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Language and Travel Guide to Romania

Language and Travel Guide to Romania

by Rosemary Rennon

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 397 PAGES

This personal, comprehensive guide includes the history and culture of Romania, language essentials and practical travel information. (EUR258, $21.95)

Eyewitness Guide Bulgaria

Eyewitness Guide Bulgaria

by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

This visually rich guide features outstanding maps, essays and travel information. (BLG32, $23.00)

Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History

Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History

by Robert D. Kaplan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 307 PAGES

Kaplan interweaves the history, art and culture of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with his travels in this portrait of the region. (BLK02, $17.00)

Bury Me Standing

Bury Me Standing

by Isabel Fonseca

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

This marvelous portrait of the Roma, also known as the Gypsies, offers insight into their music, foods, religions and folk traditions, and also examines their influential but complex relationship with Eastern Europe. (EUR09, $14.95)

Romania Moldova Map

Romania Moldova Map

by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2008
  • MAP

This handy fold-up map at a scale of 1:500,000 includes a multilanguage legend and city plans. (EUR83, $14.95)

Bulgaria Map

Bulgaria Map

by 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. (BGR06, $14.95)

 
Culture Smart! Romania

Culture Smart! Romania


by Debbie Stowe

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A concise and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (EUR298, $9.95)

Lonely Planet Romania & Moldova

Lonely Planet Romania & Moldova


by leif petterson | Robert Reid

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

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

Rough Guide Bulgaria

Rough Guide Bulgaria


by 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 Romania

Rough Guide Romania


by Rough Guide

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

An informative, up-to-date guide, combining general information on the country with practical travel details. (EUR144, $23.99)

Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature, and Poetry

Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature, and Poetry


by 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)

A Concise History of Bulgaria

A Concise History of Bulgaria


by R.J. Crampton

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 287 PAGES

A highly readable, illustrated introduction to Bulgaria's history from medieval empire to Ottoman rule, revival and modernization, to the fall of Communism. (BGR01, $30.99)

Black Sea

Black Sea


by Neal Ascherson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 306 PAGES

In this skillful portrait of a region, Ascherson weaves his own travels and impressions with a fascinating account of the Black Sea's history. From ancient mythology to modern politics, he admirably never loses sight of the sea itself. (RUS46, $19.00)

In Search of Dracula

In Search of Dracula


by Raymond McNally

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 297 PAGES

This history of Vlad Tepes (AKA Vlad the Impaler), the Romanian warrior prince upon whom Bram Stoker based his infamous blood-drinking count, draws on oral histories and archaeological evidence and also examines Dracula's many incarnations in film and literature. (EUR193, $18.95)

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

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


by Larry Wolff

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 419 PAGES

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

The Balkans, A Short History

The Balkans, A Short History


by Mark Mazower

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 188 PAGES

A brief, provocative survey of the complex and often contentious history of the Balkans. With eloquence and insight, Mazower addresses the issues of geography, nationalism and modern nation-building in the region. (BLK28, $13.95)

The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999

The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999


by Misha Glenny

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 752 PAGES

Glenny poignantly challenges the role of the Great Powers in the region in this survey. (BLK32, $22.00)

Transylvania

Transylvania


by Bronwen Riley

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

Riley lovingly explores the mountain villages, history and people of this land steeped in myth and tradition in this superb book, featuring 150 haunting photographs by Dan Dinescu. (EUR316, $50.00)

Baroque and Rococo Art

Baroque and Rococo Art


by Germain Bazin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

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

All Rivers Run to the Sea


by 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 and his many pilgrimages to Israel. (EUR153, $16.95)

Between the Woods and the Water

Between the Woods and the Water


by Patrick Leigh Fermor

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Fermor continues with youthful adventures in Hungary and Romania, culminating with his arrival at the Iron Gates on the Danube. (CEU31, $15.95)

On Foot to the Golden Horn

On Foot to the Golden Horn


by Jason Goodwin

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

Goodwin interweaves history, incident and reflection in this excellent portrait of Central Europe. With chapters on Cracow, Slovakia, Budapest, Transylvania, Brasov and Bulgaria. (EUR81, $17.00)

Transylvania and Beyond

Transylvania and Beyond


by 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. (EUR98, $21.95)

Dracula


by Bram Stoker

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 520 PAGES

The vampire novel that started it all, based on the legend of "Vlad the Impaler." 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. (EUR125, $11.00)

The Dean's December

The Dean's December


by Saul Bellow

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

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)

Bradt Guide Central and Eastern European Wildlife

Bradt Guide Central and Eastern European Wildlife


by Gerard Gorman

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

An illustrated guide to the plants, mammals, birds and other wildlife of the region. (CEU36, $25.99)

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