Voyage / Afrique

Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert

de 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

de 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...

South African Art Now

de Sue Williamson

Described by international curator Okwui Enwezor as "one of the most dynamic and vigorous spaces of artistic practice," contemporary South African art is an exciting, emerging scene that is attracting the attention...

Walking in the Drakensberg

de Jeff Williams

Walking guide to u-Khahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, accessible from Johannesburg, Harrismith, Pietermaritzburg and Durban. 75 day walks, up to 20km, in Royal Natal...

The Race for Timbuktu

de 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...

Rainbow's End

de Lauren St John

This is a story about a paradise lost. . . . About an African dream that began with a murder . . .

In 1978, in the final, bloodiest phase of the Rhodesian civil war, eleven-year-old Lauren St John moves with...

The Green Hills of Africa [Bulgarian]

de Ernest Hemingway

"There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things, and because it takes a man's life to know...

A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco

de Suzanna Clarke

The Medina -- the Old City -- of Fez is the best-preserved, medieval walled city in the world. Inside this vibrant Moroccan community, internet cafes and mobile phones coexist with a maze of donkey-trod alleyways,...

Macbook Pro Portable Genius

de Brad Miser

Update to the quintessential hip, helpful guide to the MacBook Pro

Just like your MacBook Pro, MacBook Pro Portable Genius, Second Edition is easy to carry, power-packed, and helps keep your Apple digital lifestyle...

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

de Peter Allison

A hilarious, highly original collection of essays based on the Botswana truism: “only food runs!”

In the tradition of Bill Bryson, a new writer brings us the lively adventures and biting wit of an African...

The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari

de Paul Theroux

The world’s most acclaimed travel writer journeys through western Africa from Cape Town to the Congo.

Learning to Play with a Lion's Testicles: Unexpected Gifts from the Animals of Africa

de Melissa Haynes

Melissa visits Africa for animal conservation, but a cast of unlikely characters teaches her about grief, fear, and ultimately life.

The Tuner of Silences

de Mia Couto & David Brookshaw

"Eleven when I saw a woman for the first time, I was seized by such surprise I burst into tears."

Libyan Sands: Travel in a Dead World

de R.A. Bagnold & Stephen Bagnold

In the 1920s and 30s, a band of British officers stationed in Egypt began to explore the Western Desert which straddles the borders with Libya and the Sudan. Adapting a series of Model T Fords, Bagnold and his...

Tanzania - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

de Quintin Winks

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive...

Ethiopia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

de Sarah Howard

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive...

Tunisia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

de Gerald Zarr

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive...

Namibia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

de Sharri Whiting

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive...

Remembering Robben Island

de Jacques Claassen

Famous for being the place where former Nelson Mandela was incarcerated during the South African struggle for liberation, Robben Island is today a World Heritage Site. This fully illustrated book provides a...

Insight Guides: Kenya

de APA Publications Limited

Insight Guide Kenya is illustrated throughout with hundreds of specially commissioned colour photographs. Our inspirational Best of Kenya section illustrates the country's highlights, from wildlife safaris to...