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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, $19.95) |
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Africa
Michael Lewis
John Reader
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa featuring 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader; organized geographically.
(AFR111, $50.00) |
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Africa's Vanishing Wildlife
Chris Stuart
NATURAL HISTORY
Outstanding photography and text profiling wildlife found all over the continent.
(AFR43, $45.00) |
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Africa, The Serengeti
George Casey
James Earl Jones
NATURAL HISTORY
A dazzling 40-minute IMAX documentary of the wildebeests' year-long migration in the Serengeti and Masai Mara. The cinematographer captures all the action in stunning color, documenting birth, predation and fighting. James Earl Jones narrates.
(EAF120, $14.99) |
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African Art, An Introduction
Frank Willett
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A concise, well illustrated overview of the art and culture of Africa. An excellent introduction, this compact book portrays the range of spectacular art produced in Africa through the ages.
(AFR18, $18.95) |
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African Nights
Kuki Gallman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A sequel to Gallman's I dreamed of Africa, set on her ranch in Kenya.
(EAF121, $14.00) |
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African Obsession, The Life and Legacy of Carl Akeley
Penelope Bodry-Sanders
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A biography of Carl Akeley that follows his expeditions throughout East and Central Africa, capturing his fascination with turn-of-the-century Africa..
(AFR52, $14.95) |
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African Odyssey, 365 Days
Anup Shah
Manoj Shah
NATURAL HISTORY
(EAF178, $29.95) |
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African Predators
M.G.L. Mills
Gus Mills
Martin Harvey
NATURAL HISTORY
A natural history of the giant cats and other predators of Africa.
(AFR114, $39.95) |
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African Safari Journal
Mark Nolting
Duncan Butchart
GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide and journal, including essential travel information, wildlife checklists, phrase book, park maps and field guide to common birds and mammals.
(EAF43, $19.95) |
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African Silences
Peter Matthiessen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
In this narrative of Equatorial Africa, Matthiessen recounts several trips to The Gambia, Senegal, Zaire and the Congo Basin in search of rhinos, elephants and other endangered wildlife.
(WAF36, $13.00) |
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African Wildlife
Raymond Leung
James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE
A laminated fold-out guide.
(AFR109, $5.95) |
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The Africans
David Lamb
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
In these 17 well-written essays, news correspondent Lamb ranges throughout Africa, creating an insightful portrait of the land and especially its people.
(AFR22, $14.95) |
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Animals of Africa
Thomas B. Allen
FIELD GUIDE
With 200 stunning color photographs and an introduction by Jane Goodall, this coffe-table book shows the animals of Africa.
(AFR223, $45.00) |
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Antonia Saw the Oryx First
Maria Thomas
George Packer
LITERATURE
This beloved novel set at a medical clinic in Tanzania tells the tale of two women, a local healer and Western doctor, and their growing friendship. 20th anniversary edition.
(EAF148, $12.00) |
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The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives, An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History
Alan Turner
Mauricio Anton
NATURAL HISTORY
A thoroughly researched guide to modern felines and their ancestors.
(BST50, $22.95) |
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The Books of Secrets
M.G. Vassanjii
LITERATURE
Intrigue, history and politics along East Africa's Swahili Coast. The many machinations of this prize-winning novel revolve around the discovery of a 1913 diary of a British colonial administrator in Dar es Salaam.
(EAF65, $15.00) |
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Bradt Guide Rwanda
Janice Booth
Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK
A practical, detailed travel guide to Rwanda in the British series, with a focus on nature (especially gorillas), history and culture.
(CAF25, $23.95) |
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Bradt Guide Tanzania
Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide to Tanzania, its history, wildlife and major attractions, with maps, town plans and lots of practical travel information.
(EAF39, $25.95) |
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Bradt Guide Zanzibar
David Else
Sarah Chanter
GUIDEBOOK
COMING IN JUNE
A personal, detailed guide to Zanzibar, its history, culture, attractions and natural history. With color photographs, maps and excellent travel information.
