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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $94, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSCT82)		  
Wildlife of the North Atlantic, A Cruising Guide  •  Tony Soper  •  Dan Powell
FIELD GUIDE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES
As interesting to read as it is useful, this compact guide, geared for a anyone venturing by sea across the North Atlantic from Britain to Iceland or Greenland, covers all the birds, whales, dolphins you are likely to see (along with a few fish and invertebrates). Each of the creatures is fully described with a page or two, including handsome large watercolor illustrations. (ATL26, $25.99)		   Wildlife of the North Atlantic, A Cruising Guide
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales  •  W.B. Yeats
LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 380 PAGES
This volume combines two books of folklore edited by the Nobel Prize-winning poet who spearheaded the Celtic Renaissance in the early 20th century. These stories of changelings, ghosts, mermaids, demons, saints, priests and fairies are enchanting and entertaining. Originally published in 1918. (IRE04, $16.00)		   Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
The Crofter and the Laird  •  John McPhee
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1978 •  PAPER  • 159 PAGES • FAVORITE
In this volume, McPhee returns for a year to his ancestral land, the island of Colonsay in the Scottish Hebrides, to tell the stories of people whose lives are deeply entrenched in their land. With his characteristic grace and admiration for his subjects, McPhee writes about this stark region where residents still live under an almost feudal system of farmers, crofter and lord. (SCT23, $16.00)		   The Crofter and the Laird
Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings  •  John Haywood
REFERENCE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES
A thorough history of the Vikings as told through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs of Viking artifacts. This book traces the route of the 9th-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and on to the New World. (VIK02, $20.00)		   Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings
The Celts: A Very Short Introduction  •  Barry W Cunliffe
HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 161 PAGES
A concise, revealing social history of the Celts, by a reigning authority and popular writer. (CLT03, $11.95)		   The Celts: A Very Short Introduction
Great Britain and Ireland Map  •  HEMA Maps
MAP
A nicely detailed map showing both Great Britain and Ireland at a scale of 1:750,000. Two Sides. 56x39 inches. (GBR31, $10.95)		   Great Britain and Ireland Map



Also Recommended

Eyewitness Guide Great Britain  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With 1,400 photos, maps and excellent introductory chapters, this guide is both a general introduction to Great Britain and a region-by-region look at its attractions. (GBR01, $30.00)
 		  
Fodor's Exploring Scotland  •  Gilbert Summers   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With its many photographs, detailed descriptions and practical information, this compact guide covers Scotland in style. (SCT09, $22.00)
 		  
Fodor's London's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This slim guide to London (with handy full-color maps) has everything you need to know for a short visit to the city, including recommended sightseeing, restaurants, hotels and shops. (GBR08, $11.95)
 		  
1688, The First Modern Revolution  •  Steve Pincus   • HISTORY  •  Refuting the idea that England's Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 was "un-revolutionary" (bloodless, consensual, aristocratic, sensible), Yale historian Pincus demonstrates that England's revolution was a European event, that it took place over a number of years, not months, and that it had repercussions in India, North America, the West Indies and throughout continental Europe. (GRB31, $25.00)
 		  
Celtic Prayers from Iona  •  J. Philip Newell   • RELIGION  •  Inspired by the Gaelic prayers and poems of the 19th-century Scotsman Alexander Carmichael, Newell and his wife developed this handsome hard cover book while wardens on the island. (SCT21, $14.95)
 		  
How the Irish Saved Civilization  •  Thomas Cahill   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This best-selling history tells the generally unknown story of Ireland's preservation of classical learning in the Dark Ages. (IRE07, $15.95)
 		  
London Perceived  •  Evelyn Hofer  •  V. S. Pritchett   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A classic, lyrical celebration of the palaces, parks, people and everyday experience of London. Pritchett's eloquent riffs on the character of the city are accompanied by evocative black-and-white photographs by the superb Evelyn Hofer. (GBR310, $19.95)
 		  
Scotland, A Concise History  •  Fitzroy MacLean  •  Magnus Linklater   • HISTORY  •  With 250 well-integrated illustrations, this lively and authoritative history covers the romantic figures and bloody battles from the early clans up to the present. (SCT15, $19.95)
 		  
The Aran Islands  •  J.M. Synge  •  Tim Robinson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A much-loved turn-of-the-century account of the islands (as contrasted with mainland Ireland), drenched in the Celtic soul of the Irish. (IRE26, $15.00)
 		  
The British Isles, A History of Four Nations  •  Hugh Kearney   • HISTORY  •  The Celts, Romans, Vikings, Normans and modern immigrants all make an appearance in Kearney's elegant and revisionist history of not just the English but also of the Scots, Welsh and Irish. (GBR88, $39.99)
 		  
The Last of the Celts  •  Marcus Tanner   • HISTORY  •  Welsh journalist Tanner mixes anecdote, interview and research in this lively account of encounters with far-flung Celts from Scotland, Wales and Belfast to Brittany, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Trelew. (GBR527, $25.00)
 		  
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England  •  Antonia Fraser   • HISTORY  •  Lady Fraser gathers eight British historians for this engaging, illustrated history of the monarchy from 1066 to the House of Windsor, chock full of personality, incident and scandal. (GBR160, $34.95)
 		  
The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way  •  Bill Bryson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An indispensable guide to the language that divides us, this book is an informative linguistic history which showcases Bryson's wry wit. (GBR15, $14.99)
 		  
