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Aegean Art and Architecture


by Donald Preziosi | Louise Hitchcock

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES

An illustrated survey of Minoan and Mycenean art from the Neolithic to the extraordinary Bronze Age palaces of Knossos, Gournia and Phaistos. Great for any archaeology-minded traveler. (GRE113, $27.95)

The Aeneid

The Aeneid


by Virgil | Robert Fitzgerald

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A noted translation of the epic Roman poem of Aeneas and his journeys in the Mediterranean following the Trojan War. (ITL271, $13.00)

Aeschylus I: Oresteia (Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides)


by Aeschylus | Richmond Lattimore

  • LITERATURE
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

The epic story of Agamemnon and his family (Clytemnestra, Iphigenia and Orestes). (GRE111, $13.00)

The Age of Alexander, Nine Greek Lives


by Plutarch

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 443 PAGES

Plutarch's classic history of Alexander the Great. (GRE139, $15.00)

Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.

Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.


by Peter Green

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 617 PAGES

An outstanding biography of the complex ruler. Green captures all the adventure, romance and brutish violence of the man and his times with historical accuracy, including vivid char-acter sketches of Darius, Aristotle and other famous personalities. (GRE56, $26.95)

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great


by Robin Lane Fox

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 568 PAGES

A popular biography of Alexander the Great, noteworthy for its scholarship, great descriptions and psychological insight. (GRE17, $17.00)

Alexander the Great, Son of the Gods


by Alan Fildes | Joann Fletcher

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

An illustrated overview of King Alexander III of Macedon, organized chronologically, featuring 120 color illustrations of ancient art. (GRE288, $19.95)

The Alexandria Quartet: Justine/Balthazar/Mountolive/Clea Boxed Set

The Alexandria Quartet: Justine/Balthazar/Mountolive/Clea Boxed Set


by Lawrence Durrell

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 880 PAGES

Durrell's brilliant quartet of love and politics in Alexandria in the years surrounding WWII are presented here in an omnibus paper edition. (GRE88, $26.95)

All the Pain Money Can Buy, The Life of Christina Onassis


by William Wright

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 428399 PAGES

A salacious account of the charmed life and unfortunate death of Christina. (GRE141, $26.95)

Ancient Greece, A Concise History

Ancient Greece, A Concise History


by Peter Green

  • HISTORY
  • 1979
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A lively, illustrated history of Greece from the Stone Age to the death of Alexander the Great. With good maps, a bibliography for further reading and hundreds of black-and-white photos of sites and objects. (GRE04, $18.95)

Ancient Greece, Cultural Atlas for Young People

Ancient Greece, Cultural Atlas for Young People


by Anton Powell

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 96 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An illustrated guide to Greek history, life and culture from the Bronze Age through Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic kingdoms. (GRE42, $35.00)

Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times


by Thomas R. Martin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

An introduction to Greek history, culture and politics from prehistory to 30 B.C. (GRE212, $16.95)

Ancient Greece: The Famous Monuments

Ancient Greece: The Famous Monuments


by G. Behor

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2000
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 72 PAGES
  • FAVORITE
  • OUT OF PRINT

A great book relating ancient Greek ruins to the highly-decorated civic and religious buildings they once were via ingenious overlaid acetate illustrations. (GRE172, $32.95)

Ancient Greek Athletics


by Stephen G. Miller

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

An illustrated portrait and history of the Olympic and other athletic festivals. (GRE207, $35.00)

The Ancient Greeks

The Ancient Greeks


by Moses I. Finley

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

An enjoyable, accessible introduction to the world of the ancient Greeks by the well-renowned Classics commentator. (GRE105, $15.00)

The Ancient Mediterranean

The Ancient Mediterranean


by Michael Grant

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 374 PAGES

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

The Ancient Olympic Games


by Judith Swaddling

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 120 PAGES

An attractively illustrated survey of the religion, mythology and celebration of sport at Olympia. (GRE158, $19.95)

The Ancient Olympics, A History


by Nigel Spivey

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

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)

Apartment in Athens

Apartment in Athens


by Glenway Wescott

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Glenway Wescott's 1945 novel about a couple living in Athens during the Nazi Occupation. (GRE198, $14.95)

The Archaeology of Ancient Greece


by James Whitley

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 510 PAGES

A clear, up-to-date survey of Greek archaeology. (GRE211, $57.00)

The Archaeology of Greece: An Introduction

The Archaeology of Greece: An Introduction


by William R. Biers

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

Highly recommended for archaeology-minded travelers to Greece, this is an engaging, comprehensive survey of Greek archaeology from the Minoan civilization through the Hellenistic Age. Includes site plans and drawings as well as hundreds of black and white photos. (GRE71, $24.95)

Archaic and Classical Greek Art


by Robin Osborne

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

A scholarly, well-illustrated introduction to the painting and sculpture of Dark Age to early Hellenistic Greece. (GRE217, $27.95)

Archestratos of Gela, Greek Culture and Cuisine in the Fourth Century BCE: Text, Translation and Commentary


by Archestratus | Alexander Sens | S. Douglas Olson

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 336 PAGES

A translation and examination of Archestratus "Hedupatheia" (a.k.a. Life of Luxury). (GRE137, $215.00)

The Argonautika, The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece

The Argonautika, The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece


by Apollonius of Rhodes | Peter Green

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER

The exciting narrative of Jason and the Argonauts on their Quest for the Golden Fleece is retold in this new translation of the Argonautika. (GRE92, $26.95)

Aristophene's Lysistrata


by Aristophanes | Nicholas Rudall

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 65 PAGES

Aristophen's great anti-war drama. (GRE79, $9.95)

Aristotle's Poetics


by Aristotle | Stephen Halliwell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

This essay is among the most influential works on art and theater in history. (TTR22, $30.00)

Art and Experience in Classical Greece


by J. J. Pollitt

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1972
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

An illustrated study of Greek sculpture, architecture and painting from 480-320 BC. This exploration places works in the context of the Classical Period by referencing the philosophy, literature, and politics of the time. (GRE272, $31.99)

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)

Athenian Agora, Excavations in the Heart of Classical Athens

Athenian Agora, Excavations in the Heart of Classical Athens


by John M. Camp | Colin Renfrew

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

For anyone wondering about the history and significance of Athen's great public gathering place, we couldn't recommend more highly this lucid, wonderfully illustrated history. Includes excellent maps, site plans and photos. (GRE169, $24.95)

The Athenian Trireme, The History and Reconstruction of an Ancient Greek Warship

The Athenian Trireme, The History and Reconstruction of an Ancient Greek Warship


by N.B. Rankov | J.F. Coates | J.S. Morrison

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A survey of new information gleaned from the trials of Olympias, a reconstructed Greek trireme. (GRE153, $38.00)

Athens Delphi Egina Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A map of the Attika region of central Greece, including Athens, Delphi and the island of Euboea at a scale of 1:250,000. (GRE243, $12.95)

