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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $90, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXZIM14)		  
Bradt Guide Zimbabwe  •  Paul Murray
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES
This compact, informative guide introduces the history, culture, wildlife and attractions of Zimbabwe, along with helpful travel details. (ZIM18, $25.99)		   Bradt Guide Zimbabwe
The Safari Companion  •  Richard Estes
FIELD GUIDE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 459 PAGES • BEST SELLER
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)		   The Safari Companion
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)		   The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region
Zimbabwe Map  •  ITMB
MAP
A clear map of Zimbabwe at a scale of 1:1,100,000. On the reverse are more detailed maps of national parks and tourist regions, as well as maps of major city centers. One Side. 27x39 inches. (SAF08, $12.95)		   Zimbabwe Map



Also Recommended

Footprint Zimbabwe  •  Lizzie Williams   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The magnificent Victoria Falls, mighty Zambezi River, Hwange and Mana Pools game parks, Harare and Bulawayo are all covered in this authoritative guide. (ZIM19, $27.95)
 		  
Victoria Falls & Surrounds, The Insider's Guide  •  Ian Michler   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Dr. Livingstone, I presume? This gorgeously illustrated guide covers the history, culture and nature of the Zambezi, with suggested excursions from rivers to ropes and rafting in nearby Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. (SAF247, $25.95)
 		  
Africa  •  Phyllis Martin  •  Patrick O'Meara   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  African history and prehistory, popular culture, art and economics -- it's all here in the most popular introductory text for undergraduate African studies courses in North America. With maps, photographs and drawings. (AFR07, $26.00)
 		  
Africa, A Biography of the Continent  •  John Reader   • HISTORY  •  With the ease of a practiced journalist, Reader weaves a masterful and lively tale of the continent, from ancient cultures to modern times. Both authoritative and informal, this is a splendid introduction to all of Africa. (AFR49, $20.00)
 		  
The Fear, Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe  •  Peter Godwin   • HISTORY  •  This third report by the Zimbabwe-born journalist following Mukiwa, A white Boy in Africa and When a Crocodile Eats the Sun shows the resiliant, beleaguered nation at the moment when, after 30 years, Robert Mugabe loses his first election. (ZIM20, $26.99)
 		  
The Scramble for Africa  •  Thomas Pakenham   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape  •  Ann Hugon   • EXPLORATION • COMING IN  •  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, $15.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood  •  Alexandra Fuller   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A candid memoir of coming of age during the Rhodesian Civil War. Fuller's parents moved from England to Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, in the early 1970s. (ZIM15, $15.00)
 		  
Mukiwa, A White Boy in Africa  •  Peter Godwin   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The unsentimental story of a boy's coming of age in Rhodesia in the 1960s, offering a rare perspective on the consequences of colonialism. (SAF33, $15.95)
 		  
North of South, An African Journey  •  Shiva Naipaul   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
 		  
Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm  •  Lauren St. John   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A memoir of coming of age in war-town Rhodesia -- and the author's growing realization that she was on the wrong side of the conflict. (ZIM16, $18.99)
 		  
The Last Resort, A Memoir of Zimbabwe  •  Douglas Rogers   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Award-winning journalist Rogers tells the eye-opening and at times surprisingly funny story of his family and their game farm in war-torn Zimbabwe. (SAF260, $14.00)
 		  
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, A Memoir of Africa  •  Peter Godwin   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A journalist and terrific writer, Godwin draws on family lore, politics and his many trips back home to Zimbabwe in this powerful memoir. (ZMB07, $14.99)
 		  
Zenzele, A Letter for My Daughter  •  J. Nozipo Maraire   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A richly textured novel of Zimbabwe, taking the form of a letter from a mother to her Havard-bound daughter, in which she shares memories, struggles and revelations from her own past. (ZIM11, $15.00)
 		  
Elephant Song  •  Wilbur Smith   • MYSTERY  •  A potboiler set in Zimbabwe, in which our hero, a native Zimbabwean producer of nature films, fights the murderous ivory-traders. (ZIM04, $7.99)
 		  
The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa  •  Alexander McCall Smith   • LITERATURE  •  McCall Smith brings together folktales, often hilarious or bizarre, which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe. (AFR141, $22.00)
 		  
The Grass is Singing  •  Doris Lessing   • LITERATURE  •  The story of a white farm wife in Zimbabwe -- and her relationship with her African servant, Lessing's first novel rich in local atmosphere. (ZIM06, $13.99)
 		  
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 Ultimate African Wildlife  •  Nigel Dennis   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Lesser-known (but adorable) suricates and small-spotted genets take their place alongside rhinos, lions and leopards in this photographic tribute to the wildlife of Southern Africa. (AFR259, $17.95)
 		  
Walking Thunder, In the Footsteps of the African Elephant  •  Daphne Sheldrick  •  Cryril Christo   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Magnificent duotone photographs capture not only the size and strength of these giants but also their behavior, dramatic surroundings and surprisingly gentle qualities. With well-chosen quotes from myths, stories and early accounts. (BST143, $60.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals  •  Jonathan Kingdon   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 		  
National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 		  
Newman's Birds of Southern Africa  •  Kenneth Newman   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 		  
Southern African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide  •  Mike Unwin   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A popular photographic guide to the mammals, birds, reptiles and habitats south of the Zambezi. With 300 color photographs and illuminating text. (SAF131, $26.99)
 		  
 
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