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1080 Recipes  •  Simone Ortega   • FOOD  •  The indispensable Spanish classic cookbook, translated into English for the first time. (SPN353, $39.95)
 
 
501 Spanish Verbs  •  Christopher Kendris   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  The perennial favorite among students of Spanish. (GEN134, $16.99)
 
 
The Alhambra  •  Robert Irwin  •  Mary Beard   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  In this brief, indispensable guide, Irwin introduces the stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex, revealing its mysteries, myths and significance with wit and insight. (SPN226, $19.95)
 
 
All About My Mother  •  Pedro Almodovar    •  A vivid and colorful slice of life about women, friendship and loss from the celebrated Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. (SPN231, $29.95)
 
 
All-Audio Spanish  •  Irvin Stern   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A Spanish course on cassette tape. (SPN134, $29.95)
 
 
The Ancient Mediterranean  •  Michael Grant   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization. (MED10, $18.00)
 
 
Aragon Cataluna (Northeast Spain) Map  •   Michelin    •  A travel map of northeastern Spain at a scale 1:400,000. (SPN112, $8.95)
 
 
Art Spaces, GuggenheimBilbao  •  Francis Rambert   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A pocket-sized book, featuring 75 color illustrations. (SPN151, $7.95)
 
 
The Arts of Intimacy, Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture  •  Maria Menocal  •  Jerilynn Dodds  •  Abigail Balbale   • RELIGION  •  Using the visual art (presented in stunning photographs) and literature of Medieval Spain, the authors illustrate the vibrant mix of three cultures which has formed the Castilian identity. (SPN365, $40.00)
 
 
Barcelona  •   Warner Home Video   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An acclaimed comedy by Whit Stilman featuring American expatriates living in Barcelona. (SPN64, $19.95)
 
 
Barcelona Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A detailed city map, laminated and folded for easy reference. (SPN105, $7.95)
 
 
The Basque Country, A Cultural History  •  Paddy Woodworth   • HISTORY  •  A literary, cultural guide to the art, architecture, traditions and history of the Basque Country. (SPN325, $25.00)
 
 
Basque-English Dictionary and Phrasebook  •  Joseph Conroy   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A shirt-pocket guide to the Basque language, useful for travelers to Northern Spain and Southwest France. (SPN128, $11.95)
 
 
The Battle for Spain, The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939  •  Antony Beevor   • HISTORY  •  Anthony Beevor audaciously tackles the birth of the Spanish Republic and horrors of Franco's nationalists in this magisterial, riveting and meticulously researched history of the Spanish Civil War. (SPN297, $17.00)
 
 
Berlitz Spanish Phrase Book & CD  •   Berlitz Multimedia   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A 224-page phrase book and audio CD, this handy language primer focuses on basic phrases for getting around in another language. Compatible with iPod and MPS devices. (SPN343, $14.95)
 
 
Beyond The House Of The False Lama, Travels With Monks, Nomads, And Outlaws  •  George Crane   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A meditiative travelogue that follows Crane from the Hudson Valley to the Florida Keys to Grenada to Paris, and on to the Mongolian Gobi Desert in search of a hidden temple. (MGL53, $14.95)
 
 
Birds of Europe  •  Killian Mullarney  •  Lars Svensson  •  Dan Zetterstrom  •  Peter J. Grant   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
 
 
Blood Wedding  •  Ted Hughes  •  Garcia Lorca   • LITERATURE  •  The tragic story a woman loved by two men. (SPN161, $11.00)
 
 
Bradt Guide Canary Islands  •  Lucy Corne   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series by a Las Palmas resident and journalist. With city and town plans and in-depth coverage of destinations throughout the archipelago. (CNY06, $21.95)
 
 
Bradt Guide Canary Islands  •  Lucy Corne   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series by a Las Palmas resident and journalist. With city and town plans and in-depth coverage of destinations throughout the archipelago. (CNY06, $21.95)
 
 
Bread and Oil, Majorcan Culture's Last Stand  •  Tomas Graves   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An appreciative account of peasant traditions, especially food, in rural Majorca. Author Tomas Graves, the son of Robert Graves, was raised on the Spanish island. (SPN179, $24.95)
 
