READING GUIDE SOUTHERN AFRICA o enhance your travel experience, we’ve compiled a selection of favorite, new, and hard-to-find books about your destination. You can find these books online by clicking on the titles. Also feel free to visit your local bookstore or library for your reading materials. T ESSENTIAL ALSO RECOMMENDED

Nelson Mandela James Suzman Long Walk to Freedom Affluence Without Abundance, The 1995, PAPER, 640 PAGES Disappearing World of the Bushmen An unpretentious tale of an extraordinary life, 2017, HARD COVER, 288 PAGES Mandela’s autobiography is essential reading Suzman takes readers into the world of the for an understanding of South Africa. His San people of southern Africa, the longest- grace and his love for his country shine. enduring civilization in human history that is well known for living privately, having Richard Estes few needs and living in harmony with the The Safari Companion environment. 1999, PAPER, 459 PAGES An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa’s Lawrence Anthony mammals by a noted scientist, this perennial The Elephant Whisperer, My Life with bestseller includes black-and-white drawings, the Herd in the African Wild an overview of each animal group and in- 2012, PAPER, 368 PAGES depth information. Written with the typical It had been nearly a century since elephants safari-goer in mind. had lived in Southern Zululand, South Africa, Martin B. Withers where Lawrence Anthony founded his Thula Thula wildlife reserve. Yet one day a phone Wildlife of Southern Africa call changed all that. A troubled, unpredictable 2011, PAPER, 272 PAGES herd needed a new home. To save their lives, This Princeton Pocket Guide, featuring 400 Lawrence took them in, and found that they color photographs by Withers and co-author had a lot to teach him about life, loyalty, and David Hosking, covers all the birds, mammals, freedom. He tells of hair-raising fights with lizards and insects you are likely to encounter. poachers, of elephants as surprise dinner Mark Owens, Delia Owens guests, of raising a baby elephant, and more. Cry of the Kalahari Alex Perry 1992, PAPER, 384 PAGES The Rift, A New Africa Breaks Free The story of a family thrown out of Botswana 2015, HARD COVER, 416 PAGES for its stance on conservation. While their In this social study, Alex Perry argues that approach is controversial, there’s no doubt Africa is at a critical moment in gaining that the Owens are dedicated to the wildlife of autonomy from international interference and Southern Africa -- and are very good writers. stresses the world’s misconceptions about the John Reader great continent. Africa, a Biography of the Continent Allister Sparks 1999, PAPER, 816 PAGES Tomorrow is Another Country With the ease of a practiced journalist, Reader 1996, PAPER, 254 PAGES weaves a masterful and lively tale of the Sparks explores the extraordinary continent, from ancient cultures to modern developments that led to multiracial times. A splendid introduction to all of Africa. democracy in South Africa, an essential key to understanding the country today. Peter Godwin, Chris Johns (Photographer) Sihle Khumalo Wild at Heart Dark Continent, My Black Arse 2007, HARD COVER, 176 PAGES 2010, PAPER, 223 PAGES This lush collection of full-color photographs Traveling the length of Africa (from Cape to tackles conservation, development and Cairo) by public transport, Sihle Khumalo tradition in southern Africa. It’s a well- describes a journey fraught with discomfort, illustrated portrait of the region by National mishap, disillusionment, and ecstasy. A Geographic photographer Johns and veteran uniquely African travel story that (be journalist Godwin. forewarned) might inspire you to quit your job. Desmond Tutu Elizabeth Marshall Thomas No Future Without Forgiveness Dreaming of Lions, My Life in the 2000, PAPER, 256 PAGES Wild Places Winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, 2016, PAPER, 320 PAGES Desmond Tutu writes with insight and Thomas’ sharply observed and candid memoir compassion in this memoir of his work for illuminates a lifetime of observing wild places. reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa. The renowned anthropologist discusses living with the Dodoth people of Uganda, studying David Livingstone wolves on Baffin Island and lions in Namibia. The Zambesi Expedition, To the Zambesi River and Its Tributaries Tim Jeal 2001, PAPER, 433 PAGES Livingstone Livingstone’s original account of his second 2013, PAPER, 432 PAGES expedition to Africa, first published in 1864 -- a An extensively researched and updated sympathetic portrait of African peoples, rich in biography about the great European nature, culture and politics. explorer. Jeal utilizes Livingstone’s original field notebooks and letters to understand Alzada Carlisle