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Africa
• Phyllis Martin
• Patrick O'Meara
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1995 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
African history and prehistory, popular culture, art and economics with dozens of maps, photographs and drawings. We especially liked the chapter on the contemporary map of Africa. It's all here. Pick and choose those areas that interest you. It's the most popular introductory text for undergraduate African studies courses in North America -- refreshingly free of cant and completely revised in 1995 to reflect changes in African politics.
(AFR07, $26.00) |
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Africa Map, Central and South, Madagascar 746
• Michelin Travel Publications
2007 •
MAP
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. This map is very useful for road travel. One Side. 40x57 inches.
(AFR36, $14.95) |
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Africa, A Biography of the Continent
• John Reader
HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 816 PAGES
With the ease of a practiced journalist, Reader weaves a masterful tale of the continent in this lively history of Africa, from ancient cultures to modern times. Both authoritative and informal, this is a splendid introduction to all of Africa.
(AFR49, $20.00) |
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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 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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African Wildlife
• James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •
1999 •
PLASTIC CARD
A laminated foldout guide illustrating almost 150 species of African animals. This pocket guide is designed for quick reference in the field.
(AFR109, $5.95) |
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The Behavior Guide to Africa's Mammals
• Richard Estes
NATURAL HISTORY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 611 PAGES
A detailed overview of the ecology and behavior of African mammals with range maps, line drawings and extensive bibliography. It's a more technical, detailed version of The Safari Companion by the same author.
(AFR54, $39.95) |
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The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives, An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History
• Alan Turner
• Mauricio Anton
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
A thoroughly researched and accessible guide to modern felines and their prehistoric ancestors. From the sabertooth tiger to the average house cat, this far-reaching natural history finds links between present-day species and fossil evidence to form an account of the anatomy, behavior and evolution of cats. Includes almost 200 amazingly detailed drawings.
(BST50, $26.95) |
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Cats of Africa
• Anthony Hall-Martin
FIELD GUIDE •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 152 PAGES
A species-by-species guide to Africa's wild cats, gorgeously illustrated by Paul Bosman. With range maps, conservation status and descriptions.
(BST24, $49.95) |
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Cry of the Kalahari, Seven Years in Africa's Last Great Wilderness
• Mark Owens
• Delia Owens
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1985 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A thoroughly readable version of Born Free, set in Botswana (and just as weepy about the animals). This is the book that got the Owens family thrown out of Botswana, in part because of their opposition to fencing the land. While their approach to conservation is controversial, there's no doubt that the Owens are dedicated to the wildlife of southern Africa -- and are very good writers.
(SAF13, $16.00) |
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Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa
• Ian Sinclair
• Phil Hockey
• Warwick Tarboton
FIELD GUIDE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 447 PAGES
With over 950 species and legions of bird watchers, Southern Africa supports as many popular bird guides as North America. This comprehensive guide by Ian Sinclair and colleagues, the fourth edition of the comprehensive, beautifully illustrated SASOL guide, features 200 dazzling color plates by Peter Hayman and Norman Arlott. Plates, maps and text are integrated, making this book a pleasure to use in the field. A Princeton Field Guide.
(SAF12, $35.00) |
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The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa
• Alexander McCall Smith
LITERATURE •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 192 PAGES
McCall Smith brings together a collection of often hilarious, often bizarre folktales which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe. In addition to the tales from his previous collection, Children of Wax, the best-selling author includes seven new tales from Botswana. In an interesting twist on a writer's creation, the title character of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency provides an introduction.
(AFR141, $22.00) |
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Green Hills of Africa
• Ernest Hemingway
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1935 •
PAPER
• 295 PAGES
Hemingway paints the true story of his ramblings on safari in this classic, exquisitely written tale of hunting around Lake Manyara, which includes some of the best writing on the land itself and original pencil drawings.
(EAF25, $16.00) |
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The Harmless People
• Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1989 •
PAPER
• 303 PAGES
A classic study of the Bushmen of the Kalahari, first published in 1959 and updated by the author in the 1980s. It's an account of the author's fieldwork, direct and informative, strong on the character of the people and land.
(SAF60, $15.95) |
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Horn of Darkness, Rhinos on the Edge
• Carol Cunningham
• Joel Berger
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
A lively account of field work, combining adventure, natural history and thoughtful commentary on the plight of the severely endangered black rhinoceros in Namibia. Berger and Cunningham, a husband-and-wife team, were invited to study the impact of Namibia's controversial program to de-horn the rhinos, a novel approach to controlling poachers.