 
The Buried Mirror  •  Carlos Fuentes   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A fascinating, illustrated survey of Latin American culture and history by the great Mexican author Carlos Fuentes. With hundreds of color illustrations. (SPN71, $29.95)
 
 
Cadogan Guide Andalucia  •  Dana Facaros   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical region-by-region guide in the British series, with good maps as well as introductory chapters on history and culture. (SPN14, $18.95)
 
 
Cadogan Guide Northern Spain  •  Dana Farcos   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN MARCH  •  A compact guide to northern Spain, including Santiago de Campostela, Bilbao and Barcelona, in the popular British series. With details on attractions along with a good overview of culture and history. (SPN113, $21.95)
 
 
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art  •  Paul Bahn  •  Desmond Morris   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A nicely illustrated overview of prehistoric art around the world, including good chapters on the caves of France and Spain, by the prolific Paul Bahn. (ART49, $66.00)
 
 
Canary Islands Map  •   Nelles    •  A colorful shaded relief map of the Canary Islands. (SPN43, $9.95)
 
 
Catalan Cuisine, Vivid Flavors From Spain's Mediterranean Coast  •  Colman Andrews   • FOOD  •  An exploration of the history, culture and cuisine of Catalan Spain by the editor of Saveur magazine, featuring 200 receipes. (SPN288, $17.95)
 
 
Catalonia, A Cultural History  •  Michael Eaude   • HISTORY  •  A literary, cultural guide to the art, architecture, traditions and history of Catalonia. (SPN326, $25.00)
 
 
Charming Small Hotel Guides, Spain: Including Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Lanzarote and Tenerife  •  Nick Inman   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A full page with a color photograph is dedicated to each entry in this guide focused on hotels with 20 bedrooms or less. (SPN308, $15.95)
 
 
The Collected Poems: A Bilingual Edition  •  Federico Garcia Lorca   • LITERATURE  •  This authoritative complete edition includes Poet in New York and Six Galician Poems. (SPN348, $25.00)
 
 
Companion Guide Madrid and Central Spain  •  Alastair Boyd   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A scholarly, entertaining and thorough guide to the region. (SPN24, $34.95)
 
 
The Cross and the Crescent, Christianity and Islam from Muhammad to the Reformation  •  Richard Fletcher   • HISTORY  •  A concise history of the relation between Islam and Christianity in the Middle Ages. (MED84, $14.95)
 
 
Cultural Atlas of Spain and Portugal  •  Mary Vincent   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  With its 40 maps, 240 photographs and insightful essays on all aspects of Iberian geography and culture, this handsome book is an excellent introduction to the region. (SPN34, $45.00)
 
 
Daily Life in Spain in the Golden Age  •  Marcelin Defourneaux   • HISTORY  •  The title captures the flavor of this concise and scholarly overview of the Golden Age. (SPN224, $21.95)
 
 
Dali  •  Dawn Ades   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A compelling, thoroughly illustrated overview of Dali's art by a leading Dali scholar, this book is a fine companion for a trip to the Dali Museum in Figueres. (SPN59, $16.95)
 
 
Dali  •  Ignacio Gomez De Liano   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A beautiful oversize volume featuring more than 100 reproductions of Dali's works. (SPN77, $29.95)
 
 
Death and the Sun, A Matador's Season in the Heart of Spain  •  Edward Lewine   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A glimpse into Spanish culture by way of the celebrated art of bullfighting. Lewine spent a year with one of Spain's most celebrated matadors, and writes with a visible reverence for the exciting tradition in this cultural portrait. (SPN256, $24.00)
 
 
Death in the Afternoon  •  Ernest Hemingway   • LITERATURE  •  Hemingway's ode to the sport of bullfighting. (SPN225, $17.00)
 
 
Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life  •  David Alan Harvey   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the global Hispanic spirit on film. (SPN191, $49.95)
 
 
Don Quixote  •  Miguel de Cervantes  •  Edith Grossman   • LITERATURE  •  Grossman's sparkling new translation brings Quixote's 400-year-old novel into the 21st Century, abandoning the mock-chivalry of earlier translations for lively, uninflected prose. (SPN211, $16.95)
 
