Nomads Colony in Paradise Island by ZaiN BabaArabian Sands by Wilfred ThesigerWinging It  by Lia RussA Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Travel Writing
325 books — 246 voters
Chasing the Devil by Tim ButcherA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahImmersed in West Africa by Terry ListerBradt Sierra Leone by Katrina MansonWhite Man's Grave by Richard Dooling
Best on Sierra Leone
17 books — 54 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithOut of Africa by Isak DinesenDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Best books for an African Safari
476 books — 524 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,845 books — 1,730 voters