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Berber Odes, Poetry from the Mountains of Morocco
• Michael Peyron
LITERATURE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
The poems in this book come for the most part from the Middle Atlas (formerly Fazaz) region in north-central Morocco, a land of rugged mountains, oak and cedar forests, unlikely lakes and gushing torrents. They are representative of a particularly rich, Heroic Age culture that has survived in oral form, more or less unimpaired, down to the present day among the pastoral, Tamazight-speaking pastoral communities of the area.
(MRC123, $16.95) |
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Cooking at the Kasbah, Recipes from My Moroccan Kitchen
• Kitty Morse
FOOD •
1998 •
PAPER
• 156 PAGES
Morse, who grew up in Casablanca, provides an accessible yet authentic overview of Moroccan culinary tradition. Full of easy step-by-step recipes and color photos.
(MRC110, $22.95) |
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Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco
• Paula Wolfert
FOOD •
1987 •
PAPER
• 330 PAGES
Paula Wolfert has done more than anyone to elevate Americans' consciousness of the marvelous foods of the Mediterranean. Her cookbooks are uniformly pleasurable: both informative reads and excellent kitchen companions. In this book, she turns her attentions to Morocco and its national cuisine, with great results.
(MRC43, $19.99) |
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Desert Divers
• Sven Lindqvist
EXPLORATION •
2002 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
A lyrical account of Lindqvist's travels through the Sahara, taking as its theme the stereotypes and racial prejudices of Andre Gide, Antoine de St. Exupery and other literary idols who found inspiration in the desert. Lindqvist, a scholar who has written widely on racism, is fascinated by the men who clean the wells in the Sahara, hence the odd title.
(NAF12, $12.95) |
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Fodor's Morocco
• Felic Aarons
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
This informative guide provides the essentials for travelers, featuring maps, recommendations on where to sleep and eat, and plenty of advice for sightseeing, from the Sahara and beaches to bustling streets of Fez and Casablanca.
(MRC81, $22.99) |
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Frommer's Morocco
• Darren Humphrys
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 438 PAGES
A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions.
(MRC82, $24.99) |
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The Golden Trade of the Moors
• E.W. Bovill
HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 269 PAGES
A lively scholarly history of over 1,000 years of trans-Saharan trade, originally published in 1968. The New Yorker wrote: ""An utterly enthralling, scholarly study ... very blunt about all the hot little towns, sharp traders and the brutal rulers who figure in this book-- but Bovill's truths turn out to be splendidly romantic."
(NAF44, $24.95) |
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A Hedonist's Guide to Marrakech
• Paul Sullivan
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 210 PAGES
A guide to the vibrant city, with comprehensive listings of riads, restaurants and bars.
(MRC79, $18.95) |
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Insight Guide Morocco
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
A profusely illustrated overview of Morocco, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, nature and culture. With hundreds of photos and local maps, and some limited practical information.
(MRC05, $24.99) |
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Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems
• Fatima Mernissi
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2002 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
With humor and depth, Mernissi (Dreams of Trespass) weaves biography, culture and a witty meditation on the myth and meanings of harems, sex and beauty in the Western and Muslim worlds. An independent-thinking modern Moroccan, Mernissi is a professor of sociology in Rabat.
(MRC87, $16.95) |
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Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue: Scenes from the Non-Christian World
• Paul Bowles
• Edmund White
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
Bowles' classic collection of eight travel essays, originally published in the 1950s, mostly about people and life in North Africa. The globe-skipping essays also include a chapter on tea plantations in Sri Lanka ("Fish Traps and Private Business"), a riff on South American parrots ("All Parrots Speak"), his travels in India ("Notes Mailed at Nagercoil") and thoughts on traveling to Istanbul with a Moroccan ("A Man Must Not Be Very Moslem"). Most of the articles were originally published in Holiday -- and the essays are much brighter and more affectionate than Bowles' fiction. The title is from a poem by Edward Lear: "Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live; Their heads are green and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve."
(MRC60, $13.99) |
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Islamic Arts
• Jonathan Bloom
• Sheila Blair
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 445 PAGES
A comprehensive survey of 1,000 years of Islamic architecture, design and decoration. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps and site plans. For anyone with an interest in art, this book is a wonderfully illuminating, stimulating introduction to the subject.
