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Walking in the Alps •  Kev Reynolds
GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • PAPER • 496 PAGES
A nicely illustrated, authoritative guide to hiking throughout the Alps, organized geographically. Reynolds covers a range of activities from day hikes to the classic hut-to-hut mountain walks. With color photographs and good local maps. Intended as a planning guide, the book is an excellent general overview of the region and hikes from coastal France across to Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. (SWZ44, $22.95)

Quest for the Sublime, Finding Nature's Secret in Switzerland •  Richard Bangs
TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2008 • HARD COVER • 260 PAGES
Richard Bangs revisits the Swiss Alps, following the likes of Byron, Shelley, Keats and Wordsworth in an attempt to grasp the Sublime. (SWZ66, $16.95)

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)

Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains •  Jon Krakauer
EXPLORATION • 2009 • PAPER • 192 PAGES
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. These are tales of adventure of the highest sort. (ALP10, $14.95)

Switzerland Map •   HEMA Maps
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A colorful, shaded relief map of Switzerland at a scale of 1:303,000. With city plans of Basel Bern, Geneva and Zurich. Printed in Germany, the crisp, bright cartography is by Falk Verlag. Also includes Northwest Italy, including Lake Como. One Side. 39X47 inches. (SWZ11, $12.95)

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Insight Guide Switzerland •  Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of Switzerland, featuring concise essays by well-regarded authors on history, politics and culture, as well as hundreds of photos and maps, and some practical information. (SWZ15, $24.99)

The Bernese Alps, Switzerland •  Kev Reynolds • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, practical guide to exploring the high mountains, glaciers and valley walks of Interlaken, Grindelwald and Kanderstag. This guide covers not only the Bernese Oberland but also the south side of the Jungfrau. (SWZ39, $22.95)

Cuisines of the Alps •  Kay Shaw Nelson • FOOD • Subtitled "Recipes, Drinks, and Lore from France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia," this colorful tour of the region's rustic cuisine offers more than 140 recipes, a section on regional wines and historical information. (CEU38, $24.95)

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)

Why Switzerland? •  Jonathan Steinberg • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A masterly overview of the idiosyncrasies of Switzerland, its history, language, politics and identity as a naysayer at the center of Europe. (SWZ04, $34.99)

Alpine Views, Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape •  Alberto de Andres • ART & ARCHITECTURE • The exhibition catalog to an exhibition at the Clark, this book showcases 26 dramatic oil paintings and sketches of the picturesque Alps. Calame (1810-1864) was the leading artist of the Swiss school of alpine painting. (SWZ67, $19.95)

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)

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)

White Spider, The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger •  Heinrich Harrer • EXPLORATION • The classic tale of a young climber and the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1938. This edition includes photographs, maps, and a chronology of attempts on the North Face. (ALP09, $15.95)

The Magic Mountain •  Thomas Mann • LITERATURE • In this classic novel of ill health in a sanatorium in the Swiss mountains, the author explores disease as a symbol of the sick, capitalistic society of pre-World War I Europe. (SWZ07, $19.00)

Glacier Ice •  Austin Post •  Edward R. LaChapelle • NATURAL HISTORY • A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world. (SCI07, $27.95)

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 •  Lars Svensson •  Dan Zetterstrom •  Killian Mullarney • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • This second revised edition of our favorite guide to birds of Europe has been brought fully up to date with revised text and maps along with added illustrations. (FG47, $29.95)

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	Walking in the Alps • Kev Reynolds GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • PAPER • 496 PAGES A nicely illustrated, authoritative guide to hiking throughout the Alps, organized geographically. Reynolds covers a range of activities from day hikes to the classic hut-to-hut mountain walks. With color photographs and good local maps. Intended as a planning guide, the book is an excellent general overview of the region and hikes from coastal France across to Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. (SWZ44, $22.95)
	Quest for the Sublime, Finding Nature's Secret in Switzerland • Richard Bangs TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2008 • HARD COVER • 260 PAGES Richard Bangs revisits the Swiss Alps, following the likes of Byron, Shelley, Keats and Wordsworth in an attempt to grasp the Sublime. (SWZ66, $16.95)
	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)
	Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains • Jon Krakauer EXPLORATION • 2009 • PAPER • 192 PAGES 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. These are tales of adventure of the highest sort. (ALP10, $14.95)
	Switzerland Map • HEMA Maps MAP A colorful, shaded relief map of Switzerland at a scale of 1:303,000. With city plans of Basel Bern, Geneva and Zurich. Printed in Germany, the crisp, bright cartography is by Falk Verlag. Also includes Northwest Italy, including Lake Como. One Side. 39X47 inches. (SWZ11, $12.95)

	Insight Guide Switzerland • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of Switzerland, featuring concise essays by well-regarded authors on history, politics and culture, as well as hundreds of photos and maps, and some practical information. (SWZ15, $24.99)
	The Bernese Alps, Switzerland • Kev Reynolds • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, practical guide to exploring the high mountains, glaciers and valley walks of Interlaken, Grindelwald and Kanderstag. This guide covers not only the Bernese Oberland but also the south side of the Jungfrau. (SWZ39, $22.95)
	Cuisines of the Alps • Kay Shaw Nelson • FOOD • Subtitled "Recipes, Drinks, and Lore from France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia," this colorful tour of the region's rustic cuisine offers more than 140 recipes, a section on regional wines and historical information. (CEU38, $24.95)
	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)
	Why Switzerland? • Jonathan Steinberg • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A masterly overview of the idiosyncrasies of Switzerland, its history, language, politics and identity as a naysayer at the center of Europe. (SWZ04, $34.99)
	Alpine Views, Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape • Alberto de Andres • ART & ARCHITECTURE • The exhibition catalog to an exhibition at the Clark, this book showcases 26 dramatic oil paintings and sketches of the picturesque Alps. Calame (1810-1864) was the leading artist of the Swiss school of alpine painting. (SWZ67, $19.95)
	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)
	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)
	White Spider, The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger • Heinrich Harrer • EXPLORATION • The classic tale of a young climber and the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1938. This edition includes photographs, maps, and a chronology of attempts on the North Face. (ALP09, $15.95)
	The Magic Mountain • Thomas Mann • LITERATURE • In this classic novel of ill health in a sanatorium in the Swiss mountains, the author explores disease as a symbol of the sick, capitalistic society of pre-World War I Europe. (SWZ07, $19.00)
	Glacier Ice • Austin Post • Edward R. LaChapelle • NATURAL HISTORY • A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland, the Himalayas and other parts of the world. (SCI07, $27.95)
	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 • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Killian Mullarney • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • This second revised edition of our favorite guide to birds of Europe has been brought fully up to date with revised text and maps along with added illustrations. (FG47, $29.95)