(EAF33, $21.95) |
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Cats of Africa
Anthony Hall-Martin
FIELD GUIDE
A gorgeously illustrated, species-by-species guide to Africa's wild cats.
(BST24, $49.95) |
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Collected Stories
Roald Dahl
LITERATURE
Beautifully presented, this Everyman's Library edition collects Dahl's 51 stories for adults, including his tales of adventure as as fighter pilot in East Africa in WWII.
(GEN378, $30.00) |
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Cultural Atlas of Africa
Jocelyn Murray
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A handsomely illustrated atlas of African history and culture with 96 outstanding maps, 250 color photographs and excellent essays.
(AFR47, $50.00) |
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Culture Smart! Kenya, A Quick Guide to Customs and Etiquette
Jane Barsby
GUIDEBOOK
A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice.
(EAF177, $9.95) |
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Dangerous Beauty -- Life and Death in Africa: True Stories From a Safari Guide
Mark Ross
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Ross writes in vivid detail about his experiences as a safari guide in Uganda and Kenya and the night in 1999 when two members of his party were abducted and killed by Rwandan rebels.
(EAF132, $14.95) |
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Darwin's Dreampond, Drama in Lake Victoria
Tijs Goldschmidt
NATURAL HISTORY
A vivid account of the author's field work on the ecology and evolution of the Cichlid fiches.
(EAF53, $27.00) |
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Desertion
Abdulrazak Gurnah
LITERATURE
Set in Zanzibar, this novel of a troubled love affair spans sixty years and paints a vivid portrait of turn-of-the-century colonial Africa.
(EAF138, $13.95) |
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Elephant Destiny, Biography of an Endangered Species in Africa
Martin Meredith
NATURAL HISTORY
A succinct and fascinating history of the relationship between humans and the African Elephant.
(AFR187, $14.95) |
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Facing Mount Kenya, The Tribal Life of the Kikuyu
Jomo Kenyatta
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A classic ethnographic account of the Kikiyu people of central Kenya by one its most famous citizens.
(EAF41, $13.60) |
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The Flame Trees of Thika
Elsbeth Huxley
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The classic account of a young woman's life as a pioneering settler in Thika, Kenya. Huxley looks back at her intrepid parents and the home they made together in Kenya's Highlands.
(EAF24, $15.00) |
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Footprint Diving the World, A Guide to the World's Coral Seas
Beth Tierney
Shaun Tierney
GUIDEBOOK
An inviting, beautifully illustrated guide, covering 220 dive sites in 19 countries with chapters on Australia and the Pacific, Mexico and Honduras, Egypt, East Africa and the Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Micronesia. Featuring the diving couple's favorite destinations, the book includes a planning guide, practical tips and listing of dive centers, hotels, restaurants and live-aboards.
(OCE102, $29.95) |
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The Forest People
Colin Turnbull
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The romanticized ethnography of the BaMbuti Pygmies, a sensation on publication in 1961.
(CAF22, $14.00) |
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Ghosts of Tsavo, Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa
Philp Caputo
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An account of Caputo's adventures in Tsavo National Park on the trail of some very big lions.
(EAF93, $16.00) |
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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) |
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The Great Rift Valley of East Africa
Anup and Manoj Shah
NATURAL HISTORY
Award-winning wildlife photographers Anup and Manoj Shah explore the diversity of wildlife and habitats along the length and breadth of the East African section of the Great Rift Valley.
(EAF193, $23.95) |
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Guide to Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro
Iain Allan
GUIDEBOOK
A pocket guide to mountaineering produced by the Mountain Club of Kenya. It's a comprehensive overview, covering mountain medicine, geology, flora and fauna, and other topics in detail. With climbing routes, and a fold-out topo maps of the two mountains.
(EAF68, $33.95) |
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A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, A Novel
Nicholas Drayson
LITERATURE
COMING IN SEPTEMBER
A novelist and naturalist, Drayson draws on his time in Nairobi for this sweet tale of East Africa society, revolving, naturally, around birding -- and the Hunt Ball at the Asadi Club. Reality intervenes in the shape of renegade Somalis.
