Winchester, who first encountered the Balkans on a road trip in the 1970s, returns to the region on a heart-wrenching, dramatic tour of the country in the midst of the 1999 Kosovo crisis. In his familiar and engaging style, Winchester combines reflection, travel and interview in this portrait of a troubled place. Starting out in Vienna, his travels include Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, and Turkey.  (BLK64, $13.00)

Balkans
Simon Winchester