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Bradt Safari Guide Northern Tanzania with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar  •  Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES • NEW
A compact, practical overview of the history, wildlife and attractions of northern Tanzania, including the Serengeti, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Olduvai, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. With maps, town plans, and lots of good travel information. (EAF143, $22.95)
  Bradt Safari Guide Northern Tanzania with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar
Serengeti, Natural Order on the African Plain  •  Mitsuaki Iwago
NATURAL HISTORY •  1987 •  HARD COVER  • 280 PAGES • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This handsomely produced volume by celebrated Tokyo photographer Iwago features 300 full-color images of the Serengeti plains. Beautiful and timeless, it's one of our favorite photo collections. (EAF04, $35.00)
  Serengeti, Natural Order on the African Plain
Wildlife of East Africa  •  Martin B. Withers  •  David Hosking
FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES • 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. With a map covering parks and reserves of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, and an introductory chapter with Safari information. (EAF108, $19.95)
  Wildlife of East Africa
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 Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals
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)
  Tanzania Map
 

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Kenya & Northern Tanzania Map  •   World Mapping Project    •  A clear map at a scale of 1:950,000 with parks and reserves, including Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Arusha and Samburu. (EAF140, $9.99)
 
 
Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tourist Map and Guide  •   Harms IC Verlag    •  The entire conservation area at a scale of 1:230,000, with a nicely detailed topographic map of the crater itself on the reverse. (EAF122, $15.95)
 
 
Northern Tanzania Map  •   Ma Company (Tanzania)    •  A colorful, hand-drawn map at a scale of 1:1.4 million with illustrations of common trees. (EAF154, $14.95)
 
 
Serengeti National Park Map  •   Ma Company (Tanzania)    •  This detailed, full-color sketch map of the Serengeti ecosystem includes camps, lodges, watercourses, habitat and topography. (EAF130, $14.95)
 
 
Bradt Guide Tanzania  •  Philip Briggs   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to Tanzania, its history, wildlife and major attractions, with maps, town plans and lots of practical travel information. (EAF39, $25.95)
 
 
Bradt Guide Zanzibar  •  David Else  •  Sarah Chanter   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A personal, detailed guide to Zanzibar, its history, culture, attractions and natural history. With color photographs, maps and excellent travel information. (EAF33, $21.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure, The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika  •  Giles Foden   • HISTORY  •  Fodden's gripping account of the real-life events that inspired The African Queen. (EAF190, $14.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Rough Guide to The Music of Tanzania  •   Rough Guide World Music   • MUSIC  •  This compelling collection explores the diversity of Tanzania's culture as expressed through its popular music. (EAF192, $14.95)
 
 
Africa on Six Wheels, A Semester on Safari  •  Betty Levitov   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Levitov's entertaining book about a trek across Africa with thirteen Nebraska college students and an Australian bus driver is full of hilarious anecdotes and beautiful evocations of place, from the bustling streets of Nairobi to the serenity of Lamu Island. (EAF181, $17.95)
 
 
Green Hills of Africa  •  Ernest Hemingway   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Hemingway paints the true story of his ramblings on safari in this classic, exquisitely written tale of hunting around Lake Manyara, which includes some of the best writing on the land itself and original pencil drawings. (EAF25, $15.00)
 
 
Into Africa, The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone  •  Martin Dugard   • EXPLORATION  •  A nicely paced tale of the Scottish explorer and Stanley's headline-grabbing efforts to locate him. Dugard has done his homework well, drawing on a wide variety of sources to paint a nuanced, lively portrait of the two men. (AFR130, $15.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass  •  Isak Dinesen   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The perennially best-selling tale of a naive young woman who leaves Denmark for East Africa, Out of Africa draws us into life on a struggling coffee plantation. It's a moving story inspired by a love for Kenya and its people. (EAF22, $14.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Worlds of a Maasai Warrior, An Autobiography  •  Ole Saitoti   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Saitoti looks back on his life among the Maasai as spokesperson for the tribe and one of their first safari guides, bridging several worlds with tremendous grace. (EAF29, $19.95)
 
 
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, $16.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Snows of Kilimanjaro  •  Ernest Hemingway   • LITERATURE  •  Set in Africa, this collection of ten prime Hemingway stories includes not just the famous title story but also "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," a chilling masterpiece about an American couple on a big-game safari. (EAF26, $13.00)
 
 
Africa, The Serengeti  •  George Casey  •  James Earl Jones   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A dazzling 40-minute IMAX documentary of the wildebeests' year-long migration in the Serengeti and Masai Mara. The cinematographer captures all the action in stunning color, documenting birth, predation and fighting. (EAF120, $14.99)
 
 
Into Africa, With a New Postcript  •  Craig Packer   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An account by a noted field biologist of two months among the animals at Serengeti and Gombe National Parks in Tanzania. (EAF77, $24.00)
 
 
Ngorongoro  •  Reinhard Kunkel   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Kunkel's three hundred stunning photographs celebrate the abundant wildlife of the crater and surrounding conservation area. Kunkel has been traveling and photo-graphing in the region since 1973. (EAF165, $75.00)
 
 
Tanzania Safari Companion  •  Alain Pons   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A colorful illustrated guide to wildlife, photographic opportunities and travel. There are beautiful photographs on every page, each accompanied by tips for travellers looking to get the most out of their cameras. (EAF174, $14.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
African Wildlife  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 
 
Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Field Guide Edition  •  Dale Zimmerman  •  Donald Turner  •  David Pearson   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This comprehensive field guide, ideal for the Serengeti, features 124 stunning color plates. (FG39, $35.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Wildflowers and Common Trees of East Africa  •  David J. Allen   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Finally! A well-illustrated plant guide. (EAF196, $25.00)
 
 


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