GREECE & THE GREEK ISLANDS
Greece & the Greek Islands   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $83, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGRE230)		  
The Colossus of Maroussi  •  Henry Miller
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 223 PAGES • FAVORITE
The soul of Greece circa 1939. Miller captures the spirit and warmth of the resilient Greek people in this tale of a wartime journey from Athens to Crete, Corfu and Delphi with his friend Lawrence Durrell. Miller at his most inspired. (GRE05, $12.95)		   The Colossus of Maroussi
Greece, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Artemis Leontis
ANTHOLOGY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
A collection of 24 stories by modern Greek writers, organized geographically -- and a wonderful introduction to Greek people, culture and landscapes. Editor Artemis Leontis is an adjunct professor of modern Greek at the University of Michigan. She includes stories by Odysseus Elytis, George Seferis, Nikos Kazantzakis and Vassilis Vassilikos. (GRE190, $14.95)		   Greece, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History  •  Marina Belozerskaya  •  Kenneth Lapatin
ARCHAEOLOGY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES
This lively illustrated guide covers the architecture, painting and sculpture of Ancient Greece from the third millennium to the end of the Hellenistic period. With 282 color and 28 black-and-white illustrations. (GRE194, $19.95)		   Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History
Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES
This guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and an island-by-island synopsis of attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this compact book provides an essential overview of the Greek Islands (with a chapter on Athens and a section on practicalities). (GRE37, $28.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands
Greece Map  •  Michelin
2011 •  MAP
A colorful shaded map of Greece, the Greek Islands and the western coast of Turkey at a scale of 1:800,000. Two Sides. 49x41 inches. (GRE24, $12.95)		   Greece Map



Also Recommended

Athens Map  •  Borch Maps    •  An excellent laminated map of the city center at a scale of 1:7,500 with inset maps of the Acropolis, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Attica and the region. (GRE311, $8.95)
 		  
Culture Smart! Greece  •  Constantine Buhayer   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (GRE317, $9.95)
 		  
Greek, A Language Map  •  Kristine K. Kershul   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick and convenient reference for travelers. (GRE241, $7.95)
 		  
Insight Guide Greece  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An illustrated survey of the history, culture and attractions of Greece for the traveler with excellent, full color maps. With chapters on Athens, the Cyclades, Ionian Islands and other regions throughout Greece and the Greek Islands. (GRE104, $22.99)
 		  
iSpeak Greek Phrasebook  •  Jennifer Kellogg  •  Alex Chapin   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  An MP3 audio disc is bundled with a 16-page phrase book in this innovative language program, where you can see and hear 1,200 phrases on your iPod, iPhone, Zune or other portable device. (GRE370, $12.95)
 		  
Pocket Rough Guide Athens  •  John Fisher   • GUIDEBOOK  •  By the savvy editors at Rough Guide, these just-right guides are bundled with a pullout map. (GRE476, $12.99)
 		  
Rick Steves' Pocket Athens  •  Rick Steves   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A personable, practical guide in the growing series by travel guru Rick Steves. Complete with a neighborhood overview, city walks and tours, sights, handy food and accommodations charts and a fold-out city map. (GRE509, $12.99)
 		  
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece  •  Robert Morkot   • REFERENCE  •  This pictorial survey of Greek antiquity, recording its culture and expansion, features dozens of full-color maps. (GRE125, $20.00)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Greece  •  Timothy Boatswain  •  Colin Nicolson   • HISTORY  •  A nicely written survey from prehistory through the 1990s: wide-ranging, accessible and necessarily condensed. (GRE55, $14.95)
 		  
Homer the Classic  •  Gregory Nagy   • HISTORY  •  Harvard classics scholar Nagy considers how Homer's poetry was greeted in its own day and in the centuries immediately following the great bard. (GRE405, $39.95)
 		  
It's All Greek to Me  •  Charlotte Higgins   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  With timelines, a who's who, charts and maps, this handy little primer is a thoroughly entertaining introduction to everything Greek, from poetry and drama to philosophy, history and culture. (GRE519, $16.99)
 		  
