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These 3 items are available for $45, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXMLT04)

Lonely Planet Malta & Gozo  •  Neil Wilson GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 204 PAGES In Lonely Planet's hallmark style, this practical guide to Malta features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With 41 maps, top swimming spots, a language guide and glossary and an insider's guide to the island's cuisine. It also covers the islands of Gozo and Comino. (MLT09, $16.99)
The Ancient Mediterranean  •  Michael Grant CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1990 •  PAPER  • 374 PAGES Grant, a well known classical scholar, draws on archaeology, geography, art, and economics to paint a vivid picture of ancient cultures, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and their influence on western civilization. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and 19 maps of the region. (MED10, $18.00)
Malta Map  •  Freytag & Berndt MAP A travel map of Malta at a scale of 1:30,000. (MLT06, $11.95)

Malta & Gozo Directions  •  Victor Paul Borg   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A brief pocket guide to visiting Malta & Gozo. (MLT20, $11.99)
Battle Over Malta, Aircraft Losses and Crash Sites 1940-42  •  Anthony Rogers   • HISTORY  •  An account of the crash sites and aircraft losses sustained during the air battle for Malta. (MLT07, $16.95)
Fortress Malta, An Island Under Siege 1940-43  •  James Holland   • HISTORY  •  In this powerful, intimate book British journalist James Holland draws on letters, diaries and interviews to bring to life the military campaigns, heroism and drama of Malta during WWII. (MLT19, $27.95)
Sea of Faith  •  Stephen O'Shea   • HISTORY  •  O'Shea weaves a tale of conquest, co-existence and conflict in the medieval Mediterranean in this gripping account of seven key battles between Christians and Muslims. (MED95, $15.95)
The Middle Sea, A History of the Mediterranean  •  John Julius Norwich   • HISTORY • NEW  •  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)
Splendor of Malta  •  Marquis Anthony Cassar de Sain  •  Shirley Jackewicz Johnston   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A handsomely illustrated celebration of the island, featuring color photographs of the grand palaces of the Knights of St. John. (MLT10, $85.00)
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)
Paul, The Mind of the Apostle  •  A.N. Wilson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A richly detailed portrait of the apostle Paul, firmly grounded in the everyday details of life in the Roman Empire. It's a mind-opening, partly historical study of the culture, politics and religion of the early years of Christianity. (MED19, $16.95)
Ironfire, A Novel of the Knights of Malta and the Last Battle of the Crusades  •  David Ball   • LITERATURE  •  In this rousing historical novel the fates of a young boy, his sister, one of the Knights of Malta and an inquisitor play out against the backdrop of the 16th-century Ottoman assault on Malta, the formidable citadel of the Knights of St. John. (MLT18, $15.00)
The Disorderly Knights  •  Dorothy Dunnett   • LITERATURE  •  The third volume in the Lymond Chronicles follows Francis Crawford of Lymond to Malta, where he has been sent to help the Knights of Hospitallers defend their island against the invading Turks. He soon finds, however, that the greatest danger to the Knights comes from within their own order. (SCT95, $16.95)
The Maltese Goddess  •  Lyn Hamilton   • MYSTERY  •  Antique expert and amateur sleuth McClintoch must pick up the pieces when her handsome and fabulously wealthy client is murdered in Malta. (MLT21, $6.99)
Treason's Harbour  •  Patrick O'Brian   • LITERATURE  •  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)
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)