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Uganda   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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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)
  Bradt Guide Uganda
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)
  The Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals
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)
  The Year of the Gorilla
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)
  Gorillas in the Mist
Uganda Map  •   ITMB
2004 •  MAP
A detailed physical map (scale 1:800,000) of Uganda, featuring city and national park insets. (UGD01, $11.95)
  Uganda Map
 

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Journey Through Uganda  •  Philip Briggs  •  David Pluth   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Pluth captures the diversity of landscapes, culture, people and wildlife of Uganda in this collection of large color photographs. (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 to 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  •  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 DECEMBER  •  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  •  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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