Athens Map

Athens Map


by World Mapping Project

  • MAP

A water- and tearproof foldup map of Athens and surroundings, at an excellent scale. (GRE160, $8.99)

Athens: A Portrait of the City in Its Golden Age


by Christian Meier

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 800 PAGES

A monumental history of classical Athens. (GRE62, $37.50)

The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999

The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999


by Misha Glenny

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 752 PAGES

Glenny poignantly challenges the role of the Great Powers in the region in this survey. (BLK32, $22.00)

The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization


by Barry Strauss

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A lively account of the 480 B. C. battle between Greece and Persia. Strauss, a military historian, draws on contemporary accounts of Herodotus, Aeschylus, and Plutarch. (GRE234, $15.00)

Berlitz Greek Phrase Book


by Inc. Berlitz International

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • AUDIO CD
  • 224 PAGES

With a focus on the traveler, this combination 90-minute CD and pocket phrasebook will help you learn basic vocabulary. (GRE336, $14.95)

The Best of the Achaeans, Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry

The Best of the Achaeans, Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry


by Gregory Nagy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Hero worship and cults in Hellenic Greece. (GRE128, $28.00)

The Best of the Argonauts, The Redefinition of the Epic Hero in Book One of Apollonius' Argonautica


by James J. Clauss

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 275 PAGES

A scholarly interpretation of the character Jason, as depicted in Apollonius' Argonautica. (GRE94, $45.00)

Beyond the Edge of the Sea

Beyond the Edge of the Sea


by Mauricio Obregon

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 132 PAGES

The adventures of Jason and the Argonauts, Ulysses and other explorers of the ancient world are recreated in this personal account of ships, navigation and geographical discovery. (MED50, $15.00)

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)

Black Sea

Black Sea


by Neal Ascherson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 306 PAGES

In this skillful portrait of a region, Ascherson weaves his own travels and impressions with a fascinating account of the Black Sea's history. From ancient mythology to modern politics, he admirably never loses sight of the sea itself. (RUS46, $19.00)

The Black Sea, A History

The Black Sea, A History


by Charles King

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

A brisk history of the region, showing the Black Sea as uniting diverse cultures in the Balkans, Central Asia and the Middle East. (EUR173, $35.00)

Blue Guide Greece, The Mainland

Blue Guide Greece, The Mainland


by Sherry Marker | James Pettifer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 735 PAGES

With extensive background on the history, art, architecture and culture of mainland Greece, serious-minded travelers will not want to be without this guide. (GRE40, $32.95)

Blue Guide Turkey


by Bernard McDonagh

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The classic, massively researched guide to antiquities, art and historic sites throughout Turkey. This book is particularly valuable for its coverage of central and eastern Turkey. (TKY27, $29.95)

A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture


by Sarah B. Pomeroy

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 402 PAGES

A lively account of Greek civilization and history, covering the entire period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era. (GRE229, $44.95)

The Byzantines


by Guglielmo Cavallo | Thomas Dunlap

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

A collection of essays on the people of the Byzantine Empire. (TKY66, $27.50)

Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests


by Walter Kaegi

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 313 PAGES

A classic history, painstakingly researched and utterly absorbing. It explores the evolution of the 1100-year-old Constantinople into the powerful capital of the Ottoman sultans; an essential reference to the Medieval east. (TKY19, $50.00)

Byzantium, The Apogee


by John Julius Norwich

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • HARD COVER

Part Two in Norwich's three part history of the Byzantine Empire. (TKY70, $49.95)

C.P. Cavafy, Collected Poems


by C.P. Cavafy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 284 PAGES

A collection of poems from one of the most highly regarded poets of 20th century poetry. (GRE87, $19.95)

Cadogan Guide Greek Islands


by Dana Facaros

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 634 PAGES

A comprehensive look at the islands from the excellent British guidebook series. (GRE25, $19.95)

Cadogan Guide The Peloponnese & Athens

Cadogan Guide The Peloponnese & Athens


by Dana Facaros

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

This comprehensive look at the Peloponnese provides insightful cultural and historical background, and up-to-date practical information (GRE103, $22.95)

The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World


by Gle Bugh

  • REFERENCE
  • 2006
  • PAPER

A collection of 15 original essays on the Hellenistic world, covering the period from Alexander the Great to Kleopatra VII of Egypt, organized thematically, with chapters on religion, philosophy, family, economy, material culture, and military campaigns, among other topics. (GRE256, $42.00)

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)

The Children's Homer, The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy

The Children's Homer, The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy


by Padraic Colum | Willy Pogany

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Three-time Newbery Award-winning author Padraic Colum retells the great adventure stories for young readers. (GRE46, $9.99)

Classic Myths to Read Aloud

Classic Myths to Read Aloud


by William F. Russell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Short, suspenseful and recast in vivid, crystal-clear language for kids, these essential Greek and Roman myths can be read in a few minutes each. (GRE19, $13.95)

Classical Myth


by Barry Powell

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

A textbook survey of Greek and Roman mythology, first published in 1933, with established translations and commentary. (GRE222, $75.00)

Classical Mythology


by Mark Morford | Robert Lenordon

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

A survey of Greek mythology, written for the undergraduate. (GRE132, $85.95)

Classical Mythology, Images and Insights


by Stephen Harris | Gloria Platzner

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 1128 PAGES

A comprehensive introduction to Greco-Roman mythology, geared for undergraduates. (GRE213, $132.50)

Companion Guide Greece

Companion Guide Greece


by Brian de Jongh

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 559 PAGES

A comprehensive personable guide to all mainland Greece. Highly recommended. (GRE134, $34.95)

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)

The Complete Greek Temples

The Complete Greek Temples


by Tony Spawforth

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

A sourcebook, gazetteer and illustrated overview ancient Greek temples throughout the Mediterranean. (MED97, $40.00)

A Concise History of Byzanitum


by Warren T. Treadgold

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 273 PAGES

A brief survey of the Byzantine Empire. (TKY69, $39.00)

A Concise History of Greece

A Concise History of Greece


by Richard Clogg

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

An engaging and scholarly short history of Greece from the late 1700s to the end of the 20th century. (GRE286, $27.99)

Corelli's Mandolin

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 Greece. A satire of war, the novel is set on the Greek island of Cephallonia during the Italian occupation in the 1940s. (GRE51, $15.95)

Corfu Map

Corfu Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A folded paper map of the island at a scale of 1:100,000. (GRE170, $11.95)

Crete Map

Crete Map


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

A detailed, double-sided map at a 1:140,000. (GRE07, $14.95)

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths


by Ingri D'Aulaire | Edgar D'Aulaire

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • FAMILY

This beloved collection of Greek tales includes oversize, vivid illustrations. Intended for children ages 9-12. (GRE75, $19.95)

Dancing Girl: Themes and Improvisations in a Greek Village Setting

Dancing Girl: Themes and Improvisations in a Greek Village Setting


by Thordis Simonsen

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 200 PAGES

A collection of 44 vignettes about the Greek village of Elika. (GRE86, $14.25)

