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501 Spanish Verbs • Christopher Kendris LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2010 • PAPER • 728 PAGES The perennial favorite among students of Spanish, revised with a bonus CD-ROM. Organized alphabetically, each of the often irregular verbs gets its own page -- complete with all the verb tenses, examples and common idioms. The book is both a reference for Spanish speakers and a tool for beginners. Por que no hay como hablar Espanol sin verbos. O algo asi. (GEN134, $16.99)
Adolescence in a Moroccan Town, Making Social Sense • John W.M. Whiting • Douglas A. Davis • Susan Schaefer Davis CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1989 • PAPER • 240 PAGES An illuminating, serious study of adolescents in a northern Moroccan town. The authors examine sexuality, family, friendship, courtship, marriage, and social deviance through interviews with 150 youths and their families. (MRC54, $26.00)
The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century • Ross E. Dunn TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2004 • PAPER • 359 PAGES A modern historian's account of Ibn Battuta's travels in the medieval Islamic world. When Battuta left his native Morocco in 1325, he intended a pilgrimage to Mecca; however his travels ultimately took him as far as Mali in the west and Malaysia in the east, stopping in China, the Middle East, and much of Africa along the way. With Battuta's peregrinations as a framework, Dunn embarks on a scholarly exploration of the medieval Muslim world. He includes lengthy excerpts from Battuta's writing (Battuta's own account is also currently in print, Item AFR106) . With excellent maps. (AFR103, $25.95)
Africa • Michael Lewis • John Reader CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2001 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES • COMING IN An informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa featuring 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader (Africa: A Biography of the Continent). Organized geographically, it's the companion volume to an eight-hour television series by PBS and National Geographic. (AFR111, $50.00)
African Wildlife • James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE • 1999 • PLASTIC CARD A laminated foldout guide illustrating almost 150 species of African animals. This pocket guide is designed for quick reference in the field. (AFR109, $5.95)
The Age of the Baroque in Portugal • Jay A. Levenson ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1993 • HARD COVER • 303 PAGES A catalog from a 1993-1994 exhibit of the greatest works of art from Portugal's 18th-century Golden Age. Each piece of art is illustrated in a color photograph and given a short description. The book also contains a series of informative essays on the period. (PGL21, $80.00)
Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation • Ali Jamale Ahmed RELIGION • 2001 • PAPER • 571 PAGES A handsome bilingual edition of the sacred text of the Muslims, translated elegantly and accessibly by the late Pakistani novelist and poet. Ali revised the translation of the original text for this revised 1993 edition. With explanatory notes, original Arabic and English verse translations. (ISL02, $19.95)
Algarve Map • Turinta Maps MAP A comprehensive, double-sided road map of the Algarve at the detailed scale of 1:176,000, perfect for travelers. Two Sides. 20x40 inches. (PGL50, $14.95)
All About My Mother • Pedro Almodovar 1999 • DVD Pedro Almodovar presents another vivid slice of life in Spain in this marvelous film about women, friendship and loss, this one set mostly in Barcelona. After the death of her son, Manuela (Cecilia Roth) moves from Madrid to her old house in Barcelona, where she lives with a transsexual prostitute, works as an assistant for an actress playing Blanche DuBois in a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire," and befriends a yong nun (Penelope Cruz) who is pregnant. Almodovar dedicated his film to the actresses of the world, a fitting homage for a movie which so touchingly captures the world of women. In Spanish with subtitles. (SPN231, $29.95)
All-Audio Spanish • Irvin Stern LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 1997 • CASETTE TAPE A Spanish course on cassette tape. (SPN134, $29.95)
The Ancient Mediterranean • Michael Grant CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1990 • PAPER • 374 PAGES Grant, a well known classical scholar, draws on archaeology, geography, art and economics to paint a vivid picture of ancient cultures, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and their influence on western civilization. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and 19 maps of the region. (MED10, $20.00)
Andalucia Map 578 • Michelin Travel Publications MAP A travelers' map of Andalucia and the Costa del Sol at a scale of 1:400,000. The full color map features good shaded relief, index and With city plans of Seville, Malaga and Granada, the full color map, with dramatic shaded relief, includes an index. One Side. 39x56 inches. (SPN107, $11.95)
Antoni Gaudi • Ignasi de Sola Morales ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • HARD COVER • 143 PAGES • COMING IN A handsome, comprehensive review of Barcelona's great and eccentric architect, featuring 300 color illustrations. This is the magnificent book, originally published in 1992, that helped to revive Gaudi's reputation. With plans and drawings. (SPN55, $35.00)
Arabesque, A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon • Claudia Roden FOOD • 2006 • HARD COVER • 352 PAGES Roden leavens 150 well-chosen, classic recipes of North Africa and the Middle East with scraps of history, culture and tales. With 93 color photographs. (MED99, $37.50)
Arabic, a Language Map • Kristine K. Kershul LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2003 • PLASTIC CARD This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (ARB70, $7.95)
The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800 • Sheila Blair • Jonathan Bloom ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1996 • PAPER • 368 PAGES An illustrated survey of the great monuments and art produced by Muslim peoples from the 13th to 19th centuries, including the Taj Mahal and the Alhambra. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the art and architecture of the Medieval Arab world. (ISL27, $40.00)
Art of Being Tuareg, Sahara Nomads in a Modern World • Thomas K. Seligman • Kristyne Loughran CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2006 • PAPER • 292 PAGES • COMING IN A fascinating, scholarly survey of Tuareg life and culture, published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name. The editors bring together a team of scholars, American, European and Tuareg, along with hundreds of color photographs of the people, jewelry, art and textiles of North Africa in this outstanding overview of the Tuareg peoples of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria and Libya. (NAF46, $45.00)
Art Spaces, GuggenheimBilbao • Francis Rambert ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • PAPER • 81 PAGES A pocket-sized book, featuring 75 color illustrations of the design, construction, interiors and exteriors of Gehry's extraordinary titanium-clad museum. (SPN151, $7.95)
Azores Map • Turinta Maps 2002 • MAP A nicely detailed folded map of the islands with travel information at a scale of 1:75,000. Two Sides. 32x45 inches. (PGL36, $14.95)
Baltasar and Blimunda • Jose Saramago LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 343 PAGES This tale of two unlikely lovers in Inquisition-era Portugal is arguably Saramago's masterwork: a philosophically charged, intellectually rigorous historical drama which is also a captivating read. Domenico Scarlatti, King Joao V and Bartolmeu Lourenco, a Franciscan inventor-scientist who converted to Judaism, all appear in these pages, as Saramago weaves from their histories a new and serious folktale. (PGL26, $15.00)
Barcelona • Warner Home Video CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1995 • DVD Not a travelogue of the sites of Barcelona, but an acclaimed comedy by Whit Stilman featuring American expatriates living in Barcelona and drinking up the night life. (SPN64, $19.95)
Bargaining for Reality, The Construction of Social Relations in a Muslim Community • Lawrence Rosen CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1984 • PAPER • 210 PAGES A scholarly study of interpersonal relationships and social behavior in Moroccan society. (ISL29, $27.50)
Basque-English Dictionary and Phrasebook • Joseph Conroy LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 1998 • PAPER • 206 PAGES A shirt-pocket guide to the Basque language, useful for travelers to Northern Spain and Southwest France. (SPN128, $11.95)
The Battle for Spain, The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 • Antony Beevor HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 496 PAGES An epic history of the Spanish Civil War, a bestseller in Spain. With meticulous research, Beevor (Stalingrad, The fall of Berlin 1945) exposes not just the brutality of Franco's nationalists but also the disarray, infighting and faults of the young Republic, thereby challenging the cherished Spanish myth of the "Immaculate Republic." (SPN297, $18.00)
The Berbers • Michael Brett • Elizabeth Fentress CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1997 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A comprehensive overview of the indigenous people of North Africa from antiquity through the Roman and Islamic periods to modern times. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and diagrams, it is a survey of the history, literature and culture of the Berbers -- and the identity they have forged in the region -- in the Peoples of Africa series by academic publisher Blackwell. (NAF02, $49.95)
Beyond The House Of The False Lama, Travels With Monks, Nomads, And Outlaws • George Crane TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Crane (Bones of the Master) takes a roundabout route in search of a hidden temple in Inner Mongolia in this meditative account. He writes of travels from the Hudson Valley to the Florida Keys to Grenada to Paris, and on to the Gobi Desert. (MGL53, $14.95)
Beyond the Veil, Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society • Fatima Mernissi CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1987 • PAPER • 200 PAGES An examination of sexuality and gender in the modern Muslim world, written by an expert on the roles of women in Islamic society. With a long section on the traditional Muslim view of women, followed by a case study of relations in modern Morocco. (MDE35, $14.95)
Birds of Europe • Lars Svensson FIELD GUIDE • 2010 • PAPER • 416 PAGES • FAVORITE This Princeton Field Guide features 3,500 illustrations by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom. Color plates depict every species -- and sometimes several different variants -- for 722 birds found from the Urals to the Atlantic, Scandinavia to the Middle East. (FG47, $29.95)
Blindness • Jose Saramago • Giovanni Pontiero LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 327 PAGES A Nobel Prize-winning novel from the acclaimed Portuguese novelist, Jose Saramago. In this challenging and disturbing allegory, an epidemic of "white blindness" strikes an anonymous city, preventing an entire society from seeing -- except for one woman. As more and more people fall victim to the blindness, chaos, anarchy and terror roam the city's streets, revealing a terrible side of human nature. (PGL19, $15.00)
Blood Wedding • Ted Hughes • Garcia Lorca LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 96 PAGES The tragic story a woman loved by two men, and the impact on a rural Spanish community, a 20th-century classic, lyrically translated by poet Ted Hughes. Hughes's captivating version of the play premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, in September 1996. (SPN161, $12.00)
Bradt Guide Azores • David Sayers GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 272 PAGES 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, located two hours flying time west of Lisbon. With eight pages of color photographs and 33 maps, including plans of Ponta Delgada (Sao Miguel), Angra do Herofsmo (Terceira), and Horta (Faial). Second edition. (PGL29, $23.99)
Bradt Guide Cape Verde Islands • Aisling Irwin • Colum Wilson GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 336 PAGES A compact guide to the Cape Verde Islands and their cultural and natural history. With photographs, maps and travel information. (ATL07, $24.99)
Bread and Oil, Majorcan Culture's Last Stand • Tomas Graves CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2002 • HARD COVER • 240 PAGES An appreciative account of peasant traditions, especially food, in rural Majorca. Author Tomas Graves, the son of Robert Graves, was raised on the Spanish island. (SPN179, $24.95)
The Buried Mirror • 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. Fuentes hosted a television series by the same name. (SPN71, $29.95)
Cadogan Guide Granada, Seville & Cordoba • Dana Facaros GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 208 PAGES With a focus on the the three great cities of al-Andalus, this cultural guide by Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls in the terrific series includes in-depth cultural and historical background, a hand-picked selection of the best places to stay and eat, maps and suggested excursions. (SPN14, $17.95)
Cadogan Guide Madeira & Porto Santo • Cadogan Guide GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 208 PAGES 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. The heart of the book contains region-by-region descriptions aimed at the well read traveler. With some illustrations and excellent maps. (SPN21, $19.95)
Cadogan Guide Marrakesh, Fez and Rabat • Barnaby Rogerson GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 304 PAGES An exemplary guide in the British series, this personal, comprehensive handbook combines Rogerson's insightful cultural and historical background with his savvy practical information and outstanding recommendations on what to see and where to stay and eat. (MRC50, $21.95)
