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Adolescence in a Moroccan Town, Making Social Sense
John W.M. Whiting
Douglas A. Davis
Susan Schaefer Davis
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An illuminating, serious study of adolescents in a northern Moroccan town.
(MRC54, $25.00) |
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Africa
Michael Lewis
John Reader
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa featuring 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader; organized geographically.
(AFR111, $50.00) |
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Africa North and West Map 741
Michelin
A fine regional map covering Senegal, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania and their neighbors as well as all the Mediterranean-bordering countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) at a scale of 1:4,000,000.
(AFR34, $11.95) |
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African Rock Art, Paintings and Engravings On Stone
David Coulson
Alec Campbell
ART & ARCHITECTURE
OUT OF PRINT
A beautifully illustrated survey of paleolithic art, ranging from the Cape to Libya and North Africa. With 200 color photos and 178 black-and-white drawings.
(AFR136, $60.00) |
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African Wildlife
Raymond Leung
James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE
Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket.
(AFR109, $5.95) |
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Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation
Ali Jamale Ahmed
RELIGION
A handsome bilingual edition of the Holy Book of Islam as elegantly translated by the Pakistani novelist, critic and diplomat Ahmed Ali.
(ISL02, $19.95) |
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Arabic, a Language Map
Kristine K. Kershul
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers.
(ARB70, $7.95) |
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The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800
Sheila Blair
Jonathan Bloom
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A survey of the monuments and art produced by Muslims from the 13th to 19th centuries.
(ISL27, $37.00) |
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Bargaining for Reality, The Construction of Social Relations in a Muslim Community
Lawrence Rosen
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A scholarly study of interpersonal relationships and social behavior in Moroccan society.
(ISL29, $22.00) |
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The Bazaar, Markets and Merchants of the Islamic World
Walter Weiss
Kurt-Michael Westermann
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
In addition to hundreds of color photos, this celebration of bazaars throughout the Islamic world includes a history of caravan trade, an overview of the setup of medinas and portraits of bazaars from Marrakech to Samarkand.
(CAS36, $50.00) |
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Beyond the Veil, Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society
Fatima Mernissi
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An examination of sexuality and gender issues in the modern Muslim world.
(MDE35, $14.95) |
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Birds of Europe
Killian Mullarney
Lars Svensson
Dan Zetterstrom
Peter J. Grant
FIELD GUIDE
FAVORITE
A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent.
(FG47, $29.95) |
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Blue Guide Tunisia
Blue Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Known for its outstanding coverage of ancient history and archaeology, this Blue Guide to Tunisia offers comprehensive coverage of the country's art, culture and archaeology. With site plans, travel information and a section of color photographs.
(TUN08, $19.95) |
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Bradt Guide Sudan
Paul Clammer
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide in the popular Bradt series, noted for publishing travel guides to remote and little-visited destinations.
(AFR152, $21.95) |
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Cadogan Morocco
Barnaby Rogerson
GUIDEBOOK
An exemplary guide in the British series, this personal, comprehensive handbook combines Rogerson's insightful cultural and historical background with his savvy practical information, outstanding recommendations on what to see and where to stay and eat.
(MRC50, $24.95) |
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Call of the Desert, The Sahara
Philippe Bourseiller
NATURAL HISTORY
This illustrated portrait of the region features color photographs of the landscape, cultures and wildlife of the Sahara.
(NAF34, $50.00) |
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Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco
Paula Wolfert
FOOD
In this book, Worlfert turns her attentions to Morocco and its cuisine, with great results.
(MRC43, $19.00) |
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Cultural Atlas of Africa
Jocelyn Murray
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A handsomely illustrated atlas of African history and culture with 96 outstanding maps, 250 color photographs and excellent essays.
(AFR47, $50.00) |
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Dreams of Trespass, Tales of a Harem Girlhood
Fatima Mernissi
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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) |
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Eastern Approaches
Fitzroy MacLean
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
OUT OF PRINT
Fitzroy MacLeans's action-packed account of his amazing adventures undercover in the Central Asian Republics of the USSR during Stalin's reign, as a commando in the Long Range Desert Group in North Africa, and with the Partisans in Yugoslavia during World War II. Touted as the real-life inspiration for James Bond, Maclean is not only a terrific writer but an eyewitness to historic events. Originally published in 1949.
(CAS48, $30.00) |
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Empires of Sand
David Ball
LITERATURE
A rousing tale inspired by the French attempt to build a railroad across the Sahara in 1880. It's a page-turner in the grand style, mixing up French colonial ambitions, the nomadic Tuareg and romance.
(NAF33, $7.99) |
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Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East
Donna Lee Bowen
Evelyn A. Early
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A diverse anthology of short articles and essays covering the experiences of ordinary life across the Miiddle East.
