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Berlitz Pocket Guide Morocco is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this enchanting country has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights, whether you want to explore the markets of Marrakech, kitesurf in wind-swept Essaouira or head for the beaches. Handy maps on the cover help you get around with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in Morocco, followed by a...

Berlitz Pocket Guide Cape Verde Islands is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this tiny West African nation has to offer. The Where to Go chapter details all the key sights on this diverse group of islands, from the volcanic landscape of Parque Natural de Fogo to the dreamlike deserts of Boa Vista and the golden beaches of Sal. Each island is covered in detail, with information on colonial towns, mountain village...

Also published in Hardback - ISBN: 0-906672-31-7

Casablanca is the exciting debut from Moroccan chef Nargisse Benkabbou. This book features more than 80 recipes for simple and satisfying dishes such as Artichoke tagine with peas, baby potatoes & preserved lemons, Peach & ras el hanout short rib stew with garlic mash and Sweet potato & feta maakouda. Also featured are tasty western classics with a unique Moroccan twist: try your hand at Kefta & kale mac & cheese, Roasted almond & couscous stuffed poussin and Moroccan mint tea infused chocolate...

For every gallon of ink that has been spilt on the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its consequences, only one very small drop has been spent on the study of the forced migration of black Africans into the Mediterranean world of Islam. From the ninth to the early twentieth century, probably as many black Africans were forcibly taken across the Sahara, up the Nile valley, and across the Red Sea, as were transported across the Atlantic in a much shorter period. Yet their story has not yet been told....

Born of a Russian mother - a pianist at the State Conservatory - and expatriate English professor, a girl coming of age resolves a family dilemma while disclosing its mysterious past. After her father's strange disappearance during a business trip to Cairo, Anastasiya searches for those who can help her track him down. She finds, instead, a long, lost uncle whose lives in intrigue but appears to be simply an art restorer, currently living and working at the well-known monastery complex of Sergie...

" A spectacular modern-day adventure along the Nile River from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea " With news of tenuous peace in Sudan, foreign correspondent Dan Morrison bought a plank-board boat, summoned a childhood friend who'd never been off American soil and set out from Uganda, paddling the White Nile on a quest to reach Cairo-a trip that tyranny and war had made impossible for decades. Morrison's chronicle is a mashup of travel narrative and reportage, packed with flights into the...

The Manga is one of Africa's most wild and remote regions: a hostile and unforgiving landscape inhabited by nomads. Situated in south-eastern Niger, in the shadow of the Old Salt Road, it has been mislaid by the modern world; no westerner had been seen there in living memory. The Nomad's Path is a beautifully-rendered account of a journey across this inhospitable region at a time of Tuareg insurgency in 2004 and 2008 . Carr sets out to explore the centuries-old link between the Barbary Coast a...

Every year, growing numbers of divers and snorkelers venture in search of turquoise seas, fabulous coral walls, and mythically beautiful marine life. This stunning series provides: - Detailed coverage of the world's top diving destinations - Up-to-date information on individual dive sites - Valuable advice on techniques and equipment - Indispensable information for all levels of divers from novice to divemaster - Handy travel tips and guidance on the best local restaurants and accommodation - G...