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	Rough Guide Tunisia  •  Peter Morris  •  Daniel Jacobs GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 528 PAGES A compact, authoritative guide to Tunisia, its history, culture and attractions with good local maps. Most of the book is devoted to detailed recommendations for excursions throughout the country, covering in detail both popular and remote destinations. This is the guide to carry. (TUN18, $21.99)
	A Traveller's History of North Africa  •  Barnaby Rogerson HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES A brief history of Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Libya through the 1990's -- wide-ranging, accessible and effectively condensed. With a useful chronology and historical gazetteer, this book marches confidently through the centuries. Read it as an overview. (NAF01, $15.95)
	Islamic Art and Architecture  •  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. A marvelously compact synthesis, it focuses on major styles associated with Muslim dynasties including the Ottomans. With a useful glossary of Islamic terms, time line, maps and 270 illustrations, many in color. (CAS17, $19.95)
	Tunisia Map  •   Freytag & Berndt MAP A colorful shaded relief map of Tunisia at a good scale of 1:750,000. Two Sides. 40x20 inches. (TUN10, $10.95)

	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)
	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)
	A History of Modern Tunisia  •  Kenneth Perkins   • HISTORY  •  Perkins explores the history of Tunisia from the mid-19th century to the present, with an examination of French colonial rule from 1881 to 1956, when the Tunisians achieved independence, and the subsequent process of state-building. (TUN25, $29.99)
	A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period  •  Jamil Abun-Nasr   • HISTORY  •  An authoritative, scholarly history of North Africa from the seventh century until independence, covering the Berber dynasties, Ottoman rule, colonial period and independence. (NAF31, $68.00)
	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)
	Rome in Africa  •  Susan Raven   • HISTORY  •  Long the standard history of Roman influence in Northern Africa, this book is scholarly and comprehensive. It is a wonderfully written, illustrated introduction to the geographic setting, the rise of Carthage, historical personalities, individual trading centers and archaeological sites. (NAF04, $49.95)
	The Berbers  •  Michael Brett  •  Elizabeth Fentress   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A comprehensive overview of the indigenous people of North Africa from antiquity through the Roman and Islamic periods to modern times. Surveys the history, literature and culture of the Berbers, exploring the identity they have forged in the region. (NAF02, $46.95)
	The Conquest of the Sahara  •  Douglas Porch   • HISTORY  •  Porch captures the ambition, drama and folly of French 19th-century adventurers in North Africa in this classic history, first published in 1986. (NAF37, $15.00)
	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, $18.00)
	Tunisian Mosaics, Treasures from Roman Africa  •  Aicha Ben Abed Ben Khader   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • FAVORITE  •  Accompanied by 134 glorious color illustrations, this book includes a history of Roman Africa and the rise of Mediterranean mosaics, an overview of mosaic sites and museums, and a chapter on methods of preservation. (TUN27, $29.95)
	Desert Divers  •  Sven Lindqvist   • EXPLORATION  •  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. (NAF12, $12.95)
	Sahara Unveiled, A Journey across the Desert  •  William Langewiesche   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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)
	The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century  •  Ross E. Dunn   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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, $21.95)
	Wind, Sand and Stars  •  Antoine de Saint Exupery   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  St. Exupery's luminous account of flying early postal routes over South America, Europe and the deserts of West Africa in the 1930s, including the classic tale of his crash in the Libyan desert. (DES11, $13.95)
	Carthage  •  Ross Leckie   • LITERATURE • COMING IN JULY  •  The final chapter in Leckie's Punic War Trilogy. (TUN21, $24.00)
	Hannibal  •  Ross Leckie   • LITERATURE  •  A first novel, vividly recreating the testosterone-fueled life and times of Hannibal, including the great general's conquest of the Alps with men, horses and elephants. (TUN02, $13.00)
	Pride of Carthage, A Novel of Hannibal  •  David Anthony Durham   • LITERATURE  •  A richly imagined epic saga based on the events of the Second Punic War. Although a work of fiction, the book does a good job of evoking the history of the era and its personalities. (TUN24, $15.95)
	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)
	Scipio  •  Ross Leckie   • LITERATURE  •  In this stunning sequel to Hannibal, Scipio Africanus systematically destroys the hard-won empires of Hannibal and Alexander the Great. (TUN32, $12.95)
	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)
	Sahara, The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest Desert  •  Sheila Hirtle  •  Marq de Villiers   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A chronicle of the geography, history and nature of the Sahara. The author combines travelogue, science and archaeology in this informative report. (NAF13, $14.00)
	African Wildlife  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket. (AFR109, $5.95)

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