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Alexander the Great
• 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. This enormously readable book succeeds in bringing the man and his era to life.
(GRE17, $17.00) |
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The Ancient Mariners, Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times
• Lionel Casson
HISTORY •
1991 •
PAPER
• 246 PAGES
The classic history of seafaring in the Mediterranean, first published in 1959 and thoroughly revised in the late 80's. It's an excellent survey of the ships, people and trade in the Greek and Roman empires.
(OCE51, $29.95) |
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Art and Society in Cyprus from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age
• 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) |
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Complete Mediterranean Wildlife
• 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. With 1,500 color photographs.
(MED49, $29.99) |
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Eyewitness Cruise Guide to Europe & the Mediterranean
• 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) |
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The Foods of the Greek Islands, Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean
• Aglaia Kremezi
FOOD •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES
Kremezi, a Greek native, spent eight years collecting the recipes in this cookbook. Filled with lively histories of the islands, cultural asides and stunning photographs, this book is perfect for anyone interested in Greek island life.
(GRE120, $40.00) |
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Frommer's Cyprus Day by Day
• 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) |
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History of Private Life, From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
• Paul Veyne
HISTORY •
1992 •
PAPER
The first volume in a series charting the social history of Western Europe, this volume focuses on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, with much information on Greece and France as well.
(MED65, $32.50) |
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The Ionian Mission
• Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE •
1991 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
Captain Jack at large in the Mediterranean in an ancient man-of-war. This, 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 affairs.
(MED26, $14.95) |
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The Ionian Mission
• Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE •
1994 •
HARD COVER
Captain Jack at large in the Mediterranean in an ancient man-of-war, this 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 affairs.
(MED60, $24.00) |
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Lonely Planet Mediterranean Europe
• Steve Fallon
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 992 PAGES
The Lonely Planet treatment of Mediterranean Europe, including Albania, Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey, plus Tunisia and Morocco. 140 Maps. Hefty!
(MED37, $29.99) |
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Master and Commander
• Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE •
1990 •
PAPER
• 412 PAGES
The very first of the wildly (and deservedly!) popular ocean-going novels of Aubrey and Maturin. It sets Captain Jack and his surgeon/naturalist/spy sidekick Stephen Maturin against an impressively researched backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. This first volume takes place in O'Brian's backyard in the Western Mediterranean with significant action taking place at Minorca, Palermo and Gibraltar.
(MED27, $13.95) |
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The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Phillip II
• 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) |
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Mediterranean by Cruise Ship
• 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 Greece, Italy and the Mediterranean. Useful introductory chapters cover cruising, history, art & architecture and nature of the Mediterranean. With a pull-out map and hundreds of color photographs.
(MED34, $21.95) |
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Mediterranean Cruises Map
• 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. Two Sides. 35.5X49 inches.
(MED36, $14.95) |
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Memory and the Mediterranean
• Fernand Braudel
• Sian Reynolds
• Roselyne de Ayala
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
A fascinating scholarly history of the Mediterranean by Fernand Braudel, who specialized in the region. He covers the history of the Mediterranean from its geologic beginnings to the Roman Empire.
(MED51, $16.00) |
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On the Shores of the Mediterranean
• Eric Newby
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 448 PAGES
A sparkling observer and famously entertaining writer, Newby tackles the Mediterranean in these merry essays. He finds himself in North Africa, the Adriatic, Venice, Naples, the Greek Islands, Turkey, Cairo and Jerusalem.
(MED25, $18.95) |
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Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome
• Christopher Scarre
HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
This book vividly traces the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, from its origins through imperial regime. Ingenious color maps trace the growth of cities, trade, economy, defenses, and religious practice throughout the empire. An excellent introduction to Roman antiquities throughout the region from North Africa to the Eastern Mediterranean and Palmyra. Profusely illustrated in full color, with 60 maps and 80 photographs.
(ITL29, $18.00) |
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Pillars of Hercules
• Paul Theroux
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 509 PAGES
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 by foot, horseback, train and boat along the coast of Spain to the French Riviera, Sardinia, Sicily and beyond. This masterful book combines anecdote, history and observation into a revealing portrait of place. He ends his journey at the other pillar, Jebel Musa, just across the Straits outside Ceuta in North Africa.
(MED20, $17.00) |
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Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates
• 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. It's an eye-opening guide to California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and -- naturally -- the Mediterranean.
(MED21, $35.95) |
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The Religion of Paul the Apostle
• John Ashton
RELIGION •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 261 PAGES
Ashton, a New Testament scholar, focuses on the religious experience of Paul in this provocative study of the origins of Christianity. A revised and expanded version of a series of eight lectures given at Oxford. Ashton considers Paul in turn as shaman, mystic, apostle, prophet and possessed. Anyone who calls Jesus a Shaman is bound to stir up discussion.
(MED54, $40.00) |
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The Rise of Christianity
• 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." More a sociological study than a religious history, the book delves into what compelled so many people to convert to the then infant religion.
(MED64, $14.99) |
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Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure
• Lin Pardey
• Larry Pardey
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1991 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
Three years in the life of a married couple cruising the Mediterranean from the Spanish coast to the Middle East, aboard a homebuilt boat.
(MED63, $14.95) |
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The Sicilian Vespers, A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century
• 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 1200's. It's a classic history in the excellent "Canto" series by Cambridge University Press, originally published in 1958.
(ITL295, $25.00) |
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South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David
• Elizabeth David
FOOD •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 400 PAGES
A selection of recipes and essays, chosen judiciously by Jill Norman, from David's nine influential books, including Book of Mediterranean Food and French Country Cooking. With 200 recipes. David writes equally as well and insightfully about culture and society as about the food itself. Julian Barnes provides the introduction to this edition. First published in the 1950s.
(MED30, $29.95) |
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The Three Worlds of Paul of Tarsus
• Richard Wallace
• Wayne Williams
RELIGION •
1998 •
PAPER
• 239 PAGES
A Greek, Roman, and a Jew, Paul the Apostle resists simple classification. This book is a scholarly analysis of the early Christian world of eastern Roman empire. It's an excellent companion for travelers to the eastern Mediterranean.
(MED41, $38.95) |
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Treason's Harbour
• 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. This is the ninth book in O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series, which pits a British sea captain and his surgeon/naturalist sidekick against Napoleonic forces around the globe. The series is as laudable for its attention to geographical and natural detail as for its historically accurate, high-adventure plots.
(MLT16, $15.95) |
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Writings of St. Paul
• 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, $24.50) |
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