Cadogan Guide Northern Spain • Dana Farcos GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 376 PAGES A compact, comprehensive guide travel guide, covering the sweep of northwest Spain from Galicia, Asturias & Leon to Cantabria & the Picos of Europa, Old Castile & Leon, the Basque Lands, Navarra and La Rioja. With details on attractions along with a good overview of culture and history. Seventh Edition. (SPN113, $21.95)
Call of the Desert, The Sahara • Philippe Bourseiller NATURAL HISTORY • 2004 • HARD COVER • 424 PAGES The handsome coffee table book features color photographs of the landscapes, cultures and wildlife of the Sahara. (NAF34, $50.00)
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art • Paul Bahn • Desmond Morris ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1997 • HARD COVER • 334 PAGES • COMING IN A nicely illustrated overview of prehistoric art around the world, including good chapters on the caves of France and Spain, by the prolific Paul Bahn. (ART49, $68.00)
Cape Verde Map • Freytag & Berndt 1998 • MAP A detailed map of the Atlantic islands at the very good scale of 1:80,000. Two Sides. 34x49 inches. (ATL17, $14.95)
Captain Alatriste • Arturo Perez-Reverte • Margaret Sayers Peden LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 304 PAGES The first book in Perez-Reverte's popular swashbuckling series starring Captain Diego Alatriste and memorably set in the Golden Age of 17th-century Spain. Viggo Mortensen stars in the movie. (SPN280, $15.00)
Catalan Cuisine, Vivid Flavors From Spain's Mediterranean Coast • Colman Andrews FOOD • 2005 • PAPER • 332 PAGES This exploration of the history, culture and cuisine of Catalan Spain includes 200 recipes. Colman Andrews, editor of Saveur Magazine, includes chapters on sauces, raw ingredients, and the influence of French, Moorish and Roman cooking. (SPN288, $18.95)
Charming Small Hotel Guides, Spain: Including Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Lanzarote and Tenerife • Nick Inman GUIDEBOOK • 2003 • PAPER • 208 PAGES A full page with a color photograph is dedicated to each entry in this guide focused on hotels with 20 bedrooms or less. (SPN308, $15.95)
Chronicles • Jean Froissart • Geoffrey Brereton HISTORY • 1978 • PAPER Written by one of Europe's great medieval historians and a witness to the events of the 14th century (including the Hundred Years War and the Black Death), this is the classic, firsthand account Europe at the eve of the Dark Ages. (EUR128, $16.00)
Companion Guide Madrid and Central Spain • Alastair Boyd GUIDEBOOK • 2002 • PAPER • 480 PAGES A literate, comprehensive guide to Madrid and the surrounding areas of Segovia, Salamanca, Toledo and Avila. Organized geographically, it takes the form of a walking and driving guide with the narrative occasionally interrupted by maps and black-and-white photographs. Rather old fashioned and with a distnctive voice, this guide is well worth the effort. Boyd makes an excellent traveling companion. (SPN24, $34.95)
A Concise History of Portugal • David Birmingham HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A straightforward and informative account of Portugal from prehistory to its zenith as a seafaring power and current day realities. (PGL01, $25.99)
Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco • Paula Wolfert FOOD • 1987 • PAPER • 330 PAGES Paula Wolfert has done more than anyone to elevate Americans' consciousness of the marvelous foods of the Mediterranean. Her cookbooks are uniformly pleasurable: both informative reads and excellent kitchen companions. In this book, she turns her attentions to Morocco and its national cuisine, with great results. (MRC43, $19.99)
The Cross and the Crescent, Christianity and Islam from Muhammad to the Reformation • Richard Fletcher HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 183 PAGES Fletcher brings balance, insight and style to this concise history of the large, intricate and longstanding relationship between Christianity and Islam in the Middle Ages. The book is a good introduction to commerce, coexistence and conflict in Medieval Spain and the Mediterranean. (MED84, $17.75)
Culture Smart! Morocco • Jillian York GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 168 PAGES History, religion, daily life, food, health and safety are all covered in this accessible pocket guide to Moroccan customs, etiquette and culture, by an author who lives and teaches there. (MRC70, $9.95)
Culture Smart! Portugal • Sandy Guedes de Queiroz GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 168 PAGES A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (PGL53, $9.95)
Daily Life in Spain in the Golden Age • Marcelin Defourneaux HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 256 PAGES One in a series of short academic books covering festivals, public and private life, popular entertainment, court and other aspects of daily life in Europe, this one focused on Spain from Philip II to Phillip IV. Originally published in 1966. (SPN224, $22.95)
Dali • Dawn Ades ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1995 • PAPER • 216 PAGES A compelling, thoroughly illustrated overview of Dali's art by a leading Dali scholar. The book features a thorough discussion of the Dali phenomenon, as well as close analysis of a number of major works. It's a fine companion for a trip to the Dali Museum in Figueres. (SPN59, $18.95)
Death and the Sun, A Matador's Season in the Heart of Spain • Edward Lewine CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2007 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A glimpse into Spanish culture by way of the celebrated art of bullfighting. Lewine spent a year with Francisco Rivera Ordonez, who is not only one of Spain's most celebrated matadors, but the grandson of the subject of Hemingway's "Death in the Afternoon." (SPN256, $23.95)
Death in the Afternoon • Ernest Hemingway LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 496 PAGES Hemingway's ode to the sport of bullfighting. (SPN225, $17.00)
Desert Divers • Sven Lindqvist EXPLORATION • 2002 • PAPER • 144 PAGES A lyrical account of Lindqvist's travels through the Sahara, taking as its theme the stereotypes and racial prejudices of Andre Gide, Antoine de St. Exupery and other literary idols who found inspiration in the desert. Lindqvist, a scholar who has written widely on racism, is fascinated by the men who clean the wells in the Sahara, hence the odd title. (NAF12, $12.95)
Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life • David Alan Harvey CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2003 • HARD COVER • 176 PAGES A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the Hispanic spirit on film from its Spanish roots to its diaspora in the New World. (SPN191, $49.95)
Don Quixote • Miguel de Cervantes • Edith Grossman LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 976 PAGES The 400-year-old landmark novel (the most famous work in Spanish literature) in a sparkling new translation. Edith Grossman (better known for her translations of contemporary masters like Gabriel Garcia Marquez) aims for uninflected, accessible prose, dumping the quaint, old-fashioned tone and mock-chivalry of earlier translations. Fear not, it's an absorbing tale, and quite funny. This sparkling translation into lively, modern English makes the story of a mad romantic and his sidekick even more entertaining. (SPN211, $16.99)
Don Quixote • Miguel de Cervantes • John Rutherford LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 1072 PAGES This quintessential Spanish novel is the most famous work in Spanish literature. A parody of romance and chivalry, it is also one of the most entertaining adventure stories ever. Written in the 17th century, but rendered in this Penguin Classics edition into a lively, modern English, it is the picaresque tale of a romantic, mad gentleman who imagines himself a knight errant. The book revolutionized the art of fiction, influenced literary and philosophical trends, and has inspired other masterpieces including operas and ballets. (SPN23, $14.00)
El Greco • John Elliott • David Davies • Gabriele Finaldi ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • PAPER • 320 PAGES The catalogue for a traveling exhibit on El Greco, this is the most comprehensive survey of the artist to come along in years, covering both his painting and his sculpture. (SPN201, $65.00)
Empires of the Atlantic World, Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830 • J. H. Elliott HISTORY • 2006 • HARD COVER • 656 PAGES A masterful synthesis of English and Spanish colonies in the New World. (ATL24, $55.00)
The End of Days, A Story of Tolerance, Tyranny, and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain • Erna Paris HISTORY • 1995 • HARD COVER • 327 PAGES Paris, a highly regarded Canadian writer and journalist, tells the story of the dramatic changes in Spanish society as a pluralist and tolerant society gave way to the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition. In the latter part of the book, she draws parallels of that time with current events in Europe and North America. (SPN56, $39.98)
Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East • Donna Lee Bowen • Evelyn A. Early CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2001 • PAPER • 411 PAGES The second edition of a diverse collection of articles on life in the modern Muslim countries by Middle Eastern and Western scholars, revised and updated. It includes scholarly and popular essays, short stories, and traditional songs. The anthology is organized thematically into sections on life passages, relations between the sexes, home, religion, performance and entertainment. With good suggestions for further reading, glossary and notes. (MDE34, $23.95)
Exemplary Novels Miguel de Cervantes • Leon Stephens • Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 416 PAGES These 12 delightful stories capture the absurdity and flavor, politics and culture of Cervantes' Spain. (SPN295, $26.50)
Exemplary Stories • Miguel de Cervantes • Cyril A. Jones LITERATURE • 1986 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A collection of short fiction by Cervantes, often known as the Exemplary Novels and including The Little Gypsy Girl, Rinconete and Cortadillo, The Glass Graduate, The Jealous Extremaduran, The Deceitful Marriage, and The Dog's Colloquy. (SPN268, $14.00)
Eyewitness Guide Barcelona & Catalonia • 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 Canary Islands • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 224 PAGES This compact, visually appealing guide features excellent short essays on the history, nature and attractions of the islands, color photographs and many maps. (CNY05, $25.00)
Eyewitness Guide Lisbon • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 192 PAGES 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. With select listings of shops, restaurants, cafes, bars and hotels. (PGL04, $20.00)
Eyewitness Guide Madrid • 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. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (SPN122, $20.00)
Eyewitness Guide Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 216 PAGES This guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and an island-by-island synopsis of attractions. (SPN222, $20.00)
Eyewitness Guide Portugal • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 496 PAGES A compact, visual travel guide to the country featuring hundreds of photographs and drawings, an excellent overview of the culture and history of Portugal, and good information about where to go and what to do. With many excellent regional, local and neighborhood maps. We also carry a guide to Lisbon (PGL04, $20.00) in the same series. (PGL05, $25.00)
Eyewitness Spanish Phrase Book & Audio CD • Eyewitness Guides LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2003 • AUDIO CD • 144 PAGES A 114-page phrasebook and 90-minute audio cassette geared for the traveler with an interest in learning key everyday phrases. It's no language course but for anyone wanting to master a limited vocabulary, it will do the trick. The english translation is spoken before each word. (SPN147, $10.00)
Eyewitness Top Ten Madeira • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 128 PAGES • COMING IN A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring the best natural and cultural attractions of the region with an excellent section on local wines. (PGL55, $12.00)
Farewell Espana, The World of the Sephardim Remembered • 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 to new communities across Europe and in the Americas. (SPN57, $20.40)
The Fencing Master • Arturo Perez-Reverte MYSTERY • 2004 • PAPER • 244 PAGES In 19th-century Madrid, against a backdrop of revolution and Bourbon excess, a fencing master falls for a mysterious swordswoman. Perez-Reverte's fifth book is an atmospheric literary thriller. (SPN180, $14.00)
The Flanders Panel • Arturo Perez-Reverte MYSTERY • 2004 • PAPER Art and intrigue combine over a Flemish painting "The Game of Chess" in this first Perez-Reverte thriller. When a young restorer discovers a secret inscription hidden within the painting, she employs the help of an antiques dealer, an art professor (and ex-lover) and a chess master to discover the secret -- but not before murder ensues. Filled with puzzles, metaphors and riddles, this book will keep you glued to your seat. (SPN276, $14.95)
Fodor's See It Spain • Fodors GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 496 PAGES An inaugural volume in this new line of guides by Fodor's this book is notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the country. Each page displays full-color photos accompanied by much useful information on how to eat, sleep, shop, and sightsee in Spain. (SPN238, $24.99)
Food and Wines of Spain • Penelope Casas FOOD • 1982 • HARD COVER • 457 PAGES Already in its 11th edition, 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)
Footprint Morocco Handbook • Justin McGuinness GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • FLEXI-BOUND • 512 PAGES This comprehensive guide in the British series reflects the spirit of its author, an Arabic speaker who taught at the University of Tunis and has an interest in medinas. With an overview of culture and history, color maps, site diagrams and detailed practical information. (MRC18, $24.95)
