's Landscapes, Troy and Ithaca Revisited  •  John Victor Luce ARCHAEOLOGY •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 224 PAGES A study of Aegean landscapes with reference to the geography of the great poet's "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey." The author recreated the voyage of Odysseus, illustrating Troy, Ithaca and other sites with gorgeous color photographs. (GRE80, $50.00)   Central Europe Map  •  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. One Side. 49x34 inches. (EUR12, $14.95)   Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends  •  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. From medieval to modern times, the formative historical events of Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia, are all introduced. Johnson is especially successful in analyzing the struggle of small nations in the face of imperial powers and how these experiences have created a diverse European heritage. With maps. Awarded an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by Choice. (EUR69, $47.25)   The Children's Homer, The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy  •  Padraic Colum  •  Willy Pogany LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Three-time Newbery Award-winning author Padraic Colum retells the great adventure stories for young readers. From the face that launched a thousand ships to the battle with the Cyclops, this book is a captivating introduction to the world of Homer for the whole family. (GRE46, $9.99)   Classic Myths to Read Aloud  •  William F. Russell LITERATURE •  1989 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES • FAMILY This lively compendium of short Greek and Roman myths, designed to be read to children, is presented in crystal-clear language. Each is introduced by highlights, reading time and commentary on Greek words that have found their way into our everyday language. Makes for good reading by adults too. (GRE19, $13.95)   The Coasts of Bohemia, A Czech History  •  Derek Sayer HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES 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 (unlike Shakespeare, who gave land-locked Bohemia a coastline in A Winter's Tale). The author draws on literature, the arts, culture and politics to evoke Czech history, society and identity. With extensive notes and a scholarly bibliography. (CZH10, $37.50)   The Colossus of Maroussi  •  Henry Miller TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 223 PAGES • FAVORITE The soul of Greece circa 1939. Miller captures the spirit and warmth of the resilient Greek people in this tale of a wartime journey from Athens to Crete, Corfu and Delphi with his friend Lawrence Durrell. Miller at his most inspired. (GRE05, $12.95)   A Concise History of Byzanitum  •  Warren T. Treadgold HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 273 PAGES A quick, readable survey of the Byzantine Empire, focusing on the spread of cultural and religious ideas. (TKY69, $39.00)   The Cossacks, An Illustrated History  •  John Ure HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES 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. With 105 color and 30 black and white illustrations. Interestingly, Ure challenges the notion that the Cossacks are no longer influential (or evident), detailing their involvement in Chechnya, Bosnia and other places. (RUS135, $24.95)   Crescent and Star  •  Stephen Kinzer CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  PAPER  • 265 PAGES This insightful anecdotal report on contemporary life, culture and politics in Turkey comes from a former New York Times Istanbul bureau chief who is especially attuned to the powerful geographic position of Turkey and its multiple identities in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. (TKY64, $17.00)   Crown of Thorns, The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943  •  Stephan Groueff BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 440 PAGES • COMING IN A biography of the famed Bulgarian monarch, who ruled from the end of World War I to the middle of World War II, when he defied Hitler's wishes for expelling Bulgaria's Jews. (BGR02, $26.95)   Czech and Slovak Republics Map  •  Freytag & Berndt 2006 •  MAP A detailed, fully indexed 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. Published in Austria. Two Sides. 35x49 inches. (EUR35, $14.95)   The Dean's December  •  Saul Bellow LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES Alternating between Chicago and Bucharest, 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, $16.00)   Defiance, The Bielski Partisans  •  Nechama Tec HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Led by Tuvia Bielski and his brothers, a group of Jews in 1940s Belorusssia, known as the Bieleksi Partisans, mounted an armed rescue Jewish Europeans, saving hundreds from the Holocaust. This is their story, as gathered through interviews by Holocaust surviver Nechama Tec. (RUS120, $14.95)   Dora Bruder  •  Patrick Modiano  •  Joanna Kilmartin BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 119 PAGES • COMING IN Modiano traces the fate of a 15-year-old Jewish girl, who was deported from France to Auschwitz in 1942. The result of a ten-year investigation, his extended essay is a moving personal meditation on loss, interweaving the bare facts of Dora Bruder's story with his own family history. It evokes the atmosphere of Paris during the Nazi Occupation. A celebrated contemporary novelist, many of Modiano's many novels are also set in and around Paris. (FRN200, $19.95)   Dracula  •  Bram Stoker LITERATURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 520 PAGES The vampire novel that started it all. 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. Based on the legend of "Vlad the Impaler," Stoker's Dracula is more than a black cape and a Romanian accent, he's a tragic figure pining for lost identity and lost love. "Penguin Classics" edition. (EUR125, $11.00)   Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture  •  Slobodan Curcic  •  Richard Krautheimer ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 357 PAGES Now in its fourth edition, this is classic, well-illustrated history covers the Eastern Mediterranean from the age of Constantine to the era of Justinian. A volume in the Pelican History of Art published by Yale. (TKY72, $40.00)   Early Christian and Byzantine Art  •  John Lowden ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES An illustrated guide to the architectural heritage of the early Christian period (860-1453), including a survey of the philosophy, ideas and intellectual climate of the time. With hundreds of photographs of Byzantine art, decorated churches and illuminated manuscripts. (EUR23, $27.95)   Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century and After  •  R. J. Crampton HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 526 PAGES A well-written, insightful scholarly country-by-county history of modern Eastern Europe. (EUR273, $43.95)   Eastern Europe Map  •  Freytag & Berndt MAP A detailed travel map of Eastern Europe at a scale of 1:2,000,000 with the Baltic States, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia from St. Petersburg to Moscow and the Black Sea. Place names are in the local language and Cyrillic. One Side. 49x34 inches. (EUR36, $14.95)   Eastward to Tartary  •  Robert D. Kaplan TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 364 PAGES A loosely organized travelogue by the author of the acclaimed "Balkan Ghosts," Kaplan connects his travels and experience in the Balkans, the Middle East, Turkey and the Caucasus to the history and culture of Central Asia. (CAS45, $15.95)   Echoes of a Native Land, Two Centuries of a Russian Village  •  Serge Schmemann CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1999 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES The author, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist based in Moscow, draws on his knowledge of Russia, family