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Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.
• Peter Green
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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, $22.95)
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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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Alexander's Path
• Freya Stark
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Stark retraces the route of Alexander the Great along the shores of Turkey, passing through Xanthus, Miletus and Myra. An excellent companion for a trip between Kusadasi and Antalya.
(TKY32, $15.95)
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Ancient Greece, A Concise History
• Peter Green
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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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)
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The Ancient Mediterranean
• Michael Grant
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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, $18.00)
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The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914
• Gertrude Bell
• Rosemary O'Brien
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The diaries of the extremely literate, extremely adventurous Gertrude Bell, from her days in Arabia.
(ARB52, $29.95)
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The Argonautika, The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece
• Apollonius of Rhodes
• Peter Green
• LITERATURE
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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, $24.95)
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Ataturk, The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey
• Andrew Mango
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Birds of the Middle East
• R.F. Porter
• P. Schiermacker-Hansen
• S. Christensen
• FIELD GUIDE
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An outstanding guide to 700 species of the birds in the region from the Arabian peninsula to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Cyprus.
(MDE17, $40.00)
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Black Sea
• Neal Ascherson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Ascherson weaves his own travels and impressions with a fascinating account of the history of the region in this skillful portrait.
(RUS46, $18.00)
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A Book of Mediterranean Food
• Elizabeth David
• FOOD
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A classic mix of lore, literary asides, recipes and enthusiasm for the food and culture of France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and the Middle East. Published in the gloom of post-WWII Britain, David's tribute brims with affection for the strongly flavored food of the Mediterranean.
(MED71, $14.95)
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Byzantine Art
• Robin Cormack
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A history of Byzantine art for the advanced student of the subject.
(MDE64, $27.95)
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Byzantine Art and Architecture, An Introduction
• Lyn Rodley
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A critical anthology for serious students of art.
(MDE63, $55.00)
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The Byzantines
• Guglielmo Cavallo
• Thomas Dunlap
• HISTORY
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A collection of essays on the people of the Byzantine Empire.
(TKY66, $26.00)
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Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests
• Walter Kaegi
• HISTORY
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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, $43.00)
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Byzantium and the Slavs, In Letters and in Culture
• Ihor Sevcenko
• HISTORY
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Scholarly essays on the realtionship between the Byzantine Empire and Slavic culture.
(TKY73, $52.50)
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Byzantium, The Apogee
• John Julius Norwich
• HISTORY
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Part Two in Norwich's three part history of the Byzantine Empire.
(TKY70, $49.95)
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The Colossus of Maroussi
• Henry Miller
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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Miller captures the spirit and warmth of the resilient Greek people in this inspired tale of a wartime journey from Athens to Crete, Corfu and Delphi with his friend Lawrence Durrell.
(GRE05, $14.95)
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Companion Guide Istanbul
• John Freely
• GUIDEBOOK
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A remarkably comprehensive, old-fashioned guide to the culture, art and antiquities of Istanbul and the Marmara.
(TKY62, $27.95)
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A Concise History of Byzanitum
• Warren T. Treadgold
• HISTORY
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A brief survey of the Byzantine Empire.
(TKY69, $29.95)
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Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture
• Slobodan Curcic
• Richard Krautheimer
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An authoritative guide to the subject.
(TKY72, $37.00)
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Early Christian and Byzantine Art
• John Lowden
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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, $24.95)
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Eastward to Tartary
• Robert D. Kaplan
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A glimpse into the people and history that color the countries of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Caucasus and finally Central Asia, in a loosely organized travelogue by the author of the acclaimed Balkan Ghosts.
(CAS45, $14.95)
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The Emergence of Modern Turkey
• Bernard Lewis
• HISTORY
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The classic history of Turkey from the decline of the Ottoman Empire to 1950 with a focus on the Ataturk revolution
(TKY56, $37.95)
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Eothen
• Alexander William Kinglake
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Originally published in 1844, this classic travelogue of journeys throughout the Middle East and Asia Minor takes the form and tone of a letter to a good friend: conversational, ironic and personal.
(MDE24, $21.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and an island-by-island synopsis of attractions. It's an attractive and useful introduction to the Greek islands and Athens.
(GRE37, $25.00)
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Formation of Islamic Art
• Oleg Grabar
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A classic on the art and architecture of the Islamic World by a prominent authority.
