Welcome!

Enrich Your Travels with Longitude

We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.

SIGN UP FOR

Longitude News

Get our monthly e-mail update

GET A

Catalog

FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

SEE ALL >

PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

SEE ALL >

OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

SEE ALL >

PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

SEE ALL >

AROUND THE WORLD BY PRIVATE JET

More Books

Art & Architecture of Cambodia

Art & Architecture of Cambodia


by Helen Ibbitson Jessup

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Jessup includes not just Angkor Wat and Banteay Srei but also lesser-known recent discoveries in the surrounding jungle in this illustrated overview in the World of Art series. (CBD41, $16.95)

Australia: The East, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

Australia: The East, Travellers' Wildlife Guides


by Les Beletsky

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

Featuring 650 full-color illustrations of common fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and birds of Australia and an overview of parks and preserves including the Great Barrier Reef. (AUS167, $29.95)

Easter Island

Easter Island


by Jennifer Vanderbes

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

In this mesmerizing novel, Vanderbes spins parallel stories of two young women on Easter Island, one an archaeologist with a 1913 expedition and the other an American botanist who visits 60 years later. (EIL13, $13.00)

The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu

The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu


by Alexander Stewart

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 366 PAGES

With an excellent overview of culture and history, and chapters on exploring Cuzco, Lima and Machu Picchu. (PRU19, $22.95)

International Law in the 21st Century, Rules for Global Governance


by Christopher C. Joyner

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Joyner offers a critical assessment of international legal rules in the early 21st century as they are applied by governments to the real world. (GEN499, $44.95)

Martin Luther

Martin Luther


by Martin Marty

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A professor of religion at the University of Chicago, Marty quotes liberally from Luther's work in this engrossing, spiritual overview. (GER147, $14.00)

My Tibet

My Tibet


by Galen Rowell

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 162 PAGES

Rowell captures the spirit and powerful allure of Tibet in these striking color photographs of the people and landscapes. (TBT58, $49.95)

The Past from Above

The Past from Above


by Georg Gerster

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A celebration of World Heritage, Gerster's dazzling low aerial photographs depict exceptional archaeological sites, castles and sanctuaries from the Great Wall of China to Stonehenge, the Acropolis, Borobudur, Aleppo and the fortified town of Carcassonne. (WLD88, $39.95)

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt


by Bill Manley

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

Ingenious color maps, site plans, photographs and accompanying essays trace Egyptian civilization from the founding of Memphis through the sacking of Thebes and invasion by Alexander the Great in 332 BC in this authoritative, remarkably concise history. (EGY54, $20.00)

Easter Island, the Essential Guide

Easter Island, the Essential Guide


by Kay Sanger

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 169 PAGES

Sanger covers the history, archaeology, people and practicalities in this authoritative guide, published by the Easter Island Foundation. (EIL17, $20.00)

The Spider's House

The Spider's House


by Paul Bowles

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

Set in Fez during a 1954 nationalist uprising, this richly descriptive novel may be the most evocative of Bowles' many works set in Morocco. Originally published in 1955. (MRC08, $14.99)

Splendid Isolation, Art of Easter Island

Splendid Isolation, Art of Easter Island


by Eric Kjellgren

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES

A survey of the art and culture of the Rapa Nui, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It features reproductions of 50 stunning works of art dating from the 13th to the late 19th centuries. (EIL12, $19.95)

The Christian World, A Global History


by Martin Marty

  • RELIGION
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A masterful, multilayered history of the rise and spread of Christianity by a leader scholar, The Christian World is a magnificent story of emperors and kings, war and geography, theology and politics, saints and sinners. (REL48, $16.00)

World Religions: Eastern Traditions

World Religions: Eastern Traditions


by Willard G. Oxtoby

  • RELIGION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 515 PAGES

A clear and insightful introduction to Eastern religions by a team of scholars, covering Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist and East Asian traditions. Scholarly, but still rewarding for the general reader. (ASA07, $84.95)

 

Longitude provides recommended reading for travelers in partnership with the leading tour operators and travel programs for hundreds of destinations worldwide. We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.