Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk (This has been on my to-read list for awhile. I don't think I've ever read a book about Istanbul. . .)
Frederica by Georgette Heyer (Because she is one of my all-time favorite authors)
The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope (I'm slowly collecting his Barchester series. This one means I'm 4/6 of the way there.)
Five Little Peppers & How They Grew by Margaret Sidney (I loved this book as a kid. About time to reread it!)
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (One from my Classics Club list that I need to read someday.)
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America by Russell Shorto (Okay, technically this wasn't a Strand purchase. I bought this one at the New York Public Library. Still counts as a book souvenir, though!)
New York Diaries by Teresa Carpenter (Real diary entries spanning 400 years of New York history. Doesn't that sound like a great way to get to know a place?)
A Walk Through Wales by Anthony Bailey (Wales is a neglected country. What better way to remedy that than reading about it?)
The Island of Dr. Libris by Chris Grabenstein (I can't wait to read this one!!!)
Slipping into Paradise: Why I Live in New Zealand by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (New Zealand is definitely on my list of places to visit. I figured this book would be a good start.)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling (Even though I love Harry Potter, I've never read this book, let alone owned it. Problem solved!)