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These 5 items are available for $72, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXALP45)

Explore the Tour of Mont Blanc  •  Gareth McCormack GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 64 PAGES A compact, practical guide in the "Rucksack Reader" series, this book features a route map, photographs and practical details for the classic 11-day Mont Blanc circuit though France, Italy and Switzerland. (ALP27, $15.95)
Scrambles Amongst the Alps: In the Years 1860-69  •  Edward Whymper EXPLORATION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Not just an account of Victorian-era mountaineering, this classic first-person account captures the geography, beauty and allure of the region. The intrepid Whymper made the first ascents of several important peaks in the Andes and the Alps, including famously the Matterhorn. (ALP02, $14.00)
Killing Dragons, The Conquest of the Alps  •  Fergus Fleming EXPLORATION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 398 PAGES Fleming spins lively tales of man against nature in this entertaining history of the eccentrics, adventurers and publicity-hounds who sought to conquer the Alps, including Whymper and his first ascent of the Matterhorn (where four of the seven-man team perished). (ALP16, $14.00)
Chamonix, Mont Blanc Massif (East)  •  IGN MAP • COMING IN SEPTEMBER This fabulously detailed topographic map (scale 1:25,000) shows the eastern portion of the Mont Blanc group. In combination with the same publisher's map of the western part of the range (Item FRN315), it's the best map for hikers doing the Mont Blanc circuit. (FRN314, $16.95)
St Gervais les Bains, Mont Blanc (West)  •  IGN MAP • COMING IN SEPTEMBER This fabulously detailed topographic map (scale 1:25,000) shows the western portion of the Mont Blanc group. In combination with the same publisher's map of the eastern part of the range (Item FRN314), it's the best map for hikers doing the Mont Blanc circuit. (FRN315, $14.95)

Chamonix to Zermatt, The Walker's Haute Route  •  Kev Reynolds   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to the classic Haute Route, covering each segment of the long-distance walk, and including an introduction to the region. (ALP21, $19.95)
La Place de la Concorde Suisse  •  John McPhee   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  In the company of a Swiss patrol leader on a training mission, McPhee deploys his usual insight and wonderful prose on the phenomenon of the army of Switzerland. (SWZ14, $15.00)
A Tramp Abroad  •  Mark Twain  •  David Eggers  •  Kerry Driscoll   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Written 11 years after "Innocents Abroad," this is Twain's second foray into European travel. Filled with his characteristic wit and humorous observations, it documents his journeys through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. (EUR78, $14.95)
Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains  •  Jon Krakauer   • EXPLORATION  •  A collection of some of Krakauer's (Into Thin Air) best journalism, these stories and essays focus on the mindset and determination of world-class mountaineers, including Alpine and Himalayan climbers. (ALP10, $13.95)
There & Then, Travel Writings of James Salter  •  James Salter   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  These sketches and essays cover 20 years of novelist Salter's peripatetic life, particularly his extended time hiking and skiing in the Alps of Switzerland, Austria and France. (ALP28, $15.00)
Hotel du Lac  •  Anita Brookner   • LITERATURE  •  The spellbinding, prize-winning novel of a romance novelist whose life begins to resemble her plots when she visits a luxurious hotel in the Alps. (SWZ05, $12.95)
Solo Faces  •  James Salter   • LITERATURE  •  The story of an American climber who, dissatisfied with his everyday life, travels to the Alps of southern France to tackle mountain peaks. The prose is glorious and the mountain-climbing scenes are as vivid as they get. (ALP14, $14.00)
The Man Who Planted Trees  •  Jean Giono  •  Michael McMurdy   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  Told with affection and lyrical simplicity, beloved French novelist Giono (1895-1970) turns the life of Elzeard Bouffier, a shepherd turned tree-planter, into a fable of hope, forests and the power of the individual to change the world. (ALP12, $10.00)
Mountain Light, In Search of the Dynamic Landscape  •  Galen Rowell   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Rowell presents 80 of his most spectacular mountain images, divided according to visual content. Each chapter illustrates a theme or technique, supplemented by a short personal essay. (PHT06, $29.95)
Birds of Europe  •  Killian Mullarney  •  Lars Svensson  •  Dan Zetterstrom  •  Peter J. Grant   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)