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South Africa & Namibia
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Insight Guide South Africa
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
South Africa is brought to life in hundreds of color photographs and vividly written essays by a team of experts. Panoramic in scope, the guide takes us from Johannesburg out into the veldt, providing genuine insight into the history, nature and modern politics of this complex land.
(SAF21, $24.99) |
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Bradt Guide Namibia
• Chris McIntyre
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 544 PAGES
A good overview of Namibia from the excellent series of practical, comprehensive travel guides published by Bradt, especially strong on the descriptions of individual national parks and visitor attractions. This thoroughly updated fourth edition includes all the developments in Namibia's accommodation, from guest farms and lodges to bush-camps, plus details on areas of natural interest such as the new Sperrgebiet National Park.
(NMB06, $26.99) |
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South Africa, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Isabel Balseiro
• Tobias Hecht
ANTHOLOGY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 239 PAGES
This diverse collection of short stories reveals South Africa through the eyes of its writers, including some of South Africa's most renowned names -- Nadine Gordimer, J.M. Coetzee and Alan Paton to name a few.
(SAF236, $14.95) |
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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
• BEST SELLER
This handsome field guide includes the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fish and plants of Southern Africa, all in one compact volume. With 1,200 illustrations by a range of experts.
(SAF59, $29.95) |
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Southern Africa Regional Map
• ITMB
2008 •
MAP
A double-sided map of the continent south of the Zambezi River, at a scale of 1:2,125,000, with color photographs and notes on parks and major attractions. It includes all of Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa with the western portion on one side and the eastern on the other. Two Sides. 39x27 inches.
(SAF63, $12.95) |
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Also Recommended
Cape Town and Region Map
• National Geographic
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This double-sided map includes Cape Town, Table Mountain National Park and other reserves south to Cape of Good Hope.
(SAF161, $11.95)
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Cape Winelands, A Touring Guide
• Theresa Morrison
• Lanz von Horsten
• GUIDEBOOK
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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An informative, visual tour of 40 favorite wineries, all close to Cape Town. With fold-out maps, color photographs and information on restaurants, picnic spots and lodging.
(SAF128, $20.00)
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Culture Smart! South Africa
• David Holt-Biddle
• GUIDEBOOK
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This handy guide will help you navigate local customs, etiquette and culture.
(SAF169, $9.95)
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Time Out Cape Town
• Time Out
• GUIDEBOOK
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Compact, informative and lively, this outstanding guide covers where to go and what to do in Cape Town and surroundings.
(SAF164, $19.95)
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A History of South Africa
• Leonard Thompson
• HISTORY
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A succinct history of South Africa, especially strong on early Africans and European colonization.
(SAF101, $17.95)
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Beyond the Miracle, Inside the New South Africa
• Allister Sparks
• HISTORY
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The South African journalist (Tomorrow is Another Country), continues the tale of the transformation of South Africa and its accomplishments, failures and challenges in the decade following the collapse of Apartheid.
(SAF166, $20.00)
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Picturing Bushmen, The Denver African Expedition of 1925
• Robert James Gordon
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Serious-minded, wonderfully illustrated and informative, this book not only documents the 1925 expedition to Etosha in search of the "Bushman," it also cleverly shows the key role of the expedition in romanticizing the Heikum.
(NMB05, $24.95)
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The Making of Modern South Africa, Conquest, Apartheid, Democracy
• Nigel Worden
• HISTORY
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This well-researched, readable primer covers South African history from colonial conquest to the end of apartheid and beyond, with an updated chapter focusing on 1994 to 2007. Worden is a history professor at the University of Cape Town.
(SAF222, $36.95)
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The Scramble for Africa
• Thomas Pakenham
• HISTORY
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Absorbing and meticulously researched, this in-depth history of the Victorian land grab in Africa includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities who overran the continent.
(AFR26, $23.99)
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Tomorrow is Another Country, The Inside Story of South Africa's Road to Change
• Allister Sparks
• HISTORY
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Sparks explores the extraordinary developments that led to multiracial democracy in South Africa, an essential key to understanding South Africa today,
(SAF31, $25.00)
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Long Walk to Freedom
• Nelson Mandela
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An unpretentious tale of an extraordinary life, Mandela's autobiography is essential reading for an understanding of South Africa. His grace and his love for his country shine throughout.
(SAF15, $17.99)
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My Traitor's Heart
• Rian Malan
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• FAVORITE
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The Afrikaner and journalist recounts his return to his homeland just before the collapse of Apartheid. Malan grapples with the black and white heart of South Africa, drawing on the 300-year history of his family in Africa, legends of the Zulu nation and some brutally honest reporting.
(SAF19, $15.00)
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Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black
• Nadine Gordimer
• LITERATURE
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The Nobel Prize winner daringly explores racial identity, sexuality and loss in this latest, marvelous collection of South African tales.
(SAF221, $14.00)
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Cry, The Beloved Country
• Alan Paton
• LITERATURE
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The deeply moving story of Reverend Kumalo's quest for justice. First published in 1948, it is a striking, poetic tribute to the power of the individual and a trenchant indictment of Apartheid.
(SAF30, $15.00)
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Life & Times of Michael K
• J.M. Coetzee
• LITERATURE
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Coetzee sets this short, hallucinatory novel, the powerful tale of a troubled boy, in South Africa in the midst of civil war.
(SAF17, $14.00)
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The Conservationist
• Nadine Gordimer
• LITERATURE
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Gordimer's subtle Booker-prize winning novel portrays a wealthy South African industrialist who makes moves to preserve his way of life, his power, and his possessions in the face of massive injustice.
(SAF218, $16.00)
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Africa's Big Five
• Gerald Hinde
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Bestseller. Gerald Hinde teamed up with colleagues William Taylor and Richard du Toit for this portrait of the lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo, featuring hundreds of color photographs by the accomplished trio.
(AFR178, $39.95)
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Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals
• Jonathan Kingdon
• FIELD GUIDE
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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)
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Newman's Birds of Southern Africa
• Kenneth Newman
• FIELD GUIDE
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This commemorative tenth edition celebrates the contribution of the late author, Kenneth Newman, fully revised and updated by his daughter, Vanessa Newman, to reflect the latest research, taxonomy and common names.
(SAF29, $26.00)
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The Safari Companion
• Richard Estes
• FIELD GUIDE
• BEST SELLER
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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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