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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Bradt Safari Guide Northern Tanzania with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar
Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
296 PAGES
A compact, practical overview of the history, wildlife and attractions of northern Tanzania, including the Serengeti, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Olduvai, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. With maps, town plans, and lots of good travel information.
(EAF143, $24.99) |
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Serengeti, Natural Order on the African Plain
Mitsuaki Iwago
NATURAL HISTORY
1987
HARD COVER
280 PAGES
BEST SELLER
FAVORITE
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This handsomely produced volume by celebrated Tokyo photographer Iwago features 300 full-color images of the Serengeti plains. Beautiful and timeless, it's one of our favorite photo collections.
(EAF04, $35.00) |
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Wildlife of East Africa
Martin B. Withers
David Hosking
FIELD GUIDE
2002
PAPER
256 PAGES
BEST SELLER
A compact guide to 475 common species of birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, trees and flowers of East Africa. Designed for the field, the guide features full-color photographs with detailed descriptions of each species on facing pages. With a map covering parks and reserves of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, and an introductory chapter with Safari information.
(EAF108, $19.95) |
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The Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals
Richard Estes
FIELD GUIDE
1999
PAPER
459 PAGES
BEST SELLER
An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa's mammals by a noted scientist. Estes describes 100 large African mammals: their diet, habitats and behavior. Written with the typical safari-goer in mind, and including black-and-white drawings.
(AFR06, $30.00) |
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Tanzania Map
Nelles
2009
MAP
A clear, double-sided map of Tanzania, with neighboring Rwanda and Burundi, at a scale of 1:1,500,000, with maps of Zanzibar, Pemba, Dar es Salaam and Arusha. Two Sides. 20x40 inches.
(EAF08, $10.95) |
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Kenya Map
Nelles
A detailed map of Kenya and northern Tanzania (including the Serengeti) at a scale of 1:1,100,000 with inset maps of Lamu, Nairobi and Mombasa.
(EAF07, $10.95) |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tourist Map and Guide
Harms IC Verlag
The entire conservation area at a scale of 1:230,000, with a nicely detailed topographic map of the crater itself on the reverse.
(EAF122, $15.95) |
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Northern Tanzania Map
Ma Company (Tanzania)
A colorful, hand-drawn map at a scale of 1:1.4 million with illustrations of common trees.
(EAF154, $14.95) |
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Serengeti National Park Map
Ma Company (Tanzania)
This detailed, full-color sketch map of the Serengeti ecosystem includes camps, lodges, watercourses, habitat and topography.
(EAF130, $14.95) |
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Bradt Guide Tanzania
Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide to Tanzania, its history, wildlife and major attractions, with maps, town plans and lots of practical travel information.
(EAF39, $26.99) |
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Bradt Guide Zanzibar
David Else
Sarah Chanter
GUIDEBOOK
A personal, detailed guide to Zanzibar, its history, culture, attractions and natural history. With color photographs, maps and excellent travel information.
(EAF33, $23.99) |
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Culture Smart, Tanzania
Quintin Winks
GUIDEBOOK
A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice
(EAF208, $9.95) |
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Say it in Swahili
Sharifa Zawawi
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A palm-size pocket guide to common Swahili phrases and expressions, divided by topic and featuring a useful index. With 1,700 entries.
(EAF46, $5.95) |
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Africa, A Biography of the Continent
John Reader
HISTORY
With the ease of a practiced journalist, Reader weaves a lively and masterful 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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Africans and Americans
Joseph Mbele
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A professor at St. Olaf's, originally from Tanzania, Mbele tackles the obstacles, tools and challenge of cross-cultural understanding in this personable guide.
(AFR244, $19.95) |
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Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure, The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika
Giles Foden
HISTORY
Fodden's gripping account of the real-life events that inspired The African Queen.
(EAF190, $14.95) |
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The Fate of Africa
Martin Meredith
HISTORY
Ambitious in scope, immensely readable -- and as big as a doorstop -- Martin Meredith's overview of the tumult, horrors and strides made in Africa since independence is invaluable.
(AFR154, $21.95) |
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The Scramble for Africa
Thomas Pakenham
HISTORY
A well-written, meticulously researched history of the Victorian land grab in Africa. The book includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities that overran the continent.
(AFR26, $23.99) |
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Rough Guide Music Tanzania
Rough Guide World Music
MUSIC
From Zanzibar to the shores of Lake Victoria, this expert compilation explores the diversity of Tanzania's culture as expressed in its music.
(EAF192, $14.95) |
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Africa on Six Wheels, A Semester on Safari
Betty Levitov
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Levitov's entertaining book about a trek across Africa with thirteen Nebraska college students and an Australian bus driver is full of hilarious anecdotes and beautiful evocations of place, from the bustling streets of Nairobi to the serenity of Lamu Island.
