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1	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
2	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
3	The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals; Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates more books like this by Richard D Estes, Daniel Otte (Illustrator), Kathryn S Fuller (Foreword by) add to wishlist ildlife-viewing safari, the guide allows even a novice wildlife observer to understand the behavior of nearly one hundred large mammals, from antelopes, hippos and elephants to lions, monkeys and gorillas. 100 illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.41! \| first editions \| SVS
4	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
5	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 $16.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	Dangerous Beauty: Life and Death in Africa: True Stories from a Safari Guide more books like this by Mark C Ross add to wishlist In this memoir, an American safari guide tells of his adventures in East Africa, recalling the thrills, beauties--and dangers--of the land and the ways he guides and educates the tourists who join his safaris. He also reveals what it was like to swept up in the political turmoil in that region in the 1990s--particularly the horror in Rwanda. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	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
11	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
12 view cover	IBN Battuta in Black Africa more books like this by Said Hamdun (Editor), Noel Q King (Translator) add to wishlist Abu Abdalla Ibn Battuta (1304-1354) was one of the greatest travelers of pre-modern times. He traveled to Black Africa twice. He reported about the wealthy, multi-cultural trading centers at the African East coast, such as Mombasa and Kilwa, and the warm hospitality he experienced in Mogadishu. He also visited the court of Mansa Musa and ... see all copies from $10.06! new only from $26.45!
13 view cover	African Slave Trade more books like this by Basil Davidson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.63! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The end of the game more books like this by Peter Hill Beard add to wishlist A landmark work that dramatically chronicles the changing fortunes of African wildlife, focusing on the widespread destruction of the elephant. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $60.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Origins Reconsidered more books like this by Richard E Leakey, Roger Lewin add to wishlist Leakey, a famous paleoanthropologist and author of Origins and Lewin, author of Bones of Contention incorporate ideas from philosophy, anthropology, molecular biology, and linguistics to investigate not only how humans evolved, but how we acquired the qualities of consciousness and humanity. 40 photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Into Africa more books like this by Craig Packer add to wishlist Craig Packer takes us into Africa for a journey of 52 days in the autumn of 1991. But this is more than a tour of magnificent animals in an exotic, faraway place. A field biologist since 1972, Packer began his work studying primates at Gombe and then the lions of the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater with his wife and colleague Anne Pusey. Here, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Innocent killers more books like this by Hugo Van Lawick add to wishlist Goodall's groundbreaking book about wild dogs, jackals, and the spotted hyena was published in the same year (1971) as her influential IN THE SHADOW OF MAN and shares some of its characteristics: close observation, elegant writing, and delightful portraits of the animals as individuals. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
18	African History: Text and Readings more books like this by Robert O Collins add to wishlist This volume covers 3000 years in the history of eastern Africa. It features reports on: the ancient kingdoms of Ethiopia and Kush; ancient and medieval trade routes; the history of the east coast; the Nilotic slave trade; the appearance of Indian and white settlers; modern times; and more. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $38.16! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Nile: The Life Story of a River more books like this by Emil Ludwig add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Big Game Hunting and Collecting in East Africa, 1903-1926 more books like this by Kalman Kittenberger add to wishlist The author, a Hungarian big game hunter, recounts his experiences hunting lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, leopards, hippos, giraffes and zebras. see all copies from $13.79! signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Ibn Batutta in Black Africa more books like this by Ibn Batutta, Ibn, Noel King (Editor) add to wishlist Abu Abdalla ibn Battuta (1304-1354) was one of the greatest travellers of pre-modern times. This is his report of black Africa, a document of the high culture, pride and independence of black African states in the 14th century. He writes disapprovingly of sexual integration in families. see all copies from $3.47! new only from $24.46!
22 view cover	The Company of Adventurers more books like this by John Boyes, Mike Resnick (Foreword by) add to wishlist There's never been anyone quite like John Boyes, the most notorious of East Africa's pioneers. This is his true story, his firsthand accounts of exploits on the Dark Continent during the days of the most daring adventurers. There are lots of things you can say about John Boyes: he was a troublemaker. He was an ivory poacher. He was a hunter. He ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $18.80! \| first editions \| SVS
23	Portraits in the Wild: Behavior Studies of East African Mammals more books like this by Cynthia Moss add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Different Drums: A Doc 40 Years E more books like this by Michael Wood, David Coulson (Photographer), Prince Charles (Designer) add to wishlist Dr. Michael Wood, cofounder of Kenya's Flying Doctor Service, brings a beautiful and troubled land into sharp focus in this eloquently written memoir of 40 years in Africa. More than 90 full-color photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.90! \| first editions
25	Elephant Have the Right of Way more books like this by Betty Leslie-Melville, Melville B Leslie add to wishlist Living in Africa as a conservationist for nearly 30 years, the author often found herself in the middle of a thundering herd of a thousand elephants or awakened to find a giraffe sticking its head in her second-story bedroom window. Photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.54! \| signed copies \| first editions

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