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Author
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Pub. Date
[1974]
Physical Desc
2 v. (xiii, 461 p.) : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
The History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...
2) The fury
Author
Language
English
Description
Spending Easter with Lana Farrar, a reclusive ex-movie star and one of the most famous women in the world, on her idyllic private Greek island, her guests, concealing hatred and desire for revenge, become trapped when the night ends in violence and murder.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings. Her visions lead her to the Greek island of Corfu, where five others have been lured to seek the fire star. Sasha recognizes them, because she has drawn them.
4) Greece
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Greece.
5) Greece
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Enchantment of the world. Second series. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
63 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A discussion of the early Greeks, including who the people were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
8) Bay of sighs
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces Mermaid Annika is from the sea, and it is there she must return after her quest to find the stars. New to this world, her purity and beauty are nothing less than breathtaking, along...
11) The Corfu trilogy: my famliy and other animals, birds, beasts, and relatives, the garden of the gods
Author
Publisher
Penguin books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
756 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gerald Durrrell moved from England to Corfu with his family when he was eight. He became fascinated by the island's natural history and spent much of his time studying the local wildlife and grew up to be a famous naturalist, animal-collector and conservationist. This book presents a trilogy of his experiences and observations.
Author
Publisher
D. Appleton & Company
Pub. Date
1904 [c1899]
Physical Desc
xviii, 568 p. front. (port.) plates. 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Histories of Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. Written around 430 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in Greece, Western Asia, and Northern Africa at that time.[citation needed] Although not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West's most important sources...
Author
Series
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Modern Library pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 766 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
This edition is the Dryden translation. Plutarch'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 far his most famous and influential work, Plutarch reveals the character and personality of his subjects and how they led ultimately to tragedy or victory. Richly anecdotal and full of detail, Volume I contains profiles...
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This Empires episode explores the history of ancient Greek civilization as seen through the lives of its heroes with reconstructions and re-creations of significant locations and events.
Author
Publisher
Brown Bear Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the fascinating lifestyles of people in Ancient Greece. Using a celebrity-magazine type format, readers are introduced to life in this society.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A Midsummer Night's Dream portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals), who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world."
19) Ancient Greece
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p.
Language
English
Description
Arts and crafts of series. Includes index.
20) The island villa
Author
Publisher
Canary Street Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
381 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Celebrated romance author Catherine Swift has topped the bestseller lists for decades, though her personal story hasn't been quite so successful. Three failed marriages have left her relationship with her daughters strained, but that's about to be rectified. Engaged yet again, Catherine is counting on this wedding to be what finally brings them together as a family, and she'll do whatever it takes to make that happen"--