(ARB28, $29.00)
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Greece and Western Turkey Map
• Hallwag
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A detailed map of Greece, includes Western Turkey, imported from Switzerland.
(GRE39, $12.95)
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Greece Map
• World Mapping Project
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A colorful shaded map of Greece, the Greek Islands and the west coast of Turkey, at a scale of 1:650,000.
(GRE24, $9.99)
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Greek Art
• Nigel Spivey
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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, $24.95)
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Greek Art
• John Boardman
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Hagia Sophia, Architecture, Structure and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Church
• Rowland Mainstone
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• OUT OF PRINT
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This book should delight any traveler to Istanbul interested in history and architecture.
(TKY24, $39.95)
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The Histories
• Herodotus
• HISTORY
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In what may be the first travel book, Herodotus records the heroic struggle between Europe and Asia that culminated in the invasion of Greece by Xerxes.
(MED15, $10.00)
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The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor
• J. G. MacQueen
• HISTORY
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A solid introduction to the Hittites, an ancient people of modern-day Turkey.
(TKY46, $22.50)
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The Iliad
• Homer
• Robert Fagles
• LITERATURE
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In the excellent Fagles translation -- here presented in a deluxe paper edition -- Homer's Trojan epic hasn't aged a bit in the last 2,700 years. Take it along to Troy and the Aegean. We also carry Fagles's translation of The Odyssey. (Item no. GRE45, $16.00)
(GRE173, $15.95)
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In Search of the Trojan War
• Michael Wood
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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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, $22.95)
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
• Michael Wood
• HISTORY
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An illustrated account of Alexander's ten-year conquest of 4th-century cities from Macedonia to Egypt, Persia, Central Asia and India.
(MED23, $21.95)
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In the Steps of St. Paul
• H.V. Morton
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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)
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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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Insight Pocket Guide Istanbul
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A brief guide with suggested itineraries and a handy pull-out map.
(TKY63, $12.95)
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Islam, The Straight Path
• John L. Esposito
• RELIGION
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A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tome intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader.
(MDE22, $39.95)
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Islamic Art and Architecture
• Robert Hillenbrand
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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, $18.95)
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Islamic Arts
• Jonathan Bloom
• Sheila Blair
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A comprehensive survey of 1,000 years of Islamic architecture, design and decoration. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps and site plans.
(ISL01, $24.95)
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Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire
• Bernard Lewis
• HISTORY
• FAVORITE
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In this slim volume the great Islamic scholar describes the invasion of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks on May 29, 1453, evoking the city at this pivotal moment in its long history.
(TKY17, $19.95)
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Istanbul Map
• Borch Maps
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A laminated, folded map of Istanbul at a scale of 1:11,000.
(TKY65, $8.95)
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Istanbul, the Imperial City
• John Freely
• HISTORY
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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)
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The King Must Die
• Mary Renault
• LITERATURE
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A novel of Theseus, slayer of the Minotaur and king of Athens, including his Cretan adventures. The first in her trilogy of well-researched page-turners.
(GRE23, $14.00)
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Leo Africanus
• Amin Maalouf
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.
• Daniel C. Snell
• HISTORY
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From the dawn of the written word to conquest by Alexander the Great, the history of the ancient Middle East is traced in this readable, thoroughly researched overview of economic, social and cultural development in the world of the Bible.
(MDE56, $22.00)
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Lonely Planet Middle East
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to the North African and Mediterranean countries of the Middle East from Libya, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey to Iraq and Iran.
(MDE30, $27.99)
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Lonely Planet Turkey
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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The most oft-sighted guidebook in the hands of travelers to Turkey, this compact volume is jammed with details on where to go, what to do and where to stay.
(TKY50, $25.99)
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Lords of the Horizons, A History of the Ottoman Empire
• Jason Goodwin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A wonderful writer and journalist, Goodwin artfully combines his modern travels with scholarship, history and reflection, capturing the outrageous personalities, events and vagaries of the 600-year-old Ottoman empire.
(TKY44, $16.95)
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Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World
• Peter Weir
• LITERATURE
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Russell Crowe stars in this adaptation of two Patrick O'Brian novels, a swashbuckling adventure set off the coast of Cape Horn in 1805.
(GPS66, $39.98)
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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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Minoan and Mycenaean Art
• Reynold Higgins
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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, $18.95)
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Murder on the Orient Express
• Agatha Christie
• MYSTERY
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Poirot rides the rails. Need we say more?
