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Sardinia & Corsica
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 5 items are available
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Cadogan Guides Corsica
• Dana Facaros
• Michael Pauls
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 296 PAGES
A practical region-by-region guide in the British series, with good maps as well as introductory chapters on the history and culture of Corsica.
(MED135, $18.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Sardinia
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to the island of Sardinia, featuring color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a synopsis of the island's attractions.
(ITL183, $20.00) |
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Sea and Sardinia
• D.H. Lawrence
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 211 PAGES
A marvelous, wry account of a trip to Sardinia, evoking both the charms and travails of the then-remote island, and the personality of the author. It's a pleasingly exaggerated, accessible portrait of life on the island, circa 1921.
(ITL349, $16.00) |
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Corsica Map
• IGN
2009 •
MAP
A detailed map of the island of Corsica at a scale of 1:250,000. One Side. 39x35 inches.
(MED57, $13.95) |
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Sardinia Map
• Touring Club Italiano
MAP
A colorful map of the island of Sardinia, at a scale of 1:200,000. Two Sides. 54x37 inches.
(ITL259, $14.95) |
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Also Recommended
Mediterranean Cruises Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A double-sided, full-color map of the Mediterranean, including the Iberian Peninsula and Black Sea, North Africa and the Levant, at a scale of 1:2,000,000.
(MED36, $14.95)
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The Foods of Sicily and Sardinia and the Smaller Islands
• John Dominis
• Giuliano Bugialli
• FOOD
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Bugialli presents a truly authentic and comprehensive cuisine in these illustrated pages, including not just recipes but also wonderful photography and cultural notes.
(ITL297, $37.50)
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La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind
• Beppe Severgnini
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Italians themselves love this guide to the Italian character, which addresses the apparently never-ending passion for beauty, disorder and high emotion. Severgnini opens the book with a snapshot of the hubbub at Malpensa Airport, then moves on to Tuscany, Rome, Naples and Sardinia.
(ITL718, $14.00)
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The Ancient Mariners, Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times
• Lionel Casson
• HISTORY
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The classic history of seafaring in the Mediterranean.
(OCE51, $29.95)
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The Ancient Mediterranean
• Michael Grant
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization.
(MED10, $20.00)
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The Middle Sea
• John Julius Norwich
• HISTORY
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A marvelous writer who has already tackled Byzantium, the Normans in Sicily and Venice, Norwich spins his magic in this story of culture, trade and politics, royalty and rulers, wars and religion in the Mediterranean.
(MED98, $21.00)
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D.H. Lawrence and Italy
• D.H. Lawrence
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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This omnibus Penguin Classics edition includes Lawrence's three travel tales, each very different in tone and all wonderful: Sea and Sardinia is a nostalgic look at traditional ways of life; Twilight in Italy, an evocation of Lawrence's memorable stay on Lake Garda; and Etruscan Places his musings on ancient sites, including the painted tombs of Tarquinia.
(ITL62, $18.00)
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Napoleon
• Paul Johnson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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British historian Johnson doesn't hold back in this enlightening, short biography in the inspired Penguin Lives series. In just over 200 pages, he not only traces the major events of the emperor's life, from his birth on Corsica to his death on St. Helena, but also exposes Napoleon's ruthless appetite for power and his naked opportunism.
(FRN348, $14.00)
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Napoleon Bonaparte
• Alan Schom
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An extremely unflattering biography of Napoleon. Schom challenges some common notions of the Bonaparte legend, while giving well researched accounts of some of the most famous battles.
(FRN149, $24.99)
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On the Shores of the Mediterranean
• Eric Newby
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A sparkling observer and famously entertaining, Newby tackles the Mediterranean in this merry classic account of travels to North Africa, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Cairo and Jerusalem.
(MED25, $18.95)
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Pillars of Hercules
• Paul Theroux
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Theroux seems to have had an exceptionally good time on his tour of the Mediterranean, circling the celebrated sea on foot, horseback, train and boat from Gibraltar to North Africa.
(MED20, $17.00)
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The Spirit of Mediterranean Places
• Michel Butor
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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In this remarkable short book, the celebrated French novelist chronicles his travels to Cairo, Luxor, Crete, Istanbul and other Mediterranean sites in absorbing, appreciative painterly detail.
(MED03, $13.95)
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After the Divorce
• Grazia Deledda
• Susan Ashe
• LITERATURE
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This powerful and tragic tale of murder and infidelity is set, like many of the Nobel Prize winning author's novels, on her native Sardinia. First published in 1902.
(ITL196, $17.00)
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Italian Folktales
• Italo Calvino
• LITERATURE
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A treasured collection of 200 lively folk tales presented by none other than the great Italo Calvino, a modern master with great affection for the folkloric traditions of his childhood.
(ITL314, $25.00)
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Master and Commander
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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The very first of O'Brian's wildly successful seafaring novels about Captain Aubrey and sidekick Maturin sets the duo against a well-researched Napoleonic wars backdrop in the Western Mediterranean.
(MED27, $13.95)
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Vendetta
• Michael Dibdin
• MYSTERY
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An eccentric billionaire, his wife and guests are gunned down Mob-style in his Sardinian villa in this second book in the Aurelio Zen series.
(ITL621, $13.95)
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Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates
• Paul Dallman
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates.
(MED21, $35.95)
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