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	Bradt Guide Mali  •  Ross Velton GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES This third edition covers the history, culture and attractions of Mali, including its music and festivals. (WAF16, $27.99)
	Segu  •  Maryse Conde  •  Barbara Bray LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 493 PAGES An epic novel set in the West African kingdom of Bambara (old Mali) in 1797, exhaustive in its detail and thoroughly addictive. Conde transforms actual historical events into a full-blooded, lively tale. Translated from French. (WAF17, $17.00)
	Dogon, Africa's People of the Cliffs  •  Stephanie Hollyman CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES A cultural portrait of the Dogon people of Mali. For thousands of years, despite extensive contact with Western civilization, the Dogon have maintained their old way of life, living in mud-brick houses below the Bandiagara cliffs, harvesting millet and sorghum in the sandy plains. Stephanie Hollyman's 125 intimate photographs capture the essence of this tightly knit, cooperative society. (WAF46, $49.50)
	Mali Map  •   ITMB 2004 •  MAP A fold-up map of Mali at a scale of 1:2,400,000. One Side. 27x35 inches. (WAF43, $11.95)

	Africa, A Biography of the Continent  •  John Reader   • HISTORY  •  With the ease of a practiced journalist, Reader weaves a lively and masterful tale of the continent from ancient cultures to modern times. Both authoritative and informal, this is a splendid introduction to all of Africa. (AFR49, $18.95)
	Bamako  •  Abderrahmane Sissako   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Shot in a family courtyard in Bamako, Sissako's polemical, award-winning portrait of daily life in contemporary Mali challenges the policies of the World Bank and the IMF in Africa. (WAF124, $29.95)
	Conversations with Ogotemmeli, An Introduction to Dogon Religious Ideas  •  Marcel Griaule   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An account of the complex metaphysical beliefs and cosmology of the Dogon people of the upper Volta region. (WAF44, $37.95)
	Dancing Skeletons, Life and Death in West Africa  •  Katherine Dettwyler   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This detailed account of life in Mali by a cultural anthropologist won the Margaret Mead Award in 1995. (WAF14, $19.95)
	Empires of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay  •  David C. Conrad   • HISTORY  •  An authoritative survey of the history, traditions and cultures of the Mali, Songhay, and Ghana empires and the western horn of Africa. (WAF82, $35.00)
	Men of Salt, Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold  •  Michael Benanav   • HISTORY  •  An anecdotal account of travel with a camel caravan and their Tuareg drivers from Timbuktu to the salt quarries of Taoudenni. (WAF89, $14.95)
	Monique and the Mango Rains, Two Years With a Midwife in Mali  •  Kris Holloway   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Holloway weaves the powerful story of a young midwife and her own coming-of-age with an open-eyed, frank account of village life in Mali. (WAF134, $24.95)
	Salt, A World History  •  Mark Kurlansky   • HISTORY  •  A digressive history of the world told through a grain of salt. Kurlansky follows the precious commodity through revolution, trade and kitchens. (GEN265, $16.00)
	The Masons of Djenne  •  Trevor Marchand   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An ethnography and celebration of the mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders' mansions of Djenne, a distinctive settlement on the Bani River. (WAF136, $29.95)
	The Race for Timbuktu  •  Frank T. Kryza   • HISTORY  •  An engrossing account of imperial adventures in early 19th-century West Africa and the quest for fabled Timbuktu. (WAF88, $14.95)
	West Africa Before the Colonial Era, A History to 1850  •  Basil Davidson   • HISTORY  •  Davidson puts the stories of peoples and empires into context in this lively, scholarly history. With maps, illustrations and a timeline. (WAF07, $50.60)
	Bogolan  •  Victoria Rovine   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A beautifully illustrated survey of the transformation of bogolanfini (mudcloth) textiles in Mali from its traditional rural roots to contemporary symbol. With 24 color and 33 black-and-white photographs and maps. (WAF62, $24.95)
	Rough Guide Mali Music  •   Rough Guide World Music   • MUSIC  •  Much of this captivating music is guitar and vocal driven but traditional instruments like the kora, njarka and balafon are also featured on this wonderful compilation, which includes songs by Bassekou Kouyate, Amadou & Mariam, Babani Kone, Habib Koite and Bamada. (WAF128, $14.95)
	The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu, Rediscovering Africa's Literary Culture  •  Joseph Hunwick  •  John O. Hunwick   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Hunwick's evocative photographs capture not just the astonishing beauty of exquisite manuscripts at the heat of this book but also the faded majesty of the city and the dignity and warmth of its inhabitants. The manuscripts themselves reveal much about ordinary life. (WAF137, $50.00)
	Think Global: West Africa Unwired  •  John Armstrong   • MUSIC  •  Think Global: West Africa Unwired presents some of the most beautiful classics from the acoustic West Africa repertoire. (WAF127, $14.98)
	Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat and Camel  •  Jeffrey Tayler   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The eye-opening account of an American journalist's trek across the Sahel, the southern region of the Sahara Desert, which encompasses Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Cameroon, Chad and Senegal. (WAF83, $25.00)
	Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape  •  Ann Hugon   • EXPLORATION • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This jewel of a book chronicles the 19th-century exploration of Africa with hundreds of contemporary paintings and prints, brief chapters on the expeditions, and a very useful chronology. Livingstone, Burton and others are featured in a series of journal excerpts. (AFR03, $12.95)
	French Lessons in Africa, Travels with My Briefcase Through French Africa  •  Peter Biddlecombe   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A scandalously entertaining and useful introduction to Francophone Africa by the hilarious British writer and inveterate traveler. (WAF68, $17.95)
	Of Water and the Spirit, Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman  •  Malidoma Patrice Some   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A window in the world view of West African religion, Malidoma Some's remarkable, enlightening account of his return to the Dagara people of Upper Volta shows his transformation from outsider to Shaman through a month-long initiation. (WAF110, $16.00)
	Sahara Unveiled, A Journey across the Desert  •  William Langewiesche   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Traveling across the Sahara from Algiers to Dakar, Langeweische has written an uncommonly good memoir of the desert, with meditations on its history, inhabitants and allure. (NAF05, $16.00)
	The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century  •  Ross E. Dunn   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A modern historian's account of Ibn Battuta's travels in the medieval Islamic world. When Battuta left his native Morocco in 1325, he intended a pilgrimage to Mecca; however his travels ultimately took him as far as Mali in the west and Malaysia in the east, stopping in China, the Middle East, and Africa en route. (AFR103, $21.95)
	Timbuktu, The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold  •  Marq de Villiers  •  Sheila Hirtle   • EXPLORATION  •  The husband-and-wife duo spin a lively tale of founding myths, Tuareg traditions, Moroccan invasions and the fate of the city as a center of trade and learning in this anecdotal history. The authors have also written Sahara (NAF13, $14.00). (WAF113, $25.95)
	To Timbuktu  •  Mark D. Jenkins   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Jenkin's thrilling account of a first descent down the Niger River to Timbuktu mixes harrowing accounts of previous voyages, childhood memories of Africa, observations and experiences. (AFR50, $15.95)
	Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa  •  Mungo Park   • EXPLORATION  •  Park chronicles of the culture, society and nature of West Africa before the colonial period in this classic account of a 24-year-old Scotsman exploring, often alone, in uncharted Africa. First published in 1799. (WAF40, $12.95)
	Travels in West Africa  •  Mary Kingsley  •  Anthony Brandt   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A wild success in its first printing in 1897, this account of a naive Victorian woman's experiences in West Africa is fascinating. Kingsley writes with a self-deprecating wit and deadpan humor of her collecting expeditions throughout West Africa. (WAF05, $14.95)
	West African Folktales  •  Jack Berry  •  Richard Spears   • ANTHOLOGY  •  These 123 unembellished tales reflect the rich oral tradition of cultures throughout West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria, where the pioneering Berry did much of his field work. (WAF13, $21.00)
	Sundiata, An Epic of Old Mali  •  D.T. Niane   • LITERATURE  •  A splendid introduction to Mali's venerable oral traditions. Since the 13th century, Malian griots have told the story of Sundiata, the lion king, who first wrested his throne from a sorcerer, then united West Africa. (WAF48, $16.00)
	Sahara, The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest Desert  •  Sheila Hirtle  •  Marq de Villiers   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A chronicle of the geography, history and nature of the Sahara. The author combines travelogue, science and archaeology in this informative report. (NAF13, $14.00)
	A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa  •  Nik Borrow  •  Ron Demey   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive handbook and guide to the birds of Central and Western Africa from Senegal to Chad and the Congo, featuring 142 original color plates. (WAF59, $110.00)
	Birds of Western and Central Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklist  •  Ber Van Perlo   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An admirably compact, comprehensive guide to 1,500 species throughout Western and Central Africa featuring 109 color plates by Ber Van Perlo. (WAF02, $29.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Small enough to slip into a pack, this photo guide covers 850 birds, mammals and reptiles of Africa. With range maps and a good country-by-country overview of habitats and parks. (AFR25, $23.95)

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