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Spain & Portugal
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/LO3977. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 4 items are available
for $68, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSPN130) |
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Footprint Guide Northern Spain
Andy Symington
GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
486 PAGES
A detailed, comprehensive guide published in Britain, nicely divided between a general overview of the region and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do.
(SPN233, $23.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Portugal with Madeira & the Azores
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
496 PAGES
A compact, visual travel guide to the country featuring hundreds of photographs and drawings, an excellent overview of the culture and history of Portugal, and good information about where to go and what to do. With many excellent regional, local and neighborhood maps. We also carry a guide to Lisbon (PGL04, $20.00) in the same series.
(PGL05, $25.00) |
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A Traveller's History of Portugal
Ian Robertson
HISTORY
2002
PAPER
352 PAGES
A lively, admirably concise survey from prehistory to the present, great for travelers to Portugal who would like an overview of the country's history and culture. The author has also written the Blue Guides to both Portugal and Spain.
(PGL32, $14.95) |
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Northwest Spain Map 571
Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
A nicely detailed regional map of northwest Spain at a scale of 1:400,000. It covers from just north and west of Madrid to the Atlantic Coast, including northern Portugal.
(SPN53, $8.95) |
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Discovering Spain, An Uncommon Guide
Penelope Casas
GUIDEBOOK
A wonderful, personable guide to Spain filled with history and culture and infused with the author's wit and love for her country. Casas dedicates a chapter to each of Spain's 12 parts. Highly recommended.
(SPN31, $25.00) |
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Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book & Dictionary
Rick Steves
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(SPN178, $7.95) |
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Wines of Spain
Hugh Johnson
GUIDEBOOK
A handy pocket reference to key regions, wine and winemaking in Spain.
(SPN208, $14.95) |
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Food and Wines of Spain
Penelope Casas
FOOD
A classic collection of 400 recipes, interwoven with commentary on culture and culinary history. A pleasure to read, but prepare to become hungry.
(SPN100, $30.00) |
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The Food of Portugal
Jean Anderson
FOOD
An award-winning cookbook, featuring the cuisine of Portugal and background on Portuguese culture. Sure to please the palates of tourists interested in Portuguese food, and of emigrants in search of that authentic taste of home.
(PGL10, $19.95) |
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A Traveller's History of Spain
Juan Lalaguna
HISTORY
A swift survey from prehistory through the Romans, Goths and Moors to the present.
(SPN06, $14.95) |
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Cultural Atlas of Spain and Portugal
Mary Vincent
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
With its 40 maps, 240 photographs and insightful essays on all aspects of Iberian geography and culture, this handsome book is an excellent introduction to the region.
(SPN34, $45.00) |
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Spain, The Root and the Flower
John A. Crow
HISTORY
This is the book to take with you to Spain: a well-written, absorbing account of Spanish cultural history from prehistory to the Romans, Jews, Moors and Golden Age, and on to Franco and his legacy in modern Spain.
(SPN13, $22.95) |
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Cork Boat, A True Story of the Unlikeliest Boat Ever Built
John Pollack
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This endearing tale of family, loss and friendship revolves around a deliciously absurd childhood quest to build a boat of cork and sail it 133 miles on Portugal's Douro River.
(PGL42, $14.95) |
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Roads to Santiago, A Modern-Day Pilgrimage Through Spain
Cees Nooteboom
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An exhilarating but erudite portrait of modern and historic Spain. Nooteboom writes quite brilliantly of Spanish art, philosophy, history, architecture and culture, as well as of the people he encountered.
(SPN50, $16.00) |
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Spanish Recognitions, The Roads to the Present
Mary Lee Settle
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A magical, meditative account of Spanish history, art, archaeology and travels from Castile to the southern coast.
(SPN205, $15.95) |
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Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Peter R. Bush
Lisa Dillman
ANTHOLOGY
These 30 short stories include a who's who of contemporary Spanish literature.
(SPN173, $13.95) |
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The History of the Siege of Lisbon
Jose Saramago
Giovanni Pontiero
LITERATURE
In this historical novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author, the past is rewritten when a Portuguese proofreader adds a false word to a history book, resulting in a whole new perception of the Siege of Lisbon.
(PGL11, $14.00) |
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Birds of Europe
Killian Mullarney
Lars Svensson
Dan Zetterstrom
Peter J. Grant
FIELD GUIDE
FAVORITE
A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent.
(FG47, $29.95) |
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