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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 Africans

The Africans


by 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. (AFR22, $19.95)

Birds of East Africa

Birds of East Africa


by Terry Stevenson | John Fanshawe

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 602 PAGES

Compact and comprehensive, this guide to 1,388 species of birds in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi features 286 excellent color plates, range maps and notes on habitats and conservation. A veteran tour leader, co-author Stevenson lives in Kenya. (EAF92, $39.50)

Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania

Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania


by Dale Zimmerman | Donald Turner | David Pearson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

Ideal for the Serengeti, this field guide features 124 stunning color plates. (FG39, $35.00)

Captain Sir Richard Burton, A Biography


by Edward Rice

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 688 PAGES

A splendid, absorbing account of the Victorian explorer. (AFR99, $27.50)

Changing Uganda, The Dilemmas of Structural Adjustment and Revolutionary Change


by Holger Bernt Hansen | Michael Twaddle

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 403 PAGES

A diverse portrait of Uganda by a team of scholars. (UGD09, $29.95)

Desertion


by Abdulrazak Gurnah

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Set in Zanzibar, this novel of a troubled love affair spans sixty years, painting a vivid portrait of turn-of-the-century colonial Africa. (EAF138, $13.95)

The Forest People


by Colin Turnbull

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 295 PAGES

The romanticized ethnography of the BaMbuti Pygmies, a sensation on publication in 1961. (CAF22, $16.00)

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)

Heart of Darkness, with Congo Diary

Heart of Darkness, with Congo Diary


by Joseph Conrad

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 136 PAGES

One of the century's most important works, this short story tells of the harrowing journey Marlow takes into the Belgian congo. (AFR46, $9.00)

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)

In the Arms of Africa, The Life of Colin M.Turnbull

In the Arms of Africa, The Life of Colin M.Turnbull


by Roy Richard Drinker

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 366 PAGES

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, $22.50)

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)

The Lake Regions of Central Africa


by Richard Francis Burton

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 572 PAGES

Burton's account of exploration between Zanzibar and Lake Tanganyika. (AFR98, $16.95)

Mountain Gorilla

Mountain Gorilla


by Adrian Warren

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • DVD

This remarkable documentary, filmed in the Parc des Volcans in Rwanda and originally produced for IMAX, follows a day in the life of a group of mountain gorillas. 39 minutes. (EAF142, $14.98)

My Family Album, Thirty Years of Primate Photography

My Family Album, Thirty Years of Primate Photography


by F. B. M. De Waal

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER

Waal illuminates the striking diversity of primate social interaction, gesture and and behavior in this witty collection of 128 duotone photographs (with accompanying explanations) of chimps, bonobos, capuchin, baboons and macaques. (BST107, $40.00)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife

National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife


by Peter Alden

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 988 PAGES

This comprehensive photo guide covers 850 birds, mammals and reptiles of Africa. With range maps and a good country-by-country overview of habitats and parks. (AFR25, $24.95)

The Nile

The Nile


by Robert O. Collins

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 384 PAGES

Collins draws on a lifetime of study and travel in this authoritative overview of the geography and history of the 4,000-mile-long river. (AFR129, $52.00)

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)

Safari Living


by 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)

Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea

Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea


by 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. (AFR155, $15.95)

Swahili, Start Speaking Today

Swahili, Start Speaking Today


by 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)

To the Heart of the Nile, Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa

To the Heart of the Nile, Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa


by Pat Shipman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A lively account of the adventurous, eventful life of Lady Florence Baker (1845-1916). (CAF30, $16.95)

 

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