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The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420

by Georges Duby

HISTORY
1983
PAPER
320 PAGES

The definitive historical study of the building of the great cathedrals. French scholar Duby, writing very accessibly, describes the cathedrals themselves, and the philosophical, religious, and political climate that enabled them to be built. (EUR01, $28.00)

Antoni Gaudi

by Ignasi de Sola Morales

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2003
HARD COVER
143 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A handsome, comprehensive portrait of Barcelona's great and eccentric architect, featuring 300 color illustrations. This magnificent book, originally published in 1992, helped to revive Gaudi's reputation. (SPN55, $35.00)

At Home in France

by Ann Barry

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1997
PAPER
247 PAGES

Subtitled "Tales of an American and Her House Abroad," this account of life in a small village in southwestern France is shot through with Barry's irony and New York outlook on life. (FRN215, $19.00)

The Autumn of the Middle Ages

by Johan Huizinga

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
467 PAGES

A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this well-translated classic is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. (EUR17, $30.00)

Auvergne-Limousin Map 522

by Michelin

MAP

A regional map at a scale of 1:200,000 (FRN62, $12.95)

Barcelona

by Robert Hughes

HISTORY
1993
PAPER
570 PAGES
FAVORITE

A Longitude favorite, this big, thoroughly enjoyable cultural history of the city touches on architecture, art, religion and literature from Roman outpost to the present. (SPN01, $21.00)

Barcelona

by Warner Home Video

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1995
DVD

An acclaimed comedy by Whit Stilman featuring American expatriates living in Barcelona. (SPN64, $19.95)

Barcelona Map

by Borch Maps

2010
MAP

A detailed city map, laminated and folded for easy reference. (SPN105, $8.95)

Becoming Human, Evolution and Human Uniqueness

by Ian Tattersall

NATURAL HISTORY
1999
PAPER
258 PAGES

Ian Tattersall, Curator in the Division of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History, provides a wide-ranging tour of human origins and culture from the point of view of anthropology. (NAT45, $15.95)

Bordeaux Wine Region Map

by IGN

MAP

A regional map of Bordeaux, shown at a scale of 1:250,000. (FRN203, $12.95)

Boundaries, The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees

by Peter Sahlins

HISTORY
1991
PAPER
351 PAGES

A study of national identity in Catalonia, Cerdanya and the border lands between France and Spain, with an overview of their demarcation and arbitrary division in 1659. (SPN154, $29.95)

The Buried Mirror

by Carlos Fuentes

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1999
PAPER
399 PAGES

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)

The Camino, A Journey of the Spirit

by Shirley MacLaine

RELIGION
2001
PAPER
320 PAGES

The much-reincarnated, ever-brave entertainer treks 500-miles across Northern Spain on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Campostela, interweaving travelogue, commentary and journeys both actual and interior in this personal journal. (SPN127, $14.95)

Companion Guide Gascony and Dordogne

by Richard Barber

GUIDEBOOK
2002
PAPER
348 PAGES

A comprehensive, personable guide, organized as a series of walking tours and featuring neighborhood maps, illustrations and excellent recommendations on food and wine. (FRN06, $34.95)

Companion Guide Madrid and Central Spain

by Alastair Boyd

GUIDEBOOK
2002
PAPER
480 PAGES

A scholarly, entertaining and thorough guide to the region. (SPN24, $34.95)

Convivencia: Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Medieval Spain

by Vivian B. Mann | Jerilynn Dodds | Thomas F. Glick

HISTORY
1992
PAPER
263 PAGES

The "Golden Age" of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian coexistence in Spain. (SPN73, $39.95)

Dali

by Dawn Ades

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1995
PAPER
216 PAGES

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, $18.95)

Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes | John Rutherford

LITERATURE
2003
PAPER
1072 PAGES

The most famous work in Spanish literature, rendered in a lively, modern translation. It is the picaresque tale of a romantic, mad gentleman who imagines himself a knight errant. (SPN23, $14.00)

Dordogne Map D24

by IGN

2010
MAP

Centered on Perigueux, this French-made map covers the Dordogne at a scale of 1:200,000. (FRN60, $12.95)

Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings

by Amy Kelly

HISTORY
1974
PAPER
443 PAGES

A spirited, meticulously researched chronicle that recreates the life and world of Eleanor of Aquitaine in 12th-century Europe. A Harvard University Press Classic, first published in 1950. (FRN129, $28.00)