Diaspora, Jews Amidst Greeks and Romans


by Erich S. Gruen

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Erich Gruen, a professor at UC Berkeley, examines what life was like for Jews living throughout the ancient Greek world. (GRE278, $27.00)

Dictionary of Classical Mythology


by John Edward Zimmerman

  • LITERATURE
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

A comprehensive reference to classical mythology. (GRE84, $7.99)

The Distaff Side, Representing the Female in Homer's Odyssey

The Distaff Side, Representing the Female in Homer's Odyssey


by Beth Cohen

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A collection of essays on the role, significance and representation of women in the Odyssey (GRE193, $60.00)

The Dream of Reason, A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance


by Anthony Gottlieb

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

An elegant introduction to Greek thought with choice selections by Plato, Socrates, Aristotle et al along with enlightening commentary by the executive editor of The Economist. (GRE280, $19.95)

Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture


by Slobodan Curcic | Richard Krautheimer

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 357 PAGES

An authoritative guide to the subject. (TKY72, $40.00)

Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Early Christian and Byzantine Art


by John Lowden

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

An illustrated guide to the architectural heritage of the early Christian period (860-1453), with a survey of the philosophy and intellectual climate of the time. (EUR23, $27.95)

Early Cycladic Sculpture


by Pat Getz-Preziosi

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 86 PAGES

An introduction to the modern-looking ancient stone sculptures of the Cyclades. (GRE72, $27.50)

Early Greece


by Oswyn Murray

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1993
  • PAPER

Within the space of three centuries, Greece grew from a simple peasant society into the sophisticated civilization that dominated the shores of the Mediterranean from Spain to Syria and from the Crimea to Egypt. Murray places this transformation, which launched Western Culture, in the context of Mediterranean civilization. (GRE313, $27.00)

The Echo of Greece


by Edith Hamilton

  • HISTORY
  • 1964
  • PAPER
  • 212 PAGES

A classic by the author of The Greek Way and The Roman Way. (GRE306, $18.95)

Eleni

Eleni


by Nicholas Gage

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 471 PAGES

Nicholas Gage recalls the life of his mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, executed by guerillas during the Greek civil war of the 1940s. (GRE123, $16.00)

The Etruscan


by Mika Waltari

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 384 PAGES

A historical novel set in sixth century BC, by the famed Finnish author of "The Egyptian." Originally published in 1956. (ITL254, $38.95)

Euripides IV: Rhesus, the Suppliant Women, Orestes and Iphigenia in Aulis


by Euripides

  • LITERATURE
  • 1968
  • PAPER

A volume in The Complete Greek Tragedies translated by Richard Lattimore and David Grene. (GRE261, $14.00)

Eurydice Street, A Place in Athens

Eurydice Street, A Place in Athens


by Sofka Zinovieff

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

Zinovieff, a transplanted Englishwoman, trained as an anthropologist and married to a Greek Diplomat, is an appreciative, dead-on guide to Athens, its character, aspirations and reality. (GRE253, $14.95)

Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo

Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo


by Plato | Benjamin Jowett

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 138 PAGES

(GRE109, $12.98)

Eyewitness Guide Greece, Athens and the Mainland

Eyewitness Guide Greece, Athens and the Mainland


by 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. (GRE38, $25.00)

Eyewitness Guide Turkey

Eyewitness Guide Turkey


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 432 PAGES

Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book provides a thorough overview of history, traditions and sights. (TKY82, $30.00)

Eyewitness Top Ten Athens

Eyewitness Top Ten Athens


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A compact illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions, events, restaurants, shops and excursions in Athens. (GRE219, $14.00)

Fall of Troy in Early Greek Poetry and Art


by Michael J. Anderson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 283 PAGES

An academic study of the evolution Greek epic poetry and art. (GRE174, $80.00)

Farewell to Salonica

Farewell to Salonica


by Leon Sciaky

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 299 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

In this affectionate memoir, and portrait of a city now changed forever, Sciaky looks back the thriving, polyglot Salonica of his youth. (GRE236, $14.95)

Fire From Heaven

Fire From Heaven


by Mary Renault

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 478 PAGES

The first installment of Renault's trilogy of historical novels on the life of Alexander the Great, displaying the author's extensive background in ancient history. This volume focuses on Alexander's life up to the age of 20, when he assumed the kingship on his father Phillip's assassination. (GRE122, $16.00)

The First Fossil Hunters, Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times


by Adrienne Mayor | Peter Dodson

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 344 PAGES

Griffins, Giants Centaurs -- the stuff of myth, or an early attempt to explain fossil skeletons? (HSC14, $69.00)

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

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)

Formation of Islamic Art


by Oleg Grabar

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A classic on the art and architecture of the Islamic World by a prominent authority. (ARB28, $34.00)

Fragments of Culture, The Everyday of Modern Turkey


by Deniz Kandiyoti

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

A loosely organized collection of scholarly articles addressing everyday life. (TKY97, $26.95)

Funeral Games

Funeral Games


by Mary Renault

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 335 PAGES

This third book in Renault's masterful Alexander the Great trilogy begins with his early death and chronicles the tense years immediately following as family members and political rivals struggled for power. (GRE251, $16.95)

Gates of Fire

Gates of Fire


by Steven Pressfield

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 440 PAGES

A historical novel telling the story of the Battle of Thermopylae, where a handful of Spartan knights held off Xerxes and the Persian army for a week before being slaughtered. A page-turner. (GRE127, $7.99)

The Glorious Foods of Greece


by Diane Kochilas

  • FOOD
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 496 PAGES

Organized region-by-region, this Magnus Opus presents 400-plaus recipes, including much historical and cultural information. (GRE154, $40.00)

The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus

The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus


by Aliki

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Illustrated tales of the gods for younger readers (ages 6-9) by the popular artist and childrens' book author. (GRE228, $6.99)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

Greece Map

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, $11.95)

Greece Map

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, $11.95)

Greece! Rome! Monsters!

