Africa  •  Phyllis Martin  •  Patrick O'Meara CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1995 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES African history and prehistory, popular culture, art and economics with dozens of maps, photographs and drawings. We especially liked the chapter on the contemporary map of Africa. It's all here. Pick and choose those areas that interest you. It's the most popular introductory text for undergraduate African studies courses in North America -- refreshingly free of cant and completely revised in 1995 to reflect changes in African politics. (AFR07, $20.95)
Africa  •  Michael Lewis  •  John Reader CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES An informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa featuring 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader (Africa: A Biography of the Continent). Organized geographically, it's the companion volume to an eight-hour television series by PBS and National Geographic. (AFR111, $50.00)
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)
African Wildlife  •  National Geographic NATURAL HISTORY •  NTSC VIDEO An overview of wildlife throughout the continent featuring National Geographic's usual meticulous attention to detail and stunning photography. (SAF52, $19.99)
African Wildlife  •  Raymond Leung  •  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)
The Anatomy of the Zulu Army, From Shaka to Cetshwayo, 1818-1879  •  Ian Knight HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 282 PAGES A detailed account of the structure of the Zulu army before they defeated the invading British army at Isandlwana in 1879. Unlike the professional army of the British, the Zulu army was actually a temporary mobilization of men, who were regularly called upon to serve the king for non-military purposes as well as to fight wars. Knight describes how the members of the Zulu army were enlisted, trained and armed, and the rituals associated with their duties. With sections on the principal Zulu campaigns, senior commanders and Zulu military terms. (SAF87, $22.95)
The Behavior Guide to Africa's Mammals  •  Richard Estes NATURAL HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 611 PAGES A detailed overview of the ecology and behavior of African mammals with range maps, line drawings and extensive bibliography. It's a more technical, detailed version of The Safari Companion by the same author. (AFR54, $39.95)
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)
Birds of Southern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists  •  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. A "Princeton Illustrated Checklist," this compact book is especially appealing for the advanced birder who doesn't require more extensive descriptions. (SAF79, $29.95)
The Black Man's Burden, Africa and the Curse of the Nation-State  •  Basil Davidson HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 355 PAGES An evocative work by one of Africa's foremost historians. Davidson compares the optimism of Africans when they finally emerged from foreign rule in the 1950s with today's continuing state of crisis, which he blames, in part, on the colonial legacy. (AFR92, $15.00)
Bradt Guide Sudan  •  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  •  Nadine Gordimer LITERATURE •  1980 •  PAPER  • 361 PAGES The story of a young, white, South African woman, and her search for identity. Even after her parents' deaths while imprisoned for their anti-apartheid beliefs, Rosa Burger is under constant surveillance of the government and finds herself thrown into the role of a political activist. Written by Nobel Prize-winner Nadine Gordimer. (SAF84, $15.00)
The Cape Herders  •  Emile Boonzaier CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  PAPER  • 155 PAGES A scholarly portrait of the Khokhoi of the western cape of South Africa by several experts in the field, this illustrated book covers history, anthropology and modern realities. Called in colonial times the "Hottentots," the book explodes many cultural myths that have grown up around this herding people. (SAF65, $19.95)
Cape Town Map  •  Globetrotter 2005 •  MAP A home-grown map of Cape 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  •  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)
A Complicated War, The Harrowing of Mozambique  •  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. Finnegan, a staff writer for the New Yorker, risked his own life as he traveled through the war-torn country, seeking first-hand accounts from the refugees whose families have been murdered by the Mozambique National Resistance. Portions of this book originally appeared in the "New Yorker." (SAF94, $26.95)
Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa  •  Antjie Krog  •  Luke Mitchell BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2000 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES In 1995, the newly established Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa began to hold hearings for personal testimonials on the atrocious crimes committed during Apartheid. Krog, a journalist covering the hearings, writes with passion and sensitivity in this account of the horrors that plagued South Africa. (SAF100, $16.00)
