SOUTHERN AFRICA More Books AA Gill is Away  •  A. A. Gill TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 307 PAGES In Britain, AA Gill is a household word, as an exceedingly popular restaurant and media critic for the Times of London. He hates to travel, but his readers love it when he does, because he so frequently comes back with a hilarious, intricately observed report. This book is a collection of those essays. The range is staggering -- included are reports from famine-plagued Sudan, Tokyo, Scotland, Tanzania and the Kalahari, and Los Angeles where he investigates the adult-film (AKA porn) industry. Gill manages to be both very funny and very moving throughout this book: no mean feat. One caveat: despite the introduction written specifically for an American audience, these essays remain very British, with a fair amount of mystifying slang. (TVL76, $14.00)   Africa  •  Phyllis Martin  •  Patrick O'Meara CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1995 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES African history and prehistory, popular culture, art and economics with dozens of maps, photographs and drawings. We especially liked the chapter on the contemporary map of Africa. It's all here. Pick and choose those areas that interest you. It's the most popular introductory text for undergraduate African studies courses in North America -- refreshingly free of cant and completely revised in 1995 to reflect changes in African politics. (AFR07, $26.00)   Africa  •  Michael Lewis  •  John Reader CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES • COMING IN An informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa featuring 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader (Africa: A Biography of the Continent). Organized geographically, it's the companion volume to an eight-hour television series by PBS and National Geographic. (AFR111, $50.00)   Africa Map, Central and South, Madagascar 746  •  Michelin Travel Publications 2007 •  MAP A fine folded map of the central and southern regions of the continent, covering the continent south of Gabon, Congo, Uganda and Kenya at a scale of 1:4,000,000. This map is very useful for road travel. One Side. 40x57 inches. (AFR36, $14.95)   African Animal Tracks  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE •  1999 •  PLASTIC CARD A fold-out, laminated pocket field guide featuring the tracks of almost 150 species with a photograph of each animal and short description. It includes too a few (happily black-and-white) drawings of dung. (AFR107, $5.95)   African Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species  •  James Kavanaugh  •  Raymond Leung FIELD GUIDE •  2000 •  PLASTIC CARD A laminated fold-out guide illustrating almost 150 species of African birds, pocket-size and designed for quick reference in the field. (AFR108, $5.95)   African Predators  •  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, covering evolution, behavior and conservation, and complemented by full-color photographs. (AFR114, $39.95)   African Rock Art, Paintings and Engravings On Stone  •  David Coulson  •  Alec Campbell ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES • COMING IN This beautifully illustrated overview, which ranges all over the continent, includes a section on Libya's rock art. With 200 color photos and 178 black-and-white drawings. The author is founder and first director of the National Museum and Art Gallery of Botswana. (AFR136, $60.00)   African Wildlife  •  James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE •  1999 •  PLASTIC CARD A laminated foldout guide illustrating almost 150 species of African animals. This pocket guide is designed for quick reference in the field. (AFR109, $5.95)   Anatomy of a Miracle, The End of Apartheid and the Birth of the New South Africa  •  Patti Waldmeir HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 289 PAGES • COMING IN A vividly written account of the extraordinary transition of power from de Klerk to Mandela from an insider's point of view. Waldmeir, who had access to all the principle players, is the Johannesburg bureau chief for the Financial Times. Told with verve and an eye for detail, this book is highly recommended for anyone seeking to understand this landmark event. (SAF47, $22.95)   Animals of Africa  •  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 in their natural habitats. (AFR223, $45.00)   The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives, An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History  •  Alan Turner  •  Mauricio Anton NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A thoroughly researched and accessible guide to modern felines and their prehistoric ancestors. From the sabertooth tiger to the average house cat, this far-reaching natural history finds links between present-day species and fossil evidence to form an account of the anatomy, behavior and evolution of cats. Includes