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	Insight Guide Kenya  •   Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 338 PAGES A thoroughly illustrated survey of the country, its history, people and wildlife, featuring excellent maps and essays by a dozen contributors on topics of interest. It includes an overview of individual national parks and conservation areas, and plenty of information for the safari-goer. (EAF60, $22.95)
	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 Shadow of Kilimanjaro  •  Rick Ridgeway TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES Lucky Ridgeway, he got to walk across Kenya, albeit in the company of armed park rangers, while the rest of us tool around in mini-vans and Toyotas. The veteran of high peaks, Antarctica, the Amazon and other formidable destinations recounts his walk from Mount Kilimanjaro across Tsavo National Park to the Indian Ocean in the company of Iain Allan (and an armed guard). It's a perceptive overview of Kenya, its wildlife and conservation by an appreciative observer. He weaves history, philosophy and thoughtful observation into this marvelous account. (EAF61, $17.00)
	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)
	Kenya Map  •   Nelles 2008 •  MAP A detailed map of Kenya and northern Tanzania (including the Serengeti) at a scale of 1:1,100,000 with inset maps of Lamu, Nairobi and Mombasa. Two Sides. 20x40 inches. (EAF07, $10.95)

	Bradt Guide Kenya  •  Claire Foottit   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A personal, detailed guide to Kenya, its history, culture, attractions and natural history. With color photographs, maps and excellent travel information. (EAF133, $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)
	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)
	Facing Mount Kenya, The Tribal Life of the Kikuyu  •  Jomo Kenyatta   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A classic ethnographic account of the Kikiyu people of central Kenya by one its most famous citizens. (EAF41, $14.75)
	Ghosts of Tsavo, Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa  •  Philp Caputo   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • OUT OF PRINT  •  An account of Caputo's adventures in Tsavo National Park on the trail of some very big lions. (EAF93, $16.00)
	I Dreamed of Africa  •  Kuki Gallman   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This bestseller is a highly personal account of tragedy and magic in Kenya. Italian-born Gallman tells of her move to Ol Ari Nyiro, a ranch set in the highland plain in the shadow of Mount Kenya. (EAF23, $17.00)
	No Picnic on Mount Kenya  •  Felice Benuzzi  •  Rick Ridgeway   • EXPLORATION  •  It may be about a different mountain, but this daring tale of the author's escape from a prisoner of war camp to climb Mount Kenya is great reading. Among its many pleasures are Benuzzi's accounts of landscapes, animals and habitats on the way to the top. (EAF59, $14.95)
	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 • FAVORITE  •  The perennially best-selling tale of a naive young woman who leaves Denmark for East Africa, Dinesen's novel draws us into life on a struggling coffee plantation. It's a moving story inspired by a love for Kenya and its people. (EAF22, $15.00)
	The Flame Trees of Thika  •  Elsbeth Huxley   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The classic account of a young woman's life as a pioneering settler in Thika, Kenya. Huxley looks back at her intrepid parents and the home they made together in Kenya's Highlands. (EAF24, $15.00)
	The Man-Eaters of Tsavo  •  John Henry Patterson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A reprint of the remarkable 1907 tale of a Victorian adventurer (and later game warden) who set out to build the Mombasa to Uganda railway, a project much confounded when two lions ate much of the work force. (EAF80, $18.95)
	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, $18.00)
	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, $27.95)
	West with the Night  •  Beryl Markham   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAVORITE  •  Markham evokes the landscapes, people and wildlife of East Africa in engrossing detail in this memoir of adventures as a bush pilot in 1930s Kenya, a Longitude favorite. (EAF10, $16.00)
	Kenya 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 a caption with photography tips for travellers looking to get the most out of their cameras. (EAF173, $14.95)
	The Lions of Tsavo, Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters  •  Bruce D. Patterson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An engaging account of research into the lions of Tsavo -- and the notorious 1898 events where two lions ate nearly 140 workers building a bridge. Patterson, a curator at the Field Museum in Chicago, has been studying the ecology, evolution and behavior of the lions of Tsavo since 1997. (EAF117, $24.95)
	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, $35.00)
	Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania  •  Dale Zimmerman  •  Donald Turner  •  David Pearson   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Ideal for the Serengeti, this field guide 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  •  Small enough to slip into a pack, this photo guide covers 850 birds, mammals and reptiles of Africa. With range maps and a good country-by-country overview of habitats and parks. (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. (AFR32, $49.50)

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