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The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century
Ross E. Dunn
University of California Press
University of California Press
Known as the greatest traveler of premodern times, Abu Abdallah ibn Battuta was born in Morocco in 1304 and educated in Islamic law. At the age of twenty-one, he left home to make the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. This was only the first of a series of...
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The Rough Guide to Kenya 8 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Richard Trillo, Daniel Jacobs, Nana Luckham
Rough Guides
Rough Guides
The Rough Guide to Kenya is the ultimate guide to East Africa''s best known destination. From the live music in Nairobi to the Turkana overland safaris, the 24-page, full-colour section introduces all of the country''s highlights. The guide includes...
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Ghana, 4th (Bradt Travel Guide)
Philip Briggs
Bradt Travel Guides
Bradt Travel Guides
Bradt’s Ghana has remained the bestselling guide to the country since it was first published in 1998, being used by almost every English-speaking visitor there. Visitors will discover a country steeped in a rich cultural tradition and...
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Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo
Kate Jackson
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press
In 2005 Kate Jackson ventured into the remote swamp forests of the northern Congo to collect reptiles and amphibians. Her camping equipment was rudimentary, her knowledge of Congolese customs even more so. She knew how to string a net and set a...
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All Things Must Fight to Live: Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo
Bryan Mealer
Bloomsbury USA
Bloomsbury USA
A foreign correspondent’s gripping account of his experiences in Congo, told through the long scope of the country’s dark and brutal history. After covering a brutal war that claimed four million lives, journalist Bryan Mealer takes...
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Cruelest Journey: Six Hundred Miles To Timbuktu
Kira Salak
National Geographic
National Geographic
Kira Salak is a young woman with a history of seeking impossible challenges. She grew up relishing the exploits of the great Scottish explorer Mungo Park and set herself the daunting goal of retracing his fatal journey down West Africa's Niger river...
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Rwanda, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide
Philip Briggs
Bradt Travel Guides
Bradt Travel Guides
Tourism in Rwanda--"Land of a Thousand Hills"--is developing rapidly, and this updated edition lists the newest hotels, tours, activities, tour operators and all other travel practicalities. Whether you want to explore Rwanda's ancient and modern...
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Race to Dakar
Charley Boorman
Little, Brown Book Group
Little, Brown Book Group
In January 2006, 230 people raced in trucks, cars, and motorbikes from Lisbon to Dakar in the 28th annual Dakar rally, the most challenging race in existence. After his celebrated trip round the world with Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman was keen...
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South Africa Travel Map (Globetrotter Travel Map)
New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.
Globetrotter
Globetrotter
Globetrotter Travel Maps cater specifically to the needs of tourists and visitors, packed with all the essential information to introduce travelers to each dynamic destination. Key buildings and places of interest are pinpointed, as well as where...
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The Villas and Riads of Morocco
Corinne Verner
Harry N. Abrams
Harry N. Abrams
The austere facades that line the labyrinthine streets of Morocco's ancient walled neighborhoods reveal almost nothing of the luminous residences within. The Villas and Riads of Morocco lifts the veil on these secret paradises, from fantastic...
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