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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/U53194. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 3 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXZIM06) |
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The Safari Companion
• Richard Estes
FIELD GUIDE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 459 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa's mammals by a noted scientist. Written with the typical safari-goer in mind, this perennial bestseller includes black-and-white drawings, an overview of each group and in-depth information.
(AFR06, $30.00) |
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The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region
• Vincent Carruthers
• Kenneth Newman
FIELD GUIDE •
2008 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
This handsome field guide includes the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fish and plants of Southern Africa, all in one compact volume. With 1,200 illustrations by a range of experts.
(SAF59, $29.95) |
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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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Also Recommended
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, $26.00)
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Africa, A Biography of the Continent
• John Reader
• HISTORY
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With the ease of a practiced journalist, Reader weaves a masterful and lively tale of the continent, from ancient cultures to modern times. Both authoritative and informal, this is a splendid introduction to all of Africa.
(AFR49, $18.95)
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Cultural Atlas of Africa
• Jocelyn Murray
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• COMING IN
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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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The Scramble for Africa
• Thomas Pakenham
• HISTORY
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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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African Art, An Introduction
• Frank Willett
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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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Journey to the Vanished City, the Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel
• Tudor Parfitt
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• COMING IN
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The author 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 Tanzania.
(SAF92, $18.95)
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Mukiwa, A White Boy in Africa
• Peter Godwin
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The unsentimental story of a boy's coming of age in Rhodesia in the 1960s, offering a rare perspective on the consequences of colonialism.
(SAF33, $15.95)
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North of South, An African Journey
• Shiva Naipaul
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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A sharp portrait of Africa, circa 1979. A brilliant and provocative observer, Naipaul meditates on the various peoples he encounters in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The best, most insightful thing we've read about race relations in Africa.
(EAF28, $16.00)
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Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
• Lauren St. John
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A family memoir and account of growing up in Rhodia, later Zimbabwe, in the 1970s.
(ZMB08, $25.00)
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Elephant Song
• Wilbur Smith
• MYSTERY
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A potboiler set in Zimbabwe, in which our hero, a native Zimbabwean producer of nature films, fights the murderous ivory-traders.
(ZIM04, $7.99)
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The Grass is Singing
• Doris Lessing
• LITERATURE
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The story of a white farm wife in Zimbabwe -- and her relationship with her African servant, Lessing's first novel rich in local atmosphere.
(ZIM06, $13.99)
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The Myth of Wild Africa
• Jonathan Adams
• Thomas McShane
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The authors, associated with the World Wildlife Fund, explode the romantic fallacy of an untouched continent where animals roam freely in sanctuaries. It's a no-holds-barred critique of old-style conservation in Africa.
(AFR15, $29.95)
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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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Birds of Southern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists
• Ber Van Perlo
• FIELD GUIDE
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An admirably compact guide, featuring small illustrations of 1,250 species, brief descriptions and black-and-white range maps.
(SAF79, $29.95)
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Larger Mammals of Africa
• Pierre Dandelot
• FIELD GUIDE
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Featuring handsome color plates of all the larger mammals of Africa (including Madagascar)
(AFR61, $35.00)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife
• Peter Alden
• FIELD GUIDE
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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)
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Newman's Birds of Southern Africa
• Kenneth Newman
• FIELD GUIDE
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This commemorative tenth edition celebrates the contribution of the late author, Kenneth Newman, fully revised and updated by his daughter, Vanessa Newman, to reflect the latest research, taxonomy and common names.
(SAF29, $26.00)
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The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
• Jonathan Kingdon
• FIELD GUIDE
• COMING IN
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This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings.
(AFR32, $49.50)
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