Formation of Islamic Art • Oleg Grabar ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1987 • PAPER • 232 PAGES A classic on the art and architecture of the Islamic World by a prominent authority. (ARB28, $34.00)
Frank O. Gehry Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa • Ralph Richter • Kurt Forster ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • HARD COVER • 56 PAGES 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. The photographs show the museum in context along the river, exteriors and interiors. (SPN103, $39.00)
Frank O. Gehry, The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao • Coosje Van Bruggen • Frank O. Gehry ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • HARD COVER • 208 PAGES • COMING IN A beautifully illustrated testimonial to the celebrated architecture of the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, covering not only the finished building but documenting the process from idea to reality. Published by the Guggenheim. (SPN52, $55.00)
Frommer's Portugal • Frommer's GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 435 PAGES A practical guide to Portugal. (PGL41, $21.99)
Galicia Map 571 • Michelin Travel Publications MAP A nicely detailed regional map of Galicia (1,400,000), including northern Portugal and adjoining provinces east to Oviedo and south to Salamanca. One Side. 40x39 inches. (SPN53, $8.95)
Gardens, Landscape, and Vision in the Palace of Islamic Spain • D. Fairchild Ruggles ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • PAPER • 264 PAGES Spain's Moorish legacy is nowhere more evident than in its graceful Islamic architecture and sumptuous gardens. Featuring color photographs and black and white illustrations, this scholarly book offers a critical assessment of the gardens and their meaning in the Spanish landscape throughout history. (SPN170, $43.95)
Gaudi, A Biography • Gijs van Hensbergen BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2003 • PAPER • 400 PAGES A vivid account of the eccentric Catalan architect and his work by the author of Art Deco, A Taste of Castile and Guernica: The Biography of a Painting. (SPN240, $19.95)
Gaudi, Visionary Architect • Philippe Thiebaut ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2002 • PAPER • 128 PAGES • COMING IN A pocket-size encyclopedia, this slim book is an illustrated overview of the life, times and works of Antoni Gaudi, the architect whose wild, whimsical buildings are synonymous with Barcelona today. An essential introduction for the traveler, it features hundreds of photographs and illustrations in color and black and white. (SPN168, $12.95)
The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa • Alexander McCall Smith LITERATURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 192 PAGES McCall Smith brings together a collection of often hilarious, often bizarre folktales which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe. In addition to the tales from his previous collection, Children of Wax, the best-selling author includes seven new tales from Botswana. In an interesting twist on a writer's creation, the title character of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency provides an introduction. (AFR141, $22.00)
Glory in a Camel's Eye, A Perilous Trek Through the Greatest African Desert • Jeffrey Tayler TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2005 • PAPER • 256 PAGES The you-are-there narrative of a 535-mile trek across the Draa Valley in the Moroccan Sahara with Ruhhal guides. Published in Britain as Valley of the Casbahs: A Journey across the Moroccan Sahara, Tayler has also written memorably about Siberia and the Congo. Tayler (now based on Moscow) was a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco from 1988-1990. (NAF35, $14.95)
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 294 PAGES Scott, whose interest in the history of cathedrals began when he first saw the magnificent Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury, England, takes his reader on a historical, architectural and sociological tour of the magnificent spires and stained-glass windows that dot the landscape of Europe. It's an accessible, personable overview. (EUR190, $21.95)
Goya • 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 • Robert Hughes BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 448 PAGES A biography of the great Spanish painter, historian and art critic Robert Hughes (Barcelona). (SPN306, $29.95)
Goya, Painter of Terrible Splendor • 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, his youth in Saragossa, days at the Royal court and, especially, his now-famous painterly response to the sacking of Madrid by the French. It's an illuminating portrait of 18th-century Madrid featuring reproductions of Goya's most famous paintings now on display at the Prado Museum. (SPN35, $12.95)
Gran Canaria Map • Reise & Verkehrsverlag MAP (ATL03, $11.95)
Guggenheim NY/Guggenheim Bilbao • Jeff Goldberg • Ezra Stoller ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • PAPER • 80 PAGES The Guggenheim New York and the Guggenheim Bilbao, two of the world's most stunning architectural achievements, are compared through beautiful duotone and full color photographs in this new book. The book is small enough to fit in your hand and it is cleverly devised -- when you flip it over you alternate between pictures of the two museums. (SPN115, $14.95)
The Hadj, An American's Journey to Mecca • Michael Wolfe TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1998 • PAPER • 352 PAGES Wolfe, an American convert to Islam and scholar, recounts his own journey from Morocco to Mecca, the people he met and the sights along the way. It's a lively travelogue, detailed and engaging. The author also put together an anthology of writings on the Hadj called One Thousand Roads to Mecca (ARB02). (ARB01, $16.00)
Here Is Where We Meet • John Berger LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 256 PAGES 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. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people. (EUR189, $15.00)
Hideous Kinky, A Novel • Esther Freud LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 186 PAGES A mother (played by Kate Winslet in the movie) and two daughters meander in Morocco in search of meaning in this autobiographical novel by the daughter of British painter Lucien Freud. (MRC49, $14.99)
The High Renaissance and Mannerism • Linda Murray ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1985 • PAPER • 287 PAGES Focusing on Italian art of the 16th century, this book in the outstanding "World of Art" series details the final glories of the Renaissance and the subsequent birth of the mannerist movement (led by the ageing Michelangelo). It includes chapters on Michelangelo, Florence, Parma, Rome, Venice and the Veneto. It closes with chapters on the same era in Spain and Northern Europe. With 300 illustrations, 37 in color. (ART33, $21.95)
A History of God • Karen Armstrong RELIGION • 1994 • PAPER • 460 PAGES A lucid and compelling history of God as conceived by Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Armstrong brings together history, philosophy, religion to compare these three important faiths, describing how each has adapted its idea of God to its historical circumstances. Armstrong -- a former nun and member of the Association of Muslim Social Services who lives in Jerusalem and teaches Judaism -- shows a deep respect for each tradition, and the search for a meaningful concept of god. (ISR24, $17.00)
A History of Medieval Spain • Joseph F. O'Callaghan HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 728 PAGES This massive, wide-ranging book spans the Visiogothic era, the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the discovery of America, and the ascendancy of Islam. (SPN10, $29.95)
A History of the Arab Peoples • Albert Hourani HISTORY • 2010 • PAPER • 624 PAGES Hourani's acclaimed survey ranges over 13 centuries, chronicling the political, spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the Arab peoples. Noted Islamic scholar Malise Ruthven brings the story up to date, including momentous events from the mid-80s through aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001.This book has been called a landmark and a masterpiece -- and it's essential to understanding the Middle East. (MDE11, $18.95)
A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period • Jamil Abun-Nasr HISTORY • 1987 • PAPER • 460 PAGES An authoritative, scholarly history of North Africa from the seventh century until independence, covering the Berber dynasties, Ottoman rule, colonial period and independence. For those with a serious interest, it's an excellent history of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya, revealing how the region was swept into the conflict between Ottoman and Christian empires. (NAF31, $72.00)
The History of the Siege of Lisbon • Jose Saramago • Giovanni Pontiero LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 314 PAGES In this historical novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author, the past is rewritten when a Portuguese proofreader adds a false word to a history book, resulting in a whole new perception of the Siege of Lisbon. While it is a challenging book, Saramago's prose and the layered plot make it worth the effort. (PGL11, $14.00)
A History of the Spanish Language • Ralph Penny HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 418 PAGES A history of the Spanish language. (SPN243, $81.95)
Hons and Rebels • Nancy Mitford • Christopher Hitchens BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • PAPER • 304 PAGES This entertaining memoir of Mitford's exceedingly eccentric childhood in Britain and her adventures abroad during the Spanish Civil War and as a muckraking journalist in the States is chock full of personality and wit. Mitford is best known for The American Way of Death (1963), an expose of the funeral industry in America. (GBR603, $15.95)
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits • Laila Lalami LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 195 PAGES Lalami ( moorishgirl.com ) opens her impressive debut novel with four young characters aboard an inflatable raft en route from Morocco to Spain -- and a better life. She offers an insightful look at the struggle to get by in modern Morocco. (MRC67, $21.95)
Imperial Spain, 1469-1716 • John H. Elliott HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 424 PAGES A leading scholar on Spanish history, John H. Elliott describes Spain's 250 years of imperial majesty, including the empire's sudden rise to power and fall from grace, in this authoritative history. (SPN138, $17.00)
In Search of Islamic Feminism, One Woman's Global Journey • Elizabeth Warnock and Rob Fernea TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1998 • PAPER • 448 PAGES Seeking an answer to whether feminism is possible under Islam, the author embarks upon a two year journey through the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. Traveling through Uzbekistan, Morocco, Kuwait, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, Elizabeth Fernea, a professor of Middle Eastern studies, chronicles the diversity of female experience in each nation. (ISL28, $15.95)
Incognito Street, How Travel Made Me a Writer • Barbara Sjoholm TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Sjoholm (The Pirate Queen) departed for Europe at the age of 20 in 1970, with dreams of becoming a writer. In this memior, she explores her experiences in England and Spain, her struggle to find her writing voice, and her emerging political and sexual identity. (EUR244, $15.95)
Ines of My Soul • Isabel Allende LITERATURE • 2007 • PAPER • 321 PAGES This epic tale, based on life of Dona Ines Suarez (1507 - 1580) takes in the sweep of the early history of Chile, the founding of the city of Santiago and earthy details of a harsh time. Allende doesn't flinch at depicting the brutality of the conquistadors. It's a dramatic tale, sweeping in scope, of an extraordinary woman -- a poor seamstress who heads to the New World in search of a wayward and, as it turns out, dead husband and ends up making it big. (CHI73, $14.99)
Insight Compact Guide Gran Canaria • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2002 • PAPER • 95 PAGES A slim guide to Gran Canaria featuring color photographs and excellent local maps. (CNY04, $8.95)
Insight Guide Barcelona • Judy Thomson • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 320 PAGES This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of Barcelona, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on art, architecture, politics and culture. It includes hundreds of photos and maps and some limited practical information. You'll find yourself referring to the guide upon your return just to savor the fabulous photography. (SPN75, $19.99)
Insight Guide Spain • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 424 PAGES This handsome travel guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of the region, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture, hundreds of photos and maps and some limited practical information. (SPN123, $23.99)
Insight Pocket Guide Madrid • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 1998 • PAPER • 96 PAGES This convenient, slim volume features color photographs, many maps (including a handy fold-out map of the city), good short descriptions of major points of interest, and other practical information. (SPN37, $12.95)
Interpreting Matisse Picasso • Elizabeth Cowling ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2002 • PAPER • 80 PAGES A swift survey of the competition, friendship and mutual respect between Matisse and Picasso, as well as the art it inspired. With ample illustration. (ART19, $16.95)
Islam and Democracy, Fear of the Modern World • Fatima Mernissi HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 195 PAGES A short, inflammatory book on the possibility of democracy in the Middle East by a well known Moroccan critic, historian and feminist. (ISL06, $17.50)