The Covenant  •  James Michener LITERATURE •  1987 •  PAPER  • 1238 PAGES Stretching over the course of hundreds of years, this is a classic Michener saga of war, adventure, politics and love. The story follows several generations of characters (pioneers, scoundrels, missionaries, etc.) as they give birth to the mighty Zulu nation. (SAF85, $8.99)
Cultural Atlas of Africa  •  Jocelyn Murray CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES This book is 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  •  MapLink MAP Detailed map of Durban, published in South Africa. Two Sides. 27x36 inches. (SAF104, $19.95)
The End of the Game  •  Peter Beard  •  Paul Theroux NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES Originally published in 1965, this landmark book contributed to the general awareness of conservation in Africa. Beard documents, with dozens of paintings, and over 300 modern and historic photographs, the history of explorers, missionaries and big-game hunters in Africa. (AFR09, $39.99)
Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape  •  Ann Hugon EXPLORATION •  1993 •  PAPER  • 173 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE 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 speak for themselves in a series of journal excerpts. (AFR03, $12.95)
A Far Off Place  •  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. After a massacre, the protagonists and companions must make their escape across the Kalahari. (SAF117, $15.00)
Fault Lines, Journeys Into the New South Africa  •  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, $21.95)
Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa  •  Ian Sinclair  •  Phil Hockey  •  Warwick Tarboton FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 447 PAGES With over 900 species and legions of bird watchers, Southern Africa supports as many popular bird guides as North America. Here's a comprehensive field guide by eminent ornithologist Ian Sinclair, a third edition of the popular SASOL guide. The text and 200 color plates by Peter Hayman and Norman Arlott are integrated, making this book a pleasure to use in the field. (SAF12, $35.00)
Flashman and the Tiger  •  George MacDonald Fraser LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES Fraser plumbs the annals of history to produce his factual, entertaining tales of folly in the service of her Majesty's empire. 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, $14.95)
Footprint South Africa Handbook  •  Francisca Kellett  •  Lizzie Williams GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 1008 PAGES A comprehensive guide to South Africa featuring detailed travel information, local maps and a good, brief overview of the history, culture and wildlife of the region. With a color section on wildlife. This exhaustive guide, by the publishers of the venerable "South America Handbook," is especially valuable for independent travelers. (SAF96, $27.95)
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)
Hemingway in Africa, The Last Safari  •  Christopher Ondaatje BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES Ernest Hemingway's love of East Africa can be glimpsed in "The Green Hills of Africa" and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"-- Christopher Ondaatje traveled to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to retrace the steps of Hemingway's inspiration for this amply illustrated biography. Ondaatje examines Hemingway's travels with a literary attention to detail, and documents his findings with 98 color photographs, including one of the actual leopard which inspired the short story "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." (AFR139, $37.50)
The House Gun  •  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. Faced with the reality of their son's being a murderer, the Lindgards must reconcile their cooperation in a culture of racism and violence. Always perceptive, Gordimer dissects psychological distortions underlying apartheid. (SAF78, $16.00)
Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa  •  Alan Barnard CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1992 •  PAPER  • 379 PAGES Subtitled "A Comparative Ethnography of Khoisan Peoples, " this scholarly book looks at the environment and its influence on the cultural and social organization among San ("Bushmen"), Khokhoi ("Hottentot") and Damara of the Kalahari and surrounding areas. It looks at the culture of some of the best-known and most mythologized African peoples. Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology 85. (SAF67, $45.00)
Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of Southern Africa  •  Reader's Digest FIELD GUIDE •  1990 •  HARD COVER  • 440 PAGES A comprehensive guide to 700 parks and reserves with a good overview of each region along with profiles of individual reserves. This thoroughly illustrated resource also includes a key to common plants, insects, reptiles, fishes, birds, and mammals. With excellent maps. (SAF02, $30.00)
