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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $78, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXMED504)		  
Eyewitness Guide Greece, Athens and the Mainland  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 354 PAGES
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (GRE38, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Greece, Athens and the Mainland
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
Been Here a Thousand Years  •  Mariolina Venezia  •  Marina Harss
LITERATURE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES • NEW
This sweeping novel portrays five generations of the complicated, headstrong Falcone family and their small Basilicata hill town, touching on a century and a half of Italy's tumultuous history along the way. Published in Italian as Mille Anni Che Sto Qui. (ITA24, $15.00)		   Been Here a Thousand Years
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, $12.95)		   Greece Map
Campania Basilicata Map  •  Touring Club Italiano
MAP
A colorful, durable map of Campania, including Naples and the Amalfi Coast at a scale of 1:200,000. Two Sides. 38x54 inches. (ITL116, $14.95)		   Campania Basilicata Map



Also Recommended

A Traveller's History of Greece  •  Timothy Boatswain  •  Colin Nicolson   • HISTORY  •  A nicely written survey from prehistory through the 1990s: wide-ranging, accessible and necessarily condensed. (GRE55, $14.95)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Italy  •  Valerio Lintner   • HISTORY  •  A brief history of Italy through the 1990s -- wide-ranging, accessible and necessarily condensed. With a useful chronology and historical gazetteer, this book marches confidently through the centuries. (ITL86, $14.95)
 		  
Between Salt Water and Holy Water, A History of Southern Italy  •  Tommaso Astarita   • HISTORY  •  Astarita captures the fanfare, rivalry and changing fortunes of Sicily from antiquity through Norman, Spanish and Bourbon rule to unification and the 20th century. (ITL597, $22.95)
 		  
La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind  •  Beppe Severgnini   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • BEST SELLER  •  Italians themselves love this guide to the Italian character, which addresses their never-ending passion for beauty, disorder and high emotion. Severgnini opens the book with a snapshot of the hubbub at Malpensa Airport, then moves on to Tuscany, Rome, Naples and Sardinia. (ITL718, $14.00)
 		  
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 Olympic Games  •  Judith Swaddling   • HISTORY  •  An attractively illustrated survey of the religion, mythology and celebration of sport at Olympia. (GRE158, $19.95)
 		  
The Peloponnesian War  •  Donald Kagan   • HISTORY  •  A magnificent account of the 30-year struggle between Athens and Sparta in 5th-century B.C. Includes excellent maps. (GRE183, $18.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Christ Stopped at Eboli, The Story of a Year  •  Carlo Levi  •  Frances Frenaye   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An affecting memoir of southern Italy, originally published in 1947, it stems from the author's forced relocation to the region as punishment for anti-fascist political activity. (ITL09, $15.00)
 		  
Italian Days  •  Barbara Grizzuti Harrison   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  Grizzuti Harrison writes with warmth and depth of her journey from Milan south to Calabria in this sprightly account of Italy and the Italians. (ITL02, $15.00)
 		  
Seasons in Basilicata, A Year in a Southern Italian Hill Village  •  David Yeadon   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  This warm-spirited account of a year in the village of Aliano in Italy's rural south. Yeadon finds an altogether different place than that encountered by Carols Levi (Christ Stopped in Eboli) in 1935. (ITL585, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Greece, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Artemis Leontis   • ANTHOLOGY  •  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)
 		  
Italy, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Lawrence Venuti   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Not just a literary companion, this anthology is also a who's who of contemporary Italian writers that captures the spirit, history and allure of the country. (ITL466, $14.95)
 		  
Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)
 		  
 
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