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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $64, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXMED463)		  
Mediterranean by Cruise Ship  •  Anne Vipond
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES
The best-selling, compact guide, featuring excellent local maps, hundreds of color photographs, concise background information and recommended excursions for ports-of-call throughout Greece, Italy and the Mediterranean. Useful introductory chapters cover cruising, history, art & architecture and nature of the Mediterranean. With a pull-out map and hundreds of color photographs. (MED34, $21.95)		   Mediterranean by Cruise Ship
The Tomb of Agamemnon  •  Cathy Gere  •  Mary Beard
HISTORY •  2012 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES
An enlightening brief guide to the archaeological site (a fortified hill in the Peloponnese), its history and current scholarship on the Bronze Age. Originally excavated by Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeology of the site has been much debated over the years. With a guide to the site at Mycenae. The remarkable gold artifacts from the site, including the famous mask of Agamemmnon, are among the treasures of the national archaeological museum. (GRE252, $14.95)		   The Tomb of Agamemnon
Corelli's Mandolin  •  Louis De Bernieres
LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES
Set on the Greek Island of Cephallonia during the Italian occupation in the 1940s, this stunning novel is populated by a memorable cast of characters, including a richly imagined father and his daughter, and their circle of friends. A satire of war, this lyrical work captures the humanity, quirks and loves of village life in Greece. Now a major motion picture (and with an unfortunate movie tie-in cover). (GRE51, $15.95)		   Corelli's Mandolin
Mediterranean Cruises Map  •  Freytag & Berndt
2010 •  MAP
A double-sided, full-color map of the Mediterranean, including the Iberian Peninsula and Black Sea, North Africa and the Levant, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. Two Sides. 35.5X49 inches. (MED36, $14.95)		   Mediterranean Cruises Map



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Fodor's Barcelona's 25 Best  •  Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handy pocket guide includes an excellent map and essential information for a making the most of a short visit. (SPN136, $11.99)
 		  
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Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History  •  Marina Belozerskaya  •  Kenneth Lapatin   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  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)
 		  
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)
 		  
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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)
 		  
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