Search Results: Authors starting with F from KALAMOS BOOKS

Beijing: CITIC Publishing House / Zhong xin chu ban she, 2007 Book. New. French Wrap. 1st Chinese Edition. 'How to talk so kids will listen & Listen so kids will Talk" Translated inti Chinese. 320p. ilis Publishers PR bookmark laid in .rly Ann .

London: Cadogan Books, 1986 Book. Illus. by Pauline Pears. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 1st UK Edition. "The book that will make you feel at home in Turkey - exploring the interior of a greatOPttoman mosque or the ruins of a Hittite palace meeting the Turks in a dolmus cab or in a Turkish bath, or sampling the delights of a justly famed cuisine. 394p.map, illus.index.Name of owner, else fine.

London: Cadogan Books, 1995 Book. Illus. by Suzan Kentli. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 1st UK Edition.. Comprehensive tourist guide to Aegean Turkey from Istanbul along the Aegean and southern coasts Western Anatolia and Cappadocia. 376p.maps. illus. Owner's bookplate on title page, else fine..

Boston: Scott,Foresman, 1988 Book. Good>Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd.ed.. " .a brief introduction to the fundamental principles of methods and theory in archaeology." 230p. illus .bibliography. index Neat sound copy with just a few lines highlighted..

New York: Warner Books, 1980 Book. Good > Very Good. Pbk.. 1st Pbk Edition. |Love left her at the chapel, so Livia began a breathless, daring chase after romance. A young man and woman are deserted at the altar by their fiancees, who have shockingly eloped together! Disguised as a young boy, braving adventures on the road and the ever increasing danger of losing her heart to the infuriating, fascinating Sir Justin Ware who had also been left at the altar. At what was to be a double wedding, Sir Justin Warre and Livia Pemberton are left at the altar when their partners elope . . . with each other . . . so the two set off in pursuit!.

New York: Liveright, 1973 Book. Illus. by Trans. Jacqueline Lapidus. Fine. Soft cover. First Pbk.Ed... "At the height of the Greek Civil War,a lost nationalist army patrol seeks refuge in Doliani, a small village in the rugged Macedonian mountains, decimated by an endless stream of invading armies - Bulgarians,Italians,Germans, and finally their fellow Greeks. (it) is a pentrating indictment of the current regime in Greece as well,for many of those now in power appear in the novel. "in 1966, while embroiled in a political trial, Fakinos dramatically proved existence of a 'generals' plot' to establish a Greek military dictatorship by force. When the predicted coup d'etat occurred on April 21, 1967, he fled Greece with the unfinished manuscript of this book".

Athens: Ekdoseis Kedros, 1982 Book. Fine. French Wraps. Reprint. Young Astradeni moves from her safe, familiar life on the island of Symi to the confusion and dangers of Athens. 249p..

New York : Crown Publishers, 1992 Book. Illus. by Mougoyiannis, Athina. As New. Hardcover. 1st US Edition.. A dramatic, unforgettable novel of cruelty and passion set in the great Harem of the Ottoman empire.In Constantinople there is only one ruler: Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, Lord of Lords of this World, Possessor of Mens Necks, Allahs Deputy, absolute ruler of the mighty Ottoman Empire. And at the heart of his palace is the Sultans vast Harem, the domain of hundreds of scented, pampered womensome wives, some concubines, some merely slaves. Among them is Gulbehar, the Sultans submissive favorite and mother of his heir; Julia, the daughter of an Italian lord, kidnapped when she attempted to flee Venice with her lover; and Hürrem, a Tartar girl from the Russian steppes, sold into slavery. All three women are beautiful, but Hürrem is the most dangerous - ruthless in her desire to rule the Harem and, ultimately, Suleyman himself. Endlessly manipulative and clever, she carefully arranges… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, 2000 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st US Ed... 'Arrestingly beautiful and fiercely intelligent, Cleopatra VII of Egypt was barely more than a teenager when she inherited the richest empire in the world -- one that stretched from the scorching deserts of lower Egypt to the shining Mediterranean metropolis of Alexandria. Imperiled at every turn by court conspiracies and Roman treachery, Cleopatra brazenly sought a partnership with the only man who could secure Egypt's safety: Julius Caesar, a wily politician and battle-hardened general with a weakness for women. The result was a passionate love affair that scandalized Rome and thrust Cleopatra into the glittering but deadly world of imperial intrigue and warfare -- a world that she would mesmerize and manipulate even after Caesar was gone. .

