Over the years I have accumulated quite a lot of books and material related to Libya. My collection is mostly in English, but there are a few titles in Italian and some in English/Arabic.
Friends have given me books, I have found them in bookshops, and of course many books can be found on Amazon, but AbeBooks has a good selection of used books, magazines, journals, maps, etc. including many books that are no longer in print.
I decided to create this page so that others who share my interest in Libya will be able to find books that they might find interesting. My continually growing list is on Goodreads that you can find here:
There are some books, magazines and journals that are not on Goodreads so I have added them below. I have added the cover, front and back, from most of the books with a short description. I haven't written any reviews or given any ratings.
I have left the comment section of this page open for anyone that would like to share information or comments.
Books, magazines and journals that are not on Goodreads:
Ornamental Plants of Libya
By A. El-Gadi, M. A. Siddiqi
Paintings by M. Y. Saleem
Published 1988
ASIN : B0036Y6SAS
Bilingual - English and Arabic. This large coffee table book contains 82 lovely colour plates painted by M.Y. Saleem. A short useful account of 82 ornamental plants commonly planted in the gardens and public parks of Libya. Succulents like cacti, stonewort, euphorbias, and other plants, such as money plants, ferns, asparagi, and others, are also cultivated for indoor decoration by many people, hoteliers, and other organizations.
Book 1: Libya: The Daydream
Published 2005
General People's Committee for Tourism
Series of five photo books covering various aspects of Libya and Libyan culture.
Book 2: Libya: Talking Stones
Published 2005
General People's Committee for Tourism
Series of five photo books covering different aspects of Libya and Libyan culture.
Book 3: Libya: Pearls in the Desert
Published 2005
General People's Committee for Tourism
Series of five photo books covering different aspects of Libya and Libyan culture.
Book 4: Libya: Born Under the Sun
Published 2005
General People's Committee for Tourism
Series of five photo books covering different aspects of Libya and Libyan culture.
Book 5: Libya: Colors' Symphony
Published 2005
General People's Committee for Tourism
Series of five photo books covering different aspects of Libya and Libyan culture.
Magazines and Journals
National Geographic September 1924
Crossing the Libyan Desert { Crossing the Untraversed Libyan Desert: The Record of a 2, 200- Mile Journey of Exploration Which Resulted in the Discovery of Two Oases of Strategic Importance on the Southwestern Frontier of Egypt}
With the encouragement of King Fuad I, the author surveys an extraordinary desert route from the Mediterranean through Libya and Anglo- Egyptian Sudan to the White Nile.
Tripolitania, Where Rome Resumes Sway: The Ancient Trans- Mediterranean Empire, on the Fringe of the Libyan Desert, Becomes a Promising Modern Italian Colony Though under Italian military control, a diverse population perpetuates traditions beyond a modern harbor and main streets.
National Geographic June 1930
Cirenaica, Eastern Wing of Italian Libia
Thwarted by the Libyan Desert to the south, Italian administrators in Libia (Libya) focus on this fertile coastal region as the foundation for future prosperity.
National Geographic December 1940
Old- New Battle Grounds of Egypt and Libia
Site of conflict for centuries, northern Egypt and Libia (Libya) are once again a stage for struggle. This time, Britain and Italy fight for control of the Suez Canal.
National Geographic January 1943
Eastward from Gibraltar: Overland Route Across North Africa to Tunisia and Libia
Busy marketplaces, mules, mosques, palaces, and a railroad characterize the North African towns and cities of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libia (Libya).
National Geographic February 1982
Egypt’s Desert of Promise: Underground water may seem someday green half a million acres of the Western Desert, driest part of the Sahara. Geologist Farouk El- Baz and photographer George Gerster report on the strategic wasteland between Libya and the Nile.
National Geographic November 2000
Libya: An Inside Look After 30 Years of Isolation {Libya: An End to Isolation? }
After three decades of international isolation, the nation works to shed its outlaw image.
National Geographic February 2013
New Old Libya: Libyans lived under a dictator who twisted their past. Now they must imagine their future.
World Archaeology Magazine - June/July 2011
Issue 47, Vol. 4 No. 11
Libya Culture Clash: What happened when the Roman west squared up to the Hellenic east. - Philip Kenrick
Sirte Basin: Libyan Uprisings: Conflict in Libya has deep roots, and it has the archaeology to prove it. - Nadia Durrani
Harper's Magazine - September 1913
By Caravan Through the Libyan Desert (Illustrated with photographs) - Daniel T. MacDougal Ph.D, LL.D
This is it so far. Keep checking back - the list is always growing!
Have you written a book about Libya and would like to see it here?
If you send me a copy (signed is always nice!) I'll be happy to add it to my collection.
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