JAN SMUTS Unafraid of Greatness by Richard Steyn This is a highly readable account of Jan Smut’s life as a statesman, soldier, intellect, botanist, conservationist and a philosopher and one of South Africa’s greatest leaders.  Unafraid of Greatness does not shy...

CURIOUS NOTIONS - Reflections of an Imagineer by Mike Bruton This is a fascinating collection of essays on a diverse range of topics ranging from arts and science, evolution and technology.  Honoured for his contribution to science, Prof Mike Burton shares his...

TREE TALES OF ZIMBABWE by Jonathan Waters Why do the two magnificent old baobabs, one on either side of the road at Makuti going towards Kariba, Zimbabwe, share the name “The Wee Wee Tree?” This superbly presented coffee-table book is a unique and fascinating way of...

FROM UNDER A MANGO TREE by Alan Fagan Retelling true events in this absorbing novel Alan Fagan, brings to life the harsh days of trekking with wagons and oxen, through to the era of harnessing the turbulent Zambezi River into the massive Kariba Dam in Rhodesia...

PALACES OF STONE - Uncovering ancient southern African Kingdoms by Mike Main and Tom Huffman A truly superb record of some of southern Africa’s 460 stone palaces, from the majestic Great Zimbabwe Ruins to the smaller unknown hill-top enclosures, this fascinating book...

HIDDEN KAROO by Patricia Kramer & Alain Proust This is a truly beautiful portrayal of a fascinating region in South Africa.  The Karoo is a vast land of limitless plains, flat-topped mountains and valleys, dry river-beds and glowing sunsets.  This rugged...

THE GREAT NEED by Sandy Dacombe Ferrar. An absorbing record of the dedication and bravery of a handful of nuns, from the School Sisters of  St Francis who, on arrival to a dilapidated farm mission near Barberton, in South Africa, found to their deep consternation that...

SPECIAL AIR SERVICE - The Men Speak by Jonathan Pittaway. A unique historical record, recounted by the men who were involved, this superbly presented book tells of the exploits and bravery of the Rhodesian Special Air Service men. Little was known of the Rhodesian...