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Ancient Cities


by Charles Gates

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 474 PAGES

Now in a second edition, this broad scholarly survey of the "archaeology of urban life" covers the urban centers of the Ancient Near East, Egypt and the Greek and Roman worlds. Gates lives in Ankara so the book, though wide in scope, has a particularly Turkish flavor. Includes hundreds of line drawings, maps and photographs. (MED187, $46.95)

Ataturk, The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey

Ataturk, The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey


by Andrew Mango

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 666 PAGES

Mango expertly traces Ataturk's rise to power after World War I, when this complex leader created the modern Turkish state and redefined the relationship between Europe and the Middle East. (TKY52, $24.95)

Birds Without Wings

Birds Without Wings


by Louis De Bernieres

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

De Bernieres offers sweeping historical scope, memorable characters, drama and many new vocabulary words in this stupendous novel set in Anatolia during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. (TKY91, $16.00)

Celebrating Homer's Landscapes, Troy and Ithaca Revisited

Celebrating Homer's Landscapes, Troy and Ithaca Revisited


by John Victor Luce

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

This study examines the Greek landscape with reference to Homer's poetic descriptions. The author recreated the voyage of Odysseus, illustrating Troy, Ithaca and other sites with gorgeous color photographs. (GRE80, $50.00)

Companion Guide Istanbul

Companion Guide Istanbul


by John Freely

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 428 PAGES

A remarkably comprehensive, old-fashioned guide to the culture, art and antiquities of Istanbul and the Marmara. (TKY62, $34.95)

Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands

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)

A Fez of the Heart, Travels Around Turkey in Search of a Hat

A Fez of the Heart, Travels Around Turkey in Search of a Hat


by Jeremy Seal

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 337 PAGES

Deftly combining reporting, history, politics and travel, Seal doesn't really focus his Turkish travels entirely on the felt hat! It's just the pretext to comment on the country and the dramatic changes since the rise of Kemil Ataturk (who banned the Fez in 1925). (TKY16, $20.95)

In the Steps of St. Paul

In the Steps of St. Paul


by H.V. Morton

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

Playing both pilgrim and traveler in this book, Morton charmingly mixes history with offhand humor, anecdote and keen observation. Bible in hand, he journeys through Syria, Cyprus, Turkey, Macedonia, Greece and Rhodes, ending fittingly at the Tomb of St. Paul. (MED70, $22.00)

Islam, The Straight Path

Islam, The Straight Path


by John L. Esposito

  • RELIGION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tone intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader. (MDE22, $47.95)

Istanbul, the Imperial City

Istanbul, the Imperial City


by John Freely

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A lively, anecdotal history of the city geared for the traveler. With historic and modern photographs and neighborhood maps. Freely concludes with a helpful, 60-page section on monuments and museums. (TKY23, $17.00)

Mediterranean Cruises Map

Mediterranean Cruises Map


by 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. (MED36, $14.95)

The Middle Sea

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)

On the Shores of the Mediterranean

On the Shores of the Mediterranean


by Eric Newby

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A sparkling observer and famously entertaining, Newby tackles the Mediterranean in this merry classic account of travels to North Africa, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Cairo and Jerusalem. (MED25, $18.95)

Osman's Dream, The History of the Ottoman Empire

Osman's Dream, The History of the Ottoman Empire


by Caroline Finkel

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 688 PAGES

An ambitious, scholarly history of an 600-year empire that, at its height, streteched from Central Asia to the Levant, Danube and North Africa. (EUR200, $21.00)

Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates

Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates


by Paul Dallman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 210 PAGES

Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates. (MED21, $35.95)

Portrait of a Turkish Family

Portrait of a Turkish Family


by Irfan Orga

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 332 PAGES

This splendid memoir of life in Istanbul in the years surrounding World War I captures the spirit and flavor of the city in the last days of the Ottoman empire. Orga's son supplies an illuminating forward, filling in biographical details. (TKY83, $32.95)

Sailing From Byzantium, How A Lost Empire Shaped The World

Sailing From Byzantium, How A Lost Empire Shaped The World


by Colin Wells

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A history of the Byzantine empire and its cultural, artistic, religious, philosophical and scientifc legacy. (TKY130, $17.00)

The Secret History

The Secret History


by G. A. Williamson | Procopius

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

This is historical mudslinging only a Byzantine could devise, a withering expose of the scandals, intrigues and infidelities of the splendid empire and the court of Emperor Justinian by none other than its official historian. (TKY11, $15.00)

Time Out Istanbul

Time Out Istanbul


by Andrew Humphreys

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Compact and up-to-date, this guide for where to go and what to do in Istanbul includes maps and introductory chapters on culture and history. (TKY109, $19.95)

Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey

Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey


by Hugh Pope

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Written by a husband and wife team based in Istanbul, this engaging popular history focuses on the many paradoxes of Turkey since World War I. It's an opinionated, revealing portrait of the nation by two knowledgeable journalists, revised and updated for this new edition. (TKY33, $22.95)

Ionia, A Quest

Ionia, A Quest


by Freya Stark

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

With Herodotus as her travelling companion, Stark travels from Smyrna along the coast of Western Turkey, visiting ancient sites from Troy to the Island of Rhodes in this classic account of her 1952 adventure. (TKY224, $17.00)

The White Castle, A Novel

The White Castle, A Novel


by Orhan Pamuk

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 161 PAGES

The American debut by the Novel Prize-winning Turkish author, a tale of the tension between East and West set in 17th Century. (TKY129, $14.00)

 

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