Insight Guide Southwest France

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
378 PAGES

An illustrated guide to Southwest France from Bordeaux to the Pyrenees, Dordogne and Mediterranean coast. (FRN340, $23.99)

The End of Days, A Story of Tolerance, Tyranny, and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain

by Erna Paris

HISTORY
1995
HARD COVER
327 PAGES

The story of the dramatic changes in Spain leading to the Spanish Inquisition. (SPN56, $39.98)

Eyewitness Guide Barcelona & Catalonia

by Eyewitness Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
208 PAGES

Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this superbly illustrated guide features color photography, dozens of local maps and detailed information on the region's attractions. (SPN121, $20.00)

Eyewitness Guide France

by Eyewitness Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
720 PAGES

This superb guide to all of France features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (FRN01, $30.00)

Eyewitness Guide Madrid

by Eyewitness Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
232 PAGES

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 Provence & the Cote D'Azur

by Roger Williams

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
272 PAGES
BEST SELLER

This is an illustrated, colorful guide to the art and architecture, literature, history and attractions of Provence. With photographs and site plans, maps and sections on the Riviera, the Var, Bouches-du-Rhones, Vaucluse and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. (FRN18, $23.00)

Eyewitness Guide Spain

by Eyewitness Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
720 PAGES

This superb, colorful guide covering all of Spain features bright photography, dozens of maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (SPN05, $30.00)

Farewell Espana, The World of the Sephardim Remembered

by Howard Morley Sachar

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
439 PAGES

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)

Food and Wines of Spain

by Penelope Casas

FOOD
1982
HARD COVER
457 PAGES

This classic collection of 400 recipes, interwoven with cultural commentary and culinary history, is a pleasure to read, but prepare to become hungry. (SPN100, $37.50)

The Food of France

by Waverly Root

FOOD
1992
PAPER
450 PAGES

An evocative and beautifully written survey of French food. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970s, the book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace) and Oil (the south). (FRN17, $18.00)

Journey Through the Ice Age

by Paul Bahn | Jean Vertut

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1997
PAPER
240 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

Illustrated with extraordinary color photographs by Jean Vertut, this authoritative book is an excellent summary of Paleolithic art, and particularly of cave paintings, throughout Europe. (EUR07, $27.50)

For Whom the Bell Tolls

by Ernest Hemingway

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
471 PAGES

Hemingway's great novel about the Spanish Civil War is a love story set during the four-day fight of anti-fascist units in the mountains. (SPN19, $16.00)

Frank O. Gehry Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa

by Ralph Richter | Kurt Forster

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1998
HARD COVER
56 PAGES
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

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)

The French

by Theodore Zeldin

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1996
PAPER
592 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A stimulating and very entertaining social history in the guise of a "how-to" book. Zeldin considers, for example, such imponderables as when to laugh at a joke, how to be friends with a peasant and how to eat properly. (FRN31, $24.95)

French Ways and Their Meaning

by Edith Wharton

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1997
PAPER
151 PAGES

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)

Galicia Map 571

by Michelin Travel Publications

MAP

A nicely detailed regional map of Galicia (1,400,000), east to Oviedo and south to Porto and Salamanca. (SPN53, $8.95)

Goya

by Jose Gudiol

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2008
HARD COVER
128 PAGES

Each painting is given a full page, with commentary on the facing page, in this authoritative overview of Goya and his art. (SPN79, $34.00)

Goya, Painter of Terrible Splendor

by Jeanine Baticle

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1994
PAPER
175 PAGES

A pocket-size encyclopedia, this slim book is an illustrated overview of the life and times of Goya. It's an illuminating portrait of 18th-century Madrid. (SPN35, $12.95)

Guggenheim NY/Guggenheim Bilbao

by Jeff Goldberg | Ezra Stoller

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1999
PAPER
80 PAGES

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)

A History of Medieval Spain

by Joseph F. O'Callaghan

HISTORY
1995
PAPER
728 PAGES

A detailed history of the Medieval kingdoms of Iberia. (SPN10, $29.95)

Homage to Catalonia

by George Orwell

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1987
PAPER
234 PAGES
FAVORITE

Orwell's portrait of the Barcelona uprising and the spirit of a city at war is a classic, an observant and heartfelt report from the streets. (SPN03, $14.00)

