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Bradt Guide Malawi •  Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 272 PAGES
This authoritative, practical travel guide gives a personal, detailed overview of Malawi, its history, culture and natural history. Includes a chapter on Lake Malawi, along with information on travel, health and safety. With photographs and maps. (SAF108, $23.95)

Tribes of the Great Rift Valley •  Elizabeth Gilbert
CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2007 • HARD COVER • 272 PAGES
A photojournalist based in East Africa since 1991, Gilbert (Broken Spears) turns her attention on the traditional peoples of Eritrea, the Ethiopian highlands, and plains of Kenya, Tanzania, and Malawi in this collection of striking black-and-white photographs. She includes Maasai and Samburu warriors, the Mursi with their jutting lip-plates, the guinea-fowl-painted faces of the Karo, the bull jumpers of the Hamar, and the honey seekers of the forests, the Batwa, among many other groups. (EAF180, $75.00)

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)

Malawi Map •   ITMB
2000 • MAP • COMING IN SEPTEMBER
A full color map for travelers at a scale of 1:900,000. One Side. 39X27 inches. (SAF120, $10.95)

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Spectrum Guide to Malawi •   Camerapix • GUIDEBOOK • An illusrtated guide for the traveler. (SAF109, $23.95)

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	Bradt Guide Malawi • Philip Briggs GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 272 PAGES This authoritative, practical travel guide gives a personal, detailed overview of Malawi, its history, culture and natural history. Includes a chapter on Lake Malawi, along with information on travel, health and safety. With photographs and maps. (SAF108, $23.95)
	Tribes of the Great Rift Valley • Elizabeth Gilbert CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2007 • HARD COVER • 272 PAGES A photojournalist based in East Africa since 1991, Gilbert (Broken Spears) turns her attention on the traditional peoples of Eritrea, the Ethiopian highlands, and plains of Kenya, Tanzania, and Malawi in this collection of striking black-and-white photographs. She includes Maasai and Samburu warriors, the Mursi with their jutting lip-plates, the guinea-fowl-painted faces of the Karo, the bull jumpers of the Hamar, and the honey seekers of the forests, the Batwa, among many other groups. (EAF180, $75.00)
	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)
	Malawi Map • ITMB 2000 • MAP • COMING IN SEPTEMBER A full color map for travelers at a scale of 1:900,000. One Side. 39X27 inches. (SAF120, $10.95)

	Bradt Guide Zambia • Chris McIntyre • GUIDEBOOK • FAVORITE • A personal, detailed overview of Zambia with excellent travel information. (ZMB01, $27.99)
	Spectrum Guide to Malawi • Camerapix • GUIDEBOOK • An illusrtated guide for the traveler. (SAF109, $23.95)
	Africa, A Biography of the Continent • John Reader • HISTORY • With the ease of a practiced journalist, Reader weaves a lively and masterful 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 Essential Africa • Michael Poliza • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A condensed volume of Poliza's sumptuous Africa, which contains the very best of the full size edition and half its photographs. (AFR183, $35.00)
	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)
	Journey to the Vanished City, the Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel • Tudor Parfitt • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The author probes the mystery of the Lemba people of South Africa in this book, which combines history, myth, and a first-person account of his furiously entertaining trip from South Africa to Tanzania. (SAF92, $14.00)
	The Eye of the Elephant, An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness • Mark Owens • Delia Owens • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The adventures of conservationists Mark and Delia Owens in the Luangwa River Valley of Zambia. They set up camp in the wilderness among the elephants, but are drawn into an ugly struggle with the local people. (ZMB04, $16.00)
	The Zambesi Expedition, To the Zambesi River and Its Tributaries • David Livingstone • EXPLORATION • Livingstone's original account of his second expedition to Africa, first published in 1864 -- a sympathetic portrait of African peoples, rich in nature, culture and politics. (SAF136, $25.95)
	Ulendo, Travels of a Naturalist In and Out of Africa • Archie Carr • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A memoir of scientific adventures on his home turf in Florida and off in the bush of Malawi and Zambia, this book, by the great Archie Carr, combines good writing with plenty of wit, insight and scientific rigor. (SAF46, $19.95)
	Africa, Continent of Contrasts • Philip Briggs • Martin Harvey • Ariadne van Zandbergen • NATURAL HISTORY • Organized into North, South, East and West, this handsome book showcases stunning photographs of people, landscapes and culture alongside insightful, engaging text by Bradt guidebook maestro Philip Briggs. (AFR181, $43.95)
	Wild at Heart, Man and Beast in Southern Africa • Peter Godwin • Chris Johns • Nelson Mandela • NATURAL HISTORY • This superb collection of 128 full-color photographs tackles conservation, development and tradition in Southern Africa. It's a well-illustrated portrait of the region by National Geographic photographer Chris Johns and veteran journalist Peter Godwin. (SAF130, $65.00)
	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)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife • Peter Alden • FIELD GUIDE • A portable guide to the landforms, wild areas, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of Africa, featuring contributions by experts and almost 600 color photographs. (AFR25, $23.95)
	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)