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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

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Bradt Guide Ethiopia

Bradt Guide Ethiopia

by Philip Briggs

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 614 PAGES

A region-by-region overview of the country for the traveler with brief introductory chapters on wildlife, culture and history. With 65 maps and a section of color photographs. (ETP05, $25.99)

Notes from the Hyena's Belly, An Ethiopian Boyhood

Notes from the Hyena's Belly, An Ethiopian Boyhood

by Nega Mezlekia

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 351 PAGES

A memoir of childhood in Ethiopia after the downfall of emperor Haile Selassie. Mezlekia, who was born in Jigiga in 1958, chronicles his early childhood, youthful political activism and conscription into a guerilla army. (ETP26, $16.00)

The Emperor, Downfall of an Autocrat

The Emperor, Downfall of an Autocrat

by Ryszard Kapuscinski

  • HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

In 1975, Kapuscinski traveled throughout the country listening to stories of the Supreme Emperor Haile Selassie by the servants and associates that had surrounded him while Ethiopia collapsed around him. These interviews are transformed into a powerful narrative of high living and unimaginable abuse by the ancient regime. (ETP10, $13.95)

Ethiopia Map

Ethiopia Map

by ITMB

  • 2011
  • MAP

Color shaded relief map of Ethiopia at a scale of 1:2,000,000, featuring an inset of central Adis Ababa, and an index of place names. (ETP14, $12.95)

 
Lonely Planet Ethiopia & Eritrea

Lonely Planet Ethiopia & Eritrea


by Frances Linzee Gordon

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES

A comprehensive guide in the Lonely Planet style featuring maps, background detail on the country and culture -- and practical information for the traveler. (ETP30, $26.99)

Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook


by Tilahun Gabriel

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

A handy phrasebook for Amharic basics. This guide focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (ETP06, $8.99)

A History of Ethiopia

A History of Ethiopia


by Harold Marcus

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

A challenging, in-depth survey of Africa's oldest nation, ranging from prehistory to 1991; organized chronologically, it features three chapters on the long reign of Haile Sellassie -- his rise to power and eventual overthrow. (ETP01, $26.95)

Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia

Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia


by Paul Henze

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 372 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A concise history of Ethiopia by a U.S. government officer in Addis Ababa in the 1960s. Henze has remained involved in Ethiopian affairs as a writer, consultant and frequent visitor. (ETP21, $35.00)

The Blue Nile

The Blue Nile


by Alan Moorehead

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Moorehead's grand history of exploration and events on the great river from 1798 to 1869. (EGY67, $14.99)

The Ethiopians

The Ethiopians


by Richard Pankhurst | Barbara Pankhurst

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 299 PAGES

An outstanding survey of Ethiopian political history and culture from pre-history to 1991 by a leading scholar. (ETP20, $45.95)

Lucy, The Beginnings of Humankind

Lucy, The Beginnings of Humankind


by Maitland Armstrong Edey | Donald Johanson

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 409 PAGES

The original, influential account of the thrilling discovery of Lucy in 1974 and the impact of the discovery on ideas about human evolution. (ATP06, $17.00)

Chameleon Days, An American Boyhood in Ethiopia

Chameleon Days, An American Boyhood in Ethiopia


by Tim Bascom

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Bascom looks back in this absorbing memoir, winner of the Breadloaf and Bakeless Prize, at the Ethiopia of his childhood, his missionary doctor parents, siblings, friends and acquaintances, boarding school in Addis Ababa and the cabin on the slopes of Lake Bishoftu. (ETP38, $15.95)

Eating the Flowers of Paradise, One Man's Journey Through Ethiopia and Yemen


by Kevin Rushby

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A natural and cultural history of qat, the hallucinogenic leaf chewed by the baleful in Yemen. Rushby sets out on the old qat route from Harar to Djibouti, the Red Sea and celebrated San'a in this tale of adventure. (ARB43, $16.95)

First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar

First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar


by Richard Francis Burton

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The original amazing account of Burton's explorations in North and East Africa, including his visit to the forbidden city of Harar. This book provides great insight into the mind of the Victorian explorer. (AFR21, $14.95)

Sheba, Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen

Sheba, Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen


by Nicholas Clapp

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

An Indiana Jones-like quest across the deserts of Yemen and grasslands of Ethiopia, with a varied cast of characters encountered along the way, to discover the truth about the storied Queen of Sheba. (ETP24, $21.95)

The Mountains of Rasselas, An Ethiopian Adventure

The Mountains of Rasselas, An Ethiopian Adventure


by Thomas Pakenham

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
  • OUT OF PRINT

In 1955, escorted by an armed guard, 22-year-old Thomas Pakenham set out into the Ethiopian mountains, hoping to uncover the origins of the legend related in Samuel Johnson's "Rasselas." (ETP18, $24.95)

Ethiopian Stories

Ethiopian Stories


by George S. Schuyler

  • MYSTERY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 227 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An omnibus edition of Schuyler's two 1930s novellas, "Ethiopian Murder Mystery" and "Revolt in Ethiopia", both romanticized adventures about Ethiopia's struggles with the invading Italians. (ETP04, $19.95)

Flashman on the March

Flashman on the March


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 378 PAGES

In this 12th outing in the series, our reluctant hero finds himself at the center of General Robert Napier's Abyssinian campaign. It's another excellent opportunity to comment on the folly of the British Empire, a rollicking entertainment and painless dose of history. (ETP37, $15.00)

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia


by Samuel Johnson | J.P. Hardy

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 157 PAGES

Johnson drew upon the journals of a Jesuit priest to weave this ironic tale of earthly paradise in the "happy valley of Abyssinia," originally published in 1759. (ETP12, $12.95)

The Sign and the Seal, The Quest for the Lost Arc of the Covenant

The Sign and the Seal, The Quest for the Lost Arc of the Covenant


by Graham Hancock

  • MYSTERY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 600 PAGES

A page-turning yarn of adventure, amazing persistence, and scholarship, which follows Hancock's 1983 visit to Axum, Ethiopia, the legendary resting place of the Ark of the Covenant. (AFR23, $17.99)

Birds of Eastern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists

Birds of Eastern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists


by Ber Van Perlo

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES

This handy guide illustrates and briefly describes most East African birds. A remarkably small book, featuring 96 color plates, 1,487 species -- and essential information for quick reference in the field. (EAF40, $29.95)

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