Resource and Interest Books About Africa

When my trip to Africa in 2009 was confirmed, I decided to buy a book and read about the area I would be traveling to.  When I returned, my quest for additional knowledge increased.  I borrowed several books from the local library but also added to my collection.  A few of these books have been especially helpful for photo identification when scrapbooking.  Below is a list of reference books, coffee table books and video that I’ve found extremely helpful or just plain enjoyable.

African Cats – DVD by Disneynature

A Photographer’s Guide to the Safari Experience by Todd Gustafson

Africa the Serengeti – DVD narrated by James Earl Jones

Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawke

Birds of the Masai Mara by Adam Scott Kennedy

Born to be Wild – DVD about Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick

Digital Wildlife Photography by John and Barbara Gerlach

East African Wildlife – A Visitor’s Guide by Philip Briggs

The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony

Globetrotter Safari Guide Kenya by Dave and Val Richards

I Dreamed of Africa – DVD starring Kim Basinger and Vincent Perez

Kenya Handbook by Lizzie Williams

Lonely Planet East Africa by Mary Fitzpatrick, Tim Bewer and Matthew Firestone

Lonely Planet Watching Wildlife East Africa by Matthew Firestone, Mary Fitzpatrick, Adam Karlin and Kate Thomas

Love, Life, and Elephants by Dame Daphne Sheldrick

National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife by Peter Alden, Richard Estes, Duane Schlitter and Bunny McBride

Out of Africa – DVD starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep

The Rough Guide to Kenya by Richard Trillo

Stars of Big Cat Diary by Jonathan and Angela Scott

Two Weeks in a Land Rover by Sherry Norman Sybesma

Wildlife Photography by Uwe Skrzypczak