(EUR118, $6.99)
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My Name Is Red
• Orhan Pamuk
• Erdag Goknar
• LITERATURE
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Set in sixteenth-century Istanbul, this charmingly digressive novel combines a murder mystery, artistic debate and a love story. It will also pique your interest in Islamic illuminated manuscripts.
(TKY68, $14.95)
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The Odyssey
• Homer
• Robert Fagles
• LITERATURE
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Translator Robert Fagles captures the poetry and power of The Odyssey in this translation, celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness.
(GRE45, $16.00)
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Odyssey of Homer
• Robert Fagles
• LITERATURE
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Translator Robert Fagles captures the poetry and power of The Odyssey in this new translation, celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness.
(GRE30, $35.00)
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The Olive, Tree of Civilization
• John Train
• Mark E. Smith
• HISTORY
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A history of the celebrated vegetable and the mythology behind it.
(NAT72, $25.00)
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On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul
• Jason Goodwin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A marvelous account of Goodwin's pilgrimage on foot from Gdansk to Constantinople in the early 1990s in the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor, interweaving history, incident and reflection.
(EUR81, $15.00)
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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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The Ottoman Centuries
• Lord Kinross
• HISTORY
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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, $18.95)
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Ottoman Turkey, Islamic Architecture
• Godfrey Goodwin
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An extended photo-essay on Islamic architecture focusing on the magnificent buildings constructed during the Ottoman period in Turkey.
(TKY31, $20.00)
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The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923
• Justin McCarthy
• HISTORY
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A vivid overview of the history, customs and traditions of Ottoman Turkey, complete with maps and illustrations.
(TKY36, $62.40)
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Passionate Nomad, the Life of Freya Stark
• Jane Fletcher Geniesse
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography of the legendary female "poet of travel," Freya Stark.
(MDE28, $15.95)
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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, $34.95)
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Portrait of a Turkish Family
• Irfan Orga
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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The Private World of Ottoman Women
• Godfrey Goodwin
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An exploration of Ottoman women from all levels of society during six centuries of rule.
(TKY34, $24.95)
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Race of Scorpions
• Dorothy Dunnett
• LITERATURE
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An absorbing tale of political intrigue set in the 15th-century Ottoman empire and throughout the Mediterranean, including Cyprus.
(MED33, $15.95)
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The Rise of Christianity
• Rodney Stark
• RELIGION
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The subtitle to this book says it all: "How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries."
(MED64, $14.95)
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Rough Guide Turkey
• Rosie Ayliffe
• Mark Dubin
• John Gawthrop
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to the history, culture and attractions of Turkey for the visitor.
(TKY48, $24.99)
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Secret History
• G. A. Williamson
• Procopius
• HISTORY
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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, $14.00)
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A Short History of Byzantium
• John Julius Norwich
• HISTORY
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A richly detailed and evocative narrative history of the tumultuous span of the great empire from the fourth century to the fifteenth, brimming with intrigue, skullduggery, palace revolution and other treachery.
(TKY18, $17.95)
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A Traveller's History of Turkey
• Richard Stoneman
• HISTORY
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A well-written, accessible overview of Turkish history from the Paleolithic to the present. It includes a chronology of major events, a list of native rulers, further recommended reading, and a gazetteer.
(TKY13, $14.95)
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Turkey Map
• Freytag & Berndt
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A shaded relief map of all of Turkey, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts.
(TKY29, $12.95)
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Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey
• Hugh Pope
• HISTORY
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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.
(TKY33, $22.95)
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Turkey, A Modern History
• Erik Zurcher
• HISTORY
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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, $28.95)
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Turkish Traditional Art Today
• Henry Glassie
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A well-illustrated sourcebook on the diversity of arts and crafts throughout Turkey. Masterful.
(TKY60, $89.95)
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The Voyage of Argo
• Apollonius of Rhodes
• Emil V. Rieu
• LITERATURE
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The story of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece.
(GRE91, $14.00)
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Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
• Bruce Feiler
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An account of a 10,000-mile trek through the Biblical lands of the Middle East in the company of an Israeli archaeologist. It's part travelogue, part pilgrimage, and part quest for religious meaning.
(MDE50, $14.95)
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Zorba the Greek
• Nikos Kazantzakis
• LITERATURE
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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, $14.00)
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