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Africa
• Michael Lewis
• John Reader
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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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Africa
• Phyllis Martin
• Patrick O'Meara
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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 Map, Central and South, Madagascar 746
• Michelin Travel Publications
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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.
(AFR36, $11.95)
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Africa's Vanishing Wildlife
• Chris Stuart
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Outstanding photography and text profiling wildlife found all over the continent.
(AFR43, $45.00)
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African Predators
• M.G.L. Mills
• Gus Mills
• Martin Harvey
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A natural history of the giant cats and other predators of Africa.
(AFR114, $39.95)
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African Wildlife
• National Geographic
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An overview of wildlife throughout the continent featuring stunning photography.
(SAF52, $19.99)
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African Wildlife
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
• FIELD GUIDE
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A laminated foldout guide.
(AFR109, $5.95)
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The Behavior Guide to Africa's Mammals
• Richard Estes
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A detailed overview of the ecology and behavior of African mammals.
(AFR54, $34.95)
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The Black Man's Burden, Africa and the Curse of the Nation-State
• Basil Davidson
• HISTORY
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An evocative work that traces the origins of Africa's independence movement, placing the continent's current political instability in a historical perspective.
(AFR92, $15.00)
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Blue Shoes and Happiness
• Alexander McCall Smith
• LITERATURE
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The seventh installment in McCall-Smith's best-selling series, in which blue shoes (or other possessions) are not the road to happiness.
(BOT25, $12.95)
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Cats of Africa
• Anthony Hall-Martin
• FIELD GUIDE
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A gorgeously illustrated, species-by-species guide to Africa's wild cats.
(BST24, $49.95)
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Cultural Atlas of Africa
• Jocelyn Murray
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A handsomely illustrated atlas of African history and culture with 96 outstanding maps, 250 color photographs and excellent essays.
(AFR47, $50.00)
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The Dobe Ju/'Hoansi
• Richard B. Lee
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A classic study of the beliefs, society, history and challenges of the !Kung San people of the Dobe area of the Kalahari, brought up to date to the 1990s for this revised fourth edition.
(BOT20, $36.95)
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Elephantoms, Tracking the Elephant
• Lyall Watson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An evocative account of the myth, lore and nature of elephants in South Africa.
(SAF129, $14.95)
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The Eye of the Elephant, An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness
• Mark Owens
• Delia Owens
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The adventures of conservationists Mark and Delia Owens in the Luangwa River Valley of Zambia. They set up camp in the wilderness among the elephants, but are drawn into an ugly struggle with the local people.
(ZMB04, $16.00)
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Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa
• Ian Sinclair
• Phil Hockey
• Warwick Tarboton
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, comprehensive field guide to 900 species of birds, with plates, text and range maps integrated.
(SAF12, $35.00)
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The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa
• Alexander McCall Smith
• LITERATURE
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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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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
• Alexander McCall Smith
• LITERATURE
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This latest novel gives assistant sleuth Grace Makutski an opportunity to shine -- along with Mma Ramotswe's darling husband (who wonders if he is exciting enough for her).
(BOT27, $12.95)
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The Heart of the Hunter
• Laurens van der Post
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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(SAF32, $13.00)
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Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa
• Alan Barnard
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly comparative study of San ("Bushmen"), Khokhoi ("Hottentot") and Damara peoples of the Kalahari.
(SAF67, $43.00)
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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
• Alexander McCall Smith
• LITERATURE
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In this the sixth installment of McCall Smith's delightful series, our hero Precious Ramotswe encounters an assortment of troubles, which she handles with her characteristic aplomb.
(BOT22, $12.95)
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Journeys With Flies
• Edwin Wilmsen
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Field world and travels among the Zhu, Mbanduru and Tswana people of the Kalahari.
(SAF69, $22.00)
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The Kalahari Typing School for Men
• Alexander McCall Smith
• MYSTERY
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The fourth in the enormously pleasurable series firmly grounded in the culture, foilkways and landscapes of southern Africa.
