JEWELS OF ALPINE EUROPE More Books 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)   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)   Baedeker's Austria  •  Baedeker's Travel Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 618 PAGES The much-revised classic with map. (AST56, $25.00)   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)   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)   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)   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)   Dolomites Trekking, Alta Via 1 & Alta Via 2  •  Henry Stedman GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 174 PAGES A practical guide to walks and treks in the Dolomites featuring 51 detailed route maps, village plans and concise information on where to go, and what to see and do. The bulk of the book is organized into route descriptions that take the walker refuge-to-refuge. With sketch maps. The covers the Alta Via 1 -- Lago di Braies to Belluno (9-13 days) and Alta Via 2 -- Bressanone to Feltre (10-16 days) in detail. (ITL253, $22.95)   Eyewitness Guide Austria  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 384 PAGES This superb guide to all of Austria features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (AST59, $25.00)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   Matterhorn Map  •  Swiss Government MAP A detailed topographic map of the Matterhorn, published by the Swiss government at a scale of 1:25,000. Two Sides. 23x31 inches. (SWZ50, $16.95)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   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)   Tales of Mountaineering  •  Stefano Ardito EXPLORATION •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES An oversize photographic history of the great ascents and climbers in 20th-century mountaineering. (EXP51, $35.00)   Tour of the Matterhorn  •  Hilary Sharp GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES A compact guide to the 8-10 day hike around the Matterhorn, as well as shorter variants and peak ascents. With color and black-and-white photos, maps and elevations. (SWZ49, $19.95)   Walking Easy in the Swiss and Austrian Alps  •  Chet Lipton GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 221 PAGES A guide to alpine walks (with directions) and sightseeing throughout the alps of Switzerland and Austria. It includes sketch maps and detailed descriptions of 100 walks, starting from 17 villages and hamlets. With practical information on preparing for your walking holiday, inns and hotels, restaurants and picnicking, dressing for the trail and the rules of the road. Regions are broken up into comfortable walks of a few hours' duration and rated for difficulty. (WLK02, $24.95)   Western Austria Tyrol Map  •  Freytag & Berndt MAP A regional map of western Austria, including the Tyrolean region, Innsbruck and bordering regions of Italy, Switzerland and Germany. The map, which features excellent full-color shaded relief, is at the very good scale of 1:200,000. With an index. One Side. 34x48 inches. (AST05, $11.95)   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)   Zurich Map  •  ITMB MAP A map of Zurich at a scale of 1:8,000. One Side. 39x27 inches. (SWZ47, $8.95)
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