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Abyssinian Proof  •  Jenny White   • LITERATURE  •  In this sequel to The Sultan's Seal (TKY137), magistrate Kamil Pasha confronts smugglers and religious conflicts in Ottoman Istanbul. (TKY155, $23.95)
 
 
Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.  •  Peter Green   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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)
 
 
Alexander the Great  •  Robin Lane Fox   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A popular biography of Alexander the Great, noteworthy for its scholarship, great descriptions and psychological insight. (GRE17, $16.00)
 
 
Alexander's Path  •  Freya Stark   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
 
 
Ancient Greece, A Concise History  •  Peter Green   • HISTORY • 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)
 
 
The Ancient Mediterranean  •  Michael Grant   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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)
 
 
The Argonautika, The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece  •   Apollonius of Rhodes  •  Peter Green   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 
 
Ataturk, The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey  •  Andrew Mango   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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)
 
 
The Bazaar, Markets and Merchants of the Islamic World  •  Walter Weiss  •  Kurt-Michael Westermann   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A celebration of bazaars throughout the Islamic world. Apart from the hundreds of color photos, it includes a history of caravan trade, an overview of the setup of medinas, and portraits of bazaars from Marrakech to Samarkand. (CAS36, $50.00)
 
 
Belshazzar's Daughter  •  Barbara Nadel   • MYSTERY  •  A murder mystery, deliciously set in the souks and alleys of contemporary Istanbul. (TKY157, $14.95)
 
 
Birds of the Middle East  •  R.F. Porter  •  P. Schiermacker-Hansen  •  S. Christensen   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 
 
Birds Without Wings  •  Louis De Bernieres   • LITERATURE  •  Louis 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, $15.95)
 
 
Black Sea  •  Neal Ascherson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Ascherson weaves his own travels and impressions with a fascinating account of the history of the region in this skillful portrait. (RUS46, $18.00)
 
 
Byzantine Art  •  Robin Cormack   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A history of Byzantine art for the advanced student of the subject. (MDE64, $27.95)
 
 
Byzantine Art and Architecture, An Introduction  •  Lyn Rodley   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A critical anthology for serious students of art. (MDE63, $55.00)
 
 
The Byzantines  •  Guglielmo Cavallo  •  Thomas Dunlap   • HISTORY  •  A collection of essays on the people of the Byzantine Empire. (TKY66, $26.00)
 
 
Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests  •  Walter Kaegi   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
Byzantium and the Slavs, In Letters and in Culture  •  Ihor Sevcenko   • HISTORY  •  Scholarly essays on the realtionship between the Byzantine Empire and Slavic culture. (TKY73, $52.50)
 
 
Byzantium, A History  •  John Haldon   • HISTORY  •  A short, academic history of the Byzantine empire. (TKY78, $32.50)
 
 
Byzantium, Decline and Fall  •  John Julius Norwich   • HISTORY  •  The third and final volume in Norwich's astonishing history of the Byzantine empire. It ends with the dramatic fall of Constantinople in 1453. (TKY121, $49.95)
 
 
Byzantium, The Apogee  •  John Julius Norwich   • HISTORY  •  Part Two in Norwich's three part history of the Byzantine Empire. (TKY70, $49.95)
 
 
Byzantium, The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire  •  Judith Herrin   • HISTORY  •  Herrin captures all the glory, accomplishments, personalities, cruelty and import of Byzantium from the foundation of Constantinople to its capture by the Ottoman Turks in 1463. (TKY161, $29.95)
 
 
Companion Guide Istanbul  •  John Freely   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A remarkably comprehensive, old-fashioned guide to the culture, art and antiquities of Istanbul and the Marmara. (TKY62, $34.95)
 
 
A Concise History of Byzanitum  •  Warren T. Treadgold   • HISTORY  •  A brief survey of the Byzantine Empire. (TKY69, $29.95)
 
 
Culture Smart! Turkey  •  Charlotte McPherson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (TKY127, $9.95)
 
