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Bradt Guide Mozambique
Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER 272 PAGES
This comprehensive guide features an overview of the history, wildlife and natural history of Mozambique along with color photographs and maps..
(SAF106, $24.99)
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
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A handsomely illustrated field guide to the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, insects, fish and plants of Southern Africa, all in one compact volume. It features 1,200 illustrations and short descriptions of each species, including habitat and range. With contributions by experts and good color plates. A nice overview for even the keen naturalist; it covers -- for example -- over 600 of the 900 species of birds found in the region.
(SAF59, $29.95)
A Complicated War, The Harrowing of Mozambique
William Finnegan
HISTORY 1993 PAPER 325 PAGES
An eyewitness historical, political and social account of Mozambique and the civil war that has ravaged the country, organized as a travelogue of sorts -- and centered around the author's own travels and interviews. Finnegan, a staff writer for the New Yorker, risked his own life as he traveled through the war-torn country, seeking first-hand accounts from the refugees whose families have been murdered by the Mozambique National Resistance. Portions of this book originally appeared in the "New Yorker."
(SAF94, $26.95)
Mozambique Map
ITMB
MAP
A folded, full-color map of Mozambique designed for travelers at a scale of 1:1,900,000. One Side. 39x27 inches.
(SAF144, $10.95)
Malawi and Mozambique Map
ITMB
A full color map for travelers at a scale of 1:900,000.
(SAF120, $12.95)
Lonely Planet Mozambique
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
This comprehensive practical guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style includes local and regional color maps, a section of photographs, and chapters on history, culture and attractions.
(SAF261, $22.99)
A History of Mozambique
Malyn Newitt
HISTORY
A comprehensive, scholarly history of Mozambique from Portuguese trade in the 15th century to the 1980s.
(SAF42, $59.95)
The Washing of Spears
Donald R. Morris
HISTORY
A sprawling chronicle of the Zulu nation and particularly of the war of 1879.
(SAF49, $27.95)
Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape
Ann Hugon
EXPLORATION
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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, $12.95)
Sleepwalking Land
David Brookshaw
Mia Couto
LITERATURE
Written by a native Mozambican in Portuguese, this highly-acclaimed novel of turmoil and civil war is rich with magical realism.
(SAF220, $14.95)
A Fish Caught in Time, The Search for the Coelacanth
Samantha Weinberg
SCIENCE
The tale of the five-foot-long, lobe-finned fish, long-thought extinct, but discovered alive off the coast of South Africa in 1938. Most of the subsequent specimens have been found off the Comoro Islands in the Mozambique Channel.
(BST53, $13.95)
Elephantoms, Tracking the Elephant
Lyall Watson
NATURAL HISTORY
An evocative account of the myth, lore and nature of elephants in South Africa.
(SAF129, $14.95)
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)
The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean
Paddy Ryan
Peter Atkinson
NATURAL HISTORY
The best-selling, take-along guide to coral reefs, coral reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific. With 200 color photographs.
(DIV18, $21.99)
A Photographic Guide, Southern, Central, and East African Mammals
Chris Stuart
Tilde Stuart
FIELD GUIDE
A compact guide, designed for the field, including almost all of the conspicuous species and a good sampling of the smaller or more secretive animals.
(EAF16, $15.95)
Birds of Southern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists
Ber Van Perlo
FIELD GUIDE
An admirably compact guide, featuring small illustrations of 1,250 species, brief descriptions and black-and-white range maps.
(SAF79, $29.95)
Fishwatcher's Field Guide Indian Ocean
Idaz Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE
A double-sided card illustrating 70 fishes of Seychelles, Maldives and neighboring islands.
(FG17, $7.50)
Marine Invertebrates Indian Ocean and the Central Pacific
Idaz Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE
This double-sided plastic card shows 50 of the most commonly encountered marine invertebrates of the Indian Ocean in full-color illustrations, convenient for snorkeling trips.
(DIV15, $7.50)
Newman's Birds of Southern Africa
Kenneth Newman
FIELD GUIDE
The eighth edition of the compact field guide, our favorite for anywhere south of the Zambezi.
(SAF29, $40.80)
Southern African Birds, A Photographic Guide
Ian Sinclair
FIELD GUIDE
A pocket guide to the 265 most conspicuous birds south of the Zambezi River featuring color photographs, brief descriptions and range maps. We also carry Birds of Namibia (NMB17, $15.95).
(SAF14, $15.95)
The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
Jonathan Kingdon
FIELD GUIDE
This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings.
(AFR32, $49.50)
The Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals
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, it includes black-and-white drawings, an overview of each group and in-depth information on the behavior, habits and diet of 100 large African mammals.
(AFR06, $30.00)
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