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	Bradt Guide Niger  •  Jolijn Geels GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES A detailed overview of Niger, its history, wildlife, culture and major attractions in the series by Bradt. Geared for the independent traveler, it includes maps, a small selection of photographs, and lots of practical travel information. (WAF99, $23.95)
	Sahara Unveiled, A Journey across the Desert  •  William Langewiesche TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 302 PAGES Traveling across the Sahara from Algiers to Dakar, Langeweische has written an uncommonly good memoir of the desert, with meditations on its history, inhabitants and allure. (NAF05, $14.95)
	Niger Map  •   IGN MAP A good, full-color shaded relief map of Niger at a scale of 1:2,000,000 published by the French Geographic Institute. (AFR38, $14.95)

	Lonely Planet West Africa  •   Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to all West Africa, this is the book to carry for travels from Mauritania to Niger, with both a good overview of culture and history and the usual Lonely Planet attention to practical travel information. (WAF10, $31.99)
	Rough Guide West Africa  •  Jim Hudgens  •  Richard Trillo   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to all West Africa, including its history and culture. With its region-by-region descriptions, 172 maps and 12 pages of color photos, this guide covers from Mauritania south to Cameroon. (WAF38, $34.99)
	Sahara Overland, A Route and Planning Guide  •  Chris Scott   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A remarkably detailed (bear 20 degrees at the blue fuel drums) and opinionated guide to rough travel across the Sahara. The desert bible. (NAF36, $29.95)
	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)
	Salt, A World History  •  Mark Kurlansky   • HISTORY  •  A digressive history of the world told through a grain of salt. Kurlansky follows the precious commodity through revolution, trade and kitchens. (GEN265, $16.00)
	The Conquest of the Sahara  •  Douglas Porch   • HISTORY  •  Porch captures the ambition, drama and folly of French 19th-century adventurers in North Africa in this classic history, first published in 1986. (NAF37, $15.00)
	The Gates of Africa, Death, Discovery and the Search for Timbuktu  •  Sattin Anthony   • HISTORY  •  An engaging chronological history of the adventures and explorations of the African Association which, starting in 1788, set out into the Sahara, onto the Nile and Niger Rivers, and searched for the legendary city of Timbuktu. (AFR145, $27.95)
	West Africa Before the Colonial Era, a History to 1850  •  Basil Davidson   • HISTORY  •  A history of the rich empires and cultures of West Africa before 1850. Davidson puts the stories of these cultures in a broader, general context. Includes maps, illustrations, and a timeline. (WAF07, $44.60)
	African Art, An Introduction  •  Frank Willett   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, well illustrated overview of the art and culture of Africa, portraying the range of spectacular art produced throughout the ages. (AFR18, $18.95)
	Butabu, Adobe Architecture of West Africa  •  Suzanne Preston Blier  •  James Morris   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • OUT OF PRINT  •  A photographic survey of adobe buildings throughout West Africa, including the great mosque at Djenne (the largest mud building in the world), ordinary houses and huts, arches, domes, colonnades, grillwork and other architectural feats. (WAF70, $50.00)
	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)
	French Lessons in Africa, Travels with my Briefcase Through French Africa  •  Peter Biddlecombe   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A scandalously entertaining and useful introduction to Francophone Africa by the hilarious British writer and inveterate traveler. (WAF68, $15.99)
	In Sorcery's Shadow  •  Paul Stoller  •  Cheryl Olkes   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An anthropologist's account of his time in Niger and his experiences with local sorcerers and traditional healers. It's an excellent introduction to the role of magic and its moral complications in African culture. (WAF55, $18.00)
	Riding the Demon, On the Road in West Africa  •  Peter Chilson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Peter Chilson took to the road in Niger for this portrait of a turbulent and fascinating nation, where rickety bush taxis, packed to the gills with passengers, provide an eye-opening perspective on the nation. (WAF54, $24.95)
	Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa  •  Mungo Park   • EXPLORATION  •  The classic first-person account of explorations in search of the Niger River, first published in 1799. Park provides a chronicle of the culture, society and nature of West Africa before the colonial period. (WAF40, $24.95)
	West African Folktales  •  Jack Berry  •  Richard Spears   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of 123 unembellished tales, well-chosen and simply translated. It's a good introduction to the spirit of traditional cultures throughout West Africa. (WAF13, $21.00)
	God's Bits of Wood  •  Sembene Ousmane  •  Francis Price   • LITERATURE  •  A story of conflict between colonial powers and West African rail workers, set in the late 1940s, written by Senegal's foremost novelist and filmmaker. (WAF22, $13.95)
	Still Waters in Niger  •  Kathleen Hill   • LITERATURE  •  An atmospheric novel set in America and Niger. After living for in the United States for 17 years, an Irish-American woman returns to a small village in Niger where she had once lived with her husband and three daughters. (WAF53, $15.95)
	Sahara, The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest Desert  •  Sheila Hirtle  •  Marq de Villiers   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A chronicle of the geography, history and nature of the Sahara. The author combines travelogue, science and archaeology in this informative report. (NAF13, $14.00)
	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 Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals  •  Jonathan Kingdon   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This stunningly illustrated, comprehensive field guide, by a leading authority, is worth it for just Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. With full information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation of 1,100 species. (AFR32, $47.50)

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