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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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OXFORD, STRATFORD & THE COTSWOLDS

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Dark Back of Time


by Margaret Jull Costa | Javier Marias

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

This astonishing, demanding novel, a followup to All Souls, takes place in London, Oxford, and, occassionally, the real author's home of Madrid. Even more digressive than the original, the narrator finds that the characters from All Souls are not so happy with how they were "created" and portrayed. (GRB51, $16.95)

Hugh Casson's Oxford


by Hugh Casson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

Paintings and memories of Oxford by an architect and watercolorist. (GBR240, $14.95)

An Instance of the Fingerpost


by Iain Pears

  • MYSTERY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 691 PAGES

An acclaimed historical mystery set in 17th-century Oxford. (GBR530, $17.00)

Jude the Obscure

Jude the Obscure


by Thomas Hardy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 484 PAGES

Hardy's last novel, the story of a young man of the working-class searching for an education and acceptance in the unforgiving world of Victorian England. (GBR450, $10.00)

Life in A Medieval Castle

Life in A Medieval Castle


by Francis Gies

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

From lord to servant, this illustrated book describes the daily life of the inhabitants at Chepstow Castle in Wales in the 13th century. (GBR109, $14.99)

Life in the English Country House, A Social and Architectural History

Life in the English Country House, A Social and Architectural History


by Mark Girouard

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A celebrated social and architectural history of life in English country houses, fully illustrated in black and white and color, first published in 1978. Girouard traces the history of these houses from medieval times to World War II. (GBR221, $45.00)

Oxford Map


by A-Z

  • MAP

A street plan of Oxford by Geographers' A-Z Company at a scale of 1:11,000. (GBR718, $10.95)

The Professor and the Madman (Audio)


by Simon Winchester

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

An audio version of the bizarre true story behind the birth of the Oxford English Dictionary and two men -- one a scholarly editor, the other a mentally ill, convicted murderer -- who contributed to its creation. (GBR606, $14.95)

Shakespeare


by F.E. Halliday

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A short, expert biography of the Bard -- illustrated, incisive and compact. Halliday outlines the known events of Shakespeare's life, gives an overview of the Elizabethan era and defends poor Will from the slings and arrows of his detractors. (GBR241, $12.95)

Stratford-Upon-Avon 1196-1996, The History of an English Borough


by Robert Bearman

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 218 PAGES

A collection of eleven essays on the town's history, with black and white photographs. (GBR977, $26.95)

AA Leisure Guide Cotswolds


by Christopher Knowles

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

From Britain's largest travel publisher comes a handy, map-filled guidebook offering suggested walks, bicycle rides and driving tours of the Cotswolds region, along with information on shopping, local activities and festivals. (GBR882, $19.95)

 

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