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Grand Canyon, A River at Risk  •  Chris Rainier  •  Wade Davis NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES An evocative, illustrated journey down the Colorado, this striking oversized book, featuring 200 breathtaking photographs by Chris Rainier, shows the beauty, thrill and challenges of the river. Produced in conjunction with the IMAX film, the journey includes in addition to a team of kayakers and adventurers, Waterkeeper Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and writer Wade Davis (both with their daughters). (SWU245, $45.00)
The Hidden Canyon, A River Journey  •  John Blaustein  •  Edward Abbey  •  Martin Litton TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 143 PAGES A celebrated collection of photographs and accompanying journal of an 18-day trip down the Colorado River by none other than Edward Abbey. Martin Litton (founder of Grand Canyon dory), who rafted the river in a wooden dory in celebration of his 80th birthday, provides the introduction. This revised edition includes additional photographs. (SWU69, $19.95)
Italian Villas and Their Gardens  •  Edith Wharton ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 284 PAGES A facsimile edition of Wharton's witty, astute essays on the history and pleasures of Italy's famous villas, first published in 1904. With the original, full-page illustrations by Maxfield Parrish, the book, a classic, covers 80 villas and gardens, including Boboli Garden, Villa Corsini and Villa Borghese. (ITL91, $35.00)
Atlas of Bird Migration, Tracing the Great Journeys of the World's Birds  •  Jonathan Elphick SCIENCE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES Compiled by a team of experts, this oversized, beautifully illustrated guide to bird migration features hundreds of color paintings, photographs and maps. (BRD58, $35.00)
The Garden Primer  •  Barbara Damrosch NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 668 PAGES Among the virtues of this sensible, exceedingly useful manual to garden planning and plant care are Damrosch's reassuring tone and humor. We turn to it for all our garden-related questions, from picking plants to compost, tools and pests. It's an excellent reference, for both the budding garden designer and the practiced hand. (USA71, $18.95)
Thousand-Mile Song, Whale Music in a Sea of Sound  •  David Rothenberg MUSIC •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 272 PAGES The exuberant musician-naturalist Rothenberg (Why Birds Sing) jams with cetaceans in this inventive, joyful chronicle of the rich underwater universe of whale sound. From the Caribbean to the Arctic, he explores the sounds and lives of orca, humpback, beluga, minke and sperm whale. The package includes a 60-minute audio CD of Rothenberg and friends (guitar, percussion, violin) accompanied by whale music. (NAT144, $27.50)
The Man Who Loved China  •  Simon Winchester BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 336 PAGES Winchester's absorbing portrait of the mid-twentieth-century scientist and adventurer traces Joseph Needham's British government mission to China, his love affair with visiting student Lu Gwei-Djen -- and his pivotal influence on the Western world's understanding of China's culture and history. Needham was the originator, author and editor of the ongoing, multi-volume Science and Civilization in China, published by Cambridge University Press. (CHN512, $27.95)
The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention  •  Robert Temple  •  Joseph Needham HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES An abridged popular edition of Needham's original, monumental Science & Civilization in China, organized by invention and illustrated throughout with color photographs, diagrams and drawings. (CHN82, $29.95)
Beyond the Great Wall  •  Jeffrey Alford  •  Naomi Duguid FOOD •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 376 PAGES The globe-trotting duo weaves their own tales of travel with contemporary politics, commentary, carefully documented recipes and stunning photographs for this sumptuous overview of the food and culture of Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Yunnan and other far-off regions of ethnically diverse China. (CHN475, $40.00)
No Man's Lands, One Man's Odyssey Through the Odyssey  •  Scott Huler LITERATURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 286 PAGES Part travelogue, part memoir and part critical reading of the greatest adventure epic ever written, "No-Man's Lands" is an extraordinary description of two journeys--one ancient, one contemporary--and reveals what The Odyssey can teach us about being better bosses, better teachers, better parents and better people. (MED127, $24.95)
Zeus, A Journey through Greece in the Footsteps of a God  •  Tom Stone HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 299 PAGES Stone weaves myth, archaeology and history into this travelogue and tale of the tempestuous, thunder-bolt hurling god. (GRE326, $25.95)
