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	Angkor, Celestial Temples of the Khmer Empire • Jon Ortner • Ian Mabbett • John Sanday • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Handsomely produced and packaged in a slipcover by the art publisher Abbeville, this portfolio of 240 striking color photographs includes accompanying essays on the architecture, history and meaning of Angkor. (CBD31, $95.00)
	The Art of Travel • Alain de Botton • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A digressive, philosophical riff on desire, happiness and the experience of travel. What is the point, after all, of traveling? Read this book, in part a manual of how best to experience a place, and find out. (TVL13, $13.95)
	Atonement • Ian McEwan • LITERATURE • A deeply engrossing family saga, evocatively set in Britain. (GBR370, $14.95)
	Charles Darwin, The Power of Place • Janet Browne • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The second half of Browne's magisterial history, full of insight into Victorian science. In this big, engrossing volume she follows the fate of Darwin, and his ideas, from the return of the voyage of the Beagle until his death. (GBR375, $25.95)
	Choice Cuts, A Savory Selection of Food Writing from around the World and throughout History • Mark Kurlansky • FOOD • A witty collection, organized thematically, with a rich selection of writing by the likes of Liebling, MFK Fisher, Escoffier and Alice B. Toklas. (GEN253, $16.00)
	The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife • Hadoram Shirihai • Brett Jarrett • FIELD GUIDE • This splendidly illustrated handbook features color plates of all the birds and marine mammals occurring south of 40 degrees. With 900 color photographs, range maps and notes on visitor sites, weather conditions and conservation. (ANT178, $55.00)
	The Complete Guide to the Birds of Europe • Lars Svensson • Peter J. Grant • John Mulvaney • Dan Zetterstrom • FIELD GUIDE • An oversized version of the field guide edition of Birds of Europe with stunning large color plates. (EUR120, $60.00)
	Cuba, A Traveler's Literary Companion • Ann Louise Bardach • ANTHOLOGY • A collection of mostly contemporary stories in the excellent series. (CBA58, $13.95)
	From the Land of Green Ghosts, a Burmese Odyssey • Pascal Khoo Thwe • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The young Burmese author, a member of a remote hill-tribe in the Shan hills, captures the traditions and challenges of the Padaung people in this astonishing memoir. (BMA29, $13.95)
	Gould's Book of Fish, A Novel in Twelve Fish • Richard Flanagan • LITERATURE • This wildly inventive novel steeped in the 19th-century history of Tasmania and its brutal colonial prison. Flanagan keeps the reader guessing with a dizzying mix of history, fantasy and word play. (AUS126, $14.00)
	Modern Mongolia, Reclaiming Genghis Khan • Paula Sabloff • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This slim primer, richly illustrated with 120 color photographs, covers the sweep and excitement of 20th-century Mongolian history, the country's nomadic heritage and the legacy of Genghis Khan. (MGL37, $22.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to Marine Mammals of the World • Randall Reeves • Pieter Folkens • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A handsome, comprehensive guide to 120 species of whales, dolphins, seals, walruses, sirenians, polar bears and their kin worldwide. Each species gets a four-page spread with color photographs and an overview of range, habitat, behavior, status and conservation. (FG58, $26.95)
	The Navigator of New York • Wayne Johnston • LITERATURE • An absorbing novel interweaving details of the real-life race to the North Pole, and the tale of a young man drawn into their world. (ARC127, $15.95)
	New York City, A Cultural and Literary Companion • Eric Homberger • GUIDEBOOK • An illuminating guide to the city, its history and geography, as the inspiration for writers, artists, musicians and intellectuals. With chapters on Broadway, Greenwich Village, parks, Harlem, Brooklyn, immigration and Manahattan. (NYC82, $15.00)
	Ninety Degrees North, The Quest for the North Pole • Fergus Fleming • EXPLORATION • A thrilling, artfully told chronicle of the mostly 19th-century adventurers, madmen and explorers who quested after the North Pole. (ARC124, $15.00)
	Old Man Goya • Julia Blackburn • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Taking 1792--the year that Goya went deaf--as her starting point, Julia Blackburn chronicles the painter's fruitful last 35 years in captivating, imaginative detail. (SPN171, $13.95)
	Servants of the Map • Andrea Barrett • LITERATURE • Barrett introduces a cast of truth-seekers and explorers in these luminous tales of discovery ranging the map (and centuries) from the Himalayas to Pennsylvania and New York. (WLD30, $13.95)
	The Story of Lucy Gault • William Trevor • LITERATURE • A tragedy is born of accident, guilt, religious strife and misunderstanding in another wonderful novel from Trevor -- this one set in 1920s County Cork. (IRE119, $14.00)
	The White Rock, An Exploration of the Inca Heartland • Hugh Thomson • EXPLORATION • Author, explorer and archaeologist Thomson recounts 20 years spent journeying throughout the Andes of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador in search of lost Inca cities. His engaging account is a pleasing mix of discovery, colorful personalities, history and archaeology (AND36, $16.95)

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