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1	Stranger more books like this by Albert Camus In this stylistically simple, first-person tale of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." Through Meursault, Camus portrays a man who rejects the beliefs and life styles imposed on him by society. The events that lead to his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Confessions more books like this by Saint Augustine of Hippo One of the earliest autobiographies, as well the paradigm for all subsequent literary "confessions," St. Augustine's 13-volume work is a classic of Christian theology and Western philosophy. In the confessions, St. Augustine addresses God, revealing the details of his life up to his conversion to Christianity and reflecting on a former life of sin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.56! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The wretched of the earth more books like this by Frantz Fanon This canonical text on colonialism, history, and the role of violence in each has been influential world-wide--especially in Latin America, where it was required reading for revolutionary movements, and in the United States, where it was a major text for the Black Panther Party. It is also a standard text in universities. Jean Paul Sartre's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.94! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Justine more books like this by Lawrence Durrell Durrell's monumental four-novel exploration of love, character, friendship, and death includes JUSTINE, CLEA, BALTHAZAR, and MOUNTOLIVE. Published between 1957 and 1960, the quartet, which follows the romantic and political fortunes of a group of friends in Egypt, was an international success, and marked Durrell as an important writer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 more books like this by Alistair Horne The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It brought down six French governments, led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic, returned de Gaulle to power, and came close to provoking a civil war on French soil. More than a million Muslim Algerians died in the conflict and as many European settlers were driven into exile. Above all, the war was ... see all copies from $7.29! new only from $11.01! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Clea more books like this by Lawrence Durrell Durrell's monumental four-novel exploration of love, character, friendship, and death includes JUSTINE, CLEA, BALTHAZAR, and MOUNTOLIVE. Published between 1957 and 1960, the quartet, which follows the romantic and political fortunes of a group of friends in Egypt, was an international success, and marked Durrell as an important writer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Saint Augustine more books like this by Garry Wills In this short biography, Garry Wills stays close to the life and times of the influential Christian thinker and explicates relevant passages from his works, with special emphasis on THE CONFESSIONS (which he refers to as THE TESTAMENT). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Confessions of St. Augustine more books like this by St Augustine One of the earliest autobiographies, as well the paradigm for all subsequent literary "confessions," St. Augustine's 13-volume work is a classic of Christian theology and Western philosophy. In the confessions, St. Augustine addresses God, revealing the details of his life up to his conversion to Christianity and reflecting on a former life of sin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.42! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Night Train to Memphis more books like this by Elizabeth Peters An intelligence agency offers Munich museum curator Vicky Bliss a luxury cruise down the Nile if she agrees to help solve a murder and stop the heist of Egyptian antiquities. Vicky suspects her task is to lead the authorities to her occasional lover, the art thief and master of disguises she knows only as "Sir John Smythe." When Vicky spots ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Confessions of St. Augustine more books like this by Saint Augustine of Hippo One of the earliest autobiographies, as well the paradigm for all subsequent literary "confessions," St. Augustine's 13-volume work is a classic of Christian theology and Western philosophy. In the confessions, St. Augustine addresses God, revealing the details of his life up to his conversion to Christianity and reflecting on a former life of sin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	The outsider more books like this by Albert Camus see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	Mountolive more books like this by Lawrence Durrell Durrell's monumental four-novel exploration of love, character, friendship, and death includes JUSTINE, CLEA, BALTHAZAR, and MOUNTOLIVE. Published between 1957 and 1960, the quartet, which follows the romantic and political fortunes of a group of friends in Egypt, was an international success, and marked Durrell as an important writer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The first man more books like this by Albert Camus The manuscript to this unfinished novel was found in the wreckage of the car in which Camus perished. It was withheld from publication at the time of Camus' death, as it was believed that it would be savaged by his detractors. THE FIRST MAN is the first volume of Camus's projected epic, WAR AND PEACE, and covers the years of his childhood in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The last life more books like this by Claire Messud Narrated by a 15-year-old girl with a ruthless regard for the truth, this novel of lies and ghosts, love and honor is set in colonial Algeria, the South of France and New England. The LaBasse family is shattered by the shots from a grandfather's rifle and a long-hidden shame is revealed. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Battle of the Casbah: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Algeria 1955-1957 more books like this by Paul Aussaresses Translated from the French, Aussaresses's memoirs tell of the French-Algerian war in the 1950s through the point-of-view of a French military officer. Aussaresses reveals that he employed torture and political assassinations in his work. see all copies from $5.25! new only from $9.38! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Outline of a Theory of Practice more books like this by Professor Pierre Bourdieu Outline of a theory of practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $23.37! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Confessions of Saint Augustine more books like this by Augustine Saint Augustine One of the earliest autobiographies, as well the paradigm for all subsequent literary "confessions," St. Augustine's 13-volume work is a classic of Christian theology and Western philosophy. In the confessions, St. Augustine addresses God, revealing the details of his life up to his conversion to Christianity and reflecting on a former life of sin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.61! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Confessions more books like this by Augustine One of the earliest autobiographies, as well the paradigm for all subsequent literary "confessions," St. Augustine's 13-volume work is a classic of Christian theology and Western philosophy. In the confessions, St. Augustine addresses God, revealing the details of his life up to his conversion to Christianity and reflecting on a former life of sin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.68!
19 view cover	Magician's Wife more books like this by Brian Moore In the mid-19th century, the wife of a great French magician becomes involved with an army officer when her husband is asked to perform his magic tricks for Arab sheikhs in the rebellious province of Algeria. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Empires of Sand more books like this by David Ball This sweeping debut novel chronicles the love and betrayal that flows between two cousins and the cultures that divide them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.10! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Murder in the Place of Anubis more books like this by Lynda S Robinson, Ph.D. Lord Meren, sleuth in the service of King Tut, investigates the mysterious death of Queen Nefertiti -- and tracks a serial killer -- in his fourth fascinating whodunit. By the acclaimed author of Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing. "(AN) Excellent Series... Robinson again brings ancient Egypt alive in all its detailed specificity while offering a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22	Savage War of Peace more books like this by Alistair Horne see all copies from $2.58! new only from $89.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The question more books like this by Henri Alleg Critical analysis of the historic anti-Semitism of France through the lens of Jean-Paul Sartre's philosophy. see all copies from $3.98! new only from $10.87! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	A Passion for the Impossible: The Life of Lilias Trotter more books like this by Miriam Huffman Rockness This unique and definitive biography of artist and pioneer missionary Lilias Trotter tells the compelling story of a woman who left behind wealth and a promising art career to pioneer a missionary movement in North Africa. Trotter's passion for a new generation of Muslims who would fearlessly believe Christ's call shaped the role of future mission ... see all copies from $5.37! new only from $7.45! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Confessions more books like this by St Augustine, Saint Augustine of Hippo Writing in the last years of the fourth century A.D., St. Augustine of Hippo created what is at once the first true autobiography in Western literature and among the most sophisticated yet accessible theological arguments in the history of Christianity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.79! \| first editions \| SVS

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