Voyage to the Lands of Gods and Heroes   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $85, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXMED546)		  
No Man's Lands, One Man's Odyssey Through the Odyssey  •  Scott Huler
LITERATURE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES
Part travelogue, part memoir and part critical reading of the greatest adventure epic ever written, "No-Man's Lands" is an extraordinary description of two journeys--one ancient, one contemporary--and reveals what The Odyssey can teach us about being better bosses, better teachers, better parents and better people. (MED127, $14.00)		   No Man's Lands, One Man's Odyssey Through the Odyssey
Greek Gods and Heroes  •  Robert Graves
LITERATURE •  1965 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Graves recounts the glorious days when gods and goddesses who dwelt on Mount Olympus ruled over the mortal world below, and fabled heroes performed mighty deeds of valor in this classic collection for young exploreres and their families. (GRE361, $5.99)		   Greek Gods and Heroes
Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History  •  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)		   Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History
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
Eyewitness Ancient Greece  •  Anne Pearson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 72 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A visually rich survey of ancient Greece, this book in the excellent Eyewitness series explores daily life and history in Hellenistic Greece. It covers fun and games, power, politics and myth. Geared for kids ages 9-12. (GRE59, $16.99)		   Eyewitness Ancient Greece
Mediterranean Explorer  •  Ocean Explorer Maps
2006 •  MAP
A full color map of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to the Black Sea, featuring historical information on ancient sites and historic ports. With color photographs, a timeline, short biographies and other information of interest. Designed and published by intrepid expedition leader and editor Nigel Sitwell. Graham Speake, editor of The Penguin Dictionary of Ancient History, provides the historical information. (MED89, $11.95)		   Mediterranean Explorer



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Fodor's Rome's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This shirt-pocket guide includes a map of the city and essential information on its highlights. (ITL112, $12.99)
 		  
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)
 		  
Parthenon  •  Lynn Curlee   • HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  This splendid introduction to the Parthenon, its design, construction and history features Lynn Curlee's detailed illustrations, many full-page. Geared to grades 5-8. (GRE264, $19.99)
 		  
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Why the Greeks Matter  •  Thomas Cahill   • HISTORY  •  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, $16.00)
 		  
The Ancient Mediterranean  •  Michael Grant   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization. (MED10, $20.00)
 		  
The Ancient Olympic Games  •  Judith Swaddling   • HISTORY  •  An attractively illustrated survey of the religion, mythology and celebration of sport at Olympia. (GRE158, $19.95)
 		  
The Ancient Olympics, A History  •  Nigel Spivey   • HISTORY  •  A colorful look at the ancient Olympic games as they really were--brutal, fierce, and deadly. Spivey, a wonderful popular writer and classicist at Cambridge, offers a vivid history of Greek athletic contests, not just the Olympian but also the Pythian at Delphi, Isthmian at Corinth and Nemean at Argos. (GRE206, $19.99)
 		  
The Classical World  •  Robin Lane Fox   • HISTORY  •  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 Mediterranean in History  •  David Abulafia   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A professor at Cambridge, David Abulafia leads a team of eight historians in this engaging, richly illustrated overview of the civilizations, societies and grand themes in the history of this great sea at the heart of Europe. Published in conjunction with the J. Paul Getty Museum, the book features 150 well-integrated color and 150 black-and-white illustrations. (MED79, $29.95)
 		  
The Middle Sea  •  John Julius Norwich   • HISTORY  •  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 Mycenaeans  •  Louise Schofield   • HISTORY  •  This book, based on the latest research, describes daily Mycenaean life and assesses what we really know about the mythic city of Agamemnon. (GRE372, $35.00)
 		  
The Naked Olympics, The True Story of the Ancient Games  •  Tony Perrottet   • HISTORY  •  Perrottet covers the history of the games with frank humor and the immediacy of sports writing in this entertaining account of the Olympics. (GRE196, $16.00)
 		  
The Tomb of Agamemnon  •  Cathy Gere  •  Mary Beard   • HISTORY  •  An enlightening brief guide to the archaeological site (a fortified hill in the Peloponnese at Mycenae), its history and current scholarship on the Bronze Age. (GRE252, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Vesuvius  •  Gillian Darley   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Gillian Darley unveils the human responses to Vesuvius, both feared and celebrated, from a cast of characters as far-flung as Pliny the Younger and David Hockney in this entry in Harvard University Press's excellent Wonders of the World series, a perfect introduction for travelers to Pompeii and Herculaneum. (ITA275, $22.95)
 		  
Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times  •  Thomas R. Martin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An introduction to Greek history, culture and politics from prehistory to 30 B.C. (GRE212, $16.95)
 		  
Mysteries of the Snake Goddess  •  Kenneth Lapatin   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An intelligent account of archaeology, art and deceit revolving around a Minoan sculpture excavated by Sir Arthur Evans (of Knossos fame), later acquired by the Boston Museum of Fine Art. (GRE166, $16.95)
 		  
Pompeii, The Day a City Died  •  Robert Etienne   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  This indispensable pocket guide illustrates daily life in the city as told by its evocative frescoes, mosaics and treasures. (ITL01, $15.95)
 		  
St. Paul's Ephesus, Texts and Archaeology  •  Jerome Murphy O'Connor   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Jerome Murphy-O'Connor transports us back to the ancient city of Ephesus during its heyday, including contemporary accounts from Roman to biblical times, and featuring a guided walk through the city as a center of Paul's teachings. (TKY226, $29.95)
 		  
The Complete World of Greek Mythology  •  Richard Buxton   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • COMING IN MAY  •  With hundreds of color illustrations, site plans, genealogies and maps, this handsome, encyclopedic reference illuminates the world of the Greek gods. (GRE377, $39.95)
 		  
The Parthenon  •  Mary Beard   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A lively tale of the construction, significance and many uses of the 2,500-year-old architectural marvel. (GRE195, $14.95)
 		  
The Search for Ancient Greece  •  Roland Etienne  •  Francoise Etienne   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Lavishly illustrated, this pocket encyclopedia covers the archaeology and meaning of ancient Greece, quite an accomplishment for such a slim book. (GRE01, $15.95)
 		  
Paul, A Very Short Introduction  •  E.P. Sanders   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A brief biography of St. Paul and his role in the formation of the Christian religion. E.P. Sanders is professor of religion at Duke and a well-known biblical scholar. (MED93, $11.95)
 		  
The Colossus of Maroussi  •  Henry Miller   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
 		  
Turkish Reflections, A Biography of a Place  •  Mary Lee Settle   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Settle's travelogue is a richly detailed portrait of Turkey, its people, myths, treasures and traditions. (TKY08, $16.99)
 		  
A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece  •  Richard Stoneman   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Poetry, prose and literature over the ages, arranged geographically with an excellent introduction and commentary. Stoneman artfully weaves together hundreds of short excerpts. (GRE06, $19.95)
 		  
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 Fall of Troy  •  Peter Ackroyd   • LITERATURE  •  Bestselling author Ackroyd's acclaimed novel follows an archaeologist whose ruthless obsession with unearthing Troy raises questions about the malleability of scientific truth. (MED137, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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The Smiles of Rome, A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers  •  Susan Cahill   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A wonderfully inspired anthology featuring excerpts from 29 writers and artists interspersed with practical suggestions for travelers. (ITL573, $14.95)
 		  
 
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