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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $64, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGRE276)		  
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
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, $19.95)		   Minoan and Mycenaean Art
Cadogan Guide Crete  •  Dana Facaros
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
A guide in the respected series with insightful cultural and historical background, and up-to-date practical information, illustrations and maps. (GRE451, $21.95)		   Cadogan Guide Crete
Crete Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
A detailed regional map at a scale of 1:140,000, colorful and easy to follow. With good shaded relief of the physical features and travel information on the reverse. Two Sides. 30x49 inches. (GRE07, $14.95)		   Crete Map



Also Recommended

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, $24.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Greek, A Language Map  •  Kristine K. Kershul   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (GRE241, $7.95)
 		  
Ill Met by Moonlight  •  W. Stanley Moss   • HISTORY  •  Better than fiction, Moss tells the story of the audacious World War II kidnapping of the German commander of occupied Crete with Patrick Leigh Fermor and fellow S.O.E. officers. Dirk Bogarde played PLF in the Powell movie. (GRE465, $14.95)
 		  
The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age  •  Cynthia W. Shelmerdine   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive survey of the Greek world c. 3,000-1100 BCE, arranged chronologically and geographically. (GRE390, $36.99)
 		  
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)
 		  
The World of the Ancient Greeks  •  John Camp  •  Elizabeth Fisher   • HISTORY  •  Featuring hundreds of illustrations and inviting short chapters on topics from The First Greeks to The Heroic Age and Classical Athens. With modern color photographs of great ancient cities from Athens and Delphi to Knossos, Ephesus, Pergamum and Priene. (GRE365, $24.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Knossos & the Prophets of Modernism  •  Cathy Gere   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  In this marvelous, scholarly study of the myth and meaning on Minoan Crete, Gere illuminated both the original excavations of Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos and how this ancient civilization captured the Western imagination as an idealized society. (GRE495, $18.00)
 		  
Mysteries of the Snake Goddess  •  Kenneth Lapatin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An intelligent account of archaeology, art and deceit revolving around a Minoan sculpture excavated by Sir Arthur Evans (of Knossos fame), later acquired by the Boston Museum of Fine Art. (GRE166, $16.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Search for Ancient Greece  •  Roland Etienne  •  Francoise Etienne   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Lavishly illustrated, this pocket encyclopedia covers the archaeology and meaning of ancient Greece, quite an accomplishment for such a slim book. (GRE01, $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, $12.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Oh My Gods, A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths  •  Philip Freeman   • LITERATURE  •  Freeman offers a lively, contemporary interpretation of the classic Greek and Roman myths. (MED188, $27.00)
 		  
The Greek and Roman Myths  •  Philip Matyszak   • LITERATURE  •  Matyszak places Greek and Roman myths in context by presenting them as part of a narrative that helped shape the classical world view as well as western culture. (GRE464, $24.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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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