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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $93, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCAF8)		  
Bradt Guide Sao Tome and Principe  •  Kathleen Becker
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES
A practical guide in the British series to the West African island nation. With 75% of its area covered by rainforest Sao Tome & Príncipe (STP) is characterised by unspoilt, palm-fringed beaches, towering volcanic peaks and a fascinating colonial heritage. Now with the recent discovery of large oil deposits in the Gulf of Guinea, STP is on the cusp of change. This is the first, stand-alone guide to Africa's second-smallest country, and its enticing blend of African, Portuguese and Caribbean culture. The guide will enable pioneering travellers to discover an African island paradise. (CAF31, $25.99)		   Bradt Guide Sao Tome and Principe
Gabon: The Last Eden  •  National Geographic Society
NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  DVD
This stunning film recounts the dedicated journey of an African leader and group of scientists to create 13 new national parks in Gabon and preserve one of the earth's last wild places. Narrated by Glenn Close. (CAF37, $19.98)		   Gabon: The Last Eden
African Silences  •  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)		   African Silences
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
Gabon Map  •  IGN
1994 •  MAP
A folded, self-cover map of Gabon, with an inset of Libreville, at a scale of 1:1,000,000, published by the Institut Geographique National in France. With an index, distance chart, and climatic information. One Side. 39x35 inches. (CAF24, $16.95)		   Gabon Map



Also Recommended

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)
 		  
The Africans  •  David Lamb   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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  •  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, $61.80)
 		  
Anthology of World Music: Africa-Ba-Benzele Pygmy  •  Various Artists   • MUSIC  •  A sampling of the extraordinary music of the Bayaka of Cameroon and Gabon. (CAF39, $17.98)
 		  
African Notebook  •  Albert Schweitzer   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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  •  Peter Biddlecombe   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • COMING IN  •  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  •  Redmond O'Hanlon   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A trek deep into the Congo with Redmond O'Hanlon, the eccentric, courageous, always-entertaining modern adventurer. (CAF01, $15.95)
 		  
Of Water and the Spirit, Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman  •  Malidoma Patrice Some   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A window in the world view of West African religion, Malidoma Some's remarkable, enlightening account of his return to the Dagara people of Upper Volta shows his transformation from outsider to Shaman through a month-long initiation. (WAF110, $16.00)
 		  
Tropic Moon  •  Georges Simenon   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  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)
 		  
Among African Apes, Stories and Photos from the Field  •  Christophe Boesch  •  Martha Robbins   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Alongside color photographs of chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas, Robbins and Boesch tell the compelling stories of wild apes and the researchers who study them. (UGD25, $29.95)
 		  
Gorillas, Natural History & Conservation  •  Kelly Stewart   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN  •  An illustrated overview of the natural history and ecology of the gorilla. (CAF35, $17.95)
 		  
My Family Album, Thirty Years of Primate Photography  •  F. B. M. De Waal   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Waal illuminates the striking diversity of primate social interaction, gesture and and behavior in this witty collection of 128 duotone photographs (with accompanying explanations) of chimps, bonobos, capuchin, baboons and macaques. (BST107, $40.00)
 		  
Myth and Reality in the Rain Forest, How Conservation Strategies are Failing in West Africa  •  John F. Oakes   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A survey of national parks and conservation throughout West Africa, of primary interest to conservationists. Oakes uses West Africa as a case study to argue against the prevailing notion that wildlife is best protected through small-scale community development. (WAF11, $28.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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 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)
 		  
Birds of Western and Central Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklist  •  Ber Van Perlo   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An admirably compact, comprehensive guide to 1,500 species throughout Western and Central Africa featuring 109 color plates. (WAF02, $29.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Safari Companion  •  Richard Estes   • FIELD GUIDE • 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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