MINERALS & GEMSTONES of SOUTHERN AFRICA by Bruce Cairncross This beautifully presented book is not only the most up-to-date publication on minerals of Southern Africa but also the first to feature the region’s gemstones, and an invaluable guide for collectors,...

STUARTS’ FIELD GUIDE TO NATIONAL PARKS & GAME RESERVES. Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi by Chris & Mathilde Stuart   The first guide ever to document and explore the diverse parks and reserves of Africa’s ‘middle belt,’ this superb book includes...

CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL RESTRAINT OF AFRICAN WILD ANIMALS : Third Edition.  Edited by Michael D Kock and Richard Burroughs. Acknowledging the expertise of many of their colleagues in the field of wildlife management, editors Michael D Kock and Richard Burroughs have...

Contrasts by Chad Cocking Spectacular! The brilliant cover of this coffee-table book entices you to open it immediately.  And the reader will not be disappointed!  Full of amazing photographs, Chad Cocking, with this his second book, has created another...

THE LIVING DESERTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICAby Barry Lovegrove  New Updated Edition 2021Deserts hold a fascination all of their own. Delving into this incredible book one realises how alive the deserts of Southern Africa really are. Despite unpredictable rainfall and...

SAUNDERS’ FIELD GUIDE TO GLADIOLI of South Africa by Rod & Rachel Saunders Beautifully presented this superb book is the first to offer a complete photographic record of the 166 species of gladioli that occur in South Africa.  This informative guide includes...

KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUIT A Guide to Identifying South Africa Trees by A T Ankiewicz It is not surprising that Trevor Ankiewicz, a retired forester, horticulturalist and nature conservationist took 40 years to compile this remarkable book.  It is so full of information...

BELOVED BEASTS Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis Acclaimed science writer and editor Michelle Nijhuis traces the history of conservation saying it is “full of people who did the wrong things for the right reasons, and the right things...

SHAPING ADDO The Story of a South African National Park SHAPING ADDO The Story of a South African National Park by Mitch Reardon This is an engrossing account of how a seemingly once insignificant sanctuary was transformed into an astonishingly successful reserve, and...