 
Don Quixote's Delusions, Travels in Castilian Spain  •  Miranda France   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An impressionistic, entertaining account of travels, history and literature. (SPN181, $14.95)
 
 
El Greco  •  John Elliott  •  David Davies  •  Gabriele Finaldi   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  The catalog for a traveling exhibit on El Greco. (SPN201, $65.00)
 
 
Empires of the Atlantic World, Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830  •  J. H. Elliott   • HISTORY  •  A masterful synthesis of English and Spanish colonies in the New World. (ATL24, $50.00)
 
 
The End of Days, A Story of Tolerance, Tyranny, and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain  •  Erna Paris   • HISTORY  •  The story of the dramatic changes in Spain leading to the Spanish Inquisition. (SPN56, $39.00)
 
 
The Epic of Latin America  •  John A. Crow   • HISTORY  •  Intended for an undergraduate audience, this wide-ranging history offers much of interest to the traveler. Crow interweaves not only political and economic history but also culture and society. (SPN255, $31.95)
 
 
Everything but the Squeal, Eating the Whole Hog in Northern Spain  •  John Barlow   • LITERATURE  •  Barlow, his wife (from Galicia but a vegetarian) and young son gallavant from roadhouse to fine dining establishments, villages and cities in this endearingly offhand, loving account of travels in honor of pork. A delightful, witty guide to the traditions, culinary and otherwise, of the region. (SPN368, $25.00)
 
 
Exemplary Novels Miguel de Cervantes  •  Leon Stephens  •  Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra   • LITERATURE  •  These 12 delightful stories capture the absurdity and flavor, politics and culture, of Cervantes' Spain. (SPN295, $26.50)
 
 
Exemplary Stories  •  Miguel de Cervantes  •  Cyril A. Jones   • LITERATURE  •  A collection of short fiction by Cervantes, often known as the Exemplary Novels and including The Little Gypsy Girl, Rinconete and Cortadillo, The Glass Graduate, The Jealous Extremaduran, The Deceitful Marriage, and The Dog's Colloquy. (SPN268, $12.00)
 
 
Eyewitness Barcelona Pocket Map & Guide  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide to Barcelona features color photography, easy-to-use foldout maps and top attractions. Convenient and up-to-date with an unbeatable price, this is the guide to carry. (SPN316, $6.99)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Barcelona & Catalonia  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superbly illustrated guide features color maps, site plans and 500 color photographs. (SPN121, $20.00)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Canary Islands  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This compact, visually appealing guide features excellent short essays on the history, nature and attractions of the islands, color photographs and many maps. (CNY05, $20.00)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Madrid  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide features bright color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a synopsis of the attractions in and around Madrid. (SPN122, $20.00)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A colorful guide with excellent maps and hundreds of photographs. (SPN222, $20.00)
 
 
Eyewitness Madrid Pocket Map & Guide  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide to Madrid features color photography, easy-to-use foldout maps and top attractions. Convenient and up-to-date with an unbeatable price, this is the guide to carry. (SPN317, $6.99)
 
 
Eyewitness Real City Barcelona  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With up-to-date information on what's hot in Barcelona, this chic guide lists the trendiest local spots to eat, shop, party and relax. Supported by a website so you'll always be on the inside track. (SPN318, $15.00)
 
 
Eyewitness Seville Pocket Map & Guide  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide to Seville features color photography, easy-to-use foldout maps and top attractions. Convenient and up-to-date with an unbeatable price, this is the guide to carry. (SPN314, $6.99)
 
 
Eyewitness Spanish Phrase Book & Audio Casette  •   Eyewitness Guides   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A 114-page phrasebook and 90-minute audio cassette geared for the traveler (SPN147, $9.95)
 
 
Eyewitness Top Ten Costa Blanca  •   DK Publishing   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Spain's Costa Blanca. (SPN244, $10.00)
 
 
Farewell Espana, The World of the Sephardim Remembered  •  Howard Morley Sachar   • HISTORY  •  A history of Spanish Jews by a well known scholar. Sachar covers not only the rise, persecution, and expulsion of the Spanish Jews, but also their dispersion across Europe and in the Americas. (SPN57, $20.40)
 
