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, $26.00) |
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Africa
• Michael Lewis
• John Reader
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES
• COMING IN
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) |
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Africa's Vanishing Wildlife
• Chris Stuart
NATURAL HISTORY •
1996 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
Profiling wildlife found all over the continent, this sixth book by the prolific husband-and-wife team features outstanding color photography, great maps and a well considered analysis of prospects for the future of individual species.
(AFR43, $45.00) |
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Africa, The Serengeti
• George Casey
NATURAL HISTORY •
1994 •
DVD
A dazzling 40-minute IMAX documentary of the wildebeests' year-long migration in the Serengeti and Masai Mara. The cinematographer captures all the action in stunning color, documenting birth, predation and fighting.
(EAF120, $19.99) |
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African Art, An Introduction
• Frank Willett
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
A concise, well illustrated overview of the art and culture of Africa, portraying the range of spectacular art produced throughout the ages.
(AFR18, $21.95) |
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African Nights
• Kuki Gallman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2000 •
PAPER
• 326 PAGES
In this sequel to I Dreamed of Africa Gallman writes of life on her ranch in Kenya, the people, wildlife and challenges.
(EAF121, $14.00) |
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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) |
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African Silences
• Peter Matthiessen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1992 •
PAPER
• 225 PAGES
In this narrative of Equatorial Africa, Matthiessen recounts several trips to The Gambia, Senegal, Zaire and the Congo Basin in search of rhinos, elephants and other endangered wildlife.
(WAF36, $13.00) |
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African Wildlife
• 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) |
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The Africans
• David Lamb
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1987 •
PAPER
• 371 PAGES
In these 17 well written essays, news correspondent Lamb ranges throughout Africa, creating an insightful portrait of the land and especially its people. This now-classic book is a wide-ranging political and social survey of the continent, banned in a number of countries -- and as interesting today as when it was first published in 1984.
(AFR22, $19.95) |
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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 •
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) |
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Bill Bryson's African Diary
• Bill Bryson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 49 PAGES
It's slight but with all the profits going to CARE International (who sponsored Bryson's visit), this 50-page essay on Kenya has its heart in the right place. It's a diary of Bryon's week-long junket at the invitation of the poverty-fighting organization.
(AFR128, $12.00) |
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Birds of Eastern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists
• Ber Van Perlo
FIELD GUIDE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 302 PAGES
This handy guide illustrates and briefly describes most East African birds, including those of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Yemen's Socotra Island. It's a remarkably small book, featuring 96 color plates, 1,487 species -- and essential information for quick reference in the field. Best for someone already familiar with birds of the region, illustrations are small and information about each species condensed to a few words.
(EAF40, $29.95) |
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The Book of Secrets
• M.G. Vassanjii
LITERATURE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 337 PAGES
Intrigue, history and politics along East Africa's Swahili Coast. The many machinations of this prize-winning novel revolve around the discovery of a 1913 diary of a British colonial administrator in Dar es Salaam. It evokes the history and atmosphere of the coast, where black, white, Indian and Arab are long intertwined.
(EAF65, $18.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Bradt Guide Tanzania
• Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 656 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to Tanzania, its history, wildlife and major attractions in the series of Africa guides by Philip Briggs for Bradt. Geared for the independent traveler, it also includes maps, town plans and lots of practical travel information. It covers not just the popular safari destinations in the north but also Gombe Stream, Mahale Mountains and Selous Game Reserve.
(EAF39, $26.99) |
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Bradt Guide Zanzibar
• David Else
• Sarah Chanter
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A personal, detailed guide to Zanzibar, its history, culture, attractions and natural history. With color photographs, maps and excellent travel information.
(EAF33, $23.99) |
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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) |
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Cultural Atlas of Africa
• Jocelyn Murray
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES
• COMING IN
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) |
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Darwin's Dreampond, Drama in Lake Victoria
• Tijs Goldschmidt
NATURAL HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 274 PAGES
A fortuitous combination of solid science and vivid travel writing, this book is Goldschmidt's account of his field work at Lake Victoria, and especially of his work on the ecology and evolution of the cichlid fishes.
(EAF53, $29.00) |
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Desertion
• Abdulrazak Gurnah
LITERATURE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
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. The time-skipping tale is opens in 1899, following the fate of a British adventurer lost in the East African desert. Rescued by a Muslim shopkeeper, he begins a love affair with the man's sister, Rehana. Skipping to the 1950s, the story follows the lives of two brother: a Zanzibari in England Rashid, and Amin, who is having an affair with Rehana's granddaughter.
(EAF138, $13.95) |
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Elephant Memories, Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family
• Cynthia Moss
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 364 PAGES
A tribute to the elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park by Cynthia Moss, founder and director of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project. Moss writes with authority and verve about her favorite creatures. A reprint of the original 1988 edition with a new afterward focusing on elephant conservation.
(EAF79, $22.50) |
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The Fossil Trail, How We Know What We Think We Know About Human Evolution
• Ian Tattersall
SCIENCE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A balanced, thought-provoking survey of the physical evidence for human evolution by the American Museum of Natural History anthropologist.
