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1	Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa more books like this by Katherine Dettwyler add to wishlist see all copies from $5.73! new only from $16.43! \| first editions
2	Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali more books like this by Kris Holloway add to wishlist see all copies from $8.69! new only from $12.25!
3	Sundiata: an epic of old Mali more books like this by Djibril Tamsir Niane add to wishlist This is a revision of Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, a best seller for 30 years. Retold by griots, the guardians of African Culture, this oral tradition has been handed down from the thirteenth century and captures all the mystery and majesty of medieval African kingship. It is the epic tale, based on an actual figure, of Sundiata (Sunjata). Part ... see all copies from $8.31! new only from $14.56! \| SVS
4	Segu more books like this by Maryse Conde add to wishlist It is 1797 in the African kingdom of Bambara, and the forces from the East that will drastically alter African civilization--slavery and Islam--are beginning to make themselves felt. The four sons of the noble Traore family demonstrate the various responses to these new elements: one embraces Islam, another makes a fortune as a trader, the third ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Mali more books like this by Ross Velton add to wishlist Mali's capital, Timbuktu, became a twin town of Hay-on-Wye in February 2007; both are famous for their festivals, but that's where the family likeness ends. In Mali you may float past hippopotami whilst sailing down the River Niger, greet 300 herdsmen atop brilliant white camels, or stand on an escarpment looking out over the mystical cliff ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.66! \| SVS
6	The Sirius Mystery more books like this by Robert Temple add to wishlist Is the existence of civilization on Earth a result of contact from inhabitants of a planet in the sysyem of the star Sirius prior to 3000 BC? There are tribal cultures in present-day Africa whos most sacred and secret traditions are based on this theory. Central to their cosmology is a body of knowledge concerning the system of the star Sirius ... see all copies from $2.93! new only from $16.82! \| first editions
7	I Lost My Tooth in Africa more books like this by Penda Diakite, Baba Wague Diakite (Illustrator) add to wishlist Inspired by her little sister when they returned to America from visiting their family in Mali, West Africa, Penda Diakit joins forces with her Coretta Scott King Honor-winning father for this story about a special treat brought to one little girl by the African tooth fairy. Full color. see all copies from $4.41! new only from $6.84! \| SVS
8	Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, Longman African Writers Series more books like this by D T Naine, Djibril Tamsir Niane add to wishlist Retold by generations of griots - the guardians of African culture - this oral tradition has been handed down from the thirteenth century and captures all the mystery and majesty of medieval African kingship. It is an epic - part history, part legend - and a great adventure story. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.54!
9	Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali more books like this by D T Naine add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $355.27! \| first editions
10	The Hatseller and the Monkeys more books like this by Baba Wague Diakite (Illustrator) add to wishlist This is an African portrayal of the familiar story of the hat salesman whose inventory is purloined by monkeys. Author Baba Wague Diakite illustrates this adaptation with vibrant full-color ceramic-tile paintings of the scampering simians flaunting the colorful African hats. Small additional black-and-white drawings of monkeys tumble along each ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.61! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa more books like this by Fredrick McKissack, Jr., Patricia C McKissack add to wishlist For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.26! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Magic Gourd more books like this by Baba Wague Diakite (Illustrator) add to wishlist This celebration of the rich culture of Mali tells a tale of the importance of generosity. When drought parches the land, Rabbit rescues Chameleon from a thorny bush. Chameleon repays him with a magical gourd that always stays filled with food and water. But soon a greedy king steals the gourd for himself. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Truth Twisters more books like this by Josh McDowell, Bob Hostetler add to wishlist Members of the Westcastle church youth group sign on for a mission trip to a remote Mali tribe. Sixteen-year-old Jessica finds that the brand of "truth" she has fashioned for herself cannot cope with the difficulties she encounters there, breakup with her boyfriend Shawn, theft of valuable heirloom jewelry, and terrifying nightmares. Duane and Liz ... see all copies from $2.80! new only from $9.21!
14 view cover	Dogon: Africa's People of the Cliffs more books like this by Walter E Van Beek (Text by), Stephenie Hollyman add to wishlist The Dogon people of Mali in West Africa are noted for their colourful masked dances and ceremonies, a distinctive adobe architecture, and a tightly-knit social structure. They live in a remarkable area, making their homes along a 200-kilometer cliff face which runs like a wall across the land. see all copies from $21.48! new only from $22.28! \| first editions
15	Jungle ways more books like this by William Seabrook add to wishlist see all copies from $4.50! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Unveiling of Timbuctoo more books like this by Galbraith Welch add to wishlist This is the remarkable story of Rene Caillie, a young Frenchman, who in 1828 became the first European to reach the unknown, sacred city of Timbuctoo and escape alive. His is one of the most extraordinary adventures ever undertaken. But his journey was so impossibly dangerous that for years his account was dismissed as a fabrication. In 1934-35 ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $77.98! \| first editions
17 view cover	Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali more books like this by Khephra Burns, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator) add to wishlist Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon capture the grandeur of Africa's ancient empires, lands and people in stunning paintings as the richly imagined tale of Mali's king comes to life. see all copies from $3.85! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Ancient West African Kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, & Songhai more books like this by Mary Quigley add to wishlist Examines the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the people of ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including profiles of influential citizens. see all copies from $6.48! new only from $6.48! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Healing Drum: African Wisdom Teachings more books like this by Yaya Diallo, Professor Mitchell Hall add to wishlist In the personal story of internationally acclaimed drummer Yaya Diallo we see the power of music as a sacred, healing force in West African culture. see all copies from $4.90! new only from $9.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Ghana, Mali, Songhay: The Western Sudan more books like this by Kenny Mann add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
21	Warriors, Merchants, and Slaves: The State and the Economy in the Middle Niger Valley, 1700-1914 more books like this by Richard L Roberts add to wishlist see all copies from $41.99! new only from $41.99! \| first editions
22 view cover	Feeding Desire: Fatness and Beauty in the Sahara more books like this by Rebecca Popenoe add to wishlist While the Western world adheres to a beauty ideal that says women can never be too thin, the semi-nomadic Moors of the Sahara desert have for centuries cherished a feminine ideal of extreme fatness. Voluptuous immobility is thought to beautify girls' bodies, hasten the onset of puberty, heighten their sexuality and ripen them for marriage. From ... see all copies from $35.22! new only from $43.31! \| first editions
23 view cover	You Look Beautiful Like That: The Portrait Photographs of Seydou Keita and Malick Sidibe more books like this by Michelle Lamuniere add to wishlist Seydou Keita and Malick Sidibe, two important and widely known commercial photographers from Mali, took mesmerising photographs of members of their communities during the decades before and after the country's independence from France in 1960. This book presents a range of these portraits, as well as excerpts of recent interviews with the artists ... see all copies from $85.00!
24 view cover	Heart of the Ngoni more books like this by Harold Courlander, Ousmane Sako add to wishlist The heroic legends decribed here, re-create the events and annals of the kingdom of Segu and of the Bambara tribe that formed a series of important city-states along the Niger River during the 17th century. The deeds of kings, the exploits of warriors, the sorcery of magicians, and battles against invaders are among the subjects addressed. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.13! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Meanings of Timbuktu more books like this by Shamil Jeppie (Editor), Souleymane Bachir Diagne (Editor) add to wishlist Salt comes from the north, gold from the south, but the word of God and the treasures of wisdom are only to be found in Timbuktu. u 15th-century Malian proverb. In a joint project between South Africa and Mali, a library to preserve more than 200 000 Arabic and West African manuscripts dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries is currently ... see all copies from $35.99! new only from $35.99! \| SVS

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