photographs, letters and memoirs to tell the story of the czarist past and present realities of his ancestral home outside Moscow. (RUS27, $19.00)   Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900  •  Alfred W. Crosby NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 370 PAGES A pleasure to read, this book is the moving tale of how early explorers, colonists and settlers inadvertently reshaped our biological world. It is the story of the displacement of native plants and animals, transfer of disease and other exchanges of organisms, good and bad, between the old and new world. Second, updated edition. (NAT22, $30.00)   Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe  •  Henri Pirenne HISTORY •  1936 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES Pirenne, an important economic historian, traces the economic and social development of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire to the middle of the 15th century in this classic book, first published in 1936. It gives a concise picture of medieval Western Europe, including social disturbances, economic and social catastrophes, famine and the Black Death. A separate section on the North Sea and the Baltic contains specific references to the Hanseatic League. (EUR18, $15.95)   The Emergence of Modern Turkey  •  Bernard Lewis HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 524 PAGES The classic history of Turkey from the decline of the Ottoman Empire to 1950 with a focus on the Ataturk revolution. It's authoritative balanced and engaging. This third edition includes new preface by Lewis with reflections on developments in the 1990s. (TKY56, $39.95)   Eothen  •  Alexander William Kinglake TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 242 PAGES Originally published in 1844, this classic travelogue of journeys throughout the Middle East and Asia Minor takes the form and tone of a letter to a good friend: conversational, ironic and personal. Included are ramblings in Constantinople, Palestine, Syria and the Dead Sea. (MDE24, $21.00)   Ephesos, Metropolis of Asia: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Its Archaeology, Religion, and Culture  •  Helmut Koester ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES The result of a 1994 symposium at Harvard divinity school in celebration of 100 years of Austrian excavation at Ephesus. This volume brings together contributions by 12 scholars of archaeology, classics, art, history and religion, a comprehensive portrait of the city. The papers focus on Ephesus, where much of the New Testament may have been written, as a center of early Christian missionary movement. (TKY49, $30.00)   Everything is Illuminated  •  Jonathan Safran Foer LITERATURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 276 PAGES The very modern tale of a young man and the search for his past. Foer plumbs the humor and tragedy of the young American protagonist (like the author, named Jonathan Safran), translator Alex, an old man -- and a very odd dog -- on a journey back to Ukraine, haunted by the spectre of WWII and the Nazis. This accomplished -- and complex -- first novel has been very well received. (RUS168, $19.95)   Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES This guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and an island-by-island synopsis of attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this compact book provides an essential overview of the Greek Islands (with a chapter on Athens and a section on practicalities). (GRE37, $28.00)   Eyewitness Guide Prague  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES This superb guide to Prague features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood 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, $25.00)   Fathers and Sons  •  Ivan Turgenev LITERATURE •  1975 •  PAPER  • 295 PAGES This book is the original exploration of the generation gap, where the progressive, atheistic and scientific nihilism of the radical Bazarov clashes with the traditional values of his elders. The most accessible of the great Russian novelists, Turgenev was the first to create the modern revolutionary, the outsider, and the first to structure his story around the psychology of his characters instead of plot. More accurately translated than other Turgenev classics (RUS19, $13.00)   Five Plays  •  Anton Chekhov  •  Ronald Hingley LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 294 PAGES A comprehensive collection of Chekhov's major plays, including "Ivanov," "The Seagull," "Uncle Vanya," "Three Sisters," and "The Cherry Orchard." (RUS88, $8.95)   Formation of Islamic Art  •  Oleg Grabar ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1987 •  PAPER  • 232 PAGES A classic on the art and architecture of the Islamic World by a prominent authority. (ARB28, $34.00)   From Karamzin to Bunin: An Anthology of Russian Short Stories  •  Carl Proffer ANTHOLOGY •  1969 •  PAPER  • 468 PAGES This anthology stands out by including a broad selection of literary masterpieces from the earliest Russian prose to the years before the revolution, the best short works by each of the authors, and reliable translations of such masterpieces as Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades," Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilych," Gogol's "The Overcoat," and several of Chekhov's best-loved stories. (RUS08, $24.00)   Frommer's Prague Day by Day  •  Mark Baker GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES This handy, compact guide includes a separate fold-out map of the city center and detailed itineraries for experiencing the best of Prague. (CZH85, $13.99)   Georgia, In the Mountains of Poetry  •  Peter Nasmyth CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2006 •  PAPER  • 306 PAGES A cultural portrait of the Republic of Georgia by a British journalist who has traveled extensively in the region. It's the best book on post-Soviet Georgia, updated for this third revised edition. With 170 black-and-white photographs and illustrations. (CCS10, $49.95)   The Georgian Feast, The Vibrant Culture and Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia  •  Darra Goldstein  •  Niko Pirosmani CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1999 •  PAPER  • 229 PAGES Historian and food expert Darra Goldstein offers up a savory introduction to the Republic of Georgia in this illustrated cultural history. She combines her love of Georgian food -- and recipes -- with information on geography, history and culture. (CCS02, $24.95)   The Glance of Countess Hahn-Hahn (Down the Danube)  •  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. Its protagonist is a heroic traveler who communicates in a series of telegrams, narratives and dreamlike monologues. The novel doubles as a stunning travelogue of the Danube from the Black Forest to the Black Sea. (HGR11, $19.00)   The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War  •  Jaroslav Hasek  •  Cecil Parrott LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 752 PAGES 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 (where he is captured by his own troops). A mischief-maker, bohemian and drunk, Hasek demonstrated his wit in this classic novel of the Czech character and preposterous nature of war. This unabridged Penguin Classics edition, as translated by Cecil Parrott, includes the original illustrations by Josef Lada. (CZH11, $16.00)   The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral  •  Robert A. Scott ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 294 PAGES Scott, whose interest in the history of cathedrals began when he first saw the magnificent Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury, England, takes his reader on a historical, architectural and sociological tour of the magnificent spires and stained-glass windows that dot the landscape of Europe. It's an accessible, personable overview. (EUR190, $21.95)   Greek Art  •  John Boardman ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES A standard