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Art of Exile
By the time he was six, John Freely had crossed the Atlantic four times. His childhood was spent on the mean streets of 1930s Brooklyn, where he scavenged for junk to sell and …
Grand Turk
Sultan Mehmet II, the Grand Turk, known to his countrymen as Fatih, 'the Conqueror', and to much of Europe as 'the present Terror of the World', was once the most feared and …
Light from the East
Long before the European Renaissance, while the western world was languishing in what was once called the 'Dark Ages', the Arab world was ablaze with the knowledge, invention and …
Aladdin's Lamp
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 …
Aristoteles in Oxford
Mehr als 1 000 Jahre vor Kopernikus, Galilei und Newton haben viele Gelehrte das Wissen der Antike bewahrt, Naturerscheinungen beobachtet und experimentiert. In einer glänzenden …
Stamboul Sketches
Throughout the 1960s, John Freely explored the alleys, hidden corners and monuments of Istanbul, in between teaching, to create a legendary guidebook with Hilary Sumner-Boyd. But …
Strolling Through Istanbul
First published in 2005. Long acknowledged to be the 'best travel guide to Istanbul' (Times of London) this classic of travel literature is now available in a larger format in …
Travel Guide to Homer
In October 1945 at the age of 19, John Freely passed the southernmost tip of Crete on his way home from the war in China, just as Odysseus did on his homeward voyage from the …
Kopernikus
Elegant erzählt John Freely das wechselvolle Leben eines der bedeutendsten Gelehrten der Renaissance. Dieses Buch vereinigt Biographie und spannende Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Die …
Strolling Through Istanbul
'The best travel guide to Istanbul' - The TimesPractical and informative, readable and vividly described, this is the definitive guide to and story of Istanbul, by those who know …