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Africa

Africa


by Phyllis Martin | Patrick O'Meara

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

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, $26.00)

Africa and Africans

Africa and Africans


by Paul Bohannan | Philip Curtin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 301 PAGES

This handy primer, geared for undergraduates, presents a notably clear, concise overview of African people, religion, history, art and culture with an eye towards debunking popular myths. (AFR165, $29.95)

Africa's Vanishing Wildlife

Africa's Vanishing Wildlife


by Chris Stuart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

Outstanding photography and text profiling wildlife found all over the continent. (AFR43, $45.00)

African Art, An Introduction

African Art, An Introduction


by Frank Willett

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

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)

African Nights

African Nights


by Kuki Gallman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

A sequel to Gallman's I dreamed of Africa, set on her ranch in Kenya. (EAF121, $14.00)

African Odyssey, 365 Days

African Odyssey, 365 Days


by Anup and Manoj Shah

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 744 PAGES

Follow a year in the migration of the wildebeest and other wildlife of the Serengeti in hundreds of color photographs; each double-page in this desk book has the date and space to write. (EAF178, $32.50)

African Predators


by M.G.L. Mills | Gus Mills | Martin Harvey

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

A natural history of the giant cats and other predators of Africa. (AFR114, $39.95)

The Africans

The Africans


by David Lamb

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 371 PAGES

In these 17 well-written essays, news correspondent Lamb ranges throughout Africa, creating an insightful portrait of the land and especially its people. (AFR22, $19.95)

Animals of Africa


by Thomas B. Allen

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 252 PAGES

With 200 stunning color photographs and an introduction by Jane Goodall, this coffe-table book shows the animals of Africa. (AFR223, $45.00)

The Book of Secrets

The Book of Secrets


by M.G. Vassanjii

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 337 PAGES

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, $18.00)

Bradt Guide Rwanda

Bradt Guide Rwanda


by Janice Booth | Philip Briggs

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A practical, detailed travel guide to Rwanda in the British series, with a focus on nature (especially gorillas), history and culture. (CAF25, $26.99)

Bradt Guide Tanzania

Bradt Guide Tanzania


by Philip Briggs

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 656 PAGES

A compact guide to Tanzania, its history, wildlife and major attractions, with maps, town plans and lots of practical travel information. (EAF39, $26.99)

The Complete World of Human Evolution

The Complete World of Human Evolution


by Chris Stringer

  • SCIENCE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

A compelling, authoritative, and superbly illustrated account of the rise of humans. (ATP20, $39.95)

Culture Smart! Kenya

Culture Smart! Kenya


by Jane Barsby

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (EAF177, $9.95)

Dangerous Beauty, Life and Death in Africa: True Stories From a Safari Guide

Dangerous Beauty, Life and Death in Africa: True Stories From a Safari Guide


by Mark Ross

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

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)

Darwin's Dreampond, Drama in Lake Victoria


by Tijs Goldschmidt

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

A vivid account of the author's field work on the ecology and evolution of the Cichlid fiches. (EAF53, $29.00)

Elephant Destiny, Biography of an Endangered Species in Africa


by Martin Meredith

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A succinct and fascinating history of the relationship between humans and the African Elephant. (AFR187, $14.95)

Facing Mount Kenya, The Tribal Life of the Kikuyu

Facing Mount Kenya, The Tribal Life of the Kikuyu


by Jomo Kenyatta

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1965
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

A classic ethnographic account of the Kikuyu people of central Kenya by one its most famous citizens and first president. (EAF41, $14.75)

The Flame Trees of Thika

The Flame Trees of Thika


by Elsbeth Huxley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

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)

The Wisdom of the Bones, In Search of Human Origins

The Wisdom of the Bones, In Search of Human Origins


by Alan Walker | Pat Shipman

  • SCIENCE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A dramatic account of the discovery, in 1984, and significance of a remarkably intact skeleton of Homo erectus in northern Kenya. (ATP09, $15.00)

East African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide

East African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide


by Philip Briggs

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A compact guide to the birds and mammals, reptiles, insects and plants of East Africa, featuring a very good selection of large color photographs. (EAF175, $28.99)

Bradt Safari Guide Northern Tanzania

Bradt Safari Guide Northern Tanzania


by Philip Briggs

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

A compact, practical overview of the history, wildlife and attractions of the Serengeti and surrounding parks, including Zanzibar. (EAF143, $24.99)

Culture Smart! Tanzania

Culture Smart! Tanzania


by Quintin Winks

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

This pocket guide introduces local customs, etiquette and culture. (EAF208, $9.95)

 

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