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These 4 items are available for $61, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXITL486)

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, $17.00)
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, $23.95)
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 billionaire, 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, $35.95)