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Africa

Africa


by Phyllis Martin | Patrick O'Meara

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

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, $26.00)

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)

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)

The Anatomy of the Zulu Army, From Shaka to Cetshwayo, 1818-1879


by Ian Knight

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 282 PAGES

A detailed account of the structure of the Zulu army during the 60 years before they defeated the invading British army at Isandlwana in 1879. (SAF87, $22.95)

The Behavior Guide to Africa's Mammals

The Behavior Guide to Africa's Mammals


by Richard Estes

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 611 PAGES

A detailed overview of the ecology and behavior of African mammals. (AFR54, $39.95)

The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives, An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History


by Alan Turner | Mauricio Anton

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A thoroughly researched guide to modern felines and their ancestors. (BST50, $26.95)

Birds of Southern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists

Birds of Southern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists


by Ber Van Perlo

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An admirably compact guide, featuring small illustrations of 1,250 species, brief descriptions and black-and-white range maps. (SAF79, $29.95)

Bradt Guide Sudan

Bradt Guide Sudan


by Paul Clammer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular Bradt series, noted for publishing travel guides to remote and little-visited destinations. (AFR152, $25.99)

Burger's Daughter


by Nadine Gordimer

  • LITERATURE
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 361 PAGES

The story of a young, white, South African woman, and her search for identity. (SAF84, $16.00)

The Cape Herders


by Emile Boonzaier

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 155 PAGES

A scholarly portrait of the Khokhoi of the western cape of South Africa. (SAF65, $19.95)

Cape Town Map

Cape Town Map


by Globetrotter

  • 2005
  • MAP

A home-grown map of theCape Town, with a detailed city center on one side, and a local regional map, including the Cape Peninsula, on the other. (SAF105, $8.95)

Cats of Africa

Cats of Africa


by Anthony Hall-Martin

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 152 PAGES

A gorgeously illustrated, species-by-species guide to Africa's wild cats. (BST24, $49.95)

A Complicated War, The Harrowing of Mozambique

A Complicated War, The Harrowing of Mozambique


by William Finnegan

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 325 PAGES

An eyewitness historical, political and social account of Mozambique and the civil war that has ravaged the country, organized as a travelogue of sorts -- and centered around the author's own travels and interviews. (SAF94, $28.95)

Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa

Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa


by Antjie Krog | Luke Mitchell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Krog, an Afrikaner journalist who covered the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings for South African radio, writes of the crimes of apartheid with passion and sensitivity. (SAF100, $16.00)

The Covenant

The Covenant


by James Michener

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 1238 PAGES

Michener's saga of war, adventure, politics and love follows several generations of characters as they give birth to the mighty Zulu nation. (SAF85, $8.99)

Cultural Atlas of Africa

Cultural Atlas of Africa


by Jocelyn Murray

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A handsomely illustrated atlas of African history and culture with 96 outstanding maps, 250 color photographs and excellent essays. (AFR47, $50.00)

Durban Street Plan


by MapLink

  • MAP

Detailed map of Durban, published in South Africa. (SAF104, $19.95)

The End of the Game

The End of the Game


by Peter Beard | Paul Theroux

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

Resurrected by the art publisher Taschen and with a new introduction by Paul Theroux, Beard's classic work documents the history of explorers, missionaries and big-game hunters in Africa with dozens of paintings and modern and historic photographs. (AFR09, $39.99)

Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape

Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape


by Ann Hugon

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 173 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This jewel of a book chronicles the 19th-century exploration of Africa with hundreds of contemporary paintings and prints, brief chapters on the expeditions, and a very useful chronology. Livingstone, Burton and others are featured in a series of journal excerpts. (AFR03, $15.95)

A Far Off Place


by Laurens van der Post

  • LITERATURE
  • 1978
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

The continutation of the tale begun with A Story Like the Wind of Francois Joubert and Xhabbo. (SAF117, $18.95)

