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SMITHSONIAN JOURNEYS
From the Canals of Venice to the Walls of Troy
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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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) |
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
• Robert Morkot
REFERENCE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
This pictorial survey of Greek history, culture and expansion features dozens of full color maps.
(GRE125, $18.00) |
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Why the Greeks Matter
• Thomas Cahill
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
A marvelous writer, Cahill sketches the civilization of ancient Greece through the lives and words of politicians, playwrights, a poet, philosopher and artist. He gives pride of place to Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, Aeschylus, Euripides and Sappho. A third book in Cahill's popular, eloquent Hinges of History series -- and a superb introduction to the Greeks. The third book in the Hinges of History series.
(GRE182, $16.00) |
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Mediterranean Cruises Map
• Freytag & Berndt
2010 •
MAP
A double-sided, full-color map of the Mediterranean, including the Iberian Peninsula and Black Sea, North Africa and the Levant, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. Two Sides. 35.5X49 inches.
(MED36, $14.95) |
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Also Recommended
Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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Color photography, excellent local maps and an island-by-island synopsis of attractions make this book the one to carry with you.
(GRE37, $28.00)
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Fodor's Venice's 25 Best
• Citypack
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN MARCH
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This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information.
(ITL106, $12.99)
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Lonely Planet Istanbul Encounter
• Verity Campbell
• GUIDEBOOK
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With a section of not-to-miss highlights, pull-out map and a calendar of annual events.
(TKY151, $12.99)
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Visible Cities Dubrovnik
• Annabel Barber
• GUIDEBOOK
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An informative, personable guide to exploring the city and surroundings, featuring a good overview of the history of Dubrovnik, suggested walking tours, a map of the city center and practical advice on where to go and what to do.
(BLK40, $24.95)
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Ancient Turkey, A Traveller's History
• Seton Lloyd
• HISTORY
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Turkey's archaeology and early history for the traveler by the former head of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara.
(TKY43, $28.95)
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Corrupting Sea, A Study of Mediterranean History
• Peregrin Horden
• Nicholas Purcell
• HISTORY
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A provocative history of the relationship between people and their environments in the Mediterranean region.
(MED115, $49.95)
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Empires of the Sea
• Roger Crowley
• HISTORY
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Crowley vividly reconstructs the epic clash between the Ottoman Empire and Christendom for the control of the Mediterranean -- and the soul of 16th-century Europe -- in this thrilling account of dramatic battles and brutality, rival faiths and larger-than-life personalities.
(MED146, $16.00)
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Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire
• Bernard Lewis
• HISTORY
• FAVORITE
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In this slim volume the great Islamic scholar describes the invasion of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks on May 29, 1453, evoking the city at this pivotal moment in its long history.
(TKY17, $24.95)
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Modern Greece
• Thomas W. Gallant
• HISTORY
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A concise history of Greece over the last 200 years, incorporating politics, economics, and cultural movements.
(GRE227, $49.95)
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Osman's Dream, The History of the Ottoman Empire
• Caroline Finkel
• HISTORY
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An ambitious, scholarly history of an 600-year empire that, at its height, streteched from Central Asia to the Levant, Danube and North Africa.
(EUR200, $21.00)
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The Ancient Mediterranean
• Michael Grant
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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The Balkans, A Short History
• Mark Mazower
• HISTORY
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A brief, provocative survey of the complex and often contentious history of the Balkans. With eloquence and insight, Mazower addresses the issues of geography, nationalism and modern nation-building in the region.
(BLK28, $13.95)
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The Byzantines
• Averil Cameron
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A volume in the engaging Peoples of Europe series, this compact, authoritative survey focuses on the Byzantine people, their identity, religion, ethnicity and culture.
(TKY197, $26.95)
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The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age
• Cynthia W. Shelmerdine
• HISTORY
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A comprehensive survey of the Greek world c. 3,000-1100 BCE, arranged chronologically and geographically.
(GRE390, $36.99)
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The Trojan War: A New History
• Barry Strauss
• HISTORY
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Talented historian Strauss combines information gleaned from Homer's epics with archaeology and ancient texts to weave a masterful and readable account of this legendary conflict.
(GRE296, $15.99)
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Great Moments in Greek Archaeology
• Vasileios Petrakos
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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The ruins of Knossos, Delphi, Mycenae, Athens and beyond are illustrated and described in this oversize volume.
(GRE318, $79.95)
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Minoan and Mycenaean Art
• Reynold Higgins
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History
• Robert D. Kaplan
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Kaplan interweaves the history, art and culture of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with his travels in this portrait of the region.
(BLK02, $17.00)
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Istanbul, Memories and the City
• Orhan Pamuk
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Nobel Prize-winner Pamuk writes with quiet grace of the city of his birth, celebrated in his many novels: a magical place of crumbling mansions and Ottoman riches, mingling Asian, Islamic, secular and European influences.
(TKY99, $16.95)
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The World of Venice
• Jan Morris
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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Morris displays her talent for research, anecdote and well-wrought prose in this spirited history of a beloved city.
(ITL12, $18.95)
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The Greek Myths, Complete Edition
• Robert Graves
• LITERATURE
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A collection of Greek myths written in a simple, narrative style by Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius (ITL429).
(GRE274, $19.95)
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The Iliad
• Homer
• Robert Fagles
• LITERATURE
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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's translation of The Odyssey. (Item no. GRE45, $17.00)
(GRE173, $17.00)
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The King Must Die
• Mary Renault
• LITERATURE
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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)
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The Songs of the Kings
• Barry Unsworth
• LITERATURE
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Unsworth's sly novel, set in 1260 B.C. as scheming Odysseus prepares to plunder Troy. A familiar story enhanced by Unsworth's mix of classic cadence, contemporary language, ripe humor and pulled-from-the-headlines satire.
(GRE185, $13.95)
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