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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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Africa Map, Central and South, Madagascar 746
Michelin Travel Publications
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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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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African Wildlife
National Geographic
NATURAL HISTORY
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
A laminated foldout guide.
(AFR109, $5.95) |
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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
A thoroughly researched guide to modern felines and their ancestors.
(BST50, $26.95) |
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The Black Man's Burden, Africa and the Curse of the Nation-State
Basil Davidson
HISTORY
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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The Bushman Myth, The Making of a Namibian Underclass
Robert James Gordon
Stuart Sholto-Douglas
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A thorough and serious portrait of the Bushmen of Namibia and how they have come to represent Western notions of the exotic African.
(SAF145, $39.00) |
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Cats of Africa
Anthony Hall-Martin
FIELD GUIDE
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
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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Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa
Ian Sinclair
Phil Hockey
Warwick Tarboton
FIELD GUIDE
A compact, comprehensive field guide to 900 species of birds, with plates, text and range maps integrated.
(SAF12, $35.00) |
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Footprint Namibia Handbook
Sebastain Ballard
Nick Santcross
GUIDEBOOK
A general overview of Namibia and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do.
(NMB11, $22.95) |
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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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The Healing Land, The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert
Rupert Isaacson
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A powerful account of the ancient traditions of the Kalahari Bushmen -- and the very contemporary struggle of a people who have been displaced from their land.
(SAF135, $13.00) |
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The Heart of the Hunter
Laurens van der Post
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
(SAF32, $13.00) |
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Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa
Alan Barnard
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A scholarly comparative study of San ("Bushmen"), Khokhoi ("Hottentot") and Damara peoples of the Kalahari.
(SAF67, $43.00) |
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Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of Southern Africa
Reader's Digest
FIELD GUIDE
A comprehensive guide to 700 parks and reserves in Southern Africa. With excellent maps and a key to common animals of many varieties.
(SAF02, $30.00) |
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Insight Guide Namibia
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
An illustrated survey of the country, its history, nature and culture.
(NMB10, $23.95) |
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Journeys With Flies
Edwin Wilmsen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Field world and travels among the Zhu, Mbanduru and Tswana people of the Kalahari.
(SAF69, $22.00) |
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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, is worth it for just Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. With full information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation of 1,100 species.
(AFR32, $47.50) |
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Land Filled With Flies, A Political Economy of the Kalahari
Edwin Wilmsen
HISTORY
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
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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National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife
Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE
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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North of South, An African Journey
Shiva Naipaul
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
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
An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology.
(AFR140, $18.00) |
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The Remarkable Baobab
Thomas Pakenham
NATURAL HISTORY
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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The Sixth Extinction, Journeys Among the Lost and Left Behind
Terry Glavin
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
In this provocative, wide-ranging book Glavin looks not at the loss of biological diversity but instead at the fate of languages, culture and traditional beliefs.
(CON32, $24.95) |
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Southern Africa Regional Map
ITMB
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
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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Ulendo, Travels of a Naturalist In and Out of Africa
Archie Carr
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A memoir of scientific adventures on his home turf in Florida and off in the bush of Malawi and Zambia, this book, by the great Archie Carr, combines good writing with plenty of wit, insight and scientific rigor.
(SAF46, $19.95) |
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