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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
• 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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African Visas, A Novella and Stories
• Maria Thomas
• LITERATURE
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The last of three well-received books by the Peace Corps volunteer and writer Roberta Worrick (all written under the pen name Maria Thomas), this dark, modern novella and six sharp stories are set mainly in Ethiopia.
(ETP40, $12.00)
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African Wildlife
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
• FIELD GUIDE
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Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket.
(AFR109, $5.95)
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The Africans
• David Lamb
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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In these 17 well-written essays, news correspondent Lamb ranges throughout Africa, creating an insightful portrait of the land and especially its people.
(AFR22, $14.95)
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Birds of Eastern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists
• Ber Van Perlo
• FIELD GUIDE
• COMING IN APRIL
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This handy guide illustrates and briefly describes most East African birds. A remarkably small book, featuring 96 color plates, 1,487 species -- and essential information for quick reference in the field.
(EAF40, $29.95)
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Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Field Guide Edition
• Dale Zimmerman
• Donald Turner
• David Pearson
• FIELD GUIDE
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This comprehensive field guide, ideal for the Serengeti, features 124 stunning color plates.
(FG39, $35.00)
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Blue Nile, Ethiopia's River of Magic and Mystery
• Virginia Morell
• EXPLORATION
• OUT OF PRINT
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A spirited, insightful account of an expedition by raft from the Ethiopian highlands to the Sudan.
(ETP27, $14.00)
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Bradt Guide Eritrea
• Bradt Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A personal, detailed overview of Eritrea with excellent travel information.
(NAF03, $27.99)
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A Cafe on the Nile
• Bartle Bull
• LITERATURE
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A historical novel set in Cairo and East Africa in 1935, this is a larger-than-life tale of espoinage and derring-do, full of eccentric characters, descriptive prose and plenty of action. It's sure to please fans of historical and adventure novels alike.
(EGY48, $14.95)
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Desertion
• Abdulrazak Gurnah
• LITERATURE
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Set in Zanzibar, this novel of a troubled love affair spans sixty years and paints a vivid portrait of turn-of-the-century colonial Africa.
(EAF138, $13.95)
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Eritrea Map
• ITMB
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A handsome map of the country with good topographic relief.
(ETP22, $11.95)
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Ethiopia, Breaking New Ground
• Ben Parker
• Abraham Woldegiorgis
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A portrait of modern Ethiopia, with a focus on its culture and the problems it has faced in recent years, especially AIDS and the challenges of urbanization. Part of the Oxfam Country Profiles series.
(ETP36, $9.95)
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Ethiopia, the Unknown Land: A Cultural and Historical Guide
• Stuart Munro-Hay
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• OUT OF PRINT
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A richly illustrated, authoritative guide to the history, culture, and art of Ethiopia by a leading scholar. Munro-Hay pays particular attention to archaeological sites, and the role of the church in the country's history.
(ETP29, $36.95)
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An Ethiopian Romance
• Heliodorus
• Moses Hadas
• LITERATURE
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This is the first modern English translation of Heliodorus's third century novel, which tells the story of the daughter of the Ethiopian queen and her love affair with a Thessalian aristocrat.
(ETP35, $22.50)
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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 Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
• Jonathan Kingdon
• FIELD GUIDE
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This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. With information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation of 1,100 species.
(AFR32, $47.50)
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The Lost River
• Richard Bangs
• EXPLORATION
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Richard Bangs recounts his encounters and experiences on wild rivers, including his first-run of Ethiopia's Tekeze
(ETP31, $14.00)
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A Modern Translation of the Kebra Nagast (The Glory of Kings)
• Miguel F. Brooks
• LITERATURE
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An Ethiopian epic which connects the story of the Christians of Ethiopia to events in the Bible.
(ETP25, $19.95)
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Mystery of the Nile
• Pasquale Scaturro
• Richard Bangs
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A gripping account of the first complete decent of the Nile from Ethiopia to Alexandria, written in conjunction with Richard Bangs.
(EGY126, $16.00)
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Nomads of the Serengeti
• Robyn Stewart
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Featuring 200 color photographs of the wildlife and landscapes of the Serengeti, with a focus on the birds, migrating herds, and predators.
(EAF149, $32.95)
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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, $23.00)
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The Quest for the Ark of the Covenant, The True History of Moses
• Stuart Munro-Hay
• HISTORY
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In this serious-minded analysis, Munro-Hay looks carefully at Ethiopian belief and tradition that the Ark of the Covenant resides in Aksum.
(ETP34, $35.00)
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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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Revolutionary Ethiopia, From Empire to People's Republic
• Edmond Keller
• HISTORY
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A scholarly look at the modern history of Ethiopia.
(ETP07, $12.95)
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Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose, Dispatches from the Front Lines of Earth
• Richard Bangs
• EXPLORATION
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Hair-raising jaunts to far-flung corners of the world, including Libya, Bosnia, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.
(WLD127, $16.95)
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Rough Guide Music Ethiopia
• Various Artists
• MUSIC
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A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of Ethiopia.
(ETP39, $14.95)
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The Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals
• Richard Estes
• FIELD GUIDE
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An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa's mammals by a noted scientist. Written with the typical safari-goer in mind, it includes black-and-white drawings, an overview of each group and in-depth information on the behavior, habits and diet of 100 large African mammals.
(AFR06, $30.00)
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Safari Living
• Tim Beddow
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Beddow captures the beauty and setting of lodges and camps, highland estates and coast retreats in 100 color photos in this handsome overview of architecture and interior design in East Africa.
(EAF147, $16.95)
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
• Robert D. Kaplan
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Robert Kaplan, the prolific journalist and author of Balkan Ghosts, travelled through Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea for this illuminating travelogue examining the culture, religion, and politics of the region.
(AFR155, $13.95)
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
• Robert D. Kaplan
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Robert Kaplan, the prolific journalist and author of Balkan Ghosts, travelled through Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea for this illuminating travelogue examining the culture, religion, and politics of the region.
(AFR155, $13.95)
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Swahili, Start Speaking Today
• Educational Services Corporation
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A 90-minute crash course in Swahili on two audio casettes tapes, which focuses on useful words and expressions for the traveler.
(EAF110, $21.95)
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A Vanished World
• Wilfred Thesiger
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This stunning visual album of an unusually eventful life takes in Thesiger's travels and adventures in revolutionary Ethiopia and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, his time among the Marsh Arabs of Iraq, his long stint living in Northern Kenya, and his long love affair with the Empty Quarter of Oman.
(ARB56, $35.00)
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Waugh Abroad, Collected Travel Writing
• Evelyn Waugh
• Nicholas Shakespeare
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The collected travel writing of the peripatetic Waugh, including a memorable voyage to Zanzibar, a visit to the Guyanas and other excursions to out-of-the-way and often uncomfortable locales.
(TVL22, $25.00)
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