Greece! Rome! Monsters!


by John Harris | Calef Brown

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A children's primer on Greek and Roman myths as seen through 20 notable monsters. Illustrator Calef Brown provides quirky, colorful illustrations while John Harris describes each monster, from the terrifying to the fanciful. (GRE171, $17.95)

Greece, A Country Study


by Glenn E. Curtis

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER

A sourcebook geared for a university audience. (GRE287, $29.50)

Greece, A True Book

Greece, A True Book


by David Petersen | Christine Petersen

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A welcome introduction to Greece for younger readers ages 6-8, including much information about modern Greece as well as an introduction to classic tales and personalities from the ancient world. (GRE155, $6.95)

The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World


by Charles Freeman

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 494 PAGES

A comprehensive survey of 2,000 years of Greek history for the general reader. (GRE143, $23.00)

Greek Art

Greek Art


by John Boardman

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A brief survey of classical Greek art and architecture, revised to reflect recent archaeology, this book presents hundreds of paintings, frescoes and other objects from antiquity, each in its cultural context. (GRE12, $21.95)

Greek Art

Greek Art


by Nigel Spivey

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Geared towards art history students, this concise survey of Greek art is also an excellent overview of the subject for the traveler. Divided thematically, it covers major artists, myths and plays in addition to temple sculpture and architecture. (GRE68, $27.95)

Greek Art and Archaeology


by John Griffiths Pedley

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A survey of Greek art, archaeology, and civilization aimed at undergraduates. (GRE187, $80.00)

Greek Art and Archaeology


by John Griffiths Pedley

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A broad survey of Greek art and archaeology spanning 3,000 years. (GRE121, $108.67)

The Greek Cities of Magna Graecia and Sicily

The Greek Cities of Magna Graecia and Sicily


by Fausto Longo | Lorena Jannelli | Luca Cerchiai

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

An engaging history of the Western Greek colonies in Sicily and southern Italy in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C., featuring 240 magnificent color illustrations, maps and a site-by-site review of major archaeological sites. (ITL751, $45.00)

Greek Civilization, An Introduction


by Brian A. Sparkes

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A good overview of the ancient Greeks and their world. (GRE54, $52.95)

Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths


by Mary Lefkowitz

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Lefkowitz draws on the Iliad, Odyssey and other classic texts in this intriguing analysis of ancient gods and beliefs. (GRE239, $32.00)

Greek Homosexuality


by Kenneth Dover

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 246 PAGES

The classic history of homosexuality in ancient Greece. (GRE66, $29.50)

The Greek Myths, Complete Edition

The Greek Myths, Complete Edition


by Robert Graves

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 782 PAGES

A collection of Greek myths written in a simple, narrative style by Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius (ITL429). (GRE274, $19.95)

A Greek Portfolio


by Constantine Manos

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A classic collection of photographs from the early 1960s by the Magnum Photos photographer on assignment in Greece. (GRE147, $50.00)

The Greek Way

The Greek Way


by Edith Hamilton

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 266 PAGES

The book to read if you ever doubt the mark the ancient Greeks have left on Western society. (GRE107, $13.95)

Greek, A Language Map

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 reference for travelers. (GRE241, $7.95)

Greek, Start Speaking Today


by Educational Services Corporation

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1994
  • CASETTE TAPE

A 90-minute crash course in Greek with two audio tapes and a phrasebook. The course focuses on useful phrases and dialogue. (GRE233, $24.95)

The Greeks and Greek Civilization


by Jacob Burckhardt | Oswyn Murray | Sheila Stern

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Continuously in print since its publication in 1860, this is a ground-breaking book that has shaped our modern view of ancient Greece, focused on the Greek character as revealed by its literature. (GRE64, $22.99)

The Greeks, an Introduction to Their Culture


by Robin Sowerby

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A concise, scholarly survey of the Greek legacy in literature, philosophy and the arts. (GRE163, $35.95)

Greene on Capri, A Memoir

Greene on Capri, A Memoir


by Shirley Hazzard

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

This book is ultimately a memoir about the author's friendship with Graham Greene, but there's plenty of commentary of Capri's history and culture for those seeking a flavor of the place. (ITL440, $15.00)

A Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey

A Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey


by Mitchell Reddish | Clyde Fant

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 395 PAGES

A guide to the places, history and archaeology of the journeys of the Apostle Paul across Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus, geared for the traveler. (MED90, $29.99)

Guide to Greece, Central Greece Vol. 1


by Pausanias | Peter Levi

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

A sprightly translation of Pausanias's comprehensive guide to the tombs, museums and sites in Central Greece during the height of Roman rule in the 2nd Century. (GRE165, $18.00)

Guide to the Palace of Nestor

Guide to the Palace of Nestor


by Carl Blegen | Marion Rawson

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 70 PAGES

A slim site guide with color and black-and-white illustrations of artifacts, ruins and frescos. (GRE168, $7.50)

A Handbook of Greek Art: A Survey of the Visual Arts


by Gisela M. A. Richter

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

An illustrated handbook covering the whole range of Hellenic art. (GRE16, $22.95)

Hellenistic Monarchies, Selected Papers


by Christian Habicht

  • REFERENCE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER

Eighteen essays written between 1956 and 1996 on the wars between Pergamon and Bithynia, Alexander and his first successors, Hellenism and Judaism in the age of Judas Maccabeus and other topics. (GRE257, $90.00)

The Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome


by Erich S. Gruen

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 800 PAGES

An academic study of Roman imperialism in Greece. (MED67, $50.00)

Helmet of Horror

Helmet of Horror


by Victor Pelevin

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

Pelevin's reimagination of the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, set in an Internet chat room, explores the uncertainties of postmodern existence. (GRE250, $18.95)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $15.00)

Heritage and Hellenism, The Reinvention of Jewish Tradition


by Erich S. Gruen

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 355 PAGES

Gruen explores Jewish creative and historical works in the context of Mediterranean culture. (GRE277, $29.95)

Hippocrates in a World of Pagans and Christians


by Owsei Temkin

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER

A scholarly look on Hippocratic practice in Christianity. (MED69, $28.95)

Hippocratic Writings

Hippocratic Writings


by G.E.R Lloyd | W.N. Mann

  • HISTORY
  • 1984
  • PAPER

A collection of writings attributed to Hippocrates. (GRE161, $16.00)

The Histories

The Histories


by Herodotus

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 656 PAGES

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, $11.00)

The History of the Peloponnesian War

The History of the Peloponnesian War


by Thucydides | Walter Blanco | Jennifer Tolbert

  • HISTORY
  • 1954
  • PAPER
  • 656 PAGES

The classic account of the debilitating war between the two chief city-states, Athens and Sparta, from 431 to 404 B.C. (GRE102, $17.00)

The Homeric Hymns


by Susan Shelmerdine

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

The introduction, notes and accompanying black-and-white photographs illuminate this collection of 33 poems in celebration of Greek gods and goddesses. (GRE285, $12.95)

Homeric Responses


by Gregory Nagy

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 1112 PAGES

A highly theoretical attempt at answering age-old questions regarding Homeric poetics. (GRE215, $25.00)

If Not, Winter, Fragments of Sappho

If Not, Winter, Fragments of Sappho


by Anne Carson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 402 PAGES

Well-regarded poet Anne Carson offers a beautiful, modern translation of Sappho's poetry. With the original Greek on facing pages. (GRE314, $16.00)

The Iliad of Homer

The Iliad of Homer


by Homer | Robert Fagles

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

The acclaimed new translation of Homer's definitive epic poem. (GRE20, $15.00)

The Iliad of Homer


by Homer | Richmond Lattimore

  • LITERATURE
  • 1961
  • PAPER
  • 538 PAGES

The classic edition of Homer's Iliad, masterfully translated by Richmond Lattimore. (GRE203, $14.00)

The Iliad of Homer, A New Prose Translation


by Homer | Martin Hammond

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

(GRE110, $13.00)

