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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $81, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXEAF439)		  
Bradt Guide Rwanda  •  Janice Booth  •  Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
A practical, detailed travel guide to Rwanda in the British series, with a focus on nature (especially gorillas), history and culture. (CAF25, $26.99)		   Bradt Guide Rwanda
We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families, Stories From Rwanda  •  Philip Gourevitch
HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 355 PAGES
The gut-wrenching story of Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, looking backward from the horrific genocide of 1994 to deep-seated historical causes (and Western inaction). Gourevitch, a staff writer for the New Yorker, offers both an insightful chronicle and extraordinary stories in this award-winning report. (CAF26, $16.00)		   We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families, Stories From Rwanda
Gorillas in the Mist  •  Dian Fossey
NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 326 PAGES
Fossey's highly personal, detailed account of the ecology and behavior of the mountain gorilla based on her 13 years among "the greatest of the great apes." These highly endangered gorillas are restricted to just six extinct volcanoes in the Virunga mountains, an area 25 miles long and only 6-12 miles wide. She describes habituating her study group. Having named the animals, she follows the life history, diet and sex life of each, offering insight into both the study animals and researcher. Originally published in 1983. (UGD05, $15.95)		   Gorillas in the Mist
Mountain Gorilla  •  Adrian Warren
NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  DVD
This remarkable documentary, filmed in the Parc des Volcans in Rwanda and originally produced for IMAX, follows a day in the life of a group of mountain gorillas. 39 minutes. (EAF142, $14.98)		   Mountain Gorilla
Rwanda/Burundi Map  •  ITMB
2007 •  MAP
A detailed, folded map of Rwanda and Burundi at the very good scale of 1:300,000. With insets of Kigali and Bujumbur. Third edition. One Side. 38x28 inches. (CAF27, $12.95)		   Rwanda/Burundi Map



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The Traveling Nature Photographer  •  Steven Morello   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Morello's handy guide to exploring the natural world through photography includes chapters on preparation, equipment (especially lenses), weather, exposure basics and composition. (PHT31, $29.99)
 		  
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Land of a Thousand Hills, My Life in Rwanda  •  Rosamond Halsey Carr   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Carr's thrilling memoir is a testament to her life in Rwanda -- a love affair with a country and a people that has spanned half a century. Following 1994's Hutu-Tutsi genocide, the author turned her flower plantation into a shelter for the lost and orphaned children. (CAF46, $17.00)
 		  
Left to Tell, Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust  •  Immaculee Ilibagiza   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Ilibagiza tells the story of her survival, the murder of her family during the 1994 slaughter in Rwanda -- and her faith in the prayer in this powerful memoir. (CAF54, $14.95)
 		  
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The Year of the Gorilla  •  George Schaller   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Schaller's vivid tale of adventures among the gorillas of the Virunga volcanoes of Zaire, Rwanda and Uganda -- a wonderful account of field work under difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances by one of the great wildlife biologists. (UGD03, $25.00)
 		  
World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation  •  Julian Caldecott   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This handsome, authoritative natural history of bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans, published in conjunction with The Great Ape Project, features essays by leading scholars, color photographs and maps. (BST106, $55.00)
 		  
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