Cultural Region/East Africa
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By: Jane Goodall
Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe renowned British primatologist continues the “engrossing account” of her time among the chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania (Publishers Weekly).
In her classic, In the Shadow of Man, Jane Goodall wrote
- Author: Goodall, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 07, 2010
- ISBN10: 0547336950
- Language: English
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By: Christopher Dunn
The Giza Power Plant: Technologies of Ancient Egypt
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cartDid a highly advanced civilization exist in prehistory? Is the Giza Pyramid a remnant of their technology? Then, what was the power source that fueled such a civilization? The technology of harmonic r… [more below]
- Author: Dunn, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 01 1998
- ISBN10: 1879181509
- Language: English
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By: Kavanagh, James
East Africa Wildlife: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species in Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda
$8.95PaperbackAdd to cartPerhaps the top wildlife viewing area on earth, the legendary game reserves of the Serengeti and Maasai Mara attract millions of tourists each year seeking an unparalleled opportunity to view a vast a
- Series: Pocket Naturalist Guide
- Author: Kavanagh, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 12
- Publish Date: November 16 2017
- ISBN10: 1583559388
- Language: English
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The Mummy Case: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense
$9.99Mass Market PaperboundAdd to cartRadcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist and Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname “Father of Curses”–and at Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission to
- Series: Amelia Peabody #3
- Author: Peters, Elizabeth
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 22 2011
- ISBN10: 0061999202
- Language: English
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By: Smith, Wilbur
The Seventh Scroll
$18.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe second book in the epic Egyptian series
The second book in the epic Egyptian series. ‘She glanced down at the drawer in which she kept all her floppy disks. That and all the other drawers had been- Series: Egyptian #2
- Author: Smith, Wilbur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 756
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 1499860846
- Language: English
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By: Mark Bowden
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
$20.00PaperbackAdd to cartAlready a classic of war reporting and now reissued as a Grove Press paperback, Black Hawk Down is Mark Bowden’s brilliant account of the longest sustained firefight involving American troops since th
- Author: Bowden, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 13, 2010
- ISBN10: 080214473X
- Language: English
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Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet
$29.99HardcoverRead moreAn Inspiring Memoir, for Fans of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Frans De Waal.
In her enchanting memoir, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda’s first wildlife veterinarian, tells the remarkable story f- Author: Kalema-Zikusoka, Gladys
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1950994260
- Language: English
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By: Browne, Eileen
Handa’s Surprise Big Book: Read and Share
$27.99PaperbackAdd to cart“In the best pantomime spirit, readers long to tell Handa what’s happening just behind her.” — The Guardian (U.K.)
Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend, Akeyo. Which fr- Series: Reading and Math Together
- Author: Browne, Eileen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 08 2011
- ISBN10: 0763653853
- Language: English
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Let’s Tell This Story Properly
$16.95PaperbackRead moreMen behave badly in these stories, women suffer or negotiate for power, families bicker and try to cooperate. There is Uganda, and there is Britain, and then all the miles in between.–Los Angeles Tim
- Author: Makumbi, Jennifer Nansubuga
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 294
- Publish Date: April 30 2019
- ISBN10: 1945492228
- Language: English
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The Clue in the Papyrus Scroll
$7.99PaperbackRead moreIn this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations–all around the world! The Aldens arrive… [more below]
- Series: Boxcar Children Great Adventure #2
- Author: Warner, Gertrude Chandler
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0807506990
- Language: English
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By: Kidder, Tracy
Strength in What Remains
$18.00PaperbackRead moreNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY:
In Strength in What Remains, Tracy Kidder
Los Angeles Times – San Francisco Chronicle –Chicago Tribune – The Christian Science Monitor – Publishers Weekly- Series: Random House Reader’s Circle
- Author: Kidder, Tracy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 04 2010
- ISBN10: 0812977610
- Language: English
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By: Winks, Quintin
Tanzania – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
$12.99PaperbackAdd to cartDon’t just see the sights–get to know the people.
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination
- Series: Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- Author: Winks, Quintin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 04 2009
- ISBN10: 1857334833
- Language: English
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By: Feelings, Muriel
Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book
$9.99PaperbackAdd to cartA companion to the Caldecott Honor Book Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
Jambo Means Hello introduces children to the Swahili alphabet with helpful pronunciation keys, while presenting East Afri- Series: Picture Puffin Books
- Author: Feelings, Muriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: July 15 1992
- ISBN10: 0140546529
- Language: English
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By: Roth, Susan L.
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families
$12.95PaperbackRead moreThe fascinating story of Dr. Gordon Sato, who helped a small African village become self-sustaining by planting a forest of mangrove trees to reshape the community’s ecosystem.
Now in paperback!
For a l
- Author: Roth, Susan L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1620145804
- Language: English
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Admiring Silence: By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
$18.00PaperbackRead more**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**
A “corrosively funny and relentless” (The New York Times) tale of cultural identity and displacement, Admiring Silence is the story of a man’s d- Author: Gurnah, Abdulrazak
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1526653451
- Language: English
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By: Smith, Wilbur
Shout at the Devil
$17.99PaperbackRead moreA thrilling WW1 adventure novel from global bestseller Wilbur Smith
“For the first time they confronted each other. These two who had played murderous hide-and-seek for three long years across ten tho- Author: Smith, Wilbur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 404
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 1499860129
- Language: English
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By: Author Tbd
No One Loved Gorillas More
$30.00HardcoverRead morePresents a collection of letters written by Dian Fossey that captures her spirit, activism, setbacks, and triumphs during the eighteen years she spent studying and preserving mountain gorillas.
- Author: Author Tbd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 05 2005
- ISBN10: 0792293444
- Language: English
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By: Moorehead, Alan
The Blue Nile
$17.99PaperbackAdd to cartIn the first half of the nineteenth century, only a small handful of Westerners had ventured into the regions watered by the Nile River on its long journey from Lake Tana in Abyssinia to the Mediterra
- Author: Moorehead, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 17 2000
- ISBN10: 0060956402
- Language: English
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By: Athaide, Tina
Orange for the Sunsets
$9.99PaperbackAdd to cart* A Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books of 2019 Selection * A Canadian Children’s Book Center Best Books for Kids & Teens Pick *
From debut author Tina Athaide comes a soaring tale of empat
- Author: Athaide, Tina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 0062795309
- Language: English
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By: Milburn, Andrew
When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War
$24.95PaperbackRead more“Milburn has constructed a real tour de force of recent military history, strongly written and executed with the dedication and attention to detail you would expect from a Marine Special Operations Co… [more below]
- Author: Milburn, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1399019236
- Language: English












