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AA Gill is Away
A. A. Gill
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2005
PAPER
307 PAGES
In Britain, AA Gill is a household word, as an exceedingly popular restaurant and media critic for the Times of London. He hates to travel, but his readers love it when he does, because he so frequently comes back with a hilarious, intricately observed report. This book is a collection of those essays. The range is staggering -- included are reports from famine-plagued Sudan, Tokyo, Scotland, Tanzania and the Kalahari, and Los Angeles where he investigates the adult-film (AKA porn) industry. Gill manages to be both very funny and very moving throughout this book: no mean feat. One caveat: despite the introduction written specifically for an American audience, these essays remain very British, with a fair amount of mystifying slang.
(TVL76, $14.00) |
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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 Map, Central and South, Madagascar 746
Michelin Travel Publications
2007
MAP
A fine folded map of the central and southern regions of the continent, covering the continent south of Gabon, Congo, Uganda and Kenya at a scale of 1:4,000,000. This map is very useful for road travel. One Side. 40x57 inches.
(AFR36, $14.95) |
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African Animal Tracks
Raymond Leung
James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE
1999
PLASTIC CARD
A fold-out, laminated pocket field guide featuring the tracks of almost 150 species with a photograph of each animal and short description. It includes too a few (happily black-and-white) drawings of dung.
(AFR107, $5.95) |
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African Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species
James Kavanaugh
Raymond Leung
FIELD GUIDE
2000
PLASTIC CARD
A laminated fold-out guide illustrating almost 150 species of African birds, pocket-size and designed for quick reference in the field.
(AFR108, $5.95) |
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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 Rock Art, Paintings and Engravings On Stone
David Coulson
Alec Campbell
ART & ARCHITECTURE
2001
HARD COVER
256 PAGES
COMING IN
This beautifully illustrated overview, which ranges all over the continent, includes a section on Libya's rock art. With 200 color photos and 178 black-and-white drawings. The author is founder and first director of the National Museum and Art Gallery of Botswana.
(AFR136, $60.00) |
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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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Anatomy of a Miracle, The End of Apartheid and the Birth of the New South Africa
Patti Waldmeir
HISTORY
1998
PAPER
289 PAGES
COMING IN
A vividly written account of the extraordinary transition of power from de Klerk to Mandela from an insider's point of view. Waldmeir, who had access to all the principle players, is the Johannesburg bureau chief for the Financial Times. Told with verve and an eye for detail, this book is highly recommended for anyone seeking to understand this landmark event.
(SAF47, $22.95) |
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Animals of Africa
Thomas B. Allen
FIELD GUIDE
2008
HARD COVER
252 PAGES
With 200 stunning color photographs and an introduction by Jane Goodall, this coffe-table book shows the animals of Africa in their natural habitats.
(AFR223, $45.00) |
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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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Birds of Africa South of the Sahara
Ian Sinclair
Peter Ryan
FIELD GUIDE
2010
PAPER
760 PAGES
This field guide describes and illustrates all 2,100 species of birds occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, a remarkable feat. The 359 color plates, excellent range maps and brief descriptions are integrated on facing pages for easy reference. It's especially useful for those Southern African countries without their own field guides. It also covers Socotra, Pemba, and the islands in the Gulf of Guinea (It does not, however, cover Madagascar). The large color paintings are by Norman Arlott, Peter Hayman, and Alan Harris.
(SAF143, $49.50) |
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Botswana Map
Globetrotter
2011
MAP
A detailed map of Botswana at a scale of 1:1,600,000 with inset maps of Chobe and other national parks on the reverse. Printed on heavy coated stock One Side. 27x39 inches.
(SAF07, $10.95) |
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Bradt Guide Malawi
Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
208 PAGES
This authoritative, practical travel guide gives a personal, detailed overview of Malawi, its history, culture and natural history. Includes a chapter on Lake Malawi, along with information on travel, health and safety. With photographs and maps.
(SAF108, $25.99) |
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Bradt Guide Mozambique
Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
376 PAGES
This comprehensive guide features an overview of the history, wildlife and natural history of Mozambique along with color photographs and maps..
(SAF106, $24.99) |
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Cape Winelands, A Touring Guide
Theresa Morrison
Lanz von Horsten
GUIDEBOOK
2000
PAPER
120 PAGES
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A nicely illustrated, informative guide to the Cape Winelands featuring 40 hand-picked estates, each with a double-page spread. The author, an expatriate American in the wine business, writes about her favorite wineries, chosen for their architecture and history, the wines they produce, agreeable ambience, landscape and character. With fold-out maps, excellent color photographs and good information on restaurants, picnic spots and places to stay.