almost 200 amazingly detailed drawings. (BST50, $26.95)   Birds of Africa South of the Sahara  •  Ian Sinclair  •  Peter Ryan FIELD GUIDE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 760 PAGES This field guide describes and illustrates all 2,100 species of birds occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, a remarkable feat. The 359 color plates, excellent range maps and brief descriptions are integrated on facing pages for easy reference. It's especially useful for those Southern African countries without their own field guides. It also covers Socotra, Pemba, and the islands in the Gulf of Guinea (It does not, however, cover Madagascar). The large color paintings are by Norman Arlott, Peter Hayman, and Alan Harris. (SAF143, $49.50)   Birds of Southern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists  •  Ber Van Perlo FIELD GUIDE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES An admirably compact guide, featuring small illustrations of 1,250 species, brief descriptions and black-and-white range maps. A "Princeton Illustrated Checklist," this compact book is especially appealing for the advanced birder who doesn't require more extensive descriptions. (SAF79, $29.95)   Birds of Southern Africa, The Complete Photographic Guide  •  Peter Ryan  •  Ian Sinclair FIELD GUIDE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES Covers all 958 bird species found in southern Africa, with distribution maps and 2500 color photographs. (SAF290, $35.95)   Botswana Map  •  Globetrotter 2011 •  MAP A detailed map of Botswana at a scale of 1:1,600,000 with inset maps of Chobe and other national parks on the reverse. Printed on heavy coated stock One Side. 27x39 inches. (SAF07, $10.95)   Bradt Guide Malawi  •  Philip Briggs GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES This authoritative, practical travel guide gives a personal, detailed overview of Malawi, its history, culture and natural history. Includes a chapter on Lake Malawi, along with information on travel, health and safety. With photographs and maps. (SAF108, $25.99)   Bradt Guide Mozambique  •  Philip Briggs GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 376 PAGES This comprehensive guide features an overview of the history, wildlife and natural history of Mozambique along with color photographs and maps.. (SAF106, $24.99)   Bradt Guide Zambia  •  Chris McIntyre GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 518 PAGES Safari guide McIntyre's practical and detailed overview of Zambia, its history, culture, attractions and natural history with color photographs, local maps and excellent travel information. Fourth edition. (ZMB01, $28.99)   Cape Winelands, A Touring Guide  •  Theresa Morrison  •  Lanz von Horsten GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  PAPER  • 120 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A nicely illustrated, informative guide to the Cape Winelands featuring 40 hand-picked estates, each with a double-page spread. The author, an expatriate American in the wine business, writes about her favorite wineries, chosen for their architecture and history, the wines they produce, agreeable ambience, landscape and character. With fold-out maps, excellent color photographs and good information on restaurants, picnic spots and places to stay. (SAF128, $20.00)   Cats of Africa  •  Anthony Hall-Martin FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 152 PAGES A species-by-species guide to Africa's wild cats, gorgeously illustrated by Paul Bosman. With range maps, conservation status and descriptions. (BST24, $49.95)   Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness  •  Alexandra Fuller BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES In this sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (ZIM15, $15.00), Alexandra Fuller returns to memoir to retell her parents' story of tragedy and renewal through a journey that takes them from Kenya and Rhodesia to Zambia. (ZMB13, $25.95)   A Complicated War, The Harrowing of Mozambique  •  William Finnegan HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 325 PAGES An eyewitness historical, political and social account of Mozambique and the civil war that has ravaged the country, organized as a travelogue of sorts -- and centered around the author's own travels and interviews. Finnegan, a staff writer for the New Yorker, risked his own life as he traveled through the war-torn country, seeking first-hand accounts from the refugees whose families have been murdered by the Mozambique National Resistance. Portions of this book originally appeared in the "New Yorker." (SAF94, $28.95)   Cultural Atlas of Africa  •  Jocelyn Murray CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES • COMING IN This book is a handsomely illustrated atlas of African history and culture with 96 outstanding maps, 250 color photographs and excellent essays. (AFR47, $50.00)   Culture Smart! Botswana  •  Michael Main GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 168 PAGES A concise and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (SAF178, $9.95)   Elephant Destiny, Biography of an Endangered Species in Africa  •  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)   Elephantoms, Tracking the Elephant  •  Lyall Watson NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 261 PAGES An evocative account of elephants, the natural history of South Africa, and growing up in the bush. Watson, a biologist with a well-developed sense of wonder who now lives in Ireland, looks back at his own childhood in South Africa, interweaving personal history, myth, symbol and lore of the elephant with good information on the ecology and conservation of these great beasts. (SAF129, $14.95)   The Eye of the Elephant, An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness  •  Mark Owens  •  Delia Owens TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 305 PAGES Further adventures from Mark and Delia Owens, this time from the Luangwa River Valley in northern Zambia. They set up camp in the wilderness among the elephants, but are again drawn into an ugly struggle with the local people. Including 32 pages of black-and-white photos. (ZMB04, $18.95)   Eyewitness Guide South Africa  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (SAF138, $27.00)   Favorite African Folktales  •  Nelson Mandela LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES • FAMILY A collection of tales from all over the continent, including many traditional folktales from Southern Africa. A team of expert folklorists, poets and authors transcribe the tales, each selected by Mandela. (AFR142, $13.95)   Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa  •  Ian Sinclair  •  Phil Hockey  •  Warwick Tarboton FIELD GUIDE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 447 PAGES With over 950 species and legions of bird watchers, Southern Africa supports as many popular bird guides as North America. This comprehensive guide by Ian Sinclair and colleagues, the fourth edition of the comprehensive, beautifully illustrated SASOL guide, features 200 dazzling color plates by Peter Hayman and Norman Arlott. Plates, maps and text are integrated, making this book a pleasure to use in the field. A Princeton Field Guide. (SAF12, $35.00)   The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa  •  Alexander McCall Smith LITERATURE •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES McCall Smith brings together a collection of often hilarious, often bizarre folktales which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe. In addition to the tales from his previous collection, Children of Wax, the best-selling author includes seven new tales from Botswana. In an interesting twist on a writer's creation, the title character of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency provides an introduction. (AFR141, $22.00)   The Grass is Singing  •  Doris Lessing LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 263 PAGES Lessing's first novel, the story of a white farm wife in Zimbabwe -- and her relationship with her African servant. An explosive topic for the times, the book is a thoughtful portrait of the country, its people and social challenges. (ZIM06, $13.99)   Green Hills of Africa  •  Ernest Hemingway BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1935 •  PAPER  • 295 PAGES Hemingway paints the true story of his ramblings on safari in this classic, exquisitely written tale of hunting around Lake Manyara, which includes some of the best writing on the land itself and original pencil drawings. (EAF25, $16.00)   Guide to Birds of Southern Africa  •  Phil Hockey  •  Ian Sinclair FIELD GUIDE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 463 PAGES The oversized color plates, all new range maps and thoroughly updated text, cover 950 species of Southern African birds in splendid detail. Despite its larger size, illustrations, maps and text are integrated on facing pages for ease of use in the field. (SAF181, $53.20)   The Harmless People  •  Elizabeth Marshall Thomas CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1989 •  PAPER  • 303 PAGES A classic study of the Bushmen of the Kalahari, first published in 1959 and updated by the author in the 1980s. It's an account of the author's fieldwork, direct and informative, strong on the character of the people and land. (SAF60, $15.95)   Hazel Soan's African Watercolours  •  Hazel Soan ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES Renowned painter Hazel Soan showcases her watercolours of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, sharing with readers hints and tips on how to best capture the light, texture, and movement of a landscape. This book is aimed at the more practiced painter. (SAF226, $24.95)   Healing Makes Our Hearts Happy, Spirituality and Cultural Transformation among the Kalahari Ju/'Hoansi  •  