 
Dk Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides Istanbul  •  Inc. Dorling Kindersley   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handy illusrtated pocket guide. (TKY150, $12.00)
 
 
Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture  •  Slobodan Curcic  •  Richard Krautheimer   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An authoritative guide to the subject. (TKY72, $37.00)
 
 
Early Christian and Byzantine Art  •  John Lowden   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 
 
Eothen  •  Alexander William Kinglake   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Turkey  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of Turkey, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations. (TKY82, $25.00)
 
 
Eyewitness Istanbul Pocket Map & Guide  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide to Istanbul features color photography, easy-to-use foldout maps and top attractions. Convenient and up-to-date with an unbeatable price, this is the guide to carry. (TKY139, $6.99)
 
 
The Flea Palace  •  Elif Shafak   • LITERATURE  •  An offbeat novel with a Thousand and One Arabian Nights story-within-a-story structure, set in Istanbul and featuring an eccentric cast of characters. (TKY135, $14.95)
 
 
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral  •  Robert A. Scott   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs. (EUR190, $17.95)
 
 
Greece and Western Turkey Map  •   Hallwag    •  A detailed map of Greece, includes Western Turkey, imported from Switzerland. (GRE39, $12.95)
 
 
Greece Map  •   World Mapping Project    •  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)
 
 
Greek Art  •  John Boardman   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  Nigel Spivey   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 
 
Here Is Where We Meet  •  John Berger   • LITERATURE  •  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, $14.00)
 
 
The Histories  •   Herodotus   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
The Iliad  •   Homer  •  Robert Fagles   • LITERATURE  •  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, $17.00)
 
 
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great  •  Michael Wood   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
In the Steps of St. Paul  •  H.V. Morton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
 
 
Innocents Abroad (Or the New Pilgrims Progress)  •  Mark Twain   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Mark Twain's witty and classic account of his 1867 grand tour of Europe. (MDE08, $14.95)
 
 
Insight Guide Mediterranean Cruises  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Covering 120 ports of call throughout the Mediterranean from the Canary Islands to Egypt. (MED94, $22.95)
 
 
Insight Guide Turkey  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An outstanding overview of the country from the reliable Insight crew, featuring hundreds of photographs and observant essays on history, culture and nature. With separate chapters on Istanbul, Ephesus, the Aegean Coast, Lycia, and Cappadocia. (TKY38, $22.95)
 
 
Insight Pocket Guide Istanbul  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A brief guide with suggested itineraries and a handy pull-out map. (TKY63, $12.95)
 
 
Islam, The Straight Path  •  John L. Esposito   • RELIGION  •  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)
 
 
Islamic Art and Architecture  •  Robert Hillenbrand   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 
 
Islamic Arts  •  Jonathan Bloom  •  Sheila Blair   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 
 
Islamist Mobilization in Turkey, A Study in Vernacular Politics  •  Jenny White   • RELIGION  •  A social history and ethnography of contemporary Istanbul based on interviews and field work in the Umraniye neighborhood. (TKY98, $22.50)
 
 
The Janissary Tree  •  Jason Goodwin   • MYSTERY  •  A eunuch detective named Yashim stars in the first of Goodwin's series of Ottoman Empire mysteries. With beautiful descriptions of Istanbul's palace and streets, this engaging and bizarre historical mystery will keep you reading. (TKY125, $14.00)
 
 
Julian, A Novel  •  Gore Vidal   • LITERATURE  •  A historical novel on the last pagan Roman emperor Julian the Apostate, the fascinating 4th century scholar who became a great soldier and determined the future of the entire Roman Empire. (TKY128, $16.00)
 
 
The King Must Die  •  Mary Renault   • LITERATURE  •  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, $14.95)
 
 
Knopf Mapguide Istanbul  •   Knopf Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This ingenious full-color guide takes the form of a series of foldout neighborhood maps, each annotated with local sights, hotels, restaurants and attractions. (TKY118, $9.95)
 
 
Lilac and Flag, An Old Wive's Tale of a City  •  John Berger   • LITERATURE  •  Set in Troy, this is a beautifully written story about the power of love and in the face of poverty. (TKY47, $15.00)
 
