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Africa
• Michael Lewis
• John Reader
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES
• COMING IN
An informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa featuring 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader (Africa: A Biography of the Continent). Organized geographically, it's the companion volume to an eight-hour television series by PBS and National Geographic.
(AFR111, $50.00) |
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African Wildlife
• James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •
1999 •
PLASTIC CARD
A laminated foldout guide illustrating almost 150 species of African animals. This pocket guide is designed for quick reference in the field.
(AFR109, $5.95) |
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Arabic, a Language Map
• 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) |
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Augustine of Hippo, A Biography
• 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) |
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Call of the Desert, The Sahara
• Philippe Bourseiller
NATURAL HISTORY •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 424 PAGES
The handsome coffee table book features color photographs of the landscapes, cultures and wildlife of the Sahara.
(NAF34, $50.00) |
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The Comedies
• 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) |
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Confessions
• 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, his struggle against the domination of his sexual nature, his renunciation of secular ambition and marriage, and the recovery of the faith his mother Monica had taught him during his childhood.
(ITL800, $7.95) |
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The Deserts of Africa
• Michael Martin
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 192 PAGES
• COMING IN
Geographer and photographer Martin traveled throughout the Sahara, Namibia, Kalahari and Rift Valley for this engaging book of portraits. In addition to the handsome color photographs and illustrations, he provides a good portrait of the geography, culture and wildlife of each region. With 148 full-color photographs and maps.
(AFR87, $50.00) |
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Economic and Political Change in Tunisia, From Bourguiba to Ben Ali
• Emma C. Murphy
HISTORY •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 285 PAGES
Studying Tunisia since its independence, Murphy examines the relationship between economic liberalization and political reform and theorizes the dysfunction of the corporatist state in the Arab world and the apparent retreat into authoritarian political systems. She contrasts the political system developed by Habib Bourguiba, the father of the post-independence state, with that of his successor, Zine el Abidine Ben A.
(TUN31, $173.00) |
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The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa
• Alexander McCall Smith
LITERATURE •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 192 PAGES
McCall Smith brings together a collection of often hilarious, often bizarre folktales which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe. In addition to the tales from his previous collection, Children of Wax, the best-selling author includes seven new tales from Botswana. In an interesting twist on a writer's creation, the title character of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency provides an introduction.
(AFR141, $22.00) |
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Hannibal
• Serge Lancel
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1999 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
A biography of Hannibal by the well regarded French historian Serge Lancel.
(TUN06, $44.95) |
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Hannibal, Enemy of Rome
• 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) |
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A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period
• 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. For those with a serious interest, it's an excellent history of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya, revealing how the region was swept into the conflict between Ottoman and Christian empires.
(NAF31, $72.00) |
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Islamic Society in Practice
• Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
RELIGION •
2004 •
PAPER
• 201 PAGES
An introduction to the influence of Islam on the structuring of Arab societies, most specifically those of Sudan, Egypt and Tunisia. It offers an instructive and positive perspective on the oft-misunderstood social and religious practice of North Africa.
(ISL12, $29.95) |
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Islamism and Secularism in North Africa
• John Ruedy
RELIGION •
1996 •
PAPER
• 324 PAGES
A discussion of Islamic movements in North Africa with contributions by international scholars.
(ISL13, $44.00) |
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Mediterranean Winter, The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and Greece
• 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. He conjures images of archaeological sites, Byzantine art, ancient temples and monuments, taking in Carthage, Sicily, Greece, and the Dalmatian coast.
(MED78, $16.00) |
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Meeting the Fox: The Allied Invasion of Africa, from Operation Torch to Kasserine Pass to Victory in Tunisia
• 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) |
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The Middle Sea
• 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 from antiquity to the end of the First World War.
(MED98, $21.00) |
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No god but God
• Reza Aslan
RELIGION •
2011 •
PAPER
• 310 PAGES
Geared for a popular audience, this provocative book is both a call for reform and a history of early Muslim life and practice. Fully revised and updated, with a new preface and closing chapter. Born in Tehran in 1972 and educated in the West, Alsan is a leading expert and commentator on the Middle East.
(ISL50, $17.00) |
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North African Villages, Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia
• Norman Carver
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1989 •
PAPER
• 200 PAGES
This book documents the folk architecture, houses and markets of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in the late 1970s in stunning black-and-white and color photographs. With extensive notes and text by photographer-architect Norman Carver. The author traveled throughout the region and this excellent book reflects his familiarity with the people, culture and geography of the region.
(TUN11, $29.95) |
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The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation
• James L. Newman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 252 PAGES
An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology. With 50 maps.
(AFR140, $26.00) |
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The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui, A Manual of Arabian Erotology
• Umar Ibn Muhammad Nafzawi
• Richard Francis Burton
LITERATURE •
1992 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
What the "Kama Sutra" did for Hindu culture, "The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delights" did for Arabia. Victorian adventurer and sexologist Richard Burton translated and significantly embroidered them both. A handbook to sex for married men of medieval Tunisia, this "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) |
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Perpetua's Passion
• 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) |
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The Phoenicians and the West, Politics, Colonies and Trade
• Maria Eugenia Aubet
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
In this insightful study, in its second edition, Aubet presents a new understanding of the Phoenicians and the Phoenician system of trade based on recent research and archaeology. With maps, tables and black-and-white illustrations. This book provides a scholarly background to Carthage and Palermo, two important Phoenician trading cities.
(MED12, $48.00) |
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Rebel and Saint, Muslim Notables, Populist Protest, Colonial Encounters
• 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) |
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The Rise of Christianity
• 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." More a sociological study than a religious history, the book delves into what compelled so many people to convert to the then infant religion.
(MED64, $14.99) |
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Roman Warfare
• 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) |
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The Sheltering Sky
• Paul Bowles
LITERATURE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 313 PAGES
Bowles' most famous work, the tale of three travelers whose lives unravel in the desert of North Africa. Originally published in 1949.
(NAF09, $14.99) |
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
• 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. Kaplan also pays particular attention to the formidable impact of the 1980s famine.
(AFR155, $15.95) |
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