Richard Katz CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1997 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES An illustrated portrait of the history and culture of the Jul'hoansi (or Bushmen) people of the Kalahari. In documenting the healing dance and traditions, the authors let the people speak for themselves. (BOT21, $29.95)   A History of Mozambique  •  Malyn Newitt HISTORY •  1994 •  HARD COVER  • 400 PAGES A comprehensive, scholarly history of Mozambique from Portuguese trade in the 15th century to the 1980s. The last short chapter is devoted to Mozambique since independence with half the book covering Afro-Portuguese trade and feudal societies before 1891 (when modern political borders were drawn). (SAF42, $59.95)   A History of Sub-Saharan Africa  •  Robert O. Collins  •  James M. Burns HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES 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, $31.99)   Horn of Darkness, Rhinos on the Edge  •  Carol Cunningham  •  Joel Berger NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A lively account of field work, combining adventure, natural history and thoughtful commentary on the plight of the severely endangered black rhinoceros in Namibia. Berger and Cunningham, a husband-and-wife team, were invited to study the impact of Namibia's controversial program to de-horn the rhinos, a novel approach to controlling poachers. (NMB07, $50.00)   Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa  •  Alan Barnard CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1992 •  PAPER  • 379 PAGES Subtitled "A Comparative Ethnography of Khoisan Peoples, " this scholarly book looks at the environment and its influence on the cultural and social organization among San ("Bushmen"), Khokhoi ("Hottentot") and Damara of the Kalahari and surrounding areas. It looks at the culture of some of the best-known and most mythologized African peoples. Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology 85. (SAF67, $50.00)   In Bushveld and Desert, A Game Ranger's Life  •  Christiaan Bakkes BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2010 •  PAPER  • 295 PAGES In February 1994 it made headline news: a young game ranger from the Kruger National Park was attacked by two crocodiles and lost his left arm. Since then, Bakkes has published three collections of wilderness stories and two novels. At 42, Bakkes has led the kind of life that most people can only dream of. After he recovered in 1995 he traveled through Africa for five months, worked for the WWF in the Kaokoveld in Namibia for three years and then joined a safari company conducting ecotours, first at the Skeleton Coast and now also in Damaraland. He and his wife both work for Wilderness Safaris Namibia, Bakkes as a guide and area manager. He also leads gorilla safaris in the forests of Uganda. (AFR266, $28.95)   In Search of Remarkable Trees, On Safari in Southern Africa  •  Thomas Pakenham NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES Pakenham combines his interests as a historian (The Scramble for Africa), adventurer (The Mountains of Rasselas) and arborist (Meetings with Remarkable Trees) in this illustrated account of his journeys in search of spectacular, old and amazing baobabs, jacarandas and other noteworthy sylva of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. (SAF195, $45.00)   The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals  •  Jonathan Kingdon FIELD GUIDE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 476 PAGES • COMING IN An authoritative, beautifully illustrated guide. It features identification, classification and species information for all known African mammals, including many newly discovered species. Written by one of the foremost authorities on African mammals, this concise guide provides full information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation status on more than 1,100 species. It includes 480 outstanding color illustrations by the author and 280 maps. (AFR32, $49.50)   Land Filled With Flies, A Political Economy of the Kalahari  •  Edwin Wilmsen HISTORY •  1990 •  PAPER  • 402 PAGES A comprehensive, scholarly review of the Zhu people by an anthropologist who worked in the region from 1973 to 1994, this book overturns the romantic myths of the San-speaking hunters and gatherers of Southern Africa living in splendid isolation. Wilmsen has also written an impressionist account of his years in Southern Africa, "Journeys With Flies" (SAF69). It's a detailed, monumental study of the social relations, diet, work and land use by the San societies of Botswana and Namibia, an especially important work given the long-held western notions of the "Bushman." (SAF68, $37.50)   Living Fossil, The Story of the Coelacanth  •  Keith Stewart Thomson NATURAL HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Thomson relates the remarkable discovery of the long-thought-extinct fossil fish in the deep waters of