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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/WT22273. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 5 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXWLD174) |
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Angkor, Heart of an Asian Empire
• Bruno Dagens
ARCHAEOLOGY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 191 PAGES
A pocket-size encyclopedia of discovery, featuring hundreds of color photographs, illustrations and maps. It's an excellent guide to discovery, exploration and study at the site.
(CBD01, $15.95) |
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Mughal India, Splendours of the Peacock Throne
• Valerie Berinstain
• Paul Bahn
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 159 PAGES
A pocket-size encyclopedia of knowledge, this slim volume in the acclaimed "New Horizons" series presents the history, culture and splendor of the Mughal Dynasty. With hundreds of archival drawings and paintings, it provides great background to the architecture and Muslim heritage of the splendid courts of 16th-century India.
(IDA50, $15.95) |
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Petra, The Rose-Red City
• Christian Auge
• Jean-Marie Dentzer
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
A pocket guide to the art, history and culture of Petra with hundreds of archival and color illustrations, maps, site plans and a section of original documents. It includes a detailed overview of individual buildings and sectors within the desert city. Occupied by the Nabataeans from the 4th-century BC, conquered by the Romans, and overrun by the Crusaders, the city was long lost to the west; only the local people knew of this desert stronghold until its rediscovery by the Swiss explorer Burckhardt in 1812.
(JRD13, $15.95) |
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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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The Search for Ancient Egypt
• Jean Vercoutter
ARCHAEOLOGY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 207 PAGES
A pocket-size encyclopedia of archaeology and history, packed with illustrations, maps and archival photographs. An entry in the acclaimed "New Horizons" series, this slim paperback is a tale of Greek travelers, buried treasure, international intrigue and dedicated scholarship. It documents our rediscovery and changing understanding of ancient Egypt.
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Aboriginal Australians
• Stephen Muecke
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A lively shirt-pocket encyclopedia, illustrating the culture, history and art of the Aborigines.
(AUS230, $15.95)
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Khmer, The Lost Empire of Cambodia
• Thierry Zephir
• HISTORY
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Stunningly compact, this profusely illustrated history of the Khmer, its art, architecture and archaeology, is a splendid introduction to monuments of Angkor.
(CBD12, $15.95)
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The Crusades and the Holy Land
• Georges Tate
• HISTORY
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This lavish, shirt pocket primer features maps, color illustrations and original documents.
(MDE188, $15.95)
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Architecture of the Renaissance, From Brunelleschi to Palladio
• Bertrand Jestaz
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A colorful pocket-size reference documenting the scope of Renaissance architecture.
(ITL52, $15.95)
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Knossos, Unearthing a Legend
• Alexandre Farnoux
• David J. Baker
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• COMING IN
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An insightful look at the work of the English archaeologist Arthur Evans and how he pieced together myth and evidence to recreate the world of Knossos.
(GRE02, $15.95)
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North Pole, South Pole
• Bertrand Imbert
• EXPLORATION
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A shirt pocket encyclopedia of exploration, featuring hundreds of well-chosen maps, historic photographs and journal excerpts.
(ANT02, $15.95)
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Pompeii, The Day a City Died
• Robert Etienne
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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This indispensable pocket guide illustrates daily life in the city as told by its evocative frescoes, mosaics and treasures.
(ITL01, $15.95)
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Search for Ancient China
• Corinne Debaine-Francfort
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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With information on everything from jewelry to emperors' tombs, the Great Wall and the dazzling 400-year Han empire, this shirt-pocket survey of discovery features 150 illustrations.
(CHN69, $15.95)
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The Search for Ancient Greece
• Roland Etienne
• Francoise Etienne
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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Lavishly illustrated, this pocket encyclopedia covers the archaeology and meaning of ancient Greece, quite an accomplishment for such a slim book.
(GRE01, $15.95)
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Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth
• Maurice Krafft
• NATURAL HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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By the great French volcanologist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1992), this pocket guide features hundreds of full-color paintings, traces the study of volcanoes from early myth and legend to modern science.
(GEO06, $15.95)
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