In the Footsteps of Eve, The Mystery of Human Origins  •  Lee R. Berger SCIENCE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES Berger challenges the orthodoxy on a critical point of debate in the field of paleoanthropology. Based on an important find he made in 1997 -- the oldest footprint of a modern human ever found -- he claims that humans evolved near the Cape of Good Hope, rather than in East Africa as convention holds. With black-and-white photographs and illustrations. (ATP10, $14.00)
Journey to the Vanished City, the Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel  •  Tudor Parfitt TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES The author, a noted scholar of Judaic Diaspora, 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 Zimbabwe, Malawi and Tanzania. The vanished city in question is Senna, the mysterious Arabian city where the Lemba may have originated. Despite prevailing wisdom, the Lemba believe they are a lost tribe of Israel, descended from Solomon, who traveled to southern Africa -- and built the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe. Whatever your opinion of the author's conclusions, anyone planning a visit to the World Heritage Site of Great Zimbabwe will find the book of great interest. (SAF92, $14.00)
July's People  •  Nadine Gordimer LITERATURE •  1982 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES When the cities in South Africa become volatile battlefields, one household servant rescues the liberal white family he works for and brings them to his village for safety. Gordimer's political novel raises questions of understanding and misunderstanding between whites and blacks. (SAF95, $14.00)
The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals  •  Jonathan Kingdon FIELD GUIDE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 476 PAGES 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)
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)
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)
Life & Times of Michael K  •  J.M. Coetzee LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 184 PAGES The story is universal. Its setting: a South African town in the midst of civil war. Anything but a travelogue, this short, hallucinatory novel is the powerful story of a troubled boy. Confused and lost, he is unjustly imprisoned -- but holds on to his essential goodness and spirit. Michael K. stands in for the dignity of the human soul, no matter the circumstances. Winner of the Booker Prize. (SAF17, $14.00)
Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 684 PAGES A comprehensive practical guide to South Africa geared for independent travelers. (AFR44, $26.99)
Lonely Planet Southern Africa  •  Alan Murphy GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 808 PAGES A hefty practical guide to the nine nations of southern Africa, including Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland, Malawi, Mozambique and Lesotho. Ideal for independent travelers on a multicountry tour, this guide includes exhaustive information about where to sleep and eat, and what to see and do, as well as a useful overview of the region. (SAF121, $32.99)
Mandela & de Klerk  •  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. The film dramatizes the end of Apartheid. DVD (SAF51, $9.98)
Mandela, The Authorized Biography  •  Anthony Sampson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 736 PAGES A comprehensive biography of Mandela by a prolific British journalist, who once edited a magazine in Johannesburg. A long-term acquaintance and admirer of the great leader, Sampson had complete access to Mandela, his unpublished letters and documents. (SAF118, $20.00)
My Son's Story  •  Nadine Gordimer LITERATURE •  1991 •  PAPER  • 277 PAGES A complex story of the effects of apartheid on one black family in a segregated township near Johannesburg. With her characteristic insight into human relationships, Gordimer follows the lives of a black activist schoolteacher, his son and a white fellow activist. (SAF77, $15.00)
The Myth of Wild Africa  •  Jonathan Adams  •  Thomas McShane NATURAL HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 290 PAGES Thomas Lovejoy called this book essential reading. It's a no-holds-barred attack on old-style conservation in Africa- provocative, fascinating and dead-on. The authors, associated with the World Wildlife Fund, explode the romantic fallacy of an untouched continent where animals roam freely in sanctuaries. The relationship of wildlife -- and the people who share the continent with them -- is central to the future of conservation. (AFR15, $29.95)
No Future Without Forgiveness  •  Desmond Tutu BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2000 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Nobel Peace Prize recipient Desmond Tutu writes an insightful memoir on South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. After Apartheid, Nelson Mendela named Tutu the chairman of the TRC, an establishment which aims for racial reconciliation in South Africa. The oppression in South Africa cannot be forgotten, but Tutu, in his sincerity, believes it can be forgiven. (SAF97, $15.95)
