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	Alps Map • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed travel map of the Alps, imported from Austria, at a scale of 1:600,000. (ALP07, $12.95)
	The Alps, A Cultural History • Andrew Beattie • HISTORY • (ALP30, $29.95)
	Austria Map • Freytag & Berndt • The home-grown map of Austria, published by the fine Vienna-based Freytag & Berndt. Scale 1:300,000. (AST28, $12.95)
	Balkan Babel, The Disintegration of Yugoslavia From the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milosevic • Sabrina P. Ramet • HISTORY • A scholarly political assessment of the last twenty years in the Balkans. (BLK34, $44.00)
	Balkan Tragedy, Chaos and Dissolution after the Cold War • Susan Woodward • HISTORY • A scholarly, detailed analysis of Yugoslavia's collapse, published by the Brookings Institution, where the author is a senior policy fellow. (BLK18, $24.95)
	Balkan Wars, 1912-1913, Prelude to the First World War • Richard C. Hall • HISTORY • A concise, schoalrly history of how conflicts in the Balkans escalated into a world war. (WAR86, $36.95)
	The Balkans Since 1453 • Traian Stoianovich • L.S. Stavrianos • HISTORY • A seminal history of the region, originally published in 1958. (BLK36, $33.00)
	The Balkans, From Constantinople to Communism • Dennis Hupchick • HISTORY • Hupchick looks at European, Orthodox Christian, and Muslim influences in the Balkans from early kingdoms through the 1990s in this important survey. (BLK37, $24.95)
	The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999 • Misha Glenny • HISTORY • Glenny poignantly challenges the role of the Great Powers in the region in this survey. (BLK32, $20.00)
	Birds of Britain & Europe • Hermann Heinzel • Richard Fitter • John Parslow • FIELD GUIDE • OUT OF PRINT • This masterfully organized Collins Pocket Guide, featuring 3,000 color illustrations covers the birds of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. (EUR49, $27.50)
	Birds of Europe • Killian Mullarney • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Peter J. Grant • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Tradition Betrayed • Robert J. Donia • John V. Fine • HISTORY • Written by two American historians who knew the region well during the course of the war, this book covers the complex history of religion and identity in Bosnia in light of the 1992 war. (BLK01, $29.00)
	Bosnia, A Short History • Malcolm Noel • HISTORY • A well-researched and elegantly written history of Bosnia from its origins to the 1990s by a British journalist and political columnist. (BLK54, $25.00)
	Bradt Guide Albania • Gillian Gloyer • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the invaluable British series. (BLK66, $22.95)
	Bradt Guide Bosnia and Herzegovina • Tim Clancy • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in invaluable British series. (BLK68, $22.95)
	Bradt Guide Croatia • Piers Letcher • GUIDEBOOK • This convenient guide in the excellent British series is a personal, informative overview of the country, covering Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik in detail. With excellent travel advice and good information on nature, history, and culture. (BLK55, $23.99)
	Bradt Guide Macedonia • Thammy Evans • GUIDEBOOK • A personal, detailed overview of Macedonia with excellent travel information. (EUR168, $25.99)
	Bradt Guide Montenegro • Annalisa Rellie • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, detailed overview of Montenegro, its history, wildlife and major attractions in the series by Bradt. Geared for the independent traveler, it also includes maps and lots of practical travel information. (BLK47, $24.99)
	Bradt Guide Slovenia • • Jenny McKelvie • GUIDEBOOK • A detailed guide in the British series with background on history, culture and attractions, and good practical information. (CEU29, $22.95)
	Bradt Mini Guide Dubrovnik • Piers Letcher • GUIDEBOOK • A helpful, condensed guide to the city in the popular Bradt series. (BLK46, $13.99)
	Broken April • Ismail Kadare • LITERATURE • In this best-known novel by the contemporary Albanian writer, a bereaved mountaineer and a young anthropologist couple both wrestle with the age-old traditions of the high plateau. (BLK70, $14.95)
	Burn This House, The Making and Unmaking of Yugoslavia • Jasminka Udovicki • HISTORY • A thoughtful, scholarly collection of essays on the origin, development and fall of Yugoslavia. (BLK07, $23.95)
	Bury Me Standing • Isabel Fonseca • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This marvelous portrait of the Roma, also known as the Gypsies, offers insight into their music, foods, religions, folk traditions, and examines their influential but complex relationship with Eastern Europe. (EUR09, $14.95)
	Cadogan Guide Slovenia • James Stewart • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the British series. (CEU35, $19.95)
	Cadogon Guide Croatia • James Stewart • GUIDEBOOK • (BLK90, $19.95)
	Cafe Europa, Life After Communism • Slavenka Drakulic • HISTORY • These short essays capture the spirit of Croatia after the collapse of communism. (BLK53, $14.00)
	A Castle in Romagna • Igor Stiks • LITERATURE • A short novel of two alternating stories: one set in Renaissance Lombardy, the other set on a Croatian island during the Bosnian War. (BLK82, $12.95)
