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City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

by Roger Crowley

• HISTORY
• 2012
• HARD COVER
• 400 PAGES

Crowley turns to the three centuries of Venetian maritime dominance -- years of plunder and plague, conquest and piracy -- during which a tiny city of lagoon dwellers grew into the richest place on earth in this riveting new history. (MED185, $32.00)

The Balkans, A Short History

by Mark Mazower

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 188 PAGES

A brief, provocative survey of the complex and often contentious history of the Balkans. With eloquence and insight, Mazower addresses the issues of geography, nationalism and modern nation-building in the region. (BLK28, $13.95)

On Persephone's Island

by Mary Taylor Simeti

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1986
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

Strong on the delights of rural life, Simeti's portrait of Sicily takes the form of a yearlong journal, capturing the spirit of the people, daily life, traditions and the land. (ITL03, $14.95)

Blue Guide Sicily

by Ellen Grady

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 479 PAGES

This in-depth guide to Sicily's ancient history and archaeology features detailed maps and site plans. (ITL125, $26.95)

Mediterranean Explorer

by Ocean Explorer Maps

• 2006
• MAP
• BEST SELLER

This handy color map of the Mediterranean from Spain to the Black Sea and the Levant puts ancient sites and historic ports into context. With notable people, a timeline and descriptions of dozens of places across the classical world, this map serves equally well for Mediterranean and Black Sea cruises. (MED89, $11.95)

 

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Guide to Greece, Central Greece Vol. 1

by Pausanias | Peter Levi

• GUIDEBOOK
• 1984
• PAPER
• 608 PAGES

A sprightly translation of Pausanias's comprehensive guide to the tombs, museums and sites in Central Greece during the height of Roman rule in the 2nd Century. (GRE165, $18.00)

Lonely Planet Western Balkans

by Lonely Planet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 452 PAGES

A compact, practical guide to the region from Slovenia and Croatia, to Bosnia & Hercegovina, Serbia & Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania. (BLK84, $24.99)

Pocket Rough Guide Athens

by John Fisher

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

By the savvy editors at Rough Guide, these just-right guides are bundled with a pullout map. (GRE476, $12.99)

A Taste of Croatia

by Karen Evenden

• FOOD
• 2007
• PAPER
• 202 PAGES

This engaging memoir of a three-year sailing odyssey includes 100 enticing recipes. (BLK130, $19.95)

A Short History of Byzantium

by John Julius Norwich

• HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 432 PAGES

A richly detailed and evocative history of the tumultuous span of the great empire from the fourth century to the 15th, brimming with intrigue, skullduggery, palace revolution and other treachery. (TKY18, $19.00)

A Traveller's History of Athens

by Richard Stoneman

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 370 PAGES

A brief history of Athens through the 1990's -- wide-ranging, accessible and effectively condensed. With a useful chronology and historical gazetteer, this book marches confidently through the centuries. (GRE291, $14.95)

A Traveller's History of Croatia

by Benjamin Curtis

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 274 PAGES

Curtis untangles with alacrity the complex history of this nation at the crossroads of Europe. (BLK155, $14.95)

Dubrovnik, A History

by Robin Harris

• HISTORY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 503 PAGES

Harris, a journalist who writes frequently on the Balkans, presents a comprehensive portrait of the historically important maritime city-state in this nicely illustrated, scholarly and readable history of Dubrovnik. (BLK56, $26.95)

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Why the Greeks Matter

by Thomas Cahill

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

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)

Sicily, An Illustrated History

by Joseph Privitera

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 145 PAGES

Privitera covers the scope of Sicily and its diverse civilizations in lively prose and well-chosen illustrations in this succinct history. (ITA158, $12.95)

The Middle Sea

by John Julius Norwich

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 720 PAGES

A marvelous writer who has already tackled Byzantium, the Normans in Sicily and Venice, Norwich spins his magic in this story of culture, trade and politics, royalty and rulers, wars and religion in the Mediterranean. (MED98, $21.00)

