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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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Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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The Place of Stunted Ironwood Trees: A Year in the Lives of the Cattle-Herding Himba of Namibia


by David P. Crandall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A portrait of the Himba cattle herders of the Otutati settlement in northwestern Namibia, as recorded by an anthropologist who spent a year among them. (NMB13, $24.95)

Places in the Sand


by Margaret Courtney-Clarke

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A beautifully produced collection of color photographs of the Namibian desert landscape by the noted photographer. (NMB09, $45.00)

The Deserts of Africa

The Deserts of Africa


by Michael Martin

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A good portrait of the geography, culture and wildlife of the Sahara, Namibia, Kalahari and Rift Valley deserts of Africa. With 148 gorgeous full-color photographs. (AFR87, $50.00)

Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories

Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories


by Chinua Achebe | Lynn Innes

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 196 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A single-volume introduction to the vast literature of Africa, containing stories from the past 37 years. (AFR10, $14.94)

Cultural Atlas of Africa

Cultural Atlas of Africa


by Jocelyn Murray

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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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