 
The Fencing Master  •  Arturo Perez-Reverte   • MYSTERY  •  Thrills, romance and swordplay in 1860s Madrid. (SPN180, $14.00)
 
 
Flamenco Music Theory, Rhythm, Harmony, Melody, Form  •  Lola Fernandez   • MUSIC  •  Great for composers, artists, students and curious minds alike, this book analyzes the musical expression of flamenco, including form, rhythm, melody and harmony. (SPN376, $33.95)
 
 
Flamenco!  •  Ken Haas  •  Gwynne Edwards   • MUSIC  •  A well-illustrated, authoritative social and cultural history of the Spanish dance from the 15th century to the present day. (SPN282, $40.00)
 
 
Flamenco, Gypsy Dance and Music from Andalusia  •  Claus Schreiner   • MUSIC  •  A history of Flameinco by leading scholars and enthusiasts. (SPN283, $14.95)
 
 
The Flanders Panel  •  Arturo Perez-Reverte   • MYSTERY  •  Art and intrigue combine over a Flemish painting "The Game of Chess" in this first Perez-Reverte thriller. When a young restorer discovers a secret inscription hidden within the painting, she employs the help of an antiques dealer, an art professor (and ex-lover) and a chess master to discover the secret -- but not before murder ensues. (SPN276, $14.00)
 
 
Fodor's Barcelona  •   Fodor's Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive, practical guide in the popular series. (SPN358, $16.95)
 
 
Fodor's Barcelona's 25 Best  •   Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This slim guide includes an excellent map and essential information. (SPN136, $11.95)
 
 
Fodor's Exploring Spain  •   Fodor's Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Italy and its attractions for visitors. Featuring separate sections on suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (SPN357, $22.00)
 
 
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, $11.95)
 
 
Fodor's See It Spain  •   Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Spain. (SPN238, $24.95)
 
 
Frank O. Gehry Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa  •  Ralph Richter  •  Kurt Forster   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A photographic tribute to Gehry's architectural masterpiece, the Guggenheim Bilbao, with an introductory essay by Kurt Forster, a selection of floor plans and full-page color photographs of the museum. (SPN103, $39.00)
 
 
Frank O. Gehry, The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao  •  Coosje Van Bruggen  •  Frank O. Gehry   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • OUT OF PRINT  •  A beautifully illustrated testimonial to the celebrated architecture of the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, covering not only the finished building but documenting the process from idea to reality. Published by the Guggenheim. (SPN52, $55.00)
 
 
Frommer's Seville Day by Day  •  Jeremy Head   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This compact shirt pocket guide is ideal for a short visit. (SPN362, $12.99)
 
 
Galicia Map 571  •   Michelin Travel Publications    •  A nicely detailed regional map of Galicia (1,400,000), east to Oviedo and south to Porto and Salamanca. (SPN53, $8.95)
 
 
Gardens, Landscape, and Vision in the Palace of Islamic Spain  •  D. Fairchild Ruggles   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Spain's Moorish legacy is nowhere more evident than in its graceful Islamic architecture and sumptuous gardens. (SPN170, $36.00)
 
 
Gaudi, A Biography  •  Gijs van Hensbergen   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A vivid account of the architect and his work. (SPN240, $19.95)
 
 
God's Crucible, Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215  •  David Levering Lewis   • HISTORY  •  Lewis effortlessly interweaves the rise of Islamic empires into the fabric of early Europe in this sweeping, strikingly well written tale. (EUR283, $29.95)
 
 
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral  •  Robert A. Scott   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
 
 
Goya  •  Jose Gudiol   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • COMING IN NOVEMBER  •  An overview of Goya's work in the excellent "Masters of Art" series. The book begins with an illustrated essay on Goya's art, and continues with reproductions of important works. (SPN79, $34.00)
 
 
Goya  •  Robert Hughes   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A biography of the great Spanish painter, historian and art critic Robert Hughes (Barcelona). (SPN306, $29.95)
 
 
Gran Canaria Map  •   Reise & Verkehrsverlag    •  (ATL03, $11.95)
 
 
Guernica  •  Dave Boling   • LITERATURE  •  In this novel of the devestating Guernica bombing at the start World War II, Boling portrays a love affair in the midst of total war. (SPN367, $26.00)
 