 
Living in Istanbul  •  Jerome Darblay   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A coffee-table book of color photographs. (TKY79, $50.00)
 
 
Lonely Planet Turkey  •   Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 
 
The Making of Modern Turkey  •  Feroz Ahmad   • HISTORY  •  This textbook covers the politics, economy, military developments and society of Turkey, from 1908 through the 1990s. (TKY123, $48.95)
 
 
Mammals of Europe  •  Priscilla Barrett  •  David W. MacDonald   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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, $34.95)
 
 
Mediterranean Sea Map  •   Freytag & Berndt   • BEST SELLER  •  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)
 
 
Memed, My Hawk  •  Yasar Kemal   • LITERATURE  •  From Turkey's master storyteller comes this deceptively simple tale of a rebellious boy in the Taurus mountains of rural Turkey. (TKY57, $15.95)
 
 
Minoan and Mycenaean Art  •  Reynold Higgins   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 
 
Mosque  •  David MacAulay   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • FAMILY  •  In the spirit of his classic books on engineering and architecture, Macaulay winningly presents the art, architecture, design and construction of a 16th-century Turkish mosque. With a fictional tale and well-integrated (and superbly accurate) color illustrations. (TKY89, $18.00)
 
 
Murder on the Orient Express  •  Agatha Christie   • MYSTERY  •  Poirot rides the rails. Need we say more? (EUR118, $6.99)
 
 
My Name Is Red  •  Orhan Pamuk  •  Erdag Goknar   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 
 
The New Life  •  Orhan Pamuk  •  Guneli Gun   • LITERATURE  •  In this modern Turkish novel, a young university student embarks on a quest to decipher a book's mystery. His obsession takes him across Turkey, entangles him in a love affair, and pulls him towards a new life. (TKY94, $13.95)
 
 
The Odyssey  •   Homer  •  Robert Fagles   • LITERATURE  •  Translator Robert Fagles captures the poetry and power of The Odyssey in this translation, celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness. (GRE45, $16.00)
 
 
Odyssey of Homer  •  Robert Fagles   • LITERATURE  •  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 Olive, Tree of Civilization  •  John Train  •  Mark E. Smith   • HISTORY  •  A history of the celebrated vegetable and the mythology behind it. (NAT72, $25.00)
 
 
On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul  •  Jason Goodwin   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
 
 
On the Shores of the Mediterranean  •  Eric Newby   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
 
 
Osman's Dream, The History of the Ottoman Empire  •  Caroline Finkel   • HISTORY  •  An ambitious, scholarly history of an 600-year empire that, at its height, streteched from Central Asia to the Levant, Danube and North Africa. (EUR200, $18.95)
 
 
The Ottoman Cage  •  Barbara Nadel   • MYSTERY  •  The second book in Nadel's Inspector Ikmen series, rich in daily life of contemporary Istanbul. (TKY158, $14.95)
 
 
The Ottoman Centuries  •  Lord Kinross   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
Ottoman Turkey, Islamic Architecture  •  Godfrey Goodwin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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  •  Justin McCarthy   • HISTORY  •  A vivid overview of the history, customs and traditions of Ottoman Turkey, complete with maps and illustrations. (TKY36, $62.40)
 
 
Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates  •  Paul Dallman   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  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 Private World of Ottoman Women  •  Godfrey Goodwin   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An exploration of Ottoman women from all levels of society during six centuries of rule. (TKY34, $24.95)
 
 
Race of Scorpions  •  Dorothy Dunnett   • LITERATURE  •  An absorbing tale of political intrigue set in the 15th-century Ottoman empire and throughout the Mediterranean, including Cyprus. (MED33, $15.95)
 
 
Rick Steves' Istanbul  •  Rick Steves   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guru Rick Steves. (TKY182, $17.95)
 
 
The Rise of Christianity  •  Rodney Stark   • RELIGION  •  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)
 
