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Istanbul: Memories and the City
Average Rating: 4.0
Price: $10.85
Author: Orhan Pamuk
Manufacturer: Vintage
ISBN13: 9781400033881
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A shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world’s great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His portrait of his city is thus also a self-portrait, refracted by memory and the melancholy–or hüzün– that all Istanbullus share: the sadness that comes of living amid the ruins of a lost empire.

With cinematic fluidity, Pamuk moves from his glamorous, unhappy parents to the gorgeous, decrepit mansions overlooking the Bosphorus; from the dawning of his self-consciousness to the writers and painters–both Turkish and foreign–who would shape his consciousness of his city. Like Joyce’s Dublin and Borges’ Buenos Aires, Pamuk’s Istanbul is a triumphant encounter of place and sensibility, beautifully written and immensely moving.

Rick Steves' Istanbul
Average Rating: 4.5
Price: $12.21
Author: Lale Surmen Aran
Manufacturer: Avalon Travel Publishing
ISBN13: 9781598802153
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Rick Steves’ Istanbul is a “tour guide in your pocket” to one of the world’s grandest cities. Walking in the footsteps of Byzantine emperors and Ottoman sultans, you’ll explore the city where Europe meets Asia. With this up-to-date advice, you’ll make the most out of your time and money, and have your pick of good-value hotels and restaurants. Self-guided walking tours lead you through historic mosques, ancient mosaic-speckled churches, bustling bazaars, and artifact-packed museums. You’ll find out where the locals go for sea-food and for the tastiest Turkish delight candies. In this guide, Lale Surmen Aran and Tankut Aran team up with Rick Steves to bring you the best of Istanbul.

Istanbul (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Average Rating: 4.0
Price: $15.64
Author: DK Publishing
Manufacturer: DK Travel
ISBN13: 9780756625016
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Istanbul: The Imperial City
Average Rating: 4.0
Price: $12.75
Author: John Freely
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
"Surrounded by a garland of waters" on the narrow straits of the Bosporus dividing Europe and Asia, Istanbul--formerly known as Constantinople--has been an unrivaled locus of cultural exchange since its beginnings as the Greek colony Byzantium. In its more than twenty-six centuries of existence the city has survived countless natural and political catastrophes, foreign conquests, and dynastic upheavals, enduring fantastic changes in religion, language, political status, and name. Despite these onslaughts of time, a vibrant local character and spirit have abided. This fascinating history of the city from its foundation to the present is a guide for the curious traveler as well as an evocation of an illustrious past.
Also included is a comprehensive gazetteer of all major monuments and museums

Time Out Istanbul (Time Out Guides)
Average Rating: 4.5
Price: $13.57
Author: Time Out
Manufacturer: Time Out
ISBN13: 9781846700101
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Time Out Istanbul helps visitors make the most of their time and money in this historic city. Written by informed locals, this guide features candid reviews of more than 70 restaurants, from five-star sushi palaces to inviting cafés, as well as accommodations from spartan to splendid. Here, too, are profiles of the best and worst of the challenging Grand Bazaar; tips on Turkish bathhouse etiquette; a guide to Istanbul’s rich Byzantine and Ottoman history; boat trips up the Bosphorus and other day trips, including islands, beaches, monasteries, and barefoot hill climbs. Color photos, updated maps, new sidebars, and rechecked entries distinguish this new edition.

The Rough Guide to Istanbul 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Price: $13.59
Author: Terry Richardson
Manufacturer: Rough Guides
ISBN13: 9781848360686
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The Rough Guide to Istanbul is the ultimate travel guide with clear maps and detailed coverage of the best attractions Istanbul has to offer. Discover the frenetic city of Istanbul from the top of the Galata Tower with its breathtaking views across Istanbul, or from the labyrinth Ottoman shopping complex of the Grand Bazaar. Packed with detailed, practical advice on what to see and do in Istanbul this guide provides reliable, up-to-date details of the best hotels in Istanbul for all budgets. Featuring detailed coverage on a full range of attractions; from the Topkapi Palace and Blue Mosque, to cruises up the Bosphorus, you''ll find expert tips on exploring Istanbul''s amazing attractions with an authoritative background on Istanbul''s rich culture and history. Explore all corners of Istanbul with the clearest maps of any guide and practical Turkish language tips.

Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Istanbul.

Top 10 Istanbul (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)
Average Rating: 4.5
Price: $10.08
Author: DK Publishing
Manufacturer: DK Travel
ISBN13: 9780756645755
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Packed with the same reliable information and breathtaking color photography as our DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Eyewitness Travel Top 10 Guides are fully illustrated, pocket-sized travel guides, with handy pull-out maps marking all the major sights.

Frommer's Istanbul (Frommer's Complete)
Average Rating: 3.5
Price: $14.99
Author: Lynn A. Levine
Manufacturer: Frommers
ISBN13: 9780470257081
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America’s #1 bestselling travel series

Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer’s Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do.

  • More annually updated guides than any other series
  • 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides
  • Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries
  • Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design

Frommer's Istanbul takes you beyond the tourist circuit to discover the city's hidden pleasures and historical secrets. Experience Istanbul like a local, thanks to our author's tips on buying authentic rugs and Turkish crafts, visiting a hamam, haggling in the markets, dining on street food, and avoiding time-honored scams.

Frommer's Istanbul includes suggested itineraries for seeing the city on a tight time-budget; walking tours through the city's grandest plazas and ancient back streets; side trips to get you out of the city and exploring a different perspective on Turkish life; an in-depth history and culture appendix that discusses the history, arts, language, and religions of Istanbul; and a beginner's Turkish glossary, to help you greet your Turkish counterparts in their own language.

Constantinople: Istanbul's Historical Heritage
Average Rating: 4.5
Price: $16.47
Author: Stephane Yerasimos
Manufacturer: h. f. ullmann
Byzantium - Constantinople - Istanbul: founded as a Greek settlement on the Bosporus, the city's history is replete with significant political and cultural developments. The Hagia Sophia stems from the early Christian era, the Middle Ages bequeathed us churches and monasteries rich in mosiacs as well as illuminated manuscripts and icons; and the cultural Renaissance in 1453 brought magnificent palaces and mosques, calligraphic treasures, and book and miniature paintings inspired by Persian and Arabic forms.

Alex Webb: Istanbul
Average Rating: 4.0
Price: $31.50
Author: Orhan Pamuk
Manufacturer: Aperture
ISBN13: 9781597110341
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In Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names, Magnum photographer Alex Webb displays his particular ability to distill gesture, color and contrasting cultural tensions into a single, beguiling frame. He presents a vision of Istanbul as an urban cultural center, rich with the incandescence of its past--a city of minarets and pigeons rising to the heavens during the early-morning call to Muslim prayers--yet also a city riddled with ATM machines and clothed in designer jeans. Webb began photographing Istanbul in 1998, and became instantly enthralled: by the people, the layers of culture and history, the richness of street life. But what particularly drew him in was a sense of Istanbul as a border city, lying between Europe and Asia. "For 30-some years as a photographer, I have been intrigued by borders, places where cultures come together, sometimes easily, sometimes roughly." The resulting body of work, some of Webb's strongest to date, conveys the frisson of a culture in transition, yet firmly rooted in a complex history. With essay by the Nobel Prize winning novelist, Orhan Pamuk.

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