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Morocco has long
held fascination for travellers, travel writers, poets and artists of
every stripe. Here are some books that can help you get the most out
of your journey.
Through special
arrangement, books may be purchased through Amazon.com simply by
clicking on the book's title.
Guidebooks:
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Morocco
by Barnaby Rogerson
Cadogan's Books
Cadogan's is the best guide for those interested in the history
of
Morocco
and its cities, towns and regions. It's less
comprehensive in terms of listing hotels and restaurants, but is
positively brimming with historical anecdotes.
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Lonely Planet Morocco
by Matt Fletcher, et. al.
Lonely Planet Guides
Lonely Planet's guide offers less history, but more detail on
very practical matters of getting around. It exhaustively
catalogues virtually every option available to you in every
place you might ever want to visit.
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Fodor's Morocco
Fodor's Guides
Fodor's guides understand the needs and interests of higher-end
Western travellers, and provide excellent intineraries for those
interested in the best shopping, accomodations, and dining
Morocco
has to offer.
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Maps:
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Michelin Morocco Map
No. 959
Get a sense of the geography of Morocco with Michelin's map of
Morocco, the (deservedly) most popular map of
Morocco
for travelers.
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Travelogues
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Sahara Unveiled:
A Journey Across the Desert
by William Langewiesche
Encounters, observations and revelations from a 1,200-mile
trans-Saharan trek are poetically reported by William
Langewiesche in Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert.
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Their Heads are
Green
and Their Hands are Blue
By Paul Bowles
This whole list could almost be devoted to the works of Paul
Bowles, a writer who virtually single handedly introduced
Morocco
to contemporary Western audiences. This engaging
collection of travel essays, now out of print (but available
in limited quantities in places like eBay and Amazon) voyages
through places that are as yet unencumbered by the trappings,
luxuries, and corruptions or modern civilization. Bowles is a
sympathetic and discerning observer who is especially alert to
what is bizarre and what is wise in the places he settles. He
is also disturbed and indignant about the corrosive effect of
Western culture on non-Christian ways of life.
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Cookbooks:
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The Momo Cookbook
by Mourad Mazouz, Momo Mazouz
The Momo Cookbook is much more than a recipe collection. Prose
portraits of the land of the Maghreb (Morocco, Tunisia, and
Algeria) connect its rich history to the development of a
distinctive cuisine that has been developed over centuries.
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Cooking at the Kasbah:
Recipes from My Moroccan Kitchen
by Kitty Morse
This book presents recipes from
Morocco, pairing color photos
by Laurie Smith with dishes such as Barley Bread with Cumin
and Tagine of Lamb with Prunes. Notes on Moroccan customs
pepper this attractive presentation.
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Couscous and Other
Good Foods from Morocco
by Paula Wolfert
Redolent of saffron, cumin and cilantro, Moroccan cooking can
be as elegant or as down-home hearty as you want it to be. In
Couscous and Other Good Food from
Morocco, author Paula Wolfert has collected delectable recipes that embody the
essence of the cuisine.
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Photography
Books and Moroccan Style:
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The Imperial Cities of Morocco
by Mohomed Metalsi, et al.
The Imperial Cities of
Morocco
(Rabat, Marrakesh, Meknes, and
Fez) are some of the most intruiging, ancient, and beautiful
urban spaces ever devised. This book explores these
magnificent cities.
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Timeless Places: Morocco
by Annette Solyst
The language of Timeless Places: Morocco is poetic, and the
photography is breathtaking. It's a great visual introduction
to the wonders of
Morocco.
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Living in Morocco:
Design from Casablanca to Marrakesh
by Landt Dennis, Lisl Dennis
This revised edition of Living in
Morocco
celebrates the
indigenous arts of a country at the height of a cultural
renaissance. The work is a true celebration of Moroccan style.
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Novels:
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The Spider's House
by Paul Bowles
Set in 1950s Morocco, this novel examines the attitudes of
both Westerners and the Moroccans themselves as French
colonial rule disintegrated. It is deservedly considered one
of Bowles' masterpieces.
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The Road to Fez
by Ruth Knafo Setton
Read the powerful novel that Publisher's Weekly called
"evocative and erotically charged ... The lyrical tale
captures the pungent stew of sights and smells of
north Africa." And Amazon.com says, "If you've never been there,
you'll feel like you have after reading Ruth Knafo Setton's
'The Road to Fez'... "
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