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Big and Beautiful picture books, including perennial favorites like The Travel Book and Burton Holmes Early Travel Photography, along with stunning new books on Africa, the Arctic and other once-in-a-lifetime destinations.

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To the Arctic

by Florian Schulz

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 204 PAGES

From aerial photographs of the tundra in summer to stark winter landscapes and underwater images, Shultz showcases the cycle of an Arctic year in 160 color photographs in this sumptuous book, a companion to the 2012 IMAX film. (ARC273, $45.00)

Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World

by Times of London

• REFERENCE
• 2011
• BOXED
• 544 PAGES
• FAVORITE

25% off the $200 retail price. The thirteenth edition of this world's most authoritative atlas, presented in all its meticulous glory, is so up-to-date that brand new South Sudan is featured among its 25,000 revisions (the last edition was in 2007). We dare you to name a place that is not included! Each double-page spread is a whopping 16 x 22 inches and the amazing index of 200,000 place names is unequaled. (GEN71, $150.00)

Lonely Planet Great Journeys

by Lonely Planet Publications

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 33312 PAGES

Cleverly organized by type of travel (rail, overland, walks and pilgrimages), this photo book covers the sweep of ancient trade routes, modern treks and iconic places, each with color photographs, travel tips and, we were pleased to see, armchair reading. (TVL536, $39.99)

Kenya

by Michael Poliza

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 280 PAGES

Alternating aerial shots with dramatic landscapes, vivid animal studies and portraits of the Maasai, Poliza's latest stunning book captures the spirit of Kenya and its people. (EAF380, $95.00)

The Grand Bazaar Istanbul

by Serdar Gulgun

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2011
• BOXED
• 284 PAGES

Discover jewels, furniture, fabrics, silver, spices, antiques, collectibles, and much more in nearly 300 oversized, sumptuously produced pages. (TKY257, $250.00)

Havana

by Michael Eastman

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES

A photographer of New Orleans, Paris and other iconic cities, Eastman captures the decaying splendor, crumbled facades and grand interiors of Havana in nearly 100 exquisitely detailed and richly colored large-scale photographs taken over two decades. (CBA155, $60.00)

Stone Offerings

by Mike Torrey

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2009
• HARD COVER
• 143 PAGES

Torrey captures the dramatic setting, solitude and intricate construction of the Inca site of Machu Picchu in 100 striking color photographs, taken over a few days at summer and winter solstice. (AND76, $40.00)

Burton Holmes Early Travel Photography

by Genoa Caldwell

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES

From the boulevards of Paris to the pyramids of Egypt, China's Great Wall and bustling Marrakech, Burton Holmes was there at the turn of the 20th century, turning these hand-tinted lantern slides into iconic images. (TVL116, $29.99)

Temples of Cambodia, The Heart of Angkor

by Helen Ibbitson Jessup | Barry Brukoff

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

Jessup (Art and Architecture of Cambodia) provides the accompanying essays to this oversized portfolio of dazzling color images by Barry Brukoff, who has been photographing the monuments of Cambodia since 1963. (CBD73, $65.00)

Sites of Antiquity, From Ancient Egypt to the Fall of Rome

by Charles Freeman

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2009
• HARD COVER
• 248 PAGES

Enticing aerial shots, detailed site plans, glorious modern photographs and illustrations illuminate 50 key monuments, cities or sites of the Mediterranean world, from Giza, Luxor and Karnak to the Parthenon, Ephesus, Pergamon, Petra and Constantinople. (MED150, $50.00)

Cooking with Italian Grandmothers

by Jessica Theroux

• FOOD
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 250 PAGES

Theroux's tender culinary celebration brings together recipes, anecdotes and photographs of a dozen Italian grandmothers across Italy. Each chapter includes a map, essay, interview and (this is the best part) authentic recipes you'd actually want to make. (ITA193, $40.00)

AntARCTIC, A Tribute to Life in the Polar Regions

by Michael Poliza

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

With his inimitable blend of intimate close-ups and cinematic landscapes, Poliza celebrates polar wildlife and landscapes in this compact edition of his oversized, sumptuous original, (ANT314, $39.95)

The Tulip Anthology

by Anna Pavord | Ron van Dongen

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
• NEW

Presented in a deluxe hardcover. 33% off the retail price! Pointed Pink and yellow Blushing Beauty, Insulinde, Absalon and fantastically colored Rembrandt and many more tulips are photographed in sumptuous full color in this portfolio of the coveted flowers, grown and photographed by van Dongen. The close-ups are augmented by depictions in the tulip in art and history. With an introductory essay by the equally besotted Anna Pavord. (NTH135, $40.00)

Serengeti, The Eternal Beginning

by Boyd Norton

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES

Featuring 250 exquisite color photographs alongside Norton's firsthand accounts of travels in Serengeti National Park, Kenya's Masai Mara and Ngorongoro over a decades-long career. (EAF378, $35.00)

The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott

by David Wilson

• EXPLORATION
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 192 PAGES

This gorgeous book of Scott's own photographs -- fought over, lost and forgotten -- supplemented by maps and incisive commentary, is a significant contribution to Antarctic history. Wilson's great uncle was expedition artist Edward Wilson, who died with Scott on his way back from the Pole. (ANT343, $35.00)