Iberia, Spanish Travels & Reflections

by James Michener

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1989
PAPER
960 PAGES

In this best-selling travelogue, Michener presents a compulsively readable and well-observed account of his love affair with Spain and all things Spanish. It has achieved the status of a classic, rich in detail and insightful. (SPN16, $8.99)

An Illustrated History of the First World War

by John Keegan

HISTORY
2001
HARD COVER
448 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)

Imperial Spain, 1469-1716

by John H. Elliott

HISTORY
2003
PAPER
424 PAGES

An authoritative history of Imperial Spain. (SPN138, $17.00)

Insight Guide Barcelona

by Judy Thomson | Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
320 PAGES

An excellent, illustrated overview with essays on art, architecture, history and culture. (SPN75, $19.99)

The Jews of Spain

by Jane S. Gerber

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
338 PAGES

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)

The Land of My Fathers, A Son's Return to the Basque Country

by Robert Laxalt | Joyce Laxalt

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1999
HARD COVER
136 PAGES

A portrait of the Basque culture and people through the eyes of Robert Laxalt, who traveled through Basque country in the 60s. This book is based on Laxalt's journals and complemented by his wife's photographs. (FRN162, $21.00)

Life and Food in the Basque Country

by Maria Jose Sevilla

FOOD
1992
PAPER
170 PAGES

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

by J.M. Cohen

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1988
PAPER
316 PAGES

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, $14.00)

Madrid Map

by Borch Maps

2007
MAP
2007 PAGES

A detailed map of Madrid at a scale of 1:10,000, laminated and folded for easy reference. (SPN106, $7.95)

Marks of Identity

by Juan Goytisolo | Gregory Rabassa

LITERATURE
2003
PAPER
352 PAGES

Banned under Franco, this is the story of a man struggling to get along without love for his country or himself. The author has written a number of novels concerning Spain on the periphery of the Western and Islamic worlds. (SPN25, $15.00)

The Mays of Ventadorn, Tales from Southwest France

by W.S. Merwin

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2002
PAPER
192 PAGES

A shapely memoir and literary meditation by the great poet and author of The Lost Upland: Stories of Southwest France. (FRN341, $20.00)

The Medieval Spains

by Bernard F. Reilly

HISTORY
1993
PAPER
228 PAGES

A short, scholarly history of Iberia from the late Roman period to the 15th century covering the politics, society and intellectual climate of Medieval Spain. With four maps and a helpful bibliography. (SPN98, $34.99)

Michelin Green Guide Dordogne Berry Limousin

by Michelin Travel Publications

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
400 PAGES

A thorough introduction to the region in the classic Michelin style. (FRN15, $21.99)

Midi Pyrenees Map 525

by Michelin Travel Publications

MAP

A nicely detailed (1:200,000), frequently updated regional map of the central Pyrenees, centered on Toulouse. (FRN163, $12.99)

Modern Spain

by Raymond Carr

HISTORY
1989
PAPER
201 PAGES

A survey of Spanish history from 1875 to the advent of King Juan Carlos in 1980. (SPN152, $24.95)

Mont Saint Michel and Chartres

by Henry Brooks Adams

HISTORY
1986
PAPER
398 PAGES

First published at the turn of the century, this classic work is a meditation on the Medieval world as reflected through its most famous religious structures. (FRN44, $17.00)

The New Spaniards

by John Hooper

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2007
PAPER
458 PAGES

A survey of the cultural, political and economic changes in Spain since the death of Franco. An authoritative and compelling look the everyday life of Spaniards. (SPN08, $16.00)

Northeast Spain Map, Aragon Cataluna, Andorra

by Michelin

MAP

This regional map (1:400,000) covers from Pamplona and Perpignan to Barcelona and the Mediterranean, south to Valencia. (SPN112, $11.95)

Perfume, The Story of a Murderer

by Patrick Suskind

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
255 PAGES

The chilling tale of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a monster in pursuit of the prefect perfume, rich in the earthy details of 18th-century Paris. (FRN69, $15.00)

Picasso

by Patrick O'Brian

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1994
PAPER
520 PAGES

Patrick O'Brian, who knew the artist, covers the life and work of Picasso. (SPN86, $27.95)

Picasso

by Hans L. Jaffe

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1983
PAPER
128 PAGES

A classic overview of Picasso's art with reproductions of important works. (SPN85, $19.98)

