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The Age of the Baroque in Portugal
• Jay A. Levenson
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A catalog of the greatest works of art from Portugal's 18th-century Golden Age.
(PGL21, $80.00)
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Azores Map
• Turinta Maps
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A nicely detailed folded map of the islands with travel information at a scale of 1:75,000.
(PGL36, $12.95)
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Birds of Europe
• Killian Mullarney
• Lars Svensson
• Dan Zetterstrom
• Peter J. Grant
• FIELD GUIDE
• FAVORITE
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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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Blue Guide Portugal
• Ian Robertson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to the history, art and architecture of Portugal.
(PGL20, $19.95)
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Bradt Guide Azores
• David Sayers
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide to the Azores. The author David Sayers pays particular attention to the natural history and especially the botany of these lush Atlantic islands.
(PGL29, $21.95)
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Bradt Guide Canary Islands
• Lucy Corne
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series by a Las Palmas resident and journalist. With city and town plans and in-depth coverage of destinations throughout the archipelago.
(CNY06, $21.95)
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Bradt Guide Cape Verde Islands
• Aisling Irwin
• Colum Wilson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical travel guide to the Cape Verde islands, including its cultural and natural history.
(ATL07, $22.95)
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Cadogan Guide Madeira & Porto Santo
• Cadogan Guide
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guidebook in the respected British Cadogan series, this comprehensive look at Madeira and Porto Santo provides insightful cultural and historical background, and up-to-date practical information.
(SPN21, $19.95)
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Cape Verde Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A detailed map of the Atlantic islands.
(ATL17, $12.95)
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Culture Smart! Portugal
• Sandy Guedes de Queiroz
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(PGL53, $9.95)
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Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life
• David Alan Harvey
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the global Hispanic spirit on film.
(SPN191, $49.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Lisbon
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact illustrated guide to the city featuring excellent neighborhood maps, and hundreds of color photographs. It also includes chapters on the surrounding areas and Lisbon coast.
(PGL04, $20.00)
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Fodor's Lisbon's 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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This slim guide to Lisbon includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information on its highlights.
(PGL40, $11.95)
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Globetrotter Golfer's Guide Portugal: Over 50 Courses and Facilities
• Michael Gedye
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to more than 50 golf courses throughout Portugal.
(PGL33, $17.95)
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Iberia, Spanish Travels & Reflections
• James Michener
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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In this best-selling travelogue, Michener presents a compulsively readable and well-observed account of his affair with Spain and all things Spanish. It has achieved the status of a classic, rich in detail and insightful.
(SPN16, $8.99)
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Insight Guide Lisbon
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated guide to the city.
(PGL39, $22.95)
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Insight Guide Portugal
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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An outstanding overview of the country, featuring hundreds of photographs and insightful essays on history, culture and art.
(PGL13, $21.95)
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Karen Brown's Portugal, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries
• Cynthia Sauvage
• Karen Brown
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to lodging of character and itineraries.
(PGL24, $19.95)
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The Letter of Marque
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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The 12th (and perhaps the most satisfying) of the series, combining the personal and geopolitical.
(ATL20, $14.95)
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Lisbon City Map
• Turinta Maps
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A detailed, color map of Lisbon.
(PGL17, $8.95)
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Lonely Planet Portugal
• Julia Wilkinson
• GUIDEBOOK
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This practical guide features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information.
(PGL16, $21.99)
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The Lusiads
• Luis De Camoes
• LITERATURE
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A 16th-century account of Vasco De Gama's voyage to India modeled after Virgil's "Aeneid."
(PGL12, $12.95)
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Madeira Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A map of Madeira, shown at a scale of 1:75,000.
(PGL18, $11.95)
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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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Michelin Green Guide Portugal
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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Michelin Green does Portugal, Madeira and the Azores
(PGL15, $21.95)
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Portuguese Dictionary, Portuguese-English/English-Portuguese
• Jura D. Oliveira
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A handy pocket dictionary.
(PGL35, $6.95)
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Portuguese, Start Speaking Today (Brazilian)
• Language/30
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A 90-minute primer on Brazilian Portuguese following the foreign service method.
(BZL36, $21.95)
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Rick Steves' Portugal Guide
• Rick Steves
• GUIDEBOOK
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A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guide Rick Steves.
(PGL43, $18.95)
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Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Rick Steves
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(SPN178, $7.95)
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Roads to Santiago, A Modern-Day Pilgrimage Through Spain
• Cees Nooteboom
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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Rough Guide Portugal
• Rough Guide
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, frequently revised and personable guide to Portugal, its history, culture and attractions, in the series by the British publisher. The book deftly combines an overview of the country with practical travel information.
(PGL31, $22.99)
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Rough Guide Portuguese Phrasebook
• Rough Guide
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A shirt pocket two-way phrasebook and mini-dictionary aimed at travelers. With a menu reader, guide to pronunciation and a few basics on getting along in Portuguese.
(PGL38, $5.00)
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South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David
• Elizabeth David
• FOOD
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A selection of 200 recipes and travel essays from Elizabeth David's nine influential books, including Book of Mediterranean Food and French Country Cooking. With illustrations from the original Penguin Cookery editions. As Julian Barnes notes in his appreciative introduction, David stood for excellence of ingredients, simplicity of preparation, respect for tradition and for region.
(MED30, $18.95)
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The Spanish Inquisition
• Cecil Roth
• HISTORY
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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)
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The Spanish Inquisition, A Historical Revision
• Henry Kamen
• HISTORY
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A vivid, revisionist history of the Spanish Inquisition.
(SPN144, $23.00)
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The Spanish Seaborne Empire
• J.H. Parry
• HISTORY
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A classic study of colonial Spain's impact on the Americas.
(SPN70, $26.95)
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Twice Round the Loggerhead, The Culture of Whaling in the Azores
• Bruce Halabisky
• Lance Lee
• HISTORY
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A loving, richly illustrated account of building an Azorean whaleboat. With essays on the history and folklore of traditional whaling and boatbuilding as well as archival and contemporary photographs, line drawings and 60 watercolor illustrations.
(PGL37, $35.00)
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Walking in Portugal
• Bethan Davies
• Ben Cole
• GUIDEBOOK
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An informative, comprehensive guide to exploring Portugal on foot.
(PGL30, $20.00)
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