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	The Western Shores of Turkey, Discovering the Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts  •  John Freely GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 403 PAGES In this excellent overview to the ancient sites of the Turkish coast from Istanbul to Antalya for the traveler, Freely discusses fabled sites from Gallipoli to Antioch, Pergamum, and Ephesus and Halicarnassus. Originally published in 1988. (TKY07, $22.50)
	Ancient Turkey, A Traveller's History  •  Seton Lloyd HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES Written by the former head of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara, this book is an indispensable guide to Turkey's ancient civilizations and monuments. It's a lively tale of cultures and conquest, from the Hittites to St. Paul, that illuminates the living past of Turkey's archaeological treasures. With maps, drawings, site plans and a section of color photographs. (TKY43, $25.95)
	Turkish Reflections, A Biography of a Place  •  Mary Lee Settle TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1991 •  PAPER  • 253 PAGES A cross-country odyssey from the Aegean shores to the Bosporus and interior by an author and poet who lived in Bodrum 20 years before. Settle's captivating travelogue is a richly detailed portrait of contemporary Turkey, its people, monasteries, myths, archaeological treasures and living traditions. Exemplary. (TKY08, $14.00)
	Travelers' Tales Turkey  •  James Villers ANTHOLOGY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 284 PAGES An engaging, insightful and entertaining selection of eyewitness reports, mostly contemporary, by writers including Mary Lee Settle, Stephen Kinzer, Jeremy Seal and Robert Kaplan. Organized thematically, each selection is from 6 to 20 pages long. (TKY71, $18.95)
	Turkish Coast Map  •   Borch Maps 2005 •  MAP A nicely detailed laminated map of Western Turkey and the Aegean, covering the Turquoise Coast and Antalya at a scale of 1:800,000. With an index and city maps of Izmir and Antalya. (TKY103, $10.95)

	Turkish, A Rough Guide Phrasebook  •   Rough Guide   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A pocket dictionary, phrasebook and mini-guide to the Turkish language. (TKY61, $6.99)
	The Sultan's Kitchen, A Turkish Cookbook  •  Ozcan Ozan   • FOOD  •  A nicely illustrated cookbook, featuring authentic recipes from Ozcan's restaurant of the same name in Boston, an overview of Turkish ingredients and menu suggestions. (TKY107, $26.95)
	1453, The Holy War For Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West  •  Roger Crowley   • HISTORY  •  Crowley recounts with drama the events surrounding the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in this nicely paced history. (TKY114, $14.95)
	Crescent and Star, Turkey Between Two Worlds  •  Stephen Kinzer   • HISTORY  •  An insightful, anecdotal report on contemporary life, culture and politics in Turkey, from a former New York Times Istanbul bureau chief who is especially attuned to the powerful geographic position of Turkey and its multiple identities in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. (TKY64, $16.00)
	Harem, The World Behind the Veil  •  Alev Lytle Croutier   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A fascinating, illustrated look at the culture of the Harem -- particularly the well known quarters at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. The author combines interviews, history and a wonderful selection of art in this intriguing book. (ARB23, $25.00)
	Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome  •  Christopher Scarre   • HISTORY  •  A vivid overview of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and its expansion throughout North Africa and the Mediterranean. Illustrated with ingenious color maps on many topics (political borders, trade, defense, religion) and 80 color photographs. (ITL29, $16.95)
	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)
	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 Towers of Trebizond  •  Rose MacAulay  •  Jan Morris   • LITERATURE  •  This impossibly witty account of an eccentric party of Brits who set off for Turkey to establish a mission was first published in 1956. Known for her sparkling humor, Macaulay has written a minor masterpiece (TKY15, $14.95)

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