IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE
Simonis, Damien, David Willett, Anne Jousiffe, Geoff Crowther and Hugh Finlay. North Africa. Hawthorn, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications, 1995.
A travel guide to North Africa with a section on Libya that covers history, geography, culture and customs.

Vandewalle, Dirk. Libya Since Independence: Oil and State Building. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998.
A detailed analysis of Libya's political and economic development since the country's independence in 1951.

Willis, Terri. Libya: Enchantment of the World. New York: Children's Press, 1999.
A book for young readers that describes the history, geography, economy, culture, people and religion of Libya.

WEB SITES

http://www.arab.net/libya/libya_contents.html
http://www.libyana.org/
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/libya/