Eastern Books


The Zookeeper's Wife: A War StoryThe Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
Best Price: $14.20
This book was a disappointment. It sounded so interesting. A true war story of the Warsaw Zoo....
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime SarajevoRevised EditionZlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime SarajevoRevised Edition
Best Price: $7.29
Thank you for your quick shipment. Book is in great shape, as you stated.
Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their JourneyBury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey
Best Price: $2.46
I am gypsy. I have been severed from my heritage. This book gave me the reason behind my rhymes....
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Penguin Classics)Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $13.62
This book recounts a journey made by the author and her husband as they traveled through...
Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968
Best Price: $11.01
I read this about 6 years ago when it was assigned in one of my undergrad classes. There are...


The Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and PragueThe Magic Lantern: The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague
Best Price: $6.00
An often eye-witness account of the democratic revolutions of 1989 in Poland, Hungary, East...
ImperiumImperium
Best Price: $8.46
This is a great book, all of Kapuscinski`s books are great. It takes you for a journey you don`t...
The Balkans: Nationalism, War & the Great Powers, 1804-1999The Balkans: Nationalism, War & the Great Powers, 1804-1999
Best Price: $10.70
Wow! How can anyone expect to cover the 19th and 20th century Balkans in one book? Well, Misha...
Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman EmpireLords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire
Best Price: $8.79
Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire In "Lords of the Horizons"...
Cafe Europa: Life After CommunismCafe Europa: Life After Communism
Best Price: $2.50
Slavenka Drakulic is both a skilled writer and a capable interpreter of the human condition. ...


The Balkans: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)The Balkans: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)
Best Price: $6.94
The Balkans: A Short History is a excellant book, not only on the balkans but on the muslim and...
Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995
Best Price: $10.43
I teach Central European political geography at the University of Minnesota. I just read this...
From Stalinism to Pluralism: A Documentary History of Eastern Europe since 1945From Stalinism to Pluralism: A Documentary History of Eastern Europe since 1945
Best Price: $12.98
Bringing together a wealth of historical documents, memoirs, essays, and literature from Eastern...
The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe: 2 VolumesThe YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe: 2 Volumes
Best Price: $320.00
the yivo encyclopedia of Jews in eastern europe is an important source of information for all...
In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and VampiresIn Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires
Best Price: $5.00
I purchased this book as a gift. The book arrived a timely manner and in good condition. I...

To End a War (Modern Library Paperbacks)To End a War (Modern Library Paperbacks)
Best Price: $2.75
This book is all about negotiation. It's about Richard Holbrooke's work to end Bosnian War. He...
Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day UkraineErased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day Ukraine
Best Price: $16.87
For a long time Galicia was a 'hotbed' of nationalism and this book shows the ramifications of...
A Brief History of the Late Ottoman EmpireA Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire
Best Price: $19.84
At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and...
The History of Armenia (Palgrave Essential Histories)The History of Armenia (Palgrave Essential Histories)
Best Price: $11.07
There is a great deal of interest in the history of Armenia since its renewed independence in...
Ghettostadt: L?dz and the Making of a Nazi CityGhettostadt: L?dz and the Making of a Nazi City
Best Price: $17.50
A unique and highly descriptive volume on the ghetto in Lodz. This book gives both the Jewish...

A Traveller's History of Poland (Traveller's History Series)A Traveller's History of Poland (Traveller's History Series)
Best Price: $8.98
Even if you're not traveling, you can travel in your armchair with this history. A great way to...
The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000
Best Price: $8.87
This book is a fascinating read for everyone who is interested in the application of economic...
The Northern Crusades: Second EditionThe Northern Crusades: Second Edition
Best Price: $5.50
This book is essential reading for those who want to learn more about the eastern Baltic region...
Not My Turn to Die: Memoirs of a Broken Childhood in BosniaNot My Turn to Die: Memoirs of a Broken Childhood in Bosnia
Best Price: $7.99
While this book is his story and his alone, I tend to think a few more years would have given...
Black SeaBlack Sea
Best Price: $8.49
Black Sea is a gem of a book: it is a wonderfully written, sophisticated combination of...

Keys of This Blood: Pope John Paul II Versus Russia and the West for Control of the New World OrderKeys of This Blood: Pope John Paul II Versus Russia and the West for Control of the New World Order
Best Price: $2.74
This book is a masterful analysis of modern geopolitics. It is different from other books on...
They Would Never Hurt a Fly: War Criminals on Trial in The HagueThey Would Never Hurt a Fly: War Criminals on Trial in The Hague
Best Price: $7.50
I enjoy this author's short books about the situation in the former Yugoslavia. In this book,...
Byzantium (II): The Apogee (Byzantium)Byzantium (II): The Apogee (Byzantium)
Best Price: $30.22
Norwich's narrative can only be described as "Epic". It is difficult to imagine how...
The Brusilov Offensive (Twentieth-Century Battles)The Brusilov Offensive (Twentieth-Century Battles)
Best Price: $15.61
This is another fine book by Dowling. The constraints imposed on the author by the paucity of...
The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After CommunismThe Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism
Best Price: $7.75
When Communism came crashing down alongside the Iron Curtain at the turn of the 1990s, it left a...

