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African Art, An Introduction
• 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) |
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African Silences
• Peter Matthiessen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1992 •
PAPER
• 225 PAGES
In this narrative of Equatorial Africa, Matthiessen recounts several trips to The Gambia, Senegal, Zaire and the Congo Basin in search of rhinos, elephants and other endangered wildlife.
(WAF36, $13.00) |
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Elephant Memories, Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family
• Cynthia Moss
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 364 PAGES
A tribute to the elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park by Cynthia Moss, founder and director of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project. Moss writes with authority and verve about her favorite creatures. A reprint of the original 1988 edition with a new afterward focusing on elephant conservation.
(EAF79, $22.50) |
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Facing Mount Kenya, The Tribal Life of the Kikuyu
• Jomo Kenyatta
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1965 •
PAPER
• 326 PAGES
A classic ethnographic account of the Kikuyu people of central Kenya by one of its most famous citizens and first president. With an introduction by Bronislav Malinowski, Kenyatta's anthropological mentor at the London School of Economics in the 1930s.
(EAF41, $14.75) |
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In the Dust of Kilimanjaro
• David Western
NATURAL HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 250 PAGES
Published in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Kenya Wildlife Service and written by its former director, Western writes eloquently of his immersion in the natural history and cultures of Kenya.
(EAF48, $35.00) |
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Kilimanjaro & East Africa, A Climbing and Trekking Guide
• Cameron Burns
GUIDEBOOK •
2006 •
PAPER
• 236 PAGES
A compact guide to climbing with practical information on planning for your trek, outfitters and routes. It covers all the major forest and moorland routes to the main peaks on Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya, Mt. Meru and the Rwenzoris. With sketch maps and photographs. Second edition.
(EAF63, $19.95) |
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Lonely Planet Kenya
• Matt Fletcher
• Hugh Finlay
• Geoff Crowther
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 392 PAGES
A compact, practical guide to Kenya featuring maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With a brief wildlife guide and scattered color photographs. It includes sketch maps of cities, towns, parks and reserves.
(EAF84, $26.99) |
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Love, Life, and Elephants
• Daphne Sheldrick
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2012 •
HARD COVER
• 352 PAGES
In this heartwarming and poignant memoir, Daphne shares her amazing relationships with a host of orphans, including her first love, Bushy, a liquid-eyed antelope; Rickey-Tickey-Tavey, the little dwarf mongoose; Gregory Peck, the busy buffalo weaver bird; Huppety, the mischievous zebra; and the majestic elephant Eleanor, with whom Daphne has shared more than forty years of great friendship.
(EAF392, $27.95) |
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Mark of the Lion
• Suzanne Arruda
MYSTERY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
In 1919, when most women only dream of adventure, Jade del Cameron lives it. After driving an ambulance along the front lines of World War I, the intrepid photojournliast sets off for Kenya determined to fulfill a man's dying wish -- and never expecting to become involved in murder. Suzanne Arruda is a former zookeeper turned science teacher and freelance writer. An avid hiker and outdoorswoman, she lives in Kansas with her husband and daughters.
(EAF342, $15.00) |
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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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One Day I Will Write About This Place, A Memoir
• Binyavanga Wainaina
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES
In this vivid and inventive memoir, Wainaina takes us through his school days, his mother's religious period, his failed attempt to study in South Africa as a computer programmer, a moving family reunion in Uganda, and his travels around Kenya.
(EAF384, $24.00) |
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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) |
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Birds of East Africa
• Terry Stevenson
• John Fanshawe
FIELD GUIDE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 602 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to 1,388 species of birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi featuring 286 excellent color plates by Brian Small, John Gale and Norman Arlott. Illustrations, range maps and text are on facing pages for easy reference in the field. A worthy contender among the several excellent bird guides to the region, this book has the advantage of covering the western limits in detail. With introductory chapters on conservation, bird habitats and taxonomy. Co-author Stevenson is a long-time resident of Kenya and popular tour leader.
(EAF92, $39.50) |
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