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Bradt Guide Mozambique  •  Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES
This comprehensive guide features an overview of the history, wildlife and natural history of Mozambique along with color photographs and maps.. (SAF106, $24.99)
  Bradt Guide Mozambique
Bradt Guide Malawi  •  Philip Briggs
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES
This authoritative, practical travel guide gives a personal, detailed overview of Malawi, its history, culture and natural history. Includes a chapter on Lake Malawi, along with information on travel, health and safety. With photographs and maps. (SAF108, $23.95)
 
The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region  •  Vincent Carruthers  •  Kenneth Newman
FIELD GUIDE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A handsomely illustrated field guide to the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, insects, fish and plants of Southern Africa, all in one compact volume. It features 1,200 illustrations and short descriptions of each species, including habitat and range. With contributions by experts and good color plates. A nice overview for even the keen naturalist; it covers -- for example -- over 600 of the 900 species of birds found in the region. (SAF59, $29.95)
  The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region
Ulendo, Travels of a Naturalist In and Out of Africa  •  Archie Carr
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1993 •  PAPER  • 303 PAGES
A memoir of scientific adventures on his home turf in Florida and off in the bush of Malawi and Zambia, this book, by the great Archie Carr, combines good writing with plenty of wit, insight and scientific rigor. (SAF46, $19.95)
  Ulendo, Travels of a Naturalist In and Out of Africa
Malawi Map  •   ITMB
2000 •  MAP
A full color map for travelers at a scale of 1:900,000. (SAF120, $10.95)
 
Mozambique Map  •   ITMB
MAP
A folded, full-color map of Mozambique designed for travelers at a scale of 1:1,900,000. (SAF144, $10.95)
 
 

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A Complicated War, The Harrowing of Mozambique  •  William Finnegan   • HISTORY  •  An eyewitness historical, political and social account of Mozambique and the civil war that has ravaged the country, organized as a travelogue of sorts -- and centered around the author's own travels and interviews. (SAF94, $26.95)
 
 
A History of Mozambique  •  Malyn Newitt   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive, scholarly history of Mozambique from Portuguese trade in the 15th century to the 1980s. (SAF42, $59.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Journey to the Vanished City, the Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel  •  Tudor Parfitt   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The author probes the mystery of the Lemba people of South Africa in this book, which combines history, myth, and a first-person account of his furiously entertaining trip from South Africa to Tanzania. (SAF92, $14.00)
 
 
Living Fossil, The Story of the Coelacanth  •  Keith Stewart Thomson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Thomson relates the remarkable discovery of the long-thought-extinct fossil fish in the deep waters of the Mozambique channel and Comoros Islands. (BST09, $9.95)
 
 
The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean  •  Paddy Ryan  •  Peter Atkinson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The best-selling, take-along guide to coral reefs, coral reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific. With 200 color photographs. (DIV18, $19.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Fishwatcher's Field Guide Indian Ocean  •  Idaz Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A double-sided card illustrating 70 fishes of Seychelles, Maldives and neighboring islands. (FG17, $7.50)
 
 
Marine Invertebrates Indian Ocean and the Central Pacific  •  Idaz Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This double-sided plastic card shows 50 of the most commonly encountered marine invertebrates of the Indian Ocean in full-color illustrations, convenient for snorkeling trips. (DIV15, $7.50)
 
 
Newman's Birds of Southern Africa  •  Kenneth Newman   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The eighth edition of the compact field guide, our favorite for anywhere south of the Zambezi. (SAF29, $28.00)
 
 
Southern African Birds, A Photographic Guide  •  Ian Sinclair   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A pocket guide to the 265 most conspicuous birds south of the Zambezi River featuring color photographs, brief descriptions and range maps. We also carry Birds of Namibia (NMB17, $15.95). (SAF14, $15.95)
 
 


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