Tunisia   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $69, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXTUN09)		  
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)		   Rough Guide Tunisia
A Traveller's History of North Africa  •  Barnaby Rogerson
HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES
Wide-ranging, accessible and effectively condensed, this brief history marches confidently through the centuries, covering key events and personalities in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria to 1999. (NAF01, $15.95)		   A Traveller's History of North Africa
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, $21.95)		   Islamic Art and Architecture
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, $13.95)		   Tunisia Map



Also Recommended

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)
 		  
Culture Smart! Tunisia  •  Gerald Zarr   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (TUN30, $9.95)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide Tunisia  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Featuring color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (TUN28, $25.00)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide Tunisia  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Featuring color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (TUN28, $25.00)
 		  
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, $22.99)
 		  
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, $31.99)
 		  
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 Ancient Mediterranean  •  Michael Grant   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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)
 		  
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. It surveys the history, literature and culture of the Berbers, exploring the identity they have forged in the region. (NAF02, $49.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Tunis, The Land and the People  •  Ernst Von Hesse-wartegg   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Originally published in 1882, Chevalier de Hesse-Wartegg, an Austrian diplomat and great traveler, describes his encounters with the military, Jewish women, Berbers and other people of Tunis in surprisingly modern, unprejudiced terms. (NAF83, $39.95)
 		  
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, $27.95)
 		  
Southern Frontiers, A Journey Across the Roman Empire  •  Don McCullin   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  Roman sites, both world famous and obscure, from Syria and Lebanon across North Africa to Morocco, Algeria and Libya are presented in gorgeous black-and-white splendor in this collection of oversized photographs by the celebrated Don McCullin. Historian Barnaby Rogerson supplies the accompanying text. (MED172, $69.95)
 		  
Tunisian Mosaics, Treasures from Roman Africa  •  Aicha Ben Abed Ben Khader   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 		  
Barbary Pirate, The Life and Crimes of John Ward, the Most Infamous Privateer of His Time  •  Greg Bak   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Bak provides a portrait of John Ward, a British sailor who led a mass desertion from James I's navy, defected to the Ottoman Empire's outpost at Tunis and converted to Islam. This story of betrayal and scandal reveals a man whose rejection of conventional morality led to power, wealth and a happy, if unusual, retirement. (NAF76, $22.95)
 		  
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, $25.95)
 		  
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 North Africa in the 1930s includes the classic tale of his crash in the Libyan desert. (DES11, $13.95)
 		  
Carthage  •  Ross Leckie   • LITERATURE  •  The final chapter in Leckie's Punic War Trilogy, a riveting tale of the rivalry between Hannibal and Scipio's sons, the great war between Carthage and Rome and the fall of the Carthagenian empire. (TUN21, $12.95)
 		  
Hannibal  •  Ross Leckie   • LITERATURE  •  Leckie's first novel vividly recreates the testosterone-fueled life and times of Hannibal, including the great general's conquest of the Alps with men, horses and elephants. The Punic wars trilogy continues with Scipio (TUN32) and Carthage (TUN21), $12.95 each. (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)
 		  
 
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