 
Guggenheim NY/Guggenheim Bilbao  •  Jeff Goldberg  •  Ezra Stoller   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  The Guggenheim New York and the Guggenheim Bilbao are compared through photographs in this new, compact (small enough for your palm) book. (SPN115, $14.95)
 
 
Heart of Spain: Robert Capa  •  Robert Capa   • HISTORY  •  Capra's Civil War photography. (SPN99, $29.95)
 
 
Here Is Where We Meet  •  John Berger   • LITERATURE  •  This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $14.00)
 
 
The High Renaissance and Mannerism  •  Linda Murray   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A very good introduction to artists and art of the 16th century, focused on Italy. (ART33, $16.95)
 
 
A History of Medieval Spain  •  Joseph F. O'Callaghan   • HISTORY  •  A detailed history of the Medieval kingdoms of Iberia. (SPN10, $29.95)
 
 
A History of the Spanish Language  •  Ralph Penny   • HISTORY  •  A history of the Spanish language. (SPN243, $48.00)
 
 
Hons and Rebels  •  Nancy Mitford  •  Christopher Hitchens   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This entertaining memoir of an eccentric childhood in Britain and adventures abroad during the Spanish Civil War and as a muckraking journalist in the States is chock full of personality and wit. (GBR603, $14.00)
 
 
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits  •  Laila Lalami   • LITERATURE  •  In this debut novel, Lalami follows the fate of four young Moroccans, all linked by their desire to get to Spain in search of a better life. (MRC67, $21.95)
 
 
Imperial Spain, 1469-1716  •  John H. Elliott   • HISTORY  •  An authoritative history of Imperial Spain. (SPN138, $17.00)
 
 
Incognito Street, How Travel Made Me a Writer  •  Barbara Sjoholm   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Sjoholm explores her experiences at 20 in England and Spain, her struggle to find her writing voice, and her emerging political and sexual identity (EUR244, $15.95)
 
 
Ines of My Soul  •  Isabel Allende   • LITERATURE  •  Allende's dramatic tale, sweeping in scope, of an extraordinary woman -- a poor seamstress who heads off to the New World in search of fame, fortune and a wayward husband and makes it big. Dona Ines de Suarez (1507 - 1580) was the founder of the city of Santiago. (CHI73, $14.95)
 
 
Insight Compact Guide Gran Canaria  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A slim guide to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. (CNY04, $8.95)
 
 
Insight Guide Barcelona  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An excellent, illustrated overview with essays on art, architecture, history and culture. (SPN75, $19.95)
 
 
Insight Guide Spain  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handsome travel guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of the region. (SPN123, $23.95)
 
 
Insight Pocket Guide Madrid  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A convenient practical guide to Madrid. (SPN37, $12.95)
 
 
Interpreting Matisse Picasso  •  Elizabeth Cowling   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A swift survey of the relationship between Matisse and Picasso. (ART19, $16.95)
 
 
It's Not About the Tapas, A Spanish Adventure on Two Wheels  •  Polly Evans   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The English journalist and writer abandons Hong Kong (where she worked at the largest weekly magazine) for adventure in Spain. (SPN302, $14.00)
 
 
The Jews of Spain  •  Jane S. Gerber   • HISTORY  •  A straightforward, readable history of Jewish life in Spain. The book covers life in Spain up to the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, and continues with chapters on the Sephardic diaspora. (SPN72, $21.50)
 
 
Journey to the Alcarria, Travels Through the Spanish Countryside  •  Camilo Jose Cela   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The Spanish novelist and 1989 Nobel Prize-winner, writes of his travels on foot in the Alcarria region of Spain in this classic book, originally published in 1948. (SPN239, $8.95)
 
 
Juan Carlos, Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy  •  Paul Preston   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An affectionate biography of King Juan Carlos. Preston portrays the Spanish king in a largely positive light, not as a figurehead propped up by Franco but as a forward thinking leader. (SPN253, $35.00)
 
 
Karen Brown's Spain, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries  •  Lorena Aburto  •  Clare Brown  •  Cynthia Sauvage   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (SPN149, $19.95)
 
