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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

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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)

Greece, A Traveler's Literary Companion

by Artemis Leontis

• ANTHOLOGY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

In this terrific anthology 24 modern Greek writers offer a flavor of their nation, its culture and people, its beautiful landscapes and rich history. (GRE190, $14.95)

Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History

by Marina Belozerskaya | Kenneth Lapatin

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 144 PAGES

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)

Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 408 PAGES

Color photography, excellent local maps and an island-by-island synopsis of attractions make this book the one to carry with you. (GRE37, $28.00)

Greece Map

by 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. (GRE24, $12.95)

 

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Culture Smart! Greece

by Constantine Buhayer

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 168 PAGES

A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (GRE317, $9.95)

Greek, A Language Map

by Kristine K. Kershul

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2003
• PLASTIC CARD

This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick and convenient reference for travelers. (GRE241, $7.95)

iSpeak Greek Phrasebook

by Jennifer Kellogg | Alex Chapin

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2008
• PAPER
• 64 PAGES

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)

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece

by Robert Morkot

• REFERENCE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 144 PAGES

This pictorial survey of Greek antiquity, recording its culture and expansion, features dozens of full-color maps. (GRE125, $20.00)

The Foods of the Greek Islands, Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean

by Aglaia Kremezi

• FOOD
• 2000
• HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES

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)

A Traveller's History of Greece

by Timothy Boatswain | Colin Nicolson

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 344 PAGES

A nicely written survey from prehistory through the 1990s: wide-ranging, accessible and necessarily condensed. (GRE55, $14.95)

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Why the Greeks Matter

by Thomas Cahill

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

Cahill brings to life 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, $17.00)

The Classical World

by Robin Lane Fox

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 656 PAGES

From Homer to Hadrian, Fox conjures tyrants, conquerors and enthralling personalities in this marvelously written history of ancient Greece and Rome. (GRE293, $19.99)

The World of Odysseus

by Moses I. Finley

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 205 PAGES

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

by John Camp | Elizabeth Fisher

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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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)

Greece, Land of Light

by Nicholas Gage | Barry Brukoff

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES

Barry Brukoff's striking color photographs are paired with an eloquent tour of the land, people, history and monuments of Greece and the islands by journalist Nicholas Gage. (GRE489, $24.99)

The Complete World of Greek Mythology

by Richard Buxton

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2004
• HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES

With hundreds of color illustrations, site plans, genealogies and maps, this handsome, encyclopedic reference illuminates the world of the Greek gods. (GRE377, $39.95)

Dinner with Persephone

by Patricia Storace

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 398 PAGES

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, $18.00)

Corelli's Mandolin

by Louis De Bernieres

• LITERATURE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

This lyrical novel captures the humanity, quirks and loves of village life in the Greek islands. A satire of war, this charming and richly-colored novel is set on Cephallonia during the Italian occupation in the 1940s. (GRE51, $15.95)

No Man's Lands, One Man's Odyssey Through the Odyssey

by Scott Huler

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

Middle-aged everyman and NPR commentator Scott Huler draws lessons from the twists and turns of the life of Odysseus in this hilarious account of a whirlwind, six-month Mediterranean journey from Troy to Ithaca. (MED127, $14.00)

The Greek Myths, Complete Edition

by Robert Graves

• LITERATURE
• 2012
• PAPER
• 800 PAGES

A new edition of Graves' classic collection illustrated by the comic book artist Ross MacDonald. This expert retelling by Graves, a poet, memoirist and the author of I, Claudius (ITL429), still remains the seminal modern translation of the mythologies of Ancient Greece. (GRE274, $25.00)

The King Must Die

by Mary Renault

• LITERATURE
• 1988
• PAPER
• 330 PAGES

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 Odyssey

by Homer | Robert Fagles

• LITERATURE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 541 PAGES

The blind bard's epic in a translation celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness. Take is along for a voyage in Homeric lands and waters. (GRE45, $18.00)

The Songs of the Kings

by Barry Unsworth

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 342 PAGES

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)

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