(NMB07, $50.00) |
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Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa
• Alan Barnard
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1992 •
PAPER
• 379 PAGES
Subtitled "A Comparative Ethnography of Khoisan Peoples, " this scholarly book looks at the environment and its influence on the cultural and social organization among San ("Bushmen"), Khokhoi ("Hottentot") and Damara of the Kalahari and surrounding areas. It looks at the culture of some of the best-known and most mythologized African peoples. Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology 85.
(SAF67, $50.00) |
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Living Fossil, The Story of the Coelacanth
• Keith Stewart Thomson
NATURAL HISTORY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
Thomson relates the remarkable discovery of the long-thought-extinct fossil fish in the deep waters of the Mozambique channel and Comoros Islands. It's a great story and engaging account of the biology and conservation of a living fossil.
(BST09, $9.95) |
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Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland
• Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 684 PAGES
A comprehensive practical guide to South Africa geared for independent travelers.
(AFR44, $26.99) |
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Lonely Planet Southern Africa
• Alan Murphy
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 808 PAGES
This hefty practical guide to the nine nations of southern Africa, including Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland, Malawi, Mozambique and Lesotho, is ideal for independent travelers on a multicountry tour.
(SAF121, $32.99) |
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Mating
• Norman Rush
LITERATURE •
1992 •
PAPER
• 480 PAGES
Winner of the National Book Award in 1991, this is the tale of a white woman on a quest in the Kalahari. Rush creates a bizarre world centered on a Utopian community in the Kalahari, where a charismatic man offers sanctuary to fallen women. A strong-minded American social scientist journeys through the desert to find this man, falls in love with him and engages in endless philosophical babble. This comic novel manages to evoke daily life in Botswana -- and skewers the notion of well-intentioned academics at large in the developing world. The description of the remarkable trek from Gaborone to the Kalahari is classic.
(BOT03, $16.95) |
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My Traitor's Heart
• Rian Malan
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2000 •
PAPER
• 425 PAGES
• FAVORITE
The Afrikaner and journalist recounts his return to his homeland just before the collapse of Apartheid. Malan grapples with the black and white heart of South Africa, drawing on the 300-year history of his family in Africa, legends of the Zulu nation and some brutally honest reporting. Candid, beautifully written and impossible to put down.
(SAF19, $15.00) |
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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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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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The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation
• James L. Newman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 252 PAGES
An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology. With 50 maps.
(AFR140, $26.00) |
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The Remarkable Baobab
• Thomas Pakenham
NATURAL HISTORY •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES
It was inevitable that Pakenham, an historian of Africa with a penchant for the world's most striking and bizarre trees, would discover the baobab. In this followup to Remarkable Trees of the World and Meetings with Remarkable Trees, he focuses on the tremendous, twisted boabab trees of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. Of the world's eight species, six are found in Madagascar. With 60 large-format color photographs.
(NAT71, $19.95) |
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Shaka Zulu
• William Faure
HISTORY •
2002 •
DVD
• 416 PAGES
Made as a mini-series for British audiences by the South African director William Faure, this is the sweeping story of the Zulu nation's rise to power and especially of its warrior-king Shaka Zulu. Starring Henry Cele as Shaka, this critically acclaimed epic miniseries details the Zulu nation's struggle against European colonialism, his innovations in warfare, and the legendary warrior's ultimate downfall. Set against the spectacular panorama of the Zulu tribal homeland, Shaka Zulu features a first rate cast including Christopher Lee, Dudu Mkhize, Robert Powell and Edward Fox. DVD extras include vintage interviews with cast and crew, galleries of original production art, galleries of original production stills, essay on the history of the Zulu Wars, and more.
(SAF54, $79.95) |
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Southern Africa Regional Map
• ITMB
2008 •
MAP
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. It includes all of Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa with the western portion on one side and the eastern on the other. Two Sides. 39x27 inches.
(SAF63, $12.95) |
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Southern African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide
• Mike Unwin
FIELD GUIDE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 234 PAGES
A popular photographic guide to the mammals, birds, reptiles and habitats south of the Zambezi. With 300 color photographs and illuminating text.
(SAF131, $26.99) |
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The Tree Where Man Was Born
• Peter Matthiessen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
A vivid portrait of East Africa, enthralling in its masterful detail on nature and daily life. Matthiessen ranges from prehistory to modern East Africa, circa 1961, deftly combining the finest of nature writing and sensitive commentary on social and political history. In this far-ranging book, we travel with him to Maasailand, Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, the Kenyan Highlands and out into the bush to witness the animals. It's an enduring classic, fully as interesting today as when it was first published by the "New Yorker" in 1972.
(EAF27, $17.00) |
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Zimbabwe Map
• ITMB
MAP
A clear map of Zimbabwe at a scale of 1:1,100,000. On the reverse are more detailed maps of national parks and tourist regions, as well as maps of major city centers. One Side. 27x39 inches.
(SAF08, $12.95) |
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