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Bradt Guide Zimbabwe

Bradt Guide Zimbabwe

by Paul Murray

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

This compact, informative guide introduces the history, culture, wildlife and attractions of Zimbabwe, along with helpful travel details. (ZIM18, $25.99)

The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region

The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region

by Vincent Carruthers | Kenneth Newman

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

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)

Mukiwa, A White Boy in Africa

Mukiwa, A White Boy in Africa

by Peter Godwin

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

The unsentimental story of a boy's coming of age in Rhodesia in the 1960s, offering a rare perspective on the consequences of colonialism. (SAF33, $15.95)

Zimbabwe Map

Zimbabwe Map

by ITMB

  • MAP

A clear map of Zimbabwe at a scale of 1:1,100,000. (SAF08, $12.95)

 
Victoria Falls & Surrounds, The Insider's Guide

Victoria Falls & Surrounds, The Insider's Guide


by Ian Michler

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Dr. Livingstone, I presume? This gorgeously illustrated guide covers the history, culture and nature of the Zambezi, with suggested excursions from rivers to ropes and rafting in nearby Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. (SAF247, $25.95)

Africa

Africa


by Phyllis Martin | Patrick O'Meara

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

African history and prehistory, popular culture, art and economics -- it's all here in the most popular introductory text for undergraduate African studies courses in North America. With maps, photographs and drawings. (AFR07, $26.00)

Africa, A Biography of the Continent

Africa, A Biography of the Continent


by John Reader

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 816 PAGES

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, $18.95)

The Fear, Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe

The Fear, Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe


by Peter Godwin

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

This third report by the Zimbabwe-born journalist following Mukiwa, A white Boy in Africa and When a Crocodile Eats the Sun shows the resiliant, beleaguered nation at the moment when, after 30 years, Robert Mugabe loses his first election. (ZIM20, $26.99)

The Scramble for Africa

The Scramble for Africa


by Thomas Pakenham

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 738 PAGES

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)

African Art, An Introduction

African Art, An Introduction


by Frank Willett

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A concise, well illustrated overview of the art and culture of Africa, portraying the range of spectacular art produced throughout the ages. (AFR18, $21.95)

Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness

Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness


by Alexandra Fuller

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Alexandra Fuller (Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight) returns to Africa in this shimmering memoir, focusing on her mother Nicola (a million percent Highland Scottish) -- and her odyssey from newlywed in the highlands of Kenya in the 1960s to the tumult of post-independence Rhodesia -- and life today with her husband on a farm in Zambia, under the aptly named "Tree of Forgetfulness." (ZMB13, $25.95)

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood


by Alexandra Fuller

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A candid memoir of coming of age during the Rhodesian Civil War. Fuller's parents moved from England to Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, in the early 1970s. (ZIM15, $15.00)

North of South, An African Journey

North of South, An African Journey


by Shiva Naipaul

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1979
  • PAPER
  • 349 PAGES
  • 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)

Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm

Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm


by Lauren St. John

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A memoir of coming of age in war-town Rhodesia -- and the author's growing realization that she was on the wrong side of the conflict. (ZIM16, $18.99)

The Last Resort, A Memoir of Zimbabwe

The Last Resort, A Memoir of Zimbabwe


by Douglas Rogers

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Award-winning journalist Rogers tells the eye-opening and at times surprisingly funny story of his family and their game farm in war-torn Zimbabwe. (SAF260, $14.00)

The Zambesi Expedition, To the Zambesi River and Its Tributaries

The Zambesi Expedition, To the Zambesi River and Its Tributaries


by David Livingstone

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 433 PAGES

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)

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, A Memoir of Africa

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, A Memoir of Africa


by Peter Godwin

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES

A journalist and terrific writer, Godwin draws on family lore, politics and his many trips back home to Zimbabwe in this powerful memoir. (ZMB07, $14.99)

Zenzele, A Letter for My Daughter

Zenzele, A Letter for My Daughter


by J. Nozipo Maraire

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A richly textured novel of Zimbabwe, taking the form of a letter from a mother to her Havard-bound daughter, in which she shares memories, struggles and revelations from her own past. (ZIM11, $15.00)

Elephant Song

Elephant Song


by Wilbur Smith

  • MYSTERY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 472 PAGES

A potboiler set in Zimbabwe, in which our hero, a native Zimbabwean producer of nature films, fights the murderous ivory-traders. (ZIM04, $7.99)

The Grass is Singing

The Grass is Singing


by Doris Lessing

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 263 PAGES

The story of a white farm wife in Zimbabwe -- and her relationship with her African servant, Lessing's first novel rich in local atmosphere. (ZIM06, $13.99)

The Myth of Wild Africa

The Myth of Wild Africa


by Jonathan Adams | Thomas McShane

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

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)

A Photographic Guide, Southern, Central, and East African Mammals

A Photographic Guide, Southern, Central, and East African Mammals


by Chris Stuart | Tilde Stuart

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

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)

Birds of Southern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists

Birds of Southern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists


by Ber Van Perlo

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An admirably compact guide, featuring small illustrations of 1,250 species, brief descriptions and black-and-white range maps. (SAF79, $29.95)

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)

Newman's Birds of Southern Africa

Newman's Birds of Southern Africa


by Kenneth Newman

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 538 PAGES

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)

Southern African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide

Southern African Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide


by Mike Unwin

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 234 PAGES

A popular photographic guide to the mammals, birds, reptiles and habitats south of the Zambezi. With 300 color photographs and illuminating text. (SAF131, $26.99)

The Safari Companion

The Safari Companion


by 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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