books by John Freely     books:     John Freely      Crete: Discovering the 'Great Island' (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) John Freely Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2008 I can't imagine a better guide & introduction to Crete John Freely is a professional travel writer best known for his several volumes on Istanbul and his "Strolling Through Athens". His volume on Crete hasn't sold as well, because it was brought out by a small publishing house in a not-particularly glossy cover. But it ...             Strolling Through Athens: Fourteen Unforgettable Walks through Europe's Oldest City John Freely Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2004 Not a guide book I am planning a trip to Athens next spring. I love to walk. What could be better than a book of 14 walks through Athens? Not this book. The few maps that are included are of poor quality and hard to read. There is no correlation between the maps and the text portion of ...             Istanbul: The Imperial City John Freely Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998 Excelent work!! In october of this year i'll be visiting Istanbul so i decided to read this book to increase my knowledge of this city and i wasnt dissapointed. I love the authors account of Istanbul since it's beginning.I ilke the way he relates how all the major buildings and ...             Strolling through Venice: The Definitive Walking Guidebook to 'La Serenissima' John Freely Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2008 Essential to my enjoyment of Venice I would encourage anyone planning a trip to Venice to try and get a copy of this book. Unlike the ordinary travel "dictionaries" which exhaustively catalog restaurants, hotels, and "must see" sites, but ultimately leave you on your own when it comes to making key ...             Istanbul (Blue Guides) John Freely A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 1987 A Guide for Big Boys and Girls I lived and worked in Ankara for three years, and used this guide and its predecessor every time I visited Istanbul. If you want to get off the beaten track, or if you really want to understand what you're looking at, this is the guide for you. If you want something ...             Living in Istanbul (Living In . . .) Flammarion, 1994 Not perfect but probably the best there is nowadays For anyone under a spell of Istanbul, this is a book to have and behold. The photography is excellent if also typical of glossy coffee table books: romantised and beautiful, very - yet the images chosen cover a wide range and offer interesting and evocative - or ...             The Ionian Islands: Corfu, Cephalonia, Ithaka and Beyond John Freely I. B. Tauris, 2008 Legend has it that the Ionian Islands were created as Zeus? beautiful lover, Io, raced through the Ionian Sea escaping Hera?s wrath. Rising from the waters between Greece and Italy, the Ionians ? peaks of an underwater mountain range ? are quite unlike any of the other Greek islands and are some of the most culturally, historically and ...             Storm on Horseback: The Seljuk Warriors of Turkey John Freely I. B. Tauris, 2008 Storm on Horseback is both a dramatic history and, uniquely, a traveller?s guide to the extraordinary heritage of the Seljuks in Turkey. Who are the Turks and where did they come from? The successive empires that they created in a whirlwind of conquests from China to North Africa led one chronicler to call the waves of mounted Turkic warriors a ...             The Cyclades: Discovering the Greek Islands of the Aegean John Freely I. B. Tauris, 2006 A useful read, but not a guide We're just back from a sailing vacation in the Cyclades, and brought this book along for reference. The historical perspective that the author carefully provides, is the most useful aspect of the book. After reading the book, and visiting the land, it is clear that ...             The Western Shores of Turkey: Discovering the Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts John Freely Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2004 Resting on two continents, Turkey reflects and absorbs the cultures of both East and West and nowhere is this more evident than along its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. This is a land immersed in history and mythology: it is where Anthony met Cleopatra, where Herodotus, the "father" of history, was born and where legendary battles were ...             Aladdin's Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World John Freely Knopf, 2009 Aladdin?s Lamp is the fascinating story of how ancient Greek philosophy and science began in the sixth century B.C. and, during the next millennium, spread across the Greco-Roman world, producing the remarkable discoveries and theories of Thales, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Archimedes, Galen, Ptolemy, and many others. John ...             Inside the Seraglio: Private Lives of the Sultans in Istanbul John Freely Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001 Private lives of the Sultans of Istanbul As indicated in the subtitle, "Inside the Seraglio" is about the 'private' lives of the Osmanli Sultans during the decline of the Ottoman Empire. For instance, the Crimean War gets one sentence: "The end of the Crimean War was celebrated at a banquet in Dolmabahçe ...             The Princes' Isles: A Guide John Freely Islander Editions/Adali Yayinlari, 2005 Ideal for either armchair travel or a walking tour, this book is the first comprehensive guide in English to the charming and romantic Princes? Islands, the small archipelago just off the Asian shore of Istanbul. Author John Freely brings alive the colorful history of the Princes? Islands as a Byzantine place of exile and an Ottoman summer ...             Strolling Through Istanbul Hillary Sumner-Boyd, John Freely Redhouse Press, 2001 Perhaps the best "city guide" ever written This book goes far beyond the "go here, then there" style of most tour guides, it is the only such book that I find myself dipping into at random just to enjoy the delighful descriptions of one of the world's most fascinating and colorful cities, coupled with amazing ...             The Lost Messiah: In Search of the Mystical Rabbi Sabbatai Sevi John Freely Overlook Hardcover, 2003 The reverse of the medal The crucial year is Anno Domini 1666 - Hegira 1067. In that year "Jews in various part of the Middle East and Europe were taken by a messianic frenzy... began selling their goods... preparing for their joint return to the Holy Land". A hectic exchange of letters ...          products you might be interested in search for books definitive, discovering, mediterranean, paperbacks, serenissima, unforgettable      toavi.com    web we recommend Perhaps the best "city guide" ever written randomly chosen book: Where Light takes its Color From the Sea