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These 3 items are available for $49, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSPN57)

Eyewitness Guide Madrid  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES This superb guide features bright color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a synopsis of the attractions in and around Madrid. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (SPN122, $20.00)
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, $22.95)
Madrid Map  •  Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP A detailed map of Madrid at a scale of 1:10,000, laminated and folded for easy reference. (SPN106, $7.95)

Companion Guide Madrid and Central Spain  •  Alastair Boyd   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A scholarly, entertaining and thorough guide to the region. (SPN24, $34.95)
Fodor's Madrid's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This slim guide includes an excellent pull-out map of the center of Madrid and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing. (SPN172, $11.95)
Insight Pocket Guide Madrid  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A convenient practical guide to Madrid. (SPN37, $12.95)
Food and Wines of Spain  •  Penelope Casas   • FOOD  •  A classic collection of 400 recipes, interwoven with cultural commentary and culinary history. A pleasure to read, but prepare to become hungry. (SPN100, $30.00)
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)
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)
The New Spaniards  •  John Hooper   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A survey of the cultural, political and economic changes in Spain since the death of Franco. An authoritative and compelling look the the everyday life of Spaniards. (SPN08, $16.00)
The Spanish Labyrinth, An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Spanish Civil War  •  Gerald Brenan   • HISTORY  •  A fine introduction to the issues driving the Spanish Civil War. Brenan was there, and he offers a vivid picture that loses nothing for being skewed slightly towards the left. (SPN74, $22.99)
Goya  •  Jose Gudiol   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • COMING IN NOVEMBER  •  An overview of Goya's work in the excellent "Masters of Art" series. The book begins with an illustrated essay on Goya's art, and continues with reproductions of important works. (SPN79, $34.00)
Goya, Painter of Terrible Splendor  •  Jeanine Baticle   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A pocket-size encyclopedia, this slim book is an illustrated overview of the life and times of Goya. It's an illuminating portrait of 18th-century Madrid. (SPN35, $12.95)
Picasso  •  Jean-Louis Ferrier   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This oversize paperback is a thoroughly illustrated study of Picasso's art over the decades. Each essay features gorgeous color reproductions. (SPN84, $27.50)
Picasso, Master of the New Idea  •  Paule du Bouchet  •  Marie-Laure Bernadac   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A colorful pocket-size reference on the development of Picasso and his art. Includes hundreds of color and archival photographs, a useful chronology and long section of writing by and about Picasso. (SPN27, $12.95)
The Arts in Spain, From Prehistory to Modernism  •  John Moffit   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  From the cave painting at Altimira through the Golden Age, to the works of Picasso and Miro, this book documents the course of art in Spain, with 150 illustrations. (SPN102, $18.95)
The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid  •  Jesús Escobar   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An engaging, scholarly account of the physical transformation of Madrid, 1560-1630. (SPN210, $111.00)
The Prado  •  Alfonso E. Perez Sanchez   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Highlights of the Prado Museum in Madrid, featuring 320 illustrations of art collected by the kings and queens over centuries, including works by Goya, Rubens, Velazquez and El Greco. (SPN104, $35.00)
Don Quixote's Delusions, Travels in Castilian Spain  •  Miranda France   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An impressionistic, entertaining account of travels, history and literature. (SPN181, $14.95)
Homage to Catalonia  •  George Orwell   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAVORITE  •  Orwell's portrait of the Barcelona uprising and the spirit of a city at war is a classic, an observant and heartfelt report from the streets. (SPN03, $14.00)
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)
Travelers' Tales Spain  •  Lucy McCauly   • ANTHOLOGY  •  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)
Marks of Identity  •  Juan Goytisolo  •  Gregory Rabassa   • LITERATURE  •  Banned under Franco, this is the story of a man struggling to get along without love for his country or himself. The author has written a number of novels concerning Spain on the periphery of the Western and Islamic worlds. (SPN25, $15.00)
The Fencing Master  •  Arturo Perez-Reverte   • MYSTERY  •  Thrills, romance and swordplay in 1860s Madrid. (SPN180, $14.00)