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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $116, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSAF254)		  
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
Africa's Big Five  •  Gerald Hinde
NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES
South African photographers and naturalists teamed up for this oversized, illustrated celebration of the lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo. (AFR178, $39.95)		   Africa's Big Five
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
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle  •  Robyn Scott
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2009 •  PAPER  • 464 PAGES
Haphazardly schooled by her free-spirited mother and left to roam the bush, Scott writes with warmth and candor of her unconventional upbringing in Botswana, including her Grandpa Ivor (personal pilot to the first president of Botswana), physician father's work, unfortunate pets, siblings and adventures. (SAF203, $15.00)		   Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
Southern Africa Regional Map  •  ITMB
2008 •  MAP
A double-sided map of the continent south of the Zambezi River, at a scale of 1:2,125,000, with color photographs and notes on parks and major attractions. It includes all of Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa with the western portion on one side and the eastern on the other. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (SAF63, $12.95)		   Southern Africa Regional Map



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