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All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland
• Kay Shaw Nelson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food. Combining over 130 authentic recipes with small bits of background information, this is a delightful introduction to the culinary traditions of the region.
(GER111, $14.95)
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The Bernese Alps, Switzerland
• Kev Reynolds
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, practical guide to exploring the high mountains, glaciers and valley walks of Interlaken, Grindelwald and Kanderstag. This guide covers not only the Bernese Oberland but also the south side of the Jungfrau.
(SWZ39, $22.95)
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The Best of the Alps
• Jay Cowan
• HISTORY
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A tour of 11 well known resorts throughout the Alps, illustrated in full-color photos. With descriptions of popular activities, events and a short history of each resort.
(ALP18, $19.95)
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Bradt Guide Switzerland: Rail, Road, Lake
• Anthony Lambert
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to traveling in Switzerland.
(SWZ27, $23.95)
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Chamonix to Zermatt, The Walker's Haute Route
• Kev Reynolds
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to the classic Haute Route, covering each segment of the long-distance walk, and including an introduction to the region.
(ALP21, $19.95)
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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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Essential Switzerland
• Gerry Crawshaw
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guidebook with background information, regional maps, and practical information on all the major sites.
(SWZ16, $8.95)
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A Farewell to Arms
• Ernest Hemingway
• LITERATURE
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Set in snowy Switzerland and the rainy Italian lake country during World War I, this semi-autobiographical novel chronicles the romance between a British nurse and an American ambulance driver.
(ITL384, $15.00)
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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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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $17.95)
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Grenoble/Mont Blanc Map
• IGN
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A regional map of eastern France.
(FRN256, $11.95)
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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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Homestead
• Rosini Lippi
• LITERATURE
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Set firmly in a small village in the Austrian Alps, these 12 interlinking stories are almost ethnographic in their rich detail of small town life. The stories range from the turn-of-the-century to the present, accurately charting change in the remote village.
(ALP11, $13.00)
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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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Iceman: Uncovering the Life and Times of a Prehistoric Man Found in an Alpine Glacier
• Brenda Fowler
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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The complete story of the discovery of and controversy surrounding the frozen corpse of a prehistoric man found in the Tyrolian Alps.
(ALP20, $15.00)
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An Illustrated History of the First World War
• John Keegan
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War
(WAR16, $50.00)
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Karen Brown's Switzerland, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries
• Karen Brown
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to lodging of character and itineraries.
(SWZ28, $19.95)
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Lonely Planet Central Europe
• Krzysztof Dydnski
• Steve Fallon
• Anthony Haywood
• Mark Honan
• GUIDEBOOK
• BEST SELLER
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This comprehensive regional guide covers Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and their neighbors in detail. With maps, color photographs and information on history, culture and attractions.
(EUR94, $28.99)
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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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The Man Who Planted Trees
• Jean Giono
• Michael McMurdy
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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Told with affection and lyrical simplicity, beloved French novelist Giono (1895-1970) turns the life of Elzeard Bouffier, a shepherd turned tree-planter, into a fable of hope, forests and the power of the individual to change the world.
(ALP12, $10.00)
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The Measure of Her Powers, An M.F.K. Fisher Reader
• M. F. K. Fisher
• LITERATURE
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A fat, judicious selection of M.F.K. Fisher's writings, which spanned a lifetime and chronicled adventures (culinary and otherwise) in France, Switzerland and Italy, on shipboard and in her native California.
(CUL01, $22.00)
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Michelin Green Guide French Alps
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, practical guide to the region in the classic Michelin style.
(FRN197, $21.95)
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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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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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Pilgrimages, The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages
• John Ure
• HISTORY
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(EUR202, $15.95)
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The Railfan Guide to Switzerland
• George H. Drury
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to the trains of Switzerland.
(SWZ25, $17.95)
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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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Rough Guide Switzerland
• Matthew Teller
• GUIDEBOOK
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This comprehensive guide includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Switzerland.
(SWZ24, $20.99)
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Solo Faces
• James Salter
• LITERATURE
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The story of an American climber who, dissatisfied with his everyday life, travels to the Alps of southern France to tackle mountain peaks. The prose is glorious and the mountain-climbing scenes are as vivid as they get.
(ALP14, $14.00)
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Swiss Bernese Oberland
• Philip & Loretta Alspach
• GUIDEBOOK
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A brief, illustrated guide to mountains, lakes and villages of the Bernese Oberland. With 50 color pictures, maps and good information on food, drink, and the mountain villages of Interlaken, Grindelwald, Wengen, Murren and Kandersteg.
(SWZ38, $18.95)
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Switzerland North Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A detailed regional map of Switzerland and neighboring Germany at a scale of 1:200,000. With city plans of Basel, Bern and Zurich.
(SWZ40, $8.95)
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Switzerland Southeast Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A detailed map covering southern Switzerland and neighboring areas of Italy and Austria.
(SWZ36, $8.95)
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Tour of Mont Blanc, Complete Trekking Guide
• Kev Reynolds
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to the classic Mont Blanc circuit, which includes a detailed guide to each section of the tour, as well as the author's own personable, encouraging remarks.
(ALP24, $19.95)
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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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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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