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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)
The Search for Ancient Greece
Roland Etienne Francoise Etienne
ARCHAEOLOGY 1992 PAPER 175 PAGES
This portrait of the history of archaeology features hundreds of color photos and paintings, a chronology and excerpts by the great archaeologists. It's a pocket-size encyclopedia, part of the "Discoveries" series, and a fascinating look at the meaning of ancient Greece to our civilization -- quite an accomplishment for such a slim book.
(GRE01, $12.95)
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)
The King Must Die
Mary Renault
LITERATURE 1988 PAPER 330 PAGES
The tale of Theseus, slayer of the Minotaur and king of Athens, including his Cretan adventures. Known for her exhaustive research, Renault is an acknowledged master of historical fiction.
(GRE23, $14.00)
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.
(GRE07, $10.95)
Crete Walking Map
Freytag & Berndt
A detailed map of five popular walking areas in Crete, each at a scale of 1:50,000: Samaria National Park and its gorge, Idi mountains, Lassithi plateau, Asterousia, and Orno-Thripis.
(GRE235, $8.95)
Blue Guide Crete
Blue Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive guide to the archaeology and ancient history of Crete. With excellent site plans -- and the usual Blue Guide attention to culture and the arts.
(GRE89, $29.95)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 Birth of Greece
Pierre Leveque
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An illustrated pocket survey of the art, culture and history of ancient Greece, covering the history of the Greeks from the Bronze Age through the Athenian Empire. With hundreds of color photographs of frescoes, mosaics, paintings, sculpture and metalwork.
(GRE124, $12.95)
Crete
Barry Unsworth
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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)
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
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 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)
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)
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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