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Bradt Guide Uganda
Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER 496 PAGES
A comprehensive guide in the growing series by Bradt, noteworthy for its focus on culture, nature and responsible travel. The author includes sights and activities throughout the country.
(UGD07, $24.99)
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)
The Year of the Gorilla
George Schaller
NATURAL HISTORY 1997 PAPER 260 PAGES
A vividly written tale of adventures among the gorillas of the Virunga voilcanes of Zire, Rwanda and Uganda. This book is a wonderful, accessible account of field work under difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances by one of the great wildlife biologists. In this classic, Schaller tells of the gorillas, the excitement of tracking animals in the jungle bureaucratic pitfalls and very real trouble with poachers. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings by the author.
(UGD03, $27.00)
Gorillas in the Mist
Dian Fossey
NATURAL HISTORY 2000 PAPER 326 PAGES
Fossey's highly personal, detailed account of the ecology and behavior of the mountain gorilla based on her 13 years among "the greatest of the great apes." These highly endangered gorillas are restricted to just six extinct volcanoes in the Virunga mountains, an area 25 miles long and only 6-12 miles wide. She describes habituating her study group. Having named the animals, she follows the life history, diet and sex life of each, offering insight into both the study animals and researcher. Originally published in 1983.
(UGD05, $15.00)
Uganda Map
ITMB
2004 MAP
A detailed physical map (scale 1:800,000) of Uganda, featuring city and national park insets.
(UGD01, $11.95)
Journey Through Uganda
Philip Briggs
David Pluth
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Pluth captures the diversity of landscapes, culture, people and wildlife of Uganda.
(UGD20, $60.00)
Karamoja, Uganda's Land of Warrior Nomads
David Pluth
Sylvester Onyang
Jeremy O'Kasick
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
FAVORITE
Evocative stories by Jeremy O'Kasick and Sylvester Onyang, paired with David Pluth's gorgeous photos, capture the culture, history and daily life of Uganda's warrior nomads.
(UGD18, $75.00)
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, $23.95)
Uganda: Tarnished Pearl of Africa
Thomas P. Ofcansky
HISTORY
An analyst for East Africa in the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, Ofcansky examines the political, social and cultural history of contemporary Uganda in this succinct, well-considered scholarly survey.
(UGD15, $32.00)
Dangerous Beauty -- Life and Death in Africa: True Stories From a Safari Guide
Mark Ross
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Ross writes in vivid detail about his experiences as a safari guide in Uganda and Kenya and the night in 1999 when two members of his party were abducted and killed by Rwandan rebels.
(EAF132, $14.95)
Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape
Ann Hugon
EXPLORATION
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 are featured in a series of journal excerpts.
(AFR03, $12.95)
The White Nile
Alan Moorehead
EXPLORATION
A lively history of the Victorian search for the source of the Nile including the extraordinary tales of Burton and Speke, not to mention the famous meeting of Livingstone and Stanley.
(EGY79, $14.95)
Abyssinian Chronicles
Moses Isegawa
LITERATURE
A riveting coming-of-age novel, set in Uganda during the absurd, terrible reign of Ida Amin. It's a big, ambitious book that follows the author's own path -- and Uganda's history -- from rural Uganda to Kampala and, eventually, Europe.
(UGD12, $15.00)
The Last King of Scotland
Giles Foden
LITERATURE
A lurid, blackly humorous novel based on the last desperate days of the rule of Idi Amin in Uganda. The book is rich in detail of, not only the lunacy of a failing despot, but also of life -- especially among the expatriates.
(UGD08, $14.00)
Gorillas, Natural History & Conservation
Kelly Stewart
NATURAL HISTORY
An illustrated overview of the natural history and ecology of the gorilla.
(CAF35, $17.95)
In the Kingdom of Gorillas, Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land
Bill Weber
Amy Vedder
NATURAL HISTORY
A gripping account of conservation, ecology and politics in Rwanda's Virunga Mountains by the husband-and-wife team who worked with Diane Fossey in the 1970s.
(UGD11, $16.00)
The Impenetrable Forest
Thor Hanson
NATURAL HISTORY
Hanson recounts his time in the peace corps in Uganda and his work to establish a gorilla trekking program in the Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest, home not just half of the world's mountain gorillas but also chimpanzees, colobus monkeys, elephants, giant forest hogs and rare forest birds.
(UGD10, $24.95)
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, $22.95)
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)
World Atlas of Great Apes And Their Conservation
Julian Caldecott
NATURAL HISTORY
This handsome, authoritative natural history of bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans, published in conjunction with The Great Ape Project, features essays by leading scholars, color photographs and maps.
(BST106, $50.00)
African Wildlife
Raymond Leung
James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE
BEST SELLER
Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket.
(AFR109, $5.95)
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)
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)
Mountain Gorillas
Gene Eckhart
FIELD GUIDE
COMING IN NOVEMBER
Featuring 200 intimate color photographs, this up-to-date, captivating portrait reveals the gorillas of Bwindi National Forest and Virunga Volcanoes, their biology, status and hope.
(UGD17, $34.95)
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)
Wildlife of East Africa
Martin B. Withers
David Hosking
FIELD GUIDE
BEST SELLER
This compact guide to 475 common species of birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, trees and flowers of East Africa features full-color photographs with detailed descriptions on facing pages.
(EAF108, $19.95)
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