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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $71, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXWAF64)		  
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)		   Bradt Guide Mali
The Race for Timbuktu  •  Frank T. Kryza
HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 322 PAGES
An engrossing account of imperial adventures in early 19th-century West Africa and the quest for fabled Timbuktu (coveted by Europeans as a source of gold). Kryza retraces the usually disastrous expeditions, often military, of Hugh Clapperton, Mungo Park, and Major Alexander Gordon Laing and others today largely forgotten, combining historical research with his own travels in the region. (WAF88, $14.95)		   The Race for Timbuktu
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)		   Segu
Mali Map  •  Gizi Map
2004 •  MAP
At a scale of 1:2,000,000, this full color map, with topography and landforms, roads and attractions, includes small insets of Timbuktu and Bamako. One Side. 27x35 inches. (WAF43, $15.95)		   Mali Map



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