Fault Lines, Journeys Into the New South Africa

Fault Lines, Journeys Into the New South Africa


by David Goodman | Paul Weinberg

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 418 PAGES

An engrossing portrait of South Africa after apartheid and how the changing nation continues to confront its troubled past. (SAF111, $27.95)

Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa

Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa


by Ian Sinclair | Phil Hockey | Warwick Tarboton

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 447 PAGES

This compact, comprehensive field guide features 200 dazzling color plates covering 950 species of birds from South Africa to southern Mozambique. Fourth Edition. (SAF12, $35.00)

Flashman and the Tiger

Flashman and the Tiger


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

This 11th installment in The Flashman Papers (purportedly retrieved and not written by George Macdonald Fraser, a nice conceit), consists of three short adventures, which find our hero cavorting with Bismarck and Emperor Franz-Josef and the future Edward VI. (WAF58, $16.00)

Footprint South Africa Handbook

Footprint South Africa Handbook


by Francisca Kellett | Lizzie Williams

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 1008 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to travel in South Africa. (SAF96, $27.95)

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)

Hemingway in Africa, The Last Safari

Hemingway in Africa, The Last Safari


by Christopher Ondaatje

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

In this illustrated account of travels in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, Christopher Ondaatje conjures Hemingway and his love for Africa. (AFR139, $37.50)

The House Gun


by Nadine Gordimer

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

From a popular South African Nobel Prize-winner comes the story of a privileged white family and their struggles with their own beliefs. Always perceptive, Gordimer dissects psychological distortions underlying apartheid. (SAF78, $16.00)

Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa

Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa


by Alan Barnard

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 379 PAGES

A scholarly comparative study of San ("Bushmen"), Khokhoi ("Hottentot") and Damara peoples of the Kalahari. (SAF67, $50.00)

Journey to the Vanished City, the Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel


by Tudor Parfitt

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The author probes the mystery of the Lemba people of South Africa in this book, which combines history, myth, and a first-person account of his furiously entertaining trip from South Africa to Tanzania. (SAF92, $18.95)

July's People


by Nadine Gordimer

  • LITERATURE
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A household servant rescues the white family he works for in this political novel set in South Africa. (SAF95, $14.00)

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)

Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals

Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals


by Jonathan Kingdon

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

An artist and biologist, Kingdon provides both delightful full-color illustrations and informative text. (EAF128, $24.95)

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)

Life & Times of Michael K

Life & Times of Michael K


by J.M. Coetzee

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

Coetzee sets this short, hallucinatory novel, the powerful tale of a troubled boy, in South Africa in the midst of civil war. (SAF17, $14.00)

Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland

Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 684 PAGES

This comprehensive, practical guide is a helpful tool for independent travelers. (AFR44, $26.99)

Lonely Planet Southern Africa

Lonely Planet Southern Africa


by 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)

Looking for Lovedu, A Woman's Journey Through Africa


by Ann Jones

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A witty traverse across the sands, forest, plains and politics of contemporary Africa. (AFR126, $13.95)

Mandela & de Klerk


by Inge Sargent

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • DVD

A tevision docu-drama starring Sydney Poitier the jailed hero and Michael Caine as de Klerk, filmed on location in South Africa and at Robbin Island. (SAF51, $9.98)

Mandela, The Authorized Biography

Mandela, The Authorized Biography


by Anthony Sampson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 736 PAGES

A comprehensive biography of Mandela by a prolific British journalist, who had complete access to the great man's unpublished letters and documents. (SAF118, $21.00)

My Son's Story


by Nadine Gordimer

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 277 PAGES

A complex story of the effects of apartheid on one black family. (SAF77, $16.00)

The Myth of Wild Africa

The Myth of Wild Africa


by Jonathan Adams | Thomas McShane

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

The authors, associated with the World Wildlife Fund, explode the romantic fallacy of an untouched continent where animals roam freely in sanctuaries. It's a no-holds-barred critique of old-style conservation in Africa. (AFR15, $29.95)