(MDE34, $23.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Morocco
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact guide introduces Morocco's history, culture and attractions.
(MRC58, $25.00) |
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Footprint Morocco Handbook
Justin McGuinness
GUIDEBOOK
COMING IN DECEMBER
This comprehensive guide in the British series reflects the spirit of its author, an Arabic speaker who taught at the University of Tunis and has an interest in medinas. With an overview of culture and history, color maps, site diagrams and detailed practical information.
(MRC18, $24.95) |
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Formation of Islamic Art
Oleg Grabar
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A classic on the art and architecture of the Islamic World by a prominent authority.
(ARB28, $29.00) |
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The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa
Alexander McCall Smith
LITERATURE
McCall Smith brings together folktales, often hilarious or bizarre, which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe.
(AFR141, $22.00) |
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The Hadj, An American's Journey to Mecca
Michael Wolfe
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Wolfe's mesmerizing account of his journey from Morocco to Mecca.
(ARB01, $16.00) |
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Hannibal
Serge Lancel
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A biography of Hannibal by the well-regarded French historian Serge Lancel.
(TUN06, $39.95) |
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Hannibal, A History of the Art of War
Theodore Ayrault Dodge
HISTORY
Dodge covers the life of Hannibal, the history of the conflict between Carthage and Rome, and daily life in the Roman legions in this classic history, originally published in the 19th century.
(TUN04, $22.50) |
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Hideous Kinky, A Novel
Esther Freud
LITERATURE
A mother and two daughters meander in Morocco in search of meaning in this autobiographical novel by the daughter of British painter Lucien Freud.
(MRC49, $14.00) |
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A History of the Arab Peoples
Albert Hourani
HISTORY
A grand history of the Arab world by the distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani, this is a readable and much acclaimed survey that ranges over 13 centuries, chronicling the political, spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the Arab peoples in 26 lucidly written chapters.
(MDE11, $16.99) |
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In Search of Islamic Feminism, One Woman's Global Journey
Elizabeth Warnock and Rob Fernea
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A professor heads to the Middle East in order to ask if feminism is possible under Islam.
(ISL28, $15.95) |
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Insight Guide Mediterranean Cruises
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Covering 120 ports of call throughout the Mediterranean from the Canary Islands to Egypt.
(MED94, $22.95) |
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Islam and Democracy, Fear of the Modern World
Fatima Mernissi
HISTORY
A discussion of the Muslim world and the question of democracy.
(ISL06, $17.50) |
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Islam and the West
Bernard Lewis
RELIGION
In this illuminating collection of essays, one of the great authorities on the Middle East explores the common ground shared by Islam and the West.
(ARB12, $18.95) |
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Islamic Art and Architecture
Robert Hillenbrand
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Covering one thousand years and the geographic scope of Islam, this book is a wide-ranging guide to the arts of Islam, including architecture, calligraphy, ceramics, and textiles.
(CAS17, $18.95) |
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Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250
Richard Ettinghausen
Oleg Grabar
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An illustrated survey of the great monuments and art produced by Muslim peoples during medieval times, including the Dome of the Rock, as well as many small aritfacts.
(ISL26, $37.00) |
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Islamic Arts
Jonathan Bloom
Sheila Blair
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A comprehensive survey of 1,000 years of Islamic architecture, design and decoration. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps and site plans.
(ISL01, $24.95) |
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Islamic Society in Practice
Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
RELIGION
An introduction to the influence of Islam on the structuring of Arab societies.
(ISL12, $29.95) |
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The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?
John L. Esposito
RELIGION
An insightful survey of Islam, its history and contemporary politics.
(ISL03, $18.95) |
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Islamism and Secularism in North Africa
John Ruedy
RELIGION
A discussion of Islamic movements in North Africa.
(ISL13, $40.95) |
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Libya and the West, From Independence to Lockerbie
Geoff Simons
HISTORY
In this political history of modern Libya, Simons focuses on interactions with the United Nations. With sections on independence, border disputes, human rights issues, the Lockerbie aftermath and recent U.N. resolutions.
(NAF50, $69.95) |
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Libya's Qaddafi, the Politics of Contradiction
Mansour El-Kikhia
HISTORY
(NAF40, $24.95) |
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Living in Morocco
Lisl Dennis
Landt Dennis
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Glorious photos bring colorful interiors, distinct architecture and traditional folk art to life in this celebration of Moroccan style and culture.
(MRC53, $29.95) |
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Lonely Planet Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook
Dan Bacon
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
This handy phrasebook includes pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary.
(MRC15, $8.99) |
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Lonely Planet Morocco
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
BEST SELLER
A practical guide to Morocco in the hallmark Lonely Planet style.
