Lourdes, Fatima & the Way of Saint James   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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U.S. shipping, a 20% discount (Item no. EXSPN267)		  
The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, The Complete Cultural Handbook  •  David Gitlitz  •  Linda Kay Davidson
GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  PAPER  • 440 PAGES
A kilometer-by-kilometer guide to the way of St. James. Organized geographically, this comprehensive guide is a survey of the pilgrimage route across northern Spain. It covers the geography, attractions and history of the region in detail. (SPN137, $24.95)		   The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, The Complete Cultural Handbook
Travels with My Donkey  •  Tim Moore
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 328 PAGES
Moore (the marvelous comic author of French Revolutions and Frost on My Moustache) telegraphs the message (and fun) of his Spanish book with a revealing subtitle: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago. And so it is! He's as entertaining as ever (and reflective too). Moore salts his anecdotes of fellow travelers and grand adventures with an informative account of the history and culture of the medieval Way of St. James. Moore's French-speaking donkey Shinto is the perfect foil. (SPN242, $14.99)		   Travels with My Donkey
Lourdes, Font of Faith, Hope, and Charity  •  Elizabeth Ficocelli
RELIGION •  2007 •  PAPER  • 181 PAGES
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the visions of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, this book illuminates the sanctuary's past, present, and future. (FRN805, $16.95)		   Lourdes, Font of Faith, Hope, and Charity



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