Beyale, Calixthe and Maitre, Pascal.
Mon Afrique: Photographs of Sub-Saharan Africa
. Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux, New York (2000). Highlights landscapes and indigenous inhabitants of Burkina Faso, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, and other areas through-out Africa. Limited in that it does not emphasize modern-day aspects of African culture.
Douglas-Cooper, Helen, et. al.
Secret France. Changing Villages and Country Tours
. W. W. Norton & Company, New York, (2000). Divided into 18 chapters by region, this pictorial essay gives a feel for the geographic diversity of France.
Kelly, Kevin.
Asia Grace
. Hohenzollerning Press, Italy (2002). Contains impressive photo images of Asian continent, from Iraq to China.
Lu, Sheldon Hsiao-peng.
Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity, Nationhood,
Gender. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu (1997). Provides background info on the presence, development, sociological and political impact, and creation of Chinese film.
Martin, Phyllis M. and O'Meara, Patrick.
Africa - Third Edition
. Indiana University Press. Bloomington, IN (1995). Provides background info on social, political, and cultural aspects of the African continent.
Singer, Issac Bashevis.
Stories for Children.
Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux. New York. (1984). This anthology of children's is wonderfully steeped in the Jewish tradition.
Yamamura, Akihiro and Mbodj, Mobamad.
Senegal: A Country and Its People
Takarajima Books, New York, (1995)