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Jack and Annie are off to ancient Greece, where they race against time to witness the very first Olympic Games! Illustrated.

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As a self-described "champion of small uglies," English writer Gerald Durrell (1925-1995) devoted his life to writing and the preservation of wildlife, from the Mauritius pink pigeon to the Rodriques fruit bat. My Family and Other Animals was intended to embrace the natural history of the Greek island of Corfu, but ended up as a delightful account of ...

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Eyewitness Travel Guides are the original illustrated travel guidebooks-and they're still the best. Since 1993, the Eyewitness brand has established itself as one of the industry leaders, with sales of more than 6.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Featuring more than 70 worldwide destinations, new titles are being added to the best-selling Eyewitness Travel Gu...

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From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there, chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks ...

Book Description
Eyewitness Travel Guides are the original illustrated travel guidebooks-and they're still the best. Since 1993, the Eyewitness brand has established itself as one of the industry leaders, with sales of more than 6.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Featuring more than 70 worldwide destinations, new titles are being added to the best-selling Eyewitness Travel Gu...

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Whether you're escaping to the island paradise of your dreams or exploring the evocative remains of ancient civilisations, all the information you need is here at your fingertips.

• 120 easy-to-read maps
• latest information on inter-island ferry services
• the best locations for diving, trekking and sailing
• hundreds of places to ...

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The food of the Greek Islands, which stretch from the Turkish shore to the eastern Ionian Sea, is simple but packed with flavor. Aglaia Kremezi has gathered over 150 recipes from these ancient, sunny lands and presented them with fascinating historical and cultural notes in The Foods of the Greek Islands, a landmark collection. The dishes she offers, such as Sp...

The New York Times Book Review, Ted Conover
[Dalrymple] has a zeal for ecclesiastical arcana that occasionally blinds him to the limits of what might interest the general reader.... But this passion is leavened by his dark sense of humor and talent as a journalist.... Dalrymple is the professor whole obscure lectures you attend just so you can hear him talk. --This text refe...

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From Publishers Weekly
Many recent travel memoirs have focused on the personal minutiae of a journey, but Atlantic Monthly correspondent Kaplan (Balkan Ghosts) is a breed apart. Similar to classic writers like Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller, Kaplan relates only a scant amount of detail about himself and why he's traveling. Particulars about quirky characters and minor annoyan...

Entertainment Weekly, 11 December 1998
You *could* live in one of these sunwashed timeless villages. You *could* idly nibble olives, sip ouzo, and stare meditatively at the azure Aegean. But you'd probably miss "Everybody Loves Raymond." Why not enjoy these inviting pictures of where you don't live instead?

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"The granddaddy of budget guides"
--The New York Times

"Guides that penetrate the veneer of holiday brochures and mine the grit of real life"
--The Economist


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Oscar Wilde compared it to a white goddess, Evelyn Waugh to Stilton cheese. In observers from Lord Byron to Sigmund Freud to Virginia Woolf it met with astonishment, rapture, poetry, even tears--and, always, recognition. Twenty-five hundred years after it first rose above Athens, the Parthenon remains one of the wonders of the world, its beginnings and strange t...

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1. Around Athens
2. Central Athens
3. Piraeus
4. Acropolis
5. Athens
6. Unique Lonely Planet Walking Tour
7. Index of all Streets & Sights
8. Essential Information & Glossary

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Nearly two-thirds of the New Testament--including all of the letters of Paul, most of the book of Acts, and the book of Revelation--is set outside of Israel, in either Turkey or Greece. Although biblically-oriented tours of the areas that were once ancient Greece and Asia Minor have become increasingly popular, up until now there has been no definitive guidebook...

Excerpted from Ireland : True Stories of Life on the Emerald Isle (Travelers' Tales) by James O'Reilly, Sean O'Reilly, Larry Habegger. Copyright © 2000. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
Excerpted from Travelers' Tales Ireland: True Stories of Life on the Emerald Isle, edited by James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, and Sean O'Reilly. Copyright (c) 2000. Reprint...

Language Notes
Text: English, Greek (translation)

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In the mid-second century A.D., a widely traveled geographer named Pausanias made an exhaustive survey of the major cities, temples, and byways of Greece, writing one of the world's first travel books in the bargain. Two millennia later, British archaeologists Mee and Spawforth follow in Pausanias's footsteps, correcting and updating his observations and providing cle...

From the Publisher
"Athens" is an indispensable companion for navigating this vibrant city. From the treasures of the Acropolis, to the red-tiled roofs of Plaka, this comprehensive guide captures the unique spirit of the city where the 2004 Olympic Games are finally returning to their birthplace.

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The Mediterranean light hits the Greek islands in a special way. For thousands of years authors have been trying to describe it, and Yann Arthus-Bertrand's sumptuous photography brings it alive. The 102 color aerial photographs in Greece from the Air depict a craggy, flower-specked coast against an aqua sea, cultivated fields, houses built into cliffs, the Thea...

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The best travel guides ever.

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This tour through ancient Greece includes the Acropolis, the temple o Poseidon, the Agora, Olympia and Delphi. Overlays depict the sculptures and other adornments thought to have embellished the buildings in their day.

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Ingram
For 1997, the Gold Guides have been dramatically revamped. And with loads of great new features, they are easier to use and more helpful than ever. Short, medium, and long itineraries in each chapter of the guides advise readers on what to see and do in the time they have. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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With candid reviews of each cruise line and tips on how to get the best deals, this guide is specifically geared to those travelers who come to Greece for beaches, beautiful weather, and island-hopping. Maps. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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