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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $70, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSPN64)		  
Ghosts of Spain  •  Giles Tremlett
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  PAPER  • 396 PAGES
Tremlett captures the Spanish character, history and modern politics in this masterful portrait, interweaving the story of his love for the country (where he has lived for 20 years) with interview, anecdote and observation. (SPN323, $18.00)		   Ghosts of Spain
Homage to Catalonia  •  George Orwell
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1987 •  PAPER  • 234 PAGES • FAVORITE
Orwell's portrait of the Barcelona uprising and the spirit of a city at war is a classic, an observant and heartfelt report from the streets. In part, this book is the simply told story of a wide-eyed soldier caught up in revolutionary fervor and the allure of Spain. (SPN03, $14.00)		   Homage to Catalonia
Eyewitness Guide Spain  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 720 PAGES
This superb, colorful guide covers all of Spain. It features bright photography, dozens of excellent maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and accessible, this is the guide to carry. (SPN05, $30.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Spain
Spain & Portugal Adventure Map  •  National Geographic
2011 •  MAP
A double-sided full color map of Spain and Portugal at a scale of 1:1,000,000 with good shaded relief, topographic detail, roads and waterways. Also includes Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca, and the Canary Islands. Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. Two Sides. 50x35 inches. (SPN22, $12.95)		   Spain & Portugal Adventure Map



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Andalucia Map 578  •  Michelin Travel Publications    •  A travelers' map of Andalucia and the Costa del Sol at a scale of 1:400,000 with city plans of Seville, Malaga and Granada. (SPN107, $11.95)
 		  
Culture Smart! Spain  •  Marian Meaney   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture provides a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (SPN342, $9.95)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide Seville and Andalusia  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully organized and visually rich guide features excellent maps and essays on the culture, history and geography of the region. With a pullout city map of Seville. (SPN15, $23.00)
 		  
Fodor's Barcelona's 25 Best  •  Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handy pocket guide includes an excellent map and essential information for a making the most of a short visit. (SPN136, $11.99)
 		  
Xenophobe's Guide to the Spanish  •  Drew Launey   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This irreverent pocket guide to cultural awareness is both insightful -- and entertaining. (SPN509, $7.95)
 		  
Food and Wines of Spain  •  Penelope Casas   • FOOD  •  This classic collection of 400 recipes, interwoven with cultural commentary and culinary history, is a pleasure to read, but prepare to become hungry. (SPN100, $37.50)
 		  
Spain and the World Table  •  Martha Rose Schulman  •  Culinary Institute of America   • FOOD  •  For this superb new tribute to Spanish flavors, the Culinary Institue of America brought together a wide array of popular chefs from Spain and around the world, asking them for recipes that exemplify Spanish cuisine. Includes a map of culinary regions in Spain. (SPN496, $22.95)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Spain  •  Juan Lalaguna   • HISTORY  •  A swift survey from prehistory through the Romans, Goths and Moors to the present. (SPN06, $14.95)
 		  
Barcelona  •  Robert Hughes   • HISTORY • FAVORITE  •  A Longitude favorite, this big, thoroughly enjoyable cultural history of the city touches on architecture, art, religion and literature from Roman outpost to the present. (SPN01, $21.00)
 		  
Spain, The Root and the Flower  •  John A. Crow   • HISTORY  •  Take this book with you to Spain: it's an absorbing, well-written account of Spanish cultural history from prehistory to the Romans, Jews, Moors, Golden Age and on to Franco and his legacy in modern Spain. (SPN13, $29.95)
 		  
The Arts of Intimacy, Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture  •  Maria Menocal  •  Jerilynn Dodds  •  Abigail Balbale   • RELIGION  •  Using the visual art (presented in stunning photographs) and literature of Medieval Spain, the authors illustrate the vibrant mix of three cultures which has formed the Castilian identity. (SPN365, $24.00)
 		  
The Basque History of the World  •  Mark Kurlansky   • HISTORY  •  Popular author Mark Kurlansky offers an engaging portrait of the seven provinces of Basque Land, discussing everything from language to culinary heritage and seafaring traditions. (SPN116, $16.00)
 		  
The Ornament of the World, How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain  •  Maria Rosa Menocal  •  Harold Bloom   • RELIGION  •  A lively, illuminating portrait of the Andalucian Kingdom, its cultural achievements and religious tolerance from the eighth century to 1492. (SPN185, $15.99)
 		  
