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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $47, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSPN285)		  
Cadogan Guide Northern Spain  •  Dana Farcos
GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 376 PAGES
A compact, comprehensive guide travel guide, covering the sweep of northwest Spain from Galicia, Asturias & Leon to Cantabria & the Picos of Europa, Old Castile & Leon, the Basque Lands, Navarra and La Rioja. With details on attractions along with a good overview of culture and history. Seventh Edition. (SPN113, $21.95)		   Cadogan Guide Northern Spain
The Camino, A Journey of the Spirit  •  Shirley MacLaine
RELIGION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
A book for anyone who enjoyed reading MacLaine's "Out on a Limb" while seated among the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu. In this newest journey, the much-reincarnated, ever-brave entertainer treks 500-miles across France and Northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela on the centuries-old Way of St. James. In her hallmark style, MacLaine interweaves travelogue, commentary, past lives and journeys both actual and interior in this personal journal. She's a tough woman, spending 30 days on the road, sleeping in hostels en route. (SPN127, $14.95)		   The Camino, A Journey of the Spirit
Northern Spain Adventure Map  •  National Geographic
MAP
A nicely detailed, overview map of the western(coastal) part of Northern Spain and the Way of St. James at a scale of 1:500,000. Extends as far east as San Sebastian. One Side. 33x49 inches. (SPN245, $11.95)		   Northern Spain Adventure Map



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I'm Off Then, Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago  •  Hape Kerkeling   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Overweight, overworked and unfit, Kerkeling turns an arduous trek across the French Pyrenees into a superb opportunity to deploy his self deprecating humor and barbed wit in this laugh-out-loud account of an unlikely pilgrim. (SPN420, $15.00)
 		  
Off the Road, A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route Into Spain  •  Jack Hitt   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An American Abroad, popular NPR contributor Hitt unleashes his wit and wonder in this account of his trek, 500-miles across Spain to Santiago de Compostela. Naturally, he falls in with an odd assortment of fellow pilgrims and adventures ensue. (SPN312, $17.99)
 		  
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