Fedor, Helen, ed.Belarus and Moldova: Country Studies. Federal Research Division, L.O.C., 1995. Concise introduction detailing history, geography, culture, economics, and politics of Belarus.
Garnett, Sherman W., ed.Belarus at the Crossroad. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2000. Study of a country that is critical to the development of the post-Soviet states and to Europe as a whole.
Lerner Geography Department.Belarus. Lerner, 1993. Good introduction intended for younger readers.
Marples, David R.Belarus: A Denationalized Nation. Gordon & Breach, 1999. Examines political, economic, and social life in the new post-Soviet Republic of Belarus.
Marples, David R.Belarus: From Soviet Rule to Nuclear Catastrophe. St. Martin's, 1996. Detailed research discussing contemporary problems of Belarus, the effect of Soviet rule, and its implications for the aftermath of Chernobyl’. By the author of Encarta's Belarus article.
Marsden, Philip.The Bronski House: A Journey Back. Arcade, 1997. A journey to contemporary Belarus, revisiting and searching for signs of a childhood home.
Zaprudnik, Jan, and Ia Zaprudnik.Historical Dictionary of Belarus. Scarecrow, 1998. Chronology, historical overview, and more than 400 entries.