Africa

Learn Shona with this complete course, now with free audio download!Spoken by over 10 million people worldwide, Shona (also known as ChiShona) is an official language of Zimbabwe. It is also spoken in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia. It is one of the most...

Winner of the Booker Prize 1971 and nominated for the Golden Man Booker Prize in 2018. In a Free State tells the story first of an Indian servant in Washington, who becomes an American citizen but feels he has ceased to be a part of the flow. Then of a...

Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey.From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of Madagascar, with in-depth insider information on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Books for a Better Life (Inspirational Memoir) 2004.Book InformationISBN 9781400081608Author Neely TuckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House...

The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles. This compact field guide, based on Birds of Seychelles by Adrian Skerrett, Ian Bullock and Tony Disley (Helm 2000), is the only field guide to cover all of the more than 250 species...

One couple's inspiring memoir of healing a Rwandan village, raising a family near the old killing fields, and building a restaurant named Heaven.Newlyweds Josh and Alissa were at a party and received a challenge that shook them to the core: do you think...

Morocco's proximity and the variety of its habitats and bird species make it a favoured destination for birders. It is home to rare and endangered species such as Bald Ibis, Dark Chanting Goshawk, Tawny Eagle, Eleonora's Falcon and African Marsh Owl. 454...

This is the second edition of the first field guide to the birds of this fascinating region, and a companion to Birds of East Africa by two of the same authors. The Horn of Africa has the highest endemism of any region in Africa, and around 70...

A radiant, unforgettable memoir of one woman's 450 days spent in captivity, and her defiant refusal to have her humanity stripped away. When Edith meets Luca in a small Northern town, the two connect instantly. Under the Northern Lights, they develop...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061137372Author Paul BowlesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 213g

The Kruger National Park, one of the largest and best-known conservation areas in the world, supports a remarkable diversity of birds. This attractive and handy field guide lists more than 500 species that have been recorded here, and provides...

There are only a handful of destinations left in the world that have retained their ability to shock the traveller with their unique perspective. These places still awaken a sense of deep wonder as they offer the rare opportunity to observe the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679600213Author Isak DinesenFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 192mm *...

Mungo Park's account of his journeys into West Africa in 1795 and again in 1805 provided Europeans with their first reliable description of the interior of the continent. Though he failed in the object of his mission - to chart the course of the Niger...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914079528Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 200mm * 5mm

'A lyrical investigation ... both powerful and transcendent' CHIGOZIE OBIOMA 'Acutely observed, hauntingly rendered and deeply affecting' AMINATTA FORNA 'Both epic and intimate' MARGO JEFFERSON An...

It would be easy to despair at the state of the world today. But we must not. Indeed, we cannot. In this book Neil Findlay brings together first-hand testimony from people who have played crucial roles in social justice campaigns. Their stories are...

Kate Nicholls left England to raise her five children in Botswana: an experience that would change each of their lives. Living on a shoestring in a lion conservation camp, Kate home-schools her family under a camelthorn tree while they also learn at...

This book is intended for university students and anyone interested in learning Standard Swahili grammar as spoken in the East African Community of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The most comprehensive grammar book currently available, some of the concepts...

Zambia and Malawi are home to 240 known snake, lizard, terrapin, tortoise and crocodile species. Snakes and other Reptiles of Zambia and Malawi is the first field guide to describe every species of reptile known to occur in this region - including 14...

The Sahara: a dream-like, far away landscape of Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, The English Patient and Star Wars, and home to nomadic communities whose ways of life stretch back millennia. Today it's a teeth-janglingly dangerous destination,...

James Maskalyk set out for the contested border town of Abyei, Sudan, in 2007. The newest Medicins Sans Frontieres' doctor in the field, he arrived with only his training, full of desire to understand this most desperate part of the world. He returned...

Southern Africa is home to a diverse reptile fauna of more than 600 species. Of these, nearly 70% are endemic to the region, being found nowhere else. This compact guide features 276 of the more colourful and conspicuous species, as well as those unique...

Martha Gellhorn's three intertwined novellas are concerned with the integration of European outsider into the dramatic landscape of East Africa. It is a story of rejection and enchantment. Two sisters, one beautiful, one plain, return unmarried from...

V. S. Naipaul's Booker Prize winning novel about displacement, the yearning for the good place in someone else's land and the attendant heartache.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953232451Author Tom SheppardFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Desert Winds PublishingPublisher Desert Winds Publishing

White/ Other is a strange hybrid beast - part poetry, part polemic, part sectarian graffiti - a long lyric essay that grapples with the complexities of writing and living from the position of the absent subject: that is the white working-class "other"...

Zanzibar's coastline offers some of the best beaches in the world, with its dazzling white sands and colourful marine life, whilst atmospheric Stone Town is filled with intriguing alleyways and old Arabian townhouses. Whether you're sampling fresh...

The Beat about the Bush series answers all those everyday questions that are prompted by visits to the bush. It fills the gap in exisiting literature and field guides alike, complemented by more than 900 full-colour photographs. Although details are...

Fascinated by the Battle of Britain from an early age, as a young man Dilip Sarkar realised that recording and sharing the Few's memories was of paramount importance. At the time, back in the mid-1980s, membership of the Battle of Britain Fighter...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787165724Author Andrey TaranovFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint T&p Books Publishing LtdPublisher T&p Books Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913971618Author Anne RooneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Book HousePublisher Salariya Book Company Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914079818Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 200mm * 15mm

The guide to Morocco explores the Moroccan Atlantic coast: from Tangier in the north, to Dakhla in the south, and some bonus inland diversion-worthy routes along the way. Connecting travellers, surfers and locals by pointing out surf spots, places to...

If you've ever studied a foreign language, you know what happens when you first truly and clearly communicate with another person. As Zora O'Neill recalls, you feel like a magician. If that foreign language is Arabic, you just might feel like a wizard. ...

Oxford Children's Maths and Science Words is the perfect introduction to science and maths words for young children starting school. With over 600 first maths and science words explained clearly with colourful illustrations and simple definitions, this...

The Kruger National Park is one of the world's leading stewards of biological diversity. Its management requires ongoing monitoring and re-evaluation to ensure that species survive. Shaping Kruger provides fascinating insight into the lives, habits and...

From Jeffrey Gettleman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist, comes a passionate, revealing story about finding love and finding a calling, set against one of the most turbulent regions in the world.A seasoned war correspondent, Jeffrey...

Grand imperial cities, calm desert oases, Mediterranean beaches, and ancient history: experience an incredible crossroads of culture with Moon Morocco. Inside you'll find:- Flexible itineraries for visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites and holy places,...

Wouldn't it be wonderful to live in a world where all women naturally feel empowered to be who they want to be - where women are free to express themselves and their gifts, and shape the world in a way that is good for all of us? Heidi Hauer has a...