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The first guidebook you write yourself.

The capital of Greece has a history spanning millennia. Record the most important events of your time here in the Moleskine City Notebook Athens.

The Key Map summarizes the overall layout of the city showing the sequence and location of the 14 zone maps. Map of the metro system and list of stations. Up to 76 blank pages giving you all the space you need to write jot down useful information and record your thoughts stories and memories. 32 removable sheets for loose notes and for exchanging messages. 12 translucent sticky sheets to overlay and re-position so that you can trace your route as you go. Up to 36 pages of zone maps ranging in scale from 1:5 000 to 1:17 000 with large-scale maps of the city center and an alphabetical street index. A personal 96-page archive with 12 tabs in two series of 6 so that everything that matters most is at your fingertips. The first 6 tabs are printed; the others are blank so you can personalize them with the enclosed adhesive labels.

Each pocket sized Moleskine City Notebook is thread bound and has a cardboard bound cover with rounded corners acid free paper three bookmarks an elastic closure and an expandable inner pocket that contains the Moleskine history.

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From Library Journal
Geldard, who has authored several volumes on Emersonian philosophy and whose doctorate from Stanford is a combined degree in Classics and Drama, has compiled a massive and comprehensive guide equipped with helpful maps, diagrams, and drawings to Greece’s many archaeological sites. First, he provides a historical background of the area, dating back to the hunters and gatherers, and explains Greek religion, architecture, and mathematics. He then takes the reader to the various sites, dividing them into the palace cultures, the temple cultures, and the lesser place and temple sites, with detailed descriptions of such places as Knossos, Phaestos, Delphi, Olympia, and Athens. Any traveler with fewer than six months to explore could not begin to see all the sites Geldard has presented here, which is why the guidebook is ideal for librariesDpatrons can decide for themselves which sites to investigate further. Still, though its pages are packed with useful information, this guide is probably a bit too academic for the average tourist.DMelinda Stivers Leach, Precision Editorial Svcs., Wondervu, CO
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The glorious temples and places, the hallowed mountains and springs, and the great sculpture, frescoes, and mosaics inspired by the Greek gods are the focus of this spiritual guide.

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Few locations in the world offer as many captivating ancient sites and monuments as Greece, and the ancients who built them knew how to choose spectacular natural settings that in themselves would satisfy any traveler.

With its text rich in maps, site plans, and photographs, Ancient Greece provides potential explorers eager to bask in both beauty and history with a wealth of material to ignite the imagination and facilitate trip planning. Authors Meagher and Neave structure the book around four itineraries, three of which correspond to distinct eras and regions. The Minoan itinerary unfolds on Crete; the Mycenaean is focused on the Peloponnese; the Classical itinerary on Athens. The final, eclectic itinerary focuses on the Cyclades and features island-hopping and a survey of the full span of Greek antiquity from the late Neolithic Age through the Classical period when the island of Delos, the mythical birthplace of Apollo, was the religious center of the Aegean. Each itinerary includes witty and erudite explorations of mythology, history, literature, archaeology, and architecture, as well as concrete help finding the most stunning sites that preserve and breathe that history today.

Chapters include: Envisioning and Planning Your Trip A Walk through Ancient Greece Itinerary I: Crete (Minoan Greece, 1900-1400 BCE) Itinerary II: The Peloponnese (Mycenaean Greece, 1500-1100 BCE) Itinerary III: Athens and Environs (Classical Greece, 500-336 BCE) Itinerary IV: The Cyclades (Aegean Greece, 3000-400 BCE)

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Two enchanting explorations of Greece by bicycle. Mounted on his trusty steed, Edward explores the beauty and history of the Pelopponese in a travelogue that combines wit, charm and scholarship. Returning to Greece to follow in the footsteps of the Romantic poet Lord Byron, Edward’s second trip sees him pedalling around the great historic sites of Epirus as he completes his own mini odyssey.

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Vibrant and rapidly evolving Athens, confluence of the ancient and modern worlds, is the subject of this colourful pictorial essay. Historic monuments crown this mythology-laden city — from the bare marble grandeur of the Parthenon and the Theatre of Dionysus to the stately ruins of the temple of Olympian Zeus. Athens’ conjunction of the very old and the relatively new results in many quaint neighbourhoods. Tour Plaka, the oldest quarter of modern Athens; the market district of Monastiraki; the cafés and bars of Psirri; or the excellent museums and trendy boutiques of Kolonaki. In addition, explore the wider Athens, set against the sun-drenched hill of Lycabettus and the glistening waters of the Saronic Gulf. Architectural photographer John Cleave has taken his original photographs of post-Olympic Athens and modified them with the use of Adobe Photoshop, creating an individual and artistic rendering of the enchanting city.

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While travelling the road to Elbasan, Keeley and his companions seek to learn about the terrible fifty years of physical and spiritual drought brought on by the Stalinist regime of Enver Hoxha and to see the first steps Albania has taken toward a more democratic government. Along the way, Keeley records in sometimes lyrical and humorous detail their meetings with people rejoicing in their new-found freedoms.

About the Author
Edmond Keeley is a prolific writer and translator of the major figures of conemporary Greek poetry. He is a professor emeritus at Princeton University.

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Photographic Book of Greece

Language Notes
Text: Greek, English (translation)

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Liverpool was the first British port of call for most American travelers in the nineteenth century—and though some, like sour wordsmith Henry James, preferred to describe the more picturesque Chester, many left accounts of their experiences in the city. This volume unearths some of these richly detailed passages—by the likes of Herman Melville, writing on the Liverpool docks, and Nathaniel Hawthorne, recording his years as American consul—and pairs them with other fascinating glimpses of a Liverpool past by such towering historical figures as Harriet Beecher Stowe, John James Audubon, and Frederick Douglass. The excerpts collected here paint a portrait of Liverpool through American eyes—and demonstrate the rich variety of cultural contacts between the two nations during centuries gone by.

About the Author
David Seed is professor of American literature at the University of Liverpool. His many publications include Brainwashing: The Fictions of Mind Control and American Science Fiction and the Cold War.

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“StyleCity: the destination of choice for the style-conscious traveler.”

StyleCity guides are indispensable. — Town and Country

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For travelers with twenty-first-century tastes. — Condé Nast Traveler

Gorgeous, ultra visual. — Elle Decoration

Super-smart city guides. — Esquire
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“For travelers with twenty-first century tastes.” —Condé Nast Traveler. “Gorgeous, ultra visual.” —Elle Décor.

This exciting series focuses on the excitement and uniqueness of the world’s greatest cities. Each volume is superbly designed and produced, yet ingeniously practical, with lavish photography, easy-to-read maps, and informed and enjoyable texts.

No other great world city represents such a dynamic convergence of popular culture with tradition, cosmopolitanism with national pride, retrospection with progress. London’s layers of history are given brilliance by the global trends it often originates. The city occupies an edgy and exciting position between European and American culture, with an idiosyncratic character all its own.

The updated and revised edition of StyleCity London highlights the city’s now world-famous gastronomic culture along with the latest hotel, boutique, bar, and museum openings. 400+ color illustrations.

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1902 edition by George Routledge and Sons, Limited, London.
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