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We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, all designed to help you get more out of your travels to Sardinia. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.
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Eyewitness Guide Sardinia
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2003 PAPER 224 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to the island of Sardinia, featuring color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a synopsis of the island's attractions.
(ITL183, $20.00)
Sea and Sardinia
D.H. Lawrence
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 1999 PAPER 211 PAGES
A marvelous, wry account of a trip to Sardinia, evoking both the charms and travails of the then-remote island, and the personality of the author. It's a pleasingly exaggerated, accessible portrait of life on the island, circa 1921.
(ITL349, $15.00)
After the Divorce
Grazia Deledda Susan Ashe
LITERATURE 1995 PAPER 174 PAGES
In 1926 Grazia Deledda won the Nobel Prize for literature, making her, at the time, only the second woman to receive such an honor. This powerful and tragic tale of murder and infidelity is set, like many of her novels, on her native Sardinia. Evocative of the pre-Christian era in the Mediterranean, it tells of what happens when a suspected murderer learns from prison that his wife is remarrying.
(ITL196, $17.00)
Sardinia Map
Touring Club Italiano
MAP
A colorful map of the island of Sardinia, at a scale of 1:200,000.
(ITL259, $12.95)
Lonely Planet Mediterranean Europe
Steve Fallon
GUIDEBOOK
The Lonely Planet treatment of Mediterranean Europe, full of travel and background information for the independent traveler.
(MED37, $28.99)
The Foods of Sicily and Sardinia and the Smaller Islands
John Dominis
Giuliano Bugialli
FOOD
Bugialli presents a truly authentic and comprehensive cuisine in these illustrated pages, including not just recipes but also wonderful photography and cultural notes.
(ITL297, $37.50)
The Ancient Mediterranean
Michael Grant
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization.
(MED10, $18.00)
The Italians
Luigi Barzini
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
The definitive portrait of the Italian people, this is a classic, scholarly essay on the Italian character. Though first published in 1964, it's still worth reading for its insight, grace and wit.
(ITL05, $16.00)
D.H. Lawrence and Italy
D.H. Lawrence
Tim Parks
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
This omnibus Penguin Classics edition includes three travel tales, each very different in tone and all wonderful: "Sea and Sardinia" is a nostalgic look at traditional ways of life; "Twilight in Italy" an evocation of Lawrence's memorable stay on Lake Garda; and "Etruscan Places" his musings on ancient sites, including the painted tombs of Tarquinia.
(ITL62, $18.00)
Pillars of Hercules
Paul Theroux
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Known for his wry wit, Theroux seems to have had an exceptionally good time on his tour of the Mediterranean. He sets off from Gibraltar and circles along the coastline on foot, horseback, train and boat, ending at the other pillar on the African side.
(MED20, $15.95)
The Ancient Mariners, Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times
Lionel Casson
EXPLORATION
The classic history of seafaring in the Mediterranean.
(OCE51, $22.95)
The Spirit of Mediterranean Places
Michel Butor
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
In this remarkable short book, the celebrated French novelist chronicles his travels to Cairo, Luxor, Crete, Istanbul and other Mediterranean sites in absorbing, appreciative painterly detail.
(MED03, $13.95)
Italian Folktales
Italo Calvino
LITERATURE
A treasured collection of 200 lively folk tales presented by none other than the great Italo Calvino, a modern master with great affection for the folkloric traditions of his childhood.
(ITL314, $25.00)
Master and Commander
Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE
The very first of O'Brian's wildly successful seafaring novels about Captain Aubrey and sidekick Maturin sets the duo against a well-researched Napoleonic wars backdrop in the Western Mediterranean.
(MED27, $13.95)
Vendetta
Michael Dibdin
MYSTERY
An eccentric bizillionaire, his wife and guests are gunned down Mob-style in his Sardinian villa in this second book in the Aurelio Zen series.
(ITL621, $13.95)
Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates
Paul Dallman
NATURAL HISTORY
Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates.
(MED21, $34.95)
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