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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $65, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGRE170)		  
The Colossus of Maroussi  •  Henry Miller
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 223 PAGES • FAVORITE
The soul of Greece circa 1939. Miller captures the spirit and warmth of the resilient Greek people in this tale of a wartime journey from Athens to Crete, Corfu and Delphi with his friend Lawrence Durrell. Miller at his most inspired. (GRE05, $12.95)		   The Colossus of Maroussi
The Search for Ancient Greece  •  Roland Etienne  •  Francoise Etienne
ARCHAEOLOGY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES
This portrait of the history of archaeology features hundreds of color photos and paintings, a chronology and excerpts by the great archaeologists. It's a pocket-size encyclopedia, part of the "New Horizons" series, and a fascinating look at the meaning of ancient Greece to our civilization -- quite an accomplishment for such a slim book. (GRE01, $15.95)		   The Search for Ancient Greece
Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES
This guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and an island-by-island synopsis of attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this compact book provides an essential overview of the Greek Islands (with a chapter on Athens and a section on practicalities). (GRE37, $28.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands
Greece Map  •  Michelin
2011 •  MAP
A colorful shaded map of Greece, the Greek Islands and the western coast of Turkey at a scale of 1:800,000. Two Sides. 49x41 inches. (GRE24, $11.95)		   Greece Map



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iSpeak Greek Phrasebook  •  Jennifer Kellogg  •  Alex Chapin   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  An MP3 audio disc is bundled with a 16-page phrase book in this innovative language program, where you can see and hear 1,200 phrases on your iPod, iPhone, Zune or other portable device. (GRE370, $12.95)
 		  
Pocket Rough Guide Athens  •  John Fisher   • GUIDEBOOK  •  By the savvy editors at Rough Guide, these just-right guides are bundled with a pullout map. (GRE476, $12.99)
 		  
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece  •  Robert Morkot   • REFERENCE  •  This pictorial survey of Greek history, culture and expansion features dozens of full color maps. (GRE125, $18.00)
 		  
The Foods of the Greek Islands, Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean  •  Aglaia Kremezi   • FOOD  •  Kremezi spent eight years collecting the recipes in this cookbook. Filled with lively histories of the islands, cultural asides and stunning photographs, the book is perfect for anyone interested in Greek island life. (GRE120, $40.00)
 		  
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Why the Greeks Matter  •  Thomas Cahill   • HISTORY  •  Cahill sketches ancient Greek society and civilization through the lives and words of politicians, playwrights, a poet, philosopher and artist in this eloquent and absorbing tribute. (GRE182, $16.00)
 		  
The Classical World  •  Robin Lane Fox   • HISTORY  •  Fox conjures tyrants, conquerors and enthralling personalities, from Homer to Hadrian, in this marvelously written history of ancient Greece and Rome. (GRE293, $19.99)
 		  
The Oxford Illustrated History of Greece and the Hellenistic World  •  John Boardman   • HISTORY  •  Diverse scholars, including Robin Lane Fox, Peter Levi, Jasper Griffin and Oswyn Murray contribute to this well-illustrated overview of classical Greek history, literature, art, philosophy, architecture, religion, government and daily life. (GRE428, $29.95)
 		  
The World of Odysseus  •  Moses I. Finley   • HISTORY  •  A classic portrait of ancient Greek society based in large part on the author's ground-breaking interpretation of the Iliad and Odyssey. (GRE76, $14.95)
 		  
The World of the Ancient Greeks  •  John Camp  •  Elizabeth Fisher   • HISTORY  •  Featuring hundreds of illustrations and inviting short chapters on topics from The First Greeks to The Heroic Age and Classical Athens. With modern color photographs of great ancient cities from Athens and Delphi to Knossos, Ephesus, Pergamum and Priene. (GRE365, $24.95)
 		  
Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History  •  Marina Belozerskaya  •  Kenneth Lapatin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This lively illustrated guide covers the architecture, painting and sculpture of Ancient Greece from the third millennium to the end of the Hellenistic period. With 282 color and 28 black-and-white illustrations. (GRE194, $19.95)
 		  
Minoan and Mycenaean Art  •  Reynold Higgins   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A survey of the ancient art of Crete, Mycenae and the Cyclades in its cultural context, revised to include recent archaeology. With maps and 241 illustrations. (GRE61, $19.95)
 		  
