Recommended Reading - The Essence of the Azores

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Here is a brief selection of favorite, new and hard-to-find books, prepared for your journey. The items on this list can be purchased (some at discount rates) through Longitude Books. For your convenience, you may call (800) 342-2164 to order these books directly from Longitude, a specialty mail-order book service, or to order on-line please click here

ESSENTIAL READING

These two books and map are available as a package for $65 including shipping, 15% off the retail price (Item no. EXPGL14). Free shipping on any additional books ordered.

Bradt Guide Azores. David Sayers, 2006, PAPER, 248 PAGES, $21.95
A comprehensive, practical guide to the Azores. The author David Sayers pays particular attention to the natural history and especially the botany of these lush Atlantic islands. (Item no. PGL29)

Twice Round the Loggerhead, The Culture of Whaling in the Azores. Bruce Halabisky, Lance Lee, 2000, HARD COVER, 124 PAGES, $35.00
A loving, richly illustrated account of building an Azorean whaleboat. With essays on the history and folklore of traditional whaling and boatbuilding as well as archival and contemporary photographs, line drawings and 60 watercolor illustrations. (Item no. PGL37)

Azores Map. Turinta Maps, 2002, MAP, $12.95
A nicely detailed folded map of the islands with travel information at a scale of 1:75,000. (Item no. PGL36)

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Portugal Map. Hildebrand, 1998, MAP, $11.95
A detailed map of Portugal at a scale of 1:400,000. (Item no. PGL08)

Lisbon City Map. Turinta Maps, MAP, $8.95
A detailed, color map of Lisbon. (Item no. PGL17)

Eyewitness Guide Portugal with Madeira & the Azores. Eyewitness Guides, 2008, PAPER, 496 PAGES, $25.00
A compact, visual travel guide featuring hundreds of photographs and drawings, an excellent overview of the culture and history, and good information about where to go and what to do. With many excellent maps. (Item no. PGL05)

Fodor's Lisbon's 25 Best. Fodor's, 2008, PAPER, $11.95
This slim guide to Lisbon includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information on its highlights. (Item no. PGL40)

Lonely Planet Portuguese Phrasebook. Clara De MacEdo Vitorino, 2006, PAPER, 320 PAGES, $8.99
A handy pocket phrasebook for Portuguese basics, covering pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (Item no. PGL34)

A Traveller's History of Portugal. Ian Robertson, 2002, PAPER, 352 PAGES, $14.95
A lively, admirably concise survey from prehistory to the present, great for travelers to Portugal who would like an overview of the country's history and culture. (Item no. PGL32)

The Reverse of the Medal. Patrick O'Brian, 1992, PAPER, 287 PAGES, $13.95
In book 11 of the Aubrey and Maturin series, they head from Barbados through the Caribbean across the Atlantic to the Azores and their old stomping grounds in London (where 2/3 of the novel is set). (Item no. ATL04)

Volcanoes, Crucibles of Change. Richard Fisher, 1998, PAPER, 344 PAGES, $29.95
A complete primer for the volcano lover, this heavily illustrated book covers types of volcanoes and eruptions, worldwide distribution and the physics of their formation. (Item no. GEO02)

Birds of Europe. Killian Mullarney, Lars Svensson, Dan Zetterstrom, Peter J. Grant, 2000, PAPER, 400 PAGES, $29.95
A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (Item no. FG47)