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Red Dog

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A blistering, brutal novel of the South African frontier from a major new literary voiceIn the eighteenth century, a giant strides the border of the Cape Colony frontier. Coenraad de Buys is a legend, a polygamist, a swindler and a big talker; a rebel who fights with Xhosa chieftains against the Boers and British; the fierce patriarch of a sprawling mixed-race family with a veritable tribe of ... Read more

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A blistering, brutal novel of the South African frontier from a major new literary voiceIn the eighteenth century, a giant strides the border of the Cape Colony frontier. Coenraad de Buys is a legend, a polygamist, a swindler and a big talker; a rebel who fights with Xhosa chieftains against the Boers and British; the fierce patriarch of a sprawling mixed-race family with a veritable tribe of
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Waiting for the Barbarians

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by J. M. Coetzee ...

**A modern classic by Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee—a startling allegory of the war between oppressor and oppressed.NOW A FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE, JOHNNY DEPP, AND ROBERT PATTINSON**For decades the Magistrate has been a loyal servant of the Empire, running the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement and ignoring the impending war with the barbarians. When interrogation experts arrive, however, he ... Read more

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**A modern classic by Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee—a startling allegory of the war between oppressor and oppressed.NOW A FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE, JOHNNY DEPP, AND ROBERT PATTINSON**For decades the Magistrate has been a loyal servant of the Empire, running the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement and ignoring the impending war with the barbarians. When interrogation experts arrive, however, he
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Big Game Shooting in South Africa Fifty Years Ago

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A thrilling personal account of a hunting trip on the vast plains of South Africa. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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A thrilling personal account of a hunting trip on the vast plains of South Africa. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Oculum

by Philippa Dowding ...

Series Book 1 - The Children of Oculum
”I'm Mann, just Mann.”The world is slowly recovering after environmental collapse, and the children of the automated, domed city of Oculum have begun to awaken. Miranda, William and the 998 other children wake to tend the fruit trees and gardens behind the thick, opaque walls of their world. Some speak quietly of Outside, which is forbidden. Until William finds a door ...The children outside the ... Read more

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”I'm Mann, just Mann.”The world is slowly recovering after environmental collapse, and the children of the automated, domed city of Oculum have begun to awaken. Miranda, William and the 998 other children wake to tend the fruit trees and gardens behind the thick, opaque walls of their world. Some speak quietly of Outside, which is forbidden. Until William finds a door ...The children outside the
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From Shikar & Safari - A Big Game Hunting Anthology

by E. H. Baxter ...

Originally published in 1931, this book was the first definitive 'Big Game Hunting' anthology to be published in the English language. This is a wonderful collection of the best writings by the best hunters: Selous - Neumann - Percival - Snaffle - Pollock - Baillie-Grohman - Sutherland - Patterson and many others, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest ... Read more

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Originally published in 1931, this book was the first definitive 'Big Game Hunting' anthology to be published in the English language. This is a wonderful collection of the best writings by the best hunters: Selous - Neumann - Percival - Snaffle - Pollock - Baillie-Grohman - Sutherland - Patterson and many others, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest
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Jock of the Bushveld

by Percy Fitzpatrick ...

Series series Penguin Modern Classics
‘Hunting stories, like traveller’s tales, are proverbially dangerous to reputations, however literally true they may be . . .’ So wrote J Percy FitzPatrick of his perennial best-seller, never out of print in the century since its first publication. Here is the story of the ‘Boy’ who went to seek his fortune and of his bull-terrier, the plucky runt of the litter; of Marokela, the champion Zulu ... Read more

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‘Hunting stories, like traveller’s tales, are proverbially dangerous to reputations, however literally true they may be . . .’ So wrote J Percy FitzPatrick of his perennial best-seller, never out of print in the century since its first publication. Here is the story of the ‘Boy’ who went to seek his fortune and of his bull-terrier, the plucky runt of the litter; of Marokela, the champion Zulu
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Journey to Horseshoe Bend

by TGH Strehlow ...

Journey to Horseshoe Bend was first published in 1969 and has been out of print for almost forty years. An Australian literary classic, it was written by TGH (Ted) Strehlow, author of the monumental Songs of Central Australia. It describes the final days of his father, Pastor Carl Strehlow, head of the Lutheran mission at Hermannsburg, as they travel, with Aboriginal companions, in extreme heat, ... Read more

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Journey to Horseshoe Bend was first published in 1969 and has been out of print for almost forty years. An Australian literary classic, it was written by TGH (Ted) Strehlow, author of the monumental Songs of Central Australia. It describes the final days of his father, Pastor Carl Strehlow, head of the Lutheran mission at Hermannsburg, as they travel, with Aboriginal companions, in extreme heat,
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Amazulu

by Walton Golightly ...

1818, south east Africa: on the summit of a low hill, encircled by a foe six times their number, fifteen hundred men armed with cowhide shields and short stabbing spears sit and wait