Kingdom’s greatest mappers of the
human heart.
Barcelona, and useful tips for travellers. Each entry includes a
photograph of the whole building, architectural drawings and a
short description. It also provides facts including the architect,
year of construction, address, website, and how to visit the
building. Among other new guides for travellers in northern
Spain, you can find the second edition of Bradt Travel Guides’
Basque Country and Navarre (p), by Murray Stewart.
Birds of Spain (p), by James Lowen,
joins the range of titles for nature
lovers hereabouts. This pocket-sized
and portable publication covers a
wide array of our feathered friends,
from rollers to bee-eaters, bustards
and coursers to larks, nightjars,
buntings and wallcreepers. Spain is
one of Europe’s top destinations for
birdwatching. This photographic
guide for general wildlife watchers
by naturalist James Lowen and
Spanish photographer Carlos Bocos
covers the 300 birds most likely to
be seen on any visit to the country.
The detailed text and superbly
selected pictures highlight key
identification criteria.
This month’s serving
from the larder of new
cookery books is the
time-saving 5-Minute
Salad Lunchbox (l), by
Alexander Hart. Here
are 52 tasty, healthy
salads to make in
advance. The recipes
are a comprehensive
range including, for
example, vegan, grain,
courgette noodle and
seafood salads. They
feature a wide range of
flavours from across
the globe. Imagine, for
example, a Vietnamese-
style chicken coleslaw,
Mexican-spiced quinoa
salad or a Japanese-
style combination of green soybeans and chickpeas with
avocado-lime dressing.
Barcelona: On The Road
Architectural Guide (p), edited
by Chiara Ingrosso, is a
contemporary guide to the
architecture of the Catalan
capital. The book’s jacket
opens out into a map, marking
the locations of the
architectural works and
interesting sites to visit. There
is general information about
Key: (l) hardback or large paperback (p) small paperback
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