 
Kid's Spanish Picture Dictionary  •  Inc. Berlitz International   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  A great tool for young readers, this dictionary has over 1,000 colorfully illustrated words. (GEN406, $12.95)
 
 
Knopf Mapguide, Barcelona  •   Knopf Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical and handy passport-sized guide to the city, featuring fold-out maps. (SPN320, $8.95)
 
 
Learn Spanish Together  •   Living Language   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  These multimedia boxed sets feature CDs, games, srickers and adorable illustrations to help kids and parents pick up a new language together. (SPN305, $22.95)
 
 
Life and Food in the Basque Country  •  Maria Jose Sevilla   • FOOD  •  A portrait of Basque life as seen through the people who practice its culinary traditions. Each chapter profiles the ways and history of the Basque butcher, fisherman, housewife, kaiku-maker or society cook, with some traditional recipes. (SPN125, $14.95)
 
 
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself  •  J.M. Cohen   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Utterly transformed by her religious experiences and converted at age forty, Saint Teresa feared false mysticism and maintained an analytical and critical view of ecstasy. This book is widely read in Spain. (SPN18, $13.00)
 
 
Life With Picasso  •  Francoise Gilot   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The intimate memoir of Francoise Gilot, who met Picasso in 1943 when she was 21 and he was 62, and lived with the artist for nearly ten years. (ART42, $15.00)
 
 
Little Indiscretions, A Delectable Mystery  •  Carmen Posadas   • MYSTERY  •  A hilarious, wry whodunit. (SPN266, $13.95)
 
 
Lonely Planet Andalucia  •   Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style. (SPN157, $19.99)
 
 
Lonely Planet Barcelona  •   Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive city guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style. (SPN158, $19.99)
 
 
Lonely Planet Canary Islands  •  Damien Simonis   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An excellent practical guide to the Canary Islands geared for independent travelers. (CNY02, $16.99)
 
 
Lonely Planet Madrid Encounter  •  Anthony Ham   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This lively shirt pocket guide to the city, jammed with personal recommendations and photographs, also includes a pull-out map. (SPN338, $11.99)
 
 
Lonely Planet Spain  •  Damien Simonis   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to all Spain. (SPN153, $25.99)
 
 
Lonely Planet Spanish Phrasebook  •  Izaskun Arretxe   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • FAVORITE  •  A handy Spanish phrasebook, with a short two-way dictionary. (SPN182, $8.99)
 
 
Lonely Planet Walking in Spain  •  Miles Roddis  •  Nancy Louise Frey  •  Matt Fletcher   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to exploring Spain on foot. (SPN190, $19.99)
 
 
Love's Labour's Lost  •  William Shakespeare   • LITERATURE  •  In this early comedy, Ferdinand, The King of Navarre and his three closest friends swear off women in the interest of education. When the quartet meets the princess of France and her three attendants, the whole plan goes out the window. (SPN292, $10.95)
 
 
Madrid For Pleasure  •  Michael Jacobs   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A cultural guide to the city, strong on its heritage in art and literature. (SPN94, $27.50)
 
 
Madrid Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A detailed map of Madrid at a scale of 1:10,000, laminated and folded for easy reference. (SPN106, $7.95)
 
 
Majorca Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A handy laminated road map of Majorca in full color at a scale of 1:160,000, with supplementary maps. (SPN310, $10.95)
 
 
Making of the Middle Ages  •  Richard W. Southern   • HISTORY  •  A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $21.00)
 
 
Mallorca Map  •   Freytag & Berndt    •  A folded map of Mallorca at a scale of 1:100,000. (SPN223, $9.95)
 
 
Mallorca Map  •   World Mapping Project    •  A detailed, traveler's map of Mallorca at a scale of 1:80,000, based on World Mapping Project cartography. (SPN250, $9.99)
 
 
Mammals of Europe  •  Priscilla Barrett  •  David W. MacDonald   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $34.95)
 
 
Manet/Velazquez, the French Taste for Spanish Painting  •  Gary Tinterow   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  The catalog for the 2003 exhibit on Manet and Velazquez. (ART28, $75.00)
 
 
Matisse and Picasso  •  Yve-Alain Bois   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This book charts the competitive relationship between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. (ART17, $35.00)
 
