books about: moroccan

books about: moroccan

books:

Moroccan

In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

Tahir Shah

Bantam, 2007

The power of a good story
Would you like to be transported on a magic carpet ride through the mysteries and magic of Morocco? Then read In Arabian Nights. I loved Shah's last book, The Caliph's House, and was thrilled to discover he has written another. And I wasn't disappointed. I read it ...

Tagine: Spicy Stews from Morocco

Ghillie Basan

Ryland Peters & Small, 2007

Tagine Cooking
I just love this book. I borrowed it from a library and didn't want to return it, so I tracked it down on Amazon. It was my own within a week! The recipes are easy, the ingredients are easy to get and they don't take long to make. Its a great book, just wish I ...

Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon

Claudia Roden

Knopf, 2006

Like exploring the world without leaving your kitchen
"Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon" shares a delightful collection of recipes, each of which makes you feel as if you are experiencing a vibrant part of another culture. From Tala? Böre?i, which takes you into the kitchens of Turkey, to Moroccan Briwat ...

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits

Laila Lalami

Harvest Books, 2006

The Audacity of Hope
This is the finest work on modern Morocco that I have ever read. It shows the country as it is, when in an extremely rapidly changing culture almost every other well written book on Morocco shows the country as it once was. I was moved for the extremely well-written ...

Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from My Moroccan Kitchen

Kitty Morse

Chronicle Books, 1998

The Top Moroccan recipe cook book
Kitty Morse is probably the primary Moroccan cook book author and well deserved. She still has a home in Morocco and leads a cooking tour once a year. The book contains all types of recipes to have a true diffa (feast) and uses ingredients generally available (you ...

Culture Shock! Morocco: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Guides)

Orin Hargraves

Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2007

Morocco: "Knock for Something Completely Different"
This book provides a detailed description of modern Moroccan culture for those from Western backgrounds trying to make sense of Moroccan values, behavior, and daily life. The content is explained well and easy to read, although the type face is rather small.

Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

Paula Wolfert

William Morrow Cookbooks, 1987

~A perfect addition to any Moroccan cooking library~
I have developed a passion for Moroccan food and as a result, a curiosity for the history of its preparation. I purchased this book for exactly that reason - And loved it. I read it cover to cover, comparing how the many dishes were prepared from the author's ...

Moroccan Modern

Hassan M'souli

Interlink Publishing Group, 2005

Delicious Recipes, Great Pictures
I love to cook and I am an avid cookbook collector. I was looking for a "modern" moroccan cookbook for a long time. Finally I found one. All the recipies are well-thought-out, simple and delicious. Chef/Author Hassan M'Souli combines the traditional Moroccan recipes ...

Moroccan Arabic: Lonely Planet Phrasebook

Dan Bacon, Bichr Andjar, ...

Lonely Planet, 2008

Zuina Bezzaf - MUST READ BOOK!
This book was GREAT! It's the best one out there, and it's a Fantastic price. So much information, helpful phrases, easy word spelling for prnounciation. This book was so helpful and yet so simple, it takes you from basic topics such as "Religion" "People" "Places" ...

Flavors of Morocco: Delicious Recipes from North Africa

Ghillie Basan

Ryland Peters & Small, 2008

Her best yet!
Want to take a virtual vacation with incredible photographic details along the delightful recipes? One for each recipe plus more? Check out Ghillie's latest book with Peter Cassidy's photos. I also use this one as a coffee table book. I will be looking for books using ...

Year of the Elephant: A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence (CMES Modern Middle East Literature in ...

Leila Abouzeid

Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 1989

I Will Survive!
Set against the background of the Moroccan War of Independence, "Year of the Elephant" tells of one woman's rebirth and her sustaining faith. The title is symbolic of a battle in Islamic history where foreign tribes were defeated in their attempts to ovethrow the ...

Travel Talk Moroccan Arabic (Travel Talk)

Inc. Penton Overseas

Penton Overseas, 2004

Very Helpful
This combination CD and phrasebook has been excellent in helping me with both my research for my third novel and for preparing to visit Morocco. Moroccan Arabic is not the same as the Arabic spoken in other countries and this product not only lets me put authenticity ...

The Moroccan Cookbook: 70 Delicious Easy-To-Make Dishes From An Exotic Cuisine, Shown Step-By-Step In 300 ...

Rebekah Hassan

Southwater, 2007

the first moroccan cookbook with the bread recipe I was looking for
After falling in love with Moroccan food over 20 years ago, I've been scouring Moroccan and other african cookbooks for the bread that is served in Moroccan restaurants. I was halfway thinking that the bread I enjoyed so much wasn't really Moroccan, but really a Los ...

Moroccan Interiors

Lisa Lovatt-Smith

Taschen, 2005

gorgeous and inspiring
The first time I saw this book I couldn't stop looking at it. I was entirely engrossed with the beauty of the interiors, the use of color, texture and interior architecture in these homes. In a word...MESMERIZED! I should say that the interior design in this book is ...

The Syntax of Spoken Arabic: A Comparative Study of Moroccan, Egyptian, Syrian, and Kuwaiti Dialects

Kristen E. Brustad

Georgetown University Press, 2000

Excellent piece of work
For me, a budding linguist, it is pure joy to read this type of linguistic work. Brustad covers so many aspcts of spoken arabic in such a professional, ordered and useful manner. Examples are cited from the four dialect regions studied (Moroccan, Egyptian, Syrian and ...