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Africa

Africa


by Michael Lewis | John Reader

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Published by National Geographic, this informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa features 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader. (AFR111, $50.00)

Africa Map

Africa Map


by Collins Maps

  • 2008
  • MAP

This folded, full-color map shows the continent and surrounding islands, including the Arabian Peninsula, on a single sheet at 1:10,000.000. (AFR19, $16.95)

Africa's Vanishing Wildlife

Africa's Vanishing Wildlife


by Chris Stuart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

Outstanding photography and text profiling wildlife found all over the continent. (AFR43, $45.00)

African Animal Tracks

African Animal Tracks


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PLASTIC CARD

A fold-out, laminated pocket field guide featuring the tracks of almost 150 species. (AFR107, $5.95)

African Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species

African Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species


by James Kavanaugh | Raymond Leung

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PLASTIC CARD

A laminated fold-out guide illustrating almost 150 species of African birds. (AFR108, $5.95)

African Civilization Revisited


by Basil Davidson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 459 PAGES

The sweep of African history, as told primarily from brief excerpts from over 120 original sources. (AFR66, $21.95)

African Predators


by 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. (AFR114, $39.95)

African Wildlife

African Wildlife


by James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PLASTIC CARD

Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket for quick reference in the field. (AFR109, $5.95)

Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat and Camel

Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat and Camel


by Jeffrey Tayler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

The eye-opening account of an American journalist's trek across the Sahel, the southern region of the Sahara Desert, which encompasses Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Cameroon, Chad and Senegal. (WAF83, $25.00)

Animals of Africa


by Thomas B. Allen

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 252 PAGES

With 200 stunning color photographs and an introduction by Jane Goodall, this coffe-table book shows the animals of Africa. (AFR223, $45.00)

Bradt Guide Cameroon

Bradt Guide Cameroon


by Ben West

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A comprehensive guide in the growing series by Bradt, noteworthy for its focus on culture, nature and responsible travel. (CAF29, $25.99)

Bradt Guide Nigeria

Bradt Guide Nigeria


by Lizzie Williams

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES

A detailed overview of Nigeria, its history, wildlife, culture and major attractions in the series by Bradt. Geared for the independent traveler, it includes maps, town plans, and lots of practical travel information. (WAF84, $29.99)

Bradt Guide Sao Tome and Principe

Bradt Guide Sao Tome and Principe


by Kathleen Becker

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A practical guide in the British series to the West African island nation. (CAF31, $25.99)

Brazzaville Charms, Magic and Rebellion in the Republic of Congo

Brazzaville Charms, Magic and Rebellion in the Republic of Congo


by Cassie Knight

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

Knight writes with great sympathy and hope of the Congolese people and their challenges in this unsentimental account of her work in the country. (CAF49, $24.95)

Cameroon Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

A detailed, shaded topographic map of Cameroon. (CAF17, $12.95)

Captain Sir Richard Burton, A Biography


by Edward Rice

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 688 PAGES

A splendid, absorbing account of the Victorian explorer. (AFR99, $27.50)

Chad Map


by IGN

  • MAP

A traveler's map of Chad. (CAF11, $16.95)

Cutting the Vines of the Past, Environmental Histories of the Central African Rain Forest


by Tamara Giles-Vernick

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Focusing on the Mpiemu people's opposition to the establishment of natural preserves in the Central African Republic, this scholarly book investigates the disjunct between traditional African approaches to land use and modern Western approaches to conservation. (CAF13, $22.50)

East Along the Equator, A Journey Up the Congo and into Zaire

East Along the Equator, A Journey Up the Congo and into Zaire


by Helen Winternitz

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

An account of travels and politics in Zaire. (CAF28, $14.00)

Eating Apes


by Dale Peterson | Karl Ammann | Janet K. Museveni

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

In this powerful book, primatologist Peterson calls for a stop to the consumption of bush meat, especially chimps, bonos, and gorillas, in the forests of Central and Western Africa. (AFR153, $21.95)

Gabon Map

Gabon Map


by IGN

  • 1994
  • MAP

A folded, self-cover map of Gabon, with an inset of Libreville, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (CAF24, $16.95)

The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa

The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa


by Alexander McCall Smith

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

McCall Smith brings together folktales, often hilarious or bizarre, which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe. (AFR141, $22.00)

Gorillas, Natural History & Conservation

Gorillas, Natural History & Conservation


by Kelly Stewart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 72 PAGES

An illustrated overview of the natural history and ecology of the gorilla. (CAF35, $17.95)

A History of Sub-Saharan Africa

A History of Sub-Saharan Africa


by Robert O. Collins | James M. Burns

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A clear, brief survey of the history and development of Africa, aimed at undergraduates and interested readers, organized thematically. With chapters on climate and geography, the rise of states and empires, the slave trade within Africa and beyond to the Americas, the European conquest, and Africa in the 20th century. (AFR174, $31.99)

A History of the Sudan, From the Coming of Islam to the Present Day


by P. M. Holt | M.W. Daly

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 222 PAGES

A contemporary history of Sudan and how it has been shaped by Britain and the Ottoman Empire. (AFR169, $64.20)

The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals

The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals


by Jonathan Kingdon

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 476 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. (AFR32, $49.50)

Larger Mammals of Africa

Larger Mammals of Africa


by Pierre Dandelot

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 287 PAGES

Featuring handsome color plates of all the larger mammals of Africa (including Madagascar) (AFR61, $35.00)

Mission to Kala


by Mongo Beti | Peter Green

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

An enduring novel by the Cameroonian writer. (CAF20, $8.95)

Natural Acts, A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

Natural Acts, A Sidelong View of Science and Nature


by David Quammen

  • SCIENCE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Quammen augments this new edition of his debut collection of essays with a section of his best work since 1985. (NAT134, $15.95)

Passages, Photographs in Africa


by Carol Beckwith | Angela Fisher

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES

Organized thematically, this slim paperback features favorite photographs from Fisher and Beckwith's extraordinary African Ceremonies. The duo presents dramatic portraits of daily life and rituals across the continent. (AFR82, $24.95)

The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation


by James L. Newman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology. (AFR140, $26.00)

Pink Boots and a Machete, My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer

Pink Boots and a Machete, My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer


by Mireya Mayor

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

Primatologist, NAT GEO WILD! Host and self-professed former "girly girl" Mayor relates her unlikely journey to become an adventurer who has survived a plane crash, spent time with gorillas in Central Africa and discovered a new species of lemur. (AFR285, $26.00)

Prince Henry

Prince Henry "the Navigator," A Life


by Peter E. Russell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A complicated, rewarding portrait, and the first biography of this empire-minded Portuguese prince in more than a hundred years. (PGL25, $25.00)

The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars


by Douglas Hamilton Johnson

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 234 PAGES

Johnson looks at the present conflict in Sudan in this scholarly study, taking into account racial and religious factors in the precolonial era, influence of Islam, nationalism and the influence of the West. (AFR170, $25.95)

The Sacred Door and Other Stories, Cameroon Folktales of the Beba


by Makuchi

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES

Mackuchi retells 33 folktales her mother told her when she was growing up in Cameroon. These tales showcase the rich oral tradition of the Beba and are infused with riddles, proverbs, songs, myths and legends. (CAF50, $16.95)

The Story of the Madman


by Mongo Beti | Elizabeth Darnel

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A novel about dictatorship and democracy in Cameroon. (CAF19, $20.00)

 

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