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	Lonely Planet Africa : On a Shoestring (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe Covering the countries on the African continent, this text is designed for all budgets and provides a comprehensive guide to the region. It includes: cultural, political and historical notes; travel advice; information on border crossings and visas; and advice on health, safety and local transport.
	Lonely Planet Read This First : Africa (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe snapshot profiles of 39 countries in the region, including all the highlights you won't want to miss - full-color country maps with itineraries to suit three days, 30 days or three months - essential health warning and everything you need to know about vaccinations - getting around, from planes and buses to cars and bicycles
	Africa: A Continent of Contrasts (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe describes and depicts the natural, cultural, architectural and historical wealth of the African continent, in particular the varied wildlife, geographical landmarks, scenery, indigenous people and many noteworthy aspects of local culture and ceremonies. The book is divided into four main regions: North, West, East and Southern Africa, offering detailed information and rich visual impressions of each.
	Africa With a Twist And a Tale (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe By David Henry This book provides an insight to working and living in Africa, through the author's many experiences and incident's, some amusing and some very hair rasing!
	The Rough Guide to West Africa 5 (Author) - (Paperback) Author Richard Trillo (amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe covering the 15 visitable countries from Mauritania to Cameroon in fifty percent more detail than its only competitor. Each chapter of the Rough Guide includes thoroughly researched hotel and restaurant listings, sections on everything from food and language to media and sport, and thoughtful background on the environment, culture, history, politics and music
	Lonely Planet Trekking in East Africa 3rd Ed (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe Covering all of East Africa's classic treks - Mt Kenya, Kilimanjaro, the Rwenzori Mountains - and more, this guide includes: advice for independent trekkers and those on organized trips; a revised flora and fauna section, how to arrange permits, supplies, guides and porters, and a Swahili guide.
	Lonely Planet West Africa (amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe Salt caravans in the Sahara, imposing forts on the Ghanaian coast, urban buzz in Lagos, the steamy lushness of Casamance- West Africa's attractions are as diverse as they are intriguing. Whether you want to set out for Timbuktu, laze on a sandy beach or overland it from desert to jungle, Lonely Planet shows you the what, where and how.
	Lonely Planet: Southern Africa David Else, et al (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe Coverage: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe Southern Africa is an extraordinary and varied region. Explore its coral reefs and mountain peaks, fast towns and ghost towns, red deserts and Cape vineyards with this indispensable guide.
	Lonely Planet Healthy Travel Africa - (Paperback) (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe The only travel health title that focuses entirely on Africa. Safety advice, particularly for outdoor activities, to keep travelers traveling.
	52 Days by Camel : My Sahara Adventure (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe by Lawrence Raskin, Debora Pearson (Contributor), Lawrie Raskin (Photographer) In conversational and occasionally digressive prose, Raskin, a seasoned desert explorer, with Pearson recounts his first visit to the Sahara. The book's title refers not to the duration of Raskin's actual journey but to a road sign listing the distance to TimbEuropetu as 52 days away, assuming one was traveling by camel.
	An Affair With Africa : Expeditions and Adventures Across a Continent (amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe by Alzada Carlisle Kistner In the spirit of Isak Dinesen's "Out of Africa", this extraordinary book shares with readers the thoughts and experiences of a remarkable woman, whose unquenchable thirst for adventure leads her into a series of almost unimaginable situations during five expeditions to Africa.
	Take Me on Safari (A Family Affair) (amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.Europe - Europe by Anthony P. Mauro A compelling and one-of-a-kind chronicle of a husband, wife, their teenage son, young daughter, and "grandmom" on safari in rural South Africa. This is the unforgettable memoir of the Mauro family, swept from their daily routines in suburbia USA and thrust into the center of adventure, drama, and suspense in a remote corner of the Dark Continent.
	North of South : An African Journey (amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe by Shiva Naipaul Wonderful The book's humor will make you laugh a little uneasily, like the best of satire. A wonderfully detailed vision of Africa. A reader , June 25, 1999
	Touring Southern Africa (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe by Melissa Shales (editor) Independent Holidays in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique and Zimbabwe (Serial)
	African Desert (amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe by Bernard Plossu
	Africa South of the Sahara : A Geographical Interpretation by Robert F. Stock (amazon.com) - USA   (amazon.co.uk) - Europe An especially well written introductory text examining the sociocultural, political, and economic processes that help to explain patterns of human use, resources, and the dynamics of change in Africa's geography. Excellent b&w photos, maps, and charts. Extensive references are provided at the end of each chapter. (Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. )
	Sahara Overland - - A Route & Planning Guide (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe by Chris Scott "A good chunky guide that gets right to the heart of desert travel." --Michael Palin
	Sahara Unveiled : A Journey Across the Desert by William Langewiesche (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe Blending history, anecdote, travelogue, and reportage, the author describes his journey across the Sahara, captures life in the region, and describes the unique character, history, and religious, cultural, and social aspects of North Africa.
	Mysteries of the Sahara : Chronicles from National Geographic by Arthur Meier Schlesinger (Editor), Fred L. Israel (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - Europe Articles originally published in "National Geographic" describe the Maghreb region before the First World War, providing a record of a culture that has largely disappeared.

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