 
Matisse and Picasso, The Story of their Rivalry and Friendship  •  Jack Flam   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  The latest book on the relationship between Matisse and Picasso. (ART20, $17.95)
 
 
Matisse Picasso  •   Museum of Modern Art   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This exhibition catalog juxtaposes the works of the two 20th-century masters. (ART18, $60.00)
 
 
Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe  •  C.H. Lawrence   • HISTORY  •  A study of the economic, social, and cultural roles of religious orders in medieval Western Europe. Expanded third edition. (EUR197, $42.67)
 
 
The Medieval Spains  •  Bernard F. Reilly   • HISTORY  •  A short scholarly history of Iberia. (SPN98, $29.99)
 
 
Mediterranean Sea Cruises Map  •   Freytag & Berndt    •  A double-sided, full-color map of the Mediterranean, including the Iberian Peninsula and Black Sea, North Africa and the Levant, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (MED36, $12.95)
 
 
Michelin Green Guide Spain  •   Michelin Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A survey of attractions, hotels and restaurants in the classic A-to-Z Michelin style. (SPN167, $21.95)
 
 
Michelin Spain & Portugal Tourist and Motoring Atlas  •   Michelin    •  Published annually, this up-to-date, detailed spiral-bound atlas, with distances, detailed index and bright, clear cartography, is an authoritative reference and planning guide for touring Spain and Portugal. With a section of city plans (SPN364, $22.00)
 
 
Michelin the Green Guide Andalucia  •   Michelin Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A straightfoward, practical guide to Andalucia. (SPN322, $21.95)
 
 
Modern Spain  •  Raymond Carr   • HISTORY  •  A survey of Spanish history from 1875 to the advent of King Juan Carlos in 1980. (SPN152, $24.95)
 
 
Moorish Architecture in Andalusia  •  Marianne Barrucand   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An illustrated survey of the fantastic blend of Islamic and European architecture in Andalusia, including the Great Mosque in Cordoba and the Alhambra in Granada. (SPN328, $14.99)
 
 
Moorish Spain  •  Richard Fletcher   • HISTORY  •  The history and culture of Islam in Spain geared for the curious traveler. (SPN110, $23.95)
 
 
The Mule  •  Juan Eslava Galan   • LITERATURE  •  Galan's sly novel of a hapless Andalusian conscript (he ends up fighting on both sides the Spanish Civil War) and his improbable odyssey home with his beloved mule Valentina. (SPN356, $12.00)
 
 
National Geographic Traveler Spain  •  Fiona Dunlop   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A full-color guide to Spain in the series by National Geographic, featuring good photography, maps, visitor information, and an overview of history and culture. (SPN186, $27.95)
 
 
The Nature of Paleolithic Art  •  R. Dale Guthrie   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Guthrie examined thousands of works, from the famous to the fragmentary, and concludes that rather than being the special province of a narrow group of shamans or seers, as many anthropologists had supposed, Paleolithic art was made by adults and children of both genders and depicts a primitive incarnation of the contemporary family (SPN363, $45.00)
 
 
The Nautical Chart  •  Arturo Perez-Reverte   • MYSTERY  •  This fifth Perez-Reverte thriller follows former ship pilot Manuel Coy -- a mixture of Melville, Stevenson, and Conrad -- and his dangerous sea adventures in modern-day Barcelona. (SPN279, $14.00)
 
 
New Tapas, Culinary Travels with Spain's Top Chefs  •  Fiona Dunlop  •  Jan Baldwin   • FOOD  •  Dunlop presents traditional tapas and innovative new recipes in this Spanish culinary tour. Arranged geographically, the book is both an introduction to rising new chefs around Spain, and an easy and delicious way to bring Spain home. With 150 color photographs. (SPN294, $24.95)
 
 
Night and Horses and the Desert, An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature  •  Robert Irwin   • ANTHOLOGY  •  An intriquing sample of Medieval Arabic prose and verse with a chapter on Andalusia. (ARB62, $16.00)
 
 
Northeast Spain Map  •   Kummerly & Frey Maps   • OUT OF PRINT  •  A colorful shaded relief map showing all of northeast Spain. (SPN65, $12.95)
 