Kistner Livingstone’s decision-making. An Affair with Africa 1998, HARD COVER, 262 PAGES Wilf Mbanga, Trish Mbanga A remarkable woman, with an unquenchable Seretse & Ruth: The Love Story thirst for adventure, Alzada Carlisle Kistner 2011, PAPER, 387 PAGES evokes her experiences on five separate This biography focuses on the Khama expeditions in Africa. Her various journeys family, and in particular, Seretse Khama: a include: Belgian Congo and Kenya (1960), statesman, chief, husband and father. Facing Liberia and Ivory Coast (1962), South Africa great opposition, Seretse united with a white and Tanzania (1965), Rhodesia and East woman in marriage, mirroring the beliefs of Africa (1970) and Southwest Africa, Angola, the country itself, which has always placed an Botswana & Namibia (1973). importance on social harmony. Alexandra Fuller Robyn Scott Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Twenty Chickens for a Saddle Forgetfulness 2009, PAPER, 464 PAGES 2012, PAPER, 256 PAGES Haphazardly schooled by her free-spirited Fuller returns to Africa in this shimmering mother and left to roam the bush, Scott memoir, focusing on her odyssey from the writes with warmth and candor of her highlands of Kenya in the 1960s to the tumult unconventional upbringing in Botswana, of post-independence Rhodesia and life today commenting on her Grandpa Ivor (personal with her husband on a farm in Zambia. Written pilot to the first president of Botswana), with uncommon grace and generosity, the tale physician father’s work, unfortunate pets, is peppered with family stories and photos. A siblings and adventures. New York Times Notable Book. Peter Allison

Peter Allison Whatever You Do, Don’t Run Don’t Look Behind You! 2014, PAPER, 272 PAGES Allison spins captivating tales of wildlife, 2009, PAPER, 256 PAGES camps and the life of a safari guide into a Subtitled A Safari Guide’s Encounters with hilarious, slyly informative introduction to Ravenous Lions, Stampeding Elephants, and Botswana. Lovesick Rhinos, this harrowing and hilarious travel narrative makes you feel like you’re right there on safari. Peter Godwin Don Pinnock When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, A Rainmaker Memoir of Africa 2010, PAPER, 136 PAGES 2008, PAPER, 342 PAGES Although fictional, this coming-of-age novel Zimbabwean journalist Godwin draws on accurately reflects a crisis among young men in history, politics and travel in this powerful South Africa’s ghettoes. Ky, a young gangster, family memoir, the tale of his aging parents -- knows that township power is in the hand tough settlers who remained in Zimbabwe as that cocks a 9mm gun. Forced to flee his the life that they knew crumbled around them. community, Ky is saved from certain death in Set against the Robert Mugabe’s brutal and the gutter by Zimry, a shaman. enduring regime (Godwin’s sister was killed Doris Lessing during the war of independence). The Grass is Singing Laurens van der Post 2008, PAPER, 263 PAGES A Far Off Place The story of a white farm wife in Zimbabwe 1978, PAPER, 310 PAGES and her relationship with her African servant, The continuation of the tale begun with ‘A the Nobel laureate’s first novel is rich in local Story Like the Wind’ of Francois Joubert and atmosphere. Xhabbo. After a massacre, the protagonists and Bryce Courtenay companions must make their escape across the Kalahari. The Power of One 2008, PAPER, 528 PAGES Alan Paton This riveting novel tells of the coming-of-age Cry, The Beloved Country of a six-year-old English boy in South Africa 2003, PAPER, 317 PAGES during the darkest days of largely pro-Nazi The deeply moving story of Reverend South Africa, based on the author’s childhood. Kumalo’s quest for justice. First published in Gerald Hinde (Photographer) 1948, it is a striking, poetic tribute to the power of the individual and a trenchant indictment of Big Five of Africa apartheid. 2009, PAPER, 143 PAGES Award-winning wildlife photographer Gerald Wilbur Smith Hinde’s stunning photographs celebrate Elephant Song Africa’s lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos and 2011, PAPER, 472 PAGES buffalos. Brief but informative text introduces A potboiler set in Zimbabwe, in which our each animal but the photographs (rightly) are hero, a native Zimbabwean producer of nature the main focus. Size: 8 x 8 inches. films, fights the murderous ivory-traders. Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, Warwick Tarboton Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Alexander McCall Smith Africa The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 2011, PAPER, 447 PAGES 2003, PAPER, 235 PAGES This compact, comprehensive field guide Alexander McCall Smith’s formidable, straight- features 200 dazzling color plates covering 950 shooting detective, Precious Ramotswe, makes species of birds from South Africa to southern her debut in The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Mozambique. Fourth Edition. Agency. A pleasure in every respect, the novel evokes the cultures, customs and diverse Jonathan Kingdon landscapes of Botswana -- even including Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Botswana’s tremendous national pride (Mma Mammals Ramotswe, for her part, believes that Hell is a 2004, PAPER, 272 PAGES “terrible place, perhaps a bit like Nigeria”). A conveniently compact edition of Kingdon’s Norman Rush celebrated guide that includes information on Mating distribution, ecology and conservation status, with 480 outstanding color illustrations and 1992, PAPER, 480 PAGES maps. This comic novel evokes daily life in Botswana and skewers the notion of well-intentioned academics at large in the developing world. The description of a trek from Gaborone to the Kalahari is terrific. Winner of the National Book Award. FOR YOUNG SAFARI-GOERS Lonely Planet Publications Lonely Planet Not for Parents Africa Nelson Mandela 2013, PAPER, 96 PAGES Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Jam-packed with photos, fun facts and goofy Folktales cartoons, this glossy guide with cool stuff to 2007, PAPER, 144 PAGES know about Africa is just the thing for eight- A team of folklorists, poets and authors year-old travelers. present these wide-ranging, beautifully David Burnie illustrated tales from all over the continent, including many stories from Mandela’s youth. Eyewitness Bird 2008, HARD COVER, 64 PAGES Elinor Batezat Sisulu An introduction to birds, their evolution, biology and behavior, in the graphic The Day Gogo Went to Vote Eyewitness style with hundreds of color , , 1999 PAPER 32 PAGES photographs and drawings of feathers, wings, A richly illustrated, inspiring book for young nests, eggs (and surprisingly few birds!). readers. When black South Africans are finally given the right to vote, Thembi goes with his Lawrence Anthony great-grandmother Gogo to vote for the first The Elephant Whisperer, My Life with time in her life. the Herd in the African Wild , , Steve Bloom 2017 HARD COVER 256 PAGES Set in Zululand, South Africa, Lawrence Elephants, A Book for Children Anthony’s true story of adopting a rogue herd 2015, PAPER, 64 PAGES of elephants is written for ages 10 to 13. Alongside plenty of adorable photographs, this entertaining book explains everything about Caitlin Alifirenka elephants, from why they flap their ears to I Will Always Write Back, How One how much they weigh and how much they eat. Letter Changed Two Lives Written for children ages 4 and up. 2016, PAPER, 416 PAGES Chris Johns Alternating between the perspectives of all- Face to Face with Cheetahs American girl Caitlin and her bright pen pal Martin, this dual memoir covers their inspiring 2008, HARD COVER, 32 PAGES Chris Johns, editor of National Geographic correspondence, showing differences between life in the West and in Zimbabwe. Young adult. magazine, introduces young readers to a family of these cagey cats with stunning photos and adventure stories from the Okavango Delta. Nancy Farmer A Girl Named Disaster Cynthia Stierle 2012, PAPER, 309 PAGES Adventure Pack, Safari An 11-year-old embarks on a year-long odyssey 2016, HARD COVER, 56 PAGES from Mozambique to Zimbabwe in this Perfect preparation for a wild safari, this gripping introduction to Southern Africa, the activity book is packed with fun things to Shona and their ideas about the spirit world. do: crossword puzzles, word-searches, a fact The young adult book won the Newbery. book, a picture viewer with images, 30 reusable stickers and 24 cards. For ages 4 and up. Jessica Khoury Kalahari Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon (Illustrators) 2016, PAPER, 384 PAGES Ashanti to Zulu, African Traditions A heated biological thriller that blends the challenge of survival with science fiction and 1992, PAPER, 32 PAGES the pangs of first love. When her father hastily A full-color introduction to 26 different leaves their tour group of five teenagers (to African cultures, arranged from A to Z. trail poachers) Sarah must keep them alive Intended for kids ages 9-12, this classic won against starvation and a deadly virus. the Dillons their second Caldecott Medal for best illustration in a children’s book. Janice Warman The World Beneath Lauren St. John 2016, HARD COVER, 176 PAGES The White Giraffe Told from a child's perspective, this young 2007, PAPER, 192 PAGES adult novel is set in a wealthy, white Myth mixes with reality on a South African neighborhood in South Africa as the country wildlife preserve when young Martine discovers is swept up in political upheaval. a white giraffe and the dangers which threaten both the animal and its home. Middle readers.