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The Aeneid
• Virgil
• Robert Fagles
• LITERATURE
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Robert Fagles tackles Virgil's epic poem of Aeneas and his Mediterranean wanderings with the same fluid verse and narrative flair as in his translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
(ITL798, $16.00)
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After the Divorce
• Grazia Deledda
• Susan Ashe
• LITERATURE
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This powerful and tragic tale of murder and infidelity is set, like many of the Nobel Prize winning author's novels, on her native Sardinia. First published in 1902.
(ITL196, $17.00)
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Ancient Art from Cyprus, The Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Vassos Karageorghis
• Marice Rose
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Published in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this book features 500 objects from the museum's Cesnola Collection, the best outside of Cyprus.
(CYP04, $60.00)
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The Ancient Greece of Odysseus
• Peter Connolly
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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An illustrated retracing of the legendary hero's journey through the ancient Mediterranean world, much enhanced by site reconstructions and photographs depicting archaeological discoveries. For ages 12 to 14.
(GRE33, $15.95)
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The Ancient Mediterranean World, from the Stone Age to A.D. 600
• Robin Winks
• Susan Mattern-Parkes
• HISTORY
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A concise history of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, Greece, and Rome from the Paleolithic through the seventh century A.D., geared fro university students. With 50 illustrations and 10 maps.
(MED92, $37.95)
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Battle Over Malta, Aircraft Losses and Crash Sites 1940-42
• Anthony Rogers
• HISTORY
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An account of the crash sites and aircraft losses sustained during the air battle for Malta.
(MLT07, $16.95)
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Blue Guide Cyprus
• Bernard McDonagh
• Ian Robertson
• Lorna Bernard
• GUIDEBOOK
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Now in its fourth edition, this Blue Guide covers in detail the art, history, culture and architecture of Cyprus and offers practical travel information.
(CYP01, $19.95)
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Bread and Oil, Majorcan Culture's Last Stand
• Tomas Graves
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An appreciative account of peasant traditions, especially food, in rural Majorca. Author Tomas Graves, the son of Robert Graves, was raised on the Spanish island.
(SPN179, $24.95)
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Carmen and Other Stories
• Prosper Merimee
• Nicholas Jotcham
• LITERATURE
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A collection of nine stories, including Carmen, memorably set in southern Spain -- and source for the Bizet opera of the same name.
(FRN201, $13.95)
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Cyprus Map
• GeoCenter
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A colorful map of the island of Cyprus, at a scale of 1:250,000.
(CYP06, $11.95)
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Death in Cyprus
• M. M. Kaye
• MYSTERY
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When a murder disrupts their Mediterranean cruise, Amanda Derrington and her uncle must go ashore in Cyprus. But has the murderer followed them?
(MED66, $14.95)
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The Eternal Darkness, A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
• Robert D. Ballard
• Will Hively
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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An autobiography, an account of scientific expeditions, and a history of oceanography.
(OCE74, $24.95)
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European Cruises & Ports of Call
• Frommer's
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to choosing, booking and preparing for a cruise in the Mediterranean, Baltic, British Isles and Northern Europe.
(EUR230, $21.99)
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Eyewitness Guide Corsica
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of Corsica, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations.
(MED77, $20.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Sardinia
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to the island of Sardinia, featuring color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a synopsis of the island's attractions.
(ITL183, $20.00)
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Eyewitness Top Ten Cyprus
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Cyprus.
(CYP09, $10.00)
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Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh: Plants of the Bible and the Quran
• Lytton John Musselman
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This richly illustrated ecumenical botany covers 100 significant plants from acacia to wormwood.
(MDE126, $24.95)
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A Handbook of Greek Art: A Survey of the Visual Arts
• Gisela M. A. Richter
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An illustrated handbook covering the whole range of Hellenic art.
(GRE16, $22.95)
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Hippocrates in a World of Pagans and Christians
• Owsei Temkin
• HISTORY
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A scholarly look on Hippocratic practice in Christianity.