The Cave Painters, Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists  •  Gregory Curtis ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES • NEW In this tale of art, paleontology and discovery, Curtis introduces the masterworks of cave art in France and Spain, visiting Altamira, Lascaux, Les Trois-Freres, Cosquer, Chauvet and others of the almost 350 known caves containing prehistoric art. The celebrated and idosyncratic prehistorian Jean Clottes, is one of the heroes in this engaging tale. (FRN620, $14.95)
Hot Sun, Cool Shadow: Savoring the Food, History, and Mystery of the Languedoc  •  Angela Murrills FOOD •  2008 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES Each chapter of this mouthwatering travelogue describes a region of Languedoc and includes a classic recipe, interspersed with illustrations. Murrills, an advocate of the slow food movement and francophile par excellence, lovingly conveys the allure of her new home. (FRN760, $16.95)
The Middle Sea, A History of the Mediterranean  •  John Julius Norwich HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 720 PAGES • NEW 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 from antiquity to the end of the First World War. (MED98, $20.00)
The River of Lost Footsteps, Histories of Burma  •  Thant Myint-U HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER The author, a UN official and grandson of Secretary General U Thant, connects the ancient empire and British colonialism to the current political and social situation in his native land. He uses his own family history to illustrate and personalize the account. (BMA51, $15.00)
Rome from the Ground Up  •  James H. S. McGregor HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 332 PAGES A wonderfully erudite, in-depth guide to the architecture, monuments and history of Rome. With 88 color and 34 black-and-white photographs and 20 maps. Organized geographically, each chapter represents a period in the history of Rome (and suggested itinerary) from its foundation on the Tiber through the Roman Forum, Imperial City, early Christian Churches, Vatican, the Renaissance Campo Marzio and Baroque expansion. The author is a professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia. (ITL629, $20.00)
Venice from the Ground Up  •  James H. S. McGregor GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES McGregor describes the history of Venice from its inception. He relates the innovative and remarkable ways its early inhabitants adapted their city to an unforgiving environment, while also examining the art and architecture of the Renaissance to Venice's booming modern day tourism industry. (ITL792, $18.95)
Strolling Through Venice, The Definitive Walking Guidebook to La Serenissima  •  John Freely TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 496 PAGES A new edition of Freely's leisurely, discursive classic guide to exploring the streets and squares, along the canals, into the churches, galleries, museums, palaces and neighborhoods of Venice. With a few simple maps and black-and-white photographs. (ITL890, $16.95)
The Mule  •  Juan Eslava Galan LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES Galan's sly, bawdy tale of a young Andalusian conscript to the Spanish Civil War (he ends up fighting on both sides) -- and his improbable odyssey home with his beloved mule Valentina -- illuminates the absurdity and brutality of war with tender humor. The tale, made into a Spanish-language film by the director of Il Postino, is drawn on the beset-selling author's father's experiences in the war. (SPN356, $12.00)
Mr. Darwin's Shooter  •  Roger McDonald LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 364 PAGES A New York Times Notable Book from one of Australia's most acclaimed authors, this novel presents the dilemma of Syms Covington, who assists aboard the HMS Beagle as a youth but later must grapple with the worldwide moral crises resulting from Darwin's claims. (AUS201, $14.00)
Insiders' Guide to Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska  •  Deb Vanasse GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 233 PAGES This comapct practical guide covers not just Anchorage but also the Kenai Peninsula, Prince William Sound, and Denali National Park in depth. (ALA268, $16.95)
Alaska's Southeast, Touring the Inside Passage  •  Mike Miller GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 295 PAGES A popular, practical guide to the cruising the Inside Passage, including a wide-ranging overview of the area's natural history, culture and geography. With maps, town plans and 100 photographs. (ALA23, $17.95)
The Inside Passage to Alaska  •  Art Wolfe NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES A longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Art Wolfe celebrates the islands, glaciers and wildlife of the Inside Passage in this photographic tribute. (ALA263, $22.95)
