 | Iberia by James A. Michener
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.57 Out of the many, many books I've read about Spain, Michener truly captures the soul of the Spanish people, the vibrant festivities, dark history, and intermingling of past and present.
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 | Spain (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Buy used from: $0.01 With a country steeped in the visual and many architectural gems, the Eyewitness Guide is packed with beautiful color photographs of the best Spain has to offer.
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 | Rick Steves' Spain 2006 by Rick Steves
Buy used from: $0.03 Spain off the beaten path: Rick includes rare treasures that step away from overcrowded tourist traps and teaches you to live like a local.
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 | Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia by Chris Stewart
Buy used from: $0.01 Reminiscent of Bill Bryson, a British sheep shearer (Chris Stewart) and family buy a dilapidated farm in rural Andalucia and attempt to make it into a home. Wickedly funny and excellent observations.
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 | Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $3.76 A new translation that has received much praise. Don Quixote is said to be the world's first fiction novel that influenced countless authors and is the second bestseller after the Bible.
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 | The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom by Paulo Coelho
Buy used from: $0.01 Coelho's spiritual experiences on the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
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 | Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain by Penelope Casas
Buy used from: $1.27 Tapas are the tasty, artistic bite-sized appetizers served in bars, ranging from olives (aceitunas), fried Marcona almonds, and tortilla espanola to more complicated cold salads and savories.
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 | Spanish Cheese Assortment (2 pound) by igourmet.com
Buy new: $36.99 A mouthwatering generous assortment of Spain's finest cheeses: the famous sheep cheese of La Mancha (Manchego), delightfully smoky Basque Idiazabal, Drunken Goat from Murcia (cured in wine) and Mahon
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 | Serrano Ham - Sliced (3.5 ounce) by igourmet.com
Buy new: $10.99 The pride of Spanish meats, serrano is mountain-cured ham from pata negra (black foot) hogs, fed on acorns every fall. Traditionally served on the hoof and seen hanging from ceilings across Spain.
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 | Bonito del Norte Premium Tuna in Olive oil
Tuna like you've never had: Spanish tuna, line-caught, packed in silky, full-bodied olive oil. Seafood at its best, and one more reason Spaniards know how to live well!
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 | Me Voy Contigo by Remedios Amaya & Vincente Amigo
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $56.87 Flamenco god Vicente Amigo and gitana Remedios Amaya capture the grit and passion of flamenco at its best. Close your eyes and picture yourself in a smoky cave in Granada, where the taps echo.
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 | John Williams Spanish Guitar Music
Buy used from: $1.42 Spain pioneered the classical guitar, and such great composers as Albeniz, Tarrega, Rodrigo, and de Falla shine.
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 | Chant: The Anniversary Edition by Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $4.09 The Benedictine monks of Santo Domigo de Silos (yes, I've visited their monastery) became a runaway hit with their soothing Gregorian prayer chants. This is one of my favorite CDs for relaxation.
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 | Secular Music from Christian and Jewish Spain
Buy new: $10.98 / Used from: $6.97 Although dated (1970s), this is a bargain-priced remastered 2 CD collection of Golden Age court music and Sephardic (Spanish Jewish) ballads, with legend Jordi Savall and sung by Montserrat Caballe.
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 | Aires Da Terra by Milladoiro
Gems from Galicia, Spain's Celtic province. Bagpipes are the national instrument here, witches fill popular imagination, and the language, Galego, is soft and melodious. A land of Celtic magic.
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 | The Spanish Recordings: Basque Country -- Biscay and Guipuzcoa by The Alan Lomax Collection
Buy used from: $6.59 These are 1950's field recordings of Basque song made by legendary Alan Lomax during Franco's iron-fisted regime (he outlawed Basque language and culture).
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