Ayrton,ElisabethMareMagnum
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1963"This is the story of Arkas, a young Cretan totally deafened by a wartime explosion. Bitterness and suspicion pervade his world of silence and have distorted a natural aptitude for archaeology into illicit digging with a gang of toughs who care nothing for the marvels of antiquity." 256Pp. Book
1998".chonicles the lives of the people of Cephallonia as they contend with the Axis invasion and occupation, and the unexpected acts of God and man that shape their lives during the five decades that follow" This reprint issued for the release of the motion picture starring Nicholas Cage and Penelope Cruz. Cover with still photo from the movie. Book
1960A novel for young people about the Olympic Games in the time of Pericles. The author was a sports writer and a memeber of the Canadian Olympic Committee, 236p. Book
1999In pre-war Greece Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller discovered Greek literature and poetry from their friendship with George Seferis and George Katsimbalis.290p. notes, index. Author inscription on title page Book
1972Mystery & mayhem on a Greek island "James Pibble...former Scotland Yard superintendent and on vacationon the Ionian island of Hyos, is hired to protect Greek tycoon Thanassis Thanatos from the Mob, .... Rumor has it the crooks are eyeing Hyos for their booming drug-smuggling trade. Throw in British intelligence and a clandestine American operation, and you've got an international free-for-all.196P. Book
1972Mystery & mayhem on a Greek island " James Pibble...former Scotland Yard superintendent and on vacationon the Ionian island of Hyos, is hired to protect Greek tycoon Thanassis Thanatos from the Mob, .... Rumor has it the crooks are eyeing Hyos for their booming drug-smuggling trade. Throw in British intelligence and a clandestine American operation, and you've got an international free-for-all. Book
1979" April 1941 - the monastery on the heights of Zervos takes on a crucial new significance as the Germans prepare to invade Greece. A Scots secret agent, a Greek patriot and two English soldiers face tremendous odds as they race against time to dent crack Nazi troops, the use of this vital observation post. The action begins at sea and continues non-stop overland in a murderous mind-killing creep up the ice-bound mountain, culminating in a sensational, breathtaking, nail-biting finish Book
1967Nick Urfe, a young British schoolteacher, travels to the Greek island of Phraxos for a vacation. There he manages to wander into a series of misadventures and confusions that bring the stability of his world into doubt. A careless flirtation with another tourist leads to a messy affair, and a chance introduction brings him under the influence of an enigmatic, elderly recluse who stands at the center of an oddly sinister cult. Book
1962"During the early part of June, 1947, a small party of sightseers found itself trapped in what was then the newly-discovered labyrinth of Cefalu, in the island of Crete." Originally published under the title "Cefalu" London,1947 then in an Ace paperback in 1958 this is therefore the first US trade edition. 266p.Name of owner.Edges of DJ slightly scuffed, now in protective sleeve Book
1984Visiting Greece to reconsider her troubled marriage, forty-two-year-old Connie Nolan has a tempestuous love affair with Alki, a Greek seaman before returning to America. Book
2004In a Greek taverna, high over the small village of Aghia Anna, four people meet for the first time: Fiona, an Irish nurse, Thomas, a Californian academic; Elsa, a German television presenter; and David, a shy English boy. Along with Andreas, the old man who runs the taverna, they become close to each other after witnessing a tragedy when a pleasure steamer catches fire in the harbour.Nights of Rain and Stars is the story of one summer when Fiona, Thomas, Elsa and David all have to face the particular life crisis which first made them leave their homes and end up in Greece. With the help of Vonnie, a middle-aged Irishwoman who lives in the village and is now a near-native, they each find a solution - although not necessarily one they anticipated. Book
1985Submarine coxswain Ben Grant has a medal for his exploits in Norwegian waters earlier in the war, but this does not help him face operations in a far different theatre - the Mediterranean - or endear him to his colleagues.Strained and nerve-racked, he joins the submarine Avon en route to Torbruk in the summer of 1942.But at Malta events come to a head and he is asked to volunteer for Special Submarine Operations,a secret subversive unit.The target is occupied Greece, the mission dangerous - and the only flaw in the plan is his former skipper,Half-Shackle. In this new Ben Grant saga, Eric Collenette gives another story from the war at sea and in his taut, straightforward prose he vividly recreates those tense days of submarine warfare. Book
2001"During the early part of June, 1947, a small party of sightseers found itself trapped in what was then the newly-discovered labyrinth of Cefalu, in the island of Crete."Originally published 1947 under the tile "Cefalu"). Crisp tight copy Book