Murder at Five Finger Light  •  Sue Henry MYSTERY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Invited to a housewarming party at her friends' recently acquired old lighthouse on the Alaskan Inside Passage, sled dog racer Jessie Arnold is delighted to spend the weekend with friends restoring the old building until a guest ends up dead and an unknown killer cuts off all radio and telephone communications. (ALA266, $6.99)
Guide to the Birds of Alaska  •  Robert Armstrong FIELD GUIDE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 364 PAGES A handsome photographic field guide to Alaskan birds, illustrating all 443 species. This is a very good, specialized guide. We think the National Geographic Guide to Birds of North America (FG09), featuring color paintings and excellent range maps, is just as useful. (ALA09, $26.95)
Inside Passage Route Planning Map, Northern British Columbia & Southeast Alaska  •  Fine Edge Nautical Publishing 2006 •  MAP This gloriously colored, accordian-fold map at a scale of 1:634,000 covers the northern portion of the Inside Passage from the Queen Charlotte Islands, Bella Bella and Shearwater north to southeast Alaska, including Glacier Bay. With 4,000 place names, alphabetically indexed, descriptions include nautical chart numbers, and GPS waypoints. Also shown are hundreds of unique scenic and sheltered routes, as well as the more direct express routes. (ALA267, $19.95)
Made in France, A Shopper's Guide to France's Best Artisanal Traditions  •  Laura Morelli GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES Laura Morelli follows up her excellent book on the artisinal treasures of Italy (ITL473) with this illustrated guide to favorite items for Francophiles, from crystal, digestifs, and perfume to lingerie and porcelin. (FRN706, $24.95)
One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France: Food & Wine  •  Simonetta Greggio CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES Each charming and scenic village gets an appreciative essay and evocative color photographs in this handsome tribute (and excellent guide to choosing where to go in rural France). Featuring color photographs and an overview of history and attractions, favorite accommodations and restaurants. (FRN611, $50.00)
Made in Italy, A Shopper's Guide  •  Laura Morelli GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES A nicely illustrated, informative buyer's guide to local shops and studios in Italy, covering a wide range of handcrafted products from Murano glass to ceramics, jewelry and leather goods. Morelli, who recently returned to Connecticut after a three-year stint near Milan, provides a detailed survey of 800 recommended shops and 75 color illustrations. (ITL473, $24.95)
Made in the Southwest: A Shopper's Guide to the Region's Best Native American, Hispanic and Western Craft Traditions  •  Laura Morelli GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES A shopper's guide to all that is handmade and beautiful in the Southwest's Hispanic, Native American and Western traditions, by writer and art historian Laura Morelli. With a state-by-state guide to artisans and stores and 80 color illustrations. (SWU209, $24.95)
The Story of Israel  •  Martin Gilbert CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  HARD COVER This commemorative, slipcased edition of Martine Gilbert's authoritative and marvelously well-illustrated celebration of the nation of Israel includes dozens of pull-out documents, posters, letters and other historic memorabilia. (ISR66, $45.00)
Jerusalem, City of Longing  •  Simon Goldhill HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 368 PAGES Simon Goldhill looks to the archaeology, architecture, history and myths of Jerusalem in this beautifully written guide to Jerusalem's holy and secular sites from biblical times to the present, effectively conveying the magic of the place and its complex significance to Jews, Muslims and Christians. His focus is on Jerusalem as a lived-in city, organizing the book into seven chapters, each with its own map, one for each day of the week although, as he explains, "in Jerusalem everyone will encourage you to take the Sabbath off." (ISR63, $27.95)
The Holy Land, An Oxford Archaeological Guide  •  Jerome Murphy O'Connor GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 450 PAGES An indispensable guide to the archaeology of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Half the book is devoted to the Roman temples, Byzantine synagogues and other monuments -- Christian, Jewish and Muslim -- of Jerusalem itself. With hundreds of site diagrams and a brief historical outline. (ISR12, $37.95)
A History of Modern Israel  •  Colin Shindler HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Shindler charts the tumultuous foundation and course of the modern state of Israel over the last 60 years in this wise, balanced and lucid account. (ISR65, $23.99)