	Central Europe Map • Freytag & Berndt • A colorful physical relief map of Central Europe at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR12, $11.95)
	Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends • Lonnie Johnson • HISTORY • 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)
	The Contested Country: Yugoslav Unity and Communist Revolution, 1919-1953 • Aleksa Djilas • HISTORY • This in-depth scholarly history of Yugoslavia focuses on period from the end of WWI to 1953. (BLK51, $24.50)
	Conversations With Stalin • Milovan Djilas • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This is a scathing memoir by one of Tito's top aides, ousted from the Communist Party in 1954. It captures some of the absurdities of life in communist Yugoslavia. (BLK24, $13.00)
	Croatia Coast 1, Kornaten-Zadar • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed map of the Croatian coast at a scale of 1:100,000. The entire coast from north to south is covered in a series of four maps. (BLK85, $11.95)
	Croatia Coast 2, Sibenik/Split/Vis • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed map of the Croatian coast at a scale of 1:100,000. The entire coast from north to south is covered in a series of four maps. (BLK86, $11.95)
	Croatia Coast 3, Middle Dalmatia • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed map of the Croatian coast covering Brac, Hvar, Split and surrounding islands at a scale of 1:100,000. The entire coast from north to south is covered in a series of four maps. (BLK87, $11.95)
	Croatia Coast 4, South Middle Dalmatia • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed map of the Croatian coast covering Mljet, Madugorje, Dubrovnik and surrounding islands at a scale of 1:100,000. The entire coast from north to south is covered in a series of four maps. (BLK88, $11.95)
	Croatia Map • World Mapping Project • This double-sided, full color map covers all Croatia, its coastline and many islands in detail. (BLK61, $9.99)
	Croatia, A History • Ivo Goldstein • Nikolina Jovanovic • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • A concise, balanced history of Croatia, from medieval times to the present, by a professor at the University of Zagreb. (BLK30, $22.95)
	Croatian Coast Atlas • Cartographia • A spiral bound, fully indexed road atlas for the Croatian coast and islands with 40 city plans and an introductory 16-page, route-planning atlas of Bosnia, Croatia & Slovenia. (BLK89, $27.95)
	The Culture of Lies, Antipolitical Essays • Dubravka Ugresic • HISTORY • (BLK60, $31.95)
	Death and the Dervish • Mesa Selimovic • LITERATURE • The tale of Sheikh Nuruddin, the self-serving dervish of the title, set during Ottoman rule in 18th-century Bosnia. Selimovic (1910-1982) was a well-known Bosnian Muslim author. (BLK69, $24.00)
	Dubrovnik, A History • Robin Harris • HISTORY • Harris, a journalist who writes frequently on the Balkans, presents a comprehensive portrait of the historically important maritime city-state in this nicely illustrated, scholarly and readable history of Dubrovnik. (BLK56, $24.95)
	Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture • Slobodan Curcic • Richard Krautheimer • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An authoritative guide to the subject. (TKY72, $37.00)
	Early Christian and Byzantine Art • John Lowden • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated guide to the architectural heritage of the early Christian period (860-1453), with a survey of the philosophy and intellectual climate of the time. (EUR23, $24.95)
	Early Christian Buildings, A Graphic Introduction • Warren Sanderson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated introduction to the architecture of Christian antiquity. (EUR21, $24.95)
	Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe • Henri Pirenne • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • 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. (EUR18, $15.00)
	Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains • Jon Krakauer • EXPLORATION • A collection of some of Krakauer's (Into Thin Air) best journalism, these stories and essays focus on the mindset and determination of world-class mountaineers, including Alpine and Himalayan climbers. (ALP10, $13.95)
	Endgame, The Betrayal and Fall of Srebrenica • David Rohde • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The horrific tale of the murder of 7000 Muslims in Srebrenica in July 1995 -- and its aftermath -- by the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. (BLK71, $20.00)
	Europe's Last Summer, Who Started the Great War in 1914? • David Fromkin • HISTORY • Fromkin puts the imperial struggle between Germany and the Austro-Hungarian over Serbia at the heart of this enthralling, persuasive analysis of the events leading to World War I. (EUR183, $15.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Switzerland • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, thoroughly illustrated guide, featuring over 900 photographs, good maps, and plenty of information on hiking in the Swiss Alps, natural and tourist attractions, and the history and arts of Switzerland. (SWZ45, $25.00)
