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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)

The Ancient Mariners, Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times

The Ancient Mariners, Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times


by Lionel Casson

  • HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 246 PAGES

The classic history of seafaring in the Mediterranean. (OCE51, $29.95)

Art and Society in Cyprus from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age


by Joanna S. Smith

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 397 PAGES

This reexamination of architecture, art and artifacts found in Kition, a major port city of ancient Cyprus, emphasizes Kition's economic and social importance from the end of the Late Bronze Age into the Iron Age. Smith contradicts earlier research that suggested Kition was abandoned at the end of the Bronze Age and fell under Phoenician rule. (CYP12, $107.00)

Complete Mediterranean Wildlife

Complete Mediterranean Wildlife


by Paul Sterry

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

An illustrated survey of the plants, animals, birds, insects, marine mammals and other wildlife of the Mediterranean region, useful as a field guide. (MED49, $29.99)

Corsica Map

Corsica Map


by IGN

  • 2009
  • MAP

A detailed map of the island of Corsica at a scale of 1:250,000. (MED57, $13.95)

Eyewitness Cruise Guide to Europe & the Mediterranean

Eyewitness Cruise Guide to Europe & the Mediterranean


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A compact, visual guide to ports of call, excursions, museums, cathedrals and attractions for the shipboard traveler. (EUR102, $25.00)

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)

Frommer's Cyprus Day by Day


by Sue Bryant

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES

A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map. (CYP13, $13.99)

History of Private Life, From Pagan Rome to Byzantium


by Paul Veyne

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER

The first volume in a series charting the social history of Western Europe. (MED65, $32.50)

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)

Lonely Planet Mediterranean Europe

Lonely Planet Mediterranean Europe


by Steve Fallon

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 992 PAGES

The Lonely Planet treatment of Mediterranean Europe, full of travel and background information for the independent traveler. (MED37, $29.99)

Master and Commander

Master and Commander


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 412 PAGES

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)

The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Phillip II


by Fernand Braudel

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 642 PAGES

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)

Mediterranean by Cruise Ship

Mediterranean by Cruise Ship


by Anne Vipond

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

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)

Mediterranean Cruises Map

Mediterranean Cruises Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2010
  • MAP

A double-sided, full-color map of the Mediterranean, including the Iberian Peninsula and Black Sea, North Africa and the Levant, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (MED36, $14.95)

Memory and the Mediterranean

Memory and the Mediterranean


by Fernand Braudel | Sian Reynolds | Roselyne de Ayala

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The Religion of Paul the Apostle

The Religion of Paul the Apostle


by John Ashton

  • RELIGION
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 261 PAGES

A study of the transforming religious experiences of Paul in the early Christian church. (MED54, $40.00)

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)

Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure

Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure


by Lin Pardey | Larry Pardey

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Three years in the life of a married couple cruising the Mediterranean. (MED63, $14.95)

The Sicilian Vespers, A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century

The Sicilian Vespers, A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century


by Steven Runciman

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 355 PAGES

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 1200s. (ITL295, $25.00)

South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David

South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David


by Elizabeth David

  • FOOD
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 400 PAGES

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, $29.95)

The Three Worlds of Paul of Tarsus

The Three Worlds of Paul of Tarsus


by Richard Wallace | Wayne Williams

  • RELIGION
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 239 PAGES

A scholarly examination of the world of Paul the Apostle. (MED41, $38.95)

Treason's Harbour

Treason's Harbour


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 334 PAGES

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, $14.95)

Writings of St. Paul


by Wayne Meeks

  • RELIGION
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 710 PAGES

A sampler of the hugely varied interpretations of writings attributed to Paul, illustrating their influence on twenty centuries of western religious and political thought and practice. (MED40, $22.25)

 

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