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The Bernese Alps, Switzerland •  Kev Reynolds
GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 248 PAGES
A compact, practical guide to exploring the high mountains, glaciers and valley walks of Interlaken, Grindelwald and Kanderstag. This guide covers not only the Bernese Oberland but also the south side of the Jungfrau. (SWZ39, $22.95)

Why Switzerland? •  Jonathan Steinberg
CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1996 • PAPER • 300 PAGES
A sweeping study of the Swiss character and an examination of how Switzerland, alone in western Europe, resisted centralization of its state and economy and membership in the European Union. Its unique institutions, direct democracy, absence of strikes, communal autonomy and four national languages make it unique, but can it last? Through lucid descriptions of history, politics, religion, and culture, this book captures what it means to be Swiss. Illustrated with black-and-white photos and maps. (SWZ04, $33.99)

La Place de la Concorde Suisse •  John McPhee
CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1994 • PAPER • 150 PAGES
In the company of a Swiss patrol leader on a training mission, McPhee deploys his usual insight and wonderful prose on the phenomenon of the army of Switzerland -- a country twice the size of New Jersey with a much smaller population and an army of 650,000. What unfolds is an irreverent portrait of Switzerland and the Swiss mindset. (SWZ14, $15.00)

Switzerland Southwest Map •   Michelin
2003 • MAP
A detailed travelers map at a scale 1:200,000 for the French-speaking part of Switzerland and neighboring regions of France and Italy. With city plans including Geneve, Lausanne and Fribourg. The map covers from Zurich south to Zermatt and Aosta and across to Geneva. More detailed topographical maps are available in Switzerland. (SWZ34, $8.95)

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Insight Guide Switzerland •  Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of Switzerland, featuring concise essays by well-regarded authors on history, politics and culture, as well as hundreds of photos and maps, and some practical information. (SWZ15, $32.20)

Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary •  Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (EUR142, $9.95)

Swiss Bernese Oberland •  Philip & Loretta Alspach • GUIDEBOOK • A brief, illustrated guide to mountains, lakes and villages of the Bernese Oberland. With 50 color pictures, maps and good information on food, drink, and the mountain villages of Interlaken, Grindelwald, Wengen, Murren and Kandersteg. (SWZ38, $18.95)

A Tramp Abroad •  Mark Twain •  David Eggers •  Kerry Driscoll • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Written 11 years after "Innocents Abroad," this is Twain's second foray into European travel. Filled with his characteristic wit and humorous observations, it documents his journeys through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. (EUR78, $14.95)

Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains •  Jon Krakauer • EXPLORATION • A collection of some of Krakauer's (Into Thin Air) best journalism, these stories and essays focus on the mindset and determination of world-class mountaineers, including Alpine and Himalayan climbers. (ALP10, $13.95)

Killing Dragons, The Conquest of the Alps •  Fergus Fleming • EXPLORATION • Fleming spins lively tales of man against nature in this entertaining history of the eccentrics, adventurers and publicity-hounds who sought to conquer the Alps, including Whymper and his first ascent of the Matterhorn (where four of the seven-man team perished). (ALP16, $14.00)

Scrambles Amongst the Alps: In the Years 1860-69 •  Edward Whymper • EXPLORATION • This classic, first-person account of the first ascent of the Matterhorn and other peaks by the intrepid Whymper is not just a vivid account of Victorian-era mountaineering; it also captures the geography, beauty and allure of the Alps. (ALP02, $14.00)

Hotel du Lac •  Anita Brookner • LITERATURE • The spellbinding, prize-winning novel of a romance novelist whose life begins to resemble her plots when she visits a luxurious hotel in the Alps. (SWZ05, $12.95)

I'm Not Stiller •  Max Frisch • LITERATURE • A masterpiece of post-WWII fiction about a man who claims not to be himself. (SWZ08, $20.00)

La Nouvelle Heloise •  Jean-Jacques Rousseau • LITERATURE • Rousseau may be best known for his political philosophy, but in this novel we see his softer side. This is the passionate story told through the letters of two lovers in a small town at the foot of the Alps. (SWZ19, $28.00)

Solo Faces •  James Salter • LITERATURE • The story of an American climber who, dissatisfied with his everyday life, travels to the Alps of southern France to tackle mountain peaks. The prose is glorious and the mountain-climbing scenes are as vivid as they get. (ALP14, $14.00)

The Magic Mountain •  Thomas Mann • LITERATURE • In this classic novel of ill health in a sanatorium in the Swiss mountains, the author explores disease as a symbol of the sick, capitalistic society of pre-World War I Europe. (SWZ07, $18.95)

The Night Manager •  John Le Carre • LITERATURE • This best-selling, post-Cold War thriller about ruthless arms dealers in Geneva is a gripping read. Carrying on the great Le Carre tradition of espionage, a man who essentially gave up living after a tremendous failure is given a costly shot at redemption. (SWZ06, $7.99)

Birds of Europe •  Killian Mullarney •  Lars Svensson •  Dan Zetterstrom •  Peter J. Grant • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)