brief survey of classical Greek art and architecture, revised to reflect recent archaeology, this book presents hundreds of paintings, frescoes and other objects from antiquity, each in its spiritual and cultural context. A volume in the "World of Art" series. With 300 illustrations, 73 in color. (GRE12, $21.95)   Greek Art  •  Nigel Spivey ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES Geared towards art history students, this concise survey of Greek art is also an excellent overview of the subject for the traveler. Divided thematically, it covers major artists, myths and plays in addition to temple sculpture and architecture. With 200 photographs and mostly color illustrations. A volume in the Art & Ideas series. (GRE68, $27.95)   The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium  •  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)   Growing Pains, Russian Democracy and the Election of 1993  •  Jerry F. Hough  •  Timothy J. Colton HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 745 PAGES An in-depth analysis of Russia's 1993 election -- the first since the collapse of the Soviet Union -- with attention given to campaigns, parties, personalities and the electoral process. (RUS75, $26.95)   Hagia Sophia, Architecture, Structure and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Church  •  Rowland Mainstone ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES • COMING IN With 300 illustrations and 56 site plans, this authoritative book will delight any traveler to Istanbul interested in history and architecture. (TKY24, $39.95)   The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism  •  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. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. (EUR54, $17.95)   Heart of Europe, The Past in Poland's Present  •  Norman Davies HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 483 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A history of Poland in reverse chronology from the Solidarity Movement to early civilization, condensed from the author's definitive three-volume history. (PLD06, $25.99)   Here Is Where We Meet  •  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. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people. (EUR189, $15.00)   Historical Atlas of Central Europe  •  Paul Mogocsi HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 232 PAGES An influential, authoritative survey of maps and shifting borders in the region from the Middle Ages until the present. With dozens of superb color maps illuminating the history and ethnic complexity of this bewildering part of the world. The atlas covers the region from Poland, Lithuania, and the eastern part of Germany to Greece and western Turkey and extends in time from the early fifth century to the present. (EUR33, $45.00)   The Histories  •  Herodotus HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 656 PAGES In what may be the first travel book, Herodotus records the heroic struggle between Europe and Asia that culminated in the invasion of Greece by Xerxes. (MED15, $11.00)   The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners  •  Paul Beck HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 186 PAGES • COMING IN An irreverent tour of recent Eastern European history in documentary comic-book style, a provocative, fast-moving and opinionated look at who is in conflict with whom and why, nationhood, ethnicity and the future. (EUR30, $11.00)   A History of Hungary  •  Peter F. Sugar  •  Peter Hanak  •  Tibor Frank HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 438 PAGES With experts contributing chapters on their areas of interest, this book is an excellent survey of the political and cultural history of the nation. (HGR06, $20.95)   A History of Modern Hungary, 1867 -1994  •  Jorg Hoensch HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER A standard history translated from German, this book takes up with the last years of the Habsburg realm, and continues through the authoritarian regime of the interwar years and communist era, to the present. (HGR08, $51.00)   Hitler and the Holocaust  •  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, cautioning that we must be always vigilant about intolerance. (EUR114, $15.00)   The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor  •  J. G. MacQueen HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES A solid introduction to the Hittites, an ancient culture of modern-day Turkey. MacQueen surveys the rise and fall of this Anatolian people, their relations with other ancient populations such as the Babylonians and Mycenaean Greeks, and recent archaeological findings. With 149 illustrations, maps and plans. (TKY46, $24.95)   The Holocaust in Romania: The Destruction of Jews and Gypsies Under the Antonescu Regime, 1940-1944  •  Radu Ioanid HISTORY •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 416 PAGES • COMING IN An account of the Holocaust in Romania based on newly released records from government archives. Radu Ioanid, born and raised in Bucharest, is the director of the Meed Registry of Jewish Holocaust Survivors at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. (EUR84, $30.00)   The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953 - 1963  •  Gyorgy Litvan  •  Janos M. Bak  •  Lyman H. Legters HISTORY •  1996 •  HARD COVER  • 248 PAGES The first account of the Hugarian Revolution to include materials made available only after the Soviet Union disolved, including eyewitness acounts, domestic and foreign archival information, and private papers. (HGR07, $96.33)   The Icon and the Axe, An Interpretive History of Russian Culture  •  James H. Billington HISTORY •  1970 •  PAPER  • 786 PAGES From Kievan beginnings through 600 years to the Soviet era, this book presents the intellectual currents that have shaped Russia and her traditions. It's a cultural and artistic history, written by the Librarian of Congress: a comprehensive, intellectual investigation of the spiritual and ideological forces that led to the development of Russia. (RUS09, $24.00)   The Iliad  •  Homer  •  Robert Fagles LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 704 PAGES In the excellent Fagles translation -- here presented in a deluxe paper edition -- Homer's Trojan epic hasn't aged a bit in the last 2,700 years. It's as exciting and engrossing as ever. Take it along to Troy and the Aegean. (GRE173, $17.00)   The Iliad of Homer  •  Homer  •  Robert Fagles LITERATURE •  1990 •  PAPER  • 704 PAGES Acclaimed translator Robert Fagles captures the poetry and power of Homer's "Iliad," the astonishing tale of the Trojan war and rage of Achilles that is one of the foundations of western literature. This 1990 version has been much praised for its expressiveness and clarity. A talented and adventurous writer, Fagles has just completed a lively new translation of the Odyssey, the "sequel" to the Iliad focusing on Odysseus' ten-year adventure home. (GRE20, $15.00)   An Illustrated History of the First World War  •  John Keegan HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI. (WAR16, $50.00)   Imagining the Balkans  •  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 Impossible Country, A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia  •  Brian Hall TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1994 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES • COMING IN As Yugoslavia deteriorates, the American journalist author journeys throughout the country by bicycle, documenting the people, politics and mood of the place. Beautifully written, it's an engaging snapshot of the region at a critical moment. (BLK22, $23.95)   In Search of the Trojan War  •  Michael Wood ARCHAEOLOGY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES This handsomely illustrated book examines the archaeology, history and legends of Troy -- a vivid analysis of the ancient world by the peripatetic anthropologist and documentary filmmaker Michael Wood. With the remarkable Heinrich