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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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CLASSIC UGANDA: A PRIMATE PARADISE

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Dangerous Beauty, Life and Death in Africa: True Stories From a Safari Guide

Dangerous Beauty, Life and Death in Africa: True Stories From a Safari Guide


by Mark Ross

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Ross writes in vivid detail about his experiences as a safari guide in Uganda and Kenya and the night in 1999 when two members of his party were abducted and killed by Rwandan rebels. (EAF132, $14.95)

Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape

Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape


by Ann Hugon

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 173 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This jewel of a book chronicles the 19th-century exploration of Africa with hundreds of contemporary paintings and prints, brief chapters on the expeditions, and a very useful chronology. Livingstone, Burton and others are featured in a series of journal excerpts. (AFR03, $15.95)

The Great Rift Valley of East Africa

The Great Rift Valley of East Africa


by Anup and Manoj Shah

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

Award-winning wildlife photographers Anup and Manoj Shah explore the diverse wildlife and habitats along the length and breadth of the East African section of the Great Rift Valley. (EAF193, $26.95)

Karamoja, Uganda's Land of Warrior Nomads


by David Pluth | Sylvester Onyang | Jeremy O'Kasick

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 276 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Evocative stories by Jeremy O'Kasick and Sylvester Onyang, paired with David Pluth's gorgeous photos, capture the culture, history and daily life of Uganda's warrior nomads. (UGD18, $75.00)

Abyssinian Chronicles

Abyssinian Chronicles


by Moses Isegawa

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

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, $16.00)

World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation

World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation


by Julian Caldecott

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 456 PAGES

This handsome, authoritative natural history of bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans, published in conjunction with The Great Ape Project, features essays by leading scholars, color photographs and maps. (BST106, $55.00)

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)

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)

 

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