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The Mediterranean World in the Time of St. Paul   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $68, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXMED539)		  
Mediterranean by Cruise Ship  •  Anne Vipond
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES
The best-selling, compact guide, featuring excellent local maps, hundreds of color photographs, concise background information and recommended excursions for ports-of-call throughout Greece, Italy and the Mediterranean. Useful introductory chapters cover cruising, history, art & architecture and nature of the Mediterranean. With a pull-out map and hundreds of color photographs. (MED34, $21.95)		   Mediterranean by Cruise Ship
Paul, The Mind of the Apostle  •  A.N. Wilson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 273 PAGES
From the author of the best-selling biographies of Jesus and Tolstoy comes this 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)		   Paul, The Mind of the Apostle
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
Mediterranean Explorer  •  Ocean Explorer Maps
2006 •  MAP • BEST SELLER
A full color map of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to the Black Sea, featuring historical information on ancient sites and historic ports. With color photographs, a timeline, short biographies and other information of interest. Designed and published by intrepid expedition leader and editor Nigel Sitwell. Graham Speake, editor of The Penguin Dictionary of Ancient History, provides the historical information. (MED89, $11.95)		   Mediterranean Explorer



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