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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 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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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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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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Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals
• Jonathan Kingdon
FIELD GUIDE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
A convenient compact edition of Kingdon's gloriously illustrated Field Guide to African Mammals. With abbreviated information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation status and the same 480 outstanding color illustrations and maps as its bigger cousin. Text, range maps and illustrations are integrated on facing pages for ease of use in the field.
(EAF128, $24.95) |
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Larger Mammals of Africa
• Pierre Dandelot
FIELD GUIDE •
1993 •
HARD COVER
• 287 PAGES
Featuring handsome color plates of all the larger mammals of Africa (including Madagascar), this compact field guide also includes good information on the range, distribution and abundance of each species.
(AFR61, $35.00) |
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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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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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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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Without a Name and Under the Tongue
• yvonne Vera
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
These two novels by the prodigous Zimbabwean author tackle thorny social issues including race, incest, and war.
(SAF110, $21.00) |
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