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Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER 400 PAGES
BEST SELLER
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)
Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History
Marina Belozerskaya Kenneth Lapatin
ART & ARCHITECTURE 2004 PAPER 144 PAGES
A lively guide to architecture, painting and sculpture of ancient Greece, featuring 282 color and 28 black-and-white illustrations. The authors cover the development of art and architecture from the third millennium to the fifth century BCE, taking in not only mainland Greece but also the temples of Southern Italy and Sicily.
(GRE194, $19.95)
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)
The Colossus of Maroussi
Henry Miller
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 1995 PAPER 244 PAGES
BEST SELLER
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, $14.95)
Greece Map
HEMA Maps
MAP
BEST SELLER
A colorful shaded map of Greece, the Greek Islands, and the west coast of Turkey all the way to Istanbul, at a scale of 1:800,000. Includes insets of Athens and Rhodes. Two Sides. 49x41 inches.
(GRE24, $12.95)
Blue Guide Greece, The Mainland
Sherry Marker
James Pettifer
GUIDEBOOK
With extensive background on the history, art, architecture and culture of mainland Greece, serious-minded travelers will not want to be without this guide.
(GRE40, $32.95)
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, $13.15)
Fodor's Exploring the Greek Islands
Sylvie Franquet
GUIDEBOOK
With its many photographs, introductory chapters and travel information, this guide provides an excellent overview of the Greek Islands and their attractions. Includes an in-depth chapter on Athens.
(GRE47, $22.00)
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)
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
Robert Morkot
REFERENCE
This pictorial survey of Greek history, culture and expansion features dozens of full color maps.
(GRE125, $18.00)
The Foods of the Greek Islands, Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean
Aglaia Kremezi
FOOD
Kremezi spent eight years collecting the recipes appearing in this cookbook. The book is also filled with lively histories of the islands, cultural asides and stunning photographs. Perfect for anyone interested in Greek island life.
(GRE120, $40.00)
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)
Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World, The World of the Romans
John Boardman
HISTORY
An authoritative reader on ancient Greece, fully illustrated.
(GRE13, $22.50)
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Why the Greeks Matter
Thomas Cahill
HISTORY
Cahill sketches ancient Greek society and civilization through the lives and words of politicians, playwrights, a poet, philosopher and artist in this eloquent, absorbing tribute.
(GRE182, $16.00)
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
Fox conjures tyrants, conquerors and enthralling personalities in this marvelously written history of ancient Greece and Rome in this epic history from Homer to Hadrian.
(GRE293, $18.95)
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
HISTORY
With chapters on Greek heroes and gods, extracts from the Classical authors and hundreds of illustrations, this chronological survey covers the story of the Greeks from the Paleolithic to the Ottoman Empire with authority and style.
(GRE365, $24.95)
Greek Art
Nigel Spivey
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Geared towards art history students, this concise survey of Greek art is also an excellent overview of the subject for the traveler. Divided thematically, it covers major artists, myths and plays in addition to temple sculpture and architecture.
(GRE68, $24.95)
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 marvel.
(GRE195, $19.95)
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. With hundreds of photos and excerpts by archaeologists and scholars.
(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, $15.95)
Mani, Travels in Southern Peloponnese
Patrick Leigh Fermor
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An inspired travelogue and history of the region, first published in 1958 by the incomparable Paddy Fermor, who has lived for many years in Greece.
(GRE27, $15.95)
Reflections on a Marine Venus
Lawrence Durrell
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The great novelist writes of the warmth of the people and intoxicating beauty of Rhodes in this classic ode, originally published in 1953. Also out in new editions are Durrell's books on Corfu (GRE48), Cyprus (MED13) and Sicily (ITL08).
(GRE29, $12.00)
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)
Corelli's Mandolin
Louis De Bernieres
LITERATURE
This lyrical novel captures the humanity, quirks and loves of village life in Greece. A satire of war, the novel is set on the Greek island of Cephallonia during the Italian occupation in the 1940s.
(GRE51, $15.00)
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, razor-sharp account of a whirl-wind, six-month Mediterranean journey from Troy to Ithaca by boat, plane, train and bus.
(MED127, $14.00)
Odysseus, A Life
Charles Rowan Beye
LITERATURE
A chronicle of the life of Homer's Odysseus by a classicist with a wry sense of humor. Beye draws on recent scholarship, literature and archaeology in constructing this clever "biography" of the cunning wanderer.
(GRE191, $13.95)
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. We also carry Fagles' translation of The Odyssey. (Item no. GRE45, $17.00)
(GRE173, $17.00)
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 Magus
John Fowles
LITERATURE
The story of a teacher from England who settles on a Greek island and befriends its wealthy owner, only to find himself caught up in a frightening test of his own sanity.
(GRE131, $7.99)
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, $17.00)
The Songs of the Kings
Barry Unsworth
LITERATURE
Unsworth's sly novel, set in 1260 B.C. as scheming Odysseus prepares to plunder Troy. A familiar story enhanced by Ulsworth's mix of classic cadence, contemporary language, ripe humor and pulled-from-the-headlines satire.
(GRE185, $13.95)
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