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SOUTHERN AFRICA
Malawi
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 4 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSAF184) |
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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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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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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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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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Also Recommended
Bradt Guide Zambia
• Chris McIntyre
• GUIDEBOOK
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Safari guide McIntyre's practical and detailed overview of Zambia, its history, culture, attractions and natural history with color photographs, local maps and excellent travel information. Fourth edition.
(ZMB01, $28.99)
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Lonely Planet Zambia & Malawi
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With a chapter on Victoria Falls, this compact guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style includes 76 local and regional color maps, a few color photographs and chapters on history, culture and the environment.
(ZMB12, $26.99)
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Spectrum Guide to Malawi
• Camerapix
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illusrtated guide for the traveler.
(SAF109, $23.95)
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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, $20.00)
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The Zambesi Expedition, To the Zambesi River and Its Tributaries
• David Livingstone
• EXPLORATION
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Livingstone's original account of his second expedition to Africa, first published in 1864 -- a sympathetic portrait of African peoples, rich in nature, culture and politics.
(SAF136, $25.95)
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
• William Kamkwamba
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A true story of tenacity and imagination describes how teenage Kamkwamba built a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his home and his drought-ravaged Malawi village.
(SAF291, $14.99)
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The Eye of the Elephant, An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness
• Mark Owens
• Delia Owens
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The adventures of conservationists Mark and Delia Owens in the Luangwa River Valley of Zambia. They set up camp in the wilderness among the elephants, but are drawn into an ugly struggle with the local people.
(ZMB04, $18.95)
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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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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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The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region
• Vincent Carruthers
• Kenneth Newman
• FIELD GUIDE
• BEST SELLER
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With 1,200 color illustrations by a range of experts, this compact field guide includes all the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fish and plants that a traveler is likely to encounter in Southern Africa.
(SAF59, $29.95)
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