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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $89, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGBR99)		  
Eyewitness Guide Great Britain  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 720 PAGES
With its 1,400 photos, maps and excellent introductory chapters, this guide is both a general introduction to Great Britain and a region-by-region look at its attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (GBR01, $30.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Great Britain
The Story of England  •  Christopher Hibbert
HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES
Beautifully illustrated with color pictures, chronological charts, royal genealogies, and maps, this popular history of English politics, economics, and culture from the Neolithic to the 1990s is an excellent traveler's companion. Hibbert, a masterful storyteller, relates anecdotes that bring history to life in this concise, highly readable introduction to England's past. (GBR02, $19.95)		   The Story of England
In Search of England  •  H.V. Morton  •  James Morris
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 274 PAGES
The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton's ramblings through the English countryside in the early days of the motorcar. As in all of his many travel books, Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture, and especially, the history of a place with his own keen observations. First published in 1927 and now returned to print in a handsome paper edition with an introduction by Jan Morris. (GBR368, $16.00)		   In Search of England
Kingdom by the Sea  •  Paul Theroux
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 361 PAGES
Before decamping after a decade in London, Theroux traveled around the British Isles on a coastal journey in 1982 -- and chatted up the natives in his inimitable, humorous, opinionated, perceptive way. This insightful book displays Theroux's occasional ill temper along with his celebrated ability to combine social history and the good old-fashioned traveler's tale. (GBR09, $14.95)		   Kingdom by the Sea
Great Britain Map  •  Ordnance Survey
MAP
The Brits are famously in love with geography, and this is their homegrown, excellent map of Great Britain, at a scale of 1:625,000. Two Sides. 38x50 inches. (GBR06, $14.95)		   Great Britain Map



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Bath City Map  •  Geographers' A-Z    •  A street plan of Bath at a scale of 1:12,000. (GBR317, $9.95)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide London  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide to London features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (GBR34, $25.00)
 		  
Fodor's London's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This slim guide to London (with handy full-color maps) has everything you need to know for a short visit to the city, including recommended sightseeing, restaurants, hotels and shops. (GBR08, $12.99)
 		  
Rough Guide England  •  Rough Guide   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This in-depth guide in the British series nicely balances culture and history with practical travel details. (GBR705, $25.99)
 		  
The London Mapguide  •  Michael Middleditch   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Take this handy booklet along. Middleditch maps the streets, sights, entertainment districts and famous landmarks of the city, including features on Christopher Wren's London and notable spots to visit nearby in this revised and updated seventh edition. With the 2012 Olympic Game sites. (GRB68, $12.00)
 		  
1066, The Year of the Conquest  •  David Howarth   • HISTORY  •  A crack medievalist and storyteller, Howarth brings to life the momentous events of 1066 in rich, anecdotal history -- a classic portrait of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. (GBR115, $14.00)
 		  
A Traveller's History of England  •  Christopher Daniell   • HISTORY  •  Historian and archeologist Daniell delivers a comprehensive history of the region since the time of the hunter-gatherers in this compact volume, taking you through the Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, and Medieval monarchs to the Reformation, Renaissance, the world wars, and the modern state of things. (GBR38, $14.95)
 		  
English History, Made Brief, Irreverent and Pleasurable  •  Lacey Baldwin Smith   • HISTORY  •  Smith serves up memorable chunks of English history with aplomb, spicing the tale with hilarious cartoons and profiles of the kings, queens and dunces that have led the nation. (GBR869, $17.95)
 		  
Notes from a Small Island  •  Bill Bryson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A farewell walking tour of England by an American expatriate who has decided to return home after two decades. Like all of Bryson's books, it's full of rich conversations, humorous anecdotes and amusing interactions. (GBR16, $14.99)
 		  
The Age of Shakespeare  •  Francois Laroque   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia, an excellent introduction to Elizabethan England, presents Shakespeare, his life, times and legacy in concise essays and well-chosen illustrations. (GBR11, $12.95)
 		  
The British Isles, A History of Four Nations  •  Hugh Kearney   • HISTORY  •  The Celts, Romans, Vikings, Normans and modern immigrants all make an appearance in Kearney's elegant and revisionist history of not just the English but also of the Scots, Welsh and Irish. (GBR88, $39.99)
 		  
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England  •  Antonia Fraser   • HISTORY  •  Lady Fraser gathers eight British historians for this engaging, illustrated history of the monarchy from 1066 to the House of Windsor, chock full of personality, incident and scandal. (GBR160, $34.95)
 		  
The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way  •  Bill Bryson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An indispensable guide to the language that divides us, this book is an informative linguistic history that showcases Bryson's wry wit. (GBR15, $14.99)
 		  
The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain  •  Kenne Morgan   • HISTORY  •  Two thousand years of British history, from the invasion of Roman legions to the exit of the Blair administration, fill this beautifully illustrated volume. (GBR820, $34.95)
 		  