(SAF128, $20.00) |
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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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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, $28.95) |
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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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Culture Smart! Botswana
Michael Main
GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
168 PAGES
A concise and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(SAF178, $9.95) |
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
Alexandra Fuller
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2003
PAPER
336 PAGES
An affecting, candid memoir of a white girl coming of age during the Rhodesian Civil War. Fuller's parents moved from England to Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, in the early 1970s. She's a gifted writer with a remarkable voice, capturing the realities of an ugly war and its racism from a unique point of view.
(ZIM15, $15.00) |
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Elephant Destiny, Biography of an Endangered Species in Africa
Martin Meredith
NATURAL HISTORY
2004
PAPER
288 PAGES
A succinct and fascinating history of the relationship between humans and the African Elephant.
(AFR187, $14.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide South Africa
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
408 PAGES
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(SAF138, $27.00) |
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Favorite African Folktales
Nelson Mandela
LITERATURE
2004
PAPER
240 PAGES
FAMILY
A collection of tales from all over the continent, including many traditional folktales from Southern Africa. A team of expert folklorists, poets and authors transcribe the tales, each selected by Mandela.
(AFR142, $13.95) |
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Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa
Ian Sinclair
Phil Hockey
Warwick Tarboton
FIELD GUIDE
2011
PAPER
447 PAGES
With over 950 species and legions of bird watchers, Southern Africa supports as many popular bird guides as North America. This comprehensive guide by Ian Sinclair and colleagues, the fourth edition of the comprehensive, beautifully illustrated SASOL guide, features 200 dazzling color plates by Peter Hayman and Norman Arlott. Plates, maps and text are integrated, making this book a pleasure to use in the field. A Princeton Field Guide.
(SAF12, $35.00) |
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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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The Grass is Singing
Doris Lessing
LITERATURE
2008
PAPER
263 PAGES
Lessing's first novel, the story of a white farm wife in Zimbabwe -- and her relationship with her African servant. An explosive topic for the times, the book is a thoughtful portrait of the country, its people and social challenges.
(ZIM06, $13.99) |
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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 Birds of Southern Africa
Phil Hockey
Ian Sinclair
FIELD GUIDE
2005
PAPER
463 PAGES
The oversized color plates, all new range maps and thoroughly updated text, cover 950 species of Southern African birds in splendid detail. Despite its larger size, illustrations, maps and text are integrated on facing pages for ease of use in the field.
(SAF181, $53.20) |
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Hazel Soan's African Watercolours
Hazel Soan
ART & ARCHITECTURE
2008
PAPER
128 PAGES
Renowned painter Hazel Soan showcases her watercolours of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, sharing with readers hints and tips on how to best capture the light, texture, and movement of a landscape. This book is aimed at the more practiced painter.
(SAF226, $24.95) |
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Healing Makes Our Hearts Happy, Spirituality and Cultural Transformation among the Kalahari Ju/'Hoansi
Richard Katz
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1997
PAPER
240 PAGES
An illustrated portrait of the history and culture of the Jul'hoansi (or Bushmen) people of the Kalahari. In documenting the healing dance and traditions, the authors let the people speak for themselves.
(BOT21, $29.95) |
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A History of Mozambique
Malyn Newitt
HISTORY
1994
HARD COVER
400 PAGES
A comprehensive, scholarly history of Mozambique from Portuguese trade in the 15th century to the 1980s. The last short chapter is devoted to Mozambique since independence with half the book covering Afro-Portuguese trade and feudal societies before 1891 (when modern political borders were drawn).
(SAF42, $59.95) |
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A History of Sub-Saharan Africa
Robert O. Collins
James M. Burns
HISTORY
2006
PAPER
368 PAGES
A clear, brief survey of the history and development of Africa, aimed at undergraduates and interested readers, organized thematically. With chapters on climate and geography, the rise of states and empires, the slave trade within Africa and beyond to the Americas, the European conquest, and Africa in the 20th century.
(AFR174, $31.99) |
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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, $50.00) |
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In Search of Remarkable Trees, On Safari in Southern Africa
Thomas Pakenham
NATURAL HISTORY
2007
HARD COVER
208 PAGES
Pakenham combines his interests as a historian (The Scramble for Africa), adventurer (The Mountains of Rasselas) and arborist (Meetings with Remarkable Trees) in this illustrated account of his journeys in search of spectacular, old and amazing baobabs, jacarandas and other noteworthy sylva of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
(SAF195, $45.00) |
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Journeys With Flies
Edwin Wilmsen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1999
HARD COVER
168 PAGES
An impressionist account of field work and travels among the Zhu, Mbanduru and Tswana people of the Kalahari culled from the author's journals. It's a short, personal book that complements Wilmsen's published field work.
