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Nature has been generous to Kenya. Like pearls upon a string its natural wonders spill out across the landscape, from � ery desert to snowcapped

tropical peak through volcanoes, inland seas, the mighty Rift Valley itself and � nally down to an azure coral coast.

Over this spectacular setting wander the last of theearth’s great concentrations of plains game — the wildebeest and zebra herds, graceful gazelles, elephants, rhinos, bu� aloes, stately gira� es and the predators wholive on them, the lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas. Many rare species roam in this great natural wilderness, clinging to a tenuous existence.

This ancient land has also recently yielded up invaluable secrets about the origin of mankind itself. Tectonic movements in the earth’s plates have revealed richtreasures of fossil remains, which have helped scientists date the emergence of earliest man.

Overlaid on this garden of Eden is modern Kenya, a country of neat tea plantations, busy factories, skyscrapered city and bustling tourist resorts. Uniformed chau� eurs driving mini-vans to take international businessmen to stare at zebras.

Such contrasts, and the spirit of this remarkable country, are brilliantly captured in Journey through Kenya, a book written and photographed by people who have madetheir lives there, and illustrated with 150 outstandingcolour photographs.

Journey through Kenya is a volume in the Journey series of illustrated books produced by Camerapix Publishers International.

Other titles in this series:

Journey through EthiopiaJourney through JordanJourney through MaldivesJourney through NamibiaJourney through NepalJourney through PakistanJourney through SeychellesJourney through TanzaniaJourney through UgandaJourney through Zimbabwe

Jacket photographs: (front) Male lion with flowing patriarchal mane and implacable golden stare; (back) The soft evening sunshine breaks through lowering skies in northern Kenya.

Price: UK£34.99

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MOHAMED AMINLong acknowledged Africa’s greatest photographer camera-man, the late Mohamed Amin recorded and � lmed themajor events of Africa, Asia and the Middle East from thelate 1950s until his untimely death in 1996.

He was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in Britain’s 1992 honours to add to the many coveted individual awards he holds, including the University of California’s Theodore E. Kruglak Special Award, the USA George Polk Award, Overseas Press Club of America Award, Britain’s Valiant for Truth Award, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award,the Royal Television Society’s Judge’s Award, and the Guildof Television ‘Cameramen’s Cameraman‘ award.

Mohamed Amin was born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1943, and was the chief executive of Camerapix group of televisionand publishing companies based in Nairobi. He was also the Africa bureau chief of Reuters Television, the world’s largest television news agency.

A fellow of Britain’s Royal Geographical Society, he alsoheld one of Pakistan’s highest civil honours — the Tamghai-Imtiaz — and in 1994 the President of Kenya honouredhim with the Order of the Grand Warrior..

His books include Pilgrimage to Mecca (1978), Mecca (1980), Cradle of Mankind (1981), Run Rhino Run (1982), Ivory Crisis (1983), Portraits of Africa (1983), Railway across the Equator (1986), Defenders of Pakistan (1988), and others with Duncan Willetts (see below).

DUNCAN WILLETTSOne of Africa and Europe’s major creative photographers Duncan Willetts was born in England in 1945. A regular contributor to Time-Life, Newsweek, and other major magazines and newspapers around the world, his books with Mohamed Amin include Journey through Pakistan, Journey through Kenya, Journey through Tanzania, Karachi, The Last of the Maasai, Railway Across the Equator, Journey through Nepal, Lahore, Kenya: The Magic Land, Roof of the World, Journey through Zimbabwe, On God’s Mountain: the story of Mount Kenya, Pakistan: From Mountains to Sea, Journey through Maldives, Journey through Namibia, Journey through Jordan, Journey through Seychelles and Spectrum Guides to African Wildlife Safaris, Kenya, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Tanzania, Maldives, Namibia, Jordan, South Africa and Ethiopia.

