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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Discovering Spain, An Uncommon Guide
Penelope Casas
GUIDEBOOK
2000
PAPER
591 PAGES
A wonderful, personable guide to Spain filled with history and culture and infused with the author's wit and love for her country. Each of 12 parts of the country receives its own chapter, with ample descriptions of major attractions and history, plus plenty of advice on the joys of traveling to Spain. Highly recommended.
(SPN31, $25.00) |
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Spain, The Root and the Flower
John A. Crow
HISTORY
1985
PAPER
455 PAGES
This is the book to take with you to Spain: an absorbing, well-written account of Spanish cultural history from prehistory to the Romans, Jews, Moors, and Golden Age, and on to Franco and his legacy in modern Spain. Originally published in 1963, the book reflects the author's personally gleaned wisdom, lore and deep insights into the Spanish people and their psychology -- as shaped by geography and history. This is essential reading for anyone who would understand the country and its people.
(SPN13, $22.95) |
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The Story of the Moors in Spain
Stanley Lane-Poole
HISTORY
1990
PAPER
285 PAGES
First published in 1886, this book has held its place as the classic work on the Moors in Spain: a scholarly, wonderfully readable and sweeping tale of splendor and tragedy.
(SPN12, $18.95) |
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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) |
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Spain & Portugal Map
Freytag & Berndt
2006
MAP
A colorful, shaded relief map of the entire Iberian Peninsula at a scale of 1:700,000.
(SPN22, $12.95) |
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Culture Smart! Spain, A Quick Guide to Customs and Etiquette
Marian Meaney
GUIDEBOOK
A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice.
(SPN342, $9.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Spain
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
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 up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(SPN05, $30.00) |
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A Late Dinner, Discovering the Food of Spain
Paul Richardson
FOOD
A resident of Spain for the last 15 years, Richardson searches out the diversity and delight of Spain and its food in this engaging account of travels in search of a meal.
(SPN344, $24.00) |
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Food and Wines of Spain
Penelope Casas
FOOD
A classic collection of 400 recipes, interwoven with cultural commentary and culinary history. A pleasure to read, but prepare to become hungry.
(SPN100, $30.00) |
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Made in Spain, Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen
Jose Andres
FOOD
Andres takes in the great diversity of Spain, its culinary traditions, regional specialties and modern innovations in this cookbook and culinary tour, featuring dozens of superbly illustrated recipes. Each section is introduced with an excerpt's from the roving chef's journals.
(SPN366, $35.00) |
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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) |
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Barcelona
Robert Hughes
HISTORY
FAVORITE
This masterful cultural history examines the city's architecture, art, religion and literature from its days as a Roman outpost to the present. Thoroughly enjoyable and illustrated with 180 mostly black-and-white photographs, it's a Longitude favorite.
(SPN01, $18.95) |
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Ghosts of Spain
Giles Tremlett
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Long-time Guardian correspondant Tremlett writes with nuance and flair in this engaging portrait of Spain, its people and recent history.
(SPN323, $16.95) |
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The Basque History of the World
Mark Kurlansky
HISTORY
Popular author Mark Kurlansky offers an engaging portrait of the seven provinces of Basqueland, discussing everything from language to culinary heritage and seafaring traditions.
(SPN116, $15.00) |
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The New Spaniards
John Hooper
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A survey of the cultural, political and economic changes in Spain since the death of Franco. An authoritative and compelling look the the everyday life of Spaniards.
(SPN08, $16.00) |
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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, $14.99) |
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The Spanish Inquisition
Cecil Roth
HISTORY
This documents the events leading up to the Inquisition, the torment that spread from Spain to Portugal and the New World -- a fascinating exploration of the roots of the Inquisition and its effects on the country.
(SPN91, $15.95) |
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Goya, Painter of Terrible Splendor
Jeanine Baticle
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A pocket-size encyclopedia, this slim book is an illustrated overview of the life and times of Goya. It's an illuminating portrait of 18th-century Madrid.
(SPN35, $12.95) |
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Painting in Spain 1500-1700
Jonathan Brown
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Velazquez and El Greco are but a few of the Spanish artists discussed in this in-depth study of the art produced during Spain's golden age.
(SPN183, $40.00) |
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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, $18.95) |
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Driving over Lemons, An Optimist in Andalucia
Chris Stewart
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Chris Stewart's memoir about moving with his wife to 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, $13.95) |
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Grammar Lessons, Translating a Life in Spain
Michele Morano
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Morano reflects on the humor, challenge and thrill of living in a new language in these 13 essays on travel, grammar and search for self.
(SPN345, $22.50) |
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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) |
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Spanish Recognitions, The Roads to the Present
Mary Lee Settle
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A magical, meditative account of Spanish history, art, archaeology and travels from Castile to the southern coast.
(SPN205, $15.95) |
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The Tomb in Seville, Crossing Spain on the Brink of Civil War
Norman Lewis
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Ostensibly in Spain with his brother-in-law to locate and report on the tomb of the title, Lewis finds their 1934 trip from north to south confounded by developing political events. He looks back at his adventure on the brink of the Spanish Civil War in this sharply observed account.
(SPN264, $14.95) |
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Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Peter R. Bush
Lisa Dillman
ANTHOLOGY
These 30 short stories include a who's who of contemporary Spanish literature.
(SPN173, $13.95) |
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Captain Alatriste
Arturo Perez-Reverte
Margaret Sayers Peden
LITERATURE
The first book of the swashbuckling series, memorably set in 17th-century Spain.
(SPN280, $14.00) |
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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, $12.00) |
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
LITERATURE
Hemingway's great novel about the Spanish Civil War is a love story set during the four-day fight of anti-fascist units in the mountains.
(SPN19, $15.00) |
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Marks of Identity
Juan Goytisolo
Gregory Rabassa
LITERATURE
Banned under Franco, this is the story of a man struggling to get along without love for his country or himself. The author has written a number of novels concerning Spain on the periphery of the Western and Islamic worlds.
(SPN25, $15.00) |
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Nada
Carmen LaForet
Mario Vargas Llosa
Edith Grossman
LITERATURE
A classic of the literature of post-civil war Barcelona in a strong new translation by Edith Grossman.
(SPN346, $15.95) |
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