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Bradt Guide Tanzania
Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK 2006 PAPER 646 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to Tanzania, its history, wildlife and major attractions in the series of Africa guides by Philip Briggs for Bradt. Geared for the independent traveler, it also includes maps, town plans and lots of practical travel information. It covers not just the popular safari destinations in the north but also Gombe Stream, Mahale Mountains and Selous Game Reserve.
(EAF39, $25.95)
Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape
Ann Hugon
EXPLORATION 1993 PAPER 173 PAGES
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This jewel of a book chronicles the 19th-century exploration of Africa with hundreds of contemporary paintings and prints, brief chapters on the expeditions, and a very useful chronology. Livingstone, Burton and others speak for themselves in a series of journal excerpts.
(AFR03, $12.95)
In the Shadow of Man
Jane Goodall Stephen Jay Gould David A. Hamburg
NATURAL HISTORY 2000 PAPER 304 PAGES
Goodall's popular account of studying chimpanzees in Tanzania. First enlisted by the legendary scientist Louis Leakey, Goodall has gone on to do almost half a century of revolutionary primate research. This book, which is followed by "Through a Window," tells the story of her early years with the chimps and her monumental discoveries concerning primate behavior. Complemented by 80 photographs.
(EAF74, $15.00)
The Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals
Richard Estes
FIELD GUIDE 1999 PAPER 459 PAGES
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)
Wildlife of East Africa
Martin B. Withers David Hosking
FIELD GUIDE 2002 PAPER 256 PAGES
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)
Tanzania Map
Nelles
2008 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 el Salaam and Arusha.
(EAF08, $10.95)
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)
Lonely Planet Tanzania
Mary Fitzpatrick
GUIDEBOOK
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.
(EAF95, $24.99)
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)
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)
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)
The Lake Regions of Central Africa
Richard Francis Burton
EXPLORATION
Burton's account of exploration between Zanzibar and Lake Tanganyika.
(AFR98, $16.95)
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)
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)
Through a Window, My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
Jane Goodall
NATURAL HISTORY
The now-classic account of Jane Goodall's research into the life of the chimpanzee on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.
(EAF42, $16.00)
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)
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, $40.00)
Birds of Eastern Africa, Princeton Illustrated Checklists
Ber Van Perlo
FIELD GUIDE
COMING IN APRIL
This handy guide illustrates and briefly describes most East African birds. A remarkably small book, featuring 96 color plates, 1,487 species -- and essential information for quick reference in the field.
(EAF40, $29.95)
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)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife
Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE
A portable guide to the landforms, wild areas, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of Africa, featuring contributions by experts and almost 600 color photographs.
(AFR25, $23.95)
The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
Jonathan Kingdon
FIELD GUIDE
This stunningly-illustrated, comprehensive field guide by a leading authority includes Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. With information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation of 1,100 species.
(AFR32, $47.50)
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