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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $89, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXTKY143)		  
Crescent and Star  •  Stephen Kinzer
HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 265 PAGES
This insightful anecdotal report on contemporary life, culture and politics in Turkey comes 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, $17.00)		   Crescent and Star
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, Freely discusses fabled sites from Gallipoli to Antioch, Pergamum, and Ephesus and Halicarnassus. Originally published in 1988. (TKY07, $24.95)		   The Western Shores of Turkey, Discovering the Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts
Eyewitness Guide Turkey  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 432 PAGES
Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book provides a thorough overview of history, traditions and sights. With color photographs and maps. (TKY82, $30.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Turkey
Turkey Map  •  Freytag & Berndt
2011 •  MAP
A shaded relief map of all Turkey, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts at a scale of 1:2,000,000 with a more detailed map of Western Turkey on the reverse (1:800,000). With a detailed, 32-page index. Two Sides. 35x44 inches. (TKY29, $14.95)		   Turkey Map
Istanbul Map  •  Borch Maps
2011 •  MAP
A laminated folded map at a scale of 1:11,000. Two Sides. 19.5x26 inches. (TKY65, $8.95)		   Istanbul Map



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Culture Smart! Turkey  •  Charlotte McPherson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Take along this pocket guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (TKY127, $9.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Istanbul Encounter  •  Verity Campbell   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With a section of not-to-miss highlights, pull-out map and a calendar of annual events. (TKY151, $12.99)
 		  
Lonely Planet Turkish Phrasebook  •  Arzu Kurklu   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  With essential vocabulary for the traveler. (TKY115, $8.99)
 		  
National Geographic Istanbul and Western Turkey  •  Tristan Rutherford   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Abundantly illustrated with a focus on maps and sightseeing, this compact guide includes 50 pages on Cappadocia, the Turquoise Coast and other popular destinations. (TKY234, $22.95)
 		  
The Magic of Turkey, A Guide to the Turkish Coast  •  Alfredo Giacon   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This spirited account of an Italian couple's two year voyage covers the bays, anchorages, ancient sites and allure of the coast from Izmir to Bodrum, Fethiye and Antalya. (TKY225, $19.95)
 		  
Turquoise, A Chef's Travels in Turkey  •  Greg and Lucy Malouf   • FOOD  •  This sumptuous book combines travel, recipes and stunning color photographs of landscapes, people, food and traditions. (TKY192, $50.00)
 		  
1453, The Holy War For Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West  •  Roger Crowley   • HISTORY  •  In this well-paced history, Crowley recounts with drama the events surrounding the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks. (TKY114, $15.99)
 		  
A Short History of Byzantium  •  John Julius Norwich   • HISTORY  •  A richly detailed and evocative history of the tumultuous span of the great empire from the fourth century to the 15th, brimming with intrigue, skullduggery, palace revolution and other treachery. (TKY18, $19.00)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Turkey  •  Richard Stoneman   • HISTORY  •  An accessible, well-written overview of Turkish history from the Paleolithic to the present. (TKY13, $14.95)
 		  
Ancient Turkey, A Traveller's History  •  Seton Lloyd   • HISTORY  •  Turkey's archaeology and early history for the traveler by the former head of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara. (TKY43, $28.95)
 		  
Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire  •  Bernard Lewis   • HISTORY • FAVORITE  •  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)
 		  
The Ottoman Centuries  •  Lord Kinross   • HISTORY  •  A richly detailed, engrossing history of the Ottoman Empire from its dawn in 1300 up to the foundation of the modern republic in 1923, enhanced by maps and photos. (ITL54, $18.99)
 		  
St. Paul's Ephesus, Texts and Archaeology  •  Jerome Murphy O'Connor   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Jerome Murphy-O'Connor transports us back to the ancient city of Ephesus during its heyday, including contemporary accounts from Roman to biblical times, and featuring a guided walk through the city as a center of Paul's teachings. (TKY226, $29.95)
 		  
The Lycian Shore  •  Freya Stark   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  The Lycian coast and hinterlands are thoroughly explored in this classic, enchanting account of a 1950s journey. Heading south from Smyrna, Stark explores rock tombs of Xanthus, shores of the Dalyan River, Hellenic cities of Termessos and Pirge and other sites along Turkey's Turquoise Coast. (TKY249, $16.00)
 		  
Istanbul, Memories and the City  •  Orhan Pamuk   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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)
 		  
Lords of the Horizons  •  Jason Goodwin   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Goodwin artfully combines his modern travels with scholarship, history and reflection, capturing the outrageous personalities, events and vagaries of the 600-year-old Ottoman empire. (TKY44, $17.00)
 		  
Tea & Bee's Milk, Our Year in a Turkish Village  •  Karen and Ray Gilden   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The Gilden's write with humor, curiosity and insight of their adventure along the Turquiose coast in Gocek, demonstrating their growing understanding of the culture and people. (TKY201, $14.00)
 		  
The Way of Herodotus, Travels with the Man Who Invented History  •  Justin Marozzi   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A Penguin Classics edition of The Histories in hand, Marozzi journeys from Herodotus' home town of Heliacarnassus, now known as Bodrum, to Baghdad, Babylon, Egypt and Athens, weaving tales of his hero with erudite and entertaining modern travel. (MED138, $16.95)
 		  
Turkish Reflections, A Biography of a Place  •  Mary Lee Settle   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Settle's travelogue is a richly detailed portrait of Turkey, its people, myths, treasures and traditions. (TKY08, $16.99)
 		  
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's translation of The Odyssey. (Item no. GRE45, $17.00) (GRE173, $17.00)
 		  
The Janissary Tree  •  Jason Goodwin   • MYSTERY  •  With beautiful descriptions of Istanbul and its palaces, this engaging and bizarre historical mystery will keep you reading. The Ottoman Empire mysteries continue with The Snake Stone (TKY156, $14.00) and The Bellini Card (TKY191, $25.00), set in 1840s Venice. (TKY125, $15.00)
 		  
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Turkish Coast, Through Writers' Eyes  •  Rupert Scott   • ANTHOLOGY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  Editor Rupert Scott reels in dozens of authors, ancient and modern, for this appealing collection of tales set on the shores of Ancient Caria and Lycia, today's Turquoise Coast, including Homer, Lord Byron, Edith Wharton, Freya Stark and Louis de Bernieres. (TKY193, $32.95)
 		  
 
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