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Across the face of southern Africa are more than 460 remarkable stone palaces, once the abodes of kings. Some are small, others ramble, but many are absolutely astonishing: all are the legacy of kingdoms past.Palaces of Stone brings to life the story of...

This compact field guide to the identification of Southern African mammals based on their spoor, droppings and skulls has long been a top seller. This edition offers up-to-date information on identification through signs; provides new illustrations for a...

The pioneering first edition of this guidebook was the first dedicated entirely to Somaliland, and this second edition, fully updated and with a foreword by Simon Reeve, continues Bradt's groundbreaking tradition of publishing highly specialist guides to...

This new, thoroughly updated edition of Bradt's Senegal continues to offer far and away the greatest depth of coverage for this increasingly popular part of West Africa. With over 350 pages of detailed description and 40 maps, this remains the definitive...

This new thoroughly updated edition of Bradt's Namibia remains the essential guide for a successful visit to this vast country - more than twice the size of Germany but with less than 3% of the population. Written by expert author and long-standing tour...

Lying between the perennial waterways of the Okavango Delta to the northwest and the arid Kalahari to the south are the legendary Makgadikgadi Pans, one of the largest salt complexes in the world. Some 12,000 square kilometres in extent, these salt flats...

This outstanding guide features detailed coverage of more than 125 dive and snorkel sites along the length of the Red Sea. The Red Sea is the epitome of all that is enticing and fascinating about tropical reefs, with fabulous coral walls and gardens...

The definitive guide to understanding Arab culture for three decades. For nearly three decades, diplomats, students, business people and governments have relied on Dr. Margaret Nydell's seminal work as the essential guide to comprehending an immensely...

The runaway international bestseller is now an American must-read for lovers of adventure, travel writing, and romance. Corinne Hofmann tells how she falls in love with an African warrior while on holiday in Kenya. After overcoming severe obstacles, she...

This is the first ever standalone travel guide to the world's newest country. South Sudan has emerged from decades of inaccessibility as a vibrant and diverse destination. One of the world's largest wetlands, tropical forests and the second-largest...

Influential French novelist, screenwriter, pioneer in literary genre and Oscar nominee Vladimir Pozner came to the United States in the 1930s. He found the nation and its people in a state of profound material and spiritual crisis, and took it upon...