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Costa
Brava Insight Pocket Guide 4th Edition
With recommendations for eating out, shopping and nightlife, this
pocket guide aims to help visitors get the most out of their stay in
the Costa Brava. Included is a full-size, separate pull-out map that
can be used in conjunction with the book's itineraries or
independently.
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Catalonia
by Sarah Andrews
These popular, compact and colourful guidebooks are perfect for
planning your holiday whether for a city break, regional tour or a
long-haul destination. This extensive series is packed full of
information about where to go and what to see, as well as walks and
tours, feature spreads on cultural background and other aspects,
restaurant and accommodation listings and practical information.
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Homage
to Catalonia by George Orwell
George Orwell's account of his experience as a militiaman in the
Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. The book describes the chaos at the
Front, the futile young deaths for what became a confused cause, the
antique weapons and the disappointment many British Socialists felt
on arriving in Spain to help.
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Dali
by Robert Descharnes
Focusing on Salvador Dali, this volume in the "Masters of Art"
series has 40 full-page colour plates, accompanied by commentaries
discussing each individual work. Other illustrations show the artist
at various points in his career, his contemporaries and comparative
works. Written by the foremost scholars for a general audience,
Abrams' Masters of Art series has proved its popularity over the
years, becoming the industry's best-selling art history monograph
series.
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Portable
Dali
by by Robert Hughes
As a founding master of Surrealism, Salvador Dali remains one of
the most fascinating and intriguing artists of all time.
With an insightful introduction by author and art critic Robert
Hughes, this compact collection of hundreds of images illustrates
the complete arc of Dali's career, which can be read as an entire
history of the Surrealist movement.
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Berlitz
Costa Brava Holiday Map (Berlitz)
A great companion for the Costa Brava visitor - Combines clear,
detailed cartography with useful tourist information and attractive
photographs. This map includes descriptions of over 25 places to
visit, from the most popular to the less well known, helpful tips on
traffic regulations, emergency services and opening hours, and a
town plan.
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Through
the Spanish Pyrenees: The Gr11 Trail
Walking in the Pyrenees continues to increase in popularity, often
as an alternative to the well-known areas of the Alps. A combination
of spectacular peaks, glistening tarns, deep valleys and expanses of
wild beauty make the range a good choice for the adventurous walker.
The GR11 crosses the Pyrenees from coast to coast on the Spanish
side of the border with France. Whilst the few previously known
centres have boomed in popularity, there remain vast areas of true
wilderness, with abundant opportunities for secluded wild camping.
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Voices
of the Old Sea by Norman Lewis
Describes Norman Lewis's three post-war successive summers in the
remote fishing village of Farol, on what is now the Costa Brava. The
book records the villagers' struggle to sustain their precarious
existence and to defend it against the enticements of tourist
development.
This is perfect fiction to read on your
Catalonian Holiday! |
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Women
- a Guide for Men by
Richard Hazelwood
This is a somewhat tongue-in-cheek book about women, but not for
women. It is a guide for men; a guide concerning attitudes,
emotions, character etc of women, in fact their day to day
behaviour.
This short book is ideal for reading on your
flight or on the beach.
Richard Hazelwood, philosopher and psychologist, was born in
England but now lives in Roses, Catalonia |
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