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Alexander the Great
• Robin Lane Fox
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A popular biography of Alexander the Great, noteworthy for its scholarship, great descriptions and psychological insight.
(GRE17, $16.00)
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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. Written for ages 12 to 14.
(GRE33, $15.95)
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The Ancient Mariners, Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times
• Lionel Casson
• EXPLORATION
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The classic history of seafaring in the Mediterranean.
(OCE51, $23.95)
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Corsica Map
• IGN
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A detailed map of the island of Corsica at a scale of 1:250,000.
(MED57, $11.95)
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Eyewitness Cruise Guide to Europe & the Mediterranean
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, visual guide to ports of call, excursions, museums, cathedrals and attractions for the shipboard traveler.
(EUR102, $25.00)
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The Foods of the Greek Islands, Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean
• Aglaia Kremezi
• FOOD
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Kremezi spent eight years collecting the recipes appearing in this cookbook. The book is also filled with lively histories of the islands, cultural asides and stunning photographs. Perfect for anyone interested in Greek island life.
(GRE120, $40.00)
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History of Private Life, From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
• Paul Veyne
• HISTORY
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The first volume in a series charting the social history of Western Europe.
(MED65, $28.00)
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A History of Venice
• John Julius Norwich
• HISTORY
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The great historian Norwich marshals myriad personalities, battles, sieges, and facts into a vivid portrait of the Venetian Republic spanning the 1000 years up to its 1797 defeat at the hands of Napoleon.
(ITL177, $25.00)
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Insight Guide Mediterranean Cruises
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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Covering 120 ports of call throughout the Mediterranean from the Canary Islands to Egypt.
(MED94, $22.95)
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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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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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Master and Commander
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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The very first of O'Brian's wildly successful seafaring novels about Captain Aubrey and sidekick Maturin sets the duo against a well-researched Napoleonic wars backdrop in the Western Mediterranean.
(MED27, $13.95)
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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 by Cruise Ship
• Anne Vipond
• GUIDEBOOK
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The best-selling, compact guide, featuring excellent local maps, hundreds of color photographs, concise background information and recommended excursions for ports-of-call throughout the Mediterranean.
(MED34, $21.95)
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Mediterranean Sea Map
• Freytag & Berndt
• BEST SELLER
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A double-sided, full-color map of the Mediterranean, including the Iberian Peninsula and Black Sea, North Africa and the Levant, at a scale of 1:2,000,000.
(MED36, $12.95)
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Memory and the Mediterranean
• Fernand Braudel
• Sian Reynolds
• Roselyne de Ayala
• HISTORY
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A fascinating scholarly history of the Mediterranean by Fernand Braudel, covering the cultures of the Mediterranean from prehistory to the flowering of the Roman Empire.
(MED51, $16.00)
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The Middle Sea, A History of the Mediterranean
• John Julius Norwich
• HISTORY
• NEW
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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, $20.00)
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On the Shores of the Mediterranean
• Eric Newby
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A sparkling observer and famously entertaining writer, Newby tackles the Mediterranean in this merry travelogue. He finds himself in North Africa, the Adriatic, Venice, Naples, the Greek Islands, Turkey, Cairo and Jerusalem.
(MED25, $14.95)
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Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome
• Christopher Scarre
• HISTORY
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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, $16.95)
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Pillars of Hercules
• Paul Theroux
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Known for his wry wit, Theroux seems to have had an exceptionally good time on his tour of the Mediterranean. He sets off from Gibraltar and circles along the coastline on foot, horseback, train and boat, ending at the other pillar on the African side.
(MED20, $17.00)
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Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates
• Paul Dallman
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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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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Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure
• Lin Pardey
• Larry Pardey
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Three years in the life of a married couple cruising the Mediterranean.
(MED63, $14.95)
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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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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. With illustrations from the original Penguin Cookery editions. As Julian Barnes notes in his appreciative introduction, David stood for excellence of ingredients, simplicity of preparation, respect for tradition and for region.
(MED30, $18.95)
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The Three Worlds of Paul of Tarsus
• Richard Wallace
• Wayne Williams
• RELIGION
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A scholarly examination of the world of Paul the Apostle.
(MED41, $38.95)
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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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Writings of St. Paul
• Wayne Meeks
• RELIGION
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A critical edition of all the surviving letters of St. Paul, a fascinating travel companion for visitors to the Eastern Mediterranean with an interest in early Christianity.
(MED40, $21.00)
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