(SAF69, $27.50) |
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The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
Jonathan Kingdon
FIELD GUIDE
1997
PAPER
476 PAGES
COMING IN
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) |
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Land Filled With Flies, A Political Economy of the Kalahari
Edwin Wilmsen
HISTORY
1990
PAPER
402 PAGES
A comprehensive, scholarly review of the Zhu people by an anthropologist who worked in the region from 1973 to 1994, this book overturns the romantic myths of the San-speaking hunters and gatherers of Southern Africa living in splendid isolation. Wilmsen has also written an impressionist account of his years in Southern Africa, "Journeys With Flies" (SAF69). It's a detailed, monumental study of the social relations, diet, work and land use by the San societies of Botswana and Namibia, an especially important work given the long-held western notions of the "Bushman."
(SAF68, $37.50) |
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Life & Times of Michael K
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) |
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Living Fossil, The Story of the Coelacanth
Keith Stewart Thomson
NATURAL HISTORY
1992
PAPER
256 PAGES
Thomson relates the remarkable discovery of the long-thought-extinct fossil fish in the deep waters of the Mozambique channel and Comoros Islands. It's a great story and engaging account of the biology and conservation of a living fossil.
(BST09, $9.95) |
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The Living Planet in Crisis
Francesca T. Grifo
Joel Cracraft
NATURAL HISTORY
1999
PAPER
394 PAGES
A collection of papers on the science, sociology and policy of biodiversity by leading scholars. The book is the result of a 1995 American Museum of Natural History conference of the same name.
(SAF134, $45.00) |
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Lonely Planet Cape Town
Simon Richmond
GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
236 PAGES
Geared for independent travelers, this savvy guide features color photographs and dozens of excellent maps.
(SAF27, $19.99) |
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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) |
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Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1995
PAPER
640 PAGES
An unpretentious tale of an extraordinary life, Mandela's autobiography is essential reading for an understanding of South Africa. His grace and his love for his country shine throughout. Co-recipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, Mandela is one of the heroes of our age -- and this book is essential reading for an understanding of contemporary South Africa.
(SAF15, $17.99) |
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Malawi and Mozambique Map
ITMB
MAP
A full color map for travelers at a scale of 1:900,000. Two Sides. 39x27 inches.
(SAF120, $12.95) |
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Malawi and Mozambique Map
ITMB
MAP
A full color map for travelers at a scale of 1:900,000. Two Sides. 39x27 inches.
(SAF120, $12.95) |
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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) |
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Mortals, A Novel
Norman Rush
LITERATURE
2004
PAPER
736 PAGES
A dazzling novel from the National Book Award-winning author of Mating, set among American expatriates in 1990s Botswana. Rush pulls off the trick of making the sprawling book (note the page count!) both personally and politically charged.
(SAF141, $15.95) |
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My Traitor's Heart
Rian Malan
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2000
PAPER
425 PAGES
FAVORITE
The Afrikaner and journalist recounts his return to his homeland just before the collapse of Apartheid. Malan grapples with the black and white heart of South Africa, drawing on the 300-year history of his family in Africa, legends of the Zulu nation and some brutally honest reporting. Candid, beautifully written and impossible to put down.
(SAF19, $15.00) |
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Namibia Map
International Travel Maps
2008
MAP
A travelers map of Namibia at the excellent scale of 1:600,000 with contour lines and elevation, roads and railways, mileage, latitude and longitude, national parks and points of interest. With an index, it includes an inset map of Windhoek One Side. 27x39 inches.
(SAF06, $12.95) |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife
Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE
1995
PAPER
988 PAGES
A compact introduction to the landforms, wild areas, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of Africa, featuring contributions by experts and almost 600 color photographs. Most of the book is a field guide to commonly encountered birds, mammals and other creatures of the African continent.
(AFR25, $24.95) |
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None to Accompany Me
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) |
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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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A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of Southern Africa
Elst, Rudy
King,Dennis
FIELD GUIDE
2007
PAPER
144 PAGES
A shirt pocket guide for anglers and divers to 268 species, each with range map, photographs and description, of sharks, rays and bony fishes.
(SAF192, $13.00) |
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Places in the Sand
Margaret Courtney-Clarke
ART & ARCHITECTURE
1997
HARD COVER
144 PAGES
COMING IN
A beautifully produced collection of color photographs of the Namibian desert landscape by the noted photographer.
(NMB09, $45.00) |
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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) |
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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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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) |
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Sleepwalking Land
David Brookshaw
Mia Couto
LITERATURE
2006
PAPER
213 PAGES
A haunting novel of Mozambique's civil war, rich with magic realism.Translated from the Portuguese, the novel has been included on lists of the best African books of the 20th century.
(SAF220, $16.95) |
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Smither's Mammals of Southern Africa, A Field Guide
Peter Apps
FIELD GUIDE
2012
PAPER
392 PAGES
An authoritative, handsomely illustrated guide by a panel of experts, thoroughly revised and expanded for tyhis fourth edition.
