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The Alps, A Cultural History
• Andrew Beattie
• HISTORY
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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, $29.95)
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Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude
• Stephen Bezruchka
• REFERENCE
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This useful reference book provides essential information concerning the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness.
(REF02, $8.95)
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Annecy-Lausanne Map 45
• IGN
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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
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The much-revised classic with map.
(AST56, $25.00)
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
• HISTORY
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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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Daisy Miller
• Henry James
• LITERATURE
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A classic story of a young American woman's innocent flirtation and its misinterpretation by a sophisticated European man, set in Lac Leman and Chillon. This is James' first fictional work to gain mass popularity and one of his great American female portraits.
(SWZ09, $7.00)
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Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks
• Clint Willis
• ANTHOLOGY
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A terrific collection of great writing about mountaineering.
(HML37, $17.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Austria
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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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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Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
• Mary Shelley
• LITERATURE
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This classic gothic novel, set around Lake Geneva, was written in 1816.
(SWZ10, $7.95)
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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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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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I'm Not Stiller
• Max Frisch
• LITERATURE
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A masterpiece of post-WWII fiction about a man who claims not to be himself.
(SWZ08, $20.00)
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The Italians
• Luigi Barzini
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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The definitive portrait of the Italian people, this is a classic, scholarly essay on the Italian character. Though first published in 1964, it's still worth reading for its insight, grace and wit.
(ITL05, $16.00)
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La Nouvelle Heloise
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• LITERATURE
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Rousseau may be best known for his political philosophy, but in this novel we see his softer side. This is the passionate story told through the letters of two lovers in a small town at the foot of the Alps.
(SWZ19, $28.00)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
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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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Monte Rosa Map
• MapLink
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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
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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 Night Manager
• John Le Carre
• LITERATURE
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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
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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
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A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(EUR142, $9.95)
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Switzerland Map
• HEMA Maps
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A colorful, shaded relief map of Switzerland at a scale of 1:303,000.
(SWZ11, $12.95)
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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Trentino Alto-Adige Map
• Touring Club Italiano
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A colorful regional map of the Italian Dolomites at a scale of 1:200,000.
(ITL42, $12.95)
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The Walker's Literary Companion
• Robert Gilbert
• Anne Wallace
• Jeffrey Robinson
• ANTHOLOGY
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A diverse sampling of literature on the pleasures of walking, representing philosophers, naturalists, outcasts, athletes and intellectuals from Plato to Frank O'Hara.
(WLK08, $24.00)
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Walking Switzerland, The Swiss Way: From Vacation Apartments, Hotels, Mountain Inns, and Huts
• Marcia Lieberman
• GUIDEBOOK
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This guide includes all the information you need to plan your own Swiss walking tour.
(SWZ03, $16.95)
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Western Austria Tyrol Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A colorful regional map of western Austria, including the Tyrolean region.
(AST05, $10.95)
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