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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $82, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXEAF63)
 
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
Kilimanjaro, A Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain  •  Henry Stedman
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES
Stedman (an experienced trekker who has written several other guidebooks) includes sketch maps with points of interest and elevations, and camp-to-camp descriptions of the various treks. This new edition also incldues infomration on climbing nearby Meru. Stedman's dead-on and often very witty chapters on preparation, perils and pleasures of the trek, as well as his survey of the history, nature and people of the region, are all excelelnt. He covers all the walking routes: the hut-to-hut Marunga, ever popular Machame, Rongai from the Kenya-side of the mountain, Shira Plateau Route with Lemosho option and the punishing Umbwe. (EAF107, $19.95)
  Kilimanjaro, A Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain
No Picnic on Mount Kenya  •  Felice Benuzzi  •  Rick Ridgeway
EXPLORATION •  2005 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES
Bored beyond belief in a British prisoner of war camp at the foot of Mount Kenya in 1943, the author scrounged the food, material and colleagues to break-out of the camp, climb the mountain -- and then sneak back into prison. Among the many pleasures of this book are Benuzzi's accounts of the landscapes, animals and habitats on the way to the top. This splendid adventure is characterized by Benuzzi's offhand courage and great spirit. (EAF59, $14.95)
  No Picnic on Mount Kenya
Kilimanjaro Map  •  ITMB
2004 •  MAP
A traveler's map of the mountain and surroundings at a scale of 1:62,500 with margin notes on the climbing routes, wildlife and history of exploration. It's a colorful topographic map with 100-foot contour lines. Routes, huts, and geographic features are clearly indicated. (EAF69, $11.95)
  Kilimanjaro Map
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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New Map of Kilimanjaro National Park  •  Ma Company (Tanzania)    •  A colorful hand-drawn topographic map. (EAF104, $14.95)
 
 
Altitude Illness: Prevention and Treatment, How to Stay Healthy at Altitude  •  Stephen Bezruchka   • REFERENCE  •  This useful reference book provides essential information concerning the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness. (REF02, $8.95)
 
 
Bugs, Bites, and Bowels  •  Jane Wilson-Howarth   • REFERENCE  •  An entertaining, authoritative guide to the perils of travel, most particularly disease, accident and the environmental hazards of sun, water, altitude, heat and cold. Fourth edition. (GEN68, $14.95)
 
 
Explore Mount Kilimanjaro  •  Jacquetta Megarry   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An ingenious spiral-bound guide to the Marunga, Machame and Rongai trekking routes with foldout, color maps. (EAF102, $15.95)
 
 
Guide to Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro  •  Iain Allan   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A pocket guide to mountaineering produced by the Mountain Club of Kenya. It's a comprehensive overview, covering mountain medicine, geology, flora and fauna, and other topics in detail. With climbing routes, and a fold-out topo maps of the two mountains. (EAF68, $33.95)
 
 
Insight Guide East African Wildlife  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN  •  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)
 
 
Kilimanjaro & East Africa, A Climbing and Trekking Guide  •  Cameron Burns   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact planning guide to Kilimanjaro's forest and moorland routes, neighboring Mount Meru, Mount Kenya and the Rwenzoris. (EAF63, $19.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Swahili, Start Speaking Today  •  Educational Services Corporation   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Kilimanjaro, To the Roof of Africa  •  David Breashears   • EXPLORATION  •  This strikingly beautiful celebration of Kilimanjaro, originally presented in IMAX theatres, focuses on the history, nature and beauty of the mountain along with the experiences of the trekkers. (EAF112, $19.99)
 
 
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)
 
 
Seven Summits  •  Dick Bass  •  Frank Wells  •  Rick Ridgeway   • EXPLORATION  •  Count-down: Aconcagua, McKinley, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Kosciusko, Vinson and Everest. (EXP48, $15.99)
 
 
The Shadow of Kilimanjaro  •  Rick Ridgeway   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Ridgeway recounts his walk from Mount Kilimanjaro across Tsavo National Park to the Indian Ocean in this perceptive report. (EAF61, $17.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
In the Dust of Kilimanjaro  •  David Western   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Western writes eloquently of his immersion in the natural history and cultures of Kenya. (EAF48, $24.00)
 
 
Kilimanjaro, The Great White Mountain of Africa  •  Muhammed Amin  •  David Pluth  •  Graham Mercer   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN  •  A magnificently illustrated, detailed account of Africa's highest mountain, its exploration, history and nature, featuring 150 color photographs. (EAF103, $60.00)
 
 
Serengeti, Natural Order on the African Plain  •  Mitsuaki Iwago   • NATURAL HISTORY • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This handsomely produced volume by the celebrated Tokyo photographer features 300 full-color images of the Serengeti plains. Beautiful and timeless, it's one of our favorite photo collections. (EAF04, $35.00)
 
 
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 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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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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