BRIAN TETLEYBorn in Birmingham, England, in 1934, Brian Tetley was an internationally known travel writer with a keen interest in wildlife and cultures, who worked for many years in Britain’s Fleet Street. He was a popular columnist on Kenya’s Nation newspaper during the late 1960s and worked regularly with Mohamed Amin from 1970 until his death in 1995. He was Editorial Director at Camerapix and wrote the text for Cradleof Mankind, Journey through Kenya, Karachi, Journey through Nepal, Defenders of Pakistan, Mo: Front-line Cameraman, The Roof of The World and On God’s Mountain: the story of Mount Kenya.

PHILIP BRIGGSPhilip Briggs is a travel and environmental writer specialising in Africa. Born in Britain and raised in South Africa, he has backpacked through many African countries, researching editions of the Bradt Guides, returning regularly to update his material. He has also led wildlife and bird watching tours. He is the author of a dozen travel guides, Journey through Uganda, with photographer David Pluth, and the spectacular co� ee-table book, Africa: Continent of Contrasts in collaboration with photographers Martin Harvey and Ariadne Van Zandbergen. He has contributed more than 100 magazine features to the likes of Wanderlust, BBC Wildlife, Travel Africa, Africa Geographic and Africa Birds and Birding. For Journey through Kenya (which was � rst published in 1982) Philip carried out major revisions and updates to Brian Tetley’s original text, bringing the book completely up to date.

PO Box 45048, 00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya

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Nature has been generous to Kenya. Like pearls upon a string its natural

wonders spill out across the landscape, from fiery desert to snowcapped

tropical peak through volcanoes, inland seas, the mighty Rift Valley itself

and finally down to an azure coral coast.

Over this spectacular setting wander the last of the earth’s great

concentrations of plains game – the wildebeest and zebra herds, graceful

gazelles, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, stately giraffes and the

predators who live on them, the lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas.

Many rare species roam in this great natural wilderness, clinging to a

tenuous existence. This ancient land has also recently yielded up

invaluable secrets about the origin of mankind itself. Tectonic movements

in the earth’s plates have revealed rich treasures of fossil remains, which

have helped scientists date the emergence of earliest man.

Overlaid on this garden of Eden is modern Kenya, a country of neat

tea plantations, busy factories, skyscrapered city and bustling tourists

resorts.Uniformed chauffeurs driving mini-vans to take international

businessmen to stare at zebras.

Such contrasts, and spirit of this remarkable country, are brilliantly

captured in Journey through Kenya, a book written and photographed

by people who made their lives there, so vividly illustrated with

150 outstanding colour photographs.

Journey through KenyaMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Brian TetleyISBN: 978 1 904722 50 2

This large-format hardback series includes a number of countries, all

celebrated in photographs, colour illustrations and commentary. As the

series title implies, each book portrays a journey through the subject

country and acts as a stimulus to tourism, as well as being the ideal

souvenir of a visit.

Journey through Series ...

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Journey through EthiopiaMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Alastair MathesonISBN: 978 1 904722 44 1

Journey through PakistanMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Graham HancockISBN: 978 1 904722 31 1

Journey through UgandaDavid Pluth and Philip BriggsISBN: 978 1 904722 30 4

Journey through JordanMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Sam KileyISBN: 1 874041 85 7

Journey through SeychellesMohamed Amin, Duncan WillettsText: Adrian and Judith SkerrettISBN: 978 1 904722 45 8

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Journey through TanzaniaMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Peter MarshallISBN: 1 874041 16 4

Journey through NepalMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Brian TetleyISBN: 0 370 31096 9

Journey through ZimbabweMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Brian TetleyISBN: 0 86190 341 2

Journey through MaldivesMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Peter MarshallISBN: 1 874041 20 2

Journey through NamibiaMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Tahir ShahISBN: 1 86825 314 7

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Beauty Series ...

Made up of four different ethnic groups, the people of Kenya are as old

and as modern as mankind.

This part of Africa has been a melting pot of human society since our early

ancestor Homo Erectus first walked upright on the shores of Lake Turkana,

the Cradle of Mankind.

Kenya’s more than 40 different indigenous groups are as diverse and

contrasting as the country’s landscapes and equally magnificent. These

communities are founded on social systems built on a democracy

of seniority and sharing of communal wealth, of laws of justice with

compensation – not retribution – as punishment.

