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Socrates in the Agora
$3.00As far as we know, the 5th-century B.C. Greek philosopher Socrates himself wrote nothing. We discover his thoughts and deeds entirely through the writings of his followers, disciples who accompanied…
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Studies in Archaic Corinthian Vase Painting
$65.00Two important contributions to Greek pottery studies. Aftermath, by D. A. Amyx, is a catalogue of material supplementing his work in Corinth VII.2 but found after the cutoff of 1969…
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Sylvie & True
$15.00Sylvie, a rabbit, and True, a water snake, are best friends. They live together in a small apartment on a quiet street in a big city. Like a lot of…
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The Art of Antiquity
$75.00The archives of the American School excavations in the Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolors and drawings (well over 400) by Piet de Jong, one of the best-known,…
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The Church of St. Dionysios the Areopagite and the Palace of the Archbishop of Athens in the 16th Century
$5.00The ruins of the church of St. Dionysios are still visible on a flat terrace just below the summit of the Areopagus in Athens, overlooking the Athenian Agora. Early travelers…
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The Derveni Krater
$75.00This beautifully illustrated book represents the first full publication of the most elaborate metal vessel from the ancient world yet discovered. Found in an undisturbed Macedonian tomb of the late…
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The Ghost of Poplar Point
$16.00Allie Nichols, “Ghost Magnet,” has only just finished sixth grade, but already she’s grappled with her fair share of adventure: three ghosts have sought her help in less than two…
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The Late Bronze Age Settlement and Early Iron Age Sanctuary
$100.00Final report on the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age evidence (pottery, metalwork, terracottas, architecture and other constructions) from excavations conducted by the University of Chicago at the sanctuary…
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The Mycenaean Feast
$25.00The large-scale, formal consumption of huge quantities of food and drink is a feature of many societies, but extracting evidence for feasting from the archaeological record has, until recently, been…
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The New American House
$55.00HK Case studies of 30 single-family houses represent notable work by Charles Gwathmey, Bill Pedersen, Steven Holl, Eric Owen Moss, Scogin Elam & Bray, and others.
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The New York Times Country Weekend Cookbook
$32.00Like fireworks on the Fourth of July, relaxing country weekends are an American summertime tradition and no newspaper knows better how to enjoy them in style than The New York…