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Eyewitness Guide Seville and Andalusia

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 286 PAGES

This wonderfully organized and visually rich guide features excellent maps and essays on the culture, history and geography of the region. (SPN15, $23.00)

Eyewitness Guide Morocco

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 408 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact guide introduces Morocco's history, culture and attractions. (MRC58, $30.00)

The Alhambra

by Robert Irwin

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 213 PAGES

Irwin's brief, indispensable guide introduces the stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex, revealing its mysteries, myths and significance with wit and insight. (SPN226, $14.95)

The Caliph's House, A Year in Casablanca

by Tahir Shah

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 343 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

Shah is a marvelous storyteller, weaving Moroccan customs and history with deft portraits of neighbors, craftsmen and others in this entertaining tale of the transformation of a crumbling palace in Casablanca. (MRC66, $16.00)

Andalucia Map 578

by Michelin Travel Publications

• MAP

A travelers' map of Andalucia and the Costa del Sol at a scale of 1:400,000 with city plans of Seville, Malaga and Granada. (SPN107, $8.95)

Morocco Map

by Michelin Travel Publications

• 2009
• MAP
• BEST SELLER

An excellent road map in the Michelin style, featuring city and town plans and a full place name index. (MRC13, $11.95)

 

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Cordoba Map

by Automobile Club of Argentina

• MAP

This highly recommended folded road map shows Cordoba province at a scale of 1:1,560,000, along with city plans of Cordoba, Alta Gracia, Carlos Paz, Cosquin, Rio Cuerto and Zona Cerrana. (ARG73, $10.95)

Seville Map

by Streetwise Maps

• MAP
• FAVORITE

A laminated, folded walking map of Seville. (SPN221, $7.95)

Lonely Planet Fez Encounter

by Virginia Maxwell

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 136 PAGES

A lively shirt pocket guide to the imperial city. (MRC90, $11.99)

Lonely Planet Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook

by Dan Bacon

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2008
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

This handy phrasebook includes pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary. (MRC15, $8.99)

Traditional Moroccan Cooking, Recipes from Fez

by Claudia Roden | Madame Guinaudeau

• FOOD
• 2000
• PAPER
• 208 PAGES

First published in 1958, Madame Guinaudeau's charming guide to Moroccan cuisine explores the rich culinary traditions of Fez with anecdotes, recipes, drawings and chapters on everything from choosing spices and preserving lemons to The Art of Making and Drinking Tea. (MRC44, $14.95)

A Traveller's History of North Africa

by Barnaby Rogerson

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 408 PAGES

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

by Karen Armstrong

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 230 PAGES

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)

Living in Morocco

by Stoeltie, Barbara and Rene

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 280 PAGES

From exquisite rugs and textiles to vibrant mosaics, courtyards and homes, this gorgeous photographic collection celebrates the beauty and allure of Morocco's architecture, with a particular focus on interiors. (MRC71, $29.99)

Moorish Spain

by Richard Fletcher

• HISTORY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 189 PAGES

The history and culture of Islam in Spain geared for the curious traveler. (SPN110, $26.95)

Spain, The Root and the Flower

by John A. Crow

• HISTORY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 455 PAGES

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 Berbers

by Michael Brett | Elizabeth Fentress

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1997
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

A comprehensive overview of the indigenous people of North Africa from antiquity through the Roman and Islamic periods to modern times. It surveys the history, literature and culture of the Berbers, exploring the identity they have forged in the region. (NAF02, $49.95)

The Ornament of the World, How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain

by Maria Rosa Menocal | Harold Bloom

• RELIGION
• 2003
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

A lively, illuminating portrait of the Andalucian Kingdom, its cultural achievements and religious tolerance from the eighth century to 1492. (SPN185, $15.99)

The Story of the Moors in Spain

by Stanley Lane-Poole

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 285 PAGES

A wonderfully readable, sweeping tale of splendor and tragedy, first published in 1866. (SPN12, $18.95)

Dreams of Trespass, Tales of a Harem Girlhood

by Fatima Mernissi

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1995
• PAPER
• 242 PAGES
• 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

by Chris Stewart

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2000
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

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 Arabian Nights, A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

by Tahir Shah

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2009
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

Shah (The Caliph's House) weaves his own family tradition of storytelling with commentary on Moroccan spiritual traditions, culture and history in this account of his adopted home on the sea in Casablanca. (MRC80, $16.00)

Leo Africanus

by Amin Maalouf

• LITERATURE
• 1992
• PAPER
• 360 PAGES

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)

The Sheltering Sky

by Paul Bowles

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 313 PAGES

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)

The Spider's House

by Paul Bowles

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 406 PAGES

Set in Fez during a 1954 nationalist uprising, this richly descriptive novel may be the most evocative of Bowles' many works set in Morocco. Originally published in 1955. (MRC08, $14.99)

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