the Mozambique channel and Comoros Islands. It's a great story and engaging account of the biology and conservation of a living fossil. (BST09, $9.95)   The Living Planet in Crisis  •  Francesca T. Grifo  •  Joel Cracraft NATURAL HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 394 PAGES A collection of papers on the science, sociology and policy of biodiversity by leading scholars. The book is the result of a 1995 American Museum of Natural History conference of the same name. (SAF134, $45.00)   Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 684 PAGES A comprehensive practical guide to South Africa geared for independent travelers. (AFR44, $26.99)   Malawi and Mozambique Map  •  ITMB MAP A full color map for travelers at a scale of 1:900,000. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (SAF120, $12.95)   Malawi and Mozambique Map  •  ITMB MAP A full color map for travelers at a scale of 1:900,000. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (SAF120, $12.95)   Mandela & de Klerk  •  Inge Sargent LITERATURE •  1997 •  DVD A tevision docu-drama starring Sydney Poitier the jailed hero and Michael Caine as de Klerk, filmed on location in South Africa and at Robbin Island. The film dramatizes the end of Apartheid. DVD (SAF51, $9.98)   Mating  •  Norman Rush LITERATURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES Winner of the National Book Award in 1991, this is the tale of a white woman on a quest in the Kalahari. Rush creates a bizarre world centered on a Utopian community in the Kalahari, where a charismatic man offers sanctuary to fallen women. A strong-minded American social scientist journeys through the desert to find this man, falls in love with him and engages in endless philosophical babble. This comic novel manages to evoke daily life in Botswana -- and skewers the notion of well-intentioned academics at large in the developing world. The description of the remarkable trek from Gaborone to the Kalahari is classic. (BOT03, $16.95)   Mortals, A Novel  •  Norman Rush LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 736 PAGES A dazzling novel from the National Book Award-winning author of Mating, set among American expatriates in 1990s Botswana. Rush pulls off the trick of making the sprawling book (note the page count!) both personally and politically charged. (SAF141, $15.95)   Mukiwa, A White Boy in Africa  •  Peter Godwin BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2005 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES An unsentimental tale of coming-of-age in Rhodesia in the 1960s in three parts: boyhood, the war and post-independence. A participant on the losing side in the savage civil war, Godwin flees the country, returning after independence as a journalist and supporter of black Zimbabwe. Mukiwa provides a rare perspective on the consequences of colonialism. (SAF33, $15.95)   The Myth of Wild Africa  •  Jonathan Adams  •  Thomas McShane NATURAL HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 290 PAGES Thomas Lovejoy called this book essential reading. It's a no-holds-barred attack on old-style conservation in Africa- provocative, fascinating and dead-on. The authors, associated with the World Wildlife Fund, explode the romantic fallacy of an untouched continent where animals roam freely in sanctuaries. The relationship of wildlife -- and the people who share the continent with them -- is central to the future of conservation. (AFR15, $29.95)   Namibia Map  •  International Travel Maps 2008 •  MAP A travelers map of Namibia at the excellent scale of 1:600,000 with contour lines and elevation, roads and railways, mileage, latitude and longitude, national parks and points of interest. With an index, it includes an inset map of Windhoek One Side. 27x39 inches. (SAF06, $12.95)   National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife  •  Peter Alden FIELD GUIDE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 988 PAGES A compact introduction to the landforms, wild areas, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of Africa, featuring contributions by experts and almost 600 color photographs. Most of the book is a field guide to commonly encountered birds, mammals and other creatures of the African continent. (AFR25, $24.95)   North of South, An African Journey  •  Shiva Naipaul TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1979 •  PAPER  • 349 PAGES • FAVORITE This is a great book -- engaging and unafraid of controversy. North of South is a sharp portrait of Africa, sensitive to issues black, white and brown -- and occasionally quite humorous. It's the best, most insightful thing we've read about Africa. A brilliant and provocative observer, Naipaul meditates on the travelers, government officials, shopkeepers and European exiles he encounters on a six-month-long journey through Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Fittingly, the book opens at the outdoor cafe of the