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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $63, including
U.S. shipping, a 20% discount (Item no. EXGRE190)		  
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
The Search for Ancient Greece  •  Roland Etienne  •  Francoise Etienne
ARCHAEOLOGY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES
This portrait of the history of archaeology features hundreds of color photos and paintings, a chronology and excerpts by the great archaeologists. It's a pocket-size encyclopedia, part of the "New Horizons" series, and a fascinating look at the meaning of ancient Greece to our civilization -- quite an accomplishment for such a slim book. (GRE01, $15.95)		   The Search for Ancient Greece
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
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, $11.95)		   Greece Map



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Ancient Greece: The Famous Monuments  •  G. Behor   • ARCHAEOLOGY • FAVORITE • COMING IN  •  A great book relating ancient Greek ruins to the highly-decorated civic and religious buildings they once were via ingenious overlaid acetate illustrations. (GRE172, $32.95)
 		  
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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, $15.95)
 		  
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