Jews in Poland-Lithuania in the Eighteenth Century: A Genealogy of ModernityJews in Poland-Lithuania in the Eighteenth Century: A Genealogy of Modernity
Best Price: $23.41
It is well worth reading but I wish it was longer and more detailed. And, would it be so...
Russia and the Soviet Union: An HistoriRussia and the Soviet Union: An Histori
Best Price: $37.80
This lucid account of Russian and Soviet history presents major trends and events from ancient...
Unholy Terror: Bosnia, Al-Qa'ida, and the Rise of Global JihadUnholy Terror: Bosnia, Al-Qa'ida, and the Rise of Global Jihad
Best Price: $11.75
John R. Schindler has a background in scholarship and has the analytical background to weigh the...
Byzantium: The Early CenturiesByzantium: The Early Centuries
Best Price: $18.00
The book does an amazing job detailing military ventures in the Byzantine Empire and gives a...
Police Interrogation and American JusticePolice Interrogation and American Justice
Best Price: $33.94
The book was recommended to me by a friend. I thought the first two thirds of the book were...

Eastern Europe Since 1945, Third Edition (Making of the Modern World)Eastern Europe Since 1945, Third Edition (Making of the Modern World)
Best Price: $7.85
Substantially expanded and rewritten, this new edition takes into account the momentous changes...
The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the WorldThe Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World
Best Price: $4.46
The Great Escape by Kati Marton. The book is about the lives of amazing Jewish Hungarians who...
A Concise History of Hungary (Cambridge Concise Histories)A Concise History of Hungary (Cambridge Concise Histories)
Best Price: $17.69
This is a surprisingly fine book. It is lively and concise. It is efficient, covering all major...
A History of Eastern Europe 1740-1918A History of Eastern Europe 1740-1918
Best Price: $34.80
Ian Armour's authoritative history of Eastern Europe spans the turbulent years from 1740 to...
Inventing Eastern Europe: The Map of Civilization on the Mind of the EnlightenmentInventing Eastern Europe: The Map of Civilization on the Mind of the Enlightenment
Best Price: $23.82
All too often people think of the Enlightenment as a group of smart people thinking about why we...

Privatizing Poland: Baby Food, Big Business, and the Remaking of Labor (Culture and Society After Socialism)Privatizing Poland: Baby Food, Big Business, and the Remaking of Labor (Culture and Society After Socialism)
Best Price: $18.94
The transition from socialism in Eastern Europe is not an isolated event, but part of a larger...
My Brother's Road: An American's Fateful Journey to ArmeniaMy Brother's Road: An American's Fateful Journey to Armenia
Best Price: $15.37
This is a great book. The book is easy to read and has all the information on Monte from the day...
Tribes and Brigands in the Balkans: A History of Northern AlbaniaTribes and Brigands in the Balkans: A History of Northern Albania
Best Price: $44.95
Empires, tribal leaders, Communists, religious conflict and any number of wars: these have been...
A Concise History of Bulgaria (Cambridge Concise Histories)A Concise History of Bulgaria (Cambridge Concise Histories)
Best Price: $21.63
You have to really want to learn about early Bulgarian history to enjoy this book. It's very...
A History of Slovakia, Second Edition: The Struggle for SurvivalA History of Slovakia, Second Edition: The Struggle for Survival
Best Price: $10.92
Being curious about Central European history, I went ahead and read this book despite the mixed...

The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999
Best Price: $15.50
Well, being born in one of those Central Belarussian towns I would say I agree with 95% of...
The Walls Came Tumbling Down: The Collapse of Communism in Eastern EuropeThe Walls Came Tumbling Down: The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
Best Price: $18.00
The value of Stokes's account of Communism in Eastern Europe is twofold. First of all, Stokes...
Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution (Vintage)Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution (Vintage)
Best Price: $8.98
Alexis de Toqueville said the most dangerous moment for an autocratic government is when it...
The Great Game of Genocide: Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Destruction of the Ottoman ArmeniansThe Great Game of Genocide: Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Destruction of the Ottoman Armenians
Best Price: $17.65
Very eye opening. A good book for people who want to discover the "almost hidden"...
Lodz Ghetto: A History (Philanthropic & Nonprofit Stud)Lodz Ghetto: A History (Philanthropic & Nonprofit Stud)
Best Price: $16.21
LODOZ GHETTO: A HISTORY represents the first English translation of Isiah Trunk's study,...

The Polish Revolution: Solidarity (Third Edition)The Polish Revolution: Solidarity (Third Edition)
Best Price: $15.80
This book, as far as I can tell, remains to this day one of the best written and most...
White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War 1919-1920 and "The Miracle on the Vistula"White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War 1919-1920 and "The Miracle on the Vistula"
Best Price: $18.72
The "Miracle of the Vistula" was undoubtedly one of the most decisive battles in...
Central and East European Politics: From Communism to DemocracyCentral and East European Politics: From Communism to Democracy
Best Price: $29.00
This long-needed text explores the other half of Europe--the new and future members of the...
The Jews of Eastern Europe, 1772-1881 (Jewish Culture and Contexts)The Jews of Eastern Europe, 1772-1881 (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
Best Price: $18.95
I was assigned this book for a college course in Modern Jewish History. The book was actually...
 
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