The Orthodox Church

by Kallistos Ware

• RELIGION
• 1993
• PAPER
• 359 PAGES

A comprehensive, clear overview of the origins, historical development and practice of Eastern Christianity by a British scholar and Archbishop. With chapters on Byzantium, conversion of the Slavs, the Church under Islam and the contemporary Orthodox world. (GEN261, $17.00)

Art of the Byzantine Era

by David Talbot Rice

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1985
• PAPER
• 286 PAGES

Wide-ranging and literate, this thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art is an indispensable classic. (TKY22, $21.95)

Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History

by Robert D. Kaplan

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 307 PAGES

Kaplan interweaves the history, art and culture of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with his travels in this portrait of the region. (BLK02, $17.00)

How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed

by Slavenka Drakulic

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1993
• PAPER
• 227 PAGES

These short essays capture the absurdity, struggle and day-to-day reality of being a woman in Yugoslavia under Communism. Drakulic is a Croatian journalist, novelist and contributing editor at The Nation. (BLK38, $15.99)

Midnight in Sicily, On Art, Food, History, Travel and La Cosa Nostra

by Peter Robb

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES
• FAVORITE

Combining interviews, research and essays on Sicilian history and culture, this vivid report by journalist Peter Robb is a superb introduction to Italy's glorious, corrupt and troubled south. (ITL74, $18.00)

The Colossus of Maroussi

by Henry Miller

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 223 PAGES
• FAVORITE

Miller captures the spirit and warmth of the resilient Greek people in this inspired tale of a wartime journey from Athens to Crete, Corfu and Delphi with his friend Lawrence Durrell. (GRE05, $12.95)

The Spirit of Mediterranean Places

by Michel Butor

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1986
• PAPER
• 147 PAGES
• FAVORITE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

In this remarkable short book, the celebrated French novelist chronicles his travels to Cairo, Luxor, Crete, Istanbul and other Mediterranean sites in absorbing, appreciative painterly detail. (MED03, $13.95)

The Way of Herodotus, Travels with the Man Who Invented History

by Justin Marozzi

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

A Penguin Classics edition of The Histories in hand, Marozzi journeys from Herodotus' home town of Heliacarnassus, now known as Bodrum, to Baghdad, Babylon, Egypt and Athens, weaving tales of his hero with erudite and entertaining modern travel. (MED138, $16.95)

Broken April

by Ismail Kadare

• LITERATURE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 248 PAGES

In this best-known novel by the contemporary Albanian writer, a bereaved mountaineer and a young anthropologist couple both wrestle with the age-old traditions of the high plateau. (BLK70, $14.95)

Montenegro, A Novel

by Starling Lawrence

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 350 PAGES

Steeped in atmosphere, this compelling tale of intrigue set in turn-of-the-century Montenegro evokes the tangled politics of the region -- Muslim, Turk and British. Lawrence follows the adventures of a reluctant British spy, Harwell Auberon, from the Adriatic to mountain villages, capturing the essence of the people and the land. (BLK08, $14.99)

The Bridge on the Drina

by Ivo Andric | Lovette F. Edwards

• LITERATURE
• 1977
• PAPER
• 318 PAGES

These linked stories by the Nobel-prize winning author capture the history and complexity of Christian and Muslim relations during Ottoman occupation. Hewn of stone, the bridge dividing the town of Visegrad was Andric's inspiration. (BLK59, $15.00)

The Leopard

by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa

• LITERATURE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES
• FAVORITE

Evoking a lost world of privilege and tradition, Giuseppe Di Lampedusa's memorable tale, set on a rural Sicilian estate during the days of independence, follows the world-weary Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina. A classic, now in a 50th anniversary edition. (ITL11, $16.00)

The Shape of Water

by Andrea Camilleri

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

The first of Camilleri's wildly popular Inspector Montalbano mysteries, nicely translated and shot through (pun intended) with not just memorable characters but also with Sicilian lore and politics. If you like the series, it continues in 12 more installments -- and counting. (ITL528, $14.00)

The Oracle, Ancient Delphi and the Science Behind Its Lost Secrets

by William J. Broad

• SCIENCE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

A gripping modern-day detective story about the scientific quest to understand the Oracle of Delphi. (GRE329, $16.00)

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