(ATP08, $34.95) |
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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) |
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Green Hills of Africa
• Ernest Hemingway
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1935 •
PAPER
• 295 PAGES
Hemingway paints the true story of his ramblings on safari in this classic, exquisitely written tale of hunting around Lake Manyara, which includes some of the best writing on the land itself and original pencil drawings.
(EAF25, $16.00) |
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Guide to Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro
• Iain Allan
GUIDEBOOK •
1998 •
PAPER
• 264 PAGES
Allan's pocket guide to mountaineering, produced by the Mountain Club of Kenya, is a comprehensive overview of mountain medicine, geology, flora and fauna. With climbing routes and a fold-out topo maps of the two mountains.
(EAF68, $33.95) |
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Heart of Darkness, with Congo Diary
• Joseph Conrad
LITERATURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 136 PAGES
A monumentally influential literary work, this short story tells of Marlow's harrowing journey into the Belgian Congo. Rich with irony, this story blurs the lines between savagery and civilization. This edition also includes selections from Conrad's journal while he was in the Congo, creating a blueprint for his later writings.
(AFR46, $9.00) |
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Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories
• Chinua Achebe
• Lynn Innes
ANTHOLOGY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 196 PAGES
• COMING IN
All written in the last 25 years, these 20 outstanding stories showcase both established African writers and new voices in the field. A single-volume introduction to the vast literature of all of Africa.
(AFR10, $14.94) |
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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) |
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Human Origins, The Search for Our Beginnings
• Thomas Herbert
• Paul Bahn
ARCHAEOLOGY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 159 PAGES
Significant fossil finds, cave art, current research and fate of the Neanderthals are all touched on in this highly visual overview of hominid origins and culture. A pocket encyclopedia in the excellent "Discoveries" series.
(NAT44, $15.95) |
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I Married Adventure, The Lives of Osa and Martin Johnson
• Osa Johnson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1997 •
PAPER
• 448 PAGES
Back from a round-the-world cruise with Jack London, the pioneering film maker Martin Johnson married young Osa Leighty from Chanute, Kansas and together they sailed off to Kenya, Borneo and the Congo, making movies and writing books. In this 1940 classic, she recounts their adventures in the field.
(PAC110, $19.95) |
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In the Dust of Kilimanjaro
• David Western
NATURAL HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 250 PAGES
Published in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Kenya Wildlife Service and written by its former director, Western writes eloquently of his immersion in the natural history and cultures of Kenya.
(EAF48, $35.00) |
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Kenya and Tanzania Map
• Cartographia
1999 •
MAP
A colorful, double-sided map of Kenya and Tanzania at a scale of 1:2,500,000. With index Two Sides. 39.5x26.5 inches.
(EAF97, $12.00) |
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Kilimanjaro & East Africa, A Climbing and Trekking Guide
• Cameron Burns
GUIDEBOOK •
2006 •
PAPER
• 236 PAGES
A compact guide to climbing with practical information on planning for your trek, outfitters and routes. It covers all the major forest and moorland routes to the main peaks on Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya, Mt. Meru and the Rwenzoris. With sketch maps and photographs. Second edition.
(EAF63, $19.95) |
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Kilimanjaro Map
• ITMB
2010 •
MAP
A traveler's map of the mountain and surroundings at a scale of 1:62,500 with margin notes on the climbing routes, wildlife and history of exploration. It's a colorful topographic map with 100-foot contour lines. Routes, huts, and geographic features are clearly indicated. One Side. 27x39 inches.
(EAF69, $11.95) |
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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) |
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Lonely Planet East Africa
• Hugh Finlay
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 664 PAGES
This practical guide to East Africa by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs and excellent travel information. Lonely Planet also publishes "Trekking in East Africa".
(EAF81, $31.99) |
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Lonely Planet Kenya
• Matt Fletcher
• Hugh Finlay
• Geoff Crowther
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 392 PAGES
A compact, practical guide to Kenya featuring maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With a brief wildlife guide and scattered color photographs. It includes sketch maps of cities, towns, parks and reserves.
(EAF84, $26.99) |
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Lonely Planet Swahili Phrasebook
• Lonely Planet
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2008 •
PAPER
• 259 PAGES
A compact reference for the traveler, covering useful idioms, vocabulary and basic grammar.
(EAF96, $8.99) |
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Lucy's Legacy, Sex and Intelligence in Human Evolution
• Alison Jolly
SCIENCE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 528 PAGES
Jolly brings the perspective of a sociobiologist -- and of her decades of field work on the female-dominated ring-tailed Lemur -- to this lively account of who we are as a species. She looks particularly at the evolution of gender and intelligence.
(AFR104, $18.95) |
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The Nile
• Robert O. Collins
HISTORY •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 384 PAGES
Collins draws on a lifetime of study and travel in this revealing portrait of the 4,000-mile-long river, its political geography and environmental history.
(AFR129, $52.00) |
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Origins Reconsidered, In Search of What Makes Us Human
• Richard Leakey
• Roger Lewin
SCIENCE •
1993 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
A personal account of hominid evolution by paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey with science writer Richard Lewin. They look back at the evidence and conclusions from the original 1977 book "Origins," augmented with a thoughtful consideration of what makes us human.
