A Vineyard Odyssey
A Vineyard Odyssey

Author: John Kiger

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1442221917

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A Vineyard Odyssey is a fascinating saga of wine—the journey from vine to bottle—that takes the reader on a travelogue of the many hazards that lie along the way. John Kiger tracks the nefarious denizens of the vineyard world: the host of insects, fungi, bacteria, and viruses, along with the feathered and furry critters, that lurk in vineyards. All are capable of sabotaging a promising vintage right under the nose of an unsuspecting grower. Yet rather than responding with toxic chemicals, Kiger explains how an organic approach to cultivation can conquer or at least contain them. Highlighting the many hazards of nature that lie hidden in any vintage, the author tells the story of a winegrower and an organic philosophy that guides the annual struggle to coax great wine from a steep hillside and a few thousand vines. Combining history, science, technology, and personal experience, this book vividly brings to life the hard-fought battles behind the wines we savor.

Palmento
Palmento

Author: Robert V. Camuto

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 080323399X

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Inspired by a deep passion for wine, an Italian heritage, and a desire for a land somewhat wilder than his home in southern France, Robert V. Camuto set out to explore Sicily's emerging wine scene. What he discovered during more than a year of traveling the region, however, was far more than a fascinating wine frontier.

An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017
An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017

Author: Daniel Mendelsohn

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2017-09-07

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0007545142

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE PRIX MÉDITERRANÉE 2018 From the award-winning, best-selling writer: a deeply moving tale of a father and son’s transformative journey in reading – and reliving – Homer’s epic masterpiece.

Odyssey
Odyssey

Author: Homer

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780198788805

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Since their composition almost 3,000 years ago the Homeric epics have lost none of their power to grip audiences and fire the imagination: with their stories of life and death, love and loss, war and peace they continue to speak to us at the deepest level about who we are across the span of generations. That being said, the world of Homer is in many ways distant from that in which we live today, with fundamental differences not only in language, social order, and religion, but in basic assumptions about the world and human nature. This volume offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to ancient Greek culture through the lens of Book One of the Odyssey, covering all of these aspects and more in a comprehensive Introduction designed to orient students in their studies of Greek literature and history. The full Greek text is included alongside a facing English translation which aims to reproduce as far as feasible the word order and sound play of the Greek original and is supplemented by a Glossary of Technical Terms and a full vocabulary keyed to the specific ways that words are used in Odyssey I. At the heart of the volume is a full-length line-by-line commentary, the first in English since the 1980s and updated to bring the latest scholarship to bear on the text: focusing on philological and linguistic issues, its close engagement with the original Greek yields insights that will be of use to scholars and advanced students as well as to those coming to the text for the first time.

Over the Wine-Dark Sea
Over the Wine-Dark Sea

Author: H. N. Turteltaub

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2002-11-18

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780765344519

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Launching a new series set on the seas of the Hellenistic World comes this adventure set in 310 B.C. Daring sea trader Menedemos and his partner and cousin, Sostratos, plan a voyage that will take them from Rhodes to the coasts of faraway Italy to confrontations with the barbarians of an obscure town called Rome.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Author: Gordon Doherty

Publisher: Michael Joseph

Published: 2018-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781405939737

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Get ready for Odyssey- journey deeper in the world of Assassin's Creed in the official novel of the highly anticipated new game, coming October 2018. Greece, 5th century BCE. Kassandra is a mercenary of Spartan blood, sentenced to death by her family, cast out into exile. Now she will embark on an epic journey to become a legendary hero - and uncover the truth about her mysterious lineage. The Assassin's Creed novels have sold more than 1 million copies around the world, gaining almost 30,000 4 and 5 star reviews. See what readers are already saying about the series that lets you dive deeper into the world behind the highly acclaimed video game series- 'A brilliant read' ***** 'I love this book' ***** 'Original and unique' ***** 'A brilliant accompaniment to the games' *****

Ogopogo Odyssey
Ogopogo Odyssey

Author: D. A. Hawes

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781927559741

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"While visiting his grandparents' vineyard in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada, Colin has a chance meeting with the famous lake creature known as the Ogopogo"--Page 4 of cover.

The Odyssey
The Odyssey

Author: Homer

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780312869014

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The Odyssey is the original journey tale, a genre that has lasted three thousand years, and has had a lasting influence on on literature and art. The trials of Odysseus were first told by the great bard Homer. For ten long years the Greeks and Trojans have fought on the plains of Troy, and now Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, and the other victorious Greeks are ready to sail home. But after offending the sea god, Poseidon, Odysseus is hurled into years of wandering the seas, encountering monsters and sirens, raging storms and seductive idylls, before he is able to return to his wife, his son and his homeland. This masterpiece keeps its appeal not only because it reflects a glorious time of heroes and wonders, but because it is a work that still speaks to the lives we live today. Forge book is proud to present The Odyssey in Dr. Eickhoff's compelling and authoritative new translation.

The Odyssey for Boys and Girls
The Odyssey for Boys and Girls

Author: Alfred J. Church

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-02-04

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1625582048

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The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of every man's journey though life. The poem centers on the Greek hero Odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song, and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope. The Odyssey is Homers' sequel to the Iliad.