Hardy and vigorous, Kenya’s communities all come to glorious life in

The Beautiful People of Kenya, a full-colour tribute to a wealth of

cultures and customs.

The Beautiful People of KenyaMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Brian Tetley ISBN: 978 1 904722 08 3

The ‘Beauty Series’ focuses on some unique aspect of a country’s

beauty. The many titles available feature animals, birds, landscapes,

culture and history, from the exotic architecture of Zanzibar to the

Beautiful Birds of Seychelles.

The Beauty of NgorongoroGraham MercerPhotographs by Mohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and David PluthISBN: 978 1 904722 51 9

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The Beauty of AmboseliJan HemsingPhotographs by Mohamed Amin and Duncan WillettsISBN: 978 1 904722 52 6

The Beautiful Animals of KenyaBrian TetleyPhotographs by Karl Ammann and Camerapix LtdISBN: 1 904722 09 1

The Beauty of Addis AbabaGraham HancockPhotographs by Mohamed Amin and Duncan Willetts ISBN: 978 1 904722 34 2

The Beauty of Historic EthiopiaGraham HancockPhotographs by Mohamed Amin Duncan Willetts, Santha Faiia and David PluthISBN: 978 1 904722 33 5

The Beautiful Plants of SeychellesAdrian and Judith SkerrettISBN: 978 1 904722 32 8

The Beauty of the Maasai MaraDavid Round-TurnerPhotographs by Mohamed Amin and Duncan WillettsISBN: 1 904722 12 1

The Beauty of the Kenya CoastMohamed Amin and Duncan Willetts

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The Beauty of ZanzibarGraham Mercer Photographs by Duncan WillettsISBN: 1 874041 38 5

The Beauty of SeychellesAdrian and Judith Skerrett Photographs by Mohamed Amin and Duncan Willetts ISBN: 1 874041 00 8

The Beauty of Makkah and MadinahMohamed AminISBN: 1 874041 53 9

The Beauty of Samburu, Shaba & Buffalo SpringsJan Hemsing Photographs by Mohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Karl AmmannISBN: 1 874041 28 8

The Beauty of PakistanGraham Hancock Photographs by Mohamed Amin and Duncan Willetts

Beautiful Birds of SeychellesAdrian SkerrettISBN: 1 874041 70 9

Beautiful Birds of KenyaJohn Karmali

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Spectrum Guide to UgandaISBN: 978 1 904722 29 8

... in smaller soft-cover format, are Camerapix’s award-winning travel

guides to exotic countries of Africa, Middle East and Asia.

Spectrum Guide Series ...

SPECTRUM GUIDE TO

ETHIOPIASPECTRUM GUIDE TO

ETHIOPIAEthiopia’s rich history stretches back at least 3,000 years.

Add to this historical and cultural tapestry one of the most

stunning and diverse landscapes in Africa: great mountain

massifs, burning deserts, and game-�lled savannah prairies,

and you have — magic.

Now SPECTRUM GUIDE TO ETHIOPIA outlines the

fascinating range of experiences to be enjoyed in this

astonishing land — from the rock churches of Lalibela to

the burning, eroded furnace of Danakil Depression; from

the mountain monasteries of the Tigray region to the

awesome splendour of the Blue Nile Falls.

With a detailed guide to the economy outlining the

potential investment opportunities, this essential book

combines comprehensive information and more than

200 magni�cent colour photographs.

Published by CAMERAPIX PUBLISHERS INTERNATIONAL£15.99

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Spectrum Guide to EthiopiaISBN: 978 1 904722 43 4

Ethiopia’s rich history stretches back at least 3,000 years. Add to this

historical and cultural tapestry one of the most stunning and diverse

landscapes in Africa: great mountain massifs, burning deserts, and

game-filled savannah prairies, and you have – magic.

Now SPECTRUM GUIDE TO ETHIOPIA outlines the fascinating range of

experiences to be enjoyed in this astonishing land – from the rock churches

of Lalibela to the burning, eroded furnace of Danakil Depression; from the

mountain monasteries of the Tigray region to the awesome splendour of the

Blue Nile Falls.