Islam and Mammon, The Economic Predicament of Islamism • Timur Kuran RELIGION • 2004 • HARD COVER • 232 PAGES In this six essays (all previously published in scholarly journals), Kuran presents a well-argued critique of the doctrine of Islamic economics. (ISL46, $66.00)
Islam and the West • Bernard Lewis RELIGION • 1994 • PAPER • 217 PAGES In this illuminating collection of essays, one of the great authorities on the Middle East explores the common ground shared by Islam and the West. It is an excellent guide to the history of the relationship between East and West. (ARB12, $19.99)
Islam, The Straight Path • John L. Esposito RELIGION • 2010 • PAPER • 304 PAGES A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tone intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader. (MDE22, $49.95)
Islamic Art and Architecture • Robert Hillenbrand ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Covering one thousand years and the geographic scope of Islam, this book is a wide-ranging guide to the arts of Islam, including architecture, calligraphy, ceramics and textiles. A marvelously compact synthesis, it focuses on major styles associated with Muslim dynasties including the Ottomans. With a useful glossary of Islamic terms, time line, maps and 270 illustrations, many in color. (CAS17, $21.95)
Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250 • Richard Ettinghausen • Oleg Grabar ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • PAPER • 360 PAGES An illustrated survey of the great monuments and art produced by Muslim peoples during medieval times, including the Dome of the Rock, as well as many small aritfacts. (ISL26, $40.00)
Islamic Arts • Jonathan Bloom • Sheila Blair ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1997 • PAPER • 445 PAGES A comprehensive survey of 1,000 years of Islamic architecture, design and decoration. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps and site plans. For anyone with an interest in art, this book is a wonderfully illuminating, stimulating introduction to the subject. (ISL01, $29.95)
The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality? • John L. Esposito RELIGION • 1999 • PAPER • 328 PAGES An authority on Islam examines key political issues, various Islamic movements and Muslim relations with the West in this insightful, balanced survey. This third edition includes new material on Turkey, Afghanistan, Palestine, Southeast Asia, and a discussion of international terrorism. (ISL03, $19.99)
Islamism and Secularism in North Africa • John Ruedy RELIGION • 1996 • PAPER • 324 PAGES A discussion of Islamic movements in North Africa with contributions by international scholars. (ISL13, $44.00)
It's Not About the Tapas, A Spanish Adventure on Two Wheels • Polly Evans TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 204 PAGES The English journalist and writer abandons Hong Kong (where she worked at the largest weekly magazine) for adventure in Spain. One in a series of books on her lighthearted encounters around the world, including Fried Eggs with Chopsticks and Kiwis Might Fly. (SPN302, $16.00)
The Jews of Spain • 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)
Journey Through the Ice Age • Paul Bahn • Jean Vertut ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1997 • PAPER • 240 PAGES • COMING IN Illustrated with extraordinary color photographs by Jean Vertut, this authoritative book is an excellent summary of Paleolithic art -- and particularly cave paintings -- throughout Europe. (EUR07, $27.50)
Journey to the Alcarria, Travels Through the Spanish Countryside • Camilo Jose Cela TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1990 • PAPER • 288 PAGES The Spanish novelist and 1989 Nobel Prize-winner, writes of his travels on foot in the Alcarria region of Spain in this classic book, originally published in 1948. He intentionally chose this neglected mountainous region surrounding Guadelajara, northeast of Madrid, as a place where he might discover the Spanish national character. (SPN239, $8.95)
Juan Carlos, Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy • Paul Preston BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • HARD COVER • 608 PAGES An affectionate, popular biography of Spain's King Juan Carlos. Preston, a professor of history at the London School of Economics, portrays the king in a largely positive light, not as a figurehead propped up by Franco but as a forward thinking leader. (SPN253, $35.00)
Karen Brown's Spain, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • Lorena Aburto • Clare Brown • Cynthia Sauvage GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 269 PAGES A survey of inns, castles and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights of each region. (SPN149, $19.95)
Knopf Mapguide Barcelona • Knopf Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 48 PAGES A practical and handy passport-sized guide to the city, featuring fold-out maps. (SPN320, $10.95)
Learn Spanish Together • Living Language LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2006 • BOXED These multimedia boxed sets feature CDs, games, srickers and adorable illustrations to help kids and parents pick up a new language together. (SPN305, $22.95)
The Letter of Marque • Patrick O'Brian LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 284 PAGES Though merely the 12th in a series that eventually became 20 books, this may be the most satisfying of the lot. Aubrey and Maturin are up to their old tricks. After a success in the Azores, they go by separate means to the Baltic, where Maturin, attempting to find Diana to make things right, is essentially rescued by Aubrey. There's more after this one, but it doesn't get any better. (ATL20, $14.95)
Life and Food in the Basque Country • Maria Jose Sevilla FOOD • 1992 • PAPER • 170 PAGES A portrait of Basque life as seen through the people who practice its culinary traditions. Chapters profile the ways and history of Basque butchers, fishermen, housewives, kaiku-makers or society cooks, and others associated with food traditions. With a few recipes scattered throughout. (SPN125, $14.95)
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself • J.M. Cohen BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1988 • PAPER • 316 PAGES Utterly transformed by her religious experiences, converted at age forty, Saint Teresa maintained an analytical and critical view of ecstasy and feared false mysticism. This book is widely read in Spain. (SPN18, $14.00)
Life With Picasso • Francoise Gilot BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1989 • PAPER • 352 PAGES This intimate memoir is as much about Picasso's art as it is about Gilot's experiences with Picasso as a lover and companion. She met Picasso in Paris in 1943, during the German occupation of France, when she was 21 and he was 62. For ten years, she lived with the artist, gave birth to two of his children, and served as his model. She recounts their life together with careful attention to detail, combining memoir, art history and romance. (ART42, $16.00)
Lisbon City Map • Turinta Maps MAP A detailed, color map of Lisbon. Two Sides. 25x38 inches. (PGL17, $12.95)
Lisbon Map • Streetwise Maps MAP A handy folded, laminated street map of Lisbon in full color at a scale of 1:8,000. Two Sides. 8.5x32 inches. (PGL54, $7.95)
Little Indiscretions, A Delectable Mystery • Carmen Posadas MYSTERY • 2005 • PAPER • 305 PAGES A hilarious, wry whodunit. (SPN266, $13.95)
Living in Morocco • Stoeltie, Barbara and Rene CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2011 • HARD COVER • 280 PAGES From exquisite rugs and textiles to vibrant mosaics, courtyards and homes, this gorgeous photographic collection celebrates the beauty and allure of Morocco's architecture, with a particular focus on interiors. (MRC71, $29.99)
Living in Morocco • Stoeltie, Barbara and Rene CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2011 • HARD COVER • 280 PAGES From exquisite rugs and textiles to vibrant mosaics, courtyards and homes, this gorgeous photographic collection celebrates the beauty and allure of Morocco's architecture, with a particular focus on interiors. (MRC71, $29.99)
Lonely Planet Andalucia • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 432 PAGES A comprehensive guide to Cadiz, Granada, Seville and other popular destinations in Andalucia with good city maps, a few color photographs and excellent practical information on what to do and where to go. (SPN157, $21.99)
Lonely Planet Barcelona • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 308 PAGES A comprehensive city guide with good full-color maps, a few photographs and excellent information on what to do and where to go. (SPN158, $19.99)
Lonely Planet Canary Islands • Damien Simonis GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 288 PAGES In its hallmark style, this practical guide to the Canary Islands by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs and excellent travel information. (CNY02, $18.99)
Lonely Planet Morocco • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 540 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide to Morocco in the hallmark Lonely Planet style featuring a section of color photographs and excellent local maps. Geared for the independent traveler, the book includes a good introduction to the country in addition to the usual nuts-and-bolts information on where to go, sleep and eat. It includes information on trekking routes in the High Atlas and Rif mountains. (MRC19, $25.99)
Lonely Planet Portugal • Julia Wilkinson GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 548 PAGES In its hallmark style, this practical guide to Portugal by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. Most of the book focuses on what to see, do, buy and eat in the city. With color photographs and excellent travel information. (PGL16, $23.99)
Lonely Planet Portuguese Phrasebook • Clara De MacEdo Vitorino LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2006 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A handy pocket phrasebook for Portuguese basics, covering pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (PGL34, $8.99)
Lonely Planet Spain • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 934 PAGES At 900 pages, this practical travel guide to Spain is what the independent traveler needs. It features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accomodations and sightseeing. Brighter better organized, with detailed color maps, crisp red icons for sections on sleeping, eating, shopping and activities, and well-deployed color throughout. (SPN153, $26.99)
Lonely Planet Spanish Phrasebook • Izaskun Arretxe LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2012 • PAPER • 272 PAGES This handy pocket phrasebook includes pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary. (SPN182, $8.99)
Lords of the Atlas • Gavin Maxwell TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2005 • PAPER • 316 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A classic account of the tribal warlords of the Atlas Mountains -- and of life in French colonial Morocco. In this rousing tale and excellent introduction to Marrakech. Profesor Tom Simons writes "The Ring of Bright Water author delivers our most vivid and readable history of French colonial Morocco, via the great Berber Glaoui clan that ruled Marrakesh and the High Atlas between 1893 and independence." (MRC35, $33.95)
Love's Labour's Lost • William Shakespeare LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 272 PAGES In this early comedy, Ferdinand, The King of Navarre and his three closest friends swear off women in the interest of education. When the quartet meets the princess of France and her three attendants, the whole plan goes out the window. (SPN292, $10.95)
The Lusiads • Luis De Camoes LITERATURE • 2008 • PAPER • 258 PAGES A 16th-century account of Vasco De Gama's voyage to India modelled after Virgil's "Aeneid." (PGL12, $12.95)
Madeira Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP A map of Madeira, shown at a scale of 1:75,000. One Side. 37x54 inches. (PGL18, $14.95)
Madrid For Pleasure • Michael Jacobs GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • PAPER • 286 PAGES A cultural guide to the city, strong on its heritage in art and literature. A revised edition in the Pallas for Pleasure series. (SPN94, $27.50)
Madrid Map • Borch Maps 2007 • MAP • 2007 PAGES A detailed map of Madrid at a scale of 1:10,000, laminated and folded for easy reference. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (SPN106, $7.95)
The Maias • Jose Eca de Queiros LITERATURE • 2007 • PAPER • 633 PAGES Quieros beautifully captures the spirit of 19th-century Lisbon in this operatic tale of the decline of an affluent Lisbon family, worthy of comparison to the greatest accomplishments of Proust and Tolstoy. (PGL07, $17.95)
Majorca Map • Borch Maps 2006 • MAP A handy laminated road map of Majorca in full color at a scale of 1:160,000, with supplementary maps. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (SPN310, $10.95)
Makbara • Juan Goytisolo LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER Not an easy read, this oddly punctuated strange novel by Spain's modern master (and long-time resident in Marrakech) delves into sex, love, freedom and Arabic traditions. (MRC74, $14.99)
Making of the Middle Ages • Richard W. Southern HISTORY • 1953 • PAPER A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $21.00)
Mallorca Map • Freytag & Berndt MAP A folded map of Mallorca at a scale of 1:100,000. Two Sides. 33x40 inches. (SPN223, $12.95)
Mallorca Map • World Mapping Project 2009 • MAP A detailed, traveler's map of Mallorca at a scale of 1:80,000, based on World Mapping Project cartography. The full color map, printed on rip-proof and waterproof paper, includes topographic features, latitude and longitude, and key visitor attractions. Two Sides. 27 X 39 inches. (SPN250, $9.99)
Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald FIELD GUIDE • 2002 • PAPER • 320 PAGES 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, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior. (FG61, $38.50)
