Cultural Region/Greece
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Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities
$19.95 Add to cartA treasury of astonishing mythic marvels–and the surprising truths behind them
Adrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology, and popular knowled- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0691211183
- Language: English
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Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
$22.99 Add to cartIn this definitive biography of father and son, an eminent historian “brings to life the full drama of ancient history” (Wall Street Journal)
Alexander the Great’s conquests staggered the world. He led
- Author: Goldsworthy, Adrian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: October 18, 2022
- ISBN10: 1541602625
- Language: English
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Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church
$24.95 Add to cartAn icon (from the Greek word “eikon,” “image”) is a wooden panel painting of a holy person or scene from Orthodox Christianity, the religion of the Byzantine Empire that is practiced today mainly in G… [more below]
- Series: Guide to Imagery
- Author: Tradigo, Alfredo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0892368454
- Language: English
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Great Escapes Greece. the Hotel Book
$60.00 Add to cartGreece’s ancient art and culture form the cradle of Western civilization–numerous monuments and museums tell to this day of the country’s rich history. Greece is unique also by virtue of its breathta
- Author: Taschen, Angelika
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: February 01 2021
- ISBN10: 3836585200
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of Greece: The Odyssey of a Nation from Myth to Modernity
$16.95 Add to cartPhilosophy, art, democracy, language, even computers–the glories of Greek civilization have shaped our world even more profoundly than we realize. Pericles and the Parthenon may be familiar, but what… [more below]
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: Heneage, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1615199489
- Language: English
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A Separation
$17.00 Add to cartA PBS NewsHour/New York Times Book Club Pick
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Named a best book of the year by the New York Times, NPR, Huffington Post, The A.V. Club, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Gu- Author: Kitamura, Katie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0399576118
- Language: English
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The Iliad: A New Translation by Peter Green
$21.18 Add to cartOne of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: February 23 2019
- ISBN10: 520281438
- Language: English
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Aesop’s Favorite Fables: More Than 130 Classic Fables for Children!
$14.99 Add to cartAccompanied by beautiful color illustrations, this beautiful collection of Aesop’s Favorite Fables is sure to ignite young imaginations and teach them virtue, kindness, integrity, problem-solving, hap… [more below]
- Series: Children’s Classic Collections
- Author: Winter, Milo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 21 2017
- ISBN10: 1944686088
- Language: English
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The Pocket Epicurean
$15.00 Add to cartA short, smart guide to living the good life through the teachings of Epicurus.
As long as there has been human life, we’ve searched for what it means to be happy. More than two thousand years ago, t- Author: Sellars, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 022679864X
- Language: English
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The Aeneid: A Graphic Novel
$8.99 Read moreVirgil’s classic tale of a hero’s mythical journey comes to life in this graphic retelling for kids. From the smoldering ruins of Troy, the warrior Aeneas sets out to find a new homeland for his peopl… [more below]
- Series: Classic Fiction
- Author: Agrimbau, Diego
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: January 01 2018
- ISBN10: 149656118X
- Language: English
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Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides
$17.95 Add to cartNow in paperback.
Euripides, the last of the three great tragedians of ancient Athens, reached the height of his renown during the disastrous Peloponnesian War, when democratic Athens was brought down- Series: New York Review Books (Paperback)
- Author: Euripides
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 16 2008
- ISBN10: 1590172531
- Language: English
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The Complete World of Greek Mythology
$39.95 Add to cartGreek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpre… [more below]
- Series: Complete #0
- Author: Buxton, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 28 2004
- ISBN10: 0500251215
- Language: English
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Eyewitness Top 10 Athens
$0.00 Read moreHome to ancient temples, world-class museums and an exhilarating cultural scene, Greece’s dynamic and vibrant capital brings together the best of ancient and contemporary Greece.
Make the most of your- Series: Pocket Travel Guide
- Author: Dk Eyewitness
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 16, 2022
- ISBN10: 0241472237
- Language: English
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My Greek Table: Authentic Flavors and Modern Home Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours
$40.00 Add to cartCelebrity chef and award-winning cookbook author Diane Kochilas presents a companion to her Public Television cooking-travel series with this lavishly photographed volume of classic and contemporary c
- Author: Kochilas, Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 24 2018
- ISBN10: 1250166373
- Language: English
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Aristotle for Everybody
$18.99 Add to cartAristotle (384 – 322 B.C.) taught logic to Alexander the Great and, by virtue of his philosophical works, to every philosopher since, from Marcus Aurelius, to Thomas Aquinas, to Mortimer J. Adler. Now… [more below]
- Author: Adler, Mortimer J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0684838230
- Language: English
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My Big Fat Greek Cookbook: Classic Mediterranean Comfort Food Recipes
$24.99 Read more2020 finalist for the prestigious Next Generation Indie Book Awards!
65 Deliciously Authentic Recipes Straight from Mama’s Kitchen, Now in Paperback! My Big Fat Greek Cookbook is a comprehensive, cont- Author: Sourligas, Christos
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 151077467X
- Language: English
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Phaedrus
$12.00 Add to cartPhaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato’s most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerot… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 27 2005
- ISBN10: 0140449744
- Language: English
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Greek Lives
$13.95 Add to cart“I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror…The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as m… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Plutarch
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0199540055
- Language: English
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Time Warp (Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time #7): Volume 7
$16.99 Read moreA thrilling quest through the past with Geronimo Stilton and his friends.
Geronimo travels back in time once more In this book he visits Plato in ancient Greece, the mythical Atlantis, and Stonehenge
- Series: Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time #7
- Author: Stilton, Geronimo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 04, 2020
- ISBN10: 1338587420
- Language: English
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Plutarch’s Lives, Volume 1: The Dryden Translation
$20.00 Add to cartPlutarch’s Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. In what is by fa… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Classics
- Author: Plutarch
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 816
- Publish Date: April 10 2001
- ISBN10: 0375756760
- Language: English