With a detailed guide to the economy outlining the potential investment

opportunities, this essential book combines comprehensive information and

more than 200 magnificent colour photographs.

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Spectrum Guide to KenyaISBN: 1 874041 88 1

Spectrum Guide to MalawiISBN: 1 874041 55 5

Spectrum Guide to MauritiusISBN: 1 874041 09 1

Spectrum Guide to TanzaniaISBN: 1 874041 69 5

Spectrum Guide to IndiaISBN: 1 874041 96 2

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Spectrum Guide to ZambiaISBN: 1 86872 012 8

Spectrum Guide to United Arab EmiratesISBN: 1 874041 04 0

Spectrum Guide to SeychellesISBN: 0 861041 09 1

Spectrum Guide to PakistanISBN: 1 874041 74 1

Spectrum Guide to NepalISBN: 1 874041 02 4

Spectrum Guide to JordanISBN: 1 874041 79 2

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General Interest Books ...

It has been said that, to capture the true essence of a bird, it is better

to pick up your paintbrush than your camera. This collection of paintings

by some of the best bird artists in East Africa delves into the personalties

of over 120 species, all exquisitely portrayed in their natural settings.

The accompanying text fills in the details about the birds’ behaviour,

and reveals some fascinating facts about their mythical and historical

background.

‘Birds stun our senses with the beauty of their perfection, whether

soaring on the wing or seen in the hand, when every detail can be

marvelled at, and it is this that the paintings in this book strive to

capture. But there is something more: each bird has its own character,

every species its own characteristics. The achievement of this book is

that the words and paintings combine powerfully to bring this to the fore.’

Jonathan Scott

A Gallery of East African BirdsJohn DawsonForeword by Jonathan ScottISBN: 978 1 904722 47 2

... a diverse range of books, from a fascinating account of the Maasai in the Last of the Maasai to an extraordinary photographic insight into the Muslim Hajj in Journey of a Lifetime.

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Field Guide to the Amphibians of the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and KenyaElizabeth B. Harper, G. John Measey and James R. YoneshISBN: 978 1 904722 48 9

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Journey of a LifetimePilgrimage to MakkahMohamed AminISBN: 1 874041 75 X

The Spotted OneKathrine and Karl AmmannISBN: 1 904722 22 9

The Hunters & The HuntedKathrine and Karl Ammann ISBN: 1 904722 23 7

The Ngorongoro Story Tom Lithgow and Hugo van Lawick ISBN: 1 904722 04 0

Kilimanjaro The Great White Mountain of AfricaMohamed Amin, David Pluth and Graham MercerISBN: 1 904722 27 X

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The Last of the MaasaiMohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and John Eames Foreword by Elspeth HuxleyISBN: 978 1 904722 42 7

East Africa AliveDuncan Willetts and John DawsonISBN: 1 904722 14 8

Never Pull a Lion’s TailBarry J. FreemanISBN: 1 904722 24 5

The Travellers Guide to the Wildflowers and Common Trees of East AfricaDavid J. AllenISBN: 1 904722 28 8

The Man who Moved the World The Life and Work of Mohamed AminBob Smith with Salim Amin Foreword by Michael BuerkISBN: 1 874041 99 7

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In the Minds of the MaestrosSurendra KumarISBN: 1 904722 21 0

Another Grain of SandThe Story of Two Men and an Island Brendon GrimshawISBN: 978 1 904722 41 0

Africa’s Children A Plea for ReasonThomas S. Gale

Africa’s Children Africa’s TreasureThomas S. Gale

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Kenya ISBN: 978 3 86574 264 3

UgandaISBN: 978 3 86574 243 8

Maps ...... a variety of friendly maps specifically designed for visitors; practical, detailed, informative ... more than just a map.

Road Map: East Africa ISBN: 978 1 77026 074 0

Tanzania, Rwanda & Burundi ISBN: 978 3 86574 073 1

TanzaniaISBN: 978 1 77026 143 3

KenyaISBN: 978 1 77026 142 6

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