Manet/Velazquez, the French Taste for Spanish Painting • Gary Tinterow ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • HARD COVER • 600 PAGES The sumptuous oversize catalog for the 2003 exhibit on Manet and Velazquez, featuring 150 color reproductions of works by French and Spanish artists as well as examples of American artists influenced by the Golden Age in Spain. (ART28, $75.00)
Marks of Identity • Juan Goytisolo • Gregory Rabassa LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 352 PAGES This is the story of a Spanish exile's return from Paris to his native Barcelona. The novel's narrator, like Barcelona during the Franco years (and the author) is fractured, conflicted and (he feels) implicated in tragedy. It's the first part in a trilogy by Goytisolo, a Catalan who wrote complex, difficult novels of Spain on the periphery of the Western and Islamic worlds. Originally published in 1969. (SPN25, $15.00)
Marrakesh & Northern Morocco Map • ITMB 2009 • MAP This map is double-sided, with a very large-scale and detailed map of the city occupying one side, showing both the older Medina and the newer French quarter. Hotels, markets, squares, souks, palaces, and mosques are well-portrayed. The other side covers the northern half of Morocco and will assist drivers and those exploring Morocco as part of a tour. Insets of Rabat/Sale and Tangier are included. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (MRC105, $10.95)
Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World • Peter Weir LITERATURE • 2003 • DVD Peter Weir's exciting adaptation of two of Patrick O'Brian's popular novels, "Master and Commander" and "The Far Side of the World," starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. Crowe is Captain Jack Aubrey, whose British ship, the HMS Surprise, is battling a mysterious French ship off the coast of Cape Horn during the Napoleonic Wars of 1805. An extended sequenced filmed on the Galapagos marks one of the first times the islands have been depicted in a feature film. (GPS66, $14.98)
Matisse and Picasso • Yve-Alain Bois ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • PAPER • 272 PAGES Eminently readable and beautifully illustrated, this book charts the competitive relationship between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso from 1906-1917. (ART17, $36.00)
Matisse and Picasso, The Story of their Rivalry and Friendship • Jack Flam ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • PAPER • 288 PAGES The latest book on the relationship between Matisse and Picasso. Art historian Jack Flam delves into the biographical details of their lives, their philosophical attitudes toward art and, of course, their work. (ART20, $17.95)
Matisse Picasso • Museum of Modern Art ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2002 • HARD COVER • 368 PAGES Friends and competitors, Matisse and Picasso possessed a relationship that fueled great artistic innovation. This exhibition catalog juxtaposes the works of the two, highlighting the similarities and differences, while depicting the dialogue they shared through their art. (ART18, $60.00)
Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe • C.H. Lawrence HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 321 PAGES A study of the economic, social, and cultural roles of religious orders in medieval Western Europe. Expanded third edition. (EUR197, $55.00)
The Medieval Spains • 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 Portugal • Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 384 PAGES With the same focus on driving tours, detailed maps and the Michelin star system, the venerable Green Guides are even better -- organized regionally, in color and with an overview of history, art and culture. (PGL15, $21.99)
Michelin Green Guide Spain • Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 576 PAGES With the same focus on driving tours, detailed maps and the Michelin star system, the venerable Green Guides are even better -- organized regionally, in color and with an overview of history, art and culture. (SPN167, $21.99)
Michelin the Green Guide Andalucia • Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 416 PAGES A straightfoward, practical guide to Andalucia. (SPN322, $21.99)
The Middle Sea • John Julius Norwich HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 720 PAGES A marvelous writer who has already tackled Byzantium, the Normans in Sicily and Venice, Norwich spins his magic in this story of culture, trade and politics, royalty and rulers, wars and religion in the Mediterranean from antiquity to the end of the First World War. (MED98, $21.00)
Modern Spain • Raymond Carr HISTORY • 1989 • PAPER • 201 PAGES A survey of Spanish history from 1875 to King Juan Carlos in 1980. With a focus on politics and economics. (SPN152, $24.95)
Moorish Spain • Richard Fletcher HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 189 PAGES Organized chronologically, this accessible survey of the history and culture of Islam in Spain opens with the Berber invasion on Spain in the 8th century and closes with the reign of Philip II in the early 17th. With maps and a section of black-and-white photographs. Fletcher covers not only empire and politics but also art, architecture and culture. (SPN110, $26.95)
Moroccan Interiors • Lisa Lovatt-Smith ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES • COMING IN A splendid collection of color photographs, organized geographically, with accompanying essays. The book showcases 40 diverse interiors from palaces and grand hotels to rustic village homes. (MRC52, $19.99)
Morocco Map • Michelin Travel Publications 2012 • MAP A road map in the Michelin style, featuring city and town plans, as well as a full place name index. Tough cardboard cover. Scale 1:1,000,000. Two Sides. 28x36 inches. (MRC13, $12.95)
Morocco Map Laminated • Borch Maps 2007 • MAP A laminated map of Morocco, scale 1:1,400,000 Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (MRC23, $10.95)
Morocco That Was • Walter Harris TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2003 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A piercingly funny and sharp eyewitness account of the Sultanate by the eccentric London Times correspondent in Tangiers. Harris lived in the country for 30 years, which gave him unusual access to the Moorish court and civic life. Originally published in 1921. (MRC59, $34.95)
Morocco, The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges • Marvine Howe CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2005 • HARD COVER • 428 PAGES A lively comprehensive survey of political, social, and cultural changes under King Mohammed VI, by a veteran newspaperwoman who reported on Morocco for the New York Times for many years. Howe poses the challenge of modern Morocco in her preface: "Can an absolute Muslim monarchy embrace Western-style democracy in an era of growing confrontation between the Islamic world and the West?" (MRC75, $20.00)
Muslim Politics • Dale Eickelman • James Piscatori RELIGION • 2004 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A succinct overview of politics, tradition, authority, religion and ethnicity in the contemporary Muslim world. Eickelman and Piscatori are editors for the series, Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. (ISL36, $30.95)
National Geographic Portugal • Fiona Dunlop GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 272 PAGES This guide to Portugal, published in the National Geographic attractive visual style, features hundreds of photographs, full color maps, and useful information on history, nature, culture, and travel. (PGL48, $22.95)
National Geographic Spain • Fiona Dunlop GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 400 PAGES Fiona Dunlop (New Tapas) provides expert advice in this full-color guide, featuring color photography, maps, travel tips, and a strong overview of history and culture. (SPN186, $27.95)
Natives And Exotics • Jane Alison LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Transplanted halfway around the globe in 1970, nine-year-old Alice, the child of diplomats, is ravished by the beauty of Ecuador, a country her parents are helping to despoil. Forty years earlier, Alice's newlywed grandmother Violet confronts troubling traces of her country's past as she makes a home in the wilds of Australia. And before that, in early nineteenth-century Scotland, Violet's great-great-grandfather George flees the violence of the Clearances for the Portuguese Azores, unaware that he will have a hand in destroying the earthly paradise there. (PGL52, $16.95)
The Nautical Chart • Arturo Perez-Reverte MYSTERY • 2004 • PAPER • 480 PAGES This fifth Perez-Reverte thriller follows former ship pilot Manuel Coy -- a mixture of Melville, Stevenson, and Conrad -- and his dangerous sea adventures in modern-day Barcelona. When Coy defends a woman from a pirate she defeats in an auction, he unlocks a mystery that leads to sunken Jesuit ships, nautical lore and exciting underwater escapades. (SPN279, $14.95)
The New Spaniards • John Hooper CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2007 • PAPER • 458 PAGES Hooper, writing with the immediacy of a news bulletin, surveys the enormous cultural, political and economic changes in Spain since the death of Franco. Authoritative and compelling, the book focuses on the daily life of the average Spaniard. Revised edition. (SPN08, $16.00)
Night and Horses and the Desert, An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature • Robert Irwin ANTHOLOGY • 2002 • PAPER • 462 PAGES Irwin has chosen well, providing an intriguing sample of Medieval Arabic prose and verse, organized thematically. With a chapter on Andalusia. (ARB62, $17.00)
No god but God • Reza Aslan RELIGION • 2011 • PAPER • 310 PAGES Geared for a popular audience, this provocative book is both a call for reform and a history of early Muslim life and practice. Fully revised and updated, with a new preface and closing chapter. Born in Tehran in 1972 and educated in the West, Alsan is a leading expert and commentator on the Middle East. (ISL50, $17.00)
North African Villages, Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia • Norman Carver CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1989 • PAPER • 200 PAGES This book documents the folk architecture, houses and markets of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in the late 1970s in stunning black-and-white and color photographs. With extensive notes and text by photographer-architect Norman Carver. The author traveled throughout the region and this excellent book reflects his familiarity with the people, culture and geography of the region. (TUN11, $29.95)
Northeast Spain Map, Aragon Cataluna, Andorra • Michelin MAP A travel map of northeastern Spain at a scale 1:400,000. With good topographic detail, it covers from Pamplona to the eastern Mediterranean Coast and south to Valencia. One Side. 40x58 inches. (SPN112, $11.95)
Northeast Spain Map, Aragon Cataluna, Andorra • Michelin MAP A travel map of northeastern Spain at a scale 1:400,000. With good topographic detail, it covers from Pamplona to the eastern Mediterranean Coast and south to Valencia. One Side. 40x58 inches. (SPN112, $11.95)
Old Man Goya • Julia Blackburn BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2003 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Taking 1792--the year that Goya went deaf--as her starting point, Julia Blackburn chronicles the painter's fruitful last 35 years in captivating, imaginative detail. Her book is informed by her travels and research, her own family history and her keen intellect. Blackburn has explored similar topics, people and places in this same mesmerizing fashion in her previous books, most memorably in The Book of Color (Seychelles and the Indian Ocean), The Emperor's Last Island (St. Helena) and Daisy Bates in the Desert (Australian outback). (SPN171, $13.95)
Orientalism • Edward W. Said HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 432 PAGES An influential account of Western attitudes and Muslim stereotypes by the great Middle East scholar. First published in 1978. (ISL07, $16.95)
Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition • Norman Itzkowitz HISTORY • 1972 • PAPER • 118 PAGES This classic history, by a professor of Turkish studies at Princeton, summarizes the major themes and issues surrounding the Ottoman period with clarity. (TKY81, $15.00)
Painting in Spain 1500-1700 • Jonathan Brown ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 283 PAGES Velazquez and El Greco are but a few of the Spanish artists discussed in this in-depth study of the art produced during Spain's golden age. Art historian and professor Jonathan Brown provides a European context for the artistic activity occurring in Spain as well as examining how the Spanish artists of the era interpreted the religious and social issues of their times. (SPN183, $40.00)
The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation • James L. Newman CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1997 • PAPER • 252 PAGES An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology. With 50 maps. (AFR140, $26.00)
Philip of Spain • Henry Kamen BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 404 PAGES An engaging portrait of Philip II and 16th-century Europe by a leading scholar of Spanish history. (SPN237, $22.50)
Picasso • Patrick O'Brian ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1994 • PAPER • 520 PAGES Here Patrick O'Brian, author of the popular historical novels about the 18th-century British Navy, covers the life and work of Picasso. O'Brian, who lived in Spain for many years, was an acquaintance of the great artist. (SPN86, $27.95)
Picasso • Hans L. Jaffe ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1983 • PAPER • 128 PAGES An overview of Picasso's art in the excellent "Masters of Art" series. The book begins with an illustrated essay on the art of Picasso, and continues with reproductions of important works. Each is given a full page, with commentary on the facing page. (SPN85, $19.98)
Picasso • Timothy Hilton ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1987 • PAPER • 288 PAGES An illustrated essay on Picasso's achievement and place in 20th-century art, organized by period. With 207 illustrations, 30 in color. Part of the World of Art series. (SPN82, $16.95)
