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Travel Books & Maps
History & Politics
People & Culture
Other Books & Novels


Travel Books & Maps

The Rough Guide to West Africa 5 - 2008- (Paperback) Author Richard Trillo
(amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
covering the 15 visitable countries from Mauritania to Cameroon in fifty percent more detail than its only competitor. Each chapter of the Rough Guide includes thoroughly researched hotel and restaurant listings, sections on everything from food and language to media and sport, and thoughtful background on the environment, culture, history, politics and music

Lonely Planet West Africa      (amazon.com) - USA   (amazon Europe) - Europe
Salt caravans in the Sahara, imposing forts on the Ghanaian coast, urban buzz in Lagos, the steamy lushness of Casamance- West Africa's attractions are as diverse as they are intriguing. Whether you want to set out for Timbuktu, laze on a sandy beach or overland it from desert to jungle, Lonely Planet shows you the what, where and how.

Mali - Sheet map  (Maps Worldwide)
Institut Geographique National (IGN) - Countries and Cities of the World
A general road map of Mali with a place name index and distance chart. Includes basic street map of Bamako.

Mali Bradt Travel Guide   (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
Published by Bradt Publications
A second edition of the first English-language travel guide to Mali, full of practical information and cultural background for the independent traveler. .

West Africa   (Maps Worldwide)
Paperback, - Lonely Planet Publications - Country/Regional Guides
This guide covers travel in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. Features an expanded 32-page section on the region's culture and birdlife. Listings of places to stay and eat are included for all budgets and there is comprehensive coverage of contemporary and traditional music. Language sections and a glossary are also included.

Lonely Planet Mali Blues : Traveling to an African Beat (Lonely Planet Journeys) by Joris Lieve, Lieve Joris, Sam Garrett (Translator)   (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Joris Lieve, Lieve Joris, Sam Garrett (Translator)
Belgian-born writer Lieve Joris travels to the West African countries of Senegal, Mauritania, and Mali--a region that to many Westerners seems obscure, even destitute and impoverished. Joris captures the strong will of West Africans, their enduring traditions and heritage, their thumping music, and their unmatched ability to carry on despite hardship and political turmoil



History & Politics

Country Review, Mali 1998/1999   (amazon.com) - USA
by Robert C. Kelly (Editor), Debra Ewing (Editor), Stanton Doyle (Editor), Denise Youngblood (Editor)
up-to-date source for political and economic information

The Empire of Mali   (amazon.com) - USA
by Carol Thompson

Excavations at Jenne-Jeno, Hambarketolo, and Kaniana : The 1981 Season (Inland Niger Delta, Mali, the 1981 Season)
  (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Susan Keech McIntosh (Editor)

Mali in Pictures (Visual Geography Series)   (amazon.com) - USA
by Thomas O'Toole, Publications Departmen Lerner, Department Of Geogr Lerner Publications (Editor)
Well-labeled color and black-and-white photographs combine with a lucid, balanced text to introduce the geography, history, government, people, and economy of one of the world's poorest nations. Clear maps help place this landlocked West African nation  (Copyright © 1990 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved)

People & Culture

Dogon : Africa's People of the Cliffs   (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Stephenie Hollyman (Photographer), Walter E. A. Van Beek
In Mali, the Dogon people still live a traditional existence. This photographic portrait shows a tightly knit, co-operative society engaging in daily activities and sacred rituals: planting and harvesting crops, creating crafts, and performing varied religious ceremonies.

The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhay : Life in Medieval Africa by Pat McKissack, Patricia McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack  (amazon.com) - USA
by Lauren Goodsmith
Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps, the accessible history sheds light on the significant civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay

Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Timbuktu (Cities Through Time)   (amazon.com) - USA
by Larry Brooks, Ray Webb (Illustrator), Larry Brook

Adaptable Livelihoods : Coping With Food Insecurity in the Malian Sahel   (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Susanna Davies
the author studies the ways in which people in the Inner Niger Delta and Mali regions "confront" droughts, impoverishment, and food shortages in order to draft a methodology for food security planning and policies which accurately reflects the realities of the environment and peoples

Dancing Skeletons : Life and Death in West Africa   (amazon.com) - USA
by Katherine Dettwyler
offers a vivid portrait of Malian people and places as well as thoughtful account of the issues and problems that face anthropologists in the field

Dombaa Fole-Medicine Music of Mali - (Audio Cassette)   (amazon.com) - USA
by Yaya Diallo

The Healing Drum : African Wisdom Teachings  (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Yaya Diallo, Mitchell Hall (Contributor)

The Making of Bamana Sculpture : Creativity and Gender   (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Sarah C. Brett-Smith


Other Books & Novels

Sundiata : An Epic of Old Mali (Longman African Classics)   (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by D.T. Niane, D. T. Naine

Fishing in the Sky : The Education of Namory Keita  (amazon.com) - USA
by Donald Lawder
portrays the Malians as an intelligent, warm, hard-working people living under difficult circumstances, and it's interesting to "meet" them through this absorbing book.  (a reader from Los Angeles, California, USA , May 25, 1998 )

Mali Crossroads of Africa (The Kingdoms of Africa)   (amazon.com) - USA
by Philip Koslow
Childrens book - Reading level: Ages 9-12

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