(MRC19, $24.99) |
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Lonely Planet Tunisia
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide to the country with excellent maps and a brief overview of history and culture. In the Lonely Planet style it features good information on where to go, stay and eat.
(TUN12, $20.99) |
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The Magic of Morocco
Tahar Ben Jalloun
Alain D'Hooghe
Mohamed Sijelmassi
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An evocative collection of photographs, both archival and modern, including such celebrated artists as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Paul Strand. Moroccan novelist Tahar Ben Jelloun provides the introductory essay.
(MRC32, $29.95) |
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The Middle Sea, A History of the Mediterranean
John Julius Norwich
HISTORY
NEW
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, $20.00) |
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Mogreb-El-Acksa, A Journey in Morocco
R B Cunninghame Graham
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Among the pleasures of this classic account of Cunninghame's trek to the forbidden city of Tarudant, originally published in 1898, is his portrait of Berber life in Morocco's High Atlas.
(MRC11, $19.95) |
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Morocco Map
World Mapping Project
A colorful shaded relief map at a scale of 1:1,000,000.
(MRC13, $9.99) |
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Morocco Map Laminated
Borch Maps
A laminated map of Morocco, scale 1:1,400,000
(MRC23, $10.95) |
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Morocco Since 1830, A History
C. R. Pennell
HISTORY
A strong scholarly history of modern Morocco, with a focus on the colonial influences that have helped shape the cultural landscape.
(MRC31, $25.00) |
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Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women
Geraldine Brooks
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society, drawn from the author's many interviews with women throughout the Arab World.
(ARB06, $14.95) |
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No god but God, The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Reza Aslan
RELIGION
Geared for a popular audience, this provocative book is both a call for reform and a history of early Muslim life and practice.
(ISL50, $14.95) |
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North African Villages, Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia
Norman Carver
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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) |
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The Oblivion Seekers
Paul Bowles
Isabelle Eberhardt
LITERATURE
Isabelle Eberhardt was born in Switzerland in 1877, dressed as a boy throughout her childhood, traveled through Africa as a journalist and died before turning 30. Collected here are 13 of this remarkable woman's short stories set in Algeria.
(NAF10, $10.95) |
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The Olive, Tree of Civilization
John Train
Mark E. Smith
HISTORY
A history of the celebrated vegetable and the mythology behind it.
(NAT72, $25.00) |
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Orientalism
Edward W. Said
HISTORY
An influential account of Western attitudes and Muslim stereotypes.
(ISL07, $15.95) |
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The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation
James L. Newman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology.
(AFR140, $23.00) |
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The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui, A Manual of Arabian Erotology
Umar Ibn Muhammad Nafzawi
Richard Francis Burton
LITERATURE
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) |
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Perpetua's Passion
Joyce E. Salisbury
RELIGION
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, $28.95) |
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The Phoenicians and the West, Politics, Colonies and Trade
Maria Eugenia Aubet
HISTORY
A new understanding of the Phoenicians and the Phoenician system of trade.
(MED12, $37.99) |
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Piracy, Slavery, and Redemption: Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England
Daniel Vitkus
HISTORY
A collection of 17th-century accounts of Englishman captured by Muslim pirates.
(NAF25, $30.50) |
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Rebel and Saint, Muslim Notables, Populist Protest, Colonial Encounters
Julia Ann Clancy-Smith
HISTORY
A scholarly history of Tunisia and Algiers from 1800-1904, placing emphasis on Arab culture and its confrontations with French colonialism.
(TUN15, $32.95) |
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Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose, Dispatches from the Front Lines of Earth
Richard Bangs
EXPLORATION
Hair-raising jaunts to far-flung corners of the world, including Libya, Bosnia, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.
(WLD127, $16.95) |
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The Rise of Christianity
Rodney Stark
RELIGION
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, $14.95) |
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Roman Art and Architecture
Sir Mortimer Eric Wheeler
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Sir Mortimer Wheeler describes Roman art, architecture and town planning in this abundantly illustrated book in the World of Art series.
(ITL213, $18.95) |
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Rough Guide Morocco
Rough Guide
GUIDEBOOK
A practical, comprehensive guide aimed at the independent traveler, with detailed background on Morocco's culture and history and helpful information for getting around the country. Includes 79 sketch maps.
(MRC51, $23.99) |
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The Rough Guide to the Music of the Sahara
Rough Guide World Music
MUSIC
A lively and haunting compilation of African music including Algeria, Mail and the Western Sahara. These diverse sounds include everything from desert rock and roll to Moorish melodies.
(NAF45, $14.98) |
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Rough Guide Tunisia
Peter Morris
Daniel Jacobs
GUIDEBOOK
A compact, authoritative guide to Tunisia, its history, culture and attractions with good local maps. Includes detailed recommendations for excursions throughout the country.
