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Rough Guide The Pyrenees •   Rough Guide
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 664 PAGES
A practical guide in the British series with good information on walking routes, excursions, accommodations and attractions on both sides of the border, including Catalonia, Basque Country and Andorra. (SPN146, $19.99)

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)

Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion •  Peter R. Bush •  Lisa Dillman
ANTHOLOGY • 2003 • PAPER • 242 PAGES
A well-selected anthology of contemporary fiction by writers from Spain, organized geographically. More than a traveler's companion, the book is a who's who of modern Spanish literature. The 30 stories, many appearing in English for the first time, include writers from Galicia, Leon, the Basque Country, Madrid and Barcelona. (SPN173, $13.95)

Northeast Spain Map, Aragon Cataluna, Andorra •   Michelin
MAP
A travel map of northeastern Spain at a scale 1:400,000. With good topographic detail, it covers from Pamplona to the eastern Mediterranean Coast and south to Valencia. One Side. 40x58 inches. (SPN112, $12.95)

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	Rough Guide The Pyrenees • Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 664 PAGES A practical guide in the British series with good information on walking routes, excursions, accommodations and attractions on both sides of the border, including Catalonia, Basque Country and Andorra. (SPN146, $19.99)
	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)
	Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion • Peter R. Bush • Lisa Dillman ANTHOLOGY • 2003 • PAPER • 242 PAGES A well-selected anthology of contemporary fiction by writers from Spain, organized geographically. More than a traveler's companion, the book is a who's who of modern Spanish literature. The 30 stories, many appearing in English for the first time, include writers from Galicia, Leon, the Basque Country, Madrid and Barcelona. (SPN173, $13.95)
	Northeast Spain Map, Aragon Cataluna, Andorra • Michelin MAP A travel map of northeastern Spain at a scale 1:400,000. With good topographic detail, it covers from Pamplona to the eastern Mediterranean Coast and south to Valencia. One Side. 40x58 inches. (SPN112, $12.95)

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	Spain & Portugal Map • Freytag & Berndt • This colorful, shaded relief map covers the entire Iberian Peninsula at a scale of 1:700,000. (SPN22, $14.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Barcelona & Catalonia • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN FEBRUARY • This superbly illustrated guide features color maps, site plans and 500 color photographs. (SPN121, $20.00)
	Fodor's Barcelona's 25 Best • Fodors • GUIDEBOOK • This slim guide includes an excellent map and essential information. (SPN136, $11.95)
	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, $35.00)
	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)
	Barcelona • Robert Hughes • HISTORY • FAVORITE • This masterful cultural history examines the city's architecture, art, religion and literature from its days as a Roman outpost to the present. Thoroughly enjoyable and illustrated with 180 mostly black-and-white photographs, it's a Longitude favorite. (SPN01, $19.95)
	Ghosts of Spain • Giles Tremlett • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A British journalist living in Spain for 20 years, Tremlett captures the Spanish character, history and modern politics, with no small amount of his own life interwoven. (SPN323, $16.95)
	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, $24.95)
	Antonio Gaudi, Master Architect • Juan Bassegoda Nonell • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This lavishly illustrated collection of Gaudi's work captures the evolution, imagination and exuberance of one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. (SPN374, $35.00)
	Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages • Alain Erlande-Brandenburg • ART & ARCHITECTURE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $12.95)
	Romanesque • Norbert Wolf • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This slim volume introduces the Romanesque movement, its artists and historical context. (ART105, $9.99)
	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)
	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)
	Birds of Europe • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Killian Mullarney • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • This second revised edition of our favorite guide to birds of Europe has been brought fully up to date with revised text and maps along with added illustrations. (FG47, $29.95)