Schliemann (who discovered Troy in 1873) as his point of departure, Wood takes the reader along on a remarkable story of archaeological adventure. (GRE52, $29.95)   In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great  •  Michael Wood HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Historian Michael Wood recreates the epic journey of Alexander the Great across Asia in this companion volume to the documentary television series. With a good selection of maps, photographs and illustrations of Hellenic art and artifacts from the region. (MED23, $26.95)   In the Steps of St. Paul  •  H.V. Morton TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 528 PAGES Travels throughout the Mediterranean in search of St. Paul, bible in hand. A pilgrim as much as a traveler, Morton journeys through Syria, Cyprus, Turkey, Macedonia, Greece and Rhodes in this classic account. Fittingly, his appreciative journey ends at the Tomb of St. Paul. As in all his many travel books, Morton charmingly mixing history with offhand humor, anecdote and keen observation. (MED70, $22.00)   The Innocents Abroad  •  Mark Twain TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 523 PAGES On June 8, 1867, young journalist Samuel Longhorne Clemens, not yet famous as Mark Twain, set sail on a grand tour of Europe. With his disarming wit, Clemens makes the very best traveling companion in this classic account. The section on his visit to "the land which was the mother of civilization" is a celebrated highlight of the book. Twain has few rivals in art of reporting the horrors of travel with humor. "Paris, England, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy--Garibaldi! The Grecian Archipelago! Vesuvius! Constantinople! Smyrna! The Holy Land! Egypt and 'our friends the Bermudians'!" are among the main ports of call. (MDE08, $14.95)   Insight Guide Turkey  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES An outstanding overview of the country from the reliable Insight crew, featuring hundreds of photographs and observant essays on history, culture and nature. With separate chapters on Istanbul, Ephesus, the Aegean Coast, Lycia, and Cappadocia. (TKY38, $24.99)   Inventing Eastern Europe, The Map of Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment  •  Larry Wolff HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 419 PAGES A scholarly analysis and history of European geopolitics during the Age of Enlightenment. The author, a professor of history, looks back to Rousseau, Voltaire and Western (mis)perceptions of Eastern Europe during the late 18th century. With chapters on 18th-century literature, fantasy and folklore, travelers and voyages. Recommended for intellectually minded travelers with a serious interest in geography, this book sheds light on widely shared conventions about Eastern Europe. (EUR34, $30.95)   Islam, The Straight Path  •  John L. Esposito RELIGION •  2010 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tone intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader. (MDE22, $49.95)   Islamic Art and Architecture  •  Robert Hillenbrand ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES Covering one thousand years and the geographic scope of Islam, this book is a wide-ranging guide to the arts of Islam, including architecture, calligraphy, ceramics and textiles. A marvelously compact synthesis, it focuses on major styles associated with Muslim dynasties including the Ottomans. With a useful glossary of Islamic terms, time line, maps and 270 illustrations, many in color. (CAS17, $21.95)   Islamic Arts  •  Jonathan Bloom  •  Sheila Blair ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 445 PAGES A comprehensive survey of 1,000 years of Islamic architecture, design and decoration. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps and site plans. For anyone with an interest in art, this book is a wonderfully illuminating, stimulating introduction to the subject. (ISL01, $29.95)   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, $24.95)   Istanbul Map  •  Borch Maps 2011 •  MAP A laminated folded map at a scale of 1:11,000. Two Sides. 19.5x26 inches. (TKY65, $8.95)   Istanbul, the Imperial City  •  John Freely HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES A lively, anecdotal history of the city geared for the traveler. With historic and modern photographs and neighborhood maps. Freely concludes with a helpful, 60-page section on monuments and museums. (TKY23, $17.00)   The Jew in the Modern World, A Documentary History  •  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. With chapters on political emancipation in Western Europe, reform and conservatism, Jewish studies, identity, antisemitism, Eastern Europe Jewry, Zionism and the Holocaust. (GEN224, $69.95)   Kiev: A Portrait, 1800-1917  •  Michael F. Hamm HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES From medieval center to important city in Imperial Russia, this scholarly book is a wonderfully informative cultural history of the city and especially its 19th-century legacy. (RUS56, $45.00)   Kingdom of Auschwitz  •  Otto Friedrich HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES Otto Friedrich's slim book is an intensely personal account of the infamous Auschwitz death camp. The entire history of Auschwitz, from its impractical site in a Polish swamp through its construction and terrible purpose, is covered in short chapters punctuated with eyewitness accounts and testimonies. Black-and-white maps show the layout of the camp along with its relation to other nearby camps and transfer points. A must for the visitor wanting a deeper understanding of one of humankind's darkest creations. (PLD04, $11.00)   Land of the Firebird, The Beauty of Old Russia  •  Suzanne Massie HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 496 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE An engaging illumination of 19th-century Russian cultural life and history by an avowed Russophile. Massie rewards with careful attention to telling details as well as to the larger movements in pre-Revolutionary Russian art, literature, cuisine, and daily life. (RUS21, $35.00)   Lenin's Tomb  •  David Remnick HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 588 PAGES A gripping eyewitness tale of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Remnick, the Washington Post reporter on the scene, combines fine historical scholarship with great storytelling. Highly recommended. (RUS07, $17.00)   Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.  •  Daniel C. Snell HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES From the dawn of the written word to conquest by Alexander the Great, the history of the ancient Middle East is traced in this readable, thoroughly researched overview of economic, social and cultural development in the world of the Bible. It's a concise and intriguing study from a professor of history. (MDE56, $22.00)   Lilac and Flag, An Old Wive's Tale of a City  •  John Berger LITERATURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 171 PAGES Set in legendary Troy, this third book in Berger's "Into Their Labors" trilogy is a modern classic, evoking both the decadence of the city's waning greatness and the hope of its rural peasants for the future. (TKY47, $15.00)   A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece  •  Richard Stoneman ANTHOLOGY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 347 PAGES Poetry, prose and literature over the ages, arranged geographically with an excellent introduction and commentary. Stoneman artfully weaves together hundreds of short excerpts from the likes of Homer, Byron, Twain and Kazantzakis, drawing heavily on 19th-century British literature. (GRE06, $19.95)   Lonely Planet Bulgaria  •  Paul Greenway GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 332 PAGES 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 Central Europe  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 662 PAGES • BEST SELLER A comprehensive guide to Central