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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) |
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The Alps, A Cultural History
Andrew Beattie
HISTORY
(ALP30, $29.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Balkans Since 1453
Traian Stoianovich
L.S. Stavrianos
HISTORY
A seminal history of the region, originally published in 1958.
(BLK36, $33.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Bradt Guide Albania
Gillian Gloyer
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide in the invaluable British series.
(BLK66, $22.95) |
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Bradt Guide Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tim Clancy
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide in invaluable British series.
(BLK68, $22.95) |
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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) |
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Bradt Guide Macedonia
Thammy Evans
GUIDEBOOK
A personal, detailed overview of Macedonia with excellent travel information.
(EUR168, $25.99) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Bradt Mini Guide Dubrovnik
Piers Letcher
GUIDEBOOK
A helpful, condensed guide to the city in the popular Bradt series.
(BLK46, $13.99) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Cadogan Guide Slovenia
James Stewart
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide in the British series.
(CEU35, $19.95) |
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Cadogon Guide Croatia
James Stewart
GUIDEBOOK
(BLK90, $19.95) |
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Cafe Europa, Life After Communism
Slavenka Drakulic
HISTORY
These short essays capture the spirit of Croatia after the collapse of communism.
(BLK53, $14.00) |
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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) |
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Central Europe Map
Freytag & Berndt
A colorful physical relief map of Central Europe at a scale of 1:2,000,000.
(EUR12, $11.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Croatia Map
World Mapping Project
This double-sided, full color map covers all Croatia, its coastline and many islands in detail.
(BLK61, $9.99) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Culture of Lies, Antipolitical Essays
Dubravka Ugresic
HISTORY
(BLK60, $31.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture
Slobodan Curcic
Richard Krautheimer
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An authoritative guide to the subject.
(TKY72, $37.00) |
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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) |
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Early Christian Buildings, A Graphic Introduction
Warren Sanderson
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An illustrated introduction to the architecture of Christian antiquity.
(EUR21, $24.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Historical Atlas of Central Europe
Paul Mogocsi
HISTORY
An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region.
(EUR33, $45.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Knopf Guide Croatia and the Dalmatian Coast
Knopf Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A nicely illustrated compact guide to the region.
(BLK76, $26.95) |
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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) |
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Lonely Planet Croatia
Jeanne Oliver
GUIDEBOOK
An excellent practical guide to Croatia geared for independent travelers.
(BLK27, $23.99) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Macedonia Map
MapLink
(EUR27, $6.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Materada
Fulvio Tomizza
Russell Scott Valentino
LITERATURE
(BLK79, $15.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Plagues and Peoples
William McNeill
HISTORY
This book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe.
(EUR26, $15.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Question of Bruno
Aleksandar Hemon
LITERATURE
(BLK81, $12.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Rick Steves' Switzerland Guide
Rick Steves
GUIDEBOOK
A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guru Rick Steves.
(SWZ46, $19.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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.
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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.
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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) |
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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) |
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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.
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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.
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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) |
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Words Are Something Else
David Albahari
LITERATURE
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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.
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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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