1986"The estate is worth five million pounds - and someone thinks that's reason enough for a murder . family intrigues accelerate and the intricacies of English law become entangled with the mythology of Ancient Greece ." with a final denoument in Corfu. Book
1979Rousing adventure in 1944 on a Greek island where the occupying Nazis are faced by a motley crew of heroes - novel of the movie (Based on a story by Richard S.Lochte and George P.Cosmatos, screenplay by Edward Anhalt and Richard S.Hocte.) Pbk.252p. Condition : Good. Book
1999".chonicles the lives of the people of Cephallonia as they contend with the Axis invasion and occupation, and the unexpected acts of God and man that shape their lives during the five decades that follow" This reprint issued for the release of the motion picture starring Nicholas Cage and Penelope Cruz. Cover with still photo from the movie. Book
1982A young woman stands at a crossroad: her father has recently died; she has left her husband; and more, recently, her lover has left her. Traveling east with her young daughter, she stops off to visit old friends and relatives, each of whom reflects a different facet of her own life. Having still to come to terms with past losses, Nikki is not yet prepared to face her future. Her trip is a kind of hiatus, a time during which no irrevocable decisions need be made, a time to consolidate and clarify. Each of the people she meets, each new situation, triggers a memory, reveals the past in a new light, prods a reassessment so that the novel becomes a tapestry of association whose design gains depth and richness as each new color is laid in. Finally, reader and narrator together come to see the pattern complete, to understand its meaning and so to be able to move on. Book
1986Fascinating novel combining archaeology and science fiction, with feisty American heroine pitted against a dictatorial Greek regime. (text clean and neat. but covers scuffed) Book
2002With an epic scope and keen sense of detail, Steven Pressfield has created an entertaining and vital reimagining of the Amazon legend with his historical novel, Last of the Amazons. Combining myth with history, Pressfield offers a conjectural account of the legendary female warrior tribe as it may have existed in the years leading up to its extinction.400p. maps on end papers, Book
2002"With an epic scope and keen sense of detail, Steven Pressfield has created an entertaining and vital reimagining of the Amazon legend with his historical novel, Last of the Amazons. Combining myth with history, Pressfield offers a conjectural account of the legendary female warrior tribe as it may have existed in the years leading up to its extinction. ". Book
1992[# 1619] Destination: Greece. Attractions: the Acropolis, the Islands-and Alexis Theodorou. Zoe had been told that Greek men's attitudes could be rather traditional, but Alexis Theodorou's ideas were positively archaic. Especially when it came to Sofia, his younger sister. As Sofia's companion, Zoe couldn't help but be appalled by Alexis's possessiveness. As a woman, she couldn't help but be intrigued. 1 Book
2000Brilliant at war, a master of politics, and a charismatic lover, Alcibiades was Athens' favorite son and the city's greatest general. A prodigal follower of Socrates, he embodied both the best and the worst of the Golden Age of Greece. A commander on both land and sea, he led his armies to victory after victory. But like the heroes in a great Greek tragedy, he was a victim of his own pride, arrogance, excess, and ambition. Accused of crimes against the state, he was banished from his beloved Athens, only to take up arms in the service of his former enemies. For nearly three decades, Greece burned with war and Alcibiades helped bring victories to both sides ? and ended up trusted by neither. Narrated from death row by Alcibiades' bodyguard and assassin, a man whose own love and loathing for his former commander mirrors the mixed emotions felt by all Athens, Tides of War tells an epic saga of an extraordinary century, a war that changed history, and a complex leader who seduced a nation. Book
1978Set in ancient Greece an adventure story of Leander, King of Tiryns and King Diomedes of Argos. 170p, illus, family tree.map.. Book
1990An early mystery by Ellis Peters/Edith Pargeter. Death surrounds archaeological finds from Greece. Book
2014The innocent early childhood of the author, on a beautiful and serene Greek island, was painfully interrupted by World War II. The inevitable impact upon the development of the author's personality and character, as well as all facets of life in Greece brought about by the war, the occupation, the famine, the flight to Palestine, and the subsequent civil war was profound. It is presented realistically in the first half of the book, from historical and political points of view, as objectively as humanly possible. The second half depicts the author as a university professor in North America, embroiled in continuous struggle, trying to cope with educational, societal, xenophobic, anti-foreign, jingoistic, and racial issues while striving to advance his own scientific career in the face of numerous family disasters. The reminiscence of the blue sea surrounding the faraway island provided him with the peace of mind needed to cope with such complex and difficult issues.220p. Notes [10 copies in Worldcat] Book