The Story of Spain, The Dramatic History of Europe's Most Fascinating Country  •  Mark R. Williams   • HISTORY  •  Williams brings Spain to life through the tales of El Cid, Columbus, King Philip II, Cervantes, St. Theresa, Goya, Picasso and others from ancient times through the Golden Age to today. (SPN429, $22.95)
 		  
The Alhambra  •  Robert Irwin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Irwin's brief, indispensable guide introduces the stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex, revealing its mysteries, myths and significance with wit and insight. (SPN226, $14.95)
 		  
The Arts in Spain, From Prehistory to Modernism  •  John Moffit   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  From the cave painting at Altimira through the Golden Age, to the works of Picasso and Miro, this book documents the course of art in Spain, with 150 illustrations. (SPN102, $19.95)
 		  
The Most Beautiful Villages of Spain  •  Hugh Palmer   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This full color book of photographs is a portrait of the Spanish landscape, culture and people. (SPN494, $40.00)
 		  
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning  •  Laurie Lee   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A new edition of Laurie Lee's gorgeous memoir of youthful adventures in Spain on the brink of civil war, second in his autobiographical trilogy. Arriving in Galicia July 1935, the British poet tramps from Vigo north through Valladolid and Segovia to Madrid, Toledo and Seville. supporting himself with not much more than his wits and a violin, he continues around the coast to Cadiz (which he did not much like) and Almunecar, the then-sleepy Andalusian village where he was holed up as the war broke out. (SPN454, $15.95)
 		  
Driving over Lemons, An Optimist in Andalucia  •  Chris Stewart   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Stewart's memoir about moving with his wife to a farm in Alpujarras is charming and insightful. Unlike many expatriates, Stewart manages to ground himself far enough into the community to make lasting friends -- as well as a home for his young daughter. (SPN135, $14.95)
 		  
Grammar Lessons  •  Michele Morano   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Morano, who lived in Oviedo in the early 1990s, reflects on the humor and trials of living in a new language in these 13 essays on travel in Spain and search for self. (SPN345, $22.50)
 		  
Iberia, Spanish Travels & Reflections  •  James Michener   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this best-selling travelogue, Michener presents a compulsively readable and well-observed account of his love affair with Spain and all things Spanish. It has achieved the status of a classic, rich in detail and insightful. (SPN16, $8.99)
 		  
Spanish Recognitions, The Roads to the Present  •  Mary Lee Settle   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A magical, meditative account of Spanish history, art, archaeology and travels by the noted writer. Settle (Turkish Reflections) conjures Cervantes, El Cid, the Moors, Visgoths, Romans, Lorca and Balboa as she writes of a road trip from Castile in central Spain to the southern coast. (SPN205, $15.95)
 		  
Don Quixote  •  Miguel de Cervantes  •  John Rutherford   • LITERATURE  •  The most famous work in Spanish literature, rendered in a lively, modern translation. It is the picaresque tale of a romantic, mad gentleman who imagines himself a knight errant. (SPN23, $14.00)
 		  
Everything but the Squeal  •  John Barlow   • LITERATURE  •  Barlow, his wife (from Galicia but a vegetarian) and young son gallavant from roadhouse to fine dining establishments, villages and cities in this endearingly offhand, loving account of travels in honor of pork. A delightful, witty guide to the traditions, culinary and otherwise, of the region. (SPN368, $25.00)
 		  
Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Peter R. Bush   • ANTHOLOGY  •  These 30 short stories form a who's who of contemporary Spanish literature, including writers from Galicia, Leon, the Basque Country, Madrid and Barcelona. (SPN173, $13.95)
 		  
The Shadow of the Wind  •  Carlos Ruiz Zafon   • LITERATURE  •  Set in the brooding atmosphere of post-WW II Barcelona, this gripping story-within-a-story has it all: murder, doomed love and a mysterious book which draws the young hero, Daniel Sempere, into the city's dangerous underworld. (SPN298, $16.00)
 		  
The Sun Also Rises  •  Ernest Hemingway   • LITERATURE  •  Hemingway's great novel, which encapsulates the angst of the post-WWI "lost generation," is the story of unmoored American and British expats travelling from Paris to Pamplona. (SPN33, $15.00)
 		  
 
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