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IBERIA
Iberia (Spain & Portugal)
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Eyewitness Guide Portugal with Madeira & the Azores
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
496 PAGES
A compact, visual travel guide to the country featuring hundreds of photographs and drawings, an excellent overview of the culture and history of Portugal, and good information about where to go and what to do. With many excellent regional, local and neighborhood maps. We also carry a guide to Lisbon (PGL04, $20.00) in the same series.
(PGL05, $25.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Spain
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
720 PAGES
This superb, colorful guide covers all of Spain. It features bright photography, dozens of excellent maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(SPN05, $30.00) |
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A Traveller's History of Portugal
Ian Robertson
HISTORY
2002
PAPER
352 PAGES
A lively, admirably concise survey from prehistory to the present, great for travelers to Portugal who would like an overview of the country's history and culture. The author has also written the Blue Guides to both Portugal and Spain.
(PGL32, $14.95) |
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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) |
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Spain & Portugal Map
Freytag & Berndt
2006
MAP
A colorful, shaded relief map of the entire Iberian Peninsula at a scale of 1:700,000.
(SPN22, $12.95) |
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Discovering Spain, An Uncommon Guide
Penelope Casas
GUIDEBOOK
A wonderful, personable guide to Spain filled with history and culture and infused with the author's wit and love for her country. Casas dedicates a chapter to each of Spain's 12 parts. Highly recommended.
(SPN31, $25.00) |
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The Food of Portugal
Jean Anderson
FOOD
An award-winning cookbook featuring the cuisine of Portugal and background on Portuguese culture. Sure to please the palates of tourists interested in Portuguese food, and of emigrants in search of that authentic taste of home.
(PGL10, $19.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Spanish Inquisition
Cecil Roth
HISTORY
This documents the events leading up to the Inquisition, the torment that spread from Spain to Portugal and the New World -- a fascinating exploration of the roots of the Inquisition and its effects on the country.
(SPN91, $15.95) |
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The Story of the Moors in Spain
Stanley Lane-Poole
HISTORY
A wonderfully readable, sweeping tale of splendor and tragedy, first published in 1866.
(SPN12, $18.95) |
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The Alhambra
Robert Irwin
Mary Beard
ART & ARCHITECTURE
In this brief, indispensable guide, Irwin introduces the stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex, revealing its mysteries, myths and significance with wit and insight.
(SPN226, $19.95) |
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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) |
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Driving over Lemons, An Optimist in Andalucia
Chris Stewart
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Chris Stewart's memoir about moving with his wife to farm in Alpujarras is charming and insightful. Unlike many expatriates, Stewart manages to ground himself far enough into the community to make lasting friends--as well as a home for his young daughter.
(SPN135, $13.95) |
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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) |
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Journey to Portugal, In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture
Jose Saramago
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Jose Saramago's richly detailed account of his journey across Portugal in 1979. He combines his vivid impressions of the Portuguese landscape and people with a dose of history, fiction and meditations.
(PGL23, $17.00) |
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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) |
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Spanish Recognitions, The Roads to the Present
Mary Lee Settle
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A magical, meditative account of Spanish history, art, archaeology and travels from Castile to the southern coast.
(SPN205, $15.95) |
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Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Peter R. Bush
Lisa Dillman
ANTHOLOGY
These 30 short stories include a who's who of contemporary Spanish literature.
(SPN173, $13.95) |
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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) |
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A Season in Granada, Uncollected Poems & Prose
Garcia Lorca
Christopher Maurer
LITERATURE
A selection of poems and prose in celebration of Granada, where Garcia Lorca was raised, studied and spent much of his short life.
(SPN117, $13.95) |
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Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
Edith Grossman
LITERATURE
Grossman's sparkling new translation brings Quixote's 400-year-old novel into the 21st Century, abandoning the mock-chivalry of earlier translations for lively, uninflected prose.
(SPN211, $16.95) |
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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, $15.00) |
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