The Professor and the Madman  •  Simon Winchester   • HISTORY  •  The bizarre true story behind the birth of the Oxford English Dictionary and two men -- one a scholarly editor, the other a mentally ill, convicted murderer -- who contributed to its creation. (GBR178, $14.99)
 		  
The Secret History of MI6, 1909-1949  •  Keith Jeffery   • HISTORY  •  Jeffrey was given unprecedented access to MI6's archives for this thrilling, balanced history of Britain's Special Intelligence Service, which essentially created the modern craft of spying. (GRB50, $20.00)
 		  
Watching the English  •  Kate Fox   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Fox's clever guide to conversation, behavior, quirks, habits and foibles of the English, wildly popular back home in Britain. (GBR927, $17.95)
 		  
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)
 		  
English Architecture, A Concise History  •  David Watkin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A straightforward, illustrated history of English architecture from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. (GBR228, $14.95)
 		  
Life in the English Country House, A Social and Architectural History  •  Mark Girouard   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A celebrated social and architectural history of life in English country houses, fully illustrated in black and white and color, first published in 1978. Girouard traces the history of these houses from medieval times to World War II. (GBR221, $45.00)
 		  
Stonehenge Complete  •  Christopher Chippindale   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An excellent introduction to Europe's most mysterious ancient site, fully illustrated and comprehensive. (GBR13, $24.95)
 		  
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral  •  Robert A. Scott   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An enthusiast, Scott delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe's medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)
 		  
A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 1599  •  James S. Shapiro   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A dramatic tale of a pivotal year in English history, the life of the bard and the Globe Theater, resulting in Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It and, most probably, Hamlet. (GBR720, $14.99)
 		  
Boy, Tales of Childhood  •  Roald Dahl   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAMILY  •  Dahl recalls his youthful misadventures, in boarding school, working as a chocolate tester and summering in Wales. Great family reading. (GBR183, $6.99)
 		  
In Search of London  •  H.V. Morton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An enduring portrait of the city and especially of its history, originally published a half-century ago. As in all of his travel books, Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture and, especially, the history of a place with his own keen observations. (GBR269, $18.50)
 		  
Nature's Engraver, A Life of Thomas Bewick  •  Jennifer S. Uglow   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Born to a farming family in Northumberland in 1753, Bewick eventually published his own History of British Birds, the first field guide intended for a general audience. Uglow's engrossing illustrated biography includes an array of the great engraver's vignettes depicting rural life and the natural world. (NAT249, $18.00)
 		  
Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel  •  Jerome Jerome  •  Jeremy Lewis   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  Written in 1889, "Three Men in a Boat" (to say nothing of the dog!) is a laugh-out-loud account of a man-powered voyage along the River Thames, full of detail on life and lore. A Longitude favorite. (GBR28, $12.00)
 		  
Winston Churchill  •  John Keegan   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A short book in the Penguin Lives series. (EUR214, $14.00)
 		  
A Tale of Two Cities  •  Charles Dickens   • LITERATURE  •  Dickens' famous tale of love and intrigue, set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. (GBR100, $8.00)
 		  
Angry Island, Hunting the English  •  A. Gill   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A comic manual to the English by a splendidly irreverent London critic. Gill includes scathing chapters on voice, humor, drink, animals, garden, sport and class. (GBR715, $14.00)
 		  
Great Expectations  •  Charles Dickens   • LITERATURE  •  Dickens at the top of his form. It follows Pip, from a boy orphan taken in by the eccentric Miss Havisham to a young man who finds himself benefactor to a small fortune. (GBR380, $9.00)
 		  
Northanger Abbey  •  Jane Austen   • LITERATURE  •  Austen's first novel parodies the Gothic thrillers of her day. Catherine Morland is a country girl spending a season in sophisticated Bath, where she falls for Henry Tilney, who invites her home to his possibly haunted mansion (GBR313, $8.00)
 		  
The Complete Novels  •  Jane Austen   • LITERATURE  •  Austen's seven great novels offers a vivid portrait of English middle-class life, mores, institutions and society at the turn of the 19th century, here in a Penguin deluxe edition. (GBR938, $25.00)
 		  
The Oxford Shakespeare, The Complete Works  •  William Shakespeare  •  Gary Taylor  •  John Jowett  •  William Montgomery  •  Stanley Wells   • LITERATURE  •  This tome is the authority in Shakespearean scholarship. In addition to the complete works, the book contains a general introduction, a brief introduction to each work and an abundance of secondary material. (GBR654, $40.00)
 		  
The Sense of an Ending  •  Julian Barnes   • LITERATURE  •  Winner of the 2011 Booker Prize. The past looms large in this compelling, psychologically astute short novel of middle-aged Tony Webster, suddenly confronted by a childhood he thought he had long left behind. (GRB37, $23.95)
 		  
 
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