(MED69, $25.95)
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The Histories
• Herodotus
• HISTORY
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In what may be the first travel book, Herodotus records the heroic struggle between Europe and Asia that culminated in the invasion of Greece by Xerxes.
(MED15, $10.00)
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The Hundred Days
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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Napoleon's escape from Elba as filtered through the marvelous novelistic lens of Patrick O'Brian.
(MED38, $14.95)
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
• Michael Wood
• HISTORY
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An illustrated account of Alexander's ten-year conquest of 4th-century cities from Macedonia to Egypt, Persia, Central Asia and India.
(MED23, $21.95)
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The Ionian Mission
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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One of O'Brian's popular ocean-going novels set in the Ottoman Mediterranean.
(MED60, $24.00)
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The Ionian Mission
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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The eighth volume in the rousing Aubrey and Maturin series takes the commander and his naturalist sidekick into the eponymous Ionian Isles.
(MED26, $14.95)
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The Jew of Malta
• David Bevington
• Christopher Marlowe
• LITERATURE
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Marlowe's play, written around 1590, of Barabas, a rich Maltese Jew whose land is confiscated -- and whose plans for revenge prove his undoing.
(MLT14, $11.95)
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Lonely Planet Cyprus
• Paul Hellander
• GUIDEBOOK
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Featuring 30 maps and archaeological sites, this Lonely Planet guide offers information on attractions, activities, traditional cuisine and tips for traveling between North and South Cyprus.
(CYP02, $19.99)
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Lonely Planet Malta & Gozo
• Neil Wilson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, comprehensive guide to Malta, featuring maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and plenty of practical information on excursions, accomodations and sightseeing.
(MLT09, $16.99)
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Lonely Planet Mediterranean Europe
• Steve Fallon
• GUIDEBOOK
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The Lonely Planet treatment of Mediterranean Europe, full of travel and background information for the independent traveler.
(MED37, $28.99)
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Malta and Gozo Map
• World Mapping Project
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A map of the islands of Malta and Gozo at a scale of 1:50,000.
(MLT15, $6.95)
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Malta Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A travel map of Malta at a scale of 1:30,000.
(MLT06, $11.95)
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The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Phillip II
• Fernand Braudel
• HISTORY
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Volume I in the classic history of the Mediterranean, this book by the great Braudel is a richly detailed tour of the Mediterranean in the 1500s, a time of discovery and empire building. Not for the faint of heart, avid readers of history will devour this book.
(MED18, $45.00)
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Mediterranean Summer, A Season on France's Cote D'azur and Italy's Costa Bella
• David Shalleck
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A young American chef recounts his alluring, evocative summer voyage on the Mediterranean and into the enchanting seaside towns of France's Cote d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella aboard an Italian billionaire couple's spectacular yacht.
(MED111, $12.95)
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Mystery of the Ancient Seafarers. Early Maritime Civilizations
• Robert D. Ballard
• HISTORY
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A beautifully illustrated overview of ancient shipwrecks and civilizations in and around the Mediterranean.
(MED91, $35.00)
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Nelles Guide Cyprus
• Nelles
• GUIDEBOOK
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A travel guide covering the history, culture and attractions of Cyprus.
(MED14, $15.95)
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The Odyssey
• Homer
• Robert Fagles
• LITERATURE
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Translator Robert Fagles captures the poetry and power of The Odyssey in this translation, celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness.
(GRE45, $16.00)
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The Olive, Tree of Civilization
• John Train
• Mark E. Smith
• HISTORY
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A history of the celebrated vegetable and the mythology behind it.
(NAT72, $25.00)
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The Origins of Christian Morality: The First Two Centuries
• Wayne A. Meeks
• RELIGION
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An exploration of how Christian morality developed in the Roman Empire.
(MED52, $20.00)
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Pagan Holiday, On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists
• Tony Perrottet
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An inventive account of travels in the Mediterannean in the footsteps of the Romans.
