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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $74, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXETP22)		  
Bradt Guide Ethiopia  •  Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 614 PAGES
A region-by-region overview of the country for the traveler with brief introductory chapters on wildlife, culture and history. The focus of the book is on practical travel information, including a long section on cultural differences. With 65 maps and a section of color photographs. Briggs has written all the Bradt Africa guides. Fifth Edition. (ETP05, $25.99)		   Bradt Guide Ethiopia
Culture Smart! Ethiopia  •  Sarah Howard
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 168 PAGES
A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture, equally of interest to the traveler and business person. (ETP41, $9.95)		   Culture Smart! Ethiopia
The Emperor, Downfall of an Autocrat  •  Ryszard Kapuscinski
HISTORY •  1989 •  PAPER  • 180 PAGES
In 1975, Kapuscinski traveled throughout the country listening to stories of the Supreme Emperor Haile Selassie by the servants and associates that had surrounded him while Ethiopia collapsed around him. The Polish journalist transforms these interviews into a powerful narrative of high living and unimaginable abuse by the ancient regime. Originally published in 1978. (ETP10, $13.95)		   The Emperor, Downfall of an Autocrat
Notes from the Hyena's Belly, An Ethiopian Boyhood  •  Nega Mezlekia
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 351 PAGES
A memoir of childhood in Ethiopia after the downfall of emperor Haile Selassie, rich in references to local folkloric traditions. Mezlekia, who was born in Jigiga in 1958, chronicles his early childhood, youthful political activism and conscription into a guerilla army. It's a harrowing tale, revealing of Ethiopian daily life and recent history. (ETP26, $16.00)		   Notes from the Hyena's Belly, An Ethiopian Boyhood
Ethiopia Map  •  ITMB
2011 •  MAP
Color shaded relief map of Ethiopia at a scale of 1:2,000,000, featuring an inset of central Adis Ababa, and an index of place names. Two Sides. 34.5x26.5 inches. (ETP14, $12.95)		   Ethiopia Map



Also Recommended

Lonely Planet Ethiopia & Eritrea  •  Frances Linzee Gordon   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide in the Lonely Planet style featuring maps, background detail on the country and culture -- and practical information for the traveler. (ETP30, $26.99)
 		  
Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook  •  Tilahun Gabriel   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A handy phrasebook for Amharic basics. This guide focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (ETP06, $8.99)
 		  
A History of Ethiopia  •  Harold Marcus   • HISTORY  •  A challenging, in-depth survey of Africa's oldest nation, ranging from prehistory to 1991; organized chronologically, it features three chapters on the long reign of Haile Sellassie -- his rise to power and eventual overthrow. (ETP01, $26.95)
 		  
Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia  •  Paul Henze   • HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A concise history of Ethiopia by a U.S. government officer in Addis Ababa in the 1960s. Henze has remained involved in Ethiopian affairs as a writer, consultant and frequent visitor. (ETP21, $35.00)
 		  
The Blue Nile  •  Alan Moorehead   • HISTORY  •  Moorehead's grand history of exploration and events on the great river from 1798 to 1869. (EGY67, $14.99)
 		  
The Ethiopians  •  Richard Pankhurst  •  Barbara Pankhurst   • HISTORY  •  An outstanding survey of Ethiopian political history and culture from pre-history to 1991 by a leading scholar. (ETP20, $45.95)
 		  
Ancient Churches of Ethiopia, Fourth-fourteenth Centuries  •  David W. Phillipson   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A gorgeously illustrated portrait of Ethiopian Christian civilization and its churches from the Aksumite period to the 13th century. (ETP42, $65.00)
 		  
Lucy, The Beginnings of Humankind  •  Maitland Armstrong Edey  •  Donald Johanson   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  The original, influential account of the thrilling discovery of Lucy in 1974 and the impact of the discovery on ideas about human evolution. (ATP06, $17.00)
 		  
Chameleon Days, An American Boyhood in Ethiopia  •  Tim Bascom   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Bascom looks back in this absorbing memoir, winner of the Breadloaf and Bakeless Prize, at the Ethiopia of his childhood, his missionary doctor parents, siblings, friends and acquaintances, boarding school in Addis Ababa and the cabin on the slopes of Lake Bishoftu. (ETP38, $15.95)
 		  
In Ethiopia with a Mule  •  Dervla Murphy   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • COMING IN FEBRUARY  •  Adventures in Ethiopia with Dervla, the intrepid Irish writer with an adventurous spirit, great wit and a way with words, this entertaining account, originally published in 1968, conveys the allure of the rugged highlands and the warmth of the people. (ETP19, $29.95)
 		  
In Search of King Solomon's Mines  •  Tahir Shah   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A man with a passion for tracking down oddball legends and impossible stories, Shah tackles, in this rollicking account, Ethiopia and the legendary home of the Queen of Sheba. (ETP28, $14.95)
 		  
The Barefoot Emperor, An Ethiopian Tragedy  •  Philip Marsden   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Marsden relates the bizarre story of the 19th-century king of kings, Ethiopian Emperor Theodore, and his 70-ton gun Sevastapol, which he used to fend off a British Imperial excursion under Sir Robert Napier -- consisting of more than 10,000 fighting men, at least as many followers and 20,000 pack-animals, including a number of Indian elephants. (ETP46, $15.40)
 		  
Cutting for Stone  •  Abraham Verghese   • LITERATURE  •  Verghese's powerful tale of the coming-of-age of orphaned twin brothers, sons of an Indian nun and a British surgeon, moves from Addis Ababa on the brink of revolution to New York and back again. (ETP43, $15.95)
 		  
Flashman on the March  •  George MacDonald Fraser   • LITERATURE  •  In this 12th outing in the series, our reluctant hero finds himself at the center of General Robert Napier's Abyssinian campaign. It's another excellent opportunity to comment on the folly of the British Empire, a rollicking entertainment and painless dose of history. (ETP37, $15.00)
 		  
Sweetness in the Belly  •  Camilla Gibb   • LITERATURE  •  Gibbs conjures the complex history of culture of Ethipia in this affecting novel, which foillows young Lilly from London to Morocco and Harar. (ETP45, $15.00)
 		  
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia  •  Samuel Johnson  •  J.P. Hardy   • LITERATURE  •  Johnson drew upon the journals of a Jesuit priest to weave this ironic tale of earthly paradise in the "happy valley of Abyssinia," originally published in 1759. (ETP12, $12.95)
 		  
The Sign and the Seal, The Quest for the Lost Arc of the Covenant  •  Graham Hancock   • MYSTERY  •  A page-turning yarn of adventure, amazing persistence, and scholarship, which follows Hancock's 1983 visit to Axum, Ethiopia, the legendary resting place of the Ark of the Covenant. (AFR23, $17.99)
 		  
Birds of Africa South of the Sahara  •  Ian Sinclair  •  Peter Ryan   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This compact field guide, the first to describe and illustrate all of the birds of sub-Saharan Africa, features 359 color plates and 2,100 range maps. Especially useful for those southern African countries without their own field guides. (SAF143, $49.50)
 		  
Birds of Eastern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists  •  Ber Van Perlo   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This handy guide illustrates and briefly describes most East African birds. A remarkably small book, featuring 96 color plates, 1,487 species -- and essential information for quick reference in the field. (EAF40, $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)
 		  
 
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