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Bradt Guide Uganda

Bradt Guide Uganda

by Philip Briggs

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

This informative, compact guide provides an excellent overview of Uganda's history, culture and natural history. With photographs, maps and travel information. (UGD07, $27.99)

The Safari Companion

The Safari Companion

by Richard Estes

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 459 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa's mammals by a noted scientist. Written with the typical safari-goer in mind, this perennial bestseller includes black-and-white drawings, an overview of each group and in-depth information. (AFR06, $30.00)

The Year of the Gorilla

The Year of the Gorilla

by George Schaller

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

Schaller's vivid tale of adventures among the gorillas of the Virunga volcanoes of Zaire, Rwanda and Uganda -- a wonderful account of field work under difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances by one of the great wildlife biologists. (UGD03, $25.00)

Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

by Dian Fossey

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

Fossey's highly personal, detailed account of the ecology and behavior of the mountain gorilla of Virunga based on her 13 years among "the greatest of the great apes." (UGD05, $15.95)

Uganda Map

Uganda Map

by ITMB

  • 2010
  • MAP

A detailed physical map (scale 1:800,000) of Uganda, featuring city and national park insets. (UGD01, $11.95)

 
Lonely Planet East Africa

Lonely Planet East Africa


by Hugh Finlay

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 664 PAGES

This practical guide to East Africa features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature. Covers Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania. (EAF81, $31.99)

Karamoja, Uganda's Land of Warrior Nomads


by David Pluth | Sylvester Onyang | Jeremy O'Kasick

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 276 PAGES
  • 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

The Scramble for Africa


by Thomas Pakenham

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 738 PAGES

Absorbing and meticulously researched, this in-depth history of the Victorian land grab in Africa includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities who overran the continent. (AFR26, $23.99)

The White Nile

The White Nile


by Alan Moorehead

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 431 PAGES

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. With vivid descriptions of Zanzibar, the last days of Khartoum and the building of the Suez Canal. (EGY79, $14.99)

Uganda: Tarnished Pearl of Africa

Uganda: Tarnished Pearl of Africa


by Thomas P. Ofcansky

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

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, $36.00)

Dangerous Beauty, Life and Death in Africa: True Stories From a Safari Guide

Dangerous Beauty, Life and Death in Africa: True Stories From a Safari Guide


by Mark Ross

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

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)

First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria, How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third-World Adventure Changed My Life

First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria, How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third-World Adventure Changed My Life


by Eve Brown-waite

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An honest and humorous first-hand account of a pampered city girl's unlikely transformation into a Peace Corps worker and her misadventures along the way, as she confronts intestinal parasites, rat-infested toilets and her own prejudices in Ecuador and Uganda. (UGD23, $14.00)

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland


by Giles Foden

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A lurid, darkly 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)

Among African Apes, Stories and Photos from the Field

Among African Apes, Stories and Photos from the Field


by Christophe Boesch | Martha Robbins

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 196 PAGES

Alongside color photographs of chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas, Robbins and Boesch tell the compelling stories of wild apes and the researchers who study them. (UGD25, $29.95)

Gorillas, Natural History & Conservation

Gorillas, Natural History & Conservation


by Kelly Stewart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 72 PAGES

An illustrated overview of the natural history and ecology of the gorilla. (CAF35, $17.95)

My Family Album, Thirty Years of Primate Photography

My Family Album, Thirty Years of Primate Photography


by F. B. M. De Waal

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER

Waal illuminates the striking diversity of primate social interaction, gesture and and behavior in this witty collection of 128 duotone photographs (with accompanying explanations) of chimps, bonobos, capuchin, baboons and macaques. (BST107, $40.00)

The Impenetrable Forest

The Impenetrable Forest


by Thor Hanson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 286 PAGES

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 Lion's Eye, Seeing in the Wild


by Johanna Greenfield

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Greenfield describes the beauty, challenges and danger of life in the wild in this enthralling account of her work among the chimpanzee's in Uganda's Impenetrable Forest. (UGD21, $23.99)

The Primate Family Tree

The Primate Family Tree


by Ian Redmond

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A generously illustrated overview of the ecology and evolution, natural history and behavior of the primates. (BST123, $24.95)

Through a Window, My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe

Through a Window, My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe


by Jane Goodall

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

The now-classic account of Jane Goodall's research into the life of the chimpanzees on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. (EAF42, $15.95)

World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation

World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation


by Julian Caldecott

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 456 PAGES

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, $55.00)

African Wildlife

African Wildlife


by James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PLASTIC CARD

Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket for quick reference in the field. (AFR109, $5.95)

Birds of East Africa

Birds of East Africa


by Terry Stevenson | John Fanshawe

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 602 PAGES

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, $39.50)

Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals

Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals


by Jonathan Kingdon

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

An artist and biologist, Kingdon provides both delightful full-color illustrations and informative text. (EAF128, $24.95)

Mountain Gorillas

Mountain Gorillas


by Gene Eckhart

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

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, $37.95)

Wildlife of East Africa

Wildlife of East Africa


by Martin B. Withers | David Hosking

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

This take-along 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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