Eastern Europe

Immerse yourself in the captivating tale of a nation that has withstood the test of time. This book on Romanian history will transport you to a world of battles, alliances, and incredible resilience.

Looking to delve deeper into the history of the Balkans? This insightful book explores the complex factors that have led to the region's ongoing conflict and division.

Through engaging storytelling and vivid descriptions, this audiobook brings to life the struggles and triumphs of the Czechoslovakian people during a pivotal time in their history. Discover the significance of Charter 77 as it emerged as a beacon of hope, shining a light on the importance of freedom, dignity, and justice for all.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new while traveling? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this audiobook is just for you. Greater Than a Tourist: London, England by Evelina Anissimova offers the inside scoop on London. As a part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Bath. Greater Than a Tourist – Bath Somerset United Kingdom by author Sami Cheung offers firsthand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the beautiful, historic city of Bath. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist.

Journalist and author, Marc Miles Vaughn, gives you an insight into history unlike any history professor’s. Having studied Ukraine from its earliest roots as a Viking pirate kingdom to its latest TikTok war, he takes you, step by step, through 12 centuries of destruction and mayhem, and shows you what the official statutes of Ukraine are hiding: the inextinguishable Ukrainian heart.

Betrachtet man eine Karte der Donau, scheinen alle Fragen beantwortet zu sein: Der Fluss entspringt im Schwarzwald, passiert zehn Länder, strömt ostwärts durch die vier Hauptstädte Wien, Bratislava, Budapest und Belgrad, ehe er sich in einem riesigen, sumpfigen Delta ins Schwarze Meer ergießt. 2783 Kilometer ist die Donau lang, gemessen vom Zusammenfluss von Breg und Brigach – aber von der Quelle? Von welcher überhaupt? Da beginnen existenzielle Fragen, die – man glaubt es kaum – erst jüngst salomonisch entschieden wurden. Überhaupt ist das Abenteuer der Donau-Erkundung staunenswert.

Imagine you are nine years old. Your best friend’s father is arrested, half your classmates disappear from school, and someone burns down the house across the road. Imagine you have to cross a snow-covered mountain range at night in order to escape the soldiers who are trying to kill you. How would you deal with these memories once you are an adult? Jones, a relief worker and child psychiatrist, interviewed over 40 Serb and Muslim children who came of age during the Bosnian War and now returns, 20 years after the war began, to discover the adults they have become.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Dorset. Greater Than a Tourist: Dorset by Leah Salisbury offers the inside scoop on Dorset’s coastal hotspots.

The Russian Federation and Ukraine do indeed share a common heritage, but their history and culture led them along divergent paths. Many listeners might be surprised to learn that the historical center of Russia was not Moscow, but Kiev, the capital of modern Ukraine.

В средние века Карпаты последовательно находились под властью Венгрии, Галиции, Польши и Молдовы. Изолированные в пересеченной местности предки гуцулов – отдельной субэтнической группы, проживающей на территории Покутья, Буковины и Марамуреша, жили независимо и отказывались платить дань правителям. Карпаты часто сталкивались с турецкими набегами, что повлияло на стойкость и неукротимый дух местных жителей. В повести Мститель рассказывается о тяжелой жизни гуцулов и их борьбе против социальных притеснений.

In 1854, a quarter of a million British soldiers headed east to fight in the Crimean War. Together with their French and Turkish allies, the goal was to free the important port city of Sevastopol from the clutches of Russia, thus keeping them from the seizing control of the Red Sea and thence Mediterranean. This they did, but not without considerable hardship, suffering and loss of life - over 21,000 British men fell to enemy fire, accidents and disease.

In dit hoorcollege wordt de geschiedenis van migratie verteld aan de hand van verschillende invalshoeken, beginnend met een globaal panorama en eindigend met Nederland. Leo Lucassen geeft daarmee een helder historisch overzicht van migratie in de loop der eeuwen, met aandacht voor specifieke thema’s als globalisering, organisationele migratie, arbeidsmigratie, massamigratie en natuurlijk het huidige debat over immigratie en integratie. Op basis van goed gefundeerde kennis ontmaskert Lucassen vele vooroordelen en foutieve claims.

Lothar Streblow unternahm viele Reisen im In- und Ausland, auf denen er sich mit Studien über Tiere, Verhaltensforschung und Ökologie befasste. Von diesen Erkenntnissen inspiriert, entstanden zahlreiche Radiosendungen, Hörspiele und Essays, sowie Umwelt-, Reise- und Tiererzählungen. Dabei versuchte er stets dem sachkundlichen Anspruch gerecht zu werden, gleichzeitig überzeugt er durch eine sehr bildhafte und lebendige Sprache. Eine dieser Erzählungen ist "Jugoslawische Impressionen" - ein Zeitbild aus dem ehemaligen Jugoslawien.

Lothar Streblow unternahm viele Reisen im In- und Ausland, auf denen er sich mit Studien über Tiere, Verhaltensforschung und Ökologie befasste. Von diesen Erkenntnissen inspiriert, entstanden zahlreiche Radiosendungen, Hörspiele und Essays, sowie Umwelt-, Reise- und Tiererzählungen. Dabei versuchte er stets dem sachkundlichen Anspruch gerecht zu werden, gleichzeitig überzeugt er durch eine sehr bildhafte und lebendige Sprache. Eine dieser Erzählungen ist "Rumänische Impressionen".

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Norfolk. Greater Than a Tourist - Norfolk England United Kingdom by Livie Armes offers the inside scoop on the Norfolk towns and coastline. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Die Goldene Stadt. Stadt der hundert Türme. Für eine der schönsten Städte Europas gibt es viele Namen und Umschreibungen. Warum Prag so wundervoll und mitreißend ist, lässt sich aber nicht anhand flüchtiger Beschreibungen und Lobeshymnen erklären. Man muss dort gewesen und selbst durch die mit Kopfstein gepflasterten Gassen der Altstadt geschlendert sein. Erst dann kann man verstehen, wieso der Zauber der Stadt so viele in den Bann zieht. Prag verstehen, entdecken und genießen können.

From the critically acclaimed bestselling author of BEE SEASON comes a travelogue through the magical and historic city of Prague - a city of vast beauty and wonderfully intimate detail. In TIME'S MAGPIE, Myla Goldberg uses her eye for the wonder of tiny objects and everyday things to put us in...

Greater Than a Tourist—Minsk, Belarus by Anna Martsynkevich offers the inside scoop on Minsk. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Modern-day Lithuania is a small country bordering the Baltic Sea with a population of less than three million people, but despite its relative size, the nation has exerted an influential role on the history of the region. More recently, in the 20th century, Lithuania was caught between much larger powers in two world wars and then the Cold War. Along with neighbors Latvia and Estonia, Lithuania was one of the only states to truly break free of the Soviet Union when the latter dissolved in 1991.