(EAF195, $22.00) |
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Heart of Darkness, with Congo Diary
Joseph Conrad
LITERATURE
One of the century's most important works, this short story tells of the harrowing journey Marlow takes into the Belgian congo.
(AFR46, $7.95) |
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Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories
Chinua Achebe
Lynn Innes
ANTHOLOGY
A single-volume introduction to the vast literature of Africa, containing stories from the past 37 years.
(AFR10, $11.95) |
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Hemingway in Africa, The Last Safari
Christopher Ondaatje
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
In this illustrated account of travels in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, Christopher Ondaajte conjures Hemingway and his love for Africa.
(AFR139, $37.50) |
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A History of Sub-Saharan Africa
Robert O. Collins
James M. Burns
HISTORY
A clear, brief survey of the history and development of Africa, aimed at undergraduates and interested readers, organized thematically. With chapters on climate and geography, the rise of states and empires, the slave trade within Africa and beyond to the Americas, the European conquest, and Africa in the 20th century.
(AFR174, $27.99) |
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How to Draw Animals
Judy Tatchell
(JUV01, $4.95) |
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The Human Career, Human Biological and Cultural Origins
Richard G. Klein
REFERENCE
An overview of human evolution intended as a sourcebook and text for undergraduate courses in paleoanthrolopology.
(AFR74, $55.00) |
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I Dreamed of Africa
Kuki Gallman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
This bestseller is a highly personal account of tragedy and magic in Kenya. Italian-born Gallman tells of her move to Ol Ari Nyiro, a ranch set in the highland plain in the shadow of Mount Kenya.
(EAF23, $15.95) |
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Kenya Map
Nelles
A detailed map of Kenya and northern Tanzania (including the Serengeti) at a scale of 1:1,100,000 with inset maps of Lamu, Nairobi and Mombasa.
(EAF07, $10.95) |
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Kilimanjaro & East Africa, A Climbing and Trekking Guide
Cameron Burns
GUIDEBOOK
A compact planning guide to Kilimanjaro's forest and moorland routes, neighboring Mount Meru, Mount Kenya and the Rwenzoris.
(EAF63, $19.95) |
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Kilimanjaro Map
ITMB
A full-color topographic map of the mountain and surroundings at a scale of 1:62,500 with routes and huts clearly indicated.
(EAF69, $11.95) |
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The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
Jonathan Kingdon
FIELD GUIDE
A stunningly illustrated, comprehensive field guide to African mammals. This concise guide provides full information on more than 1,100 species. It includes 480 outstanding color illustrations by the author and 280 maps.
(AFR32, $47.50) |
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A Kitchen Safari
Dumi Ndlovu
Short, Yvonne
FOOD
(AFR200, $38.95) |
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The Last Human, A Guide to Twenty Species of Extinct Humans
Ian Tattersall
Kenneth Mowbray
Esteban Sarmiento
G.J. Sawyer
Victor Deak
Donald Johanson
Meave Leakey
NATURAL HISTORY
This illustrated overview of human ancestry from Homo habilis to Homo sapiens is published as a companion to the Hall of Human Origins at the American Museum of Natural History.
(ATP18, $45.00) |
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The Lions of Tsavo, Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters
Bruce D. Patterson
NATURAL HISTORY
An engaging account of research into the lions of Tsavo -- and the notorious 1898 events where two lions ate nearly 140 workers building a bridge. Patterson, a curator at the Field Museum in Chicago, has been studying the ecology, evolution and behavior of the lions of Tsavo since 1997.
(EAF117, $24.95) |
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Malawi Map
ITMB
A full color map for travelers at a scale of 1:900,000.
(SAF120, $10.95) |
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Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar
Emily Ruete
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Born Princess Salme in the Sultan's court on Zanzibar, the author wrote this book in the 1800s as a tribute to the island for her children. It is rich in details of a long-lost way of life, recalling the time when the sultans reigned on Zanzibar.
