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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, $19.95)
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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 Art, An Introduction
• Frank Willett
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A concise, well illustrated overview of the art and culture of Africa. An excellent introduction, this compact book portrays the range of spectacular art produced in Africa through the ages.
(AFR18, $18.95)
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African Predators
• M.G.L. Mills
• Gus Mills
• Martin Harvey
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A natural history of the giant cats and other predators of Africa.
(AFR114, $39.95)
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African Wildlife
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
• FIELD GUIDE
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A laminated foldout guide.
(AFR109, $5.95)
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African Wildlife
• National Geographic
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An overview of wildlife throughout the continent featuring stunning photography.
(SAF52, $19.99)
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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
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A thoroughly researched guide to modern felines and their ancestors.
(BST50, $22.95)
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The Black Man's Burden, Africa and the Curse of the Nation-State
• Basil Davidson
• HISTORY
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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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Bradt Guide Sudan
• Paul Clammer
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular Bradt series, noted for publishing travel guides to remote and little-visited destinations.
(AFR152, $21.95)
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Cats of Africa
• Anthony Hall-Martin
• FIELD GUIDE
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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
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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
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A compact, comprehensive field guide to 900 species of birds, with plates, text and range maps integrated.
(SAF12, $35.00)
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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 Heart of the Hunter
• Laurens van der Post
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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(SAF32, $13.00)
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Hemingway in Africa, The Last Safari
• Christopher Ondaatje
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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In this illustrated account of travels in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, Christopher Ondaajte conjures Hemingway and his love for Africa.
(AFR139, $37.50)
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Horn of Darkness, Rhinos on the Edge
• Carol Cunningham
• Joel Berger
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A lively account of field work, combining adventure, natural history and thoughtful commentary on the plight of the severely endangered black rhinoceros in Namibia.
(NMB07, $45.00)
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The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
• Jonathan Kingdon
• FIELD GUIDE
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A stunningly illustrated, comprehensive field guide to African mammals. This concise guide provides full information on more than 1,100 species. It includes 480 outstanding color illustrations by the author and 280 maps.
(AFR32, $47.50)
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Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals
• Jonathan Kingdon
• FIELD GUIDE
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Take it along. An artist and foremost biologist, Kingdon provides both the delightful full-color illustrations and concise text for this great guide.
(EAF128, $24.95)
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Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide geared for independent travelers.
(AFR44, $25.99)
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Newman's Birds of Southern Africa
• Kenneth Newman
• FIELD GUIDE
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The eighth edition of the compact field guide, our favorite for anywhere south of the Zambezi.
(SAF29, $23.95)
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North of South, An African Journey
• Shiva Naipaul
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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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
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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
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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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The Scramble for Africa
• Thomas Pakenham
• HISTORY
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A well-written, meticulously researched history of the Victorian land grab in Africa. The book includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities that overran the continent.
(AFR26, $23.95)
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Southern Africa Regional Map
• ITMB
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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 Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide
• Mike Unwin
• FIELD GUIDE
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A popular photographic guide to the mammals, birds, reptiles and habitats south of the Zambezi. With 300 color photographs and illuminating text.
(SAF131, $24.95)
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Wildlife of East Africa
• Martin B. Withers
• David Hosking
• FIELD GUIDE
• BEST SELLER
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A compact guide to 475 common species of birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, trees and flowers of East Africa. Designed for the field, the guide features full-color photographs with detailed descriptions of each species on facing pages.
(EAF108, $19.95)
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