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	Rough Guide The Pyrenees  •   Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 664 PAGES A practical guide in the British series with good information on walking routes, excursions, accommodations and attractions on both sides of the border, including Catalonia, Basque Country and Andorra. (SPN146, $19.99)
	The Basque History of the World  •  Mark Kurlansky HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES Popular author Mark Kurlansky offers an engaging portrait of the seven provinces of Basqueland, discussing everything from language to culinary heritage and seafaring traditions. It's a spirited, impressionistic history with a firm focus on the international contributions of the Basques and chapters on events such as the Spanish Civil War. (SPN116, $16.00)
	Spain, The Root and the Flower  •  John A. Crow HISTORY •  1985 •  PAPER  • 455 PAGES This is the book to take with you to Spain: an absorbing, well-written account of Spanish cultural history from prehistory to the Romans, Jews, Moors, and Golden Age, and on to Franco and his legacy in modern Spain. Originally published in 1963, the book reflects the author's personally gleaned wisdom, lore and deep insights into the Spanish people and their psychology -- as shaped by geography and history. This is essential reading for anyone who would understand the country and its people. (SPN13, $24.95)
	Homage to Catalonia  •  George Orwell BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1987 •  PAPER  • 234 PAGES • FAVORITE Orwell's portrait of the Barcelona uprising and the spirit of a city at war is a classic, an observant and heartfelt report from the streets. In part, this book is the simply told story of a wide-eyed soldier caught up in revolutionary fervor and the allure of Spain. (SPN03, $14.00)
	Basque Country, Navarra and La Rioja  •   Michelin Travel Publications 2003 •  MAP A regional map of Spain covering the Basque Country, Navarra and La Rioja at a scale of 1:250,000. With an index, good topographic detail, roads, attractions and natural features. It includes plans of San Sebastian, Pamplona, and Bilbao. One Side. 40x54 inches. (SPN204, $12.95)
	Northeast Spain Map, Aragon Cataluna, Andorra  •   Michelin MAP A travel map of northeastern Spain at a scale 1:400,000. With good topographic detail, it covers from Pamplona to the eastern Mediterranean Coast and south to Valencia. One Side. 40x58 inches. (SPN112, $12.95)

	Cadogan Bilbao & the Basque Lands  •  Michael Pauls   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical region-by-region guide in the British series with good maps as well as introductory chapters on the history and culture of the Basque country of northern Spain. (SPN207, $18.95)
	Fodor's Barcelona's 25 Best  •   Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This slim guide includes an excellent map and essential information. (SPN136, $11.95)
	Wild Spain, A Traveller's Guide  •  Frederic Grunfeld   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A brief, illustrated survey of the national parks and wilderness areas of Spain, organized geographically. (SPN96, $19.95)
	Food and Wines of Spain  •  Penelope Casas   • FOOD  •  This classic collection of 400 recipes, interwoven with cultural commentary and culinary history, is a pleasure to read, but prepare to become hungry. (SPN100, $35.00)
	The Basque Kitchen, Tempting Food from the Pyrenees  •  Gerald Hirigoyen  •  Cameron Hirigoyen   • FOOD  •  Basque recipes, both traditional and modern, by the celebrated chef (and owner of San Francisco's Piperade), originally from Biarritz. (SPN217, $39.95)
	A Traveller's History of Spain  •  Juan Lalaguna   • HISTORY  •  A swift survey from prehistory through the Romans, Goths and Moors to the present. (SPN06, $14.95)
	Barcelona  •  Robert Hughes   • HISTORY • FAVORITE  •  This masterful cultural history examines the city's architecture, art, religion and literature from its days as a Roman outpost to the present. Thoroughly enjoyable and illustrated with 180 mostly black-and-white photographs, it's a Longitude favorite. (SPN01, $19.95)
	The Land of My Fathers, A Son's Return to the Basque Country  •  Robert Laxalt  •  Joyce Laxalt   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A portrait of the Basque culture and people through the eyes of Robert Laxalt, who traveled through Basque country in the 60s. This book is based on Laxalt's journals and complemented by his wife's photographs. (FRN162, $21.00)
	The New Spaniards  •  John Hooper   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A survey of the cultural, political and economic changes in Spain since the death of Franco. An authoritative and compelling look the everyday life of Spaniards. (SPN08, $16.00)
	Frank O. Gehry Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa  •  Ralph Richter  •  Kurt Forster   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A photographic tribute to Gehry's architectural masterpiece, the Guggenheim Bilbao, with an introductory essay by Kurt Forster, a selection of floor plans and full-page color photographs of the museum. (SPN103, $39.00)
	The Arts in Spain, From Prehistory to Modernism  •  John Moffit   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE  •  From the cave painting at Altimira through the Golden Age, to the works of Picasso and Miro, this book documents the course of art in Spain, with 150 illustrations. (SPN102, $19.95)
	Iberia, Spanish Travels & Reflections  •  James Michener   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this best-selling travelogue, Michener presents a compulsively readable and well-observed account of his love affair with Spain and all things Spanish. It has achieved the status of a classic, rich in detail and insightful. (SPN16, $8.99)
	Roads to Santiago, A Modern-Day Pilgrimage Through Spain  •  Cees Nooteboom   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An exhilarating but erudite portrait of modern and historic Spain. Nooteboom writes quite brilliantly of Spanish art, philosophy, history, architecture and culture, as well as of the people he encountered. (SPN50, $16.00)
	Travelers' Tales Spain  •  Lucy McCauly   • ANTHOLOGY • OUT OF PRINT  •  A collection of mostly contemporary writing on Spain by such diverse luminaries as Calvin Trillin, Robert Hughes, Jan Morris and Garcia Lorca. It's a delightful portrait of the country. (SPN09, $19.95)
	Don Quixote  •  Miguel de Cervantes  •  John Rutherford   • LITERATURE  •  The most famous work in Spanish literature, rendered in a lively, modern translation. It is the picaresque tale of a romantic, mad gentleman who imagines himself a knight errant. (SPN23, $13.00)
	For Whom the Bell Tolls  •  Ernest Hemingway   • LITERATURE  •  Hemingway's great novel about the Spanish Civil War is a love story set during the four-day fight of anti-fascist units in the mountains. (SPN19, $16.00)
	Marks of Identity  •  Juan Goytisolo  •  Gregory Rabassa   • LITERATURE  •  Banned under Franco, this is the story of a man struggling to get along without love for his country or himself. The author has written a number of novels concerning Spain on the periphery of the Western and Islamic worlds. (SPN25, $15.00)
	The Shadow of the Wind  •  Carlos Ruiz Zafon   • LITERATURE  •  Set in the brooding atmosphere of post-WW II Barcelona, this gripping story-within-a-story has it all: murder, doomed love and a mysterious book which draws the young hero, Daniel Sempere, into the city’s dangerous underworld. (SPN298, $16.00)
	Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson  •  Dan Zetterstrom  •  Killian Mullarney   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, this second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

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