Slimani, Leïla
Summary: Morocco, 1968: Two siblings, unusual for their biracial parentage--their father is Moroccan, their mother French--search for their place in a world not made to fit them. Aicha, strong-willed and studious, dreams of leaving Morocco to study medicine in her mother's homeland. Her younger brother, Selim, the family's errant misfit, will forge a path of rebellion among the European hippies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SLIYork, Jillian
Summary: Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Morocco is a joy to the senses. Graced with spectacular scenery, the country's rich history is carved into its architecture and baked into its cuisine. Its marketplaces are filled with tantalizing scents and colorful sights, and the call of the muezzin seems to draw people from every corner of the globe. In 1956 Morocco gained independence from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Adhan, Call to prayer (1:16) -- Tejwid, Qur±anic chant (8:33) -- Tolba, Qur±anic chant (9:11) -- Hamadsha, Mystical brotherhood (7:52) -- Nfir and Ghaita, Music during Ramadan (5:28) -- Gnawa, Religious brotherhood (9:52) -- Milhun (11:30).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rounder 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN ANTColeman, Miriam
Summary: "Spread between two continents but sharing many of the same geographic challenges, the peoples and cultures of Southwest Asia and North Africa are both similar and different in striking ways. This region, which includes Morocco, Libya, and Egypt, is also known as the Middle East. It has given birth to ancient civilizations, unique legends, and some of the modern world's most distinct traditions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 956 COLGreen, Jane
Summary: "Claire grew up in a small town, far from the glamor of London. On the cusp of adulthood, she yearns for the adventure and independence of a counterculture taking root across the world. When she's offered the chance to start anew in Morocco, in a palace where famous artists and musicians have been known to visit, she seizes the chance. Arriving in Marrakesh, she's quickly swept up in a world of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GRESummary: Touki bouki: "A vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. ... two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MARTurk, Evan
Summary: In a time of drought in the Kingdom of Morocco, a storyteller and a boy weave a tale to thwart a Djinn and his sandstorm from destroying their city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE TURGhania, Maleem Mahmoud.
Contents: La Allah Dayim Moulenah -- Bala Moussaka -- Hamdouchi -- Peace in Essaouira (For Sonny Sharrock) -- Boulandi Samawi -- Moussa Berkiyo/Koubaliy Beriah La'Foh -- Salat Anbi -- Casa Casa Atougra -- Mahraba.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Records 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/ WORLDBEAT GHASeward, Pat
Summary: "The country of Morocco is a unique part of Africa with beautiful architecture, ancient history, and an exotic flair. This book describes Morocco's rich history, examines how the country has evolved, and explores what its people and customs are like today."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 964 SEWPeters, Lucas
Summary: Grand imperial cities, calm desert oases, Mediterranean beaches, and ancient history: experience an incredible crossroads of culture with Moon Morocco.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moon Travel 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL MOROCCOAisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects (Musical group)
Contents: A muey a muey -- Dunya -- Fin roh -- Nbrik -- Nbrik dub -- Lahbab -- Nenzak -- Zin -- El harb.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rykodisc 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT AISMoroccan reveries.
Contents: Call to prayer ; Solo guimbri (Maleem Abdellah Ghania) ; Call to prayer -- Jemma El Fna (snake charmers, water sellers) ; Dahven (Essaouira Gnawa) -- Call to prayer ; Guimbri and voice in Marrakech Medina ; Sorcerer ; Wedding procession ; Berber radio -- Mektoub -- Call to prayer ; Tseuheur (Essaouira Gnawa) ; Children in Tangier ; Chehade (Essaouira Gnawa) -- Wedding procession -- Fraja.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tinder Production 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN MORSummary: Four groups of people are linked by a chain of events. A wealthy American is touring Morocco with his wife. The two become the focus of an international incident also involving a poor Moroccan farmer who is struggling to keep his two young sons in line and his family together. A San Diego nanny, with her employers absent, makes the disastrous decision to take her charges with her to a wedding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BABSummary: "This Insight Guide is a lavishly illustrated inspirational travel guide to Morocco and a beautiful souvenir of your trip. Perfect for travelers looking for a deeper dive into the destination's history and culture, it's ideal to inspire and help you plan your travels. With its great selection of places to see and colorful magazine-style layout, this Morocco guidebook is just the tool you need...
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Publisher / Publication Date: APA Publications Ltd UK 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Dueñas, María
Summary: La joven modista Sira Quiroga abandona Madrid en los meses previos al alzamiento y se instala en Tánger con un amante que apenas conoce. Al encontrarse abandonada, Sira se traslada a Tetuán, forja una nueva identidad y logra poner en marcha un selecto atelier en el que atiende a clientas de orígenes remotos y presentes insospechados. Esa novela avanza con ritmo imparable por los mapas, la...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Temas De Hoy 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 FIC DUEOsborne, Lawrence
Summary: A couple in a deteriorating relationship are involved in a fatal car accident on their way to an annual wild party at a friend's house deep in the Moroccan desert and must deal with the repercussions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OSBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Osborne 2012Summary: "While vacationing in Morocco, Ben and Jo McKenna are suddenly immersed in a dangerous situation after a French spy dies in Ben's arms. Discovering that their son has been kidnapped and taken to England, the McKennas are caught up in a nightmare of espionage, assassinations and terror. Soon, all of their lives hang in the balance as they draw closer to the truth that leads to a chilling climax...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY THRILLER MANBonfante-Warren, Alexandra.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Friedman/Fairfax Pub. 2000
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 729.0964 BONShoemake, Josh
Summary: Annotation An edge city, poised at the northernmost tip of Africa, just nine miles across the Strait of Gibraltar from Europe and overlooking both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Tangier is more than a destination, it is an escape, and the Interzone, as William Burroughs called it, has attracted spies, outlaws, outcasts, and writers for centuries-men and women working out at the edge of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916 MOROCCO SHOSlimani, Leïla
Summary: "In her first new novel since The Perfect Nanny launched her onto the world stage and won her acclaim for her "devastatingly perceptive character studies" (The New York Times Book Review), Leila Slimani draws on her own family's inspiring story for the first volume in a planned trilogy about race, resilience, and women's empowerment. Mathilde, a spirited young Frenchwoman, falls in love with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2021
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SLICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC SLIBowles, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 1993
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 964 BowDrummond, Allan
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book about the largest solar power plant in the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.31 DRUGilbert, Sarah
Summary: Lonely Planet's Morocco is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Marrakesh medina, wander the blue alleyways of Chefchaouen, and chill on a Mediterranean beach; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Morocco and begin your journey now!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023