(EAF44, $25.95) |
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Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure, The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika
Giles Foden
HISTORY
Award-winning author Giles Foden recounts the true story that inspired the classic film, The African Queen. This history is just as dramatic and colorful as the movie.
(EAF131, $24.00) |
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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) |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tourist Map and Guide
Harms IC Verlag
An excellent map of the entire conservation area (at a scale of 1:230,000) with a nicely detailed topographic map of the crater itself on the reverse. With good information on roads, natural features, attractions and habitat.
(EAF122, $15.95) |
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No Picnic on Mount Kenya
Felice Benuzzi
Rick Ridgeway
EXPLORATION
A daring tale of escaping a prisoner of war camp to climb the great mountain. Among the many pleasures of this book are Benuzzi's accounts of landscapes, animals and habitats on the way to the top.
(EAF59, $14.95) |
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Nomads of the Serengeti
Robyn Stewart
NATURAL HISTORY
Featuring 200 color photographs of the wildlife and landscapes of the Serengeti, with a focus on the birds, migrating herds, and predators.
(EAF149, $32.95) |
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The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation
James L. Newman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology.
(AFR140, $18.00) |
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Petals of Blood
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
LITERATURE
In this tale of political greed and hypocrisy, first published in 1977, the Kenyan novelist follows the fate of three men suspected of murder in a small village in the highlands.
(EAF135, $15.00) |
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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) |
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The Remarkable Baobab
Thomas Pakenham
NATURAL HISTORY
A celebration of the tremendous, twisted baobabs of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. The 60 large-format color photographs show that the Baobab is indeed remarkable.
(NAT71, $19.95) |
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Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa
Stephen Spawls
FIELD GUIDE
A lightweight, portable guide that covers over 250 reptiles and amphibians found in East Africa.
(EAF176, $24.95) |
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The River War, An Historical of The Reconquest of the Sudan
Winston S. Churchill
Mary Soames
James W. Muller
HISTORY
A massive account of the history of the Sudan and its reconquest by Lord Kitchener and an Anglo-Egyptian Army in the 1890s. Written by Winston Churchill, who served as a lieutenant during the war.
(AFR147, $16.95) |
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Rough Guide Zanzibar
Jens Finke
GUIDEBOOK
This practical guide in the excellent British series includes a good historical and cultural overview.
(EAF170, $17.99) |
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Rough Guide Music Ethiopia
Various Artists
MUSIC
A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of Ethiopia.
(ETP39, $14.98) |
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Rough Guide Music Indian Ocean
Various Artists
MUSIC
A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of the islands of the Indian Ocean.
(EAF339, $13.98) |
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Rough Guides Africa 25 Ultimate Experiences
Rough Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Subtitled Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, these colorful pocket guides, 25 in all, published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rough Guides, celebrate remarkable, not-to-be-missed things to do and places to go, certain to inspire.
(AFR196, $5.99) |
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Rough Guides Wildlife Adventures 25 Ultimate Experiences
Rough Guides
GUIDEBOOK
Subtitled Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, these colorful pocket guides, 25 in all, published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rough Guides, celebrate remarkable, not-to-be-missed things to do and places to go, certain to inspire.
(WLD105, $5.99) |
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Rough Waters, Nature and Development in an East African Marine Park
Christine J. Walley
NATURAL HISTORY
A scholarly account of the establishment of Tanzania's Mafia Island Marine Park.
(EAF129, $24.95) |
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Rwanda/Burundi Map
ITMB
A detailed, folded map of Rwanda and Burundi.
(CAF27, $11.95) |
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The Scramble for Africa
Thomas Pakenham
HISTORY
A well-written, meticulously researched history of the Victorian land grab in Africa. The book includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities that overran the continent.
(AFR26, $23.95) |
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The Serengeti Lion, A Study of Predator-Prey Relations
George Schaller
NATURAL HISTORY
A classic study in field biology and winner of the National Book Award, this book is the result of Schaller's long-term study of the ecology of the Serengeti lion.
