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Africa's Turn?  •  Edward Miguel
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES
Refreshingly optimistic, Berkeley economist Edward Miguel brings together nine experts on Africa and international development to respond to his observation that African nations are making modest but genuine recent gains in the standard of living and better government. One in a series of excellent short books by Boston Review Books on important subjects of the day that also includes What We KnowAbout Climate Change (GEO46, $14.95). (AFR240, $14.95)		   Africa's Turn?
Lucy's Legacy, The Quest for Human Origins  •  Donald Johanson
SCIENCE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 309 PAGES
Paleoanthropologist Johanson explores the breakthrough findings since the 'Lucy' skeleton was unearthed in his follow up to Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind. (ATP21, $15.00)		   Lucy's Legacy, The Quest for Human Origins
The Door of No Return, The History of Cape Coast Castle and the Atlantic Slave Trade  •  William St. Clair
HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
St. Clair draws on correspondence, government records, artifacts and ship logs for this absorbing history of the British headquarters for the slave trade on Ghana's Gold coast, today a UNESCO World Heritage site. Although focused on Ghana, this is an essential history of the transatlantic slave trade. (WAF116, $15.95)		   The Door of No Return, The History of Cape Coast Castle and the Atlantic Slave Trade
Journey Without Maps  •  Graham Greene
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES
A classic account of a 1930s journey of discovery from Sierra Leone to the Liberian coast. There's no one better at capturing local personalities and complicated morality than Graham Greene, who had a particular interest in West Africa. (WAF15, $16.00)		   Journey Without Maps
National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife  •  Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 988 PAGES
A compact introduction to the landforms, wild areas, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of Africa, featuring contributions by experts and almost 600 color photographs. Most of the book is a field guide to commonly encountered birds, mammals and other creatures of the African continent. (AFR25, $24.95)		   National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife
Africa Map  •  Collins Maps
2008 •  MAP
A folded, full color map of the entire continent, including parts of Iberia, the Mediterranean, Arabian Peninsula and Red Sea, at a scale of 1:10,000,000. Two Sides. 36x37 inches. (AFR19, $16.95)		   Africa Map



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Bradt Guide Ghana  •  Philip Briggs  •  Hilary Bradt  •  Annabel Milne   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Complete with maps and town plans, this guide to Ghana features practical information on the country's history, culture and attractions. (WAF27, $26.99)
 		  
Bradt Guide Sao Tome and Principe  •  Kathleen Becker   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide in the British series to the West African island nation. (CAF31, $25.99)
 		  
Bradt Guide Sierra Leone  •  Katrina Manson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series. (WAF133, $25.99)
 		  
Eyewitness Guide Morocco  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK • BEST SELLER  •  Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact guide introduces Morocco's history, culture and attractions. (MRC58, $30.00)
 		  
Lonely Planet West Africa  •  Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to all West Africa, this is the book to carry for travels from Mauritania to Niger, with both a good overview of culture and history and the usual Lonely Planet attention to practical travel information. (WAF10, $33.99)
 		  
Time Out Cape Town  •  Time Out   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Compact, informative and lively, this outstanding guide covers where to go and what to do in Cape Town and surroundings. (SAF164, $19.95)
 		  
Africa  •  Michael Lewis  •  John Reader   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • COMING IN  •  Published by National Geographic, this informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa features 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader. (AFR111, $50.00)
 		  
Africa and Africans  •  Paul Bohannan  •  Philip Curtin   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This handy primer, geared for undergraduates, presents a notably clear, concise overview of African people, religion, history, art and culture with an eye towards debunking popular myths. (AFR165, $29.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles  •  Richard Dowden   • HISTORY  •  Africa editor of The Independent and The Economist, Richard Dowden draws on decades of experience in this multi-faceted, vivid portrait of contemporary Africa -- an Africa that, Dowden effectively argues, can only be developed by its own people. (AFR242, $19.95)
 		  
Born on a Monday, A Photo Documentary of Ghana  •  Carrie Brown   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Carrie Brown documents the people, culture and daily activities of the village of Woe in Ghana in this striking collection of color photographs. With accompanying essays by Brown and Cross-Cultural Solutions' Ghanaian staff. (WAF79, $24.95)
 		  
New News Out of Africa, Uncovering Africa's Renaissance  •  Charlayne Hunter-Gault   • HISTORY  •  A PBS correspondant addresses the current state of affairs in South Africa, Rwanda, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Angola and Sierra Leone, incorporating his own experiences and the continent's troubled and tangled history. (AFR203, $14.95)
 		  
Saltwater Slavery, A Middle Passage from Africa to American Diaspora  •  Stephanie E. Smallwood   • HISTORY  •  Smallwood offers a clear, engaging study of Slavery and the Middle Passage, drawing upon journals, narratives and letters from slaves transported in harsh conditions across the Atlantic. (WAF115, $19.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Shadow of the Sun  •  Ryszard Kapuscinski  •  Klara Glowczewska   • HISTORY  •  A collection of intelligent, wide-ranging essays on Africa by the veteran author and war correspondent. He addresses important themes with insight, including the devastating impact of AIDS and recent political disasters in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Rwanda. (AFR88, $16.00)
 		  
West Africa Before the Colonial Era, A History to 1850  •  Basil Davidson   • HISTORY  •  Davidson puts the stories of peoples and empires into context in this lively, scholarly history. With maps, illustrations and a timeline. (WAF07, $60.00)
 		  
African Art, An Introduction  •  Frank Willett   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, well illustrated overview of the art and culture of Africa, portraying the range of spectacular art produced throughout the ages. (AFR18, $21.95)
 		  
