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	Footprint Guide Northern Spain  •  Andy Symington GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 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, $24.95)
	The Basque History of the World  •  Mark Kurlansky HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES Popular author Mark Kurlansky offers an engaging portrait of the seven provinces of Basqueland, discussing everything from language to culinary heritage and seafaring traditions. It's a spirited, impressionistic history with a firm focus on the international contributions of the Basques and chapters on events such as the Spanish Civil War. (SPN116, $16.00)
	Spain, The Root and the Flower  •  John A. Crow HISTORY •  1985 •  PAPER  • 455 PAGES This is the book to take with you to Spain: an absorbing, well-written 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. Originally published in 1963, the book reflects the author's personally gleaned wisdom, lore and deep insights into the Spanish people and their psychology -- as shaped by geography and history. This is essential reading for anyone who would understand the country and its people. (SPN13, $24.95)
	Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Peter R. Bush  •  Lisa Dillman ANTHOLOGY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 242 PAGES A well-selected anthology of contemporary fiction by writers from Spain, organized geographically. More than a traveler's companion, the book is a who's who of modern Spanish literature. The 30 stories, many appearing in English for the first time, include writers from Galicia, Leon, the Basque Country, Madrid and Barcelona. (SPN173, $13.95)
	Spain & Portugal Map  •   Freytag & Berndt 2006 •  MAP A colorful, shaded relief map of the entire Iberian Peninsula at a scale of 1:900,000. With a 64-page booklet including an index and city plans of Barcelona, Lisbon and Madrid. Two Sides. 50x35 inches. (SPN22, $14.95)

	Basque-English Dictionary and Phrasebook  •  Joseph Conroy   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A shirt-pocket guide to the Basque language, useful for travelers to Northern Spain and Southwest France. (SPN128, $11.95)
	Discovering Wine Country, Northern Spain  •  Susan Barrie   • GUIDEBOOK • OUT OF PRINT  •  Both a guide to wine and to wine country, this handy book features 60 color photographs, maps, an overview of the wines of Northern Spain, suggested wine tours, traveler's tips and recommended producers. (SPN309, $19.95)
	Trekking & Climbing in Northern Spain  •  Jim Thompson  •  Ilja Schroeder   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to favorite treks and climbs in the Pyrenees, Picos de Europa and Cantabrica. (SPN196, $19.95)
	Food and Wines of Spain  •  Penelope Casas   • FOOD  •  This classic collection of 400 recipes, interwoven with cultural commentary and culinary history, is a pleasure to read, but prepare to become hungry. (SPN100, $35.00)
	Life and Food in the Basque Country  •  Maria Jose Sevilla   • FOOD  •  A portrait of Basque life as seen through the people who practice its culinary traditions. Each chapter profiles the ways and history of the Basque butcher, fisherman, housewife, kaiku-maker or society cook, with some traditional recipes. (SPN125, $14.95)
	Painting in Spain 1500-1700  •  Jonathan Brown   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Velazquez and El Greco are but a few of the Spanish artists discussed in this in-depth study of the art produced during Spain's golden age. (SPN183, $40.00)
	Iberia, Spanish Travels & Reflections  •  James Michener   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this best-selling travelogue, Michener presents a compulsively readable and well-observed account of his love affair with Spain and all things Spanish. It has achieved the status of a classic, rich in detail and insightful. (SPN16, $8.99)
	The Road to Santiago  •  Kathryn Harrison   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The novelist's meditative, personal account of journeys along the route of St. James from St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela. (SPN209, $20.00)
	Travels with My Donkey  •  Tim Moore   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this wickedly comic account of grand adventures on the 500-mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Campostela with a French-speaking donkey, Moore salts his anecdotes of fellow travelers and grand adventures with an account of the history and culture of the medieval Way of St. James. (SPN242, $14.99)
	Travelers' Tales Spain  •  Lucy McCauly   • ANTHOLOGY • OUT OF PRINT  •  A collection of mostly contemporary writing on Spain by such diverse luminaries as Calvin Trillin, Robert Hughes, Jan Morris and Garcia Lorca. It's a delightful portrait of the country. (SPN09, $19.95)
	Don Quixote  •  Miguel de Cervantes  •  John Rutherford   • LITERATURE  •  The most famous work in Spanish literature, rendered in a lively, modern translation. It is the picaresque tale of a romantic, mad gentleman who imagines himself a knight errant. (SPN23, $13.00)
	Everything but the Squeal  •  John Barlow   • LITERATURE  •  Barlow, his wife (from Galicia but a vegetarian) and young son gallavant from roadhouse to fine dining establishments, villages and cities in this endearingly offhand, loving account of travels in honor of pork. A delightful, witty guide to the traditions, culinary and otherwise, of the region. (SPN368, $25.00)
	For Whom the Bell Tolls  •  Ernest Hemingway   • LITERATURE  •  Hemingway's great novel about the Spanish Civil War is a love story set during the four-day fight of anti-fascist units in the mountains. (SPN19, $16.00)

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