WEST AFRICA
Niger   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $51, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXWAF62)		  
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, $16.00)		   Sahara Unveiled, A Journey across the Desert
West African Folktales  •  Jack Berry  •  Richard Spears
ANTHOLOGY •  1991 •  PAPER  • 229 PAGES
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)		   West African Folktales
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. One Side. 35x39 inches. (AFR38, $16.95)		  



Also Recommended

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, $33.99)
 		  
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)
 		  
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, $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, $17.00)
 		  
West Africa Before the Colonial Era, A History to 1850  •  Basil Davidson   • HISTORY  •  Davidson puts the stories of peoples and empires into context in this lively, scholarly history. With maps, illustrations and a timeline. (WAF07, $60.00)
 		  
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, $21.95)
 		  
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. Organized geographically, he devotes a chapter each to Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo and Zaire. (WAF68, $17.95)
 		  
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, $22.50)
 		  
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa  •  Mungo Park   • EXPLORATION  •  Park chronicles of the culture, society and nature of West Africa before the colonial period in this classic account of a 24-year-old Scotsman exploring, often alone, in uncharted Africa. First published in 1799. (WAF40, $12.95)
 		  
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 • COMING IN  •  A chronicle of the geography, history and nature of the Sahara. The authors combine travelogue, science and archaeology in this informative report. (NAF13, $14.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals  •  Jonathan Kingdon   • FIELD GUIDE • COMING IN  •  This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. (AFR32, $49.50)
 		  
 
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