The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History  •  Colin McEvedy   • HISTORY  •  McEvedy deftly sketches the culture, history and society of Medieval Europe in this slim historical atlas. (EUR240, $15.00)
 		  
The Penguin Illustrated History of Britain and Ireland, From Earliest Times to the Present Day  •  Barry Cunliffe   • HISTORY  •  A wonderfully rich and comprehensive guide to the history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland -- from the arrival of the first humans half a million years ago rup to the present. (GBR624, $35.00)
 		  
The Shetland Bus, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Adventure  •  David Howarth   • HISTORY  •  The little-known story of a fleet of fishing boats that regularly journeyed across treacherous waters from the Shetland Islands to Norway, to bring relief and fortifications to Norwegians under Nazi attack. (NOR26, $16.95)
 		  
The Story of England  •  Christopher Hibbert   • HISTORY  •  Beautifully illustrated with color pictures, chronological charts, royal genealogies and maps, this popular history of English politics, economics and culture from the Neolithic age to the 1990s is an excellent traveler's companion. (GBR02, $19.95)
 		  
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)
 		  
Stonehenge  •  Rosemary Hill   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Hill captures the enduring mystery and allure of Stonehenge in this witty meditation on the myth and meaning of the most famous prehistoric site in all Europe. (GBR795, $19.95)
 		  
The Book of Kells  •  Bernard Meehan   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Written by the keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College, this book features 110 color illustrations, including enlargements, of some of the more spectacular decorations in this most famous of medieval manuscripts. (IRE09, $19.95)
 		  
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides  •  Samuel Johnson  •  James Boswell   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Written when Johnson was 63 and Boswell 32 in 1773 (when they had been friends for ten years), these travel journals were the result of a three-month trip to Scotland. Johnson observed Scotland, and Boswell observed Johnson. (SCT07, $18.00)
 		  
A Writer's House in Wales  •  Jan Morris   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this extended essay, Morris uses her much-loved 18th-century house as a point of departure for a meditation on Welsh identity. (GBR325, $20.00)
 		  
Coasting, A Private Journey  •  Jonathan Raban   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Raban's eloquent, anecdotal account of a solo circumnavigation of the British Isles in a 30-foot ketch, his first experience in a boat. It's an engaging account of the experience of the sea, and the people and places he encounters. (GBR591, $13.00)
 		  
In Search of England  •  H.V. Morton  •  James Morris   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton's ramblings through the English countryside in the early days of the motorcar. Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture and history of the place with his own keen observations. (GBR368, $16.00)
 		  
Kingdom by the Sea  •  Paul Theroux   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  This time, the prolific writer recounts a coastal journey around the British Isles in 1982, displaying his occasional ill temper alongside his celebrated ability to combine social history with a good old-fashioned traveler's tale. (GBR09, $14.95)
 		  
Mary Queen of Scots  •  Antonia Fraser   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This richly readable biography, the story of a legend who was loved even en route to her death, illuminates Mary's age as well as the figure herself. (SCT01, $20.00)
 		  
Nature's Engraver, A Life of Thomas Bewick  •  Jennifer S. Uglow   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Born to a farming family in Northumberland in 1753, Bewick eventually published his own History of British Birds, the first field guide intended for a general audience. Uglow's engrossing illustrated biography includes an array of the great engraver's vignettes depicting rural life and the natural world. (NAT249, $18.00)
 		  
Seamanship, A Voyage along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles  •  Adam Nicolson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Nicolson offers an engrossing account of a coastal voyage from Cornwall, along the western coast of Ireland, out to the Faeroes and to Orkney in this brief hymn to the sea. (GBR561, $13.95)
 		  
The Wild Places  •  Robert Macfarlane   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  MacFarlane climbs, walks and swims by day, and spends his nights sleeping on cliff-tops and in ancient meadows and wildwoods, in this marvelous exploration of the nature of the British Isles. (GBR893, $15.00)
 		  
Angry Island, Hunting the English  •  A. Gill   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A comic manual to the English by a splendidly irreverent London critic. Gill includes scathing chapters on voice, humor, drink, animals, garden, sport and class. (GBR715, $14.00)
 		  
Celtic Prayers and Incantations  •  Alexander Carmichael   • LITERATURE  •  An authoritative edition of poems and blessings as collected by folklorist Alexander Carmichael (1832 - 1912) over 40 years, when Gaelic was still widely spoken in the Skye, Uist, Oban and other islands of the Hebrides. (CLT4, $7.95)
 		  
For the Love of Ireland, A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers  •  Susan Cahill   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Organized geographically, this rich anthology introduces Ireland through the words and lives of such luminaries as James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, Frank McCourt and Samuel Beckett. (IRE77, $15.95)
 		  
Orkneyinga Saga, The History of the Earls of Orkney  •  Hermann Palssom  •  Paul Edwards   • LITERATURE  •  A fusion of myth and legend, circa A.D. 1200, by an unnamed Icelandic author. The medieval chronicle has its center of action among the Orkney Islands, describing their conquest by Norwegian kings during the Viking expansion of the ninth century. (VIK07, $16.00)
 		  
Sun Dancing, A Vision of Medieval Ireland  •  Geoffrey Moorhouse   • LITERATURE  •  This wonderfully inspired combination of scholarship and historical fiction, set at the monastery on Skellig Michael, carries the reader back to Ireland's early monastic tradition. (IRE13, $22.95)
 		  
Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)
 		  
 
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