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1	Assegai more books like this by Wilbur Smith add to wishlist The eagerly awaited sequel to Smith's thrilling Egyptian series, "Assegai"--set in 1913 British East Africa--is a stunning, heart-pounding, journey into the lost world of the Pharaohs. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $17.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Seventh scroll more books like this by Wilbur Smith add to wishlist Within a fading papyrus, nearly four thousand years old, lie the clues to a fabulous treasure from an almost forgotten time ...a riddle that becomes a savage battle across the unforgiving terrain of North Africa. When her husband is brutally murdered, beautiful half-English, half-Egyptian Royan Al Simmu is forced to seek refuge in England. With ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Out of Africa more books like this by Isak Dinesen add to wishlist OUT OF AFRICA is the classic account of the experiences of Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen) in Kenya, where she managed a coffee plantation for 17 years, from 1914 to 1931, first with her difficult husband the Baron von Blixen and, after their divorce, by herself. One of the most popular books of the 20th century, it provides a vivid and lyrical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Hunter more books like this by John A Hunter add to wishlist Written in the 1950s, Hunter recounts the career of John A. Hunter, a professional big-game hunter and former chairman of Tanganyika National Parks. J A. Hunter led a life of adventure, but, perhaps, the most astonishing tale in this book is his incredible adventures while hunting rhino. As a game ranger, he was ordered by the Tanganyikan ... see all copies from $3.25! new only from $42.68! \| first editions \| SVS
5	An ice-cream war more books like this by William Boyd add to wishlist A novel about an obscure but decisive moment in World War I, revolving around two English brothers whose love for each other and their country is sorely tested when they fall in love with the same woman. Winner of England's Whitbread Prize and nominated for the Booker. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Man-Eaters of Tsavo more books like this by John Patterson add to wishlist Tells the story of two man-eating lions who terrorized East Africa and brought to a halt the construction of a new railway line. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Tree Where Man Was Born more books like this by Peter Matthiessen add to wishlist This book details Matthiessen's travels in East Africa. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.03! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	On This Earth: Photographs from East Africa more books like this by Nick Brandt (Photographer), Alice Sebold (Foreword by), Jane Goodall (Introduction by) add to wishlist This is a vision of Africa quite unlike any that have come before: photographs of wildlife as Fine Art. Nick Brandt depicts the animals of East Africa with an intimacy and artistry unmatched by other photographers who choose wildlife as their subject. The pictures in On This Earth portray a world of drama and poignancy, where the very souls of the ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $27.28! \| SVS
9	Worlds of a Maasai Warrior: An Autobiography more books like this by Tepilit Ole Saitoti add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! new only from $26.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Green Hills of Africa more books like this by Ernest Hemingway add to wishlist Hemingway's memoir about hunting big game in Africa is also about the appeal of the "primitive" and the author's dissatisfactions with his own society. Based on his safari journal, this is a vibrant portrait of the African landscape. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons more books like this by Robert M Sapolsky add to wishlist In an exhilarating account of his 21-year study of a troop of rambunctious baboons in Kenya, Robert Sapolsky interweaves serious scientific observations with wry commentary about the challenges and pleasures of living in the wilds of the Serengeti--for man and beast alike. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.43! \| SVS
12 view cover	Bend in the River more books like this by V S Naipaul add to wishlist Based on Idi Amin's Uganda, Naipaul's novel is about an outsider, a Muslim Indian merchant named Salim, whose store in a small town on the Congo is threatened and finally lost in the chaos of the prevailing political regime. Gradually, not only the store but the town itself succumbs to the corruption. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Bill Bryson's African Diary more books like this by Bill Bryson add to wishlist Invited by CARE International, the author of "In a Sunburned Country" now visits Kenya and observes the many contrasts of Kenyan life, from the country's dramatic geography and famous game reserves to its postcolonial poverty and environmental problems. The author's earnings from this diary, as well as a portion of the profits, go to CARE. of ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	In the Company of Heroes more books like this by Michael J Durant, Steven Hartov add to wishlist Michael Durant was the Blackhawk helicoper pilot who was shot down and captured in Somalia in 1993 during Operation Restore Hope. Here he give his account of his capture and rescue, and the events that were written about in the book and film BLACKHAWK DOWN. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15	Flamingo: A Photographer's Odyssey more books like this by Hara add to wishlist This stunning photographic essay documents photographer Hara's safari to Africa's Rift Valley among the flamingos that had so captured her imagination. Dazzling photographs of the birds reveal aspects of the flamingo life cycle that have remained hidden for centuries. 80 full-color photos. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $34.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Clea more books like this by Lawrence Durrell add to wishlist Durrell's monumental four-novel exploration of love, character, friendship, and death includes JUSTINE, CLEA, BALTHAZAR, and MOUNTOLIVE. Published between 1957 and 1960, the quartet, which follows the romantic and political fortunes of a group of friends in Egypt, was an international success, and marked Durrell as an important writer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Darfur: A Short History of a Long War more books like this by Julie Flint, Alex de Waal add to wishlist Sudan's westernmost region, Darfur, sprang into notoriety early in 2004 when a war of hideous proportions unleashed what the United Nations called 'the world's worst humanitarian crisis'. For the last two years, the conflict has been simplified to pictures of sprawling refugee camps and lurid accounts of 'Arabs' murdering 'Africans.' Behind these ... see all copies from $4.13! new only from $12.40! \| SVS
18 view cover	Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor more books like this by Dr. Donald Johanson, James Shreeve add to wishlist Donald Johanson discovered Lucy, the most famous and one of the most complete of hominid remains, in 1974. His controversial interpretation of the remains as representing an ancestor to all subsequent hominid species, including our own, and his bestselling "Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind" (1981), established him as one of the most famous living ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	A primate's memoir more books like this by Robert M. Sapolsky add to wishlist This memoir by a primatologist tells of his years of experience with, and great attachment to, baboons, as well as the many colorful two-legged primates he has encountered in his career. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.03! \| first editions
20 view cover	African Game Trails more books like this by Theodore Roosevelt, IV add to wishlist FOREWORD I SPEAK of Africa and goIden joys the joy of wandering through lonely lands the joy of hunting the mighty and terrible Iords of the wilderness, the cunning, the wary, and the grim. In these greatest of the worlds great hunting-grounds there are mountain peaks whose suns are dazzling under the equatorial sun swamps where the slime oozes ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $24.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Kenya pioneers more books like this by Errol Trzebinski add to wishlist Drawing on interviews, diaries and letters, "The Kenya Pioneers" tells the story of the European colonization of the Kenya Highlands in the early 20th century. The author tells how the first white man, John Boyes, penetrated Kikuyuland, how Herzl almost succeeded in founding an African Zion on the Uasin Gishu Plateau, and later how the Boer ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead more books like this by Raymond Oliver Faulkner, Carol Fndrews (Translator) add to wishlist Spellbinding new age translation--these magical texts are originally placed in Egyptian tombs to assure everlasting bliss. Readers will be captivated by the 200 spells, prayers, and incantations. 60 color and 85 black-and-white illustrations. see all copies from $11.86! new only from $21.81! \| signed copies \| SVS
23 view cover	African game trails, an account of the African wanderings of an American hunter-naturalist more books like this by Theodore Roosevelt add to wishlist Ex-President and explorer Theodore Roosevelt recalls in his journal of a hunting trip in Africa the many animals he stalked and killed for the Smithsonian institution, and his meetings with East Africans. see all copies from $14.00! new only from $14.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Spider Sapphire Mystery more books like this by Carolyn Keene add to wishlist Nancy Drew's latest involvement in a mystery begins in her home town and concerns a synthetic sapphire with a spider embedded in it, and the strange disappearance of Ned Nickerson. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.34! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur more books like this by Brian Steidle, Gretchen Steidle Wallace add to wishlist This intense, vivid, powerful memoir from the heart of Darfur by a former American soldier who became a military observer for the African Union, is the first extensive on-the-ground account of the genocide in Sudan. Former US Marine Brian Steidle arrived in Southern Sudan in January 2004 looking for adventure and ready to provide military support ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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