(SAF194, $31.00) |
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South Africa Travel Map
Globetrotter
2011
MAP
A clear, double-sided map of South Africa at a scale of 1:2,400,000. It features inset maps of Cape Town, Durban, the Garden Route, Johannesbu rg, Kruger National Park, KwaZulu-Natal Arrea and Pretoria on the reverse. With an index of place names, Two Sides. 28x39 inches.
(SAF09, $8.95) |
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Southern Africa, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
William Branch
Chris Stuart
Tilde Stuart
Warwick Tarboton
FIELD GUIDE
2006
PAPER
520 PAGES
Geared for travelers, this compact guide features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians of Southern Africa.
(SAF171, $27.95) |
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Southern African Wildflowers
John Manning
Colin Patterson-Jones
FIELD GUIDE
2005
HARD COVER
176 PAGES
This illustrated botanical odyssey, organized geographically, showcases interesting and unusual plants from the Zambezi River, south to the Cape and across to the desert of the west.
(SAF162, $39.95) |
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The Tree Where Man Was Born
Peter Matthiessen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2010
PAPER
368 PAGES
A vivid portrait of East Africa, enthralling in its masterful detail on nature and daily life. Matthiessen ranges from prehistory to modern East Africa, circa 1961, deftly combining the finest of nature writing and sensitive commentary on social and political history. In this far-ranging book, we travel with him to Maasailand, Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, the Kenyan Highlands and out into the bush to witness the animals. It's an enduring classic, fully as interesting today as when it was first published by the "New Yorker" in 1972.
(EAF27, $17.00) |
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Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa
GM Branch
FIELD GUIDE
2010
PAPER
432 PAGES
A comprehensive photographic field guide to the intertidal and shallow water invertebrates, fishes, seaweeds, reptiles, birds and mammals. Geared for SCUBA divers, it covers 1,400 species.
(SAF205, $35.00) |
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Ulendo, Travels of a Naturalist In and Out of Africa
Archie Carr
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1993
PAPER
303 PAGES
A memoir of scientific adventures on his home turf in Florida and off in the bush of Malawi and Zambia, this book, by the great Archie Carr, combines good writing with plenty of wit, insight and scientific rigor.
(SAF46, $19.95) |
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Vegetation of Southern Africa
R. M. Cowling
NATURAL HISTORY
2004
PAPER
649 PAGES
A comprehensive survey of the habits, climatic and geological setting, evolution and types of vegetation in Southern Africa by a team of scholars. Geared for professionals, the book includes chapters on fynbos and other distinctive biomes of the region. With 134 line diagrams, 123 blac-and-white photographs and 106 tables.
(SAF159, $110.00) |
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The Washing of the Spears
Donald R. Morris
HISTORY
1998
PAPER
692 PAGES
Written at Hemingway's suggestion, this sprawling chronicle of the Zulu nation and particularly of the war of 1879, takes places in an "endless land of scattered riches and infinite variety."
(SAF49, $27.95) |
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The Wildlife of Southern Africa, The Larger Illustrated Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region
Vincent Carruthers
FIELD GUIDE
2008
PAPER
320 PAGES
This new, larger format edition of the best-selling and well-known The Wildlife of Southern Africa -- A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region is designed to provide an even more user-friendly manual, with larger text and bigger, clearer images.
(SAF215, $29.95) |
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The Zambesi Expedition, To the Zambesi River and Its Tributaries
David Livingstone
EXPLORATION
2001
PAPER
433 PAGES
The original account of Livingstone's journey on the Zambezi. It's a sympathetic portrait of African peoples, rich in nature, culture and politics. Subtitled "Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi River and Its Tributaries: and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa (1858-1864)."
(SAF136, $25.95) |
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Zambia Map
ITMB
2008
MAP
Designed for the traveler this tinted map at a scale of 1:1,500,000 features highlights of Zambian history, geography and a rainfall chart. One Side. 28x39 inches.
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Zimbabwe Map
ITMB
MAP
A clear map of Zimbabwe at a scale of 1:1,100,000. On the reverse are more detailed maps of national parks and tourist regions, as well as maps of major city centers. One Side. 27x39 inches.
(SAF08, $12.95) |
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Zulu Wilderness, Shadow and Soul
Ian Player
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1998
PAPER
320 PAGES
A celebration and tribute to Magquba Ntombela -- a formidable Zulu chief, storyteller and game warden who the author met in South Africa in 1952. Ian Player, a veteran conservationist and warden, was a young man when he met the Zulu elder and, against tremendous odds, the two formed a lifelong bond. In this heartfelt memoir, Player touches on many themes including the Ndumu and Mfolozo game reserves where the two worked, Zulu and apartheid history, conservation and wilderness values.
(SAF107, $21.95) |
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