The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa
by Josh Swiller
from Holt Paperbacks
A young man’s quest to reconcile his deafness in an unforgiving world leads to a remarkable sojourn in a remote African village that pulsates with beauty and violence
That place turned out to be Zambia, where Swiller worked as a Peace Corps volunteer for two years. There he would encounter a world where violence, disease, and poverty were the mundane facts of life. But despite the culture shock, Swiller finally commanded attention—everyone always listened carefully to the white man, even if they didn’t always follow his instruction. Spending his days working in the health clinic with Augustine Jere, a chubby, world-weary chess aficionado and a steadfast friend, Swiller had finally found, he believed, a place where his deafness didn’t interfere, a place he could call home. Until, that is, a nightmarish incident blasted away his newfound convictions.
At once a poignant account of friendship through adversity, a hilarious comedy of errors, and a gripping narrative of escalating violence, The Unheard is an unforgettable story from a noteworthy new talent.
Zambia, 4th (Bradt Travel Guide Zambia)
by Chris McIntyre
from Bradt Travel Guides
Africa's Top Wildlife Countries: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe (Africa's Top Wildlife Countries)
by Mark W. Nolting
from Global Travel Publishers
Zambia, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide
by Chris McIntyre
from Bradt Travel Guides
The Trouble with Africa
by Vic Guhrs
from Penguin Global
Adventuring in Southern Africa: The Great Safaris and Wildlife Parks of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland
by Allen Bechky
from Sierra Club Books
Southern Africa - long famous for the oldest and best-managed game parks on the continent - is becoming increasingly popular as an adventure travel destination. In the 1990s the number of visitors to the region nearly doubled, to more than 6.5 million tourists per year, as adventure travelers abandoned traditional safari sites in Kenya and Tanzania for the world-class national parks of Botswana and Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia. Favorable political changes have inspired an increase in tourism to South Africa, and the pristine wilderness areas in the smaller nations of Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland have become favorites with budget travelers in search of adventure well off the beaten track.
Adventuring in Southern Africa is a comprehensive guide to the geography, culture, natural history, and adventure opportunities in these eight countries, including:
The legendary areas of Victoria Falls, the Okavango Delta, the Zambezi River, Etosha, and Kruger National Park
The classic safari as well as unconventional car, hiking, rafting, and canoe trips
The nuts and bolts of how to plan a trip, including what to pack, how to adjust to local customs, what documents to take, and safari etiquette
A full range of travel styles, from luxury tours to independent budget travel
How to stay healthy while traveling in Africa
With appendices listing safari tour operators and conservation groups, as well as a helpful safari bibliography, Adventuring in Southern Africa is an essential tool for anyone planning a trip to this spectacular and still unspoiled part of the world.
Zambia Travel Pack (Globetrotter Travel Pack. Zambia)
by William Gray
from Globetrotter
North of South: An African Journey (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
by Shiva Naipaul
from Penguin Classics
Zambia: A Story by Fabio Caramaschi
by Roberto Mutti
from Charta
Fabio Caramaschi lives and works in Rome, but he leaves as often as he can, traveling and telling, in words and images, the stories of the people he meets: "I no longer know if I take photographs in order to travel, or if I travel in order to take photographs." This voyage in words and images along the Zambesi River--all the way to the lost valley of the Tonga--suggests the ancestral memory of a different life, one in which time is measured in the rhythms of nature, in which the wisdom of the elderly is authoritative and over which magic presides. Caramaschi's intense, delicate, respectful work offers glimpses of an Africa that might have been, and describes the beauty and dignity with which those contemporary Africans he encountered respond to injustice, misery and disease.
Zambia, 2nd
by Chris McIntyre
from Bradt Travel Guides
Zambia remains the best place in Africa for walking safaris, offering unparalleled opportunities to see elephants and other wildlife thanks to the expertise of local guides. But Zambia has much more to offer: vast tracts of open bush, Victoria Falls and the little-explored expanses of Bangweulu Swamps are just a few of the attractions for the visitor seeking the real Africa behind the travel hype.
In this second edition of Zambia: The Bradt Travel Guide, author Chris McIntyre has fully updated every aspect of travel in a country which is still scarcely touched by tourism, from accommodation and national parks to transport and adventurous activities. Indispensable both as a planning tool and as a traveling companion.
This guide specializes in choosing the right lodges and camps; includes detailed coverage of national parks and illustrated wildlife section; safaris and how to organize them - walking, driving and canoeing; people and culture, including local festivals; adventure travel and adrenaline sports; total solar eclipse of 2001: getting the best view as well as 39 new maps and town plans.
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