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xii, 398 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Memoir of the author's impressions of Greece, combining commentary on history, philosophy, and language with portraits of the countryside and its people, observations on social mores and religious customs, and discussion of how the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman worlds of the past continue to make their presence felt.
82) Sappho's leap
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Life has always been a banquet for Sappho, one to be savored to the fullest. Following a magnificent destiny, her strange and sensual odyssey has carried her to the far corners of the ancient world, from Delphi to Egypt, to the Land of the Amazons, and the realm of Hades. For Sappho, it was always about love - love that seduced her into a plot to depose a dictator, and love that made her trade an unwanted marriage bed of a despised and drunken husband...
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A beautiful virtual tour from Athens, on a modern odyssey as varied and dramatic as Greek history, exploring exotic islands scattered like stones in the brilliant blue Aegean, ancient ruins, verdant hills, rocky coastlines, and timeless traditions. The dramatic view is enhanced by a soundtrack of traditional and modern Greek music and a narrative that celebrates Greek history and mythology.
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287 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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When a young demonstrator is publicly singled out and assassinated by highly trained killers in the heart of protest-charged Athens, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis is convinced the killing was meant not to take out a target, but as a message. A message from whom? To whom? And why? Kaldis' search for answers leads him and his team to the breathtakingly beautiful island of Santorini, heralded in legend as the lost island of Atlantis, and to eavesdrop...
88) Ancient Greece
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32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 28 cm.
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English
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Mystery cults are one of the most intriguing areas of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis, participants dramatically reenacted the story of Demeter's loss and recovery of her daughter Persephone; in the Bacchic cult, bands of women ran wild in the Greek countryside to honor Dionysus; in the mysteries of Mithras, men came to understand the nature of the universe and their place within it through frightening initiation ceremonies...
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402 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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What happens when you can't see that the man you married is actually the one you love? For her whole life Nina Findlay has been in a love triangle with two Italian brothers, Paolo, whom she married, and Luca, with whom she was always in love and who remained her best friend throughout her marriage. Now Nina faces the future alone - estranged from Luca and separated from Paolo, she escapes to the tiny Greek island where she honeymooned twenty-five...
94) Target: Tinos
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Andreas Kaldis's investigation into the murder of two gypsies on the Aegean island of Tinos leads him to more bodies, a secret society, and questions about the growing number of non-Greeks and gypsies flocking to the island.
95) The light of day
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Alfred Hitchcock said, "Mr. Ambler is a phenomenon," and Graham Greene referred to him as "our greatest thriller writer." This is an ideal title for introducing listeners to this master. Ambler brilliantly paints realistic portraits of his characters and the foreign landscape, mixing suspense with a subtle twist for added color. When Arthur Abdel Simpson first spots Harper in the Athens airport, he recognizes him as a tourist unfamiliar with the city...
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Magic tree house volume 16
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70 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
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English
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Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do.
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1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Historian Bettany Hughes goes on search of the real truth about democratic Athens, 2500 years ago. It has been revered as the birthplace of philosophy, art, science and the greatest political idea of all time; democracy.
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It is not an exaggeration to say that classical Greek civilization is the cornerstone of Western civilization today. The Greeks invented everything from logic and democracy to rhetoric, drama, and philosophy. Empire of the Early Greek World chronicles the remarkable legacy of the Greeks, as well as the diversity of their societies from the thriving democracy of Athens to the militarism of Sparta to the oligarchy of Thrace. It explores the conditions...
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