African Textiles  •  John Gillow   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Region by region, John Gillow's absorbing, superbly illustrated and colorful survey covers the traditional, handcrafted and indigenous textiles of the whole continent. Gillow also authored the marvelous Traditional Indonesian Textiles (INS22) and Indian Textiles (IDA543). (AFR137, $44.95)
 		  
Inside Africa, South and West  •  Angelika Taschen   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This sumptuously produced book with African cloth covers showcases the diversity of interior style across Africa from stunning village architecture to luxurious lodges, ornate palaces and celebrated homes. (AFR191, $59.99)
 		  
African Silences  •  Peter Matthiessen   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this narrative of Equatorial Africa, Matthiessen recounts several trips to The Gambia, Senegal, Zaire and the Congo Basin in search of rhinos, elephants and other endangered wildlife. (WAF36, $13.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
French Lessons in Africa, Travels with My Briefcase Through French Africa  •  Peter Biddlecombe   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A scandalously entertaining and useful introduction to Francophone Africa by the hilarious British writer and inveterate traveler. Organized geographically, he devotes a chapter each to Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo and Zaire. (WAF68, $17.95)
 		  
In Morocco  •  Edith Wharton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Wharton's enjoyable account of her month-long journey through Morocco after WWI captures the landscapes, architecture and many aspects of Muslim culture and history, and especially the cities of Rabat, Fez and Marrakech. (MRC02, $10.95)
 		  
Long Walk to Freedom  •  Nelson Mandela   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An unpretentious tale of an extraordinary life, Mandela's autobiography is essential reading for an understanding of South Africa. His grace and his love for his country shine throughout. (SAF15, $17.99)
 		  
Michael Palin: Sahara  •  Michael Palin   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this BBC travel documentary, the peripatetic Palin spends 99 days in the desert, depicting the Sahara's diverse cultures with enthusiasm, wit and unflagging curiosity. (NAF73, $34.98)
 		  
My Traitor's Heart  •  Rian Malan   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAVORITE  •  The Afrikaner and journalist recounts his return to his homeland just before the collapse of Apartheid. Malan grapples with the black and white heart of South Africa, drawing on the 300-year history of his family in Africa, legends of the Zulu nation and some brutally honest reporting. (SAF19, $15.00)
 		  
The Caliph's House, A Year in Casablanca  •  Tahir Shah   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • BEST SELLER  •  Shah is a marvelous storyteller, weaving Moroccan customs and history with deft portraits of neighbors, craftsmen and others in this entertaining tale of the transformation of a crumbling palace in Casablanca. (MRC66, $16.00)
 		  
The House at Sugar Beach, In Search of a Lost African Childhood  •  Helene Cooper   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Cooper, a New York Times correspondent, traces her childhood in Liberia, the devastation of civil war and her reunion with a foster sister who had been left behind when her prominent family fled to America. (WAF131, $15.00)
 		  
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories  •  Ama Ata Aidoo   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of eleven short stories about the lives of women and men in postcolonial Ghana and the tensions between traditional village and urban life; Aidoo's stories emphasize Ghana's prominent oral culture. (WAF23, $14.95)
 		  
West African Folktales  •  Jack Berry  •  Richard Spears   • ANTHOLOGY  •  These 123 unembellished tales reflect the rich oral tradition of cultures throughout West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria, where the pioneering Berry did much of his field work. (WAF13, $21.00)
 		  
A Certain Curve of Horn, The Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola  •  John Frederick Walker   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Walker weaves tale of exploration and adventure with the politics and history of 20th century Angola in this portrait of the magnificent antelope. (SAF235, $15.00)
 		  
Gabon: The Last Eden  •  National Geographic Society   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This stunning film documents the work of scientists and rangers in Gabon and the elephants, hippos, buffalo, gorillas and other abundant, diverse wildlife of Central Africa. (CAF37, $19.98)
 		  
Sahara, The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest Desert  •  Sheila Hirtle  •  Marq de Villiers   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN  •  A chronicle of the geography, history and nature of the Sahara. The authors combine travelogue, science and archaeology in this informative report. (NAF13, $14.00)
 		  
The Last Place On Earth  •  Mike Fay  •  Michael Nichols   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A two-volume boxed set, this authoritative, spectacularly photographed book by National Geographic documents Michael Fay's 465-day, 2,000-mile Mega-Transect with photographer Nick Nichols from the Congo highlands to the Atlantic Ocean shore of Gabon. With Nichol's extraordinary color photographs (vol. 1) and a facsimile edition of Fay's diary (vol. 2). (CAF38, $150.00)
 		  
Through a Window, My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe  •  Jane Goodall   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The now-classic account of Jane Goodall's research into the life of the chimpanzees on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. (EAF42, $15.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Birds of Africa South of the Sahara  •  Ian Sinclair  •  Peter Ryan   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This compact field guide, the first to describe and illustrate all of the birds of sub-Saharan Africa, features 359 color plates and 2,100 range maps. Especially useful for those southern African countries without their own field guides. (SAF143, $49.50)
 		  
Birds of Western Africa  •  Nik Borrow  •  Ron Demey   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact field edition of Barrow and Demey's comprehensive handbook, covering nearly 1,300 species from Senegal to Congo and featuring 150 color plates. (WAF76, $45.00)
 		  
The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region  •  Vincent Carruthers  •  Kenneth Newman   • FIELD GUIDE • BEST SELLER  •  With 1,200 color illustrations by a range of experts, this compact field guide includes all the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fish and plants that a traveler is likely to encounter in Southern Africa. (SAF59, $29.95)
 		  
 
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