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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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RUSSIA RIVER CRUISE

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The Art and Architecture of Russia

The Art and Architecture of Russia


by George Hamilton | Judith Gordon

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 482 PAGES

An elegantly written introduction to the art and architecture of Russia. Published in 1954, it's a good handbook for the traveler that goes beyond Moscow and St. Petersburg. Includes 314 black-and-white illustrations. (RUS38, $35.00)

Echoes of a Native Land, Two Centuries of a Russian Village

Echoes of a Native Land, Two Centuries of a Russian Village


by Serge Schmemann

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

The author draws on his knowledge of Russia, family photographs, letters and memoirs to tell the story of the czarist past and present realities of his ancestral home outside Moscow. (RUS27, $19.00)

Lonely Planet Russian Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Russian Phrasebook


by James Jenkin | Inna Zaitseva

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A handy shirtpocket phrasebook for Russian basics focusing on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (RUS111, $8.99)

A Traveller's Companion to St. Petersburg

A Traveller's Companion to St. Petersburg


by Laurence Kelly

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 285 PAGES

This illuminating selection of readings, enhanced by maps and and engravings, covers the city from its foundation to the fall of the Tsars. Includes chapters on early days, palaces and museums, politics and iconic places throughout the city. (RUS214, $16.95)

The Hermitage, Masterpieces

The Hermitage, Masterpieces


by Scala Masterpieces

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 157 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This slim book, featuring color illustrations of hundreds of important works, is an excellent guide to European paintings at the Hermitage. (RUS90, $29.95)

 

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