None to Accompany Me  •  Nadine Gordimer LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 324 PAGES A portrait of life in South Africa after the collapse of Apartheid. With keen attention to character and racial politics, Nobel Prize-winner Gordimer traces the experiences of two families during this turbulent time in recent South African history. (SAF76, $16.00)
Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World  •  Kevin Schafer NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A collection of 112 stunning color photographs of penguins around the world. Schafer, a veteran naturalist and expedition leader, has photographed these much-loved birds on voyages to the Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic islands, Galapagos, and South Africa. Schafer also wrote the accompanying text. Winner of the 2000 National Outdoor Book Award. (ANT131, $49.95)
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)
A Photographic Guide, Southern, Central, and East African Mammals  •  Chris Stuart  •  Tilde Stuart FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES A compact guide designed for the field. The Stuarts present 152 African mammals, including almost all of the conspicuous species and a good sampling of the smaller or more secretive animals. In addition to highlighting characteristic features, the authors give some information on diet, habitats and behavior. And, the book fits in your shirt pocket. 2nd edition. (EAF16, $15.95)
Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates  •  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. It's an eye-opening guide to California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and -- naturally -- the Mediterranean. (MED21, $35.95)
The Power of One  •  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. It's an inspirational story with a great sense of time and place, combining strong characters, stunning locales and serious social issues. Based on the author's own experiences as a child. (SAF26, $15.00)
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)
Shaka Zulu  •  William Faure HISTORY •  2002 •  DVD  • 416 PAGES Made as a mini-series 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. Starring Henry Cele as Shaka, this critically acclaimed epic miniseries details the Zulu nation's struggle against European colonialism, his innovations in warfare, and the legendary warrior's ultimate downfall. Set against the spectacular panorama of the Zulu tribal homeland, Shaka Zulu features a first rate cast including Christopher Lee, Dudu Mkhize, Robert Powell and Edward Fox. DVD extras include vintage interviews with cast and crew, galleries of original production art, galleries of original production stills, essay on the history of the Zulu Wars, and more. (SAF54, $79.95)
South from the Limpopo, Travels Through South Africa  •  Dervla Murphy TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES No blushing violet, Murphy has journeyed by bicycle and foot through some of the most difficult, complicated places on the planet including India, Madagascar and Africa. She's an open-minded, engaged reporter and this account of South Africa and her 6,000-mile journey is an excellent example of her humorous, thoughtful approach to the world. She captures the excitement, contradictions and challenges of South Africa on her travels as the first majority elections were taking place in 1994. (SAF102, $16.95)
Southern African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide  •  Mike Unwin FIELD GUIDE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 284 PAGES A popular photographic guide to the mammals, birds, reptiles and habitats south of the Zambezi. With 300 color photographs and illuminating text. Though the bulk of the book is devoted to animals, it also includes chapters on habitats, tracks and signs, planning and where to go. (SAF131, $24.95)
Southern Night Sky  •  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  •  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, $15.00)
The Story of an African Farm  •  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  •  Sindiwe Magona BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES Sindiwe Magona's widely acclaimed memoir of the changes she and her Xhosa village endured under apartheid. Magona candidly relates her experiences of growing into womanhood the first 23 years of her life (she was forced to leave her teaching post to work as a servant in a white family's home) while chronicling the transforming social climate around her. (SAF83, $11.95)
Wild at Heart, Man and Beast in Southern Africa  •  Peter Godwin  •  Chris Johns  •  Nelson Mandela NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES A superb collection of 128 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 Zimbabwe-born veteran journalist Peter Godwin.The team traveled throughout Southern Africa from the Kalahari to the Skeleton Coast, Zambesi and South Africa to document the wildlife and people of the region. (SAF130, $65.00)
Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries  •  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. The authors, both Italian journalists and wine connoisseurs, provide helpful tips alongside the hundreds of magnificent color photographs. (EUR191, $35.00)