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Adolescence in a Moroccan Town, Making Social Sense


by John W.M. Whiting | Douglas A. Davis | Susan Schaefer Davis

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

An illuminating, serious study of adolescents in a northern Moroccan town. (MRC54, $25.00)

The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century

The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century


by Ross E. Dunn

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 359 PAGES

A modern historian's account of Ibn Battuta's travels in the medieval Islamic world. When Battuta left his native Morocco in 1325, he intended a pilgrimage to Mecca; however his travels ultimately took him as far as Mali in the west and Malaysia in the east, stopping in China, the Middle East, and Africa en route. (AFR103, $25.95)

Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation

Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation


by Ali Jamale Ahmed

  • RELIGION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 571 PAGES

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)

The Ancient Mediterranean

The Ancient Mediterranean


by Michael Grant

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 374 PAGES

Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization. (MED10, $20.00)

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)

The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800

The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800


by Sheila Blair | Jonathan Bloom

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A survey of the monuments and art produced by Muslims from the 13th to 19th centuries. (ISL27, $40.00)

Bargaining for Reality, The Construction of Social Relations in a Muslim Community


by Lawrence Rosen

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 210 PAGES

A scholarly study of interpersonal relationships and social behavior in Moroccan society. (ISL29, $27.50)

Beyond the Veil, Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society

Beyond the Veil, Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society


by Fatima Mernissi

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 200 PAGES

An examination of sexuality and gender issues in the modern Muslim world. (MDE35, $14.95)

Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

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)

Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco


by Paula Wolfert

  • FOOD
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 330 PAGES

In this book, Worlfert turns her attentions to Morocco and its cuisine, with great results. (MRC43, $19.99)

Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East

Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East


by Donna Lee Bowen | Evelyn A. Early

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 411 PAGES

A diverse anthology of short articles and essays covering the experiences of ordinary life across the Miiddle East. (MDE34, $23.95)

Footprint Marrakech, the High Atlas & Essaouira

Footprint Marrakech, the High Atlas & Essaouira


by Julius Honnor

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

This compact, informative guide zeroes in on highly recommended excursions, experiences and itineraries, including a concise overview of the region, its history, nature, architecture and culture. With enticing color photographs, helpful travel details and maps. (AFR254, $21.95)

Formation of Islamic Art


by Oleg Grabar

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A classic on the art and architecture of the Islamic World by a prominent authority. (ARB28, $34.00)

Frommer's Marrakech Day by Day


by Kerry Christiani

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES

A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map of the city center. (MRC115, $12.99)

Glory in a Camel's Eye, A Perilous Trek Through the Greatest African Desert

Glory in a Camel's Eye, A Perilous Trek Through the Greatest African Desert


by Jeffrey Tayler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

The you-are-there narrative of a 535-mile trek across the Draa Valley in the Moroccan Sahara. (NAF35, $14.95)

A History of God

A History of God


by Karen Armstrong

  • RELIGION
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 460 PAGES

A lucid and compelling history of God as conceived by Jews, Muslims, and Christians. (ISR24, $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)

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits


by Laila Lalami

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 195 PAGES

In this debut novel, Lalami follows the fate of four young Moroccans, all linked by their desire to get to Spain in search of a better life. (MRC67, $21.95)

Islam and Democracy, Fear of the Modern World


by Fatima Mernissi

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 195 PAGES

A discussion of the Muslim world and the question of democracy. (ISL06, $17.50)

Islamic Art and Architecture

Islamic Art and Architecture


by Robert Hillenbrand

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

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, $21.95)

Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250


by Richard Ettinghausen | Oleg Grabar

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

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, $40.00)

Islamic Arts

Islamic Arts


by 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. (ISL01, $27.95)

The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?

The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?


by John L. Esposito

  • RELIGION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

An insightful survey of Islam, its history and contemporary politics. (ISL03, $19.99)

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)

Leo Africanus

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)

Living in Morocco

Living in Morocco


by Lisl Dennis | Landt Dennis

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

Glorious photos bring colorful interiors, distinct architecture and traditional folk art to life in this celebration of Moroccan style and culture. (MRC53, $34.95)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

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)

Mogreb-El-Acksa, A Journey in Morocco

Mogreb-El-Acksa, A Journey in Morocco


by R B Cunninghame Graham

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 358 PAGES

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)

Morocco Map Laminated


by Borch Maps

  • 2007
  • MAP

A laminated map of Morocco, scale 1:1,400,000 (MRC23, $10.95)

Muslim Politics


by Dale Eickelman | James Piscatori

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A succinct overview of politics, tradition, authority, religion and ethnicity in the contemporary Muslim world. (ISL36, $30.95)

Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women

Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women


by Geraldine Brooks

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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, $15.00)

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)

Morocco Map

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)

Orientalism


by Edward W. Said

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

An influential account of Western attitudes and Muslim stereotypes. (ISL07, $16.95)

Rough Guide Mediterranean Cafe Music


by Various Artists

  • MUSIC
  • 2004
  • AUDIO CD

A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of the cafe culture along the Mediterranean coasts, including music of Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt. (MED100, $14.98)

Sahara Unveiled, A Journey across the Desert

Sahara Unveiled, A Journey across the Desert


by 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)

Sahara, The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest Desert

Sahara, The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest Desert


by Sheila Hirtle | Marq de Villiers

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A chronicle of the geography, history and nature of the Sahara. The authors combine travelogue, science and archaeology in this informative report. (NAF13, $14.00)

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)

Special Places to Stay Morocco


by Ann Cooke-Yarborough

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A review of 200 remarkable inns, guest houses and other lodging of character with color photographs. (MRC63, $17.95)

Stolen Lives, Twenty Years in a Desert Jail

Stolen Lives, Twenty Years in a Desert Jail


by Malika Oufkir

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

Oukfir recalls in vivid detail the her struggle -- and her family's brutal treatment -- as a political prisoner in Morocco. The daughter of a former aide to the king of Morocco, who was executed after a failed assassination attempt on the ruler, describes how she, her five siblings, and her mother were imprisoned in a desert penal colony for twenty years. (MRC62, $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)

Traditional Moroccan Cooking, Recipes from Fez

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)

Tribal Rugs

Tribal Rugs


by Jenny Housego

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

This beautifully illustrated book deals with the construction and tradition of tribal rugs. (GEN101, $19.95)

Tuhami, Portrait of a Moroccan


by Vincent Crapanzano

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

The life story of a man possessed by spirits as told to an inquiring anthropologist. (MRC16, $17.00)

Two Thousand Years of Jewish Life in Morocco

Two Thousand Years of Jewish Life in Morocco


by 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)

The War for Muslim Minds, Islam and the West

The War for Muslim Minds, Islam and the West


by Gilles Kepel

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 327 PAGES

A provocative analysis of the impact of the war on terrorism and U.S. military activity on the Middle East. (ISL47, $23.95)

Year of the Elephant, A Moroccan Women's Journey Toward Independence and other Stories

Year of the Elephant, A Moroccan Women's Journey Toward Independence and other Stories


by Leila Abouzeid

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 125 PAGES

A novel of the growing activism and struggles of a working class Moroccan woman. (MRC37, $16.00)

Morocco Since 1830, A History

Morocco Since 1830, A History


by C. R. Pennell

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 442 PAGES

A strong scholarly history of modern Morocco, with a focus on the colonial influences that have helped shape the cultural landscape. (MRC31, $26.00)

The Caliph's House, A Year in Casablanca

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)

 

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