Ticket to Latvia: A Journey from Berlin to the Baltic

Tanner observes history, culture and ethnic diversity without mention of an impending revolution on this voyage through Berlin, Prague, Cracow, Riga, Vilnius and Leningrad. ``Although books about Eastern Europe tend these days to become outdated even as they are being written, the British author's journey, related with delightfully subtle wit, has period charm,'' said PW. (Sept.)