The Israel-Arab Reader  •  Barry Rubin  •  Walter Laqueur HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 592 PAGES An essential resource, completely revised and updated for the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of Israel. In print for 40 years, The Israel-Arab Reader is a thorough and up-to-date guide to the continuing crisis in the Middle East. It covers the full spectrum of the Israel-Arab conflict, including a new chapter recounting the Gaza withdrawal, the Hamas election victory and the Lebanon-Israel War. With a new introduction that provides an overview of the past 115 years of conflict. Arranged chronologically and without bias, this comprehensive primer includes speeches, letters, articles, timelines, and reports dealing with all the major interests in the area. (ISR62, $18.00)
Perfect Hostage, A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's Prisoner of Conscience  •  Justin Wintle BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 464 PAGES A portrait of the Burmese activist minister and non-violence advocate describes the factors that contributed to her house arrest in 1989, her work to promote non-aggressive civil resistance, and her receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. (BMA55, $27.95)
The Voice of Hope  •  Aung San Suu Kyi CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES With the active cooperation of Alan Clements, the activist and daughter of the martyred Burmese hero speaks her mind on personal, religious and political topics. Originally from Britain, Clements lived for six years in Burma as a monk and these dialogues are especially enlightening on the notion of politically engaged Buddhism. The book takes it shape from wide-ranging discussions over nine months. (BMA09, $18.95)
Suffer the Little Children  •  Donna Leon MYSTERY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Leon's 16th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery delves into the world of doctors and medicine in a wonderfully realized contemporary Venice. In it A brutal attack on a pediatrician by a Carabiniere captain and two privates, who also take away the doctor's eighteen-month-old son, draws Commissario Guido Brunetti and his colleague, Inspector Vianello, into a dangerous case involving a ring of baby traffickers and an illegal money-making scheme between pharmacists and doctors. (ITL834, $7.99)
The Paper Moon  •  Andrea Camilleri  •  Stephen Sartarelli MYSTERY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Inspector Montalbano becomes embroiled in another complex case as he investigates the death of a man shot in the face at point-blank range with his pants down and finds himself dealing with two beautiful but evasive women as prime suspects, mysterious computer codes, threatening letters, and dirty cocaine that turn Vigata police headquarters upside down. (ITL898, $13.00)
Vita Nuova  •  Magdalen Nabb MYSTERY •  2008 •  HARD COVER Marshal Guarnaccia is singled out to solve the death of a reclusive single mother with a dysfunctional family in the 14th and final installment of the series set in Florence. Nabb died in August 2007. (ITL938, $24.00)
The Voyage of the Beetle, A Journey Around the World With Charles Darwin  •  Anne H. Weaver NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 80 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Narrated by a bright and witty beetle named Rosie, this illustrated tale introduces Darwin and his ideas with style and authority. The accessible story, drawing on Darwin's words and with maps, diagrams and watercolor paintins will appeal to readers of all ages. (GPS83, $16.95)
Cowboy Stories  •  Barr Moser LITERATURE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 181 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS Twenty action-packed tales of cattle drives, gunfights, ranching, and survival for teens. With excerpts from classic novels (Shane, The Virginian), new short fiction, stories from real-life cowboys, and bold black-and-white illustrations. (USW533, $16.95)
Wilderness  •  Roddy Doyle LITERATURE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 211 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) As Irish teenager Graainne anxiously prepares for a reunion with her mother, who abandoned the family years before, Graainne's half-brothers and their mother take a dogsledding vacation in Finland. Geared for ages 12-14. (IRE218, $16.99)
We All Went On Safari, A Counting Journey Through Tanzania  •  Laurie Krebs TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) This lively counting book is a safari for kids that teaches them about the Maasai people and Tanzanian animals. With simple text and colorful illustrations, it's best for children aged 4-6. (EAF183, $7.99)
Moja Means One, Swahili Counting Book  •  Muriel Feelings  •  Tom Feelings CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1992 •  PAPER  • 56 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) Tom provides richly detailed illustrations to accompany Muriel's presentation of the numbers one to ten in Swahili. Intended for children ages 4-8, it's a nice introduction to the culture of East Africa. A reprint of the 1972 Caldecott winner. (EAF99, $6.99)