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These 4 items are available for $91, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXWAF09A)

Bradt Guide Mali  •  Ross Velton GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 292 PAGES A compact, detailed guide to traveling in Mali in the British series, strong on practical information. With detailed sketch maps. Second edition. (WAF16, $21.95)
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. (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, $34.95)
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, $16.95)
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)
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 Gates of Africa, Death, Discovery and the Search for Timbuktu  •  Sattin Anthony   • HISTORY  •  An engaging chronological history of the adventures and explorations of the African Association which, starting in 1788, set out into the Sahara, onto the Nile and Niger Rivers, and searched for the legendary city of Timbuktu. (AFR145, $27.95)
The Race for Timbuktu, In Search of Africa's City of Gold  •  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  •  A history of the rich empires and cultures of West Africa before 1850. Davidson puts the stories of these cultures in a broader, general context. Includes maps, illustrations, and a timeline. (WAF07, $44.60)
African Art, An Introduction  •  Frank Willett   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, well illustrated overview of the art and culture of Africa, portraying the range of spectacular art produced throughout the ages. (AFR18, $18.95)
Bogolan, Shaping Culture Through Cloth in Contemporary Mali  •  Victoria Rovine   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • COMING IN NOVEMBER  •  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  •  Various Artists   • MUSIC  •  (WAF128, $14.98)
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, $15.99)
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, $14.95)
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 much of Africa along the way. (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)
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa  •  Mungo Park   • EXPLORATION  •  The classic first-person account of explorations in search of the Niger River, first published in 1799. Park provides a chronicle of the culture, society and nature of West Africa before the colonial period. (WAF40, $24.95)
West African Folktales  •  Jack Berry  •  Richard Spears   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of 123 unembellished tales, well-chosen and simply translated. It's a good introduction to the spirit of traditional cultures throughout West Africa. (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 guide with illustrations of 1,282 species of the region. (WAF59, $99.95)
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  •  A portable guide to the landforms, wild areas, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of Africa, featuring contributions by experts and almost 600 color photographs. (AFR25, $23.95)