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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $78, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSAF243)		  
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)		   Eyewitness Guide South Africa
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)		   The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region
South Africa, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Isabel Balseiro  •  Tobias Hecht
ANTHOLOGY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 239 PAGES
This diverse collection of short stories reveals South Africa through the eyes of its writers, including some of South Africa's most renowned names -- Nadine Gordimer, J.M. Coetzee and Alan Paton to name a few. (SAF236, $14.95)		   South Africa, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Cape Town and Region Map  •  National Geographic
MAP
On one side is a detailed street plan of Cape Town; on the reverse are three regional maps of increasing detail: the "Garden Route" (scale 1:3,000,000), local region (scale 1:650,000), the Peninsula (scale 1:140,000). Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (SAF161, $11.95)		   Cape Town and Region Map



Also Recommended

South Africa Travel Map  •  Globetrotter    •  Detailed maps of Cape Town, the Garden Route, Kruger and other popular spots are featured on the reverse of this country map. (SAF09, $8.95)
 		  
Culture Smart! South Africa  •  David Holt-Biddle   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handy guide will help you navigate local customs, etiquette and culture. (SAF169, $9.95)
 		  
Time Out Cape Town  •  Time Out   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Compact, informative and lively, this outstanding guide covers where to go and what to do in Cape Town and surroundings. (SAF164, $19.95)
 		  
A History of South Africa  •  Leonard Thompson   • HISTORY  •  A succinct history of South Africa, especially strong on early Africans and European colonization. (SAF101, $17.95)
 		  
Beyond the Miracle, Inside the New South Africa  •  Allister Sparks   • HISTORY  •  The South African journalist (Tomorrow is Another Country), continues the tale of the transformation of South Africa and its accomplishments, failures and challenges in the decade following the collapse of Apartheid. (SAF166, $20.00)
 		  
The Fate of Africa  •  Martin Meredith   • HISTORY  •  Ambitious in scope, immensely readable -- and as big as a doorstop -- Martin Meredith's blockbuster country-by-country overview of the tumult in Africa since independence is now revised and updated to reflect recent events. (AFR154, $21.99)
 		  
The Making of Modern South Africa, Conquest, Apartheid, Democracy  •  Nigel Worden   • HISTORY  •  This well-researched, readable primer covers South African history from colonial conquest to the end of apartheid and beyond, with an updated chapter focusing on 1994 to 2007. Worden is a history professor at the University of Cape Town. (SAF222, $36.95)
 		  
The Scramble for Africa  •  Thomas Pakenham   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Long Walk to Freedom  •  Nelson Mandela   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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. (SAF15, $17.99)
 		  
My Traitor's Heart  •  Rian Malan   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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. (SAF19, $15.00)
 		  
The Mirror at Midnight, A South African Journey  •  Adam Hochschild   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Hochschild provides a new epilogue for this paper edition of his 1990 report from South Africa, a riveting blend of journalism, travel and history. (SAF190, $14.95)
 		  
Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black  •  Nadine Gordimer   • LITERATURE  •  The Nobel Prize winner daringly explores racial identity, sexuality and loss in this latest, marvelous collection of South African tales. (SAF221, $14.00)
 		  
Cry, The Beloved Country  •  Alan Paton   • LITERATURE  •  The deeply moving story of Reverend Kumalo's quest for justice. First published in 1948, it is a striking, poetic tribute to the power of the individual and a trenchant indictment of Apartheid. (SAF30, $15.00)
 		  
Life & Times of Michael K  •  J.M. Coetzee   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
The Conservationist  •  Nadine Gordimer   • LITERATURE  •  Gordimer's subtle Booker-prize winning novel portrays a wealthy South African industrialist who makes moves to preserve his way of life, his power, and his possessions in the face of massive injustice. (SAF218, $16.00)
 		  
Africa's Big Five  •  Gerald Hinde   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Bestseller. Gerald Hinde teamed up with colleagues William Taylor and Richard du Toit for this portrait of the lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo, featuring hundreds of color photographs by the accomplished trio. (AFR178, $39.95)
 		  
Big Five of Africa  •  Gerald Hinde   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Hinde's stunning photographs celebrate Africa's lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos and buffalo. (AFR241, $20.00)
 		  
Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals  •  Jonathan Kingdon   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient compact edition of Kingdon's gloriously illustrated Field Guide to African Mammals. With abbreviated information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation status and the same 480 outstanding color illustrations and maps as its bigger cousin. (EAF128, $24.95)
 		  
Newman's Birds of Southern Africa  •  Kenneth Newman   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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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