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	The Bernese Alps, Switzerland • Kev Reynolds GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 248 PAGES A compact, practical guide to exploring the high mountains, glaciers and valley walks of Interlaken, Grindelwald and Kanderstag. This guide covers not only the Bernese Oberland but also the south side of the Jungfrau. (SWZ39, $22.95)
	Why Switzerland? • Jonathan Steinberg CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1996 • PAPER • 300 PAGES A sweeping study of the Swiss character and an examination of how Switzerland, alone in western Europe, resisted centralization of its state and economy and membership in the European Union. Its unique institutions, direct democracy, absence of strikes, communal autonomy and four national languages make it unique, but can it last? Through lucid descriptions of history, politics, religion, and culture, this book captures what it means to be Swiss. Illustrated with black-and-white photos and maps. (SWZ04, $33.99)
	La Place de la Concorde Suisse • John McPhee CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1994 • PAPER • 150 PAGES In the company of a Swiss patrol leader on a training mission, McPhee deploys his usual insight and wonderful prose on the phenomenon of the army of Switzerland -- a country twice the size of New Jersey with a much smaller population and an army of 650,000. What unfolds is an irreverent portrait of Switzerland and the Swiss mindset. (SWZ14, $15.00)
	Switzerland Southwest Map • Michelin 2003 • MAP A detailed travelers map at a scale 1:200,000 for the French-speaking part of Switzerland and neighboring regions of France and Italy. With city plans including Geneve, Lausanne and Fribourg. The map covers from Zurich south to Zermatt and Aosta and across to Geneva. More detailed topographical maps are available in Switzerland. (SWZ34, $8.95)

	Insight Guide Switzerland • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of Switzerland, featuring concise essays by well-regarded authors on history, politics and culture, as well as hundreds of photos and maps, and some practical information. (SWZ15, $32.20)
	Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. (EUR142, $9.95)
	Swiss Bernese Oberland • Philip & Loretta Alspach • GUIDEBOOK • A brief, illustrated guide to mountains, lakes and villages of the Bernese Oberland. With 50 color pictures, maps and good information on food, drink, and the mountain villages of Interlaken, Grindelwald, Wengen, Murren and Kandersteg. (SWZ38, $18.95)
	A Tramp Abroad • Mark Twain • David Eggers • Kerry Driscoll • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Written 11 years after "Innocents Abroad," this is Twain's second foray into European travel. Filled with his characteristic wit and humorous observations, it documents his journeys through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. (EUR78, $14.95)
	Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains • Jon Krakauer • EXPLORATION • A collection of some of Krakauer's (Into Thin Air) best journalism, these stories and essays focus on the mindset and determination of world-class mountaineers, including Alpine and Himalayan climbers. (ALP10, $13.95)
	Killing Dragons, The Conquest of the Alps • Fergus Fleming • EXPLORATION • Fleming spins lively tales of man against nature in this entertaining history of the eccentrics, adventurers and publicity-hounds who sought to conquer the Alps, including Whymper and his first ascent of the Matterhorn (where four of the seven-man team perished). (ALP16, $14.00)
	Scrambles Amongst the Alps: In the Years 1860-69 • Edward Whymper • EXPLORATION • This classic, first-person account of the first ascent of the Matterhorn and other peaks by the intrepid Whymper is not just a vivid account of Victorian-era mountaineering; it also captures the geography, beauty and allure of the Alps. (ALP02, $14.00)
	Hotel du Lac • Anita Brookner • LITERATURE • The spellbinding, prize-winning novel of a romance novelist whose life begins to resemble her plots when she visits a luxurious hotel in the Alps. (SWZ05, $12.95)
	I'm Not Stiller • Max Frisch • LITERATURE • A masterpiece of post-WWII fiction about a man who claims not to be himself. (SWZ08, $20.00)
	La Nouvelle Heloise • Jean-Jacques Rousseau • LITERATURE • Rousseau may be best known for his political philosophy, but in this novel we see his softer side. This is the passionate story told through the letters of two lovers in a small town at the foot of the Alps. (SWZ19, $28.00)
	Solo Faces • James Salter • LITERATURE • The story of an American climber who, dissatisfied with his everyday life, travels to the Alps of southern France to tackle mountain peaks. The prose is glorious and the mountain-climbing scenes are as vivid as they get. (ALP14, $14.00)
	The Magic Mountain • Thomas Mann • LITERATURE • In this classic novel of ill health in a sanatorium in the Swiss mountains, the author explores disease as a symbol of the sick, capitalistic society of pre-World War I Europe. (SWZ07, $18.95)
	The Night Manager • John Le Carre • LITERATURE • This best-selling, post-Cold War thriller about ruthless arms dealers in Geneva is a gripping read. Carrying on the great Le Carre tradition of espionage, a man who essentially gave up living after a tremendous failure is given a costly shot at redemption. (SWZ06, $7.99)
	Birds of Europe • Killian Mullarney • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Peter J. Grant • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)