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Abyssinian Chronicles
• Moses Isegawa
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 480 PAGES
A riveting first novel, set in Uganda during the absurd, terrible reign of Idi Amin. Isegawa, who now lives in the Netherlands, writes of village life, politics and society with searing intensity. It's a big, ambitious book that follows the author's own path -- and Uganda's history from the 1960s to the 1990s -- from rural Uganda to noisy, crowded Kampala and, eventually, Europe. Translated from Dutch, the book was first published in the Netherlands in 1998.
(UGD12, $16.00) |
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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) |
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Changing Uganda, The Dilemmas of Structural Adjustment and Revolutionary Change
• Holger Bernt Hansen
• Michael Twaddle
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1991 •
HARD COVER
• 403 PAGES
A a diverse portrait of the country by a team of Ugandan and international scholars.
(UGD09, $29.95) |
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Heart of Darkness, with Congo Diary
• Joseph Conrad
LITERATURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 136 PAGES
A monumentally influential literary work, this short story tells of Marlow's harrowing journey into the Belgian Congo. Rich with irony, this story blurs the lines between savagery and civilization. This edition also includes selections from Conrad's journal while he was in the Congo, creating a blueprint for his later writings.
(AFR46, $9.00) |
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Journey Through Uganda
• Philip Briggs
• David Pluth
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 192 PAGES
The author of a string of excellent Bradt travel guides to African nations, Briggs contributes the illuminating text for this handsome collection of stirring color photographs of the nature, landscapes, people and attractions of Uganda by David Pluth.
(UGD20, $60.00) |
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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) |
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Mountain Gorilla
• 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) |
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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) |
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Walking With the Great Apes
• 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) |
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Planet Ape
• 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) |
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In the Kingdom of Gorillas, Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land
• 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. The team offer insight into what went so terribly wrong with the Mountain Gorilla Project, and the importance of involving the local communities in conservation.
(UGD11, $23.99) |
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Virunga
• Marc Languy
NATURAL HISTORY •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
• COMING IN
Languy and Emmanuel de Merode, director of the park, bring together dozens of expert contributors for this wideranging overview of the park, its wildlife, geology and conservation. With 240 color photographs, 60 maps and 45 graphs. bordering Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Rwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda, Virunga is home to mouontain gorillas, okapis, equatorial glaciers and the world's largest active volcanoes.
(CAF45, $52.50) |
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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) |
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