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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $74, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSPN320)		  
Everything but the Squeal  •  John Barlow
LITERATURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES
The confessions of a glutton. Barlow, an inhabitant of the pork-happy Galicia region of Northern Spain, devotes one year to the consumption of pig, and leaves no part untasted. (SPN368, $25.00)		   Everything but the Squeal
Ghosts of Spain  •  Giles Tremlett
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  PAPER  • 396 PAGES
Tremlett captures the Spanish character, history and modern politics in this masterful portrait, interweaving the story of his love for the country (where he has lived for 20 years) with interview, anecdote and observation. (SPN323, $18.00)		   Ghosts of Spain
Eyewitness Guide Northern Spain  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES
A literate, visually rich guide to Northern Spain from Galicia across Asturbias and the Basque Country to La Rioja, the Pyrenees and Mediterranean. With hundreds of color photographs, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of local attractions. Barcelona and Catalonia are included in a separate guidebook (SPN121, $20.00). (SPN315, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Northern Spain
Northern Spain Adventure Map  •  National Geographic
MAP
A nicely detailed, overview map of the western(coastal) part of Northern Spain and the Way of St. James at a scale of 1:500,000. Extends as far east as San Sebastian. One Side. 33x49 inches. (SPN245, $11.95)		   Northern Spain Adventure Map



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