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| Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux |
| A Journey from Cairo to Cape Town, full of the joys and hardship of travelling such a beautiful and difficult continent. The book is full of details and experiences as he relives and goes back to the places he used to know as a younger man during his journey travelling down Africa. The book has it highs and lows, however this is how travelling is, due to delays, paperwork and local issues. Overall, a great read that inspired us. |
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| Tick Bite Fever by David Bennun |
| A story about a boy growing in Africa and the adventures he had. This is an interesting read with the author retelling his childhood, however no useful insights or ideas can be gain from reading the book but a enjoying book all the same. |
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| No Man's Land by George Monbiot |
| A detailed investigative journey through Tanzania and Kenya, learning how the modern Africa is impacting the nomadic people. George goes to great lengths to understand the nomadic people and his compassion and desire to highlight the beauty of life, away from TV’s, microwaves and computer games, makes for great reading. He explains how theirs lives use to be and the pain they go through as their existence is being forced out. A thoughtful and well-researched book. |
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| The Bang-Bang Club by Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva |
| A compelling account of four war photographs whose pictures showed the world the war in South Africa. A gripping book detailing their lives and the hell they went through in an attempt to stop the war, by showing the outside world what was really happening. The book details up close and personal accounts of gang warfare and life in the townships. A passionate and page turning account of the change South Africa has been through and the struggles it has been through. |
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| Swahili for the Broken-Hearted by Peter Moore |
| A hilarious epic adventure from Cape Town to Cairo using any means possible. I enjoyed reading this account of a single man travelling through Africa dealing with women, democracy and beer in a country that does not seem to have any concept of time. This book gives an interesting insight and funny account of travelling in a continent with such variety. |
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| Scribbling the Cat by Alexandra Fuller |
| Remarkable glimpses of life from a man whose want to survive in a tortured country lead them to kill; a difficult story told with brutal honesty and humour! A difficult story to explain and a harder one to live through, however books like this should be written to show the world that more must be done to prevent things like this happening again. |
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| Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway |
| Written in 1936 a book with the feeling of love and appreciation of the diverse continent. The book still has relevance today to show the beauty of Africa with the fear of the unknown but without the bitter violence. |
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| The Shackled Continent by Robert Guest |
| A hard hitting no nonsense read by an observant writer who tried to discover why Africa is the only continent that has grown poorer of the decades. He outlines the horrors and miseries of Africans but also stories of hope and faith. |
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| Facing the Lion by Joseph Lemasolia Lekuton |
| A short story from a young boys desperate want to get an education and change from the only life he knows, to one he has only heard about. This book tells the story of believing that the grass is always greener on the other side. In a way it is the only idea a young boy sees how his life can change and be improved. |
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| Dangerous Beauty by Mark Cross |
| He loves his job and country and has a deep passion for being a safari guide and this comes across in his stories, which keep you turning the pages. The book also details the horrors of being kidnapped and 2 of his clients killed by Hutu rebels in Uganda. |
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| Are we there yet? By David Smiedt |
| David left South Africa in 1989 after a near prefect child hood in South Africa due to the colour of his skin. The book details his journey back to his home country in 2003 to find a very different country in post Apartheid South Africa. It’s a story of South Africa then and now. A great read. |
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| Zohara’s Ladder by Pamela Windo |
| A simple story that details the author’s love affair with Morocco and her experiences of living there. An easy read detailing the simple and hidden side to life in Morocco and how a white woman tried to fit in. |
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| I didn’t do it for you by Michela Wrong |
| How the world used and abused a small African nation. Passionately written the book portraits a country ruin by war and foreign influence. With simple ideas things could change, the author had a depth and compassion for the country and is heart broken when he sees the country bleeding from foreign invasion. |
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| We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families by Philip Gourevitch |
| A compelling account of the Rwandan genocide. The book details and explains the advents that lead to the genocide and what happen afterwards. This personal account gets to the bottom of human nature and the way that sometimes the hunter can become the hunted. It details the horrors and pains people went through moments before they thought they were going to die and how they had to hide under the bodies of their families to stay alive. The author shows great compassion for the Rwandan people and anger to the rest of the world for doing nothing until it was too late. |
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| The Chains of Heaven by Philip Marsden |
| Ethiopia is so rarely explored but this book details the rarely written beauty of the country and the pure pleasure of the open road. His walks allow him to encounter farmers, monks and rebels. |
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| Cape to Cairo by Mike Copeland |
| A great reference book with loads of preparations advice and details accounts of routes over Africa with places to stay and things to do. The highlight to the book is in the detail of travelling certain routes and how and where to cross boarders and what should not be missed on the way. |
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| Healthy travel Africa by Lonely Planet |
| A handy small book detailing how to prevent and treat different conditions and ways of staying healthy during travelling. A useful book to take with you. |
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| Phrase Book Africa by Lonely Planet |
| This book gives a comprehensive mix of practical social words and phrases in the main African languages. Words are also written phonetically. |
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| Inspirational Books |
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