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Rough Guide Crete
John Fisher Geoff Garvey Julia Tweed
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER
A quirky comprehensive guide in the British series, noteworthy for both its excellent historical and cultural overview, and detailed travel information on where to go and what to do while touring Crete. With dosens of black-and-white sketch maps, and particular attention to walking and exploring lesser-known parts of the island.
(GRE115, $17.99)
Minoan and Mycenaean Art
Reynold Higgins
ART & ARCHITECTURE 1997 PAPER 216 PAGES
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)
Crete
Barry Unsworth
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 2007 PAPER 192 PAGES
A travel memoir from the Booker prize-winning novelist, richly detailed and seeped in the millennia-old traditions, myths, literature, and history of the island.
(GRE303, $10.95)
Crete Map
Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A detailed regional map at a scale of 1:200,000, colorful and easy to follow. With good shaded relief of the physical features and travel information on the reverse. It includes plans for Knossos, Herakleon and other cities and sites throughout the island. Two Sides. 30x49 inches.
(GRE07, $12.95)
Crete
John Freely
GUIDEBOOK
The definitive guide to the island of Crete and its archaeology, loosely organized as a leisurely visit. Freely interweaves travel information with a great deal about myths, legends and the history of the island in his narrative.
(GRE03, $15.95)
Lonely Planet Crete
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
This comprehensive practical guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style includes local and regional color maps, a section of photographs, and chapters on history, culture and attractions.
(GRE403, $17.99)
The Mycenaeans
Louise Schofield
HISTORY
This book, based on the latest research, describes daily Mycenaean life and assesses what we really know about the mythic city of Agamemnon.
(GRE372, $35.00)
Aegean Art and Architecture
Donald Preziosi
Louise Hitchcock
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An illustrated survey of Minoan and Mycenean art from the Neolithic to the extraordinary Bronze Age palaces of Knossos, Gournia and Phaistos. Great for any archaeology-minded traveler.
(GRE113, $27.95)
Knossos, Unearthing a Legend
Alexandre Farnoux
David J. Baker
ARCHAEOLOGY
An insightful look at the work of the English archaeologist Arthur Evans and how he pieced together myth and evidence to recreate the world of Knossos.
(GRE02, $15.95)
Minoans, Life in Bronze Age Crete
Rodney Castleden
ARCHAEOLOGY
An intriguing look at the ancient civilization of the Minoans. In this re-evaluation, Castleden places emphasis on Minoan religion, battle tactics, architecture and daily life.
(GRE83, $39.95)
The Bull of Minos, The Great Discoveries of Ancient Greece
Leonard Cottrell
ARCHAEOLOGY
Cottrell spins the intriguing tale of great archaeological discoveries in Crete and Greece by Heinrich Schliemann and Sir Arthur Evans, who brought to light the ruins of Troy, the Palace and treasure-filled tombs of the Mycenaean Kings, and the vast Palace of Sea Kings at Knossos.
(GRE402, $17.00)
Dinner with Persephone
Patricia Storace
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The pleasures and complexities of contemporary Greece, marvelously described by an American poet spending a year there. Storace intertwines her own perceptions with the history of the country and the influence of pop culture on the classical landscape.
(GRE28, $15.95)
The Colossus of Maroussi
Henry Miller
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
BEST SELLER
FAVORITE
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)
The Golden Step, A Walk through the Heart of Crete
Christopher Somerville
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Sommerville's account of a heroic 300-mile, mountainous trek west across Crete from Heraklion to the Monastery of the Golden Step.
(GRE378, $19.95)
The Spirit of Mediterranean Places
Michel Butor
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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)
A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece
Richard Stoneman
ANTHOLOGY
Poetry, prose and literature over the ages, arranged geographically with an excellent introduction and commentary. Stoneman artfully weaves together hundreds of short excerpts.
(GRE06, $19.95)
Classic Myths to Read Aloud
William F. Russell
LITERATURE
FAMILY
Short, suspenseful and recast in vivid, crystal-clear language for kids, these essential Greek and Roman myths can be read in a few minutes each.
(GRE19, $13.95)
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 Renault's trilogy of well-researched page-turners.
(GRE23, $15.00)
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, $17.00)
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, $15.00)
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