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Lonely Planet Tanzania
Mary Fitzpatrick
GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
392 PAGES
A comprehensive, practical guide to Tanzania featuring maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. It includes sketch maps of cities, towns, parks and reserves.
(EAF95, $24.99) |
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Say it in Swahili
Sharifa Zawawi
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
1972
PAPER
205 PAGES
A palm-size pocket guide to common Swahili phrases and expressions for travelers, divided by topic and featuring a useful index. With 1,700 entries.
(EAF46, $5.95) |
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Swahili, Start Speaking Today
Educational Services Corporation
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
1995
CASETTE TAPE
A 90-minute crash course in Swahili on two audio casettes tapes, which focuses on useful words and expressions for the traveler.
(EAF110, $21.95) |
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Tanzania Map
Nelles
2008
MAP
BEST SELLER
A clear, color double-sided map of Tanzania at a scale of 1:1,500,000 with a cardboard cover. With an inset of Zanzibar, and maps of attractions on the reverse.
(EAF08, $10.95) |
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Kilimanjaro Map
ITMB
A full-color topographic map of the mountain and surroundings at a scale of 1:62,500 with routes and huts clearly indicated.
(EAF69, $11.95) |
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Insight Guide East African Wildlife
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
OUT OF PRINT
A guide to East Africa and especially to its wildlife, featuring color photographs, accounts of individual animal species and a park-by-park summary of major attractions.
(EAF36, $23.95) |
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Kilimanjaro, A Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain
Henry Stedman
GUIDEBOOK
Indispensable. This comprehensive, enjoyable guide includes practical information, a good overview of history, nature and people of the region and outstanding chapters on preparation, perils and pleasures of the trek.
(EAF107, $19.95) |
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Survival Kit for Overseas Living, For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad
L. Robert Kohls
GUIDEBOOK
A handbook for Americans planning to live abroad.
(GEN137, $19.95) |
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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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The Art of Crossing Cultures
Craig Storti
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Tips for travelers adjusting to a new culture.
(GEN136, $21.95) |
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Green Hills of Africa
Ernest Hemingway
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Hemingway paints a real life story of his ramblings on safari in this classic, exquisitely written tale of hunting around Lake Manyara. It features some of the best writing ever on the land itself, and the original pencil drawings.
(EAF25, $15.00) |
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No Picnic on Mount Kenya
Felice Benuzzi
Rick Ridgeway
EXPLORATION
A daring tale of escaping a prisoner of war camp to climb the great mountain. Among the many pleasures of this book are Benuzzi's accounts of landscapes, animals and habitats on the way to the top.
(EAF59, $14.95) |
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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, $17.00) |
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The Worlds of a Maasai Warrior, An Autobiography
Ole Saitoti
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The riveting account of an eventful life. Saitoti looks back on his life among the Maasai, as spokesperson for the tribe and one of their first safari guides. He bridges several worlds with tremendous grace.
(EAF29, $19.95) |
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West with the Night
Beryl Markham
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
FAVORITE
A stylish and engrossing story of a marvelous life well lived. Markham describes her childhood in Kenya and her experiences as a bush pilot in the 1930s, evoking the landscapes, people and wildlife of East Africa in rich detail.
(EAF10, $15.00) |
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Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories
Chinua Achebe
Lynn Innes
ANTHOLOGY
A single-volume introduction to the vast literature of Africa, containing stories from the past 37 years.
(AFR10, $11.95) |
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Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals
Jonathan Kingdon
FIELD GUIDE
Take it along. An artist and foremost biologist, Kingdon provides both the delightful full-color illustrations and concise text for this great guide.
(EAF128, $24.95) |
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The Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals
Richard Estes
FIELD GUIDE
BEST SELLER
An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa's mammals by a noted scientist. Written with the typical safari-goer in mind, it includes black-and-white drawings, an overview of each group and in-depth information on the behavior, habits and diet of 100 large African mammals.
(AFR06, $30.00) |
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Wildlife of East Africa
Martin B. Withers
David Hosking
FIELD GUIDE
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.
(EAF108, $19.95) |
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