New Stanley Hotel in Nairobi. (EAF28, $16.00)   The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation  •  James L. Newman CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1997 •  PAPER  • 252 PAGES An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology. With 50 maps. (AFR140, $26.00)   A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of Southern Africa  •  Elst, Rudy  •  King,Dennis FIELD GUIDE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES A shirt pocket guide for anglers and divers to 268 species, each with range map, photographs and description, of sharks, rays and bony fishes. (SAF192, $13.00)   Picturing Bushmen, The Denver African Expedition of 1925  •  Robert James Gordon CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1997 •  PAPER  • 325 PAGES Serious-minded, wonderfully illustrated and informative, this book documents the 1925 expedition to Etosha in search of the "Bushman." Apart from the extraordinary images of the Heikum people presented in this social anthropology, the book shows how westerners have traditionally romanticized the exotic. Fascinating. (NMB05, $24.95)   Places in the Sand  •  Margaret Courtney-Clarke ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES • COMING IN A beautifully produced collection of color photographs of the Namibian desert landscape by the noted photographer. (NMB09, $45.00)   Pocket Guide to Birds of Southern Africa  •  Burger Cillie FIELD GUIDE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES This popular pocket guide includes photographs, descriptions and range maps for 400 species. (SAF266, $12.00)   Pocket Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa  •  Burger Cillie FIELD GUIDE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES A handy and compact full-color guide to over a 100 mammal species from big cats to mice and bats. (SAF299, $15.00)   The Reader's Companion to South Africa  •  Alan Ryan ANTHOLOGY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 310 PAGES • COMING IN A collection of 19 mostly classic traveler's accounts of South Africa. It is a vivid introduction to the land by foreign luminaries and comic masters, including Mark Twain, Alan Moorhead, Michael Palin and P.J. O'Rourke. Not surprisingly Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban feature prominently. Organized chronologically, it provides insight into how foreigners have responded to the country, its culture and racial politics from 1850 to 1997. (SAF61, $16.00)   The Remarkable Baobab  •  Thomas Pakenham NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES It was inevitable that Pakenham, an historian of Africa with a penchant for the world's most striking and bizarre trees, would discover the baobab. In this followup to Remarkable Trees of the World and Meetings with Remarkable Trees, he focuses on the tremendous, twisted boabab trees of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. Of the world's eight species, six are found in Madagascar. With 60 large-format color photographs. (NAT71, $19.95)   Shaka Zulu  •  William Faure HISTORY •  2002 •  DVD  • 416 PAGES Made as a mini-series for British audiences by the South African director William Faure, this is the sweeping story of the Zulu nation's rise to power and especially of its warrior-king Shaka Zulu. Starring Henry Cele as Shaka, this critically acclaimed epic miniseries details the Zulu nation's struggle against European colonialism, his innovations in warfare, and the legendary warrior's ultimate downfall. Set against the spectacular panorama of the Zulu tribal homeland, Shaka Zulu features a first rate cast including Christopher Lee, Dudu Mkhize, Robert Powell and Edward Fox. DVD extras include vintage interviews with cast and crew, galleries of original production art, galleries of original production stills, essay on the history of the Zulu Wars, and more. (SAF54, $79.95)   Smither's Mammals of Southern Africa, A Field Guide  •  Peter Apps FIELD GUIDE •  2012 •  PAPER  • 392 PAGES An authoritative, handsomely illustrated guide by a panel of experts, thoroughly revised and expanded for tyhis fourth edition. (SAF194, $31.00)   Southern Africa, Travellers' Wildlife Guides  •  William Branch  •  Chris Stuart  •  Tilde Stuart  •  Warwick Tarboton FIELD GUIDE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 520 PAGES Geared for travelers, this compact guide features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians of Southern Africa. (SAF171, $27.95)   Southern African Wildflowers  •  John Manning  •  Colin Patterson-Jones FIELD GUIDE •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES This illustrated botanical odyssey, organized geographically, showcases interesting and unusual plants from the Zambezi River, south to the Cape and across to the desert of the west. (SAF162, $39.95)   Sunbird Essential Illustrated Wildlife Guide to Southern Africa  •  David Bristow GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES A somewhat quirky illustrated guide to over 600 species, with information on identification, habitat and behavior. (SAF281, $35.00)   The Tree Where Man Was Born  •  Peter Matthiessen TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES A vivid portrait of East Africa, enthralling in its masterful detail on nature and daily life. Matthiessen ranges from prehistory to modern East Africa, circa 1961, deftly combining the finest of nature writing and sensitive commentary on social and political history. In this far-ranging book, we travel with him to Maasailand, Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, the Kenyan Highlands and out into the bush to witness the animals. It's an enduring classic, fully as interesting today as when it was first published by the "New Yorker" in 1972. (EAF27, $17.00)   Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa  •  GM Branch FIELD GUIDE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES A comprehensive photographic field guide to the intertidal and shallow water invertebrates, fishes, seaweeds, reptiles, birds and mammals. Geared for SCUBA divers, it covers 1,400 species. (SAF205, $35.00)   Ulendo, Travels of a Naturalist In and Out of Africa  •  Archie Carr BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1993 •  PAPER  • 303 PAGES A memoir of scientific adventures on his home turf in Florida and off in the bush of Malawi and Zambia, this book, by the great Archie Carr, combines good writing with plenty of wit, insight and scientific rigor. (SAF46, $19.95)   Vegetation of Southern Africa  •  R. M. Cowling NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 649 PAGES A comprehensive survey of the habits, climatic and geological setting, evolution and types of vegetation in Southern Africa by a team of scholars. Geared for professionals, the book includes chapters on fynbos and other distinctive biomes of the region. With 134 line diagrams, 123 blac-and-white photographs and 106 tables. (SAF159, $110.00)   Voices of the San, Living in Southern Africa Today  •  Alison White  •  Willemien Le Roux CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 226 PAGES Known as the "first people" of Southern Africa and more commonly as the bushmen, the heritage of the San people is actually much more diverse and complex than this singular nomenclature indicates. Le Roux and White have compiled a fascinating series of interviews conducted by young San people who went into the field to collect the thoughts of their peers and elders. (SAF254, $59.95)   The Washing of the Spears  •  Donald R. Morris HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 692 PAGES Written at Hemingway's suggestion, this sprawling chronicle of the Zulu nation and particularly of the war of 1879, takes places in an "endless land of scattered riches and infinite variety." (SAF49, $27.95)   The Wildlife of Southern Africa, The Larger Illustrated Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region  •  Vincent Carruthers FIELD GUIDE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES This new, larger format edition of the best-selling and well-known The Wildlife of Southern Africa -- A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region is designed to provide an even more user-friendly manual, with larger text and bigger, clearer images. (SAF215, $29.95)   The Zambesi Expedition, To the Zambesi River and Its Tributaries  •  David Livingstone EXPLORATION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 433 PAGES The original account of Livingstone's journey on the Zambezi. It's a sympathetic portrait of African peoples, rich in nature, culture and politics. Subtitled "Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi River and Its Tributaries: and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa (1858-1864)." (SAF136, $25.95)   Zambia Map  •  ITMB 2008 •  MAP Designed for the traveler this tinted map at a scale of 1:1,500,000 features highlights of Zambian history, geography and a rainfall chart. One Side. 28x39 inches. (ZMB03, $12.95)   Zimbabwe Map  •  ITMB MAP A clear map of Zimbabwe at a scale of 1:1,100,000. On the reverse are more detailed maps of national parks and tourist regions, as well as maps of major city centers. One Side. 27x39 inches. (SAF08, $12.95)   Zulu Wilderness, Shadow and Soul  •  Ian Player BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES A celebration and tribute to Magquba Ntombela -- a formidable Zulu chief, storyteller and game warden who the author met in South Africa in 1952. Ian Player, a veteran conservationist and warden, was a young man when he met the Zulu elder and, against tremendous odds, the two formed a lifelong bond. In this heartfelt memoir, Player touches on many themes including the Ndumu and Mfolozo game reserves where the two worked, Zulu and apartheid history, conservation and wilderness values. (SAF107, $21.95)
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