Europe, including Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It is a compact overview of the region, especially appropriate for the independent-minded traveler visiting several countries. With local and regional maps, a section of color photographs, and information on history, culture and attractions. (EUR94, $29.99)   Lonely Planet Eastern Europe  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 1028 PAGES A comprehensive guide to Eastern Europe, including Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Yugoslavia. It is a compact overview of the region, especially appropriate for the independent-minded traveler visiting several countries. With 150 local and regional sketch maps, and a 10-15-page overview of each country. (EUR72, $29.99)   Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan  •  John Noble GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES A practical guide to the Caucasus by Lonely Planet, featuring 40 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing (along with places that the traveler should avoid). With 16 pages of color photographs and excellent travel information, including a language guide. (CCS05, $24.99)   Lonely Planet Middle East  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 684 PAGES A practical guide to the North African and Mediterranean countries of the Middle East from Libya, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey to Iraq and Iran. (MDE30, $28.99)   Lonely Planet Romania & Moldova  •  leif petterson  •  Robert Reid GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 376 PAGES A practical guide to Romania and Moldova, with information on history, culture and attractions. It also includes 64 detailed maps. (EUR96, $24.99)   Lonely Planet Russia  •  Richard Nebesky GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 788 PAGES A practical guide to Russia, featuring a good overview of culture and history and, more significantly, detailed travel information on where to go and what to do. (RUS82, $29.99)   Lonely Planet Turkey  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 732 PAGES A comprehensive, practical travel guide to Turkey in the hallmark Lonely Planet Style. It's the most oft-sighted guidebook in the hands of independent travelers to Turkey, jammed with detail on where to go, what to do and where to stay, eat and explore. With a section of color photographs, maps and a good overview of culture and history. (TKY50, $25.99)   The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague  •  Timothy Garton Ash HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 167 PAGES A vividly reported eyewitness account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and other dramatic events of 1989 by an astute journalist and historian of Central Europe. With a chapter each on Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, it's a good introduction to these vibrant cities during a time of great change. (GER36, $15.00)   Mammals of Europe  •  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, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $38.50)   Mediterranean Cruises Map  •  Freytag & Berndt 2010 •  MAP A double-sided, full-color map of the Mediterranean, including the Iberian Peninsula and Black Sea, North Africa and the Levant, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. Two Sides. 35.5X49 inches. (MED36, $14.95)   Minoan and Mycenaean Art  •  Reynold Higgins ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 216 PAGES A survey of the ancient art of Crete, Mycenae and the Cyclades in its cultural context, revised to include recent archaeology. With maps and 241 illustrations. (GRE61, $19.95)   The Moldovans: Romania, Russia and the Politics of Culture  •  Charles King HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 294 PAGES A scholarly political and cultural history of Moldova, focusing on issues of national identity in a post-Soviet world. (EUR97, $24.95)   Monster of God, The Man Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind  •  David Quammen NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES In tracking the alpha predators, Quammen transports us to four of the world's great wild regions: the Gir forest in India, the Russian Far East, the coast of northern Australia and the mountains of Romania. Much like in his award-winning Song of the Dodo, Quammen combines scholarly insight, vivid prose and travel in this latest effort, a marvelous meditation on Indian lions, Australian crocodiles, European brown bears and Siberian tigers, man-eaters all. (BST84, $17.95)   Murder on the Orient Express  •  Agatha Christie MYSTERY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer. (EUR118, $6.99)   My Name Is Red  •  Orhan Pamuk  •  Erdag Goknar LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES Set in sixteenth-century Istanbul, this charmingly digressive novel combines a murder mystery, artistic debate and a love story. It will also pique your interest in Islamic illuminated manuscripts. (TKY68, $15.95)   Nelles Guide Cyprus  •  Nelles GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES This handsome guide, notable for its first-rate photography and outstanding maps, covers the history, culture and contemporary life of Cyprus. (MED14, $15.95)   Nicholas and Alexandra  •  Robert Massie HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 613 PAGES This is a fairy tale of true love turned tragic as Tsar Nicholas II, the handsome ruler of one-sixth of the earth, carries on the royal Russian tradition of marrying a German princess, Alexandra of Hesse. Their union produces four daughters and a hemophiliac son, the tsarevitch Alexis, whose disease only the evil monk Rasputin can treat. The stage is set for the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and imperial Russia and the coming of Communism. This entertaining and well-researched history traces the royal relationship and explores how a disease determined the destiny of rulers, the disintegration of the empire, and the course of Russian history. (RUS69, $20.00)   Night  •  Elie Wiesel  •  Marion Wiesel BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  PAPER  • 109 PAGES Autobiographical in nature, this slim memoir is drawn directly from Elie Wiesel's horrifying experiences during the Holocaust. He witnessed the death of his family before being shipped off to Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Ultimately, Wiesel struggles to find faith in a God who has allowed such monstruous events to happen. (EUR79, $9.95)   Northern Europe Scandinavia Map  •  Freytag & Berndt 2007 •  MAP A colorful shaded relief map of Scandinavia and the Baltic States at a scale of 1:2,000,000. It shows the entire Baltic Sea region, also covered by the Baltic Sea States map (BLT38) in the same series. One Side. 42x34 inches. (EUR19, $14.95)   The Odyssey  •  Homer  •  Robert Fagles LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 541 PAGES Translator Robert Fagles captures the poetry and power of The Odyssey in this translation, celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness. (GRE45, $17.00)   On the Shores of the Mediterranean  •  Eric Newby TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES A sparkling observer and famously entertaining writer, Newby tackles the Mediterranean in these merry essays. He finds himself in North Africa, the Adriatic, Venice, Naples, the Greek Islands, Turkey, Cairo and Jerusalem. (MED25, $18.95)   Open Letters, Selected Writings: 1965 - 1990  •  Vaclav Havel  •  Paul Wilson HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 405 PAGES This inspired anthology of writings by the Czech poet-president Vaclav Havel collects 25 essays, letters and speeches written between 1965 and 1990. The famous "Dear Mr. Husak" and "Power of the Powerless," writings that directly influenced the Polish Solidarity movement, are included along with a wealth of other works of inspiration. A moving record of an important contemporary reformer and the thoughts that fueled a revolution. (CZH06, $15.95)   Ottoman Turkey, Islamic Architecture  •  Godfrey Goodwin ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1977 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES An extended photo-essay on Islamic architecture focusing on the magnificent buildings constructed during the Ottoman period in Turkey. (TKY31, $20.00)   The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923  •  Justin McCarthy HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 406 PAGES Written by a historian who has a way with words, this book is a vivid overview of the history, customs and traditions of Ottoman Turkey for the curious general reader. It covers not only the history of the Ottoman Empire but also society, environment and everyday life. With many helpful maps and illustrations. (TKY36, $84.80)   The Painted Bird  •  Jerzy Kosinski LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Based on much of the author's own experiences in World War II Poland, "The Painted Bird" won international recognition for Jerzy Kosinski. 