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COUNTRY WALKERS
Wales: Snowdonia & the Northern Coast
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 4 items are available
for $67, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGBR413) |
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Rough Guide Wales
• Mike Parker
• Paul Whitfield
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 528 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to Wales in the British series, nicely balanced between practical travel details and an overview of the history and culture. With suggested walks, sketch maps accommodations and practicalities.
(GBR140, $19.99) |
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Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages
• Alain Erlande-Brandenburg
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 175 PAGES
This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. Take it along to gain a better appreciation of the Middle Ages and its legacy in Europe.
(MED07, $15.95) |
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A Writer's House in Wales
• Jan Morris
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 192 PAGES
Historian and travel writer Jan Morris searches a little closer to home in this debut volume in the "Directions" series by National Geographic. Morris's revelations on the history and structure of her 18th-century house in northwest Wales lead her to contemplations of Welsh identity.
(GBR325, $20.00) |
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North & Mid Wales Map
• Ordnance Survey
MAP
A regional touring map of Wales covering the northern half of the country at a scale of 1:175,000. One Side. 37x45 inches.
(GBR682, $14.95) |
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Also Recommended
Snowdonia North Walker's Map
• Harvey Maps
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A detailed, hiker's map of the northern half of Snowdonia.
(GBR413, $12.95)
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Snowdonia South Walker's Map
• Harvey Maps
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A detailed, hiker's map of the southern half of Snowdonia.
(GBR412, $12.95)
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Companion Guide Wales
• David Barnes
• GUIDEBOOK
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This guide in the excellent British series introduces the history, landscapes, culture and attractions of Wales.
(GBR568, $34.95)
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The Hidden Places of Wales
• David Gerrard
• GUIDEBOOK
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A detailed, comprehensive guide to Wales, covering locations of interest, accommodations, dining and specialty shops. Redesigned for this fourth edition.
(GBR677, $19.95)
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Walking
• Henry David Thoreau
• REFERENCE
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Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration.
(WLK04, $9.99)
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A History of Wales
• John Davies
• HISTORY
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A comprehensive, leisurely history of Wales from the earliest times to the late 1980s, rendered in a graceful translation from the original Welsh.
(GBR730, $36.00)
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Life in A Medieval Castle
• Francis Gies
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG ADULTS
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From lord to servant, this illustrated book describes the daily life of the inhabitants at Chepstow Castle in Wales in the 13th century.
(GBR109, $14.99)
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Modern Wales, A Concise History
• Gareth Elwyn Jones
• HISTORY
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A scholarly, informative survey of the recent history of Wales. This highly regarded book covers the economical, political and educational factors that have shaped present day Wales.
(GBR133, $44.99)
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The British Isles, A History of Four Nations
• Hugh Kearney
• HISTORY
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The Celts, Romans, Vikings, Normans and modern immigrants all make an appearance in Kearney's elegant and revisionist history of not just the English but also of the Scots, Welsh and Irish.
(GBR88, $39.99)
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The Hanged Man: A Story of Miracle, Memory, and Colonialism in the Middle Ages
• Robert Bartlett
• HISTORY
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The story of 14th-century Welsh rebel William Cragh, his miraculous survival after being hanged in the gallows, and Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe, whose prayer many thought saved the doomed Cragh.
(GBR535, $18.95)
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The Last of the Celts
• Marcus Tanner
• HISTORY
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Welsh journalist Tanner mixes anecdote, interview and research in this lively account of encounters with far-flung Celts from Scotland, Wales and Belfast to Brittany, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Trelew.
(GBR527, $25.00)
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Roman Britain, A Very Short Introduction
• Peter Salway
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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An excellent, brief overview of the Roman period in Britain by a leading specialist.
(GBR541, $11.95)
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A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
• Edith Pargeter
• LITERATURE
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A historical novel full of medieval battles and disputes over feudal succession.
(GBR169, $13.50)
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A Morbid Taste for Bones
• Ellis Peters
• MYSTERY
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In this historical mystery, 11th century monk and head of Shrewsbury Abbey Brother Cadfael travels to a small Welsh village to retrieve the relics of St. Winifred. A murder ensues and Cadfael must investigate.
(GBR166, $7.99)
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How Green Was My Valley
• Richard Llewellyn
• LITERATURE
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This best-selling and beloved story, full of humor and pathos, paints an indelible portrait of Wales and the Welsh. It is a reminiscence of youth at a time when south Wales prospered, before the dust of coal blackened the valley.
(GBR69, $17.00)
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The Collected Stories
• Dylan Thomas
• LITERATURE
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A wonderful collection of short stories by the celebrated Welsh author and poet. These imaginative stories are well worth re-reading for their vivid characters, sense of place and, especially, Thomas's elegant prose.
(GBR134, $16.95)
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The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales
• Pat Ford
• LITERATURE
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The 30th anniversary edition of Professor Ford's translation of the Celtic classic in readable, modern English.
(GBR739, $23.95)
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The Mabinogion
• Jeffrey Gantz
• LITERATURE
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These eleven Welsh stories, beautiful in their strangeness, combine fact with fantasy, myth with history and folklore, into one of the great Welsh epics, the only Welsh collection that survived.
(GBR67, $13.00)
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Birds of Europe
• Lars Svensson
• FIELD GUIDE
• FAVORITE
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Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps.
(FG47, $29.95)
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