The Iliad, Volume 1, Books 1-12

The Iliad, Volume 1, Books 1-12


by Homer | William F. Wyatt

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A version of the Iliad useful for students, with ancient Greek and English on facing pages. This first volume covers books 1-12. (GRE175, $24.00)

The Iliad/The Odyssey

The Iliad/The Odyssey


by Homer | Robert Fagles | Bernard Knox

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER

This deluxe edition of the Fagles translation of Homer, celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness, comes in two hardcover volumes with a handsome slipcase. (GRE282, $75.00)

The Iliad/The Odyssey

The Iliad/The Odyssey


by Robert Fagles

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER

A combined edition of the celebrated Fagles translation of Homer. (GRE197, $34.00)

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece


by Sean Sheehan

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A survey from A to Z of the history, art, myths, culture, and everyday life of ancient Greece for kids ages nine and up. With 250 color and 50 black-and-white illustrations. (GRE164, $19.95)

In Search of the Trojan War

In Search of the Trojan War


by Michael Wood

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

This handsomely illustrated book examines the archaeology, history and legends of Troy -- a vivid analysis of the ancient world by the peripatetic anthropologist and documentary filmmaker Michael Wood. (GRE52, $29.95)

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great


by Michael Wood

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An illustrated account of Alexander's ten-year conquest of 4th-century cities from Macedonia to Egypt, Persia, Central Asia and India. (MED23, $26.95)

In the Shadow of Olympus, The Emergence of Macedon


by Eugene Borza

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 347 PAGES

Detailed, scholarly and of general interest, this book traces the history of Macedonia from prehistory to Greek city-state and major kingdom on the stage of ancient history. (GRE57, $35.00)

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)

The Innocents Abroad

The Innocents Abroad


by Mark Twain

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 523 PAGES

Mark Twain's witty and classic account of his 1867 grand tour of Europe. (MDE08, $14.95)

Insight Compact Guide Athens

Insight Compact Guide Athens


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 94 PAGES

A pocket travel guide with photos and maps. (GRE112, $7.95)

Insight Guide Greece

Insight Guide Greece


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 392 PAGES

An illustrated guide to the history, culture and attractions of mainland Greece and the islands. (GRE104, $22.99)

Insight Guide Turkey

Insight Guide Turkey


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Featuring hundreds of photographs and observant essays on history, culture and nature. (TKY38, $24.99)

Inventing Paradise: The Greek Journey, 1937-1947

Inventing Paradise: The Greek Journey, 1937-1947


by Edmund Keeley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Edmund Keeley's warm account of Henry Miller, Lawrence Durell, and many of their friends in Greece. (GRE96, $22.95)

The Ionian Mission

The Ionian Mission


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The eighth volume in the rousing Aubrey and Maturin series takes the commander and his naturalist sidekick into the eponymous Ionian Isles, getting them mixed up not only with the French navy but also in Ottoman af-fairs. (MED26, $14.95)

The Ionian Mission


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER

One of O'Brian's popular ocean-going novels set in the Ottoman Mediterranean. (MED60, $24.00)

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)

Islamic Art and Architecture

Islamic Art and Architecture


by Robert Hillenbrand

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Covering one thousand years and the geographic scope of Islam, this book is a wide-ranging guide to the arts of Islam, including architecture, calligraphy, ceramics and textiles. (CAS17, $21.95)

Islamic Arts

Islamic Arts


by Jonathan Bloom | Sheila Blair

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 445 PAGES

A comprehensive survey of 1,000 years of Islamic architecture, design and decoration. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps and site plans. (ISL01, $27.95)

Islamist Mobilization in Turkey, A Study in Vernacular Politics


by Jenny White

  • RELIGION
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A social history and ethnography of contemporary Istanbul based on interviews and field work in the Umraniye neighborhood. (TKY98, $25.00)

Istanbul Map

Istanbul Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2011
  • MAP

Take it along! (TKY65, $8.95)

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)

It's All Greek to Me! A Tale of a Mad Dog And an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina--and Real Greeks

It's All Greek to Me! A Tale of a Mad Dog And an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina--and Real Greeks


by John Mole

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 354 PAGES

Described as "My Family and Other Animals meets A Year in Provence," this irreverent, loving portrait of Greece is one exapat's tale of 30 years in the country. Endearing British, the author highlights bother the eccentricities and charms of life in Greece. (GRE290, $19.95)

The Jews in the Greek Age


by Elias J. Bickerman

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A study of the interaction between Greek and Jewish cultures during the Hellenistic period, by a professor of ancient history at Columbia University. (GRE279, $37.50)

The King Must Die

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)

Knopf Mapguide Athens

Knopf Mapguide Athens


by Knopf Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES

An ingenious book of foldout neighborhood maps with essential information about cultural attractions, food, accommodations, shopping and all the rest. (GRE218, $10.95)

The Landmark Thucydides, A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War


by Thucydides | Robert B. Strassler

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 732 PAGES

With maps, charts and historical background. (GRE205, $25.95)

The Last Days of Socrates


by Plato

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A Penguin Classics edition of Plato's three dialogues on Socrates, the charges gainst him, his famous defense, and the events leading to his execution. (GRE258, $13.00)

The Last of the Wine


by Mary Renault

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 378 PAGES

Alexias, an Athenian soldier, grows to manhood under the influence of his friend Alkibiades and Socrates in this masterful historical novel set during the Peloponnesian War. (GRE247, $15.95)

The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader

The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader


by Lawrence Durrell | Clint Willis

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 405 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Durrell's intoxicating reflections on Greece and the Mediterranean. With chapters on Corfu, Rhodes, Cyprus, Sicily, Delphi and Provence. (GRE186, $15.00)

Leo Africanus

Leo Africanus


by Amin Maalouf

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A fictional memoir of the first 40 years in the life of Leo Africanus, a Muslim whose travels led him throughout the Mediterranean and North Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. (MED55, $16.95)

Lilac and Flag, An Old Wive's Tale of a City

Lilac and Flag, An Old Wive's Tale of a City


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 171 PAGES

Set in Troy, this is a beautifully written story about the power of love and in the face of poverty. (TKY47, $15.00)

A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece

A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece


by Richard Stoneman

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 347 PAGES

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)

Lonely Planet Greece

Lonely Planet Greece


by David Willett

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 840 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical travel guide to Greece and the Greek Islands for the independent traveler. (GRE50, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Greek Islands

Lonely Planet Greek Islands


by David Willett

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 500 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive guide in the popular series. (GRE184, $22.99)

Lonely Planet Greek Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Greek Phrasebook


by Markella Mikkelsen | Markella A. Callimassia

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A handy phrasebook for Greek basics. This guide focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (GRE100, $8.99)

Lonely Planet Turkish Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Turkish Phrasebook


by Arzu Kurklu

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 259 PAGES

With essential vocabulary for the traveler. (TKY115, $8.99)

