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Nicholas T. Parsons Sutton Publishing, UK, ISBN: 978-0750943932, pp.378, h/b, d/j, CY£18.44/ €31.50 An entertaining history of guidebooks from medieval to modern times - how they have made the world safe to explore and supplied a list of things to do, see and eat in far-flung places. But are we really seeing these places, or only guidebook versions of them?
Rita Severis Hellenic Bank, 2007, ISBN: 978-9963880539, pp.105, first edition in Greek, Turkish and English, p/b, €10.75
Brian Self Freebirds Publishing, 2007, ISBN: 978-9963944309. pp. 339, p/b, CY£10.53/ €18.00 Restoring Cypriot ruins, watching the Berlin wall collapse, living with Nicosia's Green Line, experiencing the otherness of Istanbul, discovering Egyptian dancers in Damascus; spies, bloggers, book collectors, minefields, the meaning of a park, the pain of statelessness, the tragedy of Iraq and Aphrodite's divided island; Tony Blair's fear making, modern art, Che Guevara, Picasso and a Swiss who builds bridges to express his love for the world and it's people. These essays move from one thing to the unexpected other, connecting people, ideas and places with the realities of our time.
Edited by: Rita C. Severis AdVenture, Athens, 2007, ISBN: 978-9608779235, pp.357, h/b, d/j, CY£31.90 / €54.50
Steven Runciman Potamos Publishers, Athens, 2006, 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9606691047, pp. 214, p/b, d/j, CY£12.60
George Argyris En Tipis Publications, Nicosia, ISBN: 9963654274. pp. 119, p/b, CY£7.35 Aphrodite, Salamis, St. Paul's Pillar, St. Lazarus, St. Barnabas, The Holy Cross of Stavrovouni, St. Catharine's Prison, The Holy Rope of Omodos, St. Nicholas of the Cats, The Shrine of Hala Sultan Tekke, St. Hilarion Castle. The Miraculous Icon of the Holy Mother, Kolossi Castle. The Sarcophagus of the Saint of Love, Limassol Castle, Lefkara Lace, Othello's Tower.
Emile Deschamps Laiki Bank Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, 2005, ISBN: 9963658105, edition in Greek, pp.301, h/b, CY£16.80
Dr. Rita C. Severis - Dr. Michael Given Hellenic Bank, 2004, ISBN: 9963 42 702 2, first edition in Greek, Turkish and English, pp. 111, p/b, large format, CY£6.30 As a sequel to the publication "Nicosia: Monuments and Memories", the presentation of the history of the Presidential Palace, enriched by references to the social history of Cyprus, creates the opportunity to revive the past alongside the present.
Rita Severis Hellenic Bank, 2004, ISBN: 9963880517, first edition in Greek, Turkish and English, pp. 112, p/b, large format, CY£6.30
LEFKOŞA:
ANITLAR VE ANILAR NICOSIA:
MONUMENTS AND MEMORIES Hellenıc
Bank, Nicosia 2003,
ISBN 9963 42 701 4, pp.102, numerous b & w illustrations, text in Greek,
Turkish and English, p/b, CY£6 This trilingual edition is aimed both at the foreign visitor as well as the local resident who wants to familiarize himself with his country’s political and social history through existing monuments. The text, which appears in the form of a lively play for voices, is composed of extracts from travelogues, books and memoirs of people that lived in or visited the capital from the 12th century to the present.
Johannes Zellinger Matthes & Seitz, Munchen, ISBN: 3882218126, German language only, pp.357, h/b, d/j, CY£16.80 April 2005 issue of German travel magazine dedicated to Cyprus. More info on: http://www.merian.de/
Anna Marangou / Andreas G. Coutas Nicosia, 2005, ISBN: 9963909116, a lot of color photographs, pp.155, p/b, CY£12.60 (Also edition in Greek) This book is a debt to the town that raised me and which today, in the 21st century, lies empty, desolate and in ruins, abandoned to sun and wind and to the foolishness of man. It is also a book dedicated and indebted to the people of Famagusta, who are now scattered across the island, but also to those who have Left - to George Pol. Georghiou, Evangelos Louizos, Kyriacos Hadjioannou and PanayiotisSerghis. Finally, it is a book of debt and love to the memory of my father and uncle, with whom I took my first steps along the path of history. Mediaeval Famagusta is what is most precious and symbolic in Cyprus today. It is the apogee and the fall, wealth and destitution, desire and passion -with the difference that it is the sandstone that tells this living story, it is the memories that have become one with the stones, the earth, the shuddering of frescoes and human dreams. This book came into being in 2003, following the opening of the checkpoints. Friend and photographer Andreas Coutas captured the buildings' present state. I am especially thankful to Turkish Cypriot archaeologist Tuncer Bagiskan, whose help in securing photographs of monuments now languishing in military zones, where photography is prohibited, was invaluable. I would also like to extend my gratitude to the sponsor of this publication, Adonis Papadopoulos, and Interarient Navigation Co Ltd for their generosity and the trust they have shown in me and my proposal. Cyprus culture is in need of real, tangible support. May our land see better days in the years to come, and may my town one day regain the glory and radiance she once had. (Preface by Anna G. Marangou)
Sequel to the best-selling Back of Beyond, this talking book takes a look at the years during which author Sheila and artist Harry Hawkins built their dream home and integrated into the local community in a remote Akamas village.
Patricia
Macleod P M Publications, Dublin, 2000, pp.143, p/b, £5 [sole distributor] The
story of Macleod and her husband’s “not quite by chance” encounter with
Cyprus in the early seventies and the following twenty-five years of what she
calls her “love affair” with the island, ‘Of Villages and Vines’ is a
highly personal account of life as a frequent visitor to Cyprus. There are
several colour photographs illustrating the text, all taken by the author’s
husband, Roger Macleod.
Seamus
MacHugh Rimal
Publications, Cyprus, 1999, pp.293, p/b, £7 An
account of the personal experiences of MacHugh as he travelled throughout Cyprus
over a three year period, visiting all the places of major cultural and
historical interest on the island, both north and south. Stories of, monasteries
and Byzantine churches blend in with those of ‘gatecrashing’ a reception for
the President’s daughter and praying to local saints for deliverance. Warm,
light-hearted and well written, a great alternative guide to the island of
Cyprus.
My Old Acquaintance: Yesterday in Cyprus Barbara
Cornwall Lyssarides Nicosia, 1999, pp.300, p/b, £7 [sole distributor]
George Mikes
Andre Deutsch, 1965, First Edition,
pp.124, h/b, d/j, CY£18.90 |
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