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Eyewitness Guide Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Antwerp

Eyewitness Guide Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Antwerp

by Rebecca Miles

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 210 PAGES

This superbly illustrated guide features color photos and maps of city neighborhoods, with information on history, culture and sightseeing. (BLG16, $20.00)

Culture Smart! Belgium

by Mandy Macdonald

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (BLG26, $9.95)

A Tall Man in a Low Land

A Tall Man in a Low Land

by Harry Pearson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 246 PAGES

Pearson, a British travel writer, journalist and comic is an entertaining guide to Belgium and its traditions, culture, beer and chocolate. (BLG19, $16.95)

Belgium/Luxembourg Map

Belgium/Luxembourg Map

by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A colorful map of Belgium and Luxembourg at a scale of 1:250,000. (BLG15, $10.95)

 
Benelux Map

Benelux Map


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2010
  • MAP

Covering the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg at a scale of 1:400,000. (NTH03, $11.95)

Brussels Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A detailed city map of Brussels at a scale of 1:10,000. (BLG28, $11.95)

Blue Guide Belgium

Blue Guide Belgium


by Bernard McDonagh

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A comprehensive, no-nonsense overview of Belgium and Luxembourg, covering in detail the art, history and architecture of the region. (NTH14, $24.95)

Eyewitness Guide Belgium and Luxembourg

Eyewitness Guide Belgium and Luxembourg


by Inc. Dorling Kindersley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Another gem in the Eyewitness series, this superb guide is handsome, convenient and up-to-date; it's the guide to carry. Featuring color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (BLG41, $25.00)

Fodor's Belgium

Fodor's Belgium


by Fodors

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Lively, fully illustrated and comprehensive, this practical guidebook encapsulates the attractions of Belgium for the visitor. With good introductory chapters, maps and region-by-region highlights. (BLG21, $17.95)

Good Beer Guide Belgium

Good Beer Guide Belgium


by Tim Webb

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

The sixth edition of Webb's invaluable guide to breweries, beers and bars. (BLG40, $23.95)

Insight Guide Belgium

Insight Guide Belgium


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 337 PAGES

This beautiful guide features wonderful photographs and essays prepared by experts on Belgium. The emphasis here is on providing an understanding of the country and its culture. (BLG01, $23.95)

Time Out Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges

Time Out Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges


by Time Out

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (BLG43, $19.95)

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far


by Cornelius Ryan

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 670 PAGES

War historian Cornelius Ryan chronicles in detailed, readable prose the battle of Arnhem, one of the most important -- and bloodiest -- campaigns in World War II. (WAR21, $19.99)

A Time for Trumpets, The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge


by Charles B. MacDonald

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

A massive, authoritative history of the Battle of the Bulge. (WAR23, $19.99)

King Leopold's Ghost, A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

King Leopold's Ghost, A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa


by Adam Hochschild

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

An enthralling narrative of the 19th-century colonization of the Belgian Congo, written by an award-winning journalist. The focus of the book is Belgian King Leopold, who oversaw the colonization. (CAF08, $16.95)

Making of the Middle Ages


by Richard W. Southern

  • HISTORY
  • 1953
  • PAPER

A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $21.00)

The Autumn of the Middle Ages

The Autumn of the Middle Ages


by Johan Huizinga

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 467 PAGES

A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this well-translated classic is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. (EUR17, $30.00)

Flemish Art and Architecture 1585-1700


by Hans Vlieghe

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A lavishly illustrated overview of the art of the southern Netherlands from 1585-1700. (BLG07, $52.00)

Painting and the Market in Early Modern Antwerp

Painting and the Market in Early Modern Antwerp


by Elizabeth Honig

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 336 PAGES

An insightful, illustrated study of the transformation of Flemish society. (BLG14, $60.00)

A Time of Gifts

A Time of Gifts


by Patrick Leigh Fermor

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk from Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube, through Germany, Prague and Austria in 1933. Written not in the moment, but 40 years later, the accumulation of time and experience give the book particular poignancy. (CEU30, $16.95)

Master of Shadows, The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens

Master of Shadows, The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens


by Mark Lamster

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

Ranging from his home in Antwerp to London, Madrid, Paris and Rome, Lamster uncovers the gripping tale of the world's most famous painter and his double life as a secret agent, diplomat and political operative in 17th century Europe. (BLG44, $17.00)

Austerlitz

Austerlitz


by Anthea Bell | Winfried Georg Sebald

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES

Seabald's haunting book, evocative of WWII Europe, travels from the magnificent railway station in Antwerp to London, Paris and the streets in Prague where the narrator Austerlitz was born and fled during the Nazi devastation. (GER282, $16.00)

In Bruges

In Bruges


by Martin McDonagh

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • DVD

Filed on location in Belgium, two hitmen (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) and hiding out in the city of Bruges run up against a crime boss played by Ralph Fiennes in this black comedy by playwright McDonagh. (BLG45, $14.98)

Niccolo Rising

Niccolo Rising


by Dorothy Dunnett

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 470 PAGES

From the reigning queen of historical fiction comes this fast-paced, thoroughly-researched novel of ambition and worldly goods in 15th-century Bruges. This is the first volume in her House of Niccolo series. (BLG13, $15.95)

Resistance

Resistance


by Anita Shreve

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Shreve adeptly explores the themes of love and loss in her WWII story of a married Belgian woman that falls in love with the British pilot she is sheltering as part of the underground resistance movement. (NTH93, $13.99)

The Lady and The Unicorn

The Lady and The Unicorn


by Tracy Chevalier

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

In this rich historical novel, Chevalier (Girl With A Pearl Earring) imagines the wealthy patrons, social milieu, intrigue and incident behind the 15th-century tapestries now hanging in the Cluny in Paris. (BLG24, $16.00)

The Professor


by Charlotte Bronte

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

Bronte's first novel, published posthumously, based on her experiences with Emily as a language student in Brussels in 1842. (BLG27, $11.00)

Villette

Villette


by Charlotte Bronte

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

Bronte's last published work, also known as the Brussels novel, is an emotionally complex, somber tale that draws on the author's schoolteacher days. Villette is also a realistic portrait of the cosmopolitan city. (BLG17, $12.00)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

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