Picasso

by Timothy Hilton

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1987
PAPER
288 PAGES

An extended illustrated essay on Picasso's achievement and place in 20th-century art. (SPN82, $16.95)

Picasso

by Christian-Peter Warncke

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1998
HARD COVER
240 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated color Tashen monograph featuring the works of Picasso. (SPN90, $20.00)

Picasso, Master of the New Idea

by Paule du Bouchet | Marie-Laure Bernadac

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1993
PAPER
191 PAGES

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)

Pilgrim Stories, On and Off the Road to Santiago

by Nancy Louise Frey

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1998
PAPER
313 PAGES

The sights, sounds -- and meaning -- of modern journeys along the "Camino de Santiago," according to interviews with those who travel it. (SPN46, $27.95)

The Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago De Compostela

by William Melczer

GUIDEBOOK
1993
PAPER
350 PAGES

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

by David Gitlitz | Linda Kay Davidson

GUIDEBOOK
2000
PAPER
440 PAGES

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

by Edwin Mullins

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2001
PAPER
235 PAGES
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

by Paulo Coelho

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1995
PAPER
272 PAGES

The Portuguese author's experiences along the historic Road to Santiago. (SPN47, $14.99)

The Prado

by Alfonso E. Perez Sanchez

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2001
PAPER
256 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

Highlights of the Prado Museum in Madrid, featuring 320 illustrations of art collected by the kings and queens over centuries, including works by Goya, Rubens, Velazquez and El Greco. (SPN104, $35.00)

The Quest for El Cid

by Richard Fletcher

HISTORY
1991
PAPER
217 PAGES

A reevaluation of the legendary eleventh-century warrior El Cid. (SPN141, $19.99)

Road of Stars to Santiago

by Edward Stanton

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1994
HARD COVER
197 PAGES

A 30-day pilgrimage by foot across Northern Spain along the Camino de Santiago. (SPN51, $40.00)

Roads to Santiago, A Modern-Day Pilgrimage Through Spain

by Cees Nooteboom

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2000
PAPER
352 PAGES

An exhilarating but erudite portrait of modern and historic Spain. Nooteboom writes quite brilliantly of Spanish art, philosophy, history, architecture and culture, as well as of the people he encountered. (SPN50, $16.00)

A Season in Granada, Uncollected Poems & Prose

by Garcia Lorca | Christopher Maurer

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
128 PAGES

A selection of poems and prose in celebration of Granada, where Garcia Lorca was raised, studied and spent much of his short life. (SPN117, $13.95)

Spain & Portugal Adventure Map

by National Geographic

2011
MAP

A colorful, shaded relief map of Spain and Portugal at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Includes Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca, and the Canary Islands. (SPN22, $12.95)

Spain 1469-1714, A Society of Conflict

by Henry Kamen

HISTORY
1991
PAPER
307 PAGES

A vivid history of the Golden Age of imperial Spain. (SPN69, $91.60)

Spain and Its World, 1500-1700

by John H. Elliott

HISTORY
1990
PAPER
316 PAGES

A wide-ranging overview by the pre-eminent historian of the Imperial Age of Spain. (SPN48, $35.00)

Spain's Men of the Sea: Daily Life on the Indies Fleets in the Sixteenth Century

by Pablo E. Perez-Mallaina

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
320 PAGES

The ships and men of Spain's Atlantic fleets, crucial to the country's empire in the New World during the 16th century, are discussed in lively detail in this prodigiously researched book. The author brings this unique nautical society to life with humor and drama. (SPN93, $40.00)

The Spanish Inquisition

by Cecil Roth

HISTORY
1996
PAPER
369 PAGES

This documents the events leading up to the Inquisition, the torment that spread from Spain to Portugal and the New World -- a fascinating exploration of the roots of the Inquisition and its effects on the country. (SPN91, $15.95)

The Spanish Inquisition, A Historical Revision

by Henry Kamen

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
369 PAGES

A vivid, revisionist history of the Spanish Inquisition. (SPN144, $24.00)

The Spanish Labyrinth, An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Spanish Civil War

by Gerald Brenan

HISTORY
1991
PAPER
416 PAGES

A fine introduction to the issues driving the Spanish Civil War. Brenan was there, and he offers a vivid picture that loses nothing for being skewed slightly towards the left. (SPN74, $25.00)