	Eyewitness Guide Vienna • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide to Vienna features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. (AST01, $23.00)
	Eyewitness Top Ten Dubrovnik & Dalmatian Coast • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This slim guide, geared for visitors on a short stay, features color photographs and maps. (BLK83, $12.00)
	A Farewell to Arms • Ernest Hemingway • LITERATURE • Set in snowy Switzerland and the rainy Italian lake country during World War I, this semi-autobiographical novel chronicles the romance between a British nurse and an American ambulance driver. (ITL384, $15.00)
	A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe • Guy Mountfort • FIELD GUIDE • A classic field guide in the Peterson series. (EUR15, $22.00)
	Fires of Hatred, Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-Century Europe • Norman M. Naimark • HISTORY • This illuminating study focuses on five cases where genocide was a matter of government policy in 20th-century Europe. (EUR179, $19.95)
	Fodor's Venice's 25 Best • Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Venice, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing. (ITL106, $11.95)
	Fodor's Vienna's 25 Best • Fodors • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN AUGUST • A compact guide to the city with an excellent pull-out map, featuring helpful recommendations for restaurants, bars, sights and attractions in Vienna. (AST27, $11.95)
	Footprint Croatia Handbook • Jane Foster • GUIDEBOOK • A detailed, comprehensive guide in the British Footprint series. Includes practical information of accomidations, food, events and sights. Perfect for the independent traveler. (BLK94, $19.95)
	Glacier Ice • Austin Post • Edward R. LaChapelle • NATURAL HISTORY • An extraordinary book of aerial black-and-white photographs of mountains, glaciers and ice accompanied by explanatory text. This beautiful photograph collection introduces the major surface features and varieties of glaciers. (SCI07, $35.00)
	The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
	The Grooves of Change, Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium • J.F. Brown • HISTORY • A survey of the events from the fall of communism to 2000 by a leading scholar. Brown discusses social and political change in the region, prospects for the future -- and the growing economic rift between East Central and South Eastern Europe. (EUR90, $22.95)
	The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire • Andrew Wheatcroft • HISTORY • The Habsburgs ruled over more diverse peoples and cultures than any other European dynasty since the Roman period. In this book, Wheatcroft's skillful scholarship and engaging style fully reveal the history of this family and its eccentric monarchs. (AST11, $17.00)
	The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism • Tina Rosenberg • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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, $16.95)
	Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger • LITERATURE • This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $14.00)
	Historical Atlas of Central Europe • Paul Mogocsi • HISTORY • An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region. (EUR33, $45.00)
	A History of Venice • John Julius Norwich • HISTORY • The great historian Norwich marshals myriad personalities, battles, sieges, and facts into a vivid portrait of the Venetian Republic spanning the 1000 years up to its 1797 defeat at the hands of Napoleon. (ITL177, $25.00)
	Homestead • Rosini Lippi • LITERATURE • Set firmly in a small village in the Austrian Alps, these 12 interlinking stories are almost ethnographic in their rich detail of small town life. The stories range from the turn-of-the-century to the present, accurately charting change in the remote village. (ALP11, $13.00)
	An Illustrated History of the First World War • John Keegan • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)
	Imagining the Balkans • Maria Todorova • HISTORY • A challenging book, but well worth the effort for its insight, this collection of essays examines in scholarly and critical detail the roots of our stereotypes and misconceptions about the Balkans. (BLK19, $24.95)
	Independent Slovenia: Origins, Movements, Prospects • Jill Benderly • Evan Kraft • HISTORY • A collection of essays on the independence move-ment, mostly by Slovenian scholars and academics. It's an interesting, occasionally dry, survey of the economy, politics and history of Slovenia. (CEU14, $37.95)
	Insight Guide Austria • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A highly recommended introduction to Austrian history and culture -- as well as a good overview of popular destinations. (AST29, $23.95)
	The Julian Alps of Slovenia, Mountain Walks and Short Treks • Roy Clark • Justi Carey • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, practical guide to 50 suggested walks ranging from easy strolls to scrambles in the high mountains and multi-day adventures, including four hut-to-hut hikes. (CEU15, $22.95)
	Killing Dragons, The Conquest of the Alps • Fergus Fleming • EXPLORATION • Fleming spins lively tales of man against nature in this entertaining history of the eccentrics, adventurers and publicity-hounds who sought to conquer the Alps, including Whymper and his first ascent of the Matterhorn (where four of the seven-man team perished). (ALP16, $14.00)