The Magus

The Magus


by John Fowles

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

The bestselling tale of a teacher from England who settles on a Greek island and befriends its wealthy owner, only to find himself caught up in a frightening test of his own sanity. (GRE131, $16.99)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

Mani, Travels in Southern Peloponnese

Mani, Travels in Southern Peloponnese


by Patrick Leigh Fermor

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Fermor weaves anecdote, magnificent description, classical references, history and commentary into an absorbing portrait of place. (GRE27, $15.95)

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony


by Roberto Calasso | Tim Parks

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A re-telling of the classic myths as filtered through the vivid imagination and intellect of Italian novelist Roberto Calasso (GRE81, $16.95)

The Mask of Apollo

The Mask of Apollo


by Mary Renault

  • LITERATURE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Master of historical fiction Mary Renault centers her novel in the turbulent world of fourth-century B.C. Greece, where a tragic actor finds Plato and his friend trying to subdue the tyrannical ruler of Syracuse. (GRE224, $16.95)

The Maze

The Maze


by Panos Karnezis

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

An enchanted novel of a Greek brigade in retreat across the Anatolian desert in 1922 with the Turkish army in pursuit. (GRE225, $14.00)

Medea and Other Plays

Medea and Other Plays


by Euripides | Philip Vellacott

  • LITERATURE
  • 1976
  • PAPER
  • 199 PAGES

Euripides' classic drama of jealously and vengeance is brought to life in a modern translation by Philip Vellacot. (GRE90, $11.00)

Mediterranean Winter, The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and Greece

Mediterranean Winter, The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and Greece


by Robert D. Kaplan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The prolific journalist and traveler revisits the Mediterranean of his youth in this extended meditation on the pleasures and freedom of life on the road. (MED78, $16.00)

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)

Minoan and Mycenaean Art

Minoan and Mycenaean Art


by Reynold Higgins

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A survey of the ancient art of Crete, Mycenae and the Cyclades in its cultural context, revised to include recent archaeology. With maps and 241 illustrations. (GRE61, $19.95)

Minoans, Life in Bronze Age Crete

Minoans, Life in Bronze Age Crete


by Rodney Castleden

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 210 PAGES

An intriguing look at the ancient civilization of the Minoans. In this re-evaluation, Castleden places emphasis on Minoan religion, battle tactics, architecture and daily life. (GRE83, $39.95)

Modern Greece


by Thomas W. Gallant

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

A concise history of Greece over the last 200 years, incorporating politics, economics, and cultural movements. (GRE227, $49.95)

The Most Beautiful Villages of Greece


by Mark Ottaway

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 234 PAGES

Organized geographically, this handsome oversize picture book is an illustrated portrait of Greece with hundreds of color photographs accompanying lively essays. (GRE273, $26.95)

Mount Athos, Renewal in Paradise

Mount Athos, Renewal in Paradise


by Graham Speake

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

A comprehensive portrait of the 9th-century Orthodox monastery, its history and continuing traditions, an excellent survey for the pilgrim or traveler to the rugged peninsula. . (GRE179, $26.00)

Mount Olympus Map

Mount Olympus Map


by Road Editions

  • 1995
  • MAP

A double-sided, detailed trekking map at a scale of 1:50,000 with contour lines, topographic detail, and suggested routes. (GRE238, $16.95)

My Family and Other Animals

My Family and Other Animals


by Gerald Durrell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In this hilarious memoir, Durrell recounts sparkling anecdotes of his childhood on Corfu in the 1930s -- not least his passion for the toads, tortoises, bats, scorpions and other creatures. Read it aloud or give it to the budding naturalist in your life. (GRE35, $15.00)

Mysteries of the Snake Goddess

Mysteries of the Snake Goddess


by Kenneth Lapatin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER

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)

Mythology

Mythology


by Edith Hamilton

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 497 PAGES

The classic introduction to Greek and Roman mythology. (GRE82, $14.99)

The Naked Olympics, The True Story of the Ancient Games


by Tony Perrottet

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 214 PAGES

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)

National Geographic Greece

National Geographic Greece


by Mike Gerrard

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

This abundantly illustrated guide to Greece and the Greek Islands includes insightful essays on history, art and culture, and limited practical travel details. (GRE178, $27.95)

Nicholas, The Epic Journey from Saint to Santa Claus


by Jeremy Seal

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • OUT OF PRINT

Seal traces the cult of Nicholas from its Byzantine origins on the coast of southern Turkey to modern day Greenland and Lapland in this literate, entertaining and wide-ranging tale of the transformation of Bishop Nicholas. (TKY108, $24.95)

North of Ithaka, A Granddaughter Returns to Greece and Discovers Her Roots

North of Ithaka, A Granddaughter Returns to Greece and Discovers Her Roots


by Eleni N. Gage

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A warm and down-to-earth memoir of a magazine editor returning to her family home in the mountains of northwest Greece. (GRE255, $13.95)

Odysseus, A Life

Odysseus, A Life


by Charles Rowan Beye

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 197 PAGES

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 Odyssey


by Homer

  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

(GRE21, $9.95)

The Odyssey

The Odyssey


by Homer | Robert Fagles | Ian McKellan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

An audio book version of the acclaimed Fagles translation, featuring Sir Ian McKellan. Unabridged. (GRE136, $39.95)

Odyssey


by Homer | Stanley Lombardo

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 414 PAGES

A fresh translation of Homer into a modern colloquial voice. (GRE271, $10.95)

The Odyssey (Fitzgerald Translation)


by Robert Fitzgerald | Homer

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

The Fitzgerald translation of Homer's epic poem of Odysseus and his journey home to Ithaca, first published in 1961. (GRE221, $13.00)

Odyssey of Homer


by Robert Fagles

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 560 PAGES

Translator Robert Fagles captures the poetry and power of The Odyssey in this new translation, celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness. (GRE30, $35.00)

The Odyssey of Homer

The Odyssey of Homer


by Homer | Richmond Lattimore

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

The classic edition of Homer's Odyssey, masterfully translated by Richmond Lattimore. (GRE204, $14.99)

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)

The Oresteia


by Aeschylus | Hugh Lloyd-Jones

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

Tales of murder, betrayal and vengeance. (GRE130, $23.95)

The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Furies.