(BOT17, $12.95)
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The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
• Jonathan Kingdon
• FIELD GUIDE
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A stunningly illustrated, comprehensive field guide to African mammals. This concise guide provides full information on more than 1,100 species. It includes 480 outstanding color illustrations by the author and 280 maps.
(AFR32, $47.50)
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Land Filled With Flies, A Political Economy of the Kalahari
• Edwin Wilmsen
• HISTORY
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A comprehensive, scholarly review of the San peoples of Southern Africa.
(SAF68, $32.50)
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Lonely Planet Southern Africa
• Alan Murphy
• GUIDEBOOK
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A hefty practical guide to the nine nations of southern Africa, including Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland, Malawi, Mozambique and Lesotho. Ideal for independent travelers on a multicountry tour.
(SAF121, $31.99)
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Morality for Beautiful Girls
• Alexander McCall Smith
• MYSTERY
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The continuing adventures of Mma Ramotswe and her No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
(BOT12, $12.95)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife
• Peter Alden
• FIELD GUIDE
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A portable guide to the landforms, wild areas, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of Africa, featuring contributions by experts and almost 600 color photographs.
(AFR25, $23.95)
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National Geographic's Lions of Darkness
• Dereck & Beverly Joubert
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A year in the life of a pride of lions in the Savuti.
(AFR122, $19.95)
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The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency 3-Book Box Set
• Alexander McCall Smith
• LITERATURE
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Here are the first three books in McCall-Smith's delightful series starring Mme Ramotswe and the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, attractively packaged as a boxed set.
(BOT30, $38.95)
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
• Lisette Lecat
• Alexander McCall Smith
• MYSTERY
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An audio version of the first book in the bestelling series, starring McCall Smith's endearing number one lady detective.
(BOT23, $29.99)
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North of South, An African Journey
• Shiva Naipaul
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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A sharp portrait of Africa, circa 1979. A brilliant and provocative observer, Naipaul meditates on the various peoples he encounters in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The best, most insightful thing we've read about race relations in Africa.
(EAF28, $16.00)
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The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation
• James L. Newman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology.
(AFR140, $18.00)
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Picturing Bushmen, The Denver African Expedition of 1925
• Robert James Gordon
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Serious-minded, wonderfully illustrated and informative, This book not only documents the 1925 expedition to Etosha in search of the "Bushman," it also cleverly shows the key role of the expedition in romanticizing the Heikum.
(NMB05, $24.95)
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Reflections of Elephants
• Dereck & Beverly Joubert
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A documentary by the team of Dereck and Beverly Joubert.
(AFR121, $19.95)
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The Remarkable Baobab
• Thomas Pakenham
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A celebration of the tremendous, twisted baobabs of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. The 60 large-format color photographs show that the Baobab is indeed remarkable.
(NAT71, $19.95)
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Shaka Zulu
• E. A. Ritter
• HISTORY
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The sweeping story of the Zulu nation's rise to power and especially of its warrior-king.
(SAF54, $14.98)
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Southern Africa Regional Map
• ITMB
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A double-sided map of the continent south of the Zambezi River, at a scale of 1:2,125,000, with color photographs and notes on parks and major attractions. We also carry individual maps of Botswana (SAF07, $10.95) and Namibia (SAF06, $9.95).
(SAF63, $12.95)
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Southern African Birds, A Photographic Guide
• Ian Sinclair
• FIELD GUIDE
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A pocket guide to the 265 most conspicuous birds south of the Zambezi River featuring color photographs, brief descriptions and range maps. We also carry Birds of Namibia (NMB17, $15.95).
(SAF14, $15.95)
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Tears of the Giraffe
• Alexander McCall Smith
• MYSTERY
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More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
(BOT11, $12.95)
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The Washing of Spears
• Donald R. Morris
• HISTORY
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A sprawling chronicle of the Zulu nation and particularly of the war of 1879.
(SAF49, $23.00)
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