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ALPS: GERMANY, AUSTRIA & ITALY
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The Alps, A Cultural History
• Andrew Beattie
HISTORY •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES
Andrew Beattie explores the turbulent past and vibrant present of the Alps, where early pioneers of tourism, mountaineering and scientific research, along with the enduring legacies of historical regimes from the Romans to the Nazis, have all left their mark.
(ALP30, $35.00) |
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Annecy Thonon-les-Bains Map
• IGN
MAP
An excellently detailed map of the Haute-Savoie at a scale of 1:100,000. One Side. 48x38 inches.
(FRN390, $11.95) |
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Baedeker's Austria
• Baedeker's Travel Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2000 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 618 PAGES
The much-revised classic with map.
(AST56, $25.00) |
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The Best of the Alps
• Jay Cowan
HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 169 PAGES
A tour of 11 well known resorts throughout the Alps, illustrated in full-color photos. With descriptions of popular activities, events and a short history of each resort.
(ALP18, $19.95) |
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Birds of Britain & Europe
• Hermann Heinzel
• Richard Fitter
• John Parslow
FIELD GUIDE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
• COMING IN
This masterfully organized Collins Pocket Guide, featuring 3,000 color illustrations covers the birds of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Maps, text and illustrations for each species are organized together on facing pages for quick reference in the field. Heinzel contributed all the handsome watercolor illustrations.
(EUR49, $27.50) |
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Bodies from the Ice
• James M. Deem
SCIENCE •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 58 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Deem offers kids a glimpse into prehistory through mummified human remains discovered at glacial sites around the world. The book focuses primarily on Otzi, a well-preserved 5,500-year-old corpse found in the Alps in 1991.
(SCI268, $17.00) |
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Chamonix to Zermatt, The Walker's Haute Route
• Kev Reynolds
GUIDEBOOK •
2007 •
PAPER
• 187 PAGES
A comprehensive, practical guide to the classic Haute Route (with suggested alternatives). Apart from covering each segment of the long-distance walk, the book features a 30-page introduction to the region and good information on preparation. With photographs and sketch maps. The author, Kev Reynolds, has written a series of walking guides in Switzerland and the Alps published by Cicerone Press in Great Britain.
(ALP21, $19.95) |
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Chamonix, Mont Blanc Massif (East)
• IGN
MAP
This fabulously detailed topographic map (scale 1:25,000) shows the eastern portion of the Mont Blanc group. In combination with the same publisher's map of the western part of the range (Item FRN315), it's the best map for hikers doing the Mont Blanc circuit. One Side. 48x38 inches.
(FRN314, $19.95) |
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
The entertaining history of a most unusual eighteenth-century European celebrity. Clara the Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in 1741 by the Dutch sea captain Douwemout Van der Meer, and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of heads of state such as Louis XV and Frederick the Great. A marvelous and unique look at the introduction of Eastern wildlife into the Western world.
(FRN536, $12.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Switzerland
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 328 PAGES
A compact, illustrated guide to Switzerland and the Swiss Alps, featuring over 900 photographs, illustrations and maps, as well as plenty of information on places to eat, stay and visit.
(SWZ45, $25.00) |
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French or Foe?
• Polly Platt
GUIDEBOOK •
2003 •
PAPER
• 292 PAGES
• COMING IN
With humor, directness and great insight, this compact book is an expert and entertaining guide to the French and how to get along with them. The expanded third edition addresses France's romance with cell phones and includes a short chapter of recent vignettes.
(FRN54, $16.95) |
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French Ways and Their Meaning
• Edith Wharton
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 151 PAGES
A wonderfully readable, elegant look at French civilization by the perceptive mind of Edith Wharton. These impressions were cobbled together by Wharton in 1919 and divided into chapters with titles such as "Taste," "Intellectual Honesty" and, most tellingly, "The New Frenchwoman." This facsimile edition is published in cooperation with the Edith Wharton Restoration at the Mount in Lenox, Massachusetts. Written in Paris during the last two years of WWI, it celebrates what Wharton considers the typically French concern with Glory, Love, Voluptuousness, and Pleasure.
(FRN55, $14.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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An Illustrated History of the First World War
• John Keegan
HISTORY •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 448 PAGES
• COMING IN
An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI.
(WAR16, $50.00) |
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Insight Guide Switzerland
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of Switzerland, featuring concise essays by well-regarded authors on history, politics and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some practical information.
