Africa 11

In 1859, at age fourteen, Florence Szász stood before a room full of men and waited to be auctioned to the highest bidder. But slavery and submission were not to be her destiny: Sam Baker, a wealthy……続きを見る

In 1869, Sir Henry Morton Stanley was instructed by James Gordon Bennett Jr, the son of the founder of the New York Herald, to find the famous explorer David Livingstone, who no-one had seen for yea……続きを見る

At the age of 14, author David Bristow stuck a large touring map of South Africa on his bedroom wall, determined to mark off every road one day. It was the start of a life-long love affair with the ……続きを見る

A biography of the personal life of Doctor David Livingstone, the pioneering medical missionary. 続きを見る

Ben Zabulis' Chartered Territory is a rich and diverse account of sixteen years spent living and working abroad as an engineer, from the chaos of everyday life in Lagos to the unique Hong Kong, via ……続きを見る

A brilliantly written exploration – part travel writing, part personal quest – of Africa’s oldest and most famous population The Bushmen have long been mythologised and are firmly entrenched in the ……続きを見る

Malachite is an enthralling account of an overland journey from Cape Town to London, across the length of Africa. Written in a deeply personal style, the book takes the reader not only into the wild……続きを見る

Cape Town A-Z by Sean Fraser is an indispensable, user-friendly guide to the Mother City, featuring: detailed Cape Peninsula and City Bowl locator maps; a comprehensive alphabetical listing of all t……続きを見る

Mauritius North Port Louis, Pamplemousses and Riviere du Rempart Series Title: Photo Albums Vol. 11 By Llewelyn Pritchard Copyright 2010 Llewelyn Pritchard Smashwords Edition Relax and enjoy these "……続きを見る

This book is an account of three years' of East Equatorial Africa ivory-hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo natives of the Lorogi mountains. It describes the adventures, the country and ……続きを見る

CultureShock! Morocco contains all the essential information to help you settle comfortably in this unique but oftern bewildering country. The book explores, the realities of Morocco and gives impor……続きを見る

This file includes: First Footsteps in East Africa or an Exploration of Harar; The Land of Midian (Revisited); Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah; To the Gold Coast for Gold……続きを見る

“ …Finally a grand taxi stopped and offered to take us to the train station for the unbelievably low fare of twenty dirham, so unbelievably low, that I was not a little disappointed when the driver ……続きを見る

Babs, a Dallas socialite and Steve, a Santa Fe adventurer, meet on a blind date. Within days they throw themselves into the heart of the Saharan desert in search of adventure and themselves. Without……続きを見る

This lavishly illustrated coffee-table book presents a diverse array of South African golf courses, from Gauteng’s Blair Atholl and Royal Johannesburg & Kensington to Arabella and Erinvale in the wi……続きを見る

Healing Rhinos and Other Souls tells the story of a much respected if unorthodox vet, a family man who loved and understood nature and all her creatures, a reluctant businessman, a somewhat exuberan……続きを見る

The stunning debut of a talented young travel writer. ‘South from Barbary’ – as 19th-century Europeans knew North Africa – is the compelling account of Justin Marozzi’s 1,500-mile journey by camel a……続きを見る

Un état des lieux magistral du continent le plus tourmenté du monde. Un livre profondément émouvant et optimiste. Chaque fois que vous tentez d’expliquer « L’Afrique, c’est… », les mots se désagrège……続きを見る

Neil Peart’s travel memoir of thoughts, observations, and experiences as he cycles through West Africa reveals the subtle, yet powerful writing style that has made him one of rock’s greatest lyricis……続きを見る

In the powerful travel-writing tradition of Ryszard Kapuscinski and V.S. Naipaul, a haunting memoir of a dangerous and disorienting year of self-discovery in one of the world's unhappiest countries. 続きを見る

In the first half of the twentieth centruy, European writers plunged into the stony, baking expanse of the Sahara, drawn by their own strange dreams. What did they hope to find? And what was really ……続きを見る

Johan and Themba, the managers of a small safari school in South Africa are busy fighting local poachers. They ask the safari authority for more rangers, and get seven lively student volunteers inst……続きを見る

African Son is a record of the author’s many trips to Africaーas a Peace Corps volunteer, Fulbright scholar, teacher, and travelerーover the course of thirty years. These personal essays range from ……続きを見る

Expert battlefields guide Nicki von der Heyde presents 71 battles covering three wars and a series of conflicts that shaped the course of South Africa’s history – from the colonial clashes that char……続きを見る

Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet. The history of the African Association, the world’s first geographical society, dedicated to the exploration of the interior of a contin……続きを見る

"Kenya and Kilimanjaro were national parks with the additional and unusual advantage of visitors being allowed to walk through them. In the space of a few days, they could traverse big-game hau……続きを見る

The South Africa Reader is an extraordinarily rich guide to the history, culture, and politics of South Africa. With more than eighty absorbing selections, the Reader provides many perspectives on t……続きを見る

Bitácora Africana es una compilación de los blogs y notas de viaje que Laura Gissara y su esposo hicieron, junto a otras treinta almas de diversas nacionalidades, por el continente afr……続きを見る

Philip Marsden returns to the remote, fiercely beautiful landscape that has exercised a powerful mythic appeal over him since his first encounter with it over twenty years ago. ‘Ethiopia bred in me ……続きを見る

Une femme part au Burkina Faso en mission humanitaire afin d'aider les plus défavorisés dans ce pays du tiers monde. Au fil de sa mission de dix mois et des défis quotidiens à surmonter, elle se tro……続きを見る