 
Rough Guide Turkey  •  Rosie Ayliffe  •  Mark Dubin  •  John Gawthrop   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to the history, culture and attractions of Turkey for the visitor. (TKY48, $24.99)
 
 
Sailing From Byzantium, How A Lost Empire Shaped The World  •  Colin Wells   • HISTORY  •  A history of the Byzantine empire and its cultural, artistic, religious, philosophical, and scientifc legacy. (TKY130, $14.00)
 
 
Secret History  •  G. A. Williamson  •   Procopius   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
The Spirit of Mediterranean Places  •  Michel Butor   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  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)
 
 
StyleCity Istanbul  •  Damla Kurklu   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handsome guide for the independent traveler who wants to be in the know about the city's most cutting-edge spots and hip hidden treasures. (TKY110, $24.95)
 
 
The Sultan's Seal  •  Jenny White   • MYSTERY  •  An atmospheric novel of murder, set in the nineteenth-century Istanbul of the Ottoman Empire. (TKY137, $14.95)
 
 
This is Not Civilization  •  Robert Rosenberg   • LITERATURE  •  Opening in an Apache town in Arizona and closing in the midst of the devestating 1999 earthquake in Istanbul (with a detour to Kyrgyzstan en route), Rosenberg's debut novel follws the fate of an antic, globe-trotting young man trying to make sense out of the world. (TKY117, $13.00)
 
 
Time Out Istanbul  •  Andrew Humphreys   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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 Towers of Trebizond  •  Rose MacAulay  •  Jan Morris   • LITERATURE  •  This impossibly witty account of an eccentric party of Brits who set off for Turkey to establish a mission was first published in 1956. Known for her sparkling humor, Macaulay has written a minor masterpiece (TKY15, $14.95)
 
 
Travelers' Tales Turkey  •  James Villers   • ANTHOLOGY  •  An engaging, insightful and entertaining selection of eyewitness accounts of Turkey, organized thematically. (TKY71, $18.95)
 
 
A Traveller's History of Turkey  •  Richard Stoneman   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
TravelTalk Turkish  •   Penton Overseas   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A combination Lonely Planet phrasebook and one-hour audio CD. (TKY124, $16.95)
 
 
The Treasures and Pleasures of Turkey  •  Ron Krannich   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to traveling and shopping in Turkey with a focus on artisans and craftspeople. (TKY96, $16.95)
 
 
Turkey Map  •   Freytag & Berndt    •  A shaded relief map of all of Turkey, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts. (TKY29, $12.95)
 
 
Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey  •  Hugh Pope   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
Turkey, A Modern History  •  Erik Zurcher   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
Turkish Coast Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A nicely detailed laminated map of Western Turkey and the coast from Istanbul to Antalya at a scale of 1:800,000. (TKY103, $10.95)
 
 
Turkish Reflections, A Biography of a Place  •  Mary Lee Settle   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Settle's exemplary travelogue is a richly detailed, captivating portrait of Turkey, its people, myths, treasures and traditions. (TKY08, $14.00)
 
 
Turkish Traditional Art Today  •  Henry Glassie   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A well-illustrated sourcebook on the diversity of arts and crafts throughout Turkey. Masterful. (TKY60, $89.95)
 
 
Turkish, A Rough Guide Phrasebook  •   Rough Guide   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A pocket dictionary, phrasebook and mini-guide to the Turkish language. (TKY61, $6.99)
 
 
The Turks Today  •  Andrew Mango   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
Wallpaper City Guide Istanbul  •   Wallpaper Magazine   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A stylish, illustrated pocket guide by the design magazine's local reporters. (TKY133, $8.95)
 
 
The White Castle, A Novel  •  Orhan Pamuk   • LITERATURE  •  The American debut by the Novel Prize-winning Turkish author, a tale of the tension between East and West set in 17th Century. (TKY129, $12.95)
 
 
A Woman's Asia  •  Marybeth Bond   • ANTHOLOGY  •  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)
 
 
Zorba the Greek  •  Nikos Kazantzakis   • LITERATURE  •  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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