(SWZ15, $24.99) |
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La Place de la Concorde Suisse
• John McPhee
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1994 •
PAPER
• 150 PAGES
In the company of a Swiss patrol leader on a training mission, McPhee deploys his usual insight and wonderful prose on the phenomenon of the army of Switzerland -- a country twice the size of New Jersey with a much smaller population and an army of 650,000. What unfolds is an irreverent portrait of Switzerland and the Swiss mindset.
(SWZ14, $16.00) |
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Lac d'Annecy Map
• IGN
2003 •
MAP
This detailed walking map shows Lake d'Annecy and the immediate surroundings in the French Alps at a scale 1:25,000. The topographic map, which covers an area of approximately 12 x 9 miles, shows footpaths, huts and refuges, contour lines, GPS coordinates and attractions of local interest. One Side. 38x52 inches.
(FRN489, $12.95) |
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A Life of Her Own
• Emilie Carles
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1992 •
PAPER
• 271 PAGES
This memoir of life in the French Alps was a French bestseller when first published in 1977. Born in 1900, Carnes tells of her childhood, her life on the farm, her career as a teacher and her involvement in political and feminist movements, including a popular campaign to stop a highway proposed for her Alpine valley.
(FRN468, $16.00) |
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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) |
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Monte Rosa Map
• MapLink
1998 •
MAP
A Swiss-produced topographic map of the Monte Rosa massif, at a scale of 1:100,000. Two Sides. 22X30.5 inches.
(SWZ41, $14.00) |
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Mountaineering, The Freedom of the Hills
• The Mountaineers
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
HARD COVER
• 592 PAGES
It's all here in this 50th anniversary edition of the essential mountaineering handbook, which covers everything from choosing equipment and tying knots to basic rappelling techniques and planning an expedition
(GEN267, $39.95) |
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The Night Manager
• John Le Carre
LITERATURE •
1994 •
PAPER
• 473 PAGES
This best-selling, post-Cold War thriller about ruthless arms dealers in Geneva is a gripping read. Carrying on the great Le Carre tradition of espionage, a man who essentially gave up living after a tremendous failure is given a costly shot at redemption. In the new world order, spies have become their own worst enemies.
(SWZ06, $7.99) |
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Rhone-Alpes Map 523
• Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
An up-to-date regional map at a scale of 1:200,000 published by Michelin. The double-sided map covers the region from Montreux and Geneve south to Chaminox, Mount Blanc, Grenoble and west to the Rhone from Lyon, St-Etienne and Valence. One Side. 39 X 52 inches.
(FRN255, $12.95) |
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Rick Steves' Switzerland Guide
• Rick Steves
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guru Rick Steves.
(SWZ46, $19.95) |
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Rough Guide Switzerland
• Matthew Teller
GUIDEBOOK •
1010 •
PAPER
• 552 PAGES
This comprehensive guide in the British series includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Switzerland, detailed travel information, and dozens of sketch maps. It's an excellent choice for the independent traveler.
(SWZ24, $22.99) |
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Seven Summits
• Dick Bass
• Frank Wells
• Rick Ridgeway
EXPLORATION •
1988 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
They were both in their 50s, one of them doesn't even make it to all seven peaks. This book -- as told to climber and writer Rick Ridgeway -- is nonetheless pretty amazing, a testimony to the power of money and determination. For those heading to Africa, it includes a detailed description of the (non-techinal) Machame route on Kilimanjaro. They tackled the peaks (some with Ridgeway) in the following order, culminating on the third try with a successful Everest Summit by Bass, then the oldest man to ever stand on top of the world's highest mountain: Aconcagua, McKinley, Kilimanjaro , Elbrus, Kosciusko, Vinson and Everest.
(EXP48, $15.99) |
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St Gervais les Bains, Mont Blanc (West)
• IGN
MAP
This fabulously detailed topographic map (scale 1:25,000) shows the western portion of the Mont Blanc group. In combination with the same publisher's map of the eastern part of the range (Item FRN314), it's the best map for hikers doing the Mont Blanc circuit. One Side. 52x38 inches.
(FRN315, $19.95) |
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Switzerland Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
A colorful, shaded relief map of Switzerland at a scale of 1:400,000. Also includes Northwest Italy, including Lake Como. One Side. 39X47 inches.
(SWZ11, $12.95) |
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Tour of Mont Blanc, Complete Trekking Guide
• Kev Reynolds
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 243 PAGES
A compact guide to the 11-day, 120-mile classic walk encircling Mont Blanc. With color and black-and-white photos, maps and elevations. The heart of the book is a detailed kilometer-by-kilometer guide to each section of the tour including timings, distances and the author's encouraging, personable remarks on the route. Revised.
(ALP24, $24.95) |
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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) |
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