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. A powerful, frankly disturbing account of the cruelty of war. (PLD07, $14.00)   The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe  •  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)   Passionate Nomad, the Life of Freya Stark  •  Jane Fletcher Geniesse BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES Dame Freya Stark, called the "last of the Romantic travelers" by The Times of London, ventured into the forbidden territory of Druze, became the first woman to explore Luristan in western Iran and was credited with reducing sabotage against the Allies on the eastern front with her knowledge of Middle Eastern languages and life. Before she was knighted by the Queen of England at the age of 82, Stark had documented her adventures in 30 books and was honored by the Royal Geographical Society for her cartographic achievements, among other accomplishments. In addition to depicting Stark's journeys, the biographer (a former "New York Times" reporter) sensitively unveils details of the complex, personal life of this "poet of travel." (MDE28, $15.95)   The Persian Boy  •  Mary Renault LITERATURE •  1988 •  PAPER  • 419 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS The second of Renault's trilogy on the life and loves of Alexander the Great, this exhaustively researched historical novel focuses on Bagoas, the Persian slave boy who became the servant and lover of the king. Not just a love story, it includes the great battles and personalities of Classical Greece. (GRE74, $15.95)   Peter the Great, His Life and World  •  Robert Massie BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1986 •  PAPER  • 960 PAGES A Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling history of the great Westernizer of Russia. Massie portrays a giant of history on the monumental canvas of Europe as he transforms Russia from backwater tsardom to major empire. In this massive chronicle, he tells of Peter the Great as he travels incognito to the West, builds Russia's navy, defeats Sweden, moves the capital of the country to the newly created St. Petersburg, and modernizes Russia. (RUS11, $8.99)   Peter the Great, His Life and World  •  Robert Massie BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2011 •  PAPER  • 914 PAGES A Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling history of the great Westernizer of Russia. Massie portrays a giant of history on the monumental canvas of Europe as he transforms Russia from backwater tsardom to major empire. In this massive chronicle, he tells of Peter the Great as he travels incognito to the West, builds Russia's navy, defeats Sweden, moves the capital of the country to the newly created St. Petersburg, and modernizes Russia. (RUS48, $21.00)   Plagues and Peoples  •  William McNeill HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 365 PAGES Wide-ranging, fascinating and well researched, this book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe, particularly the famous Black Death of the 13th and 14th centuries. (EUR26, $17.00)   Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates  •  Paul Dallman NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 210 PAGES Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates. It's an eye-opening guide to California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and -- naturally -- the Mediterranean. (MED21, $35.95)   Prague Map  •  Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP An easy-to-use, laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000. The city's major attractions are clearly indicated and a street index is included. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (CZH13, $7.95)   Race of Scorpions  •  Dorothy Dunnett LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 534 PAGES An absorbing tale of political intrigue set in the 15th-century Ottoman empire and throughout the Mediterranean. It's volume three of Dunnett's masterful "House of Niccolo" series, the story of Nicholas vander Poele of Bruges, a young dyer's apprentice who gets caught up in the rivalry for the throne of Cyprus. The characters may be fictitious but the historical footing is solid and the setting credible. (MED33, $16.95)   The Reader  •  Bernhard Schlink  •  Carol Brown Janeway LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 218 PAGES Originally published in Switzerland, this is the story of a man whose adolescent affair with an older woman returns to haunt him years later when he discovers her accused of a terrible crime at a trial related to Germany's Nazi past. (GER68, $13.95)   Resurrection, The Struggle for a New Russia  •  David Remnick HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES Remnick, the Washington Post reporter who won the Pulitzer Prize for Lenin's Tomb (on the fall of the Soviet Union), insightfully explores the powers shaping a new Russia. Remnick focuses on the emergence of a new power elite, but does not neglect the effect of these changes on the welfare of the Russian people. Chronologically, the book follows the ruins of the USSR, up to the 1996 elections. (RUS23, $16.00)   Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II  •  Joseph Rothschild HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 274 PAGES An opinionated, well-written and clear political history of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania since WWII, revised for this fourth edition. (EUR31, $44.95)   The Rise of Russia and the Fall of the Soviet Empire  •  John Dunlop HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 394 PAGES A modern scholarly history of Russia from Perestroika to the abortive coup of August 1991 and dissolution of the Soviet Union. Dunlop, a fellow at the Hoover Institution, explores Yeltsin's role in resisting Communist resurgence and questions whether new institutions will survive the challenges of democracy in a traditionally undemocratic society. (RUS68, $46.95)   Romania Moldova Map  •  Freytag & Berndt 2008 •  MAP This handy fold-up map at a scale of 1:500,000 includes a multilanguage legend and city plans. Two Sides. 