(ATP07, $17.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Safari Living
• Tim Beddow
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 168 PAGES
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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The Scramble for Africa
• Thomas Pakenham
HISTORY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 738 PAGES
Absorbing and meticulously researched, this in-depth history of the Victorian land grab in Africa includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities who overran the continent.
(AFR26, $23.99) |
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Serengeti Journey, On Safari in Africa
• Gare Thompson
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A fun and informative overview of the Serengeti and its wildlife for readers ages 4 to 8.
(EAF150, $17.90) |
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The Serengeti Lion, A Study of Predator-Prey Relations
• George Schaller
NATURAL HISTORY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 494 PAGES
A classic study in field biology and winner of the National Book Award, this book is the result of Schaller's long-term study of the ecology of the Serengeti lion. Well worth browsing for its excellent general information on the habitats and animals of the Serengeti, you may find yourself drawn to the many charts, tables and maps. It's an elegant study, marvelously written. This book is part of a series of monographs on African mammals published by the University of Chicago Press.
(EAF13, $30.00) |
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Serengeti, The Eternal Beginning
• Boyd Norton
NATURAL HISTORY •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES
Two-hundred-and-fifty color photographs and Norton's firsthand accounts from Serengeti National Park, Kenya's Masai Mara, and Ngorongoro Crater, as well as memorable stories about encounters with people and wildlife will transport you to East Africa. Chosen as one of the "40 Most Influential Nature Photographers" in 2010, the roving, Colorado-based Norton has worked in the Rocky Mountains, Lake Baikal and Alaska. He is founder and director of Serengeti Watch with Longitude friend and colleague Dave Blanton.
(EAF378, $35.00) |
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
• Ernest Hemingway
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 156 PAGES
A collection of 10 excellent Hemingway stories set in Africa, including The Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber (which begin and end the collection, respectively). The latter is a chilling masterpiece concerning an American couple on a big-game safari. Originally published in 1936, the book draws from stories written over the previous nine years, when Hemingway's prose was at it's best; a classic not to be missed.
(EAF26, $14.00) |
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
• Robert D. Kaplan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
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. Kaplan also pays particular attention to the formidable impact of the 1980s famine.
(AFR155, $15.95) |
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Swahili Dictionary
• D.V. Perrott
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2003 •
PAPER
• 266 PAGES
A convenient dictionary, useful anywhere in East Africa and especially along the coast, with 14,000 entries and guide to grammar and pronunciation.
(EAF54, $15.95) |
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Swahili, Start Speaking Today
• Educational Services Corporation
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
1995 •
CASETTE TAPE
A 90-minute crash course in Swahili on two audio casettes tapes, which focuses on useful words and expressions for the traveler.
(EAF110, $24.95) |
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Tall Blondes, A Book About Giraffes
• Lynn Sherr
NATURAL HISTORY •
1997 •
HARD COVER
• 128 PAGES
• FAMILY
A giraffe-lover's guide to giraffes, not incidentally written by a tall blond person (and ABC correspondent). The author writes enthusiastically about the Giraffe Center outside Nairobi. With color illustrations throughout, this book will appeal to the whole family.
(AFR79, $19.99) |
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Tanzania Map
• Nelles
2009 •
MAP
• BEST SELLER
A clear, double-sided map of Tanzania, with neighboring Rwanda and Burundi, at a scale of 1:1,500,000, with maps of Zanzibar, Pemba, Dar el Salaam and Arusha. Two Sides. 20x40 inches.
(EAF08, $13.95) |
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Through a Window, My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
• Jane Goodall
NATURAL HISTORY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
The now-classic account of Jane Goodall's research into the life of the chimpanzees on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, offering insight into field work, animal behavior and conservation issues.
(EAF42, $15.95) |
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The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe
• Dervla Murphy
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1995 •
HARD COVER
• 276 PAGES
• COMING IN
An Irish grandmother and award-winning travel writer, Murphy rewards herself on her 60th birthday in 1992 with a state-of-the-art mountain bike and an adventure from Kenya to Zimbabwe, including a sojourn in Zambia. She frames her portrait of contemporary Africa around the AIDS crisis, providing a unique glimpse into the life of Africans in each of the countries she visits. But, beware: Murphy's attitude towards the international, animal-watching tourist trade is less than kind. Still, it's a vastly entertaining and eye-opening book.
(AFR01, $22.95) |
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Watching Wildlife, East Africa
• David Andrew
• Susan Rhind
FIELD GUIDE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
Part of a popular series from Lonely Planet, this is a practical guide to the best places in East Africa to see wildlife, featuring a 100-page "wildlife gallery" with color photographs and descriptions of commonly encountered African mammals, birds, amphibians and fish. It also contains 58 color maps.
(EAF125, $22.99) |
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The Wisdom of the Bones, In Search of Human Origins
• Alan Walker
• Pat Shipman
SCIENCE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
A dramatic account of the discovery, in 1984, and significance of a remarkably intact skeleton of Homo erectus in northern Kenya.
(ATP09, $15.00) |
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