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Abyssinian Chronicles

Abyssinian Chronicles


by Moses Isegawa

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

A riveting coming-of-age novel, set in Uganda during the absurd, terrible reign of Ida Amin. It's a big, ambitious book that follows the author's own path -- and Uganda's history -- from rural Uganda to Kampala and, eventually, Europe. (UGD12, $16.00)

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)

Changing Uganda, The Dilemmas of Structural Adjustment and Revolutionary Change


by Holger Bernt Hansen | Michael Twaddle

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 403 PAGES

A diverse portrait of Uganda by a team of scholars. (UGD09, $29.95)

Heart of Darkness, with Congo Diary

Heart of Darkness, with Congo Diary


by Joseph Conrad

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 136 PAGES

One of the century's most important works, this short story tells of the harrowing journey Marlow takes into the Belgian congo. (AFR46, $9.00)

Journey Through Uganda

Journey Through Uganda


by Philip Briggs | David Pluth

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

Pluth captures the diversity of landscapes, culture, people and wildlife of Uganda in this collection of large color photographs. (UGD20, $60.00)

The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals

The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals


by Jonathan Kingdon

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 476 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. (AFR32, $49.50)

Mountain Gorilla

Mountain Gorilla


by Adrian Warren

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • DVD

This remarkable documentary, filmed in the Parc des Volcans in Rwanda and originally produced for IMAX, follows a day in the life of a group of mountain gorillas. 39 minutes. (EAF142, $14.98)

The Myth of Wild Africa

The Myth of Wild Africa


by Jonathan Adams | Thomas McShane

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

The authors, associated with the World Wildlife Fund, explode the romantic fallacy of an untouched continent where animals roam freely in sanctuaries. It's a no-holds-barred critique of old-style conservation in Africa. (AFR15, $29.95)

Walking With the Great Apes


by Sy Montgomery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

This book explores the lives and work of three extraordinary scientists - Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas - who researched our closest evolutionary relatives. All three women began as protegees of the Anglo-African archeologist Louis Leakey, and all waged battles to protect the apes from extinction in the wild. (BST132, $19.95)

Planet Ape

Planet Ape


by Desmond Morris

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

Morris covers the ecology, evolution and diversity of primates in this popular, beautifully illustrated guide. (BST141, $49.95)

In the Kingdom of Gorillas, Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land

In the Kingdom of Gorillas, Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land


by Bill Weber | Amy Vedder

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A gripping account of conservation, ecology and politics in Rwanda's Virunga Mountains by the husband-and-wife team who worked with Diane Fossey in the 1970s. (UGD11, $23.99)

Virunga


by Marc Languy

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Marc Languy and Emmanuel de Merode, directors of Virunga National Park, bring together dozens of expert contributors for this wide-ranging overview of the park, its wildlife, history, ecology and conservation. (CAF45, $52.50)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife

National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife


by Peter Alden

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 988 PAGES

This comprehensive photo guide covers 850 birds, mammals and reptiles of Africa. With range maps and a good country-by-country overview of habitats and parks. (AFR25, $24.95)

 

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