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Cyprus   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Rough Guide Cyprus  •  Marc Dubin  •  Damien Morris
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 522 PAGES
A no-nonsense, comprehensive travel guide to Cyprus with region-by-region descriptions and a good overview of history and culture. The outstanding British Rough Guide series provides an insider's sense of local life. (CYP10, $19.99)
  Rough Guide Cyprus
A Traveller's History of Cyprus  •  Timothy Boatswain
HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 231 PAGES
A brief history of Cyprus from ancient times to today -- accessible and necessarily condensed. With a chronology and historical gazetteer. (CYP08, $14.95)
  A Traveller's History of Cyprus
In the Steps of St. Paul  •  H.V. Morton
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 528 PAGES
Travels throughout the Mediterranean in search of St. Paul, bible in hand. A pilgrim as much as a traveler, Morton journeys through Syria, Cyprus, Turkey, Macedonia, Greece and Rhodes in this classic account. Fittingly, his appreciative journey ends at the Tomb of St. Paul. As in all his many travel books, Morton charmingly mixing history with offhand humor, anecdote and keen observation. (MED70, $22.00)
  In the Steps of St. Paul
Cyprus Map  •   GeoCenter
MAP
Two-sided, detailed road and tourist map of Cyprus showing major highways and roads, scenic routes, rail and ferry lines, marinas, distances in kilometers, campgrounds/hotels/mountain refuges, natural features, and tourist sites. Placenames on map in both Roman and Greek alphabet. Insets of archaelogical sites of Kunio and Saranda Kolones and city insets of Kyrenia/Girne, Famagusta/Gazimagusa, Pafos, Larnaca, and Lemesos (Limassol). Brief history of the island and tourist sites in multiple languages on reverse side. Legend in German, Greek, English, Italian. Two Sides. 31x44 inches. (CYP06, $12.95)
  Cyprus Map
 

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Blue Guide Cyprus  •  Bernard McDonagh  •  Ian Robertson  •  Lorna Bernard   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Now in its fourth edition, this Blue Guide covers in detail the art, history, culture and architecture of Cyprus and offers practical travel information. (CYP01, $19.95)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Cyprus  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully organized and visually rich guide features outstanding maps, essays on culture, history and geography and a guide to attractions. (CYP11, $20.00)
 
 
Lonely Planet Cyprus  •  Paul Hellander   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Featuring 30 maps and archaeological sites, this Lonely Planet guide offers information on attractions, activities, traditional cuisine and tips for traveling between North and South Cyprus. (CYP02, $19.99)
 
 
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, $20.00)
 
 
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, $18.99)
 
 
Art of the Byzantine Era  •  David Talbot Rice   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An indispensable classic and a thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art, wide-ranging and literate. Though it focuses on early Christian Constantinople, the book also includes chapters on Sicily, Venice and the Slavonic art of the Balkans. (TKY22, $16.95)
 
 
Bitter Lemons  •  Lawrence Durrell   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Durrell's lyrical memoir evokes village life and the tumult of politics in Cyprus in the 1950s. Living and teaching on the island, he became caught in the movement for self determination. (MED13, $12.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
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, $16.95)
 
 


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