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These 4 items are available for $58, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSPN162)

Footprint Bilbao and the Basque Lands  •  Andy Symington GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A practical pocket guide to the Basque region of northern Spain, with excellent listings of attractions (including a section on the Guggenheim Bilbao), accommodations and cuisine. (SPN311, $12.95)
The Land of My Fathers, A Son's Return to the Basque Country  •  Robert Laxalt  •  Joyce Laxalt CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 136 PAGES A portrait of the Basque culture and people, as seen through the eyes of Nevada writer Robert Laxalt, who traveled through the land of his ancestors in the 60s. This book, based on Laxalt's journals and complemented by his wife's photographs, captures the folkways of village life in mid-20th century French Pyrenees. (FRN162, $21.00)
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, $15.00)
Aquitaine Map  •  Michelin MAP A regional map of the Aquitaine region, including Bordeau and Biarritz, at a scale of 1:200,000. All of France is covered in 21 regional maps. (FRN205, $11.95)

Basque-English Dictionary and Phrasebook  •  Joseph Conroy   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A shirt-pocket guide to the Basque language, useful for travelers to Northern Spain and Southwest France. (SPN128, $11.95)
The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, The Complete Cultural Handbook  •  David Gitlitz  •  Linda Kay Davidson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A kilometer-by-kilometer guide to the way of St. James. Organized geographically, this comprehensive guide is a survey of the pilgrimage route across northern Spain. (SPN137, $23.95)
Life and Food in the Basque Country  •  Maria Jose Sevilla   • FOOD  •  A portrait of Basque life as seen through the people who practice its culinary traditions. Each chapter profiles the ways and history of the Basque butcher, fisherman, housewife, kaiku-maker or society cook, with some traditional recipes. (SPN125, $14.95)
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)
Boundaries, The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees  •  Peter Sahlins   • HISTORY  •  A study of national identity in Catalonia, Cerdanya and the border lands between France and Spain, with an overview of their demarcation and arbitrary division in 1659. (SPN154, $26.95)
Spain, The Root and the Flower  •  John A. Crow   • HISTORY  •  This is the book to take with you to Spain: a well-written, absorbing 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. (SPN13, $22.95)
Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Peter R. Bush  •  Lisa Dillman   • ANTHOLOGY  •  These 30 short stories include a who's who of contemporary Spanish literature. (SPN173, $13.95)
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept  •  Paulo Coelho   • LITERATURE  •  From the wildly popular Brazilian author Paulo Coelho comes this magical tale of a woman who follows a former childhood friend through the French Pyrenees. (FRN221, $13.95)
The Song of Roland  •  Robert Harrison   • LITERATURE  •  Charlemagne's nephew, the chivalrous hero Roland, battles Basque attackers in this 11th-century epic about bloody struggle between Islamic and Christian armies. (SPN271, $6.95)
The Sun Also Rises  •  Ernest Hemingway   • LITERATURE  •  Hemingway's great novel, which encapsulates the angst of the post-WWI "lost generation," is the story of unmoored American and British expats travelling from Paris to Pamplona. (SPN33, $15.00)