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Austria Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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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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Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941-45
• Nigel Thomas
• HISTORY
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An illustrated overview of the uniforms, structure, organization and equiptment of the Axis German, Italian, Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Slovenian troops in the Balkans during World War II.
(BLK103, $15.95)
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Balkan Tragedy, Chaos and Dissolution after the Cold War
• Susan Woodward
• HISTORY
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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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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
• Milan Kundera
• LITERATURE
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Kundera strings together loosely related short stories to form an original and entertaining look at Czech culture.
(CZH17, $13.95)
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Bradt Guide Bulgaria
• Annie Kay
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to Bulgaria, with a strong focus on nature and activities, and an extended section on Sofia. Timed to be published in conjuction with Bulgaria's joining of the European Union.
(BGR07, $23.99)
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Bradt Guide Serbia
• Laurence Mitchell
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series with good information on transportation, historical sites, and accommodations, with an extended section on Belgrade, the capital city, and a separate chapter on Kosovo.
(BLK67, $24.99)
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Breathing Under Water and Other East European Essays
• Stanislaw Baranczak
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Essays on writers and writing from an Eastern European intellectual and poet.
(EUR139, $12.50)
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Bulgaria
• R. J. Crampton
• HISTORY
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Crampton explores the key political, social, and economic developments of Bulgaria since the formation of the first modern Bulgarian state in 1878 to its current status as a modern, thriving European nation.
(BGR09, $75.00)
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Central Europe Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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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
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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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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
• HISTORY
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The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state.
(FRN536, $12.00)
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The Coasts of Bohemia, A Czech History
• Derek Sayer
• HISTORY
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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. The author draws on literature, the arts, culture and politics to evoke Czech history, society and identity.
(CZH10, $29.95)
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The Cossacks, An Illustrated History
• John Ure
• HISTORY
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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.
(RUS135, $45.00)
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Czech and Slovak Republics Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A detailed 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.
(EUR35, $12.95)
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Eastern Europe Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A detailed travel map of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000.
(EUR36, $11.95)
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Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900
• Alfred W. Crosby
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The story of how early explorers, colonists and settlers reshaped our biological world.
(NAT22, $26.99)
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Exit into History, A Journey Through the New Eastern Europe
• Eva Hoffman
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• OUT OF PRINT
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In this first-hand report from Eastern Europe, Polish-born Hoffman describes changes during the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. A great example of wonderful travel writing, the book goes beyond the sights and sounds to plumb the mindset of politicians, literati and everyday folk during this critical time.
(EUR10, $14.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Prague
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent 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, $23.00)
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Fodor's Prague's 25 Best
• Fodors
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN DECEMBER
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This pocket-size booklet includes an outstanding map of the city as well as a brief overview of its museums, grand buildings and other attractions.
(CZH02, $11.95)
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The Glance of Countess Hahn-Hahn (Down the Danube)
• Peter Esterhazy
• LITERATURE
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A confounding, postmodern novel, this meditation on travel, the Danube, and its history is great fun for those with an appreciation for wordplay and intellectual games.
(HGR11, $19.00)
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The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War
• Jaroslav Hasek
• Cecil Parrott
• LITERATURE
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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, then captured by his own troops.
(CZH11, $16.00)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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 Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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 Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism
• Tina Rosenberg
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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
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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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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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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
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An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region.
(EUR33, $45.00)
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The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners
• Paul Beck
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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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)
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A History of Hungary
• Peter F. Sugar
• Peter Hanak
• Tibor Frank
• HISTORY
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With chapters by a variety of contributors.
(HGR06, $20.95)
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A History of Modern Hungary, 1867 -1994
• Jorg Hoensch
• HISTORY
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(HGR08, $51.00)
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The Holocaust in Romania: The Destruction of Jews and Gypsies Under the Antonescu Regime, 1940-1944
• Radu Ioanid
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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An account of the Holocaust in Romania based on newly released records from government archives.
(EUR84, $30.00)
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The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953 - 1963
• Gyorgy Litvan
• Janos M. Bak
• Lyman H. Legters
• HISTORY
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The first account of the Hugarian Revolution to include materials made available only after the Soviet Union disolved.
(HGR07, $96.33)
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Imagining the Balkans
• Maria Todorova
• HISTORY
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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, $30.00)
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The Impossible Country, A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia
• Brian Hall
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Beautifully written, this chronicle of the people, politics and mood of the Yugoslavia as it crumbles is an engaging snapshot and elegy.
(BLK22, $23.95)
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Inventing Eastern Europe, The Map of Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment
• Larry Wolff
• HISTORY
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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, $29.95)
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Kingdom of Auschwitz
• Otto Friedrich
• HISTORY
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Otto Friedrich's slim book is an intensely personal account of the infamous Auschwitz death camp. He covers the entire history of Auschwitz in short chapters punctuated with eyewitness accounts and testimonies.
