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Bradt Guide Sao Tome and Principe

by Kathleen Becker

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

A practical guide in the British series to the West African island nation. (CAF31, $25.99)

Gabon: The Last Eden

by National Geographic Society

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2007
• DVD

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)

African Silences

by Peter Matthiessen

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1992
• PAPER
• 225 PAGES

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)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife

by Bunny McBride | Duane Schlitter | Richard Estes | Peter Alden

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 988 PAGES

This comprehensive photo guide covers 850 birds, mammals and reptiles of Africa. With range maps and a good country-by-country overview of habitats and parks. (AFR25, $24.95)

Gabon Map

by IGN

• 1994
• MAP

A folded, self-cover map of Gabon, with an inset of Libreville, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (CAF24, $16.95)

 

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Africa, A Biography of the Continent

by John Reader

• HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 816 PAGES

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, $20.00)

Between Man and Beast, A Tale of Exploration & Evolution

by Monte Reel

• HISTORY
• 2013
• HARD COVER
• 352 PAGES

The deftly told story of Paul Du Chaillu, the nearly forgotten monomaniac who became a celebrity in the Victorian age of exploration when he returned from Gabon with the pelts of gorillas -- hitherto a mythic creature in the western imagination. (NAT264, $26.95)

The Africans

by David Lamb

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1987
• PAPER
• 371 PAGES

In these 17 well-written essays, news correspondent Lamb ranges throughout Africa, creating an insightful portrait of the land and especially its people. (AFR22, $19.95)

West Africa Before the Colonial Era, A History to 1850

by Basil Davidson

• HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 257 PAGES

Davidson puts the stories of peoples and empires into context in this lively, scholarly history. With maps, illustrations and a timeline. (WAF07, $68.40)

African Notebook

by Albert Schweitzer

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2002
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

This short book captures the flavor of Schweitzer's early days at Lambarene, Gabon. (CAF41, $19.95)

French Lessons in Africa, Travels with My Briefcase Through French Africa

by Peter Biddlecombe

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 434 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

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)

No Mercy, A Journey to the Heart of the Congo

by Redmond O'Hanlon

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 462 PAGES

A trek deep into the Congo with Redmond O'Hanlon, the eccentric, courageous, always-entertaining modern adventurer. (CAF01, $15.95)

Tropic Moon

by Georges Simenon

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER

In Simenon's dark tale of degeneracy and corruption in a colonial outpost, a young Frenchman, Joseph Timar, travels to Gabon. (CAF34, $12.95)

West African Folktales

by Jack Berry | Richard Spears

• ANTHOLOGY
• 1991
• PAPER
• 229 PAGES

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)

Among African Apes

by Christophe Boesch | Martha Robbins

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2012
• PAPER
• 196 PAGES

Robbins and Boesch tell the compelling stories of wild apes and the researchers who study them, including field research in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, Ivindo National Park in Gabon, and the Taï National Park in Côte d'Ivoire. With some photographs. (UGD25, $21.95)

Gorillas, Natural History & Conservation

by Kelly Stewart

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 72 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated overview of the natural history and ecology of the gorilla. (CAF35, $17.95)

The Last Place On Earth

by Mike Fay | Michael Nichols

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2005
• HARD COVER
• 480 PAGES

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)

World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation

by Julian Caldecott

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2005
• HARD COVER
• 456 PAGES

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, $60.00)

Birds of Western Africa

by Nik Borrow | Ron Demey

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 496 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

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)

Birds of Western and Central Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklist

by Ber Van Perlo

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

An admirably compact, comprehensive guide to 1,500 species throughout Western and Central Africa featuring 109 color plates. (WAF02, $30.95)

Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals

by Jonathan Kingdon

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

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, $25.95)

The Safari Companion

by 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)

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