A Week in...Spain   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $81, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSPN281)		  
Eyewitness Guide Spain  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  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 accessible, this is the guide to carry. (SPN05, $30.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Spain
A Traveller's History of Spain  •  Juan Lalaguna
HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES
This survey of Spanish history features a useful chronology, historical gazetteer and a long section on contemporary life. It covers early settlements through the Romans, Goths and Moors to the present. (SPN06, $14.95)		   A Traveller's History of Spain
The Alhambra  •  Robert Irwin
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 213 PAGES
In this brief, indispensable guide, Irwin introduces the stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex, revealing its mysteries, myths and significance with wit and insight. He opens with a romantic description of the fairytale structure, which he then deliciously demolishes. Includes a detailed floor plan, sketches and aerial photographs. A volume in the Harvard University Press series, Wonders of the World. Irwin is a British novelist and Islamic scholar. (SPN226, $14.95)		   The Alhambra
Homage to Catalonia  •  George Orwell
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1987 •  PAPER  • 234 PAGES • 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. In part, this book is the simply told story of a wide-eyed soldier caught up in revolutionary fervor and the allure of Spain. (SPN03, $14.00)		   Homage to Catalonia
Spain & Portugal Adventure Map  •  National Geographic
2011 •  MAP
A double-sided full color map of Spain and Portugal at a scale of 1:1,000,000 with good shaded relief, topographic detail, roads and waterways. Also includes Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca, and the Canary Islands. Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. Two Sides. 50x35 inches. (SPN22, $12.95)		   Spain & Portugal Adventure Map



Also Recommended

Eyewitness Guide Barcelona & Catalonia  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this superbly illustrated guide features color photography, dozens of local maps and detailed information on the region's attractions. (SPN121, $20.00)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide Seville and Andalusia  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully organized and visually rich guide features excellent maps and essays on the culture, history and geography of the region. With a pullout city map of Seville. (SPN15, $23.00)
 		  
Fodor's Barcelona's 25 Best  •  Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handy pocket guide includes an excellent map and essential information for a making the most of a short visit. (SPN136, $11.99)
 		  
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, $11.99)
 		  
Food and Wines of Spain  •  Penelope Casas   • FOOD  •  This classic collection of 400 recipes, interwoven with cultural commentary and culinary history, is a pleasure to read, but prepare to become hungry. (SPN100, $37.50)
 		  
Barcelona  •  Robert Hughes   • HISTORY • FAVORITE  •  A Longitude favorite, this big, thoroughly enjoyable cultural history of the city touches on architecture, art, religion and literature from Roman outpost to the present. (SPN01, $21.00)
 		  
Ghosts of Spain  •  Giles Tremlett   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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)
 		  
Spain, The Root and the Flower  •  John A. Crow   • HISTORY  •  Take this book with you to Spain: it's an absorbing, well-written account of Spanish cultural history from prehistory to the Romans, Jews, Moors, Golden Age and on to Franco and his legacy in modern Spain. (SPN13, $29.95)
 		  
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 everyday life of Spaniards. (SPN08, $16.00)
 		  
The Ornament of the World, How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain  •  Maria Rosa Menocal  •  Harold Bloom   • RELIGION  •  A lively, illuminating portrait of the Andalucian Kingdom, its cultural achievements and religious tolerance from the eighth century to 1492. (SPN185, $15.99)
 		  
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)
 		  
Antonio Gaudi, Master Architect  •  Juan Bassegoda Nonell   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This lavish little collection of Gaudi's work captures the evolution, imagination and exuberance of one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. (SPN374, $11.95)
 		  
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, $19.95)
 		  
Driving over Lemons, An Optimist in Andalucia  •  Chris Stewart   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Stewart's memoir about moving with his wife to a 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, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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, $16.00)
 		  
Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Peter R. Bush   • ANTHOLOGY  •  These 30 short stories form a who's who of contemporary Spanish literature, including writers from Galicia, Leon, the Basque Country, Madrid and Barcelona. (SPN173, $13.95)
 		  
The Shadow of the Wind  •  Carlos Ruiz Zafon   • LITERATURE  •  Set in the brooding atmosphere of post-WW II Barcelona, this gripping story-within-a-story has it all: murder, doomed love and a mysterious book which draws the young hero, Daniel Sempere, into the city's dangerous underworld. (SPN298, $16.00)
 		  
The Sun Also Rises  •  Ernest Hemingway   • LITERATURE  •  Hemingway's great novel, which encapsulates the angst of the post-WWI "lost generation," is the story of unmoored American and British expats travelling from Paris to Pamplona. (SPN33, $15.00)
 		  
 
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