(MED72, $13.95)
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The Phoenicians and the West, Politics, Colonies and Trade
• Maria Eugenia Aubet
• HISTORY
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A new understanding of the Phoenicians and the Phoenician system of trade.
(MED12, $37.99)
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Pomponius Mela's Description of the World
• F. E. Romer
• Pomponius Mela
• EXPLORATION
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An account of the world, as known to the Roman Empire, in the first century A. D.
(MED53, $30.00)
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Race of Scorpions
• Dorothy Dunnett
• LITERATURE
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An absorbing tale of political intrigue set in the 15th-century Ottoman empire and throughout the Mediterranean, including Cyprus.
(MED33, $15.95)
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The Religion of Paul the Apostle
• John Ashton
• RELIGION
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A study of the transforming religious experiences of Paul in the early Christian church.
(MED54, $37.00)
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The Rise of Christianity
• Rodney Stark
• RELIGION
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The subtitle to this book says it all: "How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries."
(MED64, $14.95)
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Rough Guide Corsica
• David Abram
• GUIDEBOOK
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This compact guide includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Corsica, with region-by-region descriptions and an insider's sense of local life.
(MED31, $17.99)
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Rough Guide Cyprus
• Marc Dubin
• Damien Morris
• GUIDEBOOK
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A no-nonsense, comprehensive travel guide to Cyprus with region-by-region descriptions and a good overview of history and culture.
(CYP10, $18.99)
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Sardinia Map
• Touring Club Italiano
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A colorful map of the island of Sardinia, at a scale of 1:200,000.
(ITL259, $12.95)
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Saving the Oceans
• Joseph MacInnis
• NATURAL HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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A beautifully illustrated and up-to-date summary of threats to oceans around the world.
(OCE04, $40.00)
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The Sicilian Vespers, A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century
• Steven Runciman
• HISTORY
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A spellbinding history of the 13th-century Kingdom of Sicily. The massacre of the French at Palermo, known as the Sicilian Vespers, is the springboard for the author's sweeping depiction of the Mediterranean in the late 1200's.
(ITL295, $19.99)
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Sicily and Sardinia Map
• Touring Club Italiano
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A map of Italian islands at a scale of 1:400,000.
(ITL223, $12.95)
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South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David
• Elizabeth David
• FOOD
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A selection of 200 recipes and travel essays from Elizabeth David's nine influential books, including Book of Mediterranean Food and French Country Cooking.
(MED30, $18.95)
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Splendor of Malta
• Marquis Anthony Cassar de Sain
• Shirley Jackewicz Johnston
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A handsomely illustrated celebration of the island, featuring color photographs of the grand palaces of the Knights of St. John.
(MLT10, $85.00)
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Sunflower Guide Corsica
• Noel Rochford
• GUIDEBOOK
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A pocket guide to walks and driving tours in Corsica with practical travel information, fold-out maps and color photographs.
(MED96, $15.99)
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Tourmaline, A Novel
• Joanna Scott
• LITERATURE
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Convinced that the island's mineral wealth will turn around his own personal misfortune, an eccentric geologist decamps for Elba in 1956 in this absorbing novel of a family in trouble. Scott interweaves the fictitious tale with plenty of detail about Elba and Napoleon's exile.
(FRN368, $13.95)
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A Traveller's History of Cyprus
• Timothy Boatswain
• HISTORY
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A brief history of Cyprus from ancient times to today -- accessible and necessarily condensed. With a chronology and historical gazetteer.
(CYP08, $14.95)
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Treason's Harbour
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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Stephen Maturin, Jack Aubrey and the crew of the H.M.S. Surprise contend with pirates and Napoleon's spies in this splendid novel set on and around Malta.
(MLT16, $13.95)
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Underwater Archaeology, Exploring the World Beneath the Sea
• Jean-Yves Blot
• Alexandra Campbell
• EXPLORATION
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An illustrated introduction to the science and art of underwater archaeology, including a history of exploration, methods, artifacts, key shipwrecks and other underwater sites.
(OCE39, $12.95)
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