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Journey to Portugal, In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture

Journey to Portugal, In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture

by Jose Saramago

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

Jose Saramago's richly detailed account of his journey across Portugal in 1979. He combines his vivid impressions of the Portuguese landscape and people with a dose of history, fiction and meditations. (PGL23, $17.00)

A Traveller's History of Portugal

A Traveller's History of Portugal

by Ian Robertson

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A lively, admirably concise survey from prehistory to the present, great for travelers to Portugal who would like an overview of the country's history and culture. (PGL32, $14.95)

Eyewitness Guide Portugal

Eyewitness Guide Portugal

by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

Featuring hundreds of photographs and drawings, an excellent overview of the culture and history, and good information about where to go and what to do. (PGL05, $25.00)

Portugal Map 733

Portugal Map 733

by Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2012
  • MAP

At a scale of 1:400,000, this fully indexed map also includes insets of Madeira and city maps. (PGL08, $12.95)

 

Lisbon Map


by Streetwise Maps

  • MAP

A handy folded, laminated street map of Lisbon in full color at a scale of 1:8,000. (PGL54, $7.95)

Culture Smart! Portugal

Culture Smart! Portugal


by Sandy Guedes de Queiroz

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (PGL53, $9.95)

Lonely Planet Portuguese Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Portuguese Phrasebook


by Clara De MacEdo Vitorino

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A handy pocket phrasebook for Portuguese basics, covering pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (PGL34, $8.99)

The Wine and Food Lover's Guide to Portugal

The Wine and Food Lover's Guide to Portugal


by Charles Metcalfe

  • FOOD
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 446 PAGES

This oenophiles guide, organized geographically, focuses on Portuguese cuisine, vineyards and wine. (PGL79, $32.95)

Oceans of Wine, Madeira and the Emergence of American Trade and Taste


by David Hancock

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 632 PAGES

Hancock's unexpectedly engrossing book explores the culture of wine in Madeira and trade in 18th century America. (PGL86, $50.00)

The Taste of Conquest, The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice

The Taste of Conquest, The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice


by Michael Krondl

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Weaving travel and history, Michael Krondl a world where pepper, cinnamon and cloves were as valuable as gold -- and Venice, Lison and Amsterdam jockeyed for global control. (EUR279, $16.00)

Cork Boat, A True Story of the Unlikeliest Boat Ever Built

Cork Boat, A True Story of the Unlikeliest Boat Ever Built


by John Pollack

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 291 PAGES

This endearing tale of family, loss and friendship revolves around a deliciously absurd childhood quest to build a boat of cork and sail it 133 miles on Portugal's Douro River. (PGL42, $14.95)

Prince Henry

Prince Henry "the Navigator," A Life


by Peter E. Russell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A complicated, rewarding portrait, and the first biography of this empire-minded Portuguese prince in more than a hundred years. (PGL25, $25.00)

Small Memories

Small Memories


by Jose Saramago

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

In this contemplative memoir, the Portuguese Nobel laureate recalls a childhood both dark and magical, split between the growing city of Lisbon and the tiny village of Azinhaga, where he was partially raised by his illiterate grandparents. Eventually teaching himself to read, Saramago has an almost religious conversion to the power of literature. (PGL82, $13.95)

Alentejo Blue

Alentejo Blue


by Monica Ali

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER

These short stories set in the Alentejo province of Portugal star a range of colorful expats and locals, including Teresa, a beautiful young girl from the village engaged to a suitable man, who yearns to see the world, and Vasco, a cafe owner losing business to the new Internet cafe down the road. (PGL58, $14.00)

Baltasar and Blimunda

Baltasar and Blimunda


by Jose Saramago

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 343 PAGES

This tale of two unlikely lovers in Inquisition-era Portugal is arguably Saramago's masterwork: a philosophically charged, intellectually rigorous historical drama which is also a captivating read. (PGL26, $15.00)

Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • 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)

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