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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $83, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGBR435)		  
A Year in the Life of the Cotswolds  •  Beata Moore
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 112 PAGES
This lush photographic journey through this quintessentially English countryside includes beautiful color photos and brief essays on towns throughout the region. (GBR860, $29.95)		   A Year in the Life of the Cotswolds
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
Cotswolds Map  •  Ordnance Survey
2005 •  MAP
A terrific, colorful, and very detailed topographic map of the Cotswolds, at a scale of 1:25,000. It shows Chipping, Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cirenchester, Burford and part of the Cortswold Way. Two Sides. 37x50 inches. (GBR124, $13.95)		   Cotswolds Map



Also Recommended

Eyewitness Guide Great Britain  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With 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. (GBR01, $30.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Oxford, A Cultural and Literary Companion  •  David Horan   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This guide to the city and university focuses on the many writers and historic personalities from King Charles to Shelley, Christopher Wren, Oscar Wilde, Dr. Johnson, Alice of the Looking Glass, and C.S. Lewis. (GBR239, $15.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
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 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 which showcases Bryson's wry wit. (GBR15, $14.99)
 		  
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)
 		  
Looking for Class, Days and Nights at Oxford and Cambridge  •  Bruce Feiler   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A witty, charming and astutely observed account of an American graduate student's year spent in the halls of England's most prestigious academic institutions. (GBR467, $14.95)
 		  
Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death  •  M.C. Beaton   • MYSTERY  •  In this installment of the Agatha Raisin series, our heroine has moved to a not-quite-so-quiet village in the Cotswolds, and of course finds her self in the middle of a puzzling murder. (GBR212, $7.99)
 		  
An Instance of the Fingerpost  •  Iain Pears   • MYSTERY  •  An acclaimed historical mystery set in 17th-century Oxford. (GBR530, $17.00)
 		  
Jude the Obscure  •  Thomas Hardy   • LITERATURE  •  Hardy's last novel, the story of a young man of the working-class searching for an education and acceptance in the unforgiving world of Victorian England. (GBR450, $10.00)
 		  
The Invention of Love  •  Tom Stoppard   • LITERATURE  •  The writer A.E. Houseman, adrift on the River Styx, meets his younger self, and reflects on a life lived in the shadow of Oscar Wilde. Tom Stoppard's play delivers a powerful, intricate meditation on life, scholarship and the after-life. (GBR165, $12.00)
 		  
Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)
 		  
Wildflowers of Britain and Europe  •  Margaret and Roland Spohn   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Over 450 species of wild flower are covered, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. (EUR46, $21.95)
 		  
 
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