Books about Kenya

There are many books with information about Kenya, for now I'd recommend the following (they are availble at Amazon.com)

Rough Guide to Kenya

The Rough Guide to Kenya is the ultimate guide to East Africa''s best known destination. From the live music in Nairobi to the Turkana overland safaris, the 24-page, full-colour section introduces all of the country's highlights. The Rough Guide to Kenya 8 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

 

 

Kenya (Country Guide) (Paperback) by Tom Parkinson

Jambo! Welcome to Kenya, home of lion prides, nomadic tribes and city-smart nightclubbers, realm of equatorial glaciers, ochre-red deserts and tranquil Indian Ocean coves. Kenya (Country Guide)

 

 

 

Facing Mount Kenya

The first President of Kenya - Jomo Kenyatta wrote this book as a graduate anthropology student in London. It gives incite into African culture - the organisation, tribal activities and history of the Kikuyu tribe. Facing Mount Kenya

 

 

 

The River Between

A masterful work of fiction by one of Africa's most prominent authors - Kenya's Ngugi wa Thiong'o. The River Between (AWS African Writers Series)

 

 

 

Kenya in Film

Out of Africa

Out of Africa is one of the most famous films that have been filmed in Kenya and in Africa. Starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, it was directed by Sydney Pollack and is a multiple oscar winner, its a romance story set in Kenya. In this movie you'll see the rich Kenyan scenery and animals. Out of Africa

 

 

Senator Obama Goes to Africa

Barack Obama returns to his fathers roots in an emotional journey back to Africa. Part personal odyssey and part chronicle of diplomacy in action, this timely documentary follows Senator Obama as he travels to the land of his ancestry.  Senator Obama Goes To Africa