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Bradt Guide Zanzibar

Bradt Guide Zanzibar

by David Else | Sarah Chanter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A personal, detailed guide to Zanzibar, its history, culture, attractions and natural history. With color photographs, maps and excellent travel information. (EAF33, $23.99)

Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar

Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar

by Emily Ruete

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

Born Princess Salme in the Sultan's court on Zanzibar, the author wrote this book in the 1800s as a tribute to the island for her children. It is rich in details of a long-lost way of life, recalling the time when the sultans reigned on Zanzibar. (EAF44, $9.95)

The White Nile

The White Nile

by Alan Moorehead

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 431 PAGES

A lively history of the Victorian search for the source of the Nile including the extraordinary tales of Burton and Speke, not to mention the famous meeting of Livingstone and Stanley. With vivid descriptions of Zanzibar, the last days of Khartoum and the building of the Suez Canal. (EGY79, $14.99)

Zanzibar Map

Zanzibar Map

by Harms IC Verlag

  • MAP

A colorful traveler's map to Zanzibar at a scale of 1:100,000. (EAF114, $15.95)

 
Bradt Safari Guide Northern Tanzania

Bradt Safari Guide Northern Tanzania


by Philip Briggs

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

A compact, practical overview of the history, wildlife and attractions of the Serengeti and surrounding parks, including Zanzibar. (EAF143, $24.99)

Rough Guide Zanzibar

Rough Guide Zanzibar


by Jens Finke

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This practical guide in the excellent British series includes a good historical and cultural overview. (EAF170, $24.99)

Say it in Swahili

Say it in Swahili


by Sharifa Zawawi

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1972
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

A palm-size pocket guide to common phrases and expressions. (EAF46, $5.95)

Arab Seafaring


by George F. Hourani | John Carswell

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 140 PAGES

An expanded edition of the classic authoritative history of Arab sea trade in the Indian Ocean from its earliest origins through trade with China and East Africa in Middle Ages. (ARB47, $26.95)

The Sultan's Shadow, One Family's Rule at the Crossroads of East and West

The Sultan's Shadow, One Family's Rule at the Crossroads of East and West


by Christiane Bird

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 400 PAGES

Oman's Sultan Said and his rebellious daughter come to life in this tale of 19th-century Oman, Zanzibar and the Arab slave trade. (EAF364, $28.00)

Zanzibar: Its History and Its People

Zanzibar: Its History and Its People


by W. H. Ingrams

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 519 PAGES

First published in 1931, this celebrated classic history focuses on people and culture. (EAF197, $38.50)

North of South, An African Journey

North of South, An African Journey


by Shiva Naipaul

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1979
  • PAPER
  • 349 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A sharp portrait of Africa, circa 1979. A brilliant and provocative observer, Naipaul meditates on the various peoples he encounters in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The best, most insightful thing we've read about race relations in Africa. (EAF28, $16.00)

The Zanzibar Chest: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands


by Aidan Hartley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 414 PAGES

A meditative, personal elegy to colonialism in Africa by an East-African born British journalist. As Africa correspondent for Reuters in the 1990s, Hartley covered Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda and the Congo. (EAF119, $16.00)

Black Mischief

Black Mischief


by Evelyn Waugh

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

Waugh's devilish third novel, a send up of British colonial Africa and home-grown potentates on the fictional island of Anzania (which is based on Zanzibar). (AFR20, $14.99)

Desertion


by Abdulrazak Gurnah

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Set in Zanzibar, this novel of a troubled love affair spans sixty years, painting a vivid portrait of turn-of-the-century colonial Africa. (EAF138, $13.95)

The Book of Secrets

The Book of Secrets


by M.G. Vassanjii

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 337 PAGES

Intrigue, history and politics along East Africa's Swahili Coast. The many machinations of this prize-winning novel revolve around the discovery of a 1913 diary of a British colonial administrator in Dar es Salaam. (EAF65, $18.00)

The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean

The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean


by Paddy Ryan

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

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 to the Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands


by Ian Sinclair | Olivier Langrand

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
  • COMING IN JULY

Featuring color photographs of the most commonly encountered and extraordinary birds of the southwestern Indian Ocean, including Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion and the Comoros. (MAD46, $12.00)

Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania

Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania


by Dale Zimmerman | Donald Turner | David Pearson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

Ideal for the Serengeti, this field guide features 124 stunning color plates. (FG39, $35.00)

Fishwatcher's Field Guide Indian Ocean

Fishwatcher's Field Guide Indian Ocean


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • PLASTIC CARD

A double-sided card illustrating 70 fishes of Seychelles, Maldives and neighboring islands. (FG17, $7.50)

Marine Invertebrates Indian Ocean and the Central Pacific

Marine Invertebrates Indian Ocean and the Central Pacific


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • PLASTIC CARD

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)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife

National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife


by Peter Alden

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 988 PAGES

This comprehensive photo guide covers 850 birds, mammals and reptiles of Africa. With range maps and a good country-by-country overview of habitats and parks. (AFR25, $24.95)

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