 

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Atlas of Remote Islands

by Judith Schalansky

• REFERENCE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES

Tantalizingly subtitled Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will, this intriguing collection of maps and lore is likely to ignite wanderlust in certain of us. An artist obsessed as a child with the world atlas, Schalansky includes islands, both famous and utterly obscure, ranging across the world's seas, each drawn at the same scale so that tiny Clipperton Atoll is a speck on the page while Deception Island in the Antarctic almost fills it. (WLD200, $30.00)

The Luxury Collection, Hotels & Resorts

by Assouline Publishing

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 544 PAGES

These six Luxury Destination Guides, with tips from the likes of Charlie Palmer (US) and Mario Batali (Italy) cover, are packed in a gift box. (TVL524, $140.00)

A Little History of the World

by E. H. Gombrich

• HISTORY
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 304 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This splendidly readable, sweeping history for younger readers -- excellent for reading aloud -- covers the history of the world from the stone age until the dawn of the atomic age in 40 concise chapters. With 200 color illustrations, this new illustrated edition of Gombrich's classic is as handsome as it is engaging. (REF12, $29.95)

Buddha

by Jon Ortner

• RELIGION
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 239 PAGES

Ortner places sayings of the Buddha alongside beguiling 150 color photographs of statues, relics, carvings, shrine, pagodas and temples throughout Asia in this enlightening book. (ASA81, $29.95)

Cuba

by Pierre Hausherr | Francois Missen

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2010
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

With full-page photographs, introductory essays on history, architecture, music, food and more, this oversized, illustrated paperback by Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Francois Missen and photographer Pierre Hausherr captures the spirit of Cuba, its people, nature and culture. (CBA143, $24.95)

Tibet, A Culture on the Edge

by Phil Borges

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES

Borges focuses on the people of Tibet in this new collection. (TBT139, $45.00)

A Dream of Red Mansions, As Portrayed Through the Brush of Sun Wen

by Xueqin Cao

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2010
• BOXED
• 233 PAGES

This lovingly produced, slip-cased and oversized edition of the Chinese classic features exquisitely reproduced Qing Dynasty paintings by Sun Wen. (CHN679, $60.00)

The Caves of Dunhuang

by Fan Jinshi

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

This richly illustrated survey presents the ancient murals, silks, manuscripts and other treasures within the 50 extraordinary cave temples of Mogao, used as a monastery for a millennium. With 350 color photographs. (CHN534, $70.00)

The Nile Cruise

by Jenny Jobbins

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 160 PAGES

Weaving classic travelers' accounts with essays and 150 color photographs, this compact book beautifully illuminates the history and allure of the towns, temples and tombs of the Nile from Abydos to Abu Simbel. (EGY278, $29.95)

World Heritage Sites

by UNESCO Publishing

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 856 PAGES
• NEW

How many have you visited? This beautifully illustrated compendium includes color photographs, a map and succinct description of each of the 911 archaeological sites, monuments, cities or parks inscribed by UNESCO from 1978 to 1911. (CON53, $29.95)

100 Journeys for the Spirit

by Pico Iyer

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES

Pico Iyer, Jan Morris, Paul Theroux, Alexander McCall Smith and Michael Ondaatje all contribute to this beautifully illustrated, hand-picked selection of temples, cathedrals and monasteries, parks and other soulful places. (TVL516, $29.95)

The Travel Book, A Journey Through Every Country in the World

by Lonely Planet Publications

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 448 PAGES

Bigger and better than ever (the second edition of the best-selling original), we can't keep our hands off this celebration of the world. Each country, no matter how big or small, gets a colorful double-page spread in this glossy A-to-Z of travel from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. (WLD193, $50.00)

Animal, The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife

by Don E. Wilson | David Burnie

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 624 PAGES

A giant reference to wildlife throughout the world, compiled by the Smithsonian and a group of zoologists. From insects, marine life and amphibians to birds and mammals, it runs the gamut. (BST80, $50.00)

Ocean Soul

by Brian Skerry

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 264 PAGES

Whales, seals, fishes of all sorts, coral reefs and other marine habitats are all showcased in this stunning tribute to the world's oceans by National Geographic explorer Brian Skerry. (OCE178, $50.00)

Polar Obsession

by Paul Nicklen

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2009
• HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES
• NEW

Born and raised on Baffin Island, Nicklen has ice in his blood. The National Geographic photographer, wildlife biologist and naturalist presents up-close portraits of the creatures of the high latitudes in 150 dazzling photographs of swimming bears, cavorting seals, penguins, dueling narwhals and all manner of polar life. (ANT305, $50.00)

Smithsonian Natural History, The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth

by Becky Alexander

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 648 PAGES

Jammed with eye-popping photographs and in-depth two-page spreads on species of particular interest, this bold visual encyclopedia squeezes as many of the plants, animals, rocks and minerals of a natural history museum as could fit between its commodious covers. (NAT235, $50.00)

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