The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Furies.


by Aeschylus | Robert Fagles | W.B. Stanford

  • LITERATURE
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 335 PAGES

Tales of murder, betrayal and vengeance, this is the great Oresteia trilogy of Aeschylus. (GRE99, $13.00)

The Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church


by Kallistos Ware

  • RELIGION
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 359 PAGES

A comprehensive, clear overview of the origins, historical development and practice of Eastern Christianity by a British scholar and Archbishop. With chapters on Byzantium, conversion of the Slavs, the Church under Islam and the contemporary Orthodox world. (GEN261, $17.00)

The Ottoman Centuries

The Ottoman Centuries


by Lord Kinross

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 638 PAGES

A richly detailed, engrossing history of the Ottoman Empire from its dawn in 1300 up to the foundation of the modern republic in 1923, enhanced by maps and photos. (ITL54, $18.99)

Ottoman Turkey, Islamic Architecture

Ottoman Turkey, Islamic Architecture


by Godfrey Goodwin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1977
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

An extended photo-essay on Islamic architecture focusing on the magnificent buildings constructed during the Ottoman period in Turkey. (TKY31, $20.00)

The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923

The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923


by Justin McCarthy

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

A vivid overview of the history, customs and traditions of Ottoman Turkey, complete with maps and illustrations. (TKY36, $82.20)

The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War

The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War


by Donald Kagan

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 420 PAGES

A re-examination of Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War, (GRE152, $24.95)

Pagan Holiday, On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists

Pagan Holiday, On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists


by Tony Perrottet

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Our modern travelers, Tony nad his pregnant wife, armed with a backpack, sense of humor, guide to Greece (written for the Romans by Pausanias in the 2nd century), and an ancient Roman map transcribed onto a 20-foot-roll. Perrottet's travelogue mixes up his modern adventures with ancient accounts and history. (MED72, $13.95)

The Parthenon

The Parthenon


by Mary Beard

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

A lively tale of the construction, significance and many uses of the 2,500-year-old marvel. (GRE195, $14.95)

The Parthenon Frieze


by Jennifer Neils

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

A monograph and accompanying CD-ROM with a Macromedia Director movie of the complete frieze. (GRE283, $36.00)

The Parthenon, From Antiquity to the Present


by Jennifer Neils

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 454 PAGES

With six review articles by leading scholars on the architecture, history and setting of the Parthenon. (GRE284, $90.00)

Paul, The Mind of the Apostle

Paul, The Mind of the Apostle


by A.N. Wilson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 273 PAGES

A richly detailed portrait of the apostle Paul, firmly grounded in the everyday details of life in the Roman Empire. It's a mind-opening, partly historical study of the culture, politics and religion of the early years of Christianity. (MED19, $16.95)

Peloponnese Map

Peloponnese Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2007
  • MAP

A detailed regional map of the Peloponnese at a scale of 1:250,000. (GRE08, $11.95)

Peloponnese Map

Peloponnese Map


by Road Editions

  • 2007
  • MAP

A map of the Peloponnese, extending from the southern coast of Greece to Athens, at a scale of 1:250,000. (GRE101, $11.50)

The Peloponnesian War


by Donald Kagan

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 511 PAGES

A magnificent account of the 30-year struggle between Athens and Sparta in 5th-century B.C. Includes excellent maps. (GRE183, $18.00)

The Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations


by Arthur Cotterell

  • REFERENCE
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 367 PAGES

An illustrated roundup of the world's ancient civilizations, ranging from the Egyptians to Etruscans, Aztecs to the Shang people, Minoans to Aryans. (GEN90, $23.00)

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece


by Robert Morkot

  • REFERENCE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

This pictorial survey of Greek history, culture and expansion features dozens of full color maps. (GRE125, $18.00)

Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome

Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome


by Christopher Scarre

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A vivid overview of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and its expansion throughout North Africa and the Mediterranean, illustrated with ingenious color maps on many topics (political borders, trade, defense, religion) and 80 color photographs. (ITL29, $18.00)

The Persian Boy

The Persian Boy


by Mary Renault

  • LITERATURE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 419 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

The second of Renault's trilogy on the life and loves of Alexander the Great, this exhaustively researched historical novel focuses on Bagoas, the Persian slave boy who became the servant and lover of the king. (GRE74, $15.95)

Pillars of Hercules

Pillars of Hercules


by Paul Theroux

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 509 PAGES

Theroux seems to have had an exceptionally good time on his tour of the Mediterranean, circling the celebrated sea on foot, horseback, train and boat from Gibraltar to North Africa. (MED20, $17.00)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Greek

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Greek


by Pimsleur Language Method

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Greek, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (GRE240, $19.95)

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)

Plato, The Republic


by William Scott | Richard Sterling | Plato

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 317 PAGES

This acclaimed translation from Sterling and Scott is an accurate, highly readable rendering of Plato's dialogue. (GRE119, $14.95)

The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius


by M. I. Finley

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1977
  • PAPER
  • 501 PAGES

A classic anthology with short selections by Herodotus, Xenophon, Thucydides, and Polybius, including Thucydides on the Peloponnesian Wars. (GRE259, $20.00)

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)

Prometheus Bound and Other Plays


by Aeschylus | Philip Vellacott

  • LITERATURE
  • 1961
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

The Penguin Classics edition. (GRE248, $13.00)

Pure Pagan, Seven Centuries of Greek Poems and Fragments

Pure Pagan, Seven Centuries of Greek Poems and Fragments


by Burt Raffel

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 81 PAGES

This slim anthology presents the ideas, concerns, humor and heart of ancient Greece in an entertaining series of short epigrams, song fragments and other bits of verse from the ancients, organized by author. (GRE210, $11.95)

The Rise of Christianity


by Rodney Stark

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

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, $14.99)

Rough Guide Crete

Rough Guide Crete


by John Fisher | Geoff Garvey | Julia Tweed

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 392 PAGES

A quirky comprehensive guide in the British series, noteworthy for both its excellent historical and cultural overview, and detailed travel information on where to go and what to do while touring Crete. (GRE115, $19.99)

Rough Guide Greece

Rough Guide Greece


by Mark Ellingham

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 1207 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular British series. (GRE189, $25.99)

Roumeli, Travels in Northern Greece

Roumeli, Travels in Northern Greece


by Patrick Leigh Fermor

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

Extending his travels to the north, Fermor visits with the Sarakatsans and Kravarites, two remote peoples (ethnography was among his many interests), and chases off to Missolonghi to retrieve a pair of Lord Byron's shoes. (GRE249, $15.95)

Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews, 1430-1950

Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews, 1430-1950


by Mark Mazower

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

Mazower chronicles the history and culture of Thessaloniki from Byzantium to Ottoman rule, and the terrible devastation of WWI in this inviting book, part history and part travelogue. (GRE232, $18.00)

Santorini and Its Eruptions


by Ferdinand A. Fouque | Alexander R. McBirney

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 857 PAGES

A classic 19th-century geologic history of the Greek island of Santorini. (GRE138, $110.00)

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)

The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World

The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World


by Chris Scarre

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

A comprehensive, illustrated overview of the great monuments of the ancient world and how they were built. (GEN92, $40.00)

A Short History of Byzantium

A Short History of Byzantium


by John Julius Norwich

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A richly detailed and evocative history of the tumultuous span of the great empire from the fourth century to the 15th, brimming with intrigue, skullduggery, palace revolution and other treachery. (TKY18, $19.00)

The Shortest Way to Hades

The Shortest Way to Hades


by Sarah Caudwell

  • MYSTERY
  • 1995
  • PAPER

Subtitled Die First, Pay Later, this is one of Caudwell's four delightful comedy of manners starring Oxford professor and amateur sleuth Hilary Tamar. (GRE245, $7.99)

