Buy Marrakesh, Fez and Rabat Cadogan Guides or The Heirs of Muhammad: Islams First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split or The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco.
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Marrakesh, Fez and Rabat (Cadogan Guides)$13.29This title feature a dynamic two-color layout for easy navigation. The color section gives a photographic overview of the region, together with special features of the region, tailored itineraries and lists of the best things to do. It features full-color touring maps of the whole region. It has extensive listings of hotels and restaurants - all personally recommended for a really local flavor. It contains 'Top Don't Miss' sights for each regional chapter, plus 'Author Choices' of personal favorite places to stay and eat.
The Heirs of Muhammad: Islam's First Century and the$3.40The Prophet Mohammad brought his vision of the word of God to the Arabs, and within a generation of his death, his followers—as vivid a cast of heroic individuals as history has known—had exploded out of Arabia to confront the two great superpowers of the seventh century and establish Islam and with it a new civilization. The Heirs of the Prophet Mohammad is a swaggering saga of ambition, achievement, self-sacrificing nobility and blood rivalry.
The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco$19.99Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Morocco’s ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly a thousand years, storytellers have gathered in Jemaa el Fna, the legendary square of the city, to recount ancient folktales and fables to rapt audiences. But this unique chain of oral tradition that has passed seamlessly from generation to generation is teetering on the brink of extinction.
Morocco$3.00Experience Moroccan people, their culture an d lifestyle. This text details the nitty gritty of eating, d rinking and sleeping from the most sumptuous palace to the b est budget hotel. '.
The Last Crusaders: The Hundred Year Battle for the$14.00An exploration of the later Cruades, written "with the skill of a historian and the flair of a novelist" (<>The Guardian) The Crusades were the bridge between medievl and modern history, between feudalism and colonialism. In many ways, the lttle explored later Crusades were the most significant of them all, for thy made the crisis truly global.
The Prophet Muhammad$12.75In this fascinating and insightful biography, Barnaby Rogerson explores the life and times of Muhammad. Vividly describing the sixth-century Arabia where Muhammad was born, Rogerson charts his early years among the flocks, the caravans and the markets of his native Mecca; the night he received his religious vision; the perilous years of reciting the revelations in Mecca; his escape to Yathrib (Medina) and his subsequent battles.
North Africa (Traveller's History of North Africa)$12.33For travellers on the ground or students at their desk, this handy paperback will prove invaluable for sorting the Almohads from Almoravides. It provides a concise and readable history of the region's journey from its earliest beginnings right up to the politics and life of the present day. Written by an acknowledged expert of the area, it covers the countries of Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Libya.
Meetings with Remarkable Muslims: A Collection of$30.77A collection of writings celebrating friendship and the chance encounters that unexpectedly enrich our lives.
Heirs of the Prophet Muhammad$218.60The Prophet Muhammad taught the word of God to the Arabs. Within a generation of his death, his followers - as vivid a cast of heroic individuals as history has known - had exploded out of Arabia to confront the two great superpowers of the seventh-century and establish Islam and a new civilization. That the protagonists originated from the small oasis communities of central Arabia gives their adventures, their rivalries, their loves and their achievements an additional vivacity and intimacy.