	Knopf Guide Croatia and the Dalmatian Coast • Knopf Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A nicely illustrated compact guide to the region. (BLK76, $26.95)
	La Nouvelle Heloise • Jean-Jacques Rousseau • LITERATURE • Rousseau may be best known for his political philosophy, but in this novel we see his softer side. This is the passionate story told through the letters of two lovers in a small town at the foot of the Alps. (SWZ19, $25.00)
	Lonely Planet Croatia • Jeanne Oliver • GUIDEBOOK • An excellent practical guide to Croatia geared for independent travelers. (BLK27, $23.99)
	Lonely Planet Eastern Europe • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • This practical regional guide covers from Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to the Baltic States, Belarus, the Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans. (EUR72, $28.99)
	Lonely Planet Western Balkans • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, practical guide to the region from Slovenia and Croatia, to Bosnia & Hercegovina, Serbia & Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania. (BLK84, $22.99)
	Love Thy Neighbor, A Story of War • Peter Maass • HISTORY • A gripping, personal account of the war, its causes and consequences by a Washington Post reporter. (BLK10, $14.95)
	Macedonia Map • MapLink • (EUR27, $6.95)
	The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague • Timothy Garton Ash • HISTORY • An astute journalist's vivid eyewitness account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and other dramatic events of 1989. (GER36, $13.95)
	Making a Nation, Breaking a Nation • Andrew Wachtel • HISTORY • A scholarly account of the downfall of Yugoslavia with a focus on the Serb-Croat dynamic. (BLK58, $26.95)
	Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald • FIELD GUIDE • Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $34.95)
	Materada • Fulvio Tomizza • Russell Scott Valentino • LITERATURE • (BLK79, $15.95)
	Mediterranean Winter, The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and Greece • Robert D. Kaplan • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The prolific journalist and traveler revisits the Mediterranean of his youth in this extended meditation on the pleasures and freedom of life on the road. (MED78, $14.00)
	Montenegro, A Novel • Starling Lawrence • LITERATURE • Steeped in atmosphere, this compelling tale of intrigue set in turn-of-the-century Montenegro evokes the tangled politics of the region -- Muslim, Turk and British. (BLK08, $13.95)
	Mozart • Peter Gay • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A concise, entertaining portrait of the musical genius which delves into Mozart's complex relationship with his father, his daunting role as a child prodigy and his exploration of new musical territory. (AST43, $13.00)
	Mozart, A Life • Maynard Solomon • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Solomon here tears down the myth of Mozart as the "eternal child," while adding great depth to the psychological and artistic development of the musical genius. The book also illustrates life in 18th-century Salzburg. (AST06, $22.95)
	The National Question in Yugoslavia: Origins, History, Politics • Ivo Banac • HISTORY • This serious scholarly study by a leading historian focuses on the foundation of the modern Yugoslav state. (BLK52, $36.95)
	A Nervous Splendor, Vienna 1888-1889 • Frederic Morton • HISTORY • A portrait of Vienna at the end of the 19th century, this book focuses on Crown Prince Rudolph, his devastating suicide and the rich texture of gossip and daily life at the Habsburg court. It captures the political ferment, intellectual creativity, gaiety and despair of fin-de-siecle Austria. (AST16, $16.00)
	The Orthodox Church • Kallistos Ware • RELIGION • A comprehensive, clear overview of the origins, historical development and practice of Eastern Christianity by a British scholar and Archbishop. With chapters on Byzantium, conversion of the Slavs, the Church under Islam and the contemporary Orthodox world. (GEN261, $17.00)
	The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe • Dennis Hupchick • Harold Cox • HISTORY • 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, $19.95)
	Plagues and Peoples • William McNeill • HISTORY • This book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe. (EUR26, $15.95)
	Plum Brandy, Croatian Journeys • Josip Novakovich • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • These collected essays, which span the years 1993-2002, document journeys by Novakovich back to his native Croatia and around the Unites States. (BLK72, $16.00)
	Pretty Birds, A Novel • Scott Simon • LITERATURE • In this bold first novel Simon turns his experiences as a journalist in war-torn Bosnia into a powerful tale of family, ethnicity and survival. (BLK63, $13.95)
	The Question of Bruno • Aleksandar Hemon • LITERATURE • (BLK81, $12.00)
	Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II • Joseph Rothschild • HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • An opinionated, well-written and clear political history of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania since WWII, completely revised for this third edition to reflect post-Soviet realities. (EUR31, $34.95)
	Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (EUR142, $9.95)
	Rick Steves' Switzerland Guide • Rick Steves • GUIDEBOOK • A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guru Rick Steves. (SWZ46, $19.95)
	Rough Guide Croatia • Rough Guide • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, comprehensive guide to Croatia for the traveler. Organized geographically, it also includes a 35-page section on the culture and history of the region. (BLK31, $19.99)
	Rough Guide Slovenia • Rough Guide • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive travel guide in the British series, this book includes an overview of the nature, history and culture of Slovenia and a region-by-region overview of attractions. (CEU25, $20.99)
	Sarajevo Marlboro • Miljenko Jergovic • Stela Tomasevic • LITERATURE • Journalist Jergovic presents brief, affecting snapshots and impressions of war-torn Sarajevo in this stunning debut collection of his stories. (BLK91, $14.00)
	Schubert's Vienna • Raymond Erickson • HISTORY • A scholarly view of Vienna at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th with essays by a variety of contributors on Viennese politics, social issues, culture, and, of course, music. With 160 well integrated illustrations. (AST18, $42.00)
	Scrambles Amongst the Alps: In the Years 1860-69 • Edward Whymper • EXPLORATION • This classic, first-person account of the first ascent of the Matterhorn and other peaks by the intrepid Whymper is not just a vivid account of Victorian-era mountaineering; it also captures the geography, beauty and allure of the Alps. (ALP02, $14.00)
	Serbia and Montenegro Map • Reise Know How • A product of the World Mapping Project, this full-color map, double-sided map of Serbia and Montenegro is at a detailed scale of 1:400,000. (BLK48, $14.95)
	The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia • Tim Judah • HISTORY • A history of Serbia from medieval times to the 1990s by an award-winning British journalist. (BLK49, $18.00)
	Solo Faces • James Salter • LITERATURE • The story of an American climber who, dissatisfied with his everyday life, travels to the Alps of southern France to tackle mountain peaks. The prose is glorious and the mountain-climbing scenes are as vivid as they get. (ALP14, $14.00)
	Special Places to Stay Croatia • Lisa Plumridge • GUIDEBOOK • A review of 200 remarkable inns, guest houses and other lodging of character with color photographs. Organized geographically, each place gets a full page with two photographs, concise desription and contact information. (BLK92, $21.95)
	Sunflower Guide Slovenia • David Robertson • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, popular guide to suggested walks and drives in Slovenia from the Julian Alps to the lakes, Coast and Ljubljana. (BLK57, $15.99)
	Through the Embers of Chaos, Balkan Journeys • Dervla Murphy • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT • Murphy, a seventy-something Irish grandmother, writes from the heart with authority and verve of three separate trips throughout the Balkans. (BLK43, $15.95)
	Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe • Marybeth Bond • Mary Morris • ANTHOLOGY • This entertaining collection depicts Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris. (EUR160, $17.95)
	Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere • Jan Morris • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A loving celebration of the city and its faded glory. Morris, who first visited the city as a soldier during WWII, is especially good at evoking the varied history and fortunes of Trieste. (ITL347, $15.00)
	The Venetian Empire, 1200-1670 • David Nicolle • HISTORY • This clever book in the Men-At-Arms series features illustrations of the city, people and the miltary of the Venetian Empire at its height. (BLK50, $15.95)
	Venice and the Slavs, The Discovery of Dalmatia in the Age of Enlightenment • Larry Wolff • HISTORY • Wolf focuses on the circa-1700s Venetian Empire in the Balkans as a way to explore relations between eastern and western Europe in this fascinating, scholary study of the region. (BLK35, $27.95)
	Venice, a Maritime Republic • Frederic C. Lane • HISTORY • A wonderfully written history of the Venetian empire, engrossing in its scholarly detail. Lane focuses on the history of trade from the origin of the city in the 6th century to modern times, including the cities along the Balkan coast that were part of the trading empire. With drawings, maps, and archival photos. (ITL24, $26.95)
	Words Are Something Else • David Albahari • LITERATURE • (BLK80, $15.95)
	A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age • William Manchester • HISTORY • In this wide-ranging study, Manchester evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, with information on Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)
	The World of Venice • Jan Morris • HISTORY • FAVORITE • Morris displays her talent for research, telling anecdote and well-wrought prose in this spirited history of a beloved city. (ITL12, $16.00)

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