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Botswana is a country of contrasts. Culturally, the people are overwhelmingly Bantu, but with more than twenty different ethnic groups and over thirty languages spoken, the society is by no means homogeneous. Culture Smart! Botswana introduces you to the lives of the people. It looks at the history that has shaped the society and shows the importance of traditional customs and values for both travelers and businesspeople alike. It describes how the Batswana live, work, and play, and how to avoid the pitfalls of cultural misunderstanding.

In 1879, King Leopold II of Belgium launched an ambitious plan to plunder Africa’s resources. The key to cracking open the continent, or so he thought, was its elephants—if only he could train them. And so he commissioned the charismatic Irish adventurer Frederick Carter to ship four tamed Asian elephants from India to the East African coast, where they were marched inland towards Congo. The ultimate aim was to establish a training school for African elephants.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to chuck it all in and do something completely different? One night over a few too many beers, Sam Manicom decided to ride a motorcycle the length of Africa. A mad idea? Or a world of opportunity opening up? There was just one obstacle; Sam didn’t know how to ride a motorcycle, and if he was going to make it through the Sahara before the months of intense summer heat hit, he had just 3 months to learn and get across Europe to Egypt. Into Africa is a story that takes you exploring an incredible continent.

In 1879, King Leopold II of Belgium launched an ambitious plan to plunder Africa’s resources. The key to cracking open the continent, or so he thought, was its elephants — if only he could train them. And so he commissioned the charismatic Irish adventurer Frederick Carter to ship four tamed Asian elephants from India to the East African coast, where they were marched inland towards Congo. The ultimate aim was to establish a training school for African elephants. Following in the footsteps of the four elephants, Roberts pieces together the story of this long-forgotten expedition.

Eat Like a Local–Marrakech by Ouissal Sendide offers the inside scoop on food in Marrakech, Morrocco. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

If you’ve ever studied a foreign language, you know what happens when you first truly and clearly communicate. As Zora O’Neill recalls, you feel like a magician. If that foreign language is Arabic, you just might feel like a wizard. Join O’Neill for a grand tour through the Middle East, to laugh with her in Egypt, delight in the stories she passes on from the Gulf region, and find yourself transformed by her experiences in Lebanon and Morocco.

Wie klingt eigentlich Oshiwambo, die Sprache, die von der Mehrheit der Menschen in Namibia gesprochen wird? Welche Sicherheitsvorkehrungen solltest du auf deiner Namibiareise treffen? Wann ist in diesem Land eigentlich die Regenzeit und in welchen Gebieten? Welche Entstehungsmythen stecken hinter dem Etosha Nationalpark oder dem Fish River Canyon? Wie war das eigentlich nochmal genau mit der Befreiung der letzten Kolonie des afrikansichen Kontinents und was dürfen Reisende, vor allem aus Deustchland, auf keinen Fall über den Genozid an den Ovaherero und Nama vergessen?

சொர்க்கமாக இருக்கக்கூடிய சீஷெல்ஸ் மொரீஷியஸ் பற்றி மிக வித்தியாசமான அனுபவங்களையும், விவரங்களையும் கொண்ட பயண நூல்.

The landscape of Anguilla has been graced with the military strides of this noble gentleman Gregory 'Jaggy' Benjamin. With every step and landing of the shoe, there was that stamp of approval of an island branded ‘tranquility wrapped in blue.’ Jaggy was truly a spectacular figure in every way depicting a beacon. You could not miss him, for he stood out, a tall black man. His hallmark action was his favorite twist and lash with his hand against his thigh.

Hinein ins Abenteuer! Fünf reiselustige Frauen erzählen, wie die Welt sie verändert. Von einer waghalsigen Wüstentour bis hin zur großen Liebe am Ende der Welt – fünf Frauen aus vier Lebensjahrzehnten nehmen dich mit auf außergewöhnliche Reisen: quer durch Afrika, über den Atlantik, auf verschlungenen Pfaden durch Asien und auf dem Motorrad über die Alpen. Unterwegs warten Hochgefühle und Aha-Momente, Pleiten, Pech und Pannen.

