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Africa

Africa


by Michael Lewis | John Reader

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Published by National Geographic, this informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa features 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader. (AFR111, $50.00)

African Wildlife

African Wildlife


by James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PLASTIC CARD

Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket for quick reference in the field. (AFR109, $5.95)

Arabic, a Language Map

Arabic, a Language Map


by Kristine K. Kershul

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2003
  • PLASTIC CARD

This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (ARB70, $7.95)

Augustine of Hippo, A Biography


by Peter Robert Lamont Brown

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER

As an account of St. Augustine's life this biography is second only to The Confessions. Brown's impressive research and readable style combine in a fascinating portrait of the 4th century bishop. (ITL799, $27.95)

Call of the Desert, The Sahara


by Philippe Bourseiller

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 424 PAGES

This illustrated portrait of the region features color photographs of the landscape, cultures and wildlife of the Sahara. (NAF34, $50.00)

The Comedies


by Terence | Betty Radice

  • LITERATURE
  • 1976
  • PAPER

Six comedies by the Roman dramatist portraying domestic problems and romantic escapades of an upper-middle-class society. (ITL801, $15.00)

Confessions


by Saint, Bishop of Hippo Augustine

  • RELIGION
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Augustine, one of the dominant thinkers of early Christianity, relates his rare ascent from a humble Algerian farm to the edge of the corridors of power at the imperial court in Milan. (ITL800, $7.95)

The Deserts of Africa

The Deserts of Africa


by Michael Martin

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A good portrait of the geography, culture and wildlife of the Sahara, Namibia, Kalahari and Rift Valley deserts of Africa. With 148 gorgeous full-color photographs. (AFR87, $50.00)

Economic and Political Change in Tunisia, From Bourguiba to Ben Ali


by Emma C. Murphy

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 285 PAGES

A detailed, scholarly analysis of the relationship between economic liberalization and political change in Tunisia since independence. (TUN31, $173.00)

The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa

The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa


by Alexander McCall Smith

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

McCall Smith brings together folktales, often hilarious or bizarre, which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe. (AFR141, $22.00)

Hannibal


by Serge Lancel

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A biography of Hannibal by the well-regarded French historian Serge Lancel. (TUN06, $44.95)

Hannibal, Enemy of Rome


by Leonard Cottrell

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 257 PAGES

Part biography, part military adventure, this book describes Hannibal, a conqueror fueled by his father's grudge against Rome, and his incredible campaign that fell just short of subduing the empire. In gathering material, Cottrell traveled the entire route that Hannibal took across the Alps. (TUN26, $17.00)

A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period

A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period


by Jamil Abun-Nasr

  • HISTORY
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 460 PAGES

An authoritative, scholarly history of North Africa from the seventh century until independence, covering the Berber dynasties, Ottoman rule, colonial period and independence. (NAF31, $72.00)

Islamic Society in Practice

Islamic Society in Practice


by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 201 PAGES

An introduction to the influence of Islam on the structuring of Arab societies. (ISL12, $29.95)

Islamism and Secularism in North Africa


by John Ruedy

  • RELIGION
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

A discussion of Islamic movements in North Africa. (ISL13, $44.00)

Mediterranean Winter, The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and Greece

Mediterranean Winter, The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and Greece


by Robert D. Kaplan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The prolific journalist and traveler revisits the Mediterranean of his youth in this extended meditation on the pleasures and freedom of life on the road. (MED78, $16.00)

Meeting the Fox: The Allied Invasion of Africa, from Operation Torch to Kasserine Pass to Victory in Tunisia

Meeting the Fox: The Allied Invasion of Africa, from Operation Torch to Kasserine Pass to Victory in Tunisia


by Kelly Orr

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 400 PAGES

A detailed account of the desert war in North Africa, culminating with a long section on victory in Tunisia (NAF39, $35.00)

The Middle Sea

The Middle Sea


by John Julius Norwich

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

A marvelous writer who has already tackled Byzantium, the Normans in Sicily and Venice, Norwich spins his magic in this story of culture, trade and politics, royalty and rulers, wars and religion in the Mediterranean. (MED98, $21.00)

No god but God

No god but God


by Reza Aslan

  • RELIGION
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

A scholar of religion and commentator, Aslan looks back to Muhammad in Mecca and the original vision of Islam in this engaging report on the meaning and message of Islam in the 21st century, fully revised for this second edition. (ISL50, $17.00)

North African Villages, Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia

North African Villages, Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia


by Norman Carver

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 200 PAGES

Stunning color and black-and-white photographs document the folk architecture, villages and markets of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in this book, with extensive accompanying notes and text by the author. (TUN11, $29.95)

The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation


by James L. Newman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology. (AFR140, $26.00)

The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui, A Manual of Arabian Erotology

The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui, A Manual of Arabian Erotology


by Umar Ibn Muhammad Nafzawi | Richard Francis Burton

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A handbook to sex for married men of medieval Tunisia, this beautiful "pillow book" edition features 60 full-color illustrations. Written in the late 15th-century, it's one of the first works of erotic literature. (TUN17, $19.95)

Perpetua's Passion


by Joyce E. Salisbury

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This scholarly study of an early Christian martyr in third-century Carthage provides great insight into the social and religious forces that aided the burgeoning of Christianity in this outpost of the Roman empire. (TUN09, $37.95)

The Phoenicians and the West, Politics, Colonies and Trade

The Phoenicians and the West, Politics, Colonies and Trade


by Maria Eugenia Aubet

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A new understanding of the Phoenicians and the Phoenician system of trade. (MED12, $48.00)

Rebel and Saint, Muslim Notables, Populist Protest, Colonial Encounters


by Julia Ann Clancy-Smith

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 373 PAGES

A scholarly history of Tunisia and Algiers from 1800-1904, placing emphasis on Arab culture and its confrontations with French colonialism. (TUN15, $34.95)

The Rise of Christianity


by Rodney Stark

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The subtitle to this book says it all: "How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries." (MED64, $14.99)

Roman Warfare


by Adrian Goldsworthy

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A lively history in the Smithsonian series on the history of warfare. With a chapter on the wars with Carthage and the Hellenistic kingdoms. (ITL681, $17.99)

The Sheltering Sky

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)

Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea

Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea


by Robert D. Kaplan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Robert Kaplan, the prolific journalist and author of Balkan Ghosts, travelled through Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea for this illuminating travelogue examining the culture, religion, and politics of the region. (AFR155, $15.95)

 

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