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	Eyewitness Guide Great Britain  •   Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  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)
	The British Isles, A History of Four Nations  •  Hugh Kearney HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 324 PAGES A survey of 2000 years of British history from the Celts to the Romans, the Normans, to the rise (and fall) of the empire. With a welcome focus on the interaction of the Celts, Normans and other cultures that have made their home in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. Highly recommended. (GBR88, $35.99)
	Seamanship, A Voyage along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles  •  Adam Nicolson TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES A stylish writer with a romantic streak, Nicolson offers a direct, engrossing account of a coastal voyage from Cornwall, along the western coast of Ireland, out to the Faeroes and to Orkney in this brief hymn to the sea. He recruits his sailor-friend George; buys a nice, squat wooden boat (the Auk) for the six-month voyage; and drags along a television crew to pay for the trip. Nicolson is the author of the superb Sea Room, Life in the Hebrides. (GBR561, $13.95)
	The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got that Way  •  Bill Bryson CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1996 •  PAPER  • 270 PAGES An indispensable guide to the language that divides us, this book is a humorous and informative history of the English language that showcases Bryson's wry wit. He traces the development of the English language and its oddities from the Neolithic to present. Excellent. (GBR15, $14.95)
	Great Britain and Ireland Map  •   Freytag & Berndt MAP A nicely detailed map showing both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:700,000. (GBR31, $12.95)

	Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handy pocket guide includes a helpful map and information on city highlights. (IRE30, $11.95)
	Fodor's Edinburgh's 25 Best  •  Hilary Weston   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handy pocket guide and map. (SCT131, $11.95)
	Fodor's Exploring Ireland  •  Lindsay Hunt   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this up-to-date guide is an excellent overview of Ireland and its attractions for visitors. (IRE28, $22.00)
	Fodor's Exploring Scotland  •  Gilbert Summers   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With its many photographs, detailed descriptions and practical information, this compact guide covers Scotland in style. (SCT09, $22.00)
	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, $11.95)
	Ireland, A Concise History  •  Conor Cruise O'Brien   • HISTORY  •  With its lively, even-handed tone and hundreds of photographs, this grand history by scholar and statesman O'Brien conveys the essence of the Irish experience. (IRE20, $19.95)
	London Perceived  •  Evelyn Hofer  •  V. S. Pritchett   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A classic, lyrical celebration of the palaces, parks, people and everyday experience of London. Pritchett's eloquent riffs on the character of the city are accompanied by evocative black-and-white photographs by the superb Evelyn Hofer. (GBR310, $19.95)
	Scotland, A Concise History  •  Fitzroy MacLean  •  Magnus Linklater   • HISTORY  •  With 250 well-integrated illustrations, this lively, authoritative history covers the romantic figures and bloody battles from the early clans up to the present. (SCT15, $19.95)
	The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England  •  Antonia Fraser   • HISTORY  •  A fully illustrated, engaging history of the monarchy from 1066 to the death of Diana. (GBR160, $34.95)
	The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History  •  Colin McEvedy   • HISTORY  •  McEvedy deftly sketches the culture, history and society of Medieval Europe in this slim historical atlas. (EUR240, $15.00)
	The Story of England  •  Christopher Hibbert   • HISTORY  •  Beautifully illustrated with color pictures, chronological charts, royal genealogies and maps, this popular history of English politics, economics and culture from the Neolithic age to the 1990s is an excellent traveler's companion. (GBR02, $14.95)
	Tir a'Mhurain, The Outer Hebrides of Scotland  •  Paul Strand  •  Catherine Duncan  •  Basil Davidson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  The great American photographer Paul Strand spent three months in the Hebrides in 1954, capturing the region's striking landscapes and residents on film. This exhibition catalog handsomely reproduces 105 of Strand's duotone images. (SCT58, $40.00)
	Stonehenge  •  Rosemary Hill   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Hill captures the enduing mystery and allure of Stonehenge, a monument to many things and many people, in this witty meditation on the myth and meaning of the most famous prehistoric site in all Europe. She points out, for example, that there's no evidence that a druid ever set foot on Salisbury Plain, much less King Arthur or Merlin. (GBR795, $19.95)