 
Old Man Goya  •  Julia Blackburn   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Taking 1792--the year that Goya went deaf--as her starting point, Julia Blackburn chronicles the painter's fruitful last 35 years in captivating, imaginative detail. (SPN171, $13.95)
 
 
On Site, New Architecture in Spain  •  Terence Riley   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  The accompanying book to a MoMA exhibit that profiles 36 current architectual projects throughout Spain. (SPN347, $45.00)
 
 
Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition  •  Norman Itzkowitz   • HISTORY  •  This classic history, by a professor of Turkish studies at Princeton, summarizes the major themes and issues surrounding the Ottoman period with clarity. (TKY81, $13.00)
 
 
Pagan Spain  •  Richard A. Wright   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this superb work, originally published in 1957, the novelist describes his experiences in Spain with passion insight. Published in celebration of the Centennial of Wright's birth. (SPN378, $13.95)
 
 
Philip of Spain  •  Henry Kamen   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An engaging portrait of Philip II and 16th-century Europe by a leading scholar of Spanish history. (SPN237, $22.50)
 
 
Picasso  •  Christian-Peter Warncke   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A beautifully illustrated color Tashen monograph featuring the works of Picasso. (SPN90, $20.00)
 
 
Picasso  •  Timothy Hilton   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An extended illustrated essay on Picasso's achievement and place in 20th-century art. (SPN82, $16.95)
 
 
Picasso  •  Patrick O'Brian   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Patrick O'Brian, who knew the artist, covers the life and work of Picasso. (SPN86, $18.95)
 
 
Picasso  •  Hans L. Jaffe   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A classic overview of Picasso's art with reproductions of important works. (SPN85, $19.98)
 
 
Picasso  •  Jean-Louis Ferrier   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This oversize paperback is a thoroughly illustrated study of Picasso's art over the decades. Each essay features gorgeous color reproductions. (SPN84, $27.50)
 
 
Picasso, Master of the New Idea  •  Paule du Bouchet  •  Marie-Laure Bernadac   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A colorful pocket-size reference on the development of Picasso and his art. Includes hundreds of color and archival photographs, a useful chronology and long section of writing by and about Picasso. (SPN27, $12.95)
 
 
Picasso, The Early Years 1892-1906  •  Pablo Picasso  •  Marilyn McCully  •  Natasha Staller   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A collection of essays about Picasso's formative years as an artist, featuring hundreds of drawings, plates and photographs. (ART43, $25.00)
 
 
Pilgrim Stories, On and Off the Road to Santiago  •  Nancy Louise Frey   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The sights, sounds -- and meaning -- of modern journeys along the "Camino de Santiago," according to interviews with those who travel it. (SPN46, $22.95)
 
 
The Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago De Compostela  •  William Melczer   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This is the original guide used by 12th-century pilgrims along the sacred way, reprinted with an introduction by a professor of medieval studies, endnotes and a gazeteer. It's an excellent, hugely informative presentation of this curiosity. (SPN42, $25.00)
 
 
The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, The Complete Cultural Handbook  •  David Gitlitz  •  Linda Kay Davidson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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. (SPN137, $24.95)
 
 
The Pilgrimage to Santiago  •  Edwin Mullins   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT  •  Mullins travels (not always by foot) in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims from Paris, across the Pyrenees and through Northern Spain to Santiago de Campostela in this classic account. (SPN130, $15.00)
 
 
The Pilgrimage, A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom  •  Paulo Coelho   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The Portuguese author's experiences along the historic Road to Santiago. (SPN47, $13.95)
 
 
Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish  •   Pimsleur Language Method   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (SPN257, $19.95)
 
 
The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid  •  Jesús Escobar   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An engaging, scholarly account of the physical transformation of Madrid, 1560-1630. (SPN210, $111.00)
 
 
The Poem of the Cid: A Bilingual Edition with Parallel Text  •  Ian Michael  •  Rita Hamilton  •  Janet Perry   • LITERATURE  •  The medieval epic in a bilingual edition. (SPN273, $14.00)
 
 
Poems of Arab Andalusia  •  Cola Franzen   • LITERATURE  •  A concise collection of Hispano-Islamic poetry from the 10th to the 13th-century.