Picasso • Christian-Peter Warncke ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • HARD COVER • 240 PAGES This beautifully illustrated color Tashen monograph features concise descriptions and interpretations of Picasso's important styles and developments. With 400 illustrations. (SPN90, $20.00)
Picasso, Master of the New Idea • Paule du Bouchet • Marie-Laure Bernadac ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1993 • PAPER • 191 PAGES From his Spanish childhood to his glory days, this pocket-size book traces the development of Picasso and his art. This volume in the acclaimed "Discoveries" series includes hundreds of color and archival photographs, a useful chronology and long section of writing by and about Picasso. It's a marvel how they manage to put so much into this slim book. (SPN27, $12.95)
Pilgrim Stories, On and Off the Road to Santiago • Nancy Louise Frey TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1998 • PAPER • 313 PAGES An anthropologist and writer living in Galicia, Nancy Frey reveals the meaning of modern journeys along the Way of St. James in this fascinating, scholarly book. It's a vivid account of the significance of the journey as told through interviews with modern participants. (SPN46, $27.95)
The Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago De Compostela • William Melczer GUIDEBOOK • 1993 • PAPER • 350 PAGES The original text itself fills only 48 pages, whereas Melczer's introduction fills 70; but together the two are an extremely informative (SPN42, $25.00)
The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, The Complete Cultural Handbook • 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. It covers the geography, attractions and history of the region in detail. (SPN137, $24.95)
The Pilgrimage to Santiago • Edwin Mullins TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2001 • PAPER • 235 PAGES • COMING IN A classic account of the Way of St. James, first published in 1974. The journalist author combines history, geography, religion, and archaeology in this delightful book. An excellent introduction for modern pilgrims and visitors to the region. 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. (SPN130, $15.00)
The Pilgrimage, A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom • Paulo Coelho TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1995 • PAPER • 272 PAGES An international bestseller by Portuguese writer Paulo Coelho, this book recounts the author's experiences along the historic Road to Santiago, much of it revolving around a sacred sword. It mixes travelogue, history and a modern quest for spirituality. Frankly, this book is a little weird -- but it's quite enjoyable. (SPN47, $14.99)
Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish • Pimsleur Language Method LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2005 • AUDIO CD Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (SPN257, $19.95)
The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid • Jes�s Escobar ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • HARD COVER • 376 PAGES An engaging, scholarly account of the physical transformation of early modern Madrid from market town to capital of the Spanish Habsburg empire. Escobar focuses on the architecture, planning and symbolism of Madrid's grand central square. With maps and illustrations. The plaza, as Escobar explains in wonderful detail, was the center of commerce and ceremony for 17th-century Madrid, showplace of the Habsburgs. Escobar is a professor of art history at Fairfield University. (SPN210, $123.00)
The Poem of the Cid: A Bilingual Edition with Parallel Text • Ian Michael • Rita Hamilton • Janet Perry LITERATURE • 1985 • PAPER • 256 PAGES The medieval epic in a bilingual edition. (SPN273, $16.00)
The Politics of Contemporary Spain • Sebastian Balfour HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A political history of modern Spanish politics from the transition to democracy to the Madrid bombings of 2004 and the immediate aftermath, geared for researchers and a university audience. The author is a professor at the London School of Economics. (SPN252, $52.95)
The Portable Cervantes • Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra LITERATURE • 1976 • PAPER • 854 PAGES This anthology of the writing of Cervantes includes an abridged version of Don Quixote and three novellas. (SPN285, $18.00)
Portugal Map 733 • Michelin Travel Publications 2012 • MAP A detailed map of Portugal at a scale of 1:400,000 --perfect for the traveler. One Side. 60x40 inches. (PGL08, $12.95)
Portuguese, A Language Map • Kristine K. Kershul LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2000 • PLASTIC CARD This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (PGL47, $7.95)
Portuguese, Start Speaking Today (Brazilian) • Language/30 LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 1998 • CASETTE TAPE A 90-minute crash course in Portuguese as it is spoken in Brazil featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook, all packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on learning dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated twice in Portuguese. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health. (BZL36, $24.95)
The Prado • Alfonso E. Perez Sanchez ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • PAPER • 256 PAGES • COMING IN The Prado Museum in Madrid features the art collected by the kings and queens of Spain over the centuries. With over 320 illustrations, this hefty book features the Prado's stunning collections of Velazquez, Goya, Rubens and El Greco. (SPN104, $35.00)
Prince Henry "the Navigator," A Life • Peter E. Russell BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 448 PAGES A complicated, rewarding portrait, and the first biography of the Portuguese prince in 100 years. In this revisionist history Russell depicts a Prince Henry who is not, as legend would have it, a visionary modernist, but rather a man of the Renaissance, as subject to prejudice, superstition and ego as any prince of his era. (PGL25, $25.00)
Purity of Blood • Arturo Perez Reverte • Margaret Sayers Peden LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER In this second book in Perez-Reverte's wildly entertaining Alatriste series, also memorably set in 17th-century Spain, our swashbuckling hero rescues a young ward held against her will at a convent in Madrid. Captain Alatriste teams up with the great real-life poet Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas, runs head on into the inquisition and various degenerate royalty, including the Count-Duke of Olivares. It's all great fun, marvelously rendered into English by Margaret Sayer's Peden, and it gives the author plenty of opportunity to comment on honor, faith. love and all that. Viggo Mortensen stars in the movie "Alatriste" due out Winter 2006. (SPN281, $15.00)
The Pyrenees • Kev Reynolds GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 448 PAGES First in a new series of mountain guides by Cicerone Press, this illustrated book covers the high Pyrenees from the Cirque de Lescun in the west to the Carlit massif and Cerdagne east of Andorra. With introductory chapters on the region, detailed descriptions of long-distance routes and treks, and plenty of prectical travel detail. (SPN228, $29.95)
The Queen of the South • Arturo Perez-Reverte MYSTERY • 2005 • PAPER • 464 PAGES When the phone rings, Teresa Mendoza knows her boyfriend is dead and that she must run for her life. Her flight spans 12 years and regions of Mexico, southern Spain and Morocco, where she must continue and expand the drug-smuggling ring her former lover began. Intrigue and mystery surround Perez-Reverte's sixth thriller. (SPN275, $16.00)
The Quest for El Cid • Richard Fletcher HISTORY • 1991 • PAPER • 217 PAGES A reevaluation of the legendary eleventh-century warrior Rodrigo Diaz, otherwise known as El Cid. Scholar Richard Fletcher delves deep into the life of this much-mythologized figure and extracts a new interpretation of his persona, explaining in the process how his legend evolved. (SPN141, $19.99)
Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain • Joseph F. O'Callaghan HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 344 PAGES A provocative, well-informed history and analysis of the Christian military campaigns against Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula from the late 11th to 13th Century, concluding with a consideration of the fall of Granada in 1492. O'Callaghan looks especially at the role of the papacy in the wars against Islam. (SPN272, $29.95)
The Remarkable Baobab • Thomas Pakenham NATURAL HISTORY • 2004 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES It was inevitable that Pakenham, an historian of Africa with a penchant for the world's most striking and bizarre trees, would discover the baobab. In this followup to Remarkable Trees of the World and Meetings with Remarkable Trees, he focuses on the tremendous, twisted boabab trees of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. Of the world's eight species, six are found in Madagascar. With 60 large-format color photographs. (NAT71, $19.95)
Requiem: A Hallucination • Antonio Tabucchi • Margaret Jull Costa LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 110 PAGES Tabucchi's fever-dream tour of a vanishing Lisbon. The narrator, an "adopted Portuguese," returns after many years and visits cemeteries, brothels and gentlemen's clubs, in an ambiguous search for the ghosts of his past. (PGL09, $12.95)
Requiem: A Hallucination • Antonio Tabucchi • Margaret Jull Costa LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 110 PAGES Tabucchi's fever-dream tour of a vanishing Lisbon. The narrator, an "adopted Portuguese," returns after many years and visits cemeteries, brothels and gentlemen's clubs, in an ambiguous search for the ghosts of his past. (PGL09, $12.95)
Rick Steves' Portugal Guide • Rick Steves GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guide Rick Steves. (PGL43, $18.99)
The Rise of Christianity • Rodney Stark RELIGION • 1997 • PAPER • 272 PAGES The subtitle to this book says it all: "How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries." More a sociological study than a religious history, the book delves into what compelled so many people to convert to the then infant religion. (MED64, $14.99)
Rivers of Gold, The Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan • Hugh Thomas HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 720 PAGES A big, old-fashioned history of the Spanish adventures in the Americas by the prolific British historian. Unabashedly told from the point of view of the Spaniards, Thomas sketches the personalities and events of the short, dramatic (and bloody) 30-year period between the arrival of Columbus and Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe. With maps and illustrations. (SPN251, $20.00)
Road of Stars to Santiago • Edward Stanton TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1994 • HARD COVER • 197 PAGES An account of the author's 500-mile journey across northern Spain on the medieval pilgrimage from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Campostela. Stanton, a professor of Spanish at the University of Kentucky, was in a time of personal crisis when he undertook the pilgrimage -- which he traversed wholly on foot, in company with other seekers. (SPN51, $40.00)
Roads to Santiago, A Modern-Day Pilgrimage Through Spain • Cees Nooteboom TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2000 • PAPER • 352 PAGES An exhilarating but erudite portrait of modern and historic Spain by a renowned Dutch author. Nooteboom writes quite brilliantly of Spanish art, philosophy, history, architecture and culture, as well as of the people he encountered during his Iberian peregrinations . (SPN50, $16.00)
Rome in Africa • Susan Raven HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 254 PAGES A scholarly, comprehensive survey, long the standard history of Roman influence in Northern Africa, now in a third edition. With photographs, site plans, and a chronology, this book is an outstanding introduction to the magnificent Roman archaeological sites in Libya, Tunisia and throughout North Africa. It is illustrated and wonderfully written, covering the geographic setting, rise of Carthage, personalities and individual trading centers. Third edition. (NAF04, $49.95)
Rough Guide Mediterranean Cafe Music • Various Artists MUSIC • 2004 • AUDIO CD A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of the cafe culture along the Mediterranean coasts, including music of Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt. (MED100, $14.98)
Rough Guide Music Spain • Various Artists MUSIC • 2002 • AUDIO CD A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of Spain. Includes flamenco, carnival music, and regional music of the Basque Country, Catalonia, Galicia, Andalusia and Mallorca. (SPN313, $14.95)
Rough Guide Portugal • Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 720 PAGES 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, $24.99)
Rough Guide Spain • Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 996 PAGES An opinionated comprehensive guide in the British series, deftly balancing an overview of the cultural and history of Spain with good practical information on sightseeing, food and accommodations. (SPN159, $24.99)
Sahara Unveiled, A Journey across the Desert • William Langewiesche TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1997 • PAPER • 302 PAGES Traveling across the Sahara from Algiers to Dakar, Langeweische has written an uncommonly good memoir of the desert, with meditations on its history, inhabitants and allure. (NAF05, $16.00)
Sahara, The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest Desert • Sheila Hirtle • Marq de Villiers NATURAL HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 326 PAGES • COMING IN A chronicle of the geography, history and nature of the Sahara. The author (who has also written about water) combines travelogue, science and archaeology in this informative report. In the second half of the book de Villiers brings in the great cities and civilizations of the Sahara. With a few black-and-white photographs, notes and bibliography. A Canadian journalist (whose family has roots in South Africa), de Villiers draws on travels through North Africa in the 1970s with his collaborator Sheila Hirtle. (NAF13, $14.00)
The Sand Child • Alan Sheridan • Tahar Ben Jelloun LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 165 PAGES The politically charged story of Mohammed Ahmed, a girl raised as a boy to escape the limited life offered women in Islamic society. The award-winning Moroccan author continues the story in "The Sacred Night," when Mohammed gives up her disguise. (MRC27, $22.95)
The Scramble for Africa • Thomas Pakenham HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 738 PAGES Absorbing and meticulously researched, this in-depth history of the Victorian land grab in Africa includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities who overran the continent. (AFR26, $23.99)
A Season in Granada, Uncollected Poems & Prose • Garcia Lorca • Christopher Maurer LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 128 PAGES A selection of poems and prose in celebration of Granada, where Lorca was raised, studied and spent much of his short life. The selections of writing from Lorca, translated and edited by Christopher Mauler, mark the centenary of Lorca's birth. This handsomely produced slim book offers a fine sample of his work. (SPN117, $13.95)
Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure • Lin Pardey • Larry Pardey TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1991 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Three years in the life of a married couple cruising the Mediterranean from the Spanish coast to the Middle East, aboard a homebuilt boat. (MED63, $14.95)
The Seville Communion • Arturo Perez-Reverte MYSTERY • 2004 • PAPER • 375 PAGES In this third Perez-Reverte thriller, Vatican security officer Father Lorenzo Quartz -- a disciplined dandy -- investigates a disturbing plea sent by a computer hacker to the pope through the church's security system. He soon finds himself in a Seville church, where the conflict between faith and business takes a murderous toll. (SPN278, $14.00)
Seville Map • Streetwise Maps MAP • FAVORITE A laminated, folded walking map of Seville. Two Sides. 8.5x27 inches. (SPN221, $7.95)
The Shadow of the Wind • Carlos Ruiz Zafon LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 512 PAGES Set in the brooding atmosphere of post-WW II Barcelona, this gripping story-within-a-story has it all: murder, doomed love and a mysterious book which draws the young hero, Daniel Sempere, into the city's dangerous underworld. (SPN298, $16.00)
The Sheltering Sky • Paul Bowles LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 313 PAGES Bowles' most famous work, the tale of three travelers whose lives unravel in the desert of North Africa. Originally published in 1949. (NAF09, $14.99)
Short Stories in Spanish, Cuentos en Espanol • John King LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 233 PAGES Reflecting the variety of modern Spanish literature, these stories, presented in Spanish and English, range from the sharp insights of Gabriel Garc�a Marquez's "Mar�a dos Prazeres" to Isabel Allende's powerful evocation of the oral traditions of the Amerindian "Walimai," the deceptive simplicity of Javier Mar�as's "On the Honeymoon," and the philosophical speculation of Laura Freixas's "Absurd Ending." (SPN289, $15.00)
Skeletons on the Zahara, A True Story of Survival • Dean King EXPLORATION • 2005 • PAPER • 368 PAGES King weaves a gripping tale of Captain James Riley and the men of the merchant ship Commerce, shipwrecked, captured and sold into slavery in 1815. King relies on published journals and his own travels to recreate the drama and hardship of the four-month trek across the Sahara. The men were eventually ransomed in Morocco, their survival nearly miraculous. Captain Riley's dramatic account of the ordeal, often reprinted over the years, was wildly popular in the 1800s. (NAF16, $14.99)
The Song of Roland • Robert Harrison LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A lyrical translation of the great French epic. Charlemagne's nephew, the chivalrous hero Roland, battles Basque attackers in this 11th-century epic about bloody struggle between Islamic and Christian armies. (SPN271, $6.95)
Songs of the Outcast • Robin Totton MUSIC • 2003 • PAPER • 224 PAGES This introduction to flamenco explains the musical forms, origins, rhythms and rituals and includes black and white photographs and a cd of flamenco music. (SPN284, $19.95)
South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David • Elizabeth David FOOD • 2011 • HARD COVER • 400 PAGES A selection of recipes and essays, chosen judiciously by Jill Norman, from David's nine influential books, including Book of Mediterranean Food and French Country Cooking. With 200 recipes. David writes equally as well and insightfully about culture and society as about the food itself. Julian Barnes provides the introduction to this edition. First published in the 1950s. (MED30, $29.95)
Spain 1469-1714, A Society of Conflict • Henry Kamen HISTORY • 1991 • PAPER • 307 PAGES A comprehensive survey of the Golden Age of imperial Spain, geared for students. This vivid history shows how Spain debated the unification of the country, the conquest of America, the wars in the Netherlands, the role of the Inquisition, the expulsion of the Moors, and the last days of the Habsburg regime. With the usual scholarly paraphernalia, a few maps and no illustrations. (SPN69, $91.60)
Spain and Its World, 1500-1700 • John H. Elliott HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 316 PAGES A wide-ranging overview of Spain by the pre-eminent historian of the Imperial Age of Spain. The 12 scholarly essays in this collection are arranged thematically. They're beautifully written. (SPN48, $35.00)
Spain in Mind • Alice Powers ANTHOLOGY • 2007 • PAPER • 372 PAGES This literary A-to-Z includes selections by Auden, Hemingway, Michener, Twain, Orwell, Trollope, Wharton and other luminaries. (SPN290, $16.95)
Spain's Men of the Sea: Daily Life on the Indies Fleets in the Sixteenth Century • 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)
Spain: A History • Raymond Carr HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 335 PAGES A brief history of Spain with contributions by editor Raymond Carr and eight other scholars, including A. T. Fear, Roger Collins, Richard Fletcher, Angus MacKay, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Henry Kamen, Richard Herr, and Sebastian Balfour. It's a lively, illustrated overview from prehistory through the Romans, Moorish Spain, imperial expansion, enlightenment, civil war and authoritarian rule. With color and black-and-white illustrations and four maps. (SPN235, $24.95)
The Spanish Civil War • Hugh Thomas HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 1136 PAGES Called the best general history of the dramatic chain of events that tore apart a nation, led to the tragedy of a civil war, and captured the emotions of an entire world. This great subject receives serious treatment with rich detail and insight. With 35 maps. (SPN26, $24.95)
The Spanish Inquisition • Cecil Roth HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 369 PAGES The Inquisition -- introduced in Spain during the Middle Ages, ended only in the 18th century. Empowered by the Roman Catholic church, the Spanish sovereigns moved first against Jews, then Protestants, mystics and various nonconformists. This documents the events leading up to the Inquisition and 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 • Henry Kamen HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 369 PAGES An absorbing account of the Spanish Inquisition for the general reader, a bestseller when it was first published in the 1960s, now updated by the author. Kamen argues that the Inquisition was not as ruthless or as accepted in its time as was previously thought. It is a well researched and thought-provoking rethinking of a much-discussed period in Spanish history. (SPN144, $24.00)
The Spanish Labyrinth, An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Spanish Civil War • 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. Originally published in 1943. (SPN74, $25.00)
Spanish Lessons, Beginnings of a New Life in Spain • Derek Lambert TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2001 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A witty narrative of life as an ex-pat in a small town near Alicante by the erstwhile British journalist. The writer, who had spent a career covering conflicts across the globe, finds a keen eye and sharp humor for telling his tale. (SPN150, $19.00)
The Spanish Seaborne Empire • J.H. Parry HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 416 PAGES The first of the great seaborne empires of Western Europe, Spain was the richest and most formidable European power from 1492 until the break-up of its empire 300 years later during the struggles between rival generals and the "liberators" of the 19th century. This classic study of Spain's impact on the Americas traces the conquests of Cortes and Pizarro, the economic and social consequences in Spain of trying to control an empire, its administration, the social structure, the Church, and the destruction of Indian cultures and their transformation to colonial states. (SPN70, $31.95)
Spanish, A Language Map • Kristine K. Kershul LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 1999 • PLASTIC CARD This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (SPN259, $7.95)
Spanish, Start Speaking Today! • Language/30 LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • AUDIO CD A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured on audio CD and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated in Spanish twice. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health. Teaches Latin American Spanish with tips for European usage. A cassette tape version is also available (SPN140). (SPN219, $24.95)
Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (Cassette Tapes) • Educational Services Corporation LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • CASETTE TAPE A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated in Spanish twice. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health. A version with compact discs is also available (SPN219). (SPN140, $24.95)
Special Places to Stay Morocco • Ann Cooke-Yarborough GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A review of 200 remarkable inns, guest houses and other lodging of character with color photographs. Organized geographically, each place gets a full page with two photographs, concise desription and contact information. With maps and short chapters on history, conservation and Islam. (MRC63, $17.95)
Stolen Lives, Twenty Years in a Desert Jail • Malika Oufkir BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 294 PAGES In this riveting memoir, Oukfir vividly recalls the horrors of her struggle for survival as a political prisoner in Morocco. Born into privilege, Oukfir was imprisoned along with her family after her father, a general, was accused of attempting to stage a coup. Not for the faint of heart, Oufkir renders her family's brutal treatment in gruesome detail. (MRC62, $14.99)
The Stone Raft • Jose Saramago LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 300 PAGES A modern fable from the Nobel Prize-winning author, in which a cast of eccentric characters embark on a quest when the Iberian Peninsula becomes unmoored from France. The novel is an allegory, a politcal statement and a fine example of magical realism with compelling characters. Five strangers living on the new island (sailing at 18 kilimoters an hour for the Azores) must depend on each other for companionship and survival. (PGL46, $14.00)
A Street in Marrakech, A Personal View of Urban Women in Morocco • Elizabeth Warnock Fernea TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1988 • PAPER • 382 PAGES Ethnographically sound and accessible, this lively account of an American woman's unpredictable journey though the private and public world's of a traditional Muslim city includes marvelous descriptions of daily life in and around the medina in Marrakech. First p[published in 1972, it shows the city on the brink of change. (MRC29, $26.95)
The Success and Failure of Picasso • John Berger BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1993 • PAPER • 240 PAGES An insightful biography of the artist from the noted art critic and novelist. (ART48, $16.00)
A Sum of Destructions: Picasso's Cultures and the Creation of Cubism • Natasha Staller ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2002 • HARD COVER • 438 PAGES An exploration of the relationship between Picasso's environment and his art. Staller, who spent twenty years researching the subject, focuses on the impact of the cultures of La Corusa, Barcelona, and Paris on Picasso's work. (SPN270, $60.00)
The Sun Also Rises • 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 expatriots travelling from Paris to Pamplona. The concrete declarative style and keenly honed dialogue escort readers through the trevails of protagonist Jake, a veteran whose war wounds leave him impotent, and his companions Robert and the Lady Brett as they dissolutely search the continent for thrills. One of the most classic works of American literature. (SPN33, $15.00)
The Sun over Breda • Arturo Perez-Reverte • Margaret Sayers Peden LITERATURE • 2008 • PAPER • 288 PAGES The third book in the popular series starring the swordsman-for-hire Captain Alatriste. In this rousing military installment, a cautionary tale, Alatriste joins the army of the Spanish King Philip IV to banish the Calvinist heretics from the fortified city of Breda, a bloody siege that drags on for 10 months (as memorialized by Diego Velazquez). Wonderfully translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. (SPN296, $15.00)
Surrealism • Fiona Bradley ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1997 • PAPER • 80 PAGES A volume in the excellent Movements in Modern Art series. Bradley, based at the Tate Gallery in London, describes -- in easily accessible prose -- the history and thrust of the Surrealist movement, covering Magritte, Ernst, Dali, and others. Many color illustrations. (SPN83, $25.00)
Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea • Robert D. Kaplan TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2003 • PAPER • 240 PAGES Robert Kaplan, the prolific journalist and author of Balkan Ghosts, travelled through Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea for this illuminating travelogue examining the culture, religion, and politics of the region. Kaplan also pays particular attention to the formidable impact of the 1980s famine. (AFR155, $15.95)
Tapas, The Little Dishes of Spain • Penelope Casas FOOD • 2007 • HARD COVER • 248 PAGES A delightful introduction to tapas, Spain's typical small plate dishes. Penelope Casas, a wonderful writer and expert in Spanish cuisine, presents 350 recipes in this handsomely produced, revised edition of a classic first published 20 years ago.. (SPN247, $30.00)
Teach Yourself Catalan • Alan Yates LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2004 • PAPER • 385 PAGES A basic course in Catalan, in the Teach Yourself series, this book is divided into 30 lessons. Each incorporates key grammar, vocabulary and phrases. With a short dictionary. An excellent resource for the linguistically inclined traveler to Barcelona, the Balearic Islands, Andorra and Rousillon. (SPN129, $32.00)
Terra Nostra • Carlos Fuentes RELIGION • 2003 • PAPER • 785 PAGES Using stories within stories, myths and literary characters, Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes creates a vast and intricate study of religion in Spain and South America. (SPN286, $18.95)
That Obscure Object of Desire • Luis Bunuel 1977 • DVD An erotic and darkly humorous look at desire from the master of the surreal. Bunuel adapted Pierre Louy's 1898 novel "La Femme et le Pantin" ("The Woman and the Puppet") for this 1977 film about the depths of one man's obsessive lust for a woman, who is played by two different actresses. In French with subtitles, much of the film (told in flashback) is set in and around Seville. Part of the Criterion Collection. (SPN230, $29.95)
Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue: Scenes from the Non-Christian World • Paul Bowles • Edmund White TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 192 PAGES Bowles' classic collection of eight travel essays, originally published in the 1950s, mostly about people and life in North Africa. The globe-skipping essays also include a chapter on tea plantations in Sri Lanka ("Fish Traps and Private Business"), a riff on South American parrots ("All Parrots Speak"), his travels in India ("Notes Mailed at Nagercoil") and thoughts on traveling to Istanbul with a Moroccan ("A Man Must Not Be Very Moslem"). Most of the articles were originally published in Holiday -- and the essays are much brighter and more affectionate than Bowles' fiction. The title is from a poem by Edward Lear: "Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live; Their heads are green and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve." (MRC60, $13.99)
The Three-Cornered Hat • Pedro Antonio De Alarcon LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 112 PAGES First published in 1874, this beloved Spanish folktale has become both a ballet and an orchestral piece. In a sleepy community, a miller and his lovely wife must foil the lecherous attentions of a local lord. Their slapstick attempts to outwit the Don make for a delightful comedy of errors. (SPN287, $13.00)
Time Out Barcelona • 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)
Time Out Lisbon • Pete Watts GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 256 PAGES An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (PGL49, $19.95)
Time Out Marrakech • Time Out GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 256 PAGES Compact and up-to-date, this is an outstanding guide on where to go and what to do in Marrakech and the surrounding area. With maps and introductory chapters on culture and history. (MRC68, $19.95)
To the Heart of Spain: Food and Wine Adventures beyond the Pyrenees • Ann Walker • Larry Walker FOOD • 1997 • PAPER • 319 PAGES This travel guide and cookbook recounts adventures -- culinary and otherwise -- throughout Spain. With 100 recipes and a section on wines. (SPN95, $14.95)
The Tomb in Seville, Crossing Spain on the Brink of Civil War • Norman Lewis TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 150 PAGES • COMING IN Lewis looks back at a 1934 adventure in this sharply observed account of hard travel in Spain. Ostensibly in Spain with his brother-in-law to find and report on the tomb of the title, their trip from north to south quickly becomes confounded by developing political events. (SPN264, $14.95)
Traditional Moroccan Cooking, Recipes from Fez • Claudia Roden • Madame Guinaudeau FOOD • 2000 • PAPER • 208 PAGES Madame Guinaudeau's classic guide to Moroccan cuisine, first published in 1958, explores the rich culinary traditions of Fez with charming anecdotes, recipes, drawings and chapters on everything from choosing spices and preserving lemons to The Art of Making and Drinking Tea. (MRC44, $14.95)
The Trap • Ana Maria Matute LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 220 PAGES This finely honed novel set in the time of the Spanish Civil War provides a feminist perspective on those tumultuous events. Translated from the original Spanish. (SPN60, $15.95)
Travelers' Tales Spain • Lucy McCauly ANTHOLOGY • 2002 • PAPER • 504 PAGES • COMING IN 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 North Africa • Barnaby Rogerson HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 408 PAGES Wide-ranging, accessible and effectively condensed, this brief history marches confidently through the centuries, covering key events and personalities in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria to 1999. (NAF01, $15.95)
A Traveller's History of Spain • Juan Lalaguna HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 304 PAGES This survey of Spanish history features a useful chronology, historical gazetteer and a long section on contemporary life. It covers early settlements through the Romans, Goths and Moors to the present. (SPN06, $14.95)
Trekking in the Moroccan Atlas • Richard Knight GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A compact, practical guide to exploring the High Atlas mountains with additional chapters on Marrakesh and Ouarzazate. It includes 43 route guides, maps and a color section on flora and fauna. (MRC33, $22.95)
Tribal Rugs • Jenny Housego ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 180 PAGES This beautifully illustrated book details the making of woven tribal rugs, elaborating on not only the construction of the rugs themselves, but the tribal history behind them. Highly recommended. (GEN101, $19.95)
Tuhami, Portrait of a Moroccan • Vincent Crapanzano CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1985 • PAPER • 205 PAGES The life story of a man possessed by spirits as told to an inquiring anthropologist. It's a scholarly, complex book about a tilemaker who believes he married a she-devil, and his ethnographic encounter with the author. (MRC16, $17.00)
Twice Round the Loggerhead, The Culture of Whaling in the Azores • Bruce Halabisky • Lance Lee HISTORY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 124 PAGES • COMING IN A loving, richly illustrated account, by two American apprentices, of building an Azorean whaleboat. With essays on the history and folklore of traditional whaling and boat-building. With archival and contemporary photographs, line drawings and 60 watercolor illustrations by Breton marine artist Yvon Le Corre. (PGL37, $35.00)
Two Spanish Picaresque Novels: Lazarillo de Tormes, The Swindler • Francisco de Quevedo • Michael Alpert LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A pair of tales that helped lay the foundation for the Spanish novel. The first, "Lazarillo de Tormes," was written in 1554 by an anonymous author and tells of a rambunctious young man from Salamanca who schemes against his various masters. Cervantes was a big admirer. The second, "The Swindler," was written in 1626 by Francisco de Quevedo, and paints a darkly comic picture of the criminal underworld and a servant who tries in vain to achieve the status of gentleman. (SPN108, $15.00)
Two Thousand Years of Jewish Life in Morocco • Haim Zafrani ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • HARD COVER • 372 PAGES A compendium by a leading scholar of the culture and history of Jewish life in Morocco. (MRC65, $39.50)
The Ultimate Picasso • Brigitte Leale • Christine Poit • Marie-Laure Bernadac ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • PAPER • 552 PAGES • COMING IN A concise retrospective of Picasso's work by three experts, including the curator of the Musee Picasso in Paris. This inclusive portrait features over 1,200 reproductions of the artist's paintings, drawings, and sculpture, with 800 in color. (SPN269, $35.00)
Ultimate Spanish, Basic-Intermediate with Book • Irwin Stern LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2000 • CASETTE TAPE A university-level Spanish course in a box, this set includes 40 short lessons on eight, 60-minute CDs and a 400-page accompanying text. The focus is on dialogues and conversation with attention paid to vocabulary and grammar. Most of the course features Latin American speakers with some Castillian variations in the lessons on Spain. With sections on business, etiquette and culture. Published by Living Language. (SPN175, $75.00)
A Vanished World, Medieval Spain's Golden Age of Enlightenment • Chris Lowney HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A lively history of the Convivencia, a time of flourishing culture and the arts when Christians, Muslims and Jews coexisted in Medieval Spain under Muslim rule. See too Rosa Menocal's wonderfully written and evocative Ornament of the World, How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain. (SPN254, $19.99)
Velazquez, Painter and Courtier • Jonathan Brown BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1988 • PAPER • 336 PAGES Brown fills in some of the gaps found in most Velazquez biographies. Additionally, he includes readings of Valazquez's works infused with astute commentary. (SPN184, $39.95)
The Victors and the Vanquished: Christians and Muslims of Catalonia and Aragon, 1050-1300 • Brian A. Catlos HISTORY • 2003 • HARD COVER A scholarly examination of the reconquest of Spain by the Christians, and the assimilation of Muslim culture into the new Spanish society. (SPN206, $154.00)
Voices of the Old Sea • Norman Lewis TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 232 PAGES An account of life in a remote Spanish fishing village of Farol in the years after World War II by the wonderful Norman Lewis. (SPN261, $14.95)
Wallpaper City Guide Madrid • Wallpaper Magazine GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 120 PAGES A stylish, thin (it fits in your back pocket) city guide compiled by the design magazine Wallpaper's local reporters. Well-organized, with chapter tabs, many photographs and of-the-moment recommendations. (SPN300, $9.95)
The War for Muslim Minds, Islam and the West • Gilles Kepel RELIGION • 2004 • HARD COVER • 327 PAGES A provocative analysis of the impact of the war on terrorism and U.S. military activity on the stability and future of the Middle East. A distinguished Arabist, Gilles Kepel argues that the Islamic terrorists and fanatics are creating chaos in their own countries and losing support of the faithful. Kepel is a professor at the Institute for Political Studies in Paris (ISL47, $23.95)
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East • Bernard Lewis HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 208 PAGES The prolific Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis traces the history of what was once a powerful player on the world stage and what is now an area dominated, in his words, by "shabby tyrannies... modern only in their apparatus of repression and terror," in this incisive examination of the history of Middle Eastern civilization. (ISL44, $12.99)
Wild Spain, A Traveller's Guide • Frederic Grunfeld GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A brief, illustrated survey of the national parks and wilderness areas of Spain, organized geographically. With a map, description and photographs covering 50 wilderness areas from the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean coast, Andalucia and the canary Islands. (SPN96, $19.95)
Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries • Ornella D'Alessio • Marco Santini FOOD • 2005 • HARD COVER • 324 PAGES Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. The authors, both Italian journalists and wine connoisseurs, provide helpful tips alongside the hundreds of magnificent color photographs. (EUR191, $35.00)
A Woman Unknown, Voices from a Spanish Life • Lucia Graves BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 273 PAGES A memoir of growing up in the rarefied intellectual household of Robert Graves on the island of Majorca during the Franco years. The author bridges three worlds -- and three languages -- in this nuanced portrait of life in her English-speaking home, Catalan surroundings and Spanish-speaking Catholic schooling. (SPN156, $15.95)
The World of Islam • Don Belt CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2001 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Collecting more than twenty five National Geographic articles from the last one hundred years, this glimpse into the Islamic world is a fascinating examination of the evolving relationship between East and West. With photographs and illustrations thoughout. (ISL30, $22.00)
Year of the Elephant, A Moroccan Women's Journey Toward Independence and other Stories • Leila Abouzeid LITERATURE • 2009 • PAPER • 125 PAGES A short novel, first published in Arabic in 1983, set during the Moroccan struggle for independence. Its heroine fights against French colonialism -- and the constraints of her sex and class. This edition includes eight brief stories in addition. (MRC37, $16.00)

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