(EAF181, $17.95) |
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Ancestral Passions, The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings
Virginia Morell
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A biography of the Leakey family, documenting their discoveries and their vast contributions to the field of paleontology. The Leakeys have been instrumental in tracing human origins to East Africa.
(EAF76, $38.95) |
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Green Hills of Africa
Ernest Hemingway
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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, $15.00) |
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Into Africa, The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
Martin Dugard
EXPLORATION
A nicely paced tale of the Scottish explorer and Stanley's headline-grabbing efforts to locate him. Dugard has done his homework well, drawing on a wide variety of sources to paint a lively and nuanced portrait of the two men.
(AFR130, $15.95) |
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North of South, An African Journey
Shiva Naipaul
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
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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Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass
Isak Dinesen
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
FAVORITE
The perennially best-selling tale of a naive young woman who leaves Denmark for East Africa, Dinesen's novel draws us into life on a struggling coffee plantation. It's a moving story inspired by a love for Kenya and its people.
(EAF22, $15.00) |
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The Tree Where Man Was Born
Peter Matthiessen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
This classic portrait of East Africa, enthralling in its detail on nature and daily life, takes in the Maasai, Ngorongoro, the Kenyan highlands and Mathiessen's field trips, safaris and adventures in the Serengeti.
(EAF27, $18.00) |
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The Worlds of a Maasai Warrior, An Autobiography
Ole Saitoti
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Saitoti looks back on his life among the Maasai as spokesperson for the tribe and one of their first safari guides, bridging several worlds with tremendous grace.
(EAF29, $27.95) |
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West with the Night
Beryl Markham
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
FAVORITE
Markham evokes the landscapes, people and wildlife of East Africa in engrossing detail in this memoir of adventures as a bush pilot in 1930s Kenya, a Longitude favorite.
(EAF10, $16.00) |
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Antonia Saw the Oryx First
Maria Thomas
George Packer
LITERATURE
This beloved novel set at a medical clinic in Tanzania tells the tale of two women, a local healer and Western doctor, and their growing friendship. 20th anniversary edition.
(EAF148, $12.00) |
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Ernest Hemingway
LITERATURE
Set in Africa, this collection of ten prime Hemingway stories includes not just the famous title story but also "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," a chilling masterpiece about an American couple on a big-game safari.
(EAF26, $14.00) |
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Africa, The Serengeti
George Casey
James Earl Jones
NATURAL HISTORY
A dazzling 40-minute IMAX documentary of the wildebeests' year-long migration in the Serengeti and Masai Mara. The cinematographer captures all the action in stunning color, documenting birth, predation and fighting.
(EAF120, $19.99) |
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Darwin's Nightmare
Hubert Sauper
NATURAL HISTORY
This award-winning documentary shows the devastating impact of the introduction of Nile perch on not just on the ecology of Lake Victoria but also on the economy of the region.
(EAF206, $26.99) |
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Into Africa, With a New Postcript
Craig Packer
NATURAL HISTORY
An account by a noted field biologist of two months among the animals at Serengeti and Gombe National Parks in Tanzania.
(EAF77, $26.00) |
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Ngorongoro
Reinhard Kunkel
NATURAL HISTORY
Kunkel's three hundred stunning photographs celebrate the abundant wildlife of the crater and surrounding conservation area. Kunkel has been traveling and photographing in the region since 1973.
(EAF165, $75.00) |
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Tanzania Safari Companion
Alain Pons
NATURAL HISTORY
A colorful illustrated guide to wildlife, photographic opportunities and travel. There are beautiful photographs on every page, each accompanied by tips for travellers looking to get the most out of their cameras.
(EAF174, $14.95) |
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The Myth of Wild Africa
Jonathan Adams
Thomas McShane
NATURAL HISTORY
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
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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African Wildlife
Raymond Leung
James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE
Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket.
(AFR109, $5.95) |
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Birds of East Africa
Terry Stevenson
John Fanshawe
FIELD GUIDE
Compact and comprehensive, this guide to 1,388 species of birds in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi features 286 excellent color plates, range maps and notes on habitats and conservation. A veteran tour leader, co-author Stevenson lives in Kenya.
(EAF92, $35.00) |
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Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania
Dale Zimmerman
Donald Turner
David Pearson
FIELD GUIDE
Ideal for the Serengeti, this field guide features 124 stunning color plates.
(FG39, $35.00) |
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Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals
Jonathan Kingdon
FIELD GUIDE
Take it along. An artist and biologist, Kingdon provides both delightful full-color illustrations and informative text for this great guide.
(EAF128, $24.95) |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife
Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE
Small enough to slip into a pack, this 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, $23.95) |
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