No Future Without Forgiveness

No Future Without Forgiveness


by Desmond Tutu

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, Desmond Tutu writes with insightful and compassion in this memoir of his work for reconciliation in post-Apartheid South Africa. (SAF97, $15.95)

None to Accompany Me

None to Accompany Me


by Nadine Gordimer

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

With keen attention to character and racial politics, Nobel Prize-winner Gordimer traces the experiences of two families during turbulent, post-Apartheid South Africa. (SAF76, $16.00)

Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World

Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World


by Kevin Schafer

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

A collection of stunning penguin photographs and essays by veteran expedition leader Kevin Schafer, recording his many voyages all around the Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic islands, Galapagos and South Africa, including a memorable section on his favorite place of all, Enderby Island in the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic. (ANT131, $49.95)

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)

A Photographic Guide, Southern, Central, and East African Mammals

A Photographic Guide, Southern, Central, and East African Mammals


by Chris Stuart | Tilde Stuart

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A compact guide, designed for the field, including almost all of the conspicuous species and a good sampling of the smaller or more secretive animals. (EAF16, $15.95)

Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates

Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates


by Paul Dallman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 210 PAGES

Richly illustrated, clearly written and engaging, this book is an ecological overview of the landscapes, plants and vegetation types found in Mediterranean climates. (MED21, $35.95)

The Power of One

The Power of One


by Bryce Courtenay

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 518 PAGES

This riveting novel tells of the coming-of-age of a six-year-old English boy in South Africa during the darkest days of largely pro-Nazi South Africa, based on the author's childhood. (SAF26, $15.00)

The Remarkable Baobab

The Remarkable Baobab


by Thomas Pakenham

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

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)

Shaka Zulu

Shaka Zulu


by William Faure

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • DVD
  • 416 PAGES

Made as a 10-part television epic for British audiences by the South African director William Faure, this is the sweeping story of the Zulu nation's rise to power and especially of its warrior-king Shaka Zulu. (SAF54, $79.95)

South from the Limpopo, Travels Through South Africa

South from the Limpopo, Travels Through South Africa


by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

The intrepid Murphy captures the excitement, contradictions and challenges of South Africa on her 6,000-mile journey during the nation's first true elections in 1994. (SAF102, $16.95)

Southern African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide

Southern African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide


by Mike Unwin

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 234 PAGES

A popular photographic guide to the mammals, birds, reptiles and habitats south of the Zambezi. With 300 color photographs and illuminating text. (SAF131, $26.99)

Southern Night Sky

Southern Night Sky


by Pocket Naturalist

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

A glow in the dark laminated card showing the most conspicuous stars, constellations and celestial objects of the Southern Hemisphere. (SCI30, $5.95)

A Story Like the Wind


by Laurens van der Post

  • LITERATURE
  • 1978
  • PAPER
  • 370 PAGES

The epic tale set in the Kalahari of the frienship between young Francois Joubert and Xhabbo. (SAF116, $21.95)

The Story of an African Farm


by Olive Shreiner

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

First published in 1883, this novel is considered a landmark in feminist literature for its controversial views on marriage, pregnancy, religion and gender. The orphaned heroine Lyndall is full of philosophical revelations in her search for self in colonial South Africa. (SAF86, $12.95)

To My Children's Children


by Sindiwe Magona

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

Magona's widely acclaimed memoir of the changes she and her Xhosa village endured under apartheid. (SAF83, $11.95)

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart


by Peter Godwin | Chris Johns

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

This lush collection of full-color photographs tackles conservation, development and tradition in Southern Africa. It's a well-illustrated portrait of the region by National Geographic photographer Chris Johns and veteran journalist Peter Godwin. (SAF130, $65.00)

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries


by Ornella D'Alessio | Marco Santini

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 324 PAGES

Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. (EUR191, $35.00)

 

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