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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXMRC45)		  
The Ornament of the World, How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain  •  Maria Rosa Menocal  •  Harold Bloom
RELIGION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES
In a series of historical vignettes highlighting the cultural achievements and religious tolerance of the Andalucian kingdom, Professor Menocal presents a portrait of a golden era in Spain during Europe's Dark Ages, from the eighth century until the repression of non-Christians in 1492. Menocal argues that because of this period of relative stability and peaceful coexistence between the three faiths, the arts and sciences flourished, prefiguring the Renaissance. (SPN185, $15.99)		   The Ornament of the World, How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
The Alhambra  •  Robert Irwin
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 213 PAGES
In this brief, indispensable guide, Irwin introduces the stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex, revealing its mysteries, myths and significance with wit and insight. He opens with a romantic description of the fairytale structure, which he then deliciously demolishes. Includes a detailed floor plan, sketches and aerial photographs. A volume in the Harvard University Press series, Wonders of the World. Irwin is a British novelist and Islamic scholar. (SPN226, $14.95)		   The Alhambra
The Caliph's House, A Year in Casablanca  •  Tahir Shah
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 343 PAGES • BEST SELLER
Shah's entertaining account of the transformation of a spectacularly crumbled palace in Casablanca, abandoned for a decade. Shah is a marvelous writer and storyteller, interweaving Moroccan customs and history and deft portraits of neighbors, craftsmen and others. He captures the mix of old and new, absurd and moving, frustration and joy of Morocco. The house was not just crumbling but occupied by spirits. (MRC66, $16.00)		   The Caliph's House, A Year in Casablanca
Eyewitness Guide Morocco  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES • BEST SELLER
Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of Morocco, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations. (MRC58, $30.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Morocco
Andalucia Map 578  •  Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
A travelers' map of Andalucia and the Costa del Sol at a scale of 1:400,000. The full color map features good shaded relief, index and With city plans of Seville, Malaga and Granada, the full color map, with dramatic shaded relief, includes an index. One Side. 39x56 inches. (SPN107, $8.95)		   Andalucia Map 578
Morocco Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications
2009 •  MAP • BEST SELLER
A road map in the Michelin style, featuring city and town plans, as well as a full place name index. Tough cardboard cover. Scale 1:1,000,000. Two Sides. 28x36 inches. (MRC13, $11.95)		   Morocco Map



Also Recommended

Marrakesh & Northern Morocco Map  •  ITMB    •  Featuring a detailed walking map of the Medina and surrounding New Town on one side and a map of Northern Morocco at 1:740,000 on the reverse. With insets of Rabat and Tangier. (MRC105, $10.95)
 		  
Seville Map  •  Streetwise Maps   • FAVORITE  •  A laminated, folded walking map of Seville. (SPN221, $7.95)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide Seville and Andalusia  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully organized and visually rich guide features excellent maps and essays on the culture, history and geography of the region. (SPN15, $23.00)
 		  
Lonely Planet Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook  •  Dan Bacon   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  This handy phrasebook includes pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary. (MRC15, $8.99)
 		  
A Traveller's History of North Africa  •  Barnaby Rogerson   • HISTORY  •  Wide-ranging, accessible and effectively condensed, this brief history marches confidently through the centuries, covering key events and personalities in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria to 1999. (NAF01, $15.95)
 		  
Islam, A Short History  •  Karen Armstrong   • HISTORY  •  Armstrong brings authority and experience to this vivid, clear-headed survey of the history and impact of Islam from the birth of Muhammad to present-day challenges. (ISL15, $15.95)
 		  
Moorish Spain  •  Richard Fletcher   • HISTORY  •  The history and culture of Islam in Spain geared for the curious traveler. (SPN110, $26.95)
 		  
Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women  •  Geraldine Brooks   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society, drawn from the author's many interviews with women throughout the Arab World. (ARB06, $15.00)
 		  
Spain, The Root and the Flower  •  John A. Crow   • HISTORY  •  Take this book with you to Spain: it's an absorbing, well-written account of Spanish cultural history from prehistory to the Romans, Jews, Moors, Golden Age and on to Franco and his legacy in modern Spain. (SPN13, $29.95)
 		  
The Story of the Moors in Spain  •  Stanley Lane-Poole   • HISTORY  •  A wonderfully readable, sweeping tale of splendor and tragedy, first published in 1866. (SPN12, $18.95)
 		  
Alhambra  •  Michael Jacobs  •  Francisco Fernandez   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A magnificent full color tribute to the palace complex with text by Michael Jacobs, a frequent writer on things Spanish, featuring hundreds of illuminating color photographs. Highly recommended. (SPN395, $29.95)
 		  
Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit, Jewish Daily Life in the Time of Jesus  •  Jodi Magness   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An insightful reconstruction of everyday life in Palestine from the mid-first century B.C.E. to 70 C.E. Magness, a professor at UNC and popular study leader, explores everything from dining customs and bathing habits to fasting and burial rituals. (MDE198, $25.00)
 		  
Dreams of Trespass, Tales of a Harem Girlhood  •  Fatima Mernissi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAVORITE  •  This captivating memoir opens, "I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, a ninth-century Moroccan city." Mernissi captures not only the spirit of the place, but also the hierarchy and decorum of a family compound in a Muslim household. (MRC10, $17.00)
 		  
Driving over Lemons, An Optimist in Andalucia  •  Chris Stewart   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Stewart's memoir about moving with his wife to a farm in Alpujarras is charming and insightful. Unlike many expatriates, Stewart manages to ground himself far enough into the community to make lasting friends -- as well as a home for his young daughter. (SPN135, $14.95)
 		  
In Morocco  •  Edith Wharton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Wharton's enjoyable account of her month-long journey through Morocco after WWI captures the landscapes, architecture and many aspects of Muslim culture and history, and especially the cities of Rabat, Fez and Marrakech. (MRC02, $10.95)
 		  
Leo Africanus  •  Amin Maalouf   • LITERATURE  •  A fictional memoir of the first 40 years in the life of Leo Africanus, a Muslim whose travels led him throughout the Mediterranean and North Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. (MED55, $16.95)
 		  
Marrakesh, Through Writers' Eyes  •  Barnaby Rogerson  •  Stephen Lavington   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A choice collection of travel writing on the Red City by 40 luminaries, including George Orwell, Winston Churchill, Gavin Maxwell and Peter Mayne. (MRC72, $33.95)
 		  
The Sheltering Sky  •  Paul Bowles   • LITERATURE  •  Bowles' most famous work, by turns stark and transcendent, is a tale of three people whose lives unravel in the desert of North Africa. Originally published in 1949. (NAF09, $14.99)
 		  
 
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