Recommended Reading List

Bradt Guide Tanzania, by Philip Briggs
Type of book: Guidebook
Published: 2002
336 Pages
A compact, detailed overview of Tanzania, its history, wildlife and major attractions. This book also includes maps, town plans, and lots of practical travel information.

Serengeti, Natural Order on the African Plain, by Mitsuaki Iwago
Type of book: Natural History
Published: 1996
280 Pages
From Library Journal: Consisting of about 300 photographs, this book presents one year on the African plain. Iwago's photographs capture the essence of a sometimes brutal, sometimes idyllic, always fascinating life.

West with the Night, by Beryl Markham
Type of book: Biography/Memoir
Published: 1983
294 Pages
From The Nation: With the skill of someone who has filled long nights with stories, Markham recounts her adventures--discoveries, rescues, and narrow escapes, the glint of an airplane abandoned in the desert, the look of a lion about to pounce.... Much more than a pilot's memoir, West With the Night is a wise, funny, and inspiring exploration of a life well lived.

The Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals, by Richard Estes
Type of book: Field Guide
Published: 1999
459 pages
From Library Journal: Anyone who goes on safari will want to make room in his or her suitcase for this treasure. Estes, who is affiliated with Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institute as a research associate, spent over eight years doing fieldwork in Africa and over 17 years. His admirable qualifications as an expert on the social ecology of African mammals are reflected in the text, which describes approximately 86 species of African mammals. Introductory chapters give practical advice on how to observe animals, including tips on using binoculars and photographic equipment.

Tanzania Travel Map (Globetrotter Travel Map)
From the Back Cover: This user-friendly travel map has been specifically designed for visitors as a practical and informative guide to Tanzania. More than just a map, it includes detailed street plans of major towns and large-scale projections of popular tourist destinations. This map contains regional climate charts, full color photographs, concise place names index and much more.

The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham
Type of book: History
Published: 1992
800 Pages
From Library Journal: In his excellent study of the Boer War, Pakenham demonstrated his ability to handle a great mass of material and a complicated subject in a fashion that produces a readable, highly credible account. Here he turns those same skills to good effect in the infinitely more complex issue of the European exploitation of Africa, which followed close on the heels of exploration of the so-called "dark continent's" interior. The result is a sweeping narrative, refreshingly old fashioned in its appreciation of the fact that imperialism did have some virtues, which offers as good an introduction to the "scramble" as has ever been written.

Exploration of Africa, From Cairo to the Cape, by Ann Hugon
Type of book: Exploration
Published: 1993
173 Pages
This book chronicles the 19th-century exploration of Africa with contemporary paintings and prints, brief chapters on the expeditions, and a very useful chronology. Livingstone, Burton and others speak for themselves in a series of journal excerpts.