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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $129, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSAF176)		  
Botswana, the Bradt Safari Guide  •  Chris McIntyre
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 518 PAGES
Covering the history, culture and wildlife of Botswana in absorbing detail, this informative, personal guide focuses on the Okavango, Chobe, the Kalahari and other popular destinations. (BOT18, $26.99)		   Botswana, the Bradt Safari Guide
Bradt Guide Namibia  •  Chris McIntyre
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 544 PAGES
A good overview of Namibia from the excellent series of practical, comprehensive travel guides published by Bradt, especially strong on the descriptions of individual national parks and visitor attractions. This thoroughly updated fourth edition includes all the developments in Namibia's accommodation, from guest farms and lodges to bush-camps, plus details on areas of natural interest such as the new Sperrgebiet National Park. (NMB06, $26.99)		   Bradt Guide Namibia
The Safari Companion  •  Richard Estes
FIELD GUIDE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 459 PAGES • BEST SELLER
An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa's mammals by a noted scientist. Written with the typical safari-goer in mind, this perennial bestseller includes black-and-white drawings, an overview of each group and in-depth information. (AFR06, $30.00)		   The Safari Companion
Cry of the Kalahari, Seven Years in Africa's Last Great Wilderness  •  Mark Owens  •  Delia Owens
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1985 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES
A thoroughly readable version of Born Free, set in Botswana (and just as weepy about the animals). This is the book that got the Owens family thrown out of Botswana, in part because of their opposition to fencing the land. While their approach to conservation is controversial, there's no doubt that the Owens are dedicated to the wildlife of southern Africa -- and are very good writers. (SAF13, $16.00)		   Cry of the Kalahari, Seven Years in Africa's Last Great Wilderness
The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region  •  Vincent Carruthers  •  Kenneth Newman
FIELD GUIDE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
This handsome field guide includes the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fish and plants of Southern Africa, all in one compact volume. With 1,200 illustrations by a range of experts. (SAF59, $29.95)		   The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region
Southern Africa Regional Map  •  ITMB
2008 •  MAP
A double-sided map of the continent south of the Zambezi River, at a scale of 1:2,125,000, with color photographs and notes on parks and major attractions. It includes all of Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa with the western portion on one side and the eastern on the other. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (SAF63, $12.95)		   Southern Africa Regional Map



Also Recommended

Lonely Planet Botswana & Namibia  •  Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An informative practical guide to Botswana and its attractions, including nearby Victoria Falls. (BOT14, $27.99)
 		  
Africa, A Biography of the Continent  •  John Reader   • HISTORY  •  With the ease of a practiced journalist, Reader weaves a masterful and lively tale of the continent, from ancient cultures to modern times. Both authoritative and informal, this is a splendid introduction to all of Africa. (AFR49, $18.95)
 		  
Lost World of the Kalahari  •  Laurens van der Post   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Originally published in 1958, this poetic book is the story of a quest to find the San people in the remote desert. It has become a classic romanticized tale of an encounter between the literate European and "noble savage": mystical, captivating and a useful record of a time. (SAF24, $21.95)
 		  
The Harmless People  •  Elizabeth Marshall Thomas   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A classic study of the Bushmen of the Kalahari, novelistic in its detail. Based on the author's fieldwork, the account is direct, informative, and strong on the character of the people and land. (SAF60, $15.95)
 		  
The Scramble for Africa  •  Thomas Pakenham   • HISTORY  •  Absorbing and meticulously researched, this in-depth history of the Victorian land grab in Africa includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities who overran the continent. (AFR26, $23.99)
 		  
Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape  •  Ann Hugon   • EXPLORATION • COMING IN  •  This jewel of a book chronicles the 19th-century exploration of Africa with hundreds of contemporary paintings and prints, brief chapters on the expeditions, and a very useful chronology. Livingstone, Burton and others are featured in a series of journal excerpts. (AFR03, $15.95)
 		  
Don't Look Behind You!  •  Peter Allison   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Subtitled A Safari Guide's Encounters With Ravenous Lions, Stampeding Elephants, and Lovesick Rhinos, this sequel to Allison's Whatever You Do Don't Run, includes more harrowing, hilarious adventures throughout Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique. (SAF252, $16.95)
 		  
In Bushveld and Desert, A Game Ranger's Life  •  Christiaan Bakkes   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A collection of autobiographical stories based on Bakkes's adventures working for the WWF in the Kaokoveld, leading safaris, traveling through Africa and working as a game ranger in Kruger National Park, where he lost his left arm in a crocodile attack. (AFR266, $28.95)
 		  
The Healing Land, The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert  •  Rupert Isaacson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A powerful account of the ancient traditions of the Kalahari Bushmen -- and the very contemporary struggle of a people who have been displaced from their land. (SAF135, $13.00)
 		  
Mating  •  Norman Rush   • LITERATURE  •  This comic novel evokes daily life in Botswana and skewers the notion of well-intentioned academics at large in the developing world. The description of a trek from Gaborone to the Kalahari is terrific. (BOT03, $16.95)
 		  
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency  •  Alexander McCall Smith   • MYSTERY  •  The delightful introduction to Botswana's formidable female detective, evoking the cultures, customs and texture of Africa. (BOT10, $13.95)
 		  
African Safari, Into the Great Game Reserves  •  Peter and Beverly Pickford   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  With a traveler's notebook, essays and color photographs of Africa, its people, landscapes and wildlife, this dazzling photographic journey captures the adventure of Safari. (AFR260, $49.95)
 		  
Horn of Darkness, Rhinos on the Edge  •  Carol Cunningham  •  Joel Berger   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A lively account of field work, combining adventure, natural history and thoughtful commentary on the plight of the severely endangered black rhinoceros in Namibia. (NMB07, $50.00)
 		  
Soul of a Lion, One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees  •  Barbara Bennett   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Bennett recounts with affection and humor her volunteer sabbatical at Namibia's Harnas Wildlife Foundation, where she worked with orphaned, injured and abandoned wild animals alongside Harnas' inspiring founder, Marieta van der Merwe. (NAM59, $26.00)
 		  
The Myth of Wild Africa  •  Jonathan Adams  •  Thomas McShane   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The authors, associated with the World Wildlife Fund, explode the romantic fallacy of an untouched continent where animals roam freely in sanctuaries. It's a no-holds-barred critique of old-style conservation in Africa. (AFR15, $29.95)
 		  
Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa  •  Ian Sinclair  •  Phil Hockey  •  Warwick Tarboton   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This compact, comprehensive field guide features 200 dazzling color plates covering 950 species of birds from South Africa to southern Mozambique. Fourth Edition. (SAF12, $35.00)
 		  
Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals  •  Jonathan Kingdon   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient compact edition of Kingdon's gloriously illustrated Field Guide to African Mammals. With abbreviated information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation status and the same 480 outstanding color illustrations and maps as its bigger cousin. (EAF128, $24.95)
 		  
Newman's Birds of Southern Africa  •  Kenneth Newman   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This commemorative tenth edition celebrates the contribution of the late author, Kenneth Newman, fully revised and updated by his daughter, Vanessa Newman, to reflect the latest research, taxonomy and common names. (SAF29, $26.00)
 		  
Okavango, A Field Guide  •  Lee Gutteridge   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This comprehensive guide, featuring 3,000 color images, covers not just birds and mammals but also tracks and signs, reptiels and amphibians, insects, flowers and trees, (BOT35, $60.00)
 		  
Southern African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide  •  Mike Unwin   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A popular photographic guide to the mammals, birds, reptiles and habitats south of the Zambezi. With 300 color photographs and illuminating text. (SAF131, $26.99)
 		  
 
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