(PLD04, $11.00)
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Lonely Planet Eastern Europe
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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This practical guide includes Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic as well as the Baltic States, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans.
(EUR72, $28.99)
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Lonely Planet Romania & Moldova
• leif petterson
• Robert Reid
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to Romania and Moldova.
(EUR96, $24.99)
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The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague
• Timothy Garton Ash
• HISTORY
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With a chapter each on Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, this eyewitness account by an astute journalist and historian shows these vibrant cities during a time of great change.
(GER36, $13.95)
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The Moldovans: Romania, Russia and the Politics of Culture
• Charles King
• HISTORY
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A scholarly political and cultural history of Moldova, focusing on issues of national identity in a post-Soviet world.
(EUR97, $24.95)
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National Geographic Traveler, Prague and The Czech Republic
• Stephen Brook
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to the area's artistic, historical and cultural landmarks, complete with maps and color photos.
(CZH55, $25.95)
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Night
• Elie Wiesel
• Marion Wiesel
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An moving account of a Jewish boy's terrifying experience during the Holocaust.
(EUR79, $9.00)
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Open Letters, Selected Writings: 1965 - 1990
• Vaclav Havel
• Paul Wilson
• HISTORY
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This inspired anthology of writings by the Czech poet-president Vaclav Havel collects 25 essays, letters and speeches written between 1965 and 1990, including those that directly influenced the Polish Solidarity movement.
(CZH06, $15.95)
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The Orient Within, Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood in Modern Bulgaria
• Mary Neuburger
• HISTORY
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A scholarly survey of Muslim minorities in Blugaria.
(BGR11, $45.00)
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The Painted Bird
• Jerzy Kosinski
• LITERATURE
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The acclaimed novel based on the author's own experiences in World War II Poland. 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.
(PLD07, $14.00)
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Plagues and Peoples
• William McNeill
• HISTORY
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This book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe.
(EUR26, $15.95)
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Prague Map
• Borch Maps
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A laminated, detailed map of the center of Prague at a scale of 1:10,000.
(CZH13, $7.95)
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Preying on the State, The Transformation of Bulgaria After 1989
• Venelin I. Ganev
• HISTORY
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A scholarly study of Bulgaria since the fall fo the Iron Curtain.
(BGR10, $39.95)
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The Reader
• Bernhard Schlink
• Carol Brown Janeway
• LITERATURE
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The story of a man who discovers a terrible secret about his past lover who he finds as a defendant at a trial about Germany's Nazi past.
(GER68, $13.95)
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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
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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
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A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(EUR142, $9.95)
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Rough Guide Poland
• Mark Salter
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive travel guide, including an excellent historical and cultural overview of Poland.
(PLD09, $22.99)
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Schindler's List
• Thomas Keneally
• LITERATURE
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A landmark in literature about the Holocaust, this 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, $15.00)
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Southeastern Europe Under Ottoman Rule
• Peter F. Sugar
• HISTORY
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A scholarly survey of five centuries of Ottoman rule in the Balkans, from the Empire's first advances in the 14th century up to its decline in the 19th century.
(BLK20, $32.50)
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The Spirit of Prague
• Ivan Klima
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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A collection of essays by the renowned Czech novelist charting the history of Prague from World War II to the Velvet Revolution.
(CZH05, $12.95)
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The Struggle and the Triumph, An Autobiography
• Lech Walesa
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The inside story of the Solidarity movement by the man who made it happen. Walesa draws a detailed portrait of his rise from the Gdansk shipyards to become the first freely elected president of Poland.
(PLD05, $20.99)
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Transylvania and Beyond
• Dervla Murphy
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Murphy spent eight months among the people of Transylvania, soaking up their stories and their thoughts on life in modern Romania.
(EUR98, $21.95)
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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Tzili, The Story of a Life
• Aharon Appelfeld
• Dalya Bilu
• LITERATURE
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The moving story of a young Jewish girl whose family accidentally leaves her behind when they flee Poland. Like Tzili, the author is a Holocaust survivor.
(PLD13, $12.00)
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
• Milan Kundera
• LITERATURE
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Kundera's intriguing novel, praised for its meditations on the nature of men and women, and on the fearful emptiness of life in Prague under Communist rule.
(CZH16, $13.95)
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Varna Map
• Domino
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This detailed city map of Varna (Bapha), published in Bulgaria, is entirely in Cyrillic.
(BGR12, $11.95)
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Woman from Hamburg And Other True Stories
• Hanna Krall
• Madeline G. Levine
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Krall reveals the lives and strange trajectories of her compatriots in these poignant stories, profiles and interviews of survivors of WWII.
(PLD49, $14.95)
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A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age
• William Manchester
• HISTORY
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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)
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Yiddish Folktales
• Beatrice Weinreich
• LITERATURE
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A collection of 178 tales, many very short, of princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe.
(CEU33, $18.00)
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