(EAF13, $45.00) |
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The Shadow of Kilimanjaro, On Foot Across East Africa
Rick Ridgeway
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Ridgeway got to walk across Kenya, albeit in the company of armed park rangers, while the rest of us tool around in mini-vans and Toyotas. A perceptive overview of Kenya, its wildlife and conservation by an appreciative observer.
(EAF61, $16.00) |
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Stalking Ivory, A Jade Del Cameron Mystery
Suzanne Arruda
MYSTERY
(EAF160, $23.95) |
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
Robert D. Kaplan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Robert Kaplan, the prolific journalist and author of Balkan Ghosts, travelled through Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea for this illuminating travelogue examining the culture, religion, and politics of the region.
(AFR155, $13.95) |
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Swahili Dictionary
D.V. Perrott
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A convenient dictionary, useful anywhere in East Africa and especially along the coast, with 14,000 entries and guide to grammar and pronunciation.
(EAF54, $15.95) |
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Swahili, Start Speaking Today
Educational Services Corporation
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A 90-minute crash course in Swahili on two audio casettes tapes, which focuses on useful words and expressions for the traveler.
(EAF110, $21.95) |
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Tanzania Map
Nelles
BEST SELLER
A clear, color map of Tanzania at a scale of 1:1,500,000.
(EAF08, $10.95) |
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Travels with Myself and Another, A Memoir
Martha Gellhorn
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
In Gellhorn's collection of unforgettable journeys, first published in 1979, the incisive writer often traveled with Ernest Hemingway, the "another" of the title, who was her husband at the time.
(TVL25, $15.95) |
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Trekking in East Africa
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
A guide to Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya and the Rwenzori mountains and lesser-known treks in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. This book is both a practical guide to preparing for your trip and a good introduction to the history, culture and wildlife of the region.
(EAF67, $19.99) |
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Waugh Abroad, Collected Travel Writing
Evelyn Waugh
Nicholas Shakespeare
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The collected travel writing of the peripatetic Waugh, including a memorable voyage to Zanzibar, a visit to the Guyanas and other excursions to out-of-the-way and often uncomfortable locales.
(TVL22, $25.00) |
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We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families, Stories From Rwanda
Philip Gourevitch
HISTORY
The gut-wrenching story of Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, looking backward from the horrific genocide of 1994 to deep-seated historical causes (and Western inaction). Gourevitch offers both an insightful chronicle and extraordinary stories in this award-winning report.
(CAF26, $15.00) |
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The Weather in Africa
Martha Gellhorn
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Intrepid jounalist (and Hemingway wife) Gellhorn shapes her experiences into three novellas, all about European women in East Africa.
(AFR185, $33.95) |
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Weep Not Child
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
LITERATURE
A story of the lives touched by the Kenyan Mau Mau Uprising against British colonizers in the 1950's.
(EAF136, $12.95) |
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West with the Night
Beryl Markham
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
An unabridged audio version Markham's sparkling memoir as read by Julie Harris.
(EAF123, $34.95) |
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When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
J. Moussaieff Masson
Susan McCarthy
NATURAL HISTORY
This thought-provoking book provides a defense of the notion that animals do, in fact, have emotional senibilities not unlike those of humans.
(BST105, $16.00) |
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The Wisdom of the Bones, In Search of Human Origins
Alan Walker
Pat Shipman
SCIENCE
A dramatic account of the discovery, in 1984, and significance of a remarkably intact skeleton of Homo erectus in northern Kenya.
(ATP09, $15.00) |
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Women of the Four Winds
Elizabeth Olds
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A collection of four lively biographies of four 20th-century American explorers.
(EXP19, $21.95) |
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The Zanzibar Chest: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands
Aidan Hartley
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A meditative, personal elegy to colonialism in Africa by an East-African born British journalist. As Africa correspondent for Reuters in the 1990s, Hartley covered Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda and the Congo.
(EAF119, $16.00) |
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Zanzibar Map
Harms IC Verlag
A colorful traveler's map to Zanzibar at a scale of 1:100,000.
(EAF114, $15.95) |
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