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Abyssinian Chronicles
• Moses Isegawa
• LITERATURE
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A riveting coming-of-age novel, set in Uganda during the absurd, terrible reign of Ida Amin. It's a big, ambitious book that follows the author's own path -- and Uganda's history -- from rural Uganda to Kampala and, eventually, Europe.
(UGD12, $15.00)
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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, $20.95)
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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 Obsession, The Life and Legacy of Carl Akeley
• Penelope Bodry-Sanders
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A biography of Carl Akeley that follows his expeditions throughout East and Central Africa, capturing his fascination with turn-of-the-century Africa..
(AFR52, $14.95)
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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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Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket.
(AFR109, $5.95)
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The Africans
• David Lamb
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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In these 17 well-written essays, news correspondent Lamb ranges throughout Africa, creating an insightful portrait of the land and especially its people.
(AFR22, $14.95)
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Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Field Guide Edition
• Dale Zimmerman
• Donald Turner
• David Pearson
• FIELD GUIDE
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This comprehensive field guide, ideal for the Serengeti, features 124 stunning color plates.
(FG39, $35.00)
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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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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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Bradt Guide Uganda
• Philip Briggs
• GUIDEBOOK
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This informative, compact guide provides an excellent overview of Uganda's history, culture and natural history. With photographs, maps and travel information.
(UGD07, $24.99)
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Captain Sir Richard Burton, A Biography
• Edward Rice
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A splendid, absorbing account of the Victorian explorer.
(AFR99, $27.50)
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Changing Uganda, The Dilemmas of Structural Adjustment and Revolutionary Change
• Holger Bernt Hansen
• Michael Twaddle
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A diverse portrait of Uganda by a team of scholars.
(UGD09, $29.95)
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Desertion
• Abdulrazak Gurnah
• LITERATURE
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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.
(EAF138, $13.95)
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The Forest People
• Colin Turnbull
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The romanticized ethnography of the BaMbuti Pygmies, a sensation on publication in 1961.
(CAF22, $15.00)
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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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Heart of Darkness, with Congo Diary
• Joseph Conrad
• LITERATURE
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One of the century's most important works, this short story tells of the harrowing journey Marlow takes into the Belgian congo.
(AFR46, $7.95)
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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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In the Arms of Africa, The Life of Colin M.Turnbull
• Roy Richard Drinker
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A provocative, contentious, and romantic figure, Colin Turnbull charged into the limelight in 1961 with his best-selling "The Forest People, " a sympathetic account of the Mbuti pygmies. Roy Richard Drinker has written a mesmerizing biography of Turnbull, which captures the closed, homophobic scholarly culture of the day.
(AFR89, $17.00)
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Journey to the Source of the Nile
• Christopher Ondaatje
• EXPLORATION
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A modern journey in the footsteps of the Victorian explorers.
(AFR96, $25.00)
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The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
• Jonathan Kingdon
• FIELD GUIDE
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This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. With information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation of 1,100 species.
(AFR32, $47.50)
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The Lake Regions of Central Africa
• Richard Francis Burton
• EXPLORATION
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Burton's account of exploration between Zanzibar and Lake Tanganyika.
(AFR98, $16.95)
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The Last King of Scotland
• Giles Foden
• LITERATURE
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A lurid, blackly humorous novel based on the last desperate days of the rule of Idi Amin in Uganda. The book is rich in detail of, not only the lunacy of a failing despot, but also of life -- especially among the expatriates.
(UGD08, $14.00)
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A Naturalist and Other Beasts, Tales from a Life in the Field
• George B. Schaller
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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In this absorbing memoir the eminent zoologist writes with authority and affection of his many field expeditions over a long career in conservation, including his time among the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, snow leopards in Nepal and his groundbreaking work on giant pandas in Sichuan.
(NAT119, $24.95)
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No One Loved Gorillas More, Dian Fossey Letters from the Mist
• Dian Fossey
• Camilla de la Bedoyere
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An illustrated selection of letters from Rwanda, published by the National Geographic Society.
(CAF36, $30.00)
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Nomads of the Serengeti
• Robyn Stewart
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Featuring 200 color photographs of the wildlife and landscapes of the Serengeti, with a focus on the birds, migrating herds, and predators.
(EAF149, $32.95)
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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, $23.00)
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A Photographic Guide, Southern, Central, and East African Mammals
• Chris Stuart
• Tilde Stuart
• FIELD GUIDE
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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)
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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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Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose, Dispatches from the Front Lines of Earth
• Richard Bangs
• EXPLORATION
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Hair-raising jaunts to far-flung corners of the world, including Libya, Bosnia, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.
(WLD127, $16.95)
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The Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals
• Richard Estes
• FIELD GUIDE
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An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa's mammals by a noted scientist. Written with the typical safari-goer in mind, it includes black-and-white drawings, an overview of each group and in-depth information on the behavior, habits and diet of 100 large African mammals.
(AFR06, $30.00)
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Serengeti Journey, On Safari in Africa
• Gare Thompson
• NATURAL HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A fun and informative overview of the Serengeti and its wildlife for readers ages 4 to 8.
(EAF150, $17.90)
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
• Robert D. Kaplan
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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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.
(AFR155, $13.95)
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Swahili, Start Speaking Today
• Educational Services Corporation
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A 90-minute crash course in Swahili on two audio casettes tapes, which focuses on useful words and expressions for the traveler.
(EAF110, $21.95)
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Uganda Map
• ITMB
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A detailed physical map (scale 1:800,000) of Uganda, featuring city and national park insets.
(UGD01, $11.95)
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The White Nile
• Alan Moorehead
• EXPLORATION
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A lively history of the Victorian search for the source of the Nile including the extraordinary tales of Burton and Speke, not to mention the famous meeting of Livingstone and Stanley.
(EGY79, $14.95)
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Wildlife of East Africa
• Martin B. Withers
• David Hosking
• FIELD GUIDE
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This compact guide to 475 common species of birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, trees and flowers of East Africa features full-color photographs with detailed descriptions on facing pages.
(EAF108, $19.95)
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