37 X 48 inches. (EUR83, $14.95)   Romanian Rhapsody  •  Dominique Fernandez TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 241 PAGES • COMING IN An insightful portrait by a French traveler and writer who made four visits to the country in the 1990s. Organized geographically. With black-and-white photographs throughout. (EUR145, $29.95)   The Romanovs, The Final Chapter  •  Robert Massie HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 308 PAGES Written like a good detective story, this riveting scientific thriller examines the evidence and international dispute linking the skeletons exhumed in 1991 in Siberia with the last of the Romanovs killed in the early period of the Russian Revolution. Are these the remains of the last tsar and his family, and was Anna Anderson really the Grand Duchess Anastasia as she claimed? This book provides definitive answers to one of the most enduring and intriguing mysteries of the 20th century. (RUS14, $16.00)   Rough Guide Bulgaria  •  Jonathan Bousfield  •  Dan Richardson GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 536 PAGES 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 Poland  •  Mark Salter GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 720 PAGES An opinionated, comprehensive travel guide in the British series, balancing practical information on where to go and what to do with a good overview of the culture and history of the region. (PLD09, $24.99)   Rough Guide Romania  •  Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 496 PAGES A compact, wide-ranging guide in the British series, nicely balancing general information on the country with practical travel details. (EUR144, $23.99)   Rough Guide Turkey  •  Rosie Ayliffe  •  Mark Dubin  •  John Gawthrop GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 784 PAGES A comprehensive guide to the history culture and attractions of Trurkey for the visitor. (TKY48, $24.99)   Russia, A History  •  Gregory Freeze HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 496 PAGES An illustrated survey of the full scope of Russian political history with 13 engaging essays by leading specialists; the modern era is given equal weight alongside the medieval and imperial periods. With 16 color plates and 180 illustrations. Second Edition. Gregory Freeze is a professor of history at Brandeis and research associate of the Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University. (RUS40, $29.95)   Russia, People and Empire, 1552-1917  •  Geoffrey Hosking HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 548 PAGES Historian Geoffrey Hosking writes elegently and vehemently on the history of Russia under the czars. Hosking argues that Imperial Russia pursued empire building at the expense of national identity. (RUS29, $26.50)   Russian Experiment in Art, 1863-1922  •  Camilla Gray  •  Marian Burleigh-Motley ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 324 PAGES A handsome illustrated volume in the "World of Art" series, this book documents a critical period in the history of Russian art in a series of insightful essays and hundreds of color illustrations. Organized chronologically, it's an excellent guide to the extraordinary art of Kasimir Malevich, Alexander Rodchenko, and other masters of the Russian avant-garde. Completely revised for this edition. (RUS17, $19.95)   Russian Phrasebook & Dictionary  •  Hippocrene LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  1994 •  PAPER  • 228 PAGES A handy phrasebook and basic dictionary featuring transliterations of all the Russian words. (RUS65, $11.95)   The Russian Revolution  •  Sheila Fitzpatrick HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 199 PAGES A concise provocative summary of events in Russia between 1917 and 1939, appropriate for the curious general reader and student alike. Fitzpatrick makes an admirable effort to rescue from politics the greatest upheaval of modern times and reclaim it for history. (RUS39, $14.95)   Russka  •  Edward Rutherfurd LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 946 PAGES In this absorbing, complex novel Rutherfurd transforms Russian history into an epic saga. The bestseller follows the fate of interconnected families over 800 years. Genghis Khan, Ivan the Terrible, Catherine the Great, Tolstoy, Voltaire, Pushkin, Lenin, Stalin, and Rasputin all make an appearance. (RUS175, $19.00)   Schindler's List  •  Thomas Keneally LITERATURE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES A landmark in literature about the Holocaust, this modern classic was made popular in Steven Spielberg's award-winning screen adaptation. It 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, $16.00)   Sea Turtle Journey, The Story of a Loggerhead Turtle  •  Lorraine A. Jay  •  Katie Lee NATURAL HISTORY •  1995 •  HARD COVER  • 31 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) The life story of a loggerhead turtle in full color illustrations, from the time it hatches on the beach to its sea journey and its travels back to the beach to hatch her own eggs. A volume in the Smithsonian Oceanic Collection, intended for children ages 4-8, it includes a read-along audio cassette of the story. (BST48, $16.95)   The Secret History  •  G. A. Williamson  •  Procopius HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES A classic and compulsively readable account of the mores and manners of elite society at the court of Emperor Justinian. This is historical mudslinging only a Byzantine could devise, a withering expose of the scandals, intrigues and infidelities of the splendid empire and its rulers by none other than its official historian. Here, Justinian is a demon king capable of any evil deeds, while his wife, Empress Theodora, is a bloodthirsty monster of depravity and cruelty, and the celebrated general Belisarius is the foolish dupe of his scheming wife, Antonina. Magnificently vitriolic and startlingly original, The Secret History is a work of explosive energy, depicting holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule. (TKY11, $15.00)   A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush  •  Eric Newby TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 255 PAGES • FAVORITE Newby wrote a string of memorable books of his adventures, often on a bicycle, but sometimes by foot or train, usually with his wife Wanda. This, one of his earliest, is a superb example of the misguided lark, an account of a comically ill-prepared jaunt in the Naristan mountains of northeastern Afghanistan. "People like it," he explained, "when things go wrong." (CAS32, $14.99)   Soviet Blitzkrieg, The Battle for White Russia, 1944  •  Walter S. Dunn HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 252 PAGES A history of the Russian campaign to regain control of Belarus from the invading Germans. A monumental battle staged in 1944, the details of events have finally come to light thanks to the release of previously classified military documents. (RUS121, $16.95)   Spend the Day in Ancient Greece  •  Linda Honan CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  PAPER  • 113 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Subtitled "Projects and Activities that Bring the Past to Life," this book zooms in on the life of a family in ancient Greece, presenting their diet, clothing and way of life through 30 hands-on activities. Geared for kids ages 8-12. (GRE60, $14.95)   Stories I Stole, A Journey to Georgia  •  Wendell Steavenson TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 277 PAGES Witty, engaging and attuned to the complexities of history and ethnicity, Steavenson -- a veteran journalist -- spins lyrical tales of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia as it crumbles around her in the late 1990s. She, helpfully, includes a glossary of ethnic groups in the region (Chechen, Georgian, and Abkhazian among them), and an excellent bibliography. Her stories, many revolving around a single character (she befriended many people, including a famous Chechen rebel), capture both the charm of the people and the desperate conditions in Georgia. At one point she admits "I was happy; charmed, drunk and beguiled like thousands of guests and invaders before me, in the land of hospitality." She certainly wasn't bored! A superb first book by a talented writer. (CCS22, $17.95)   Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature, and Poetry  •  Nicolae Klepper FOOD •  1999 •  PAPER  • 330 PAGES A cookbook and celebration of Romanian culture, featuring 150 authentic dishes and tidbits on cultural traditions, as well as poems and literary excerpts. (EUR127, $24.95)   Ten Days That Shook the World  •  John Reed HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES An eyewitness account of the greatest revolution of the 20th century. This political classic captures the spirit of those heady days of excitement and