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The Alps, A Cultural History
Andrew Beattie
HISTORY
Beattie explores the turbulent past and vibrant present of the Alps, where early pioneers of tourism, mountaineering and scientific research have all left their mark.
(ALP30, $35.00) |
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Annecy-Lausanne Map 45
IGN
An excellently detailed map of the Haute-Savoie at a scale of 1:100,000.
(FRN390, $11.95) |
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Baedeker's Austria
Baedeker's Travel Guides
GUIDEBOOK
The much-revised classic with map.
(AST56, $25.00) |
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The Best of the Alps
Jay Cowan
HISTORY
A tour of 11 well known resorts throughout the Alps, illustrated in full-color photos. With descriptions of popular activities, events and a short history of each resort.
(ALP18, $19.95) |
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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) |
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
Glynis Ridley
HISTORY
The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state.
(FRN536, $12.00) |
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Dolomites Trekking, Alta Via 1 & Alta Via 2
Henry Stedman
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide to walks and treks in the Dolomites featuring 51 detailed route maps, village plans and concise information on where to go, and what to see and do.
(ITL253, $22.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Austria
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
This superb guide to all of Austria features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions.
(AST59, $25.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Switzerland
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A compact, thoroughly illustrated guide, featuring over 900 photographs, good maps, and plenty of information on hiking in the Swiss Alps, natural and tourist attractions, and the history and arts of Switzerland.
(SWZ45, $25.00) |
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French or Foe? Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France
Polly Platt
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
With humor, directness and great insight, this compact book is an expert and entertaining guide to the French and how to get along with them. The expanded third edition addresses France's romance with cell phones and includes a short chapter of recent vignettes.
(FRN54, $16.95) |
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French Ways and Their Meaning
Edith Wharton
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A wonderfully readable, elegant look at French civilization written in Paris during the last two years of WWI by the perceptive mind of Edith Wharton.
(FRN55, $14.95) |
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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) |
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The GR5 Trail, Through the French Alps, Lake Geneva to Nice
Paddy Dillon
GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide to hiking in the French Alps, covering the GR5 trail from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean.
(FRN406, $22.95) |
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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) |
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Lac d'Annecy Map
IGN
A detailed walking map of Lake D'Annecy and the immediate surroundings with travel information.
(FRN489, $12.95) |
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A Life of Her Own
Emilie Carles
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This memoir of life in the French Alps was a French bestseller when first published in 1977.
(FRN468, $16.00) |
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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) |
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Matterhorn Map
Swiss Government
A topographic map of the Matterhorn, published by the Swiss government at a scale of 1:25,000.
(SWZ50, $16.95) |
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Monte Rosa Map
MapLink
A topographic map of the Monte Rosa massif, which straddles the Swiss-Italian border.
(SWZ41, $14.00) |
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Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills
The Mountaineers
GUIDEBOOK
The essential handbook for mountaineers, in a seventh revised edition. With chapters on outdoor fundamentals, rock, snow, ice, and alpine climbing, emergency prevention and response, the mountain environment, and gear.
(GEN267, $29.95) |
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The Mountains of My Life
Walter Bonatti
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The candid memoir of the great Italian climber and his adventures in the Alps, the Himalayas, and South America, including Bonatti's account of what happened on the summit of K2 in 1954.
(ALP25, $16.95) |
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The Night Manager
John Le Carre
LITERATURE
This best-selling, post-Cold War thriller about ruthless arms dealers in Geneva is a gripping read. Carrying on the great Le Carre tradition of espionage, a man who essentially gave up living after a tremendous failure is given a costly shot at redemption.
(SWZ06, $7.99) |
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Rhone-Alpes Map 523
Michelin Travel Publications
A detailed map of the Alps along the Italian and Swiss border from Geneva and Grenoble west to the Rhone, including Lyon and Valence.
(FRN255, $11.95) |
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Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary
Rick Steves
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(EUR142, $9.95) |
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Rick Steves' Switzerland Guide
Rick Steves
GUIDEBOOK
A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guru Rick Steves.
(SWZ46, $19.95) |
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Rough Guide Switzerland
Matthew Teller
GUIDEBOOK
This comprehensive guide includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Switzerland.
(SWZ24, $20.99) |
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Seven Summits
Dick Bass
Frank Wells
Rick Ridgeway
EXPLORATION
Count-down: Aconcagua, McKinley, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Kosciusko, Vinson and Everest.
(EXP48, $15.99) |
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Tales of Mountaineering
Stefano Ardito
EXPLORATION
An oversize photographic history of the great ascents and climbers in 20th-century mountaineering.
(EXP51, $35.00) |
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Tour of the Matterhorn
Hilary Sharp
GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide to the 8-10 day hike around the Matterhorn, as well as shorter variants and peak ascent. With color and black-and-white photos, maps and elevations.
(SWZ49, $19.95) |
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
Marybeth Bond
Mary Morris
ANTHOLOGY
Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95) |
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Western Austria Tyrol Map
Freytag & Berndt
A colorful regional map of western Austria, including the Tyrolean region.
(AST05, $10.95) |
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Wild Flowers of Britain & Ireland
Richard Fitter
Marjorie Blamey
FIELD GUIDE
OUT OF PRINT
The flowering trees, shrubs and plants of Northern Europe, including the Arctic and Alps, with 5,000 illustrations. .
(EUR40, $24.95) |
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Zurich Map
ITMB
A map of Zurich at a scale of 1:8,000.
(SWZ47, $8.95) |
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