London / Toronto: J.M.Dent, 1956 Book. Illus. by Donna Little . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Underwater adventure off the Pacific coast, just south of the Canadian border when teenage twins discover a small box with a Cbinese manuscript inside- leading to a sunken treasure 167p. illus.An exceptionally neat copy of an uncommon children's book by a Canadian writer .

Athens: Metaichmio, 2014 Book. Illus. by Klaire Georgelli. New Book from Greece. Soft cover. 1st Greek Edition.. A new series of children's books, which will be completed in four volumes and aims to encourage children and parents to enjoy everyday issues such as bath time, feeding, arranging the room and addressing fears. 40p illuss.

Athens: Metaichmio, 2014 Book. Illus. by Klaire Georgelli. New Book from Greece. Soft cover. 1st Greek Edition.. A new series of children's books, which will be completed in four volumes and aims to encourage children and parents to enjoy everyday issues such as bath time, feeding, arranging the room and addressing fears. 40p.ILLUIS.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1980 Book. Illus. by Trans William Weaver. Fine. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition. Moving novel based on the tragic real life story of Alexander Panagoulis, who attempted to assassinate George Papadopoulos during the regime of the Colonels in Greece, for which he was captured, imprisoned and tortured. The author was a well respected Italians journalist and although presented as fiction it vividly reconstructs the brutality of the dictatorial regime.463p..

New York: Pocket Books., 1981 Book. Illus. by Trans William Weaver. Good>Very Good. Pbk. 1st.US Edition.. Moving novel based on the tragic real life story of Alexander Panagoulis, who attempted to assassinate George Papadopoulos during the regime of the Colonels in Greece, for which he was captured, imprisoned and tortured. Although presented as fiction it vividly illustrates the brutality of the dictatorial regime.371p..

Ottawa, ON: Deneau Publishers., 1982 Book. As New. Spiral Binding. 1st Canadian Edition. Tradtional recipes from a Palestinian immigrant to Canada. 118p. index..

London: Heinemann, 1982 Book. Illus. by African Writers Series. Fine. Pbk. Reprint. Winner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature Farah's landmark "Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship" trilogy is comprised by the novels "Sweet and Sour Milk," "Sardines," and "Close Sesame." In this volume, the second of the three, a woman loses her job as editor of the national newspaper and then finds her efforts to instill her daughter with a sense of dignity and independence threatened by an oppressive government and the traditions of conservative Islam. "Sardines" brilliantly combines a social commentary on life under a dictatorship with a compassionate exploration of African feminist issues.250p. Crisp unmarked copy..

Puffin, 1981 Book. Illus. by Edward Ardizzone . Near Fine. Soft cover. Reprint. Every night when the children were tucked up in bed, the Old Nurse would pull out a pair of stockings from the mending-basket and while she threaded her needle she would look in her memory for a story that fitted the size of the hole. The children always stopped their bickering at once, for none of them wanted to miss her extraordinary stories of princes and princesses, Greek gods, sea captains and other wonderful characters she had come across in her hundreds of years as a children's nurse. Enhanced with evocative line drawings by Edward Ardizzone.79p..

Montreal: McGill University Press., 1979 Book. Fine. Comb Binding. Revised Edition. Originally published McGill, Montreal 1971."In this edition attention has been paid to a number of guidelines laid down in the new grammar published by the OEDB of the Greek Ministry of Education, September 1976. 278p, illus tables [ ONE copy of this early edition found in WorldCat].

New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1983 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st US Edition.. Yale linguistic series / McGill University companions to modern Greek studies. 293p..

New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1983 Book. New. Soft cover. Re-issue. Yale linguistic series / McGill University companions to modern Greek studies. 469p. NOTE : Oversized, heavy volume.