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Why the Greeks Matter  •  Thomas Cahill   • HISTORY  •  Cahill brings to life ancient Greek society and civilization through the lives and words of politicians, playwrights, a poet, philosopher and artist in this eloquent and absorbing tribute. (GRE182, $17.00)
 		  
The Ancient Mediterranean  •  Michael Grant   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization. (MED10, $20.00)
 		  
The Classical World  •  Robin Lane Fox   • HISTORY  •  From Homer to Hadrian, Fox conjures tyrants, conquerors and enthralling personalities in this marvelously written history of ancient Greece and Rome. (GRE293, $19.99)
 		  
The Greek Way  •  Edith Hamilton   • HISTORY  •  The book to read if you ever doubt the mark the ancient Greeks have left on Western society. (GRE107, $14.95)
 		  
The Most Beautiful Villages of Greece  •  Mark Ottaway   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Organized geographically, this handsome oversize picture book is an illustrated portrait of Greece with hundreds of color photographs accompanying lively essays. (GRE273, $26.95)
 		  
The World of Odysseus  •  Moses I. Finley   • HISTORY  •  A classic portrait of ancient Greek society based in large part on the author's ground-breaking interpretation of the Iliad and Odyssey. (GRE76, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Greece, Land of Light  •  Nicholas Gage  •  Barry Brukoff   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Barry Brukoff's striking color photographs are paired with an eloquent tour of the land, people, history and monuments of Greece and the islands by journalist Nicholas Gage. (GRE489, $24.99)
 		  
The Complete Greek Temples  •  Tony Spawforth   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A sourcebook, gazetteer and illustrated overview ancient Greek temples throughout the Mediterranean. (MED97, $40.00)
 		  
The Complete World of Greek Mythology  •  Richard Buxton   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  With hundreds of color illustrations, site plans, genealogies and maps, this handsome, encyclopedic reference illuminates the world of the Greek gods. (GRE377, $39.95)
 		  
The Parthenon  •  Mary Beard   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A lively tale of the construction, significance and many uses of the 2,500-year-old architectural marvel. (GRE195, $15.50)
 		  
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)
 		  
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, $18.00)
 		  
Travels With Epicurus  •  Daniel Klein   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Daniel Klein's witty meditation on the ancients, life in the Greek Islands and growing old gracefully all started with his dentist -- who attempts to supply him with a new set of teeth. Klein instead flees to the Greek island of Hydra with a suitcase of philosophy books, drawing inspiration from not only the people and culture around him but also the writings of great thinkers from Epicurus to Bertrand Russell, Erik Erikson, Aristotle, and William James. (GRE514, $20.00)
 		  
A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece  •  Richard Stoneman   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
Corelli's Mandolin  •  Louis De Bernieres   • LITERATURE  •  This lyrical novel captures the humanity, quirks and loves of village life in the Greek islands. A satire of war, this charming and richly-colored novel is set on Cephallonia during the Italian occupation in the 1940s. (GRE51, $15.95)
 		  
No Man's Lands, One Man's Odyssey Through the Odyssey  •  Scott Huler   • LITERATURE  •  Middle-aged everyman and NPR commentator Scott Huler draws lessons from the twists and turns of the life of Odysseus in this hilarious account of a whirlwind, six-month Mediterranean journey from Troy to Ithaca. (MED127, $14.00)
 		  
The Greek Myths, Complete Edition  •  Robert Graves   • LITERATURE  •  A new edition of Graves' classic collection illustrated by the comic book artist Ross MacDonald. This expert retelling by Graves, a poet, memoirist and the author of I, Claudius (ITL429), still remains the seminal modern translation of the mythologies of Ancient Greece. (GRE274, $25.00)
 		  
The Iliad  •  Homer  •  Robert Fagles   • LITERATURE  •  In the excellent Fagles translation -- here presented in a deluxe paper edition -- Homer's Trojan epic hasn't aged a bit in the last 2,700 years. Take it along to Troy and the Aegean. (GRE173, $18.00)
 		  
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  •  The blind bard's epic in a translation celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness. Take is along for a voyage in Homeric lands and waters. (GRE45, $18.00)
 		  
 
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