Travel / Africa

Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert

by William Langewiesche

It is as vast as the United States and so arid that most bacteria cannot survive there. Its loneliness is so extreme it is said thatmigratory birds will land beside travelers, just for the company. William Langewiesche...

Born Wild: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Passion for Africa

by Tony Fitzjohn

Tony Fitzjohn, part missionary, part madman, has been called “one of the world’s most endangered creatures.” An internationally renowned field expert on African wildlife, he is best known for the eighteen...

Wild Weekends South Africa: Places to Go, Things to Do

by Claire Keeton

Planning a trip to South Africa? Looking for great adventure weekends during your stay? This is the book for you - written by Sunday Times journalists - featuring mountain biking, bungee jumping, hiking, climbing,...

Legendary Safari Guides

by Susie Cazenove

Twenty-four safari guides are profiled by experienced safari travel promoter, Susie Cazenove. She tells us their stories of adventure and dreams - of following their passion into the wild and of making their...

Insider's Guide: Top Wildlife Photography Spots in Botswana and Namibia

by Shem Compion

Part tourist guide, part monograph, this book journeys through South Africa’s amazing wildlife reserves. Indicating what types of animals to find and in which provinces to find them, this record not only contains...

Berlitz: Morocco Pocket Guide

by Berlitz

Berlitz Pocket Guide Morocco is the ultimate handy guide to this exotic destination, combining all the information you need on where to go and what to do in a practical, pocket-sized format. Whether you want...

Lonely Planet Morocco

by Lonely Planet, Paul Clammer & James Bainbridge

#1 best-selling guide to Morocco*

Lonely Planet Morocco is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Lose yourself in the Fez medina,...

Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide

by Peter Allison

A hilarious, highly original collection of essays based on the Botswana truism: “only food runs!” With a new introduction and new material from the author

In the tradition of Bill Bryson, a new writer brings...

Memories of My Africa: Enjoying Africa and Its People

by Bob Landheer

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Memories of my Africa: enjoying Africa and its people consists of thirty-one short stories. They describe the author's experiences from 1964 through 2007 in the African countries where he lived and...

The Race for Timbuktu

by Frank T. Kryza

In the first decades of the nineteenth century, no place burned more brightly in the imagination of European geographers––and fortune hunters––than the lost city of Timbuktu. Africa's legendary City...

Lonely Planet Mauritius Reunion & Seychelles

by Lonely Planet, Jean-Bernard Carillet & Anthony Ham

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what...

The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates

by Richard D. Estes, Daniel Otte & Kathryn S. Fuller

Since its original publication in 1993, The Safari Companion has been the best field guide to observing and understanding the behavior of African mammals. An indispensable tool for naturalists traveling to Africa,...

Ethnic Minority Conflicts and Governance in Nigeria

by Rotimi T. Suberu

Ethnic Minority Conflicts and Governance in Nigeria explores and analyses the underlying sources and salient features of recent ethnic minority conflicts in Nigeria, the largely controversial policies by which...

Nigeria during the Abacha Years (1993-1998)

by ‘Kunle Amuwo, Daniel C. Bach, Nicole Chevillard & Alex Gboyega et al.

The autocratic regime of Sani Abacha (1993-1998) stands out as a watershed in the history of independent Nigeria. Nigeria’s darkest years since the civil war resulted from his unrestrained personal rule; very...

Lonely Planet Africa

by Lonely Planet, Simon Richmond & Stuart Butler

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Africa is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you....

Lagos: A Cultural and Literary History

by Kaye Whiteman

Lagos is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, expected in some projections to have a population of 25 million by 2025. This will make it the biggest metropolis in sub-Saharan Africa and possibly the...

Don't Look Behind You!: A Safari Guide's Encounters with Ravenous Lions, Stampeding Elephants, and Lovesick Rhinos

by Peter Allison

Incredible true tales from a world-renowned safari guide and celebrated author

Romantic notions aside, being a safari guide isn’t always particularly enjoyable or glamorous. Quite often it is beset with...

Lonely Planet West Africa

by Lonely Planet, Anthony Ham & Jean-Bernard Carillet

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet West Africa is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await...

Lonely Planet Southern Africa

by Lonely Planet, Alan Murphy & Kate Armstrong

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Southern Africa is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries...

Glory in a Camel's Eye: Trekking Through the Moroccan Sahara

by Jeffrey Tayler

Hailed by Bill Bryson and the New York Times Book Review as an emerging master of travel writing, Tayler penetrates one of the most forbidding regions on Earth. Journeying along routes little altered since the...