Spain and Portugal

Publisher Comments
From Barcelona to Granada, Gibraltar, and Morocco, this updated handbook reveals the best of everything Spain has to offer--including tapas, bar-hopping, and cathedral visits--economically and hassle-free.... (read more)

Publisher Comments
After WW II, Norman Lewis returned to Spain and settled in the remote fishing village of Farol, on what is now the Costa Brava.... (read more)

Publisher Comments
This is the story of 350 years of terror. Established by papal bull in 1478, the first task of the Spanish Inquisition was to question Jewish converts to Christianity and to expose and execute those found guilty of reversion. Authorities then turned on... (read more)

Publisher Comments
The newly discovered journal of an award-winning poet's experience on the front lines as a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade—All Quiet On the Western Front for the Spanish Civil War. In 1937, James Neugass, a poet and novelist praised in the New... (read more)

Publisher Comments
From the author of "Cod" comes the illuminating story of an ancient and enigmatic people. Kurlansky's passion for the Basque people and his exuberant eye for detail shine through this fascinating book which blends human stories with economic, literary... (read more)

Publisher Comments
In this up-to-date and engaging tour of Spain through the ages, one of the world's leading authorities on the history of Spain, Sir Raymond Carr, provides an authoritative overview of a country that has played a vital role in the history of the Western... (read more)

Publisher Comments
This volume chronicles one of the most savage epochs in human history, the years of the Spanish Inquisition. Reston's engrossing narrative brings all of the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition into a terrifyingly brutal focus, and he looks beyond the dark... (read more)

Publisher Comments
In this fascinating journey through Spain, readers experience the natural and manmade beauty that make this country one of the most popular destinations for travelers. Hundreds of full-color photographs transport us to modern cities such as Barcelona and... (read more)

Publisher Comments
In recent years, Portugal has experienced great social and economic change. This concise, illustrated history of the country offers an introduction to its people and culture, to its role as an imperial power in America and Africa, and to its search for... (read more)

Publisher Comments
Courage, nonetheless, is not truly the heart and soul of bullfighting. Its very center may well be fear. Fear- the most human of emotions-the matador must keep in check, channel gradually overcome and forget as his knowledge and his art progressively... (read more)

Publisher Comments
General Francisco Franco came to prominence during the days of David Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson and was able to cling to absolute political power until his death in 1975. Over his fifty-year career, he became one of the four dictators who changed... (read more)

Publisher Comments
Packed with travel information, including more listings, deals, and insider tips: CANDID LISTINGS of hundreds of places to dance, eat, drink, and sleep RELIABLE MAPS, from the twisting streets of Granada to the medina of Marrakesh MULTILINGUAL glossary... (read more)