Steve Toltz
Steve Toltz was born in Sydney and has lived in Montreal, Vancouver, New York, Barcelona, and Paris, working as a cameraman, telemarketer, security guard, private investigator, English teacher, and screenwriter. A Fraction of the Whole is his ... [... more]
Random House |
Barcelona City Map
 too small, not worth the price: This map is small. A good overview of Barcelona, but if you really want to navigate the streets by foot, you need a bigger map. Though this map shows most of the streets, a lot of them aren't labeled. You are better off [... more]
CDN$9.95
Amazon CA |
Keith Graves
Keith Graves is the author and illustrator of many of his own zany titles, including The Unexpectedly Bad Hair of Barcelona Smith, Three Nasty Gnarlies, Uncle Blubbafink's Seriously Ridiculous Stories, and Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance. ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Pau Estrada
Pau Estrada studied literature at the University of Barcelona and attended the Rhode Island School of Design on a Fulbright Scholarship. He is a teacher and a video artist and has illustrated many books for children in both Europe and the United ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Andromeda Romano-Lax
In a dusty, turn-of-the-century Catalan village, the bequest of a cello bow sets young Feliu Delargo on an unlikely path. When a local landowner's wrath threatens his family, the Spanish bow leads Feliu to anarchist Barcelona, then on to the ... [... more]
Random House |
Mario Vargas Llosa
One of the most important literary works of post-Civil War Spain, Nada is the semiautobiographical story of an orphaned young woman who leaves her small town to attend university in war-ravaged Barcelona. Edith Grossman's vital new translation ... [... more]
Random House |
Jose Andres
José Andrés grew up in the Asturias region of northern Spain and was a protégé of Ferran Adria of the renowned El Bulli restaurant near Barcelona. In 2003, José was named Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic by the James Beard [... more]
Random House |
Fodor's Barcelona to Bilbao, 2nd Edition: The Guide for ...
Not for all budgets!: Although this book seems to provide an adequate overview of the areas it covers, the pricing system does not include budget travelers. I was appalled to see that it listed only expensive hotels for one of my destinations and not one [... more]
CDN$27.00
Amazon CA |
Barcelona The Great Enchantress
The hype does not match the reality: It's not a bad book at all but my main grudge point comes from my interest in sports. Barcelona is famous for its soccer club CF Barcelona. It is and was symbol of Catalan nationalism esp. in the era when Franco ruled [... more]
CDN$13.95
Amazon CA |
Time Out Guide To Eating And Drinking Barcelona
how to stomach barcelona: it's a bit out of date now (some of the places have closed or changed hands) but still a great read - often with hilarious observations sneaked into the reviews. Plenty of good advice on bargain set lunches, wines, local [... more]
CDN$17.50
Amazon CA |
Lonely Planet Barcelona
too small, not worth the price: This map is small. A good overview of Barcelona, but if you really want to navigate the streets by foot, you need a bigger map. Though this map shows most of the streets, a lot of them aren't labeled. You are better off [... more]
CDN$6.24
Amazon CA |
Rough Guide Barcelona 7e
TAKE THIS ONE WITH YOU!: Like most other Rough Guides, I found this very reliable. It is not too heavy to carry round ,even on a night looking for good Tapa Bars! The recommendations in eating out proved invaluable and accurate. They are much easier to [... more]
CDN$20.00
Amazon CA |