The Songs of the Kings

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)

Songs on Bronze, The Greek Myths Made Real

Songs on Bronze, The Greek Myths Made Real


by Nigel Spivey

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A lively and artful retelling of the myths of Ancient Greece by Cambridge classicist Nigel Spivey. (GRE254, $14.00)

Sophocles I : Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone


by Richard Lattimore | David Greene | Sophocles

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 218 PAGES

Thebes in the hellenistic world. (GRE118, $12.00)

Spend the Day in Ancient Greece

Spend the Day in Ancient Greece


by Linda Honan

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 113 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Subtitled "Projects and Activities that Bring the Past to Life," this book zooms in on the life of a family in ancient Greece, presenting their diet, clothing and way of life through 30 hands-on activities. Geared for kids ages 8-12. (GRE60, $14.95)

The Spirit of Mediterranean Places

The Spirit of Mediterranean Places


by Michel Butor

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 147 PAGES
  • FAVORITE
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

In this remarkable short book, the celebrated French novelist chronicles his travels to Cairo, Luxor, Crete, Istanbul and other Mediterranean sites in absorbing, appreciative painterly detail. (MED03, $13.95)

Strolling Through Athens, Fourteen Unforgettable Walks Through Europe's Oldest City

Strolling Through Athens, Fourteen Unforgettable Walks Through Europe's Oldest City


by John Freely

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 361 PAGES

An historical and anecdotal guide to the ancient city by Greece and Turkey scholar Freely. (GRE201, $23.00)

The Suitors


by Ben Ehrenreich

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • 256 PAGES

(GRE270, $23.00)

The Swineherd and the Bow, Representations of Class in the Odyssey


by William Thalmann

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 330 PAGES

A scholarly exploration of the representation of class in The Odyssey. (GRE216, $75.95)

The Symposium and The Phaedrus: Plato's Erotic Dialogues


by William S. Cobb

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 214 PAGES

Plato's dialogues on love, romance and sexual desire. (GRE69, $29.95)

Tales from a Greek Island

Tales from a Greek Island


by Alexandros Papadiamantis | Elizabeth Constantinides

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A collection of short stories set on the Greek island Skiathos. (GRE126, $29.00)

Ten Plays by Euripides


by Euripides

  • LITERATURE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 314 PAGES

Ten dramatic works by the ancient Greek playwright offer a satirical and insightful view of classical Athenian society. (GRE260, $7.95)

Theogony & Works and Days


by Hesiod | M.L. West

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES

Two classics of ancient Greek poetry. Theogony presents a genealogy of the Gods and a collection of myths, while Works and Days is a collection of moral advice for living an honest life. (GRE220, $11.95)

Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus

Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus


by Sophocles | Robert Fagles | Bernard Knox

  • LITERATURE
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 430 PAGES

The Oedipus trilogy, as translated by Robert Fagles. (GRE98, $13.00)

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)

The Tomb of Agamemnon

The Tomb of Agamemnon


by Cathy Gere | Mary Beard

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

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, $19.95)

A Traveller's History of Greece

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)

A Traveller's History of Turkey

A Traveller's History of Turkey


by Richard Stoneman

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

An accessible, well-written overview of Turkish history from the Paleolithic to the present. (TKY13, $14.95)

The Treasures and Pleasures of Turkey

The Treasures and Pleasures of Turkey


by Ron Krannich

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A guide to traveling and shopping in Turkey with a focus on artisans and craftspeople. (TKY96, $16.95)

Troilus and Cressida


by William Shakespeare

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A Signet Classics edition of the play, set in Troy. (GBR498, $5.95)

Troy

Troy


by Adele Geras

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A highly acclaimed young adult novel, essentially a retelling of "The Iliad" from four Trojan teenagers' points of view. Adele Geras won critical kudos for her book's historical accuracy and YA vigor. (GRE156, $7.99)

Turkey Map

Turkey Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2011
  • MAP

This shaded relief map includes a detailed map of Western Turkey (1:800,000) on the reverse. (TKY29, $14.95)

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)

Turkey, A Modern History

Turkey, A Modern History


by Erik Zurcher

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 245 PAGES

A lively historical account of the Turkish state from 1780 to the establishment of the modern Turkish Republic in 1923. Special attention is given to the "Young Turk" movement and Kemil Ataturk in this comprehensive volume. (TKY10, $33.00)

Turkish, A Rough Guide Phrasebook

Turkish, A Rough Guide Phrasebook


by Rough Guide

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A pocket dictionary, phrasebook and mini-guide to the Turkish language. (TKY61, $6.99)

The Turks Today

The Turks Today


by Andrew Mango

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

A concise history of Turkey since the death of Ataturk in 1938. In part II, Mango (the author of a biography of Ataturk) considers modern Turkey, its society, economy, politics and prospects. (TKY90, $17.95)

The Virtues of War, A Novel of Alexander the Great

The Virtues of War, A Novel of Alexander the Great


by Steven Pressfield

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A first-person historical novel told from the perspective of Alexander the Great. (GRE209, $15.00)

Voices of Modern Greece, Selected Poems


by Edmund Keeley | Philip Sherrard

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 203 PAGES

A selection of works by modern masters of Greek verse, edited and translated by two noted scholars. (GRE97, $27.95)

The Voyage of Argo


by Apollonius of Rhodes | Emil V. Rieu

  • LITERATURE
  • 1977
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

The story of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece along the coast of the Black Sea. (GRE91, $15.00)

The Voyage of the Argo, The Argonautica of Gaius Valerius Flaccus


by Gaius Valerius Flaccus | David R. Slavitt

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 165 PAGES

A new translation of the Argonautica of Gaius Valerius Flaccus. (GRE95, $27.00)

The Western Way of War, Infantry Battle in Classical Greece

The Western Way of War, Infantry Battle in Classical Greece


by Victor Davis Hanson | John Keegan

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 271 PAGES

A noted classical scholar examines war among the Greek city-states. (GRE162, $21.95)

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries


by Ornella D'Alessio | Marco Santini

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 324 PAGES

Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. (EUR191, $35.00)

A Woman's Asia

A Woman's Asia


by Marybeth Bond

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller. (ASA49, $17.95)

Women in Greek Myth

Women in Greek Myth


by Mary R. Lefkowitz

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 158 PAGES

An overview of mythology and its connection to the social climate for women in ancient Greece. (GRE129, $29.00)

The World of Odysseus

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 That Shaped the New Testament


by Calvin Roetzel | David L. Tiede

  • RELIGION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

An account of the political and religious forces that lead to the writing of the New Testament. (REL08, $30.00)

Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek


by Nikos Kazantzakis

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 311 PAGES

A modern classic. Set in rural Crete in the early 20th-century, this is the most accessible of Kazantzakis' novels. It's a tale of adventure and philosophy that captures the exuberance of the Greek people. (GRE22, $15.00)

 

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