(TUN18, $19.99) |
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Salammbo
Gustave Flaubert
A.J. Krailsheimer
LITERATURE
A highly fanciful romance set in the ancient city of Carthage at the height of the Punic Wars.
(TUN23, $15.00) |
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The Sand Child
Alan Sheridan
Tahar Ben Jelloun
LITERATURE
The politically charged novel of Mohammed Ahmed, a girl raised as a boy to escape the limited life offered women in Islamic society.
(MRC27, $19.95) |
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The Sheltering Sky
Paul Bowles
LITERATURE
Bowles' most famous work, the tale of three people whose lives unravel in the desert of North Africa. Originally published in 1949.
(NAF09, $14.95) |
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South from Barbary, Along the Slave Routes of the Libyan Sahara
Justin Marozzi
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The blistering account of a three-month-long, 1,500-mile journey by camel through the deserts of Libya on the old slave route by an ill-equipped and ornery British journalist and his companion. Marozzi interweaves politics and history with his tale of modern adventure.
(NAF23, $14.99) |
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The Spider's House
Paul Bowles
LITERATURE
Set in Fez during a 1954 nationalist uprising, this richly descriptive novel may be the most evocative of Bowles' many novels and stories set in Morocco. Originally published in 1955.
(MRC08, $14.95) |
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A Street in Marrakech, A Personal View of Urban Women in Morocco
Elizabeth Warnock Fernea
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
This intimate account of an American woman and ethnographer on a year abroad with her family in 1972 brims with lively descriptions of daily life of women in and around the medina In Marrakech.
(MRC29, $24.95) |
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Sudan Map
ITMB
A full-color map of Sudan at a scale of 1:1:2,500,000. With an inset of Khartoum.
(AFR75, $10.95) |
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Sufferings in Africa, The Astonishing Account of a New England Sea Captain Enslaved by North African Arabs
James Riley
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The classic tale of a shipwrecked and enslaved captain in North Africa, first published in 1817.
(NAF15, $14.95) |
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
Robert D. Kaplan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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, $13.95) |
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The Sword and the Cross, Two Men and an Empire of Sand
Fergus Fleming
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A dual biography of General Laperinne and Fatrher Foucauld, key figures in the French conquest of North Africa.
(NAF17, $15.00) |
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Traditional Moroccan Cooking, Recipes from Fez
Claudia Roden
Madame Guinaudeau
FOOD
Madame Guinaudeau's charming guide to Moroccan cuisine, first published in 1958, 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) |
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TravelTalk Moroccan Arabic
TravelTalk
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A handy phrasebook and audio cassette focusing on basic Moroccan Arabic words and phrases for the traveler.
(MRC20, $16.95) |
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Tribal Rugs
Jenny Housego
ART & ARCHITECTURE
This beautifully illustrated book deals with the construction and tradition of tribal rugs.
(GEN101, $19.95) |
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Tuhami, Portrait of a Moroccan
Vincent Crapanzano
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
The life story of a man possessed by spirits as told to an inquiring anthropologist.
(MRC16, $15.00) |
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Tunisia Map
Freytag & Berndt
A colorful shaded relief map of Tunisia at a scale of 1:750,000.
(TUN10, $10.95) |
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A Vanished World
Wilfred Thesiger
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This stunning visual album of an unusually eventful life takes in Thesiger's travels and adventures in revolutionary Ethiopia and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, his time among the Marsh Arabs of Iraq, his long stint living in Northern Kenya, and his long love affair with the Empty Quarter of Oman.
(ARB56, $35.00) |
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The War with Hannibal
Titus Livy
HISTORY
From a decidedly Roman perspective, the original Roman history of the war with Carthage, translated from Latin.
(TUN05, $17.00) |
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Water, The Fate of our Most Precious Resource
Marq de Villiers
NATURAL HISTORY
An examination of the world's water supply and the global impact of its mismanagement.
(NAT57, $16.00) |
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Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Assia Djebar
Marjolijn De Jager
LITERATURE
This lyrical collection of short stories by an Algerian Francophone woman peers into the mysterious space of the "harem" and illustrates the lives of Muslim women.
(NAF08, $19.50) |
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The World of Islam
Don Belt
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Collecting more than twenty five National Geographic articles from the last one hundred years, this glimpse into the Islamic world is a fascinating examination of the evolving relationship between East and West.
(ISL30, $22.00) |
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Wounding Words, A Woman's Journal in Tunisia
Evelyne Accad
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A journal of life in Tunisia by a Lebanese feminist.
(TUN22, $13.95) |
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Year of the Elephant, A Moroccan Women's Journey Toward Independence and other Stories
Leila Abouzeid
LITERATURE
A novel of the growing activism and struggles of a working class Moroccan woman.
(MRC37, $12.95) |
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