	The Book of Kells, An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin  •  Bernard Meehan   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Written by the keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College, this book features 110 color illustrations, including enlargements, of some of the more spectacular decorations on this most famous of medieval manuscripts. (IRE09, $19.95)
	The Celts, Conquerors of Ancient Europe  •  Chriatiane Eluere   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A colorful pocket-size encyclopedia documenting the art and archaeology of the Celts. With 100 maps and illustrations. (CLT01, $12.95)
	A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides  •  Samuel Johnson  •  James Boswell   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Written when Johnson was 63 and Boswell 32 in 1773 (when they had been friends for ten years), these travel journals were the result of a three-month trip to Scotland. Johnson observed Scotland, and Boswell observed Johnson. (SCT07, $18.00)
	A Writer's House in Wales  •  Jan Morris   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this extended essay, Morris uses her much-loved 18th-century house as a point of departure for a meditation on Welsh identity. (GBR325, $20.00)
	Coasting, A Private Journey  •  Jonathan Raban   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Raban's eloquent, anecdotal account of a solo circumnavigation of the British Isles in a 30-foot ketch, his first experience in a boat. It's an engaging account of the experience of the sea, and the people and places he encounters. (GBR591, $13.00)
	In Search of England  •  H.V. Morton  •  James Morris   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton's ramblings through the English countryside in the early days of the motorcar. Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture and history of the place with his own keen observations. (GBR368, $16.00)
	Kingdom by the Sea  •  Paul Theroux   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Theroux details his coastal journey around the British Isles in 1982 in this insightful book, which displays his occasional ill temper alongside his celebrated ability to combine social history with a good old-fashioned traveler's tale. (GBR09, $14.95)
	Mary Queen of Scots  •  Antonia Fraser   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This richly readable biography, the story of a legend who was loved even en route to her death, illuminates Mary's age as well as the figure herself. (SCT01, $20.00)
	Silver Linings, Travels Around Northern Ireland  •  Martin Fletcher   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An account of travels, as well as the people, politics and traditions of Northern Ireland, infused with the author's humor and insightful reporting. (IRE146, $14.99)
	The People of the Sea  •  David Thomson  •  Seamus Heaney   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Fascinated by the Celtic seal tales of his youth, Thomson sets out for Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides and Western Ireland. His search yields this marvelously unclassifiable collection of stories, observations and traditional tales. (SCT68, $16.95)
	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)
	The Reader's Companion to Ireland  •  Alan Ryan   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A wonderful collection of stories and excerpts from classic and modern authors such as Eric Newby, Jan Morris, Heinrich Boll and Paul Theroux. (IRE41, $17.00)
	Celtic Prayers and Incantations  •  Alexander Carmichael   • LITERATURE  •  An authoritative edition of poems and blessings as collected by folklorist Alexander Carmichael (1832 - 1912) over 40 years, when Gaelic was still widely spoken in the Skye, Uist, Oban and other islands of the Hebrides. (CLT4, $7.95)
	Irish Fairy and Folk Tales  •  W.B. Yeats   • LITERATURE  •  Edited by the Nobel Prize-winning poet who spearheaded the Celtic Renaissance in the early 20th century, these enchanting stories introduce a cast of changelings, ghosts, mermaids, demons, saints, priests and fairies. (IRE04, $13.95)
	Orkneyinga Saga, The History of the Earls of Orkney  •  Hermann Palssom  •  Paul Edwards   • LITERATURE  •  A fusion of myth and legend, circa A.D. 1200, by an unnamed Icelandic author. The medieval chronicle has its center of action among the Orkney Islands, describing their conquest by Norwegian kings during the Viking expansion of the ninth century. (VIK07, $15.00)
	British Isles, Wildlife of Coastal Waters  •  Tony Soper  •  Dan Powell   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact, informative and well-illustrated guide to the birds, whales and other creatures of the islands and inshore waters of the British Isles. (GBR371, $19.95)
	Wildlife of the North Atlantic, A Cruising Guide  •  Tony Soper  •  Dan Powell   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This compact guide covers not only the many petrels, ducks, gulls, terns and other birds of the islands and inshore waters of the North Atlantic but also whales, dolphins, a few fish and some invertebrates. It's a handy reference, covering voyages from the British Isles across the Atlantic to Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. Each of the creatures is fully described with a page or two, including handsome large watercolor illustrations. (ATL26, $25.99)

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