The Spanish Seaborne Empire

by J.H. Parry

HISTORY
1990
PAPER
416 PAGES

A classic study of colonial Spain's impact on the Americas. (SPN70, $31.95)

The Story of the Moors in Spain

by Stanley Lane-Poole

HISTORY
2010
PAPER
285 PAGES

A wonderfully readable, sweeping tale of splendor and tragedy, first published in 1866. (SPN12, $18.95)

The Sun Also Rises

by Ernest Hemingway

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
256 PAGES

Hemingway's great novel, which encapsulates the angst of the post-WWI "lost generation," is the story of unmoored American and British expats travelling from Paris to Pamplona. (SPN33, $15.00)

Surrealism

by Fiona Bradley

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1997
PAPER
80 PAGES

The history of the Surrealist movement including Magritte, Ernst, Dali, and others. (SPN83, $25.00)

Time Out Barcelona

by Time Out

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
366 PAGES

A practical travel guide by the hipsters at Time Out, with an overview of the city -- and excellent recommendations on where to eat, shop and loiter. (SPN92, $19.95)

To the Heart of Spain: Food and Wine Adventures beyond the Pyrenees

by Ann Walker | Larry Walker

FOOD
1997
PAPER
319 PAGES

A celebration of Spain and its food. (SPN95, $14.95)

The Trap

by Ana Maria Matute

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER
220 PAGES

A feminist perspective on events surrounding the Spanish Civil War. (SPN60, $15.95)

Travelers' Tales France

by James O'Reilly | Larry Habegger

ANTHOLOGY
2002
PAPER
528 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A wonderful collection of mostly contemporary tales, including such marvelous authors as Peter Mayle, M.F.K. Fisher, Mort Rosenblum, Ina Caro and Jan Morris. Organized thematically, it's a good introduction to the history, culture and character of France. (FRN05, $18.95)

Travelers' Tales Spain

by Lucy McCauly

ANTHOLOGY
2002
PAPER
504 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A collection of mostly contemporary writing on Spain by such diverse luminaries as Calvin Trillin, Robert Hughes, Jan Morris and Garcia Lorca. It's a delightful portrait of the country. (SPN09, $19.95)

A Traveller's History of Spain

by Juan Lalaguna

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
304 PAGES

A swift survey from prehistory through the Romans, Goths and Moors to the present. (SPN06, $14.95)

Traveller's Wine Guide to France

by Christopher Fielden

GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
192 PAGES

A slim but very informative, lavishly illustrated vineyard-by-vineyard guide to the wines and wine-producing regions of France. (FRN13, $22.00)

A Traveller's Wine Guide to Spain

by Desmond Begg

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
228 PAGES

A slim, very informative, lavishly illustrated guide to the wines and wine regions of Spain. (SPN101, $22.00)

Two Spanish Picaresque Novels: Lazarillo de Tormes, The Swindler

by Francisco de Quevedo | Michael Alpert

LITERATURE
2003
PAPER
224 PAGES

Admired by Cervantes, this pair of picaresque novels focus on the adventures of two unlikely heroes -- delinquent picaros living by their wits among corrupt priests and prostitutes, beggars and idle gentlemen, thieves and tricksters. (SPN108, $15.00)

Vincent Van Gogh, The Passionate Eye

by Pascal Bonafoux

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1992
PAPER
175 PAGES
FAVORITE

From Paris to Asnieres, Amsterdam and Provence, this jewel of a book traces the life and art of Vincent Van Gogh, the spirited, self-destructive painter who celebrated the south of France. Engaging, compact and illustrated with hundreds of photographs. (FRN29, $12.95)

Wild Spain, A Traveller's Guide

by Frederic Grunfeld

GUIDEBOOK
2000
PAPER
224 PAGES

A brief, illustrated survey of the national parks and wilderness areas of Spain, organized geographically. (SPN96, $19.95)

A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age

by William Manchester

HISTORY
1993
PAPER
322 PAGES

Organized into sections on the Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery, Manchester's popular history evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, including Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)

A Year in Provence

by Peter Mayle

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1991
PAPER
207 PAGES

The original best-selling tale of settling down in Provence, told with warmth and a great deal of humor. It offers a wonderful inside look at the charms and quirks of the people and the countryside in the south of France. (FRN19, $14.95)

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