idealism before disillusion and cynicism set in. Reed, an American journalist, became a hero of the revolution himself and was buried under the Kremlin wall. (RUS13, $13.00)   Transylvania and Beyond  •  Dervla Murphy TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1995 •  HARD COVER  • 239 PAGES Murphy spent eight months among the people of Transylvania, soaking up their stories and their thoughts on life in modern Romania, on a spirited return journey to the country after the fall of the Soviet empire. Her first visit as a child was in 1940. (EUR98, $21.95)   A Traveller's History of Russia  •  Peter Neville HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES An impressively compact, lively survey of Russian history from the coming of the Slavs to the collapse of the Soviet Union. (RUS47, $14.95)   A Traveller's History of Turkey  •  Richard Stoneman HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 247 PAGES A classicist and popular writer, Stoneman traces the history of Turkey from prehistoric Anatolia through the Hittite Age, Persian Empire, Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans and the Ataturk years to the present in this lively compact history. With a chronology, historical gazeteer, maps and list of rulers from the early dynasties to Abdullah Gul, 11th President of the Republic of Turkey. (TKY13, $14.95)   Troy  •  Adele Geras LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS A highly acclaimed young adult novel, essentially a retelling of "The Iliad" from four Trojan teenagers' points of view. Adele Geras won critical kudos for her book's historical accuracy and YA vigor. (GRE156, $7.99)   The Trumpeter of Krakow  •  Eric Philbrook Kelly  •  Janina Domanska LITERATURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Winner of the Newbery Award, this classic tale of a young boy in medieval Krakow is an excellent introduction to the history and texture of the city for middle schoolers. Although this is a children's story, it deals with rather weighty issues of greed, loyalty, bravery and the great Tarnov Crystal. (PLD12, $5.99)   Tsar, The Lost World of Nicholas and Alexandra  •  Peter Kurth  •  Peter Christopher  •  Edvard Radzinsky BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 230 PAGES A tribute to the last of the Romanovs, featuring a treasure trove of never-published photographs and illuminating text. It brings to life in sumptuous detail the tumultuous life and times of Nicholas and Alexandra. Masterful. (RUS79, $29.99)   Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey  •  Hugh Pope HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES The authors, who speak fluent Turkish and have reported from Turkey for 20 years, provide a rich mosaic of contemporary Turkey and its formative past. The strengths and weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire, the Armenian tragedy, the Kurdish struggle, the controversial legacy of the brilliant but autocratic founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, are all here. They also provide portraits of new leaders who have broken taboos and ushered in new freedoms at a time when other forces attempt to pull Turkey back into the Middle Eastern vortex. Hugh Pope is director of the Turkey/Cyprus Project, International Crisis Group in Istanbul. (TKY33, $22.95)   Turkey, A Modern History  •  Erik Zurcher HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 245 PAGES A lively historical account of the Turkish state from 1780 to the establishment of the modern Turkish Republic in 1923. Special attention is given to the "Young Turk" movement and Kemil Ataturk in this comprehensive volume. It's the best single guide to the complex history of modern Turkey, well written and opinionated. Revised. (TKY10, $33.00)   Turkish Traditional Art Today  •  Henry Glassie ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1993 •  HARD COVER  • 947 PAGES A scholarly, well illustrated survey of the artisans, rugmakers, potters and craftsmen, and the diversity of arts and crafts. With photographs by the author, this huge book documents the diversity of wares throughout Turkey. (TKY60, $89.95)   Turkish, A Rough Guide Phrasebook  •  Rough Guide LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2006 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES An A-Z pocket dictionary, phrasebook and mini-guide to the Turkish language. (TKY61, $6.99)   Tzili, The Story of a Life  •  Aharon Appelfeld  •  Dalya Bilu LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES A moving story of a young Jewish girl whose family accidentally leaves her behind when they flee Poland. She survives the Holocaust hiding in the forest, where she finds love and a sense of belonging. Like Tzili, the author is a Holocaust survivor. A prominent Israeli author, Appelfeld fled to the forest from a concentration camp at the age of eight. (PLD13, $12.00)   Ukraine Map  •  ITMB MAP A map of Ukraine, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Two Sides. 27 X 39 inches. (RUS86, $11.95)   The Ukrainians, Unexpected Nation  •  Andrew Wilson HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 380 PAGES 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 •  1999 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Kundera is celebrated for his lyricism and emotional intensity, and this novel exemplifies his very philosophical style. Praised for its meditations on life, the nature of men and women, and on the fearful emptiness of Eastern European life under Communist management, this book is an intriguing read. (CZH16, $14.99)   The Voyage of Argo  •  Apollonius of Rhodes  •  Emil V. Rieu LITERATURE •  1977 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES The story of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece. Aided by a map and a glossary, Emil V. Rieu's translation of the original epic by Apollonius of Rhodes, is readable and informative. A classic in the works of Greek mythology. (GRE91, $15.00)   Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses  •  Bruce Feiler TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES This illuminating account of a 10,000-mile odyssey across the Biblical lands of the Middle East is part travelogue, part pilgrimage, and part quest for religious meaning. Feiler is accompanied by Israeli archaeologist Avner Goren. (MDE50, $14.99)   War and Peace  •  Leo Tolstoy  •  Constance Garnett LITERATURE •  1983 •  PAPER  • 1344 PAGES This great historical and philosophical novel set in the age of Napoleon portrays Russia through the lives of three aristocratic families united by love and separated by war during the invasion. As the men learn about courage, character and death through the initiation of war, a young woman learns about her feelings, emotions and passions as she is initiated into love. (RUS20, $10.95)   We Now Know, Rethinking Cold War History  •  John Lewis Gaddis HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 425 PAGES The eminent Cold War scholar, John Lewis Gaddis, takes advantage of the opening of Soviet archives to re-examine the tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R through the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. (RUS191, $24.99)   Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries  •  Ornella D'Alessio  •  Marco Santini FOOD •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 324 PAGES Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. The authors, both Italian journalists and wine connoisseurs, provide helpful tips alongside the hundreds of magnificent color photographs. (EUR191, $35.00)   A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age  •  William Manchester HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 322 PAGES 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. This is his 18th book and Manchester knows how to tell a great story. It's divided into three sections: Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery. (EUR06, $15.99)
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