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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, $20.95) |
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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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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 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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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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Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Field Guide Edition
Dale Zimmerman
Donald Turner
David Pearson
FIELD GUIDE
This comprehensive field guide, ideal for the Serengeti, features 124 stunning color plates.
(FG39, $35.00) |
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Captain Sir Richard Burton, A Biography
Edward Rice
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A splendid, absorbing account of the Victorian explorer.
(AFR99, $27.50) |
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Changing Uganda, The Dilemmas of Structural Adjustment and Revolutionary Change
Holger Bernt Hansen
Michael Twaddle
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A diverse portrait of Uganda by a team of scholars.
(UGD09, $29.95) |
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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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The Forest People
Colin Turnbull
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The romanticized ethnography of the BaMbuti Pygmies, a sensation on publication in 1961.
(CAF22, $15.00) |
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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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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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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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In the Arms of Africa, The Life of Colin M.Turnbull
Roy Richard Drinker
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A provocative, contentious, and romantic figure, Colin Turnbull charged into the limelight in 1961 with his best-selling "The Forest People, " a sympathetic account of the Mbuti pygmies. Roy Richard Drinker has written a mesmerizing biography of Turnbull, which captures the closed, homophobic scholarly culture of the day.
(AFR89, $17.00) |
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Journey to the Source of the Nile
Christopher Ondaatje
EXPLORATION
A modern journey in the footsteps of the Victorian explorers.
(AFR96, $25.00) |
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The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
Jonathan Kingdon
FIELD GUIDE
This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. With information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation of 1,100 species.
(AFR32, $47.50) |
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The Lake Regions of Central Africa
Richard Francis Burton
EXPLORATION
Burton's account of exploration between Zanzibar and Lake Tanganyika.
(AFR98, $16.95) |
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Mountain Gorilla
Adrian Warren
NATURAL HISTORY
This remarkable documentary, filmed in the Parc des Volcans in Rwanda and orginally produced for IMAX, follows a day in the life of a group of mountain gorillas. 39 minutes.
(EAF142, $14.98) |
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My Family Album, Thirty Years of Primate Photography
F. B. M. De Waal
NATURAL HISTORY
Waal illuminates the striking diversity of primate social interaction, gesture and and behavior in this witty collection of 128 duotone photographs (with accompanying explanations) of chimps, bonobos, capuchin, baboons, and macaques.
(BST107, $34.95) |
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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, $23.00) |
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The Primate Family Tree
Ian Redmond
NATURAL HISTORY
A generously illustrated overview of the ecologya nd evolution, natural history and behavior of the primates.
(BST123, $35.00) |
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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, 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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To the Heart of the Nile, Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa
Pat Shipman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A lively account of the adventurous, eventful life of Lady Florence Baker (1845-1916).
(CAF30, $16.95) |
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