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Antonio Gaudi, Master Architect
• Juan Bassegoda Nonell
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 285 PAGES
This lavish little collection of Gaudi's work captures the evolution, imagination and exuberance of one of the most influential architects of the 20th century.
(SPN374, $11.95) |
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The Balkans, A Short History
• Mark Mazower
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 188 PAGES
A brief, provocative survey of the complex and often contentious history of the Balkans. With eloquence and insight, Mazower addresses the issues of geography, nationalism and modern nation-building in the region.
(BLK28, $13.95) |
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Barcelona
• Robert Hughes
HISTORY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 570 PAGES
• FAVORITE
This masterful cultural history examines the city's architecture, art, religion and literature from its days as a Roman outpost to the present. Thoroughly enjoyable and illustrated with 180 mostly black-and-white photographs, it's a Longitude favorite.
(SPN01, $21.00) |
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Bradt Guide Montenegro
• Annalisa Rellie
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
A compact, detailed overview of Montenegro, its history, wildlife and major attractions in the series by Bradt. Geared for the independent traveler, it also includes maps and lots of practical travel information.
(BLK47, $24.99) |
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Croatia, Through Writers' Eyes
• Barnaby Rogerson
ANTHOLOGY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
This collection of stories, tales, and travel narratives, illuminates the history and culture of Croatia. Including contributions by Rebecca West, Lawrence Durrell and Fitzroy MacLean.
(BLK95, $33.95) |
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Ghosts of Spain
• Giles Tremlett
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
PAPER
• 396 PAGES
Tremlett captures the Spanish character, history and modern politics in this masterful portrait, interweaving the story of his love for the country (where he has lived for 20 years) with interview, anecdote and observation.
(SPN323, $18.00) |
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Master and Commander
• Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE •
1990 •
PAPER
• 412 PAGES
The very first of the wildly (and deservedly!) popular ocean-going novels of Aubrey and Maturin. It sets Captain Jack and his surgeon/naturalist/spy sidekick Stephen Maturin against an impressively researched backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. This first volume takes place in O'Brian's backyard in the Western Mediterranean with significant action taking place at Minorca, Palermo and Gibraltar.
(MED27, $13.95) |
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Montenegro, A Novel
• Starling Lawrence
LITERATURE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 350 PAGES
Romance! Intrigue! Location! Steeped in the rich atmosphere of the time, this absorbing tale, set in turn-of-the-century Montenegro, evokes the tangled politics of the region -- Muslim, Turk and British. Lawrence follows the adventures of a reluctant British spy, Harwell Auberon, from the Adriatic to mountain villages, capturing the essence of the people and the land.
(BLK08, $14.99) |
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Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural Histor
• Jay Winter
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
Winter's powerful study of the "collective remembrance" of the Great War offers a major reassessment of one of the critical episodes in the cultural history of the 20th century.
(EUR351, $25.00) |
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