Panorama of the Classical World  •  Nigel Spivey   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Published by the J. Paul Getty Museum, these richly illustrated and engaging essays cover daily life in Greek, Roman and Etruscan times. (MED180, $29.95)
 		  
Sites of Antiquity, From Ancient Egypt to the Fall of Rome  •  Charles Freeman   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Enticing aerial shots, detailed site plans, glorious modern photographs and illustrations illuminate 50 key monuments, cities or sites of the Mediterranean world, from Giza, Luxor and Karnak to the Parthenon, Ephesus, Pergamon, Petra and Constantinople. (MED150, $50.00)
 		  
The Parthenon  •  Mary Beard   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A lively tale of the construction, significance and many uses of the 2,500-year-old marvel. (GRE195, $14.95)
 		  
Dinner with Persephone  •  Patricia Storace   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The pleasures and complexities of contemporary Greece, marvelously described by an American poet spending a year there. Storace intertwines her own perceptions with the history of the country and the influence of pop culture on the classical landscape. (GRE28, $15.95)
 		  
Homer's Mediterranean, A Travel Companion  •  Wolfgang Geisthovel  •  Anthea Bell   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Geisthovel retraces the voyages of the Odyssey and places that may have inspired Homer, traveling through Greece and Turkey, Tunisia, Malta and Italy on a grand circle from Troy to Ithaca. (MED161, $19.95)
 		  
A Loeb Classical Library Reader  •  Loeb Classical Library   • LITERATURE  •  This pocket companion of lapidary nuggets, spanning 12 centuries and 33 of the world's greatest writers, from Homer to Saint Jerome, includes both original text and facing English translation. (MED148, $9.95)
 		  
Greece, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Artemis Leontis   • ANTHOLOGY  •  In this terrific anthology, 24 modern Greek writers introduce Greek culture, people and landscapes. (GRE190, $14.95)
 		  
Odysseus, A Life  •  Charles Rowan Beye   • LITERATURE  •  A chronicle of the life of Homer's Odysseus by a classicist with a wry sense of humor. Beye draws on recent scholarship, literature and archaeology in constructing this clever "biography" of the cunning wanderer. (GRE191, $13.95)
 		  
The Classical Greek Reader  •  Kenneth J. Atchity  •  Rosemary McKenna   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A carefully chosen, annotated collection of ancient Greek writings. (GRE58, $24.95)
 		  
The Greek and Roman Myths  •  Philip Matyszak   • LITERATURE  •  Matyszak places Greek and Roman myths in context by presenting them as part of a narrative that helped shape the classical world view as well as western culture. (GRE464, $24.95)
 		  
The Iliad  •  Homer  •  Robert Fagles   • LITERATURE  •  In the excellent Fagles translation -- here presented in a deluxe paper edition -- Homer's Trojan epic hasn't aged a bit in the last 2,700 years. Take it along to Troy and the Aegean. We also carry Fagles's translation of The Odyssey. (Item no. GRE45, $17.00) (GRE173, $17.00)
 		  
The King Must Die  •  Mary Renault   • LITERATURE  •  A novel of Theseus, slayer of the Minotaur and king of Athens, including his Cretan adventures. The first in Renault's trilogy of well-researched page-turners. (GRE23, $15.00)
 		  
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony  •  Roberto Calasso  •  Tim Parks   • LITERATURE  •  A re-telling of the classic myths as filtered through the vivid imagination and intellect of Italian novelist Roberto Calasso (GRE81, $16.95)
 		  
The Odyssey  •  Homer  •  Robert Fagles   • LITERATURE  •  Translator Robert Fagles captures the poetry and power of The Odyssey in this translation, celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness. (GRE45, $17.00)
 		  
The Songs of the Kings  •  Barry Unsworth   • LITERATURE  •  Unsworth's sly novel, set in 1260 B.C. as scheming Odysseus prepares to plunder Troy. A familiar story enhanced by Unsworth's mix of classic cadence, contemporary language, ripe humor and pulled-from-the-headlines satire. (GRE185, $13.95)
 		  
Zorba the Greek  •  Nikos Kazantzakis   • LITERATURE  •  A modern classic. Set in rural Crete in the early 20th-century, this is the most accessible of Kazantzakis' novels. It's a tale of adventure and philosophy that captures the exuberance of the Greek people. (GRE22, $15.00)
 		  
Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates  •  Paul Dallman   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates. (MED21, $35.95)
 		  
 
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