(ISL01, $29.95) |
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Leaving Tangier
• Tahar Ben Jalloun
LITERATURE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 275 PAGES
Internationally bestselling author Tahar Ben Jelloun tells the story of a Moroccan brother and sister making new lives for themselves in Spain. Azel is a young man in Tangier who dreams of crossing the Strait of Gibraltar. When he meets Miguel, a wealthy Spaniard, he leaves behind his girlfriend, his sister, Kenza, and his mother, and moves with him to Barcelona, where Kenza eventually joins them. What they find there forms the heart of this novel of seduction and betrayal, deception and disillusionment, in which Azel and Kenza are reminded powerfully not only of where they've come from, but also of who they really are.
(MRC127, $15.00) |
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Made in Morocco, A Journey of Exotic Tastes & Places
• Julie Le Clerc
FOOD •
2005 •
PAPER
• 196 PAGES
A Middle Eastern cookbook focusing on slow cooked meats and interesting grains and vegetables. Accompanied by color photographs and reflections on the culture.
(MRC128, $25.00) |
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Master and Disciple, The Cultural Foundations of Moroccan Authoritarianism
• Abdellah Hammoudi
HISTORY •
1997 •
PAPER
• 195 PAGES
Hammoudi focuses on his native Morocco in this academic study of authoritarian regimes in postcolonial Arab societies. Building on the work of Foucault, Hammoudi argues that at the heart of Moroccan culture lies a paradigm of authority that juxtaposes absolute authority against absolute submission -- a paradigm, he argues, with roots in Islamic mysticism.
(MRC124, $22.50) |
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Mogreb-El-Acksa, A Journey in Morocco
• R B Cunninghame Graham
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 358 PAGES
Originally published in 1898, this is a classic account of a trek into the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the forbidden city of Tarudant. It includes, among its many pleasures, an excellent portrait of Berber life at the turn of the century, much enhanced by Graham's offhand bravery and wit.
(MRC11, $19.95) |
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Morocco Since 1830, A History
• C. R. Pennell
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 442 PAGES
A strong scholarly history of the politics of modern Morocco, with a focus on the various colonial influences that have shaped its cultural landscape. With black-and-white photographs, maps and tables. Highly recommended.
(MRC31, $26.00) |
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Mourad, New Moroccan
• Mourad Lahlou
FOOD •
2011 •
MAP
• 400 PAGES
What Mourad Lahlou has developed over the last decade and a half at his Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant is nothing less than a new, modern Moroccan cuisine, inspired by memories, steeped in colorful stories, and informed by the tireless exploration of his curious mind. His book is anything but a dutifully "authentic" documentation of Moroccan home cooking. Yes, the great classics are all here -- the basteeya, the couscous, the preserved lemons, and much more. But Mourad adapts them in stunningly creative ways that take a Moroccan idea to a whole new place. The 100-plus recipes, lavishly illustrated with food and location photography, and terrifically engaging text offer a rare blend of heat, heart, and palate.
(MRC126, $40.00) |
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Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women
• Geraldine Brooks
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1996 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
An award-winning journalist, Brooks reports on the women throughout the Islamic world, focusing her wide-ranging interviews on the social, religious and political forces that have shaped their lives. This popular in-depth account is a highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society.
(ARB06, $15.00) |
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Sacred Performances: Islam, Sexuality and Sacrifice
• M. Combs-Schilling
HISTORY •
1990 •
PAPER
• 377 PAGES
A fascinating academic study of the 1200-year-old Moroccan monarchy, with special attention to Islamic rituals and the relationship between national ceremony and individual identity.
(ISL99, $32.00) |
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Sahara Unveiled, A Journey across the Desert
• William Langewiesche
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 302 PAGES
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, $16.00) |
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The Serpent's Daughter
• Suzanne Arruda
MYSTERY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
Join Jade as she traverses haunted underground tunnels, dangerous souks, and the wild and majestic Atlas Mountains of Morocco. In this third book in the series, set in 1920s Africa, Jade travels to Tangier to meet with her mother, Inez -- but the reunion is cut short when Inez is kidnapped and her guide murdered.
(MRC83, $16.00) |
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Tagine, Spicy Stews from Morocco
• Ghillie Basan
FOOD •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
An excellent, illustrated collection of recipes for dozens of variations on this seminal Moroccan dish.
(MRC109, $15.95) |
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Two Thousand Years of Jewish Life in Morocco
• Haim Zafrani
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 372 PAGES
A compendium by a leading scholar of the culture and history of Jewish life in Morocco.
(MRC65, $39.50) |
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Morocco That Was
• Walter Harris
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A piercingly funny and sharp eyewitness account of the Sultanate by the eccentric London Times correspondent in Tangiers. Harris lived in the country for 30 years, which gave him unusual access to the Moorish court and civic life. Originally published in 1921.
(MRC59, $34.95) |
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