Hardest Geezer, Russ Cook, is the first person to ever run the entire length of Africa. From his starting point in Cape Agulhas, South Africa, through sandstorms in the Sahara Desert, rainforests, mountain ranges and long empty roads stretched out for miles in front of him, Russ ran the equivalent of 386 marathons before finally crossing the finish line in Tunisia 50 weeks later.

A chance meeting around a safari campfire on the banks of the Mupamadazi River leads to The Last Ivory Hunter: The Saga of Wally Johnson, a grand tale of African adventure by renowned hunting author Peter Hathaway Capstick. Wally Johnson spent half a century in Mozambique hunting white gold—ivory. Most men died at this hazardous trade. He’s the last one able to tell his story.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Malawi. Greater Than a Tourist–Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi by Author Wezi Simkoko offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the commercial capital of Malawi. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Navid Kermani ist vom Süden Madagaskars bis in die Nuba-Berge im Sudan gereist. Behutsam, am einfühlsam beobachteten Detail, ohne große Thesen, lässt er den Osten Afrikas lebendig werden. Aber zugleich, aus neuer Perspektive, denkt Kermani über die Themen auch unserer Gegenwart nach, über Klimawandel, Krieg oder Identität sowie die grundsätzlichen Fragen der Existenz. Bis heute gilt Afrika als der "vergessene Kontinent", dabei ist es spätestens seit dem 19. Jahrhundert vor allem der umkämpfte Kontinent.

"Namibia-Regel Nr. 1: Steht ein Gatter bereits offen, lässt man es offen. Ist es geschlossen, schließt man es nach dem Passieren wieder", keift mich meine Cowgirl-Kollegin Edda an. Verwundert lasse ich es offen stehen. Am nächsten Morgen werde ich unsanft geweckt: "Wie kann man nur so blöd sein? Alle Pferde sind weg. Wegen dir! Ich habe bereits den Farmer angerufen und ihm mitgeteilt, dass es deine Schuld ist." Ich schlucke. Es gibt hier nur sie und mich. Allein in der Wüste mit Pferden, Leoparden und Erdmännchen.

Venice, 2020. As a pandemic rages across the globe, Zito Madu finds himself in a nearly deserted city, its walls and basilicas humming with strange magic. As he wanders a haunted landscape, we see him twist further into his own past: his family's difficult immigration from Nigeria to Detroit, his troubled relationship with his father, the sporadic joys of daily life and solitude, his experiences with migration, poverty, foreignness, racism, and his own rage and regret.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Victoria Falls Zimbabwe. Greater Than a Tourist—Victoria Falls, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe by Vanessa Gowora offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit Victoria Falls. One of the seven wonders of the natural world and the largest falling sheet waterfall in the world.

Greater than a tourist Meru, Kenya by Kiburi Brian, offers the inside scoop on Meru. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. In this book, you will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay.

From the author of Last Horizons, Peter Hathaway Capstick now presents Death in a Lonely Land, a second volume of his hunting, fishing, and shooting adventures on five continents—stories collected from such magazines as Outdoor Life, NRA’s American Hunter, Guns & Ammo, and Petersen’s Hunting. The stockbroker-turned-outdoorsman recalls his days as an African pro hunter in “The Killer Baboons of Vlackfontein.” “Four Fangs in a Treetop” records a foray into British Honduras for the jaguar, “a gold-dappled teardrop of motion.”

Critically acclaimed as a master of adventure writing for Death in the Long Grass and Death in the Silent Places, former professional hunter Peter Hathaway Capstick takes us back to Africa to encounter the world’s most dangerous big-game animals. After consulting African game experts and recalling his own experiences and those of his colleagues, Capstick has written chilling, authoritative accounts of hunting the five most dangerous killers on the African continent—lion, leopard, elephant, Cape buffalo and rhinoceros.