"Get a close-up look at the people and places of Africa. Detailed photos and full-color maps features the climate, population, natural resources, political boundaries, land formations, and culture of various regions." -- Back cover.

The world's most acclaimed travel writer journeys through western Africa from Cape Town to the Congo.

Crocodiles: Explore Africa's Grumeti River in Tanzania, where the powerful crocodile - often called the last surviving giant of the dinosaur age - dominates the waterway with its huge tail and crushing jaws. Tale of the African tides: Two very different worlds collide where the Indian Ocean meets the north-eastern coast of Kenya, as tiger sharks, humpback whales and coral reefs coexist with a host of African land animals taking advantage of the coastal...

Recounts a modern trip through Africa, discussing its history, people, languages, governments, cultures, art, music, and wildlife, along the way.

Recalls the adventures of Katharine Hepburn, John Huston, Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall during the grueling, on-location filming of The African Queen which prove to be as entertaining and unforgettable as the film classic itself. Includes 45 behind the scenes photos. Hepburn recalls her experience of making this popular film, revealing her emotional highs and lows during the filming, her competitiveness, and her insecurities.

"One day I will tell you the story of my life," promises Emma Brockes's mother, "and you will be amazed." Brockes grew up hearing only pieces of her mother's past--stories of a rustic childhood in South Africa, glimpses of a bohemian youth in London--and yet knew that crucial facts were still in the dark. A mystery to her friends and family, Paula was clearly a strong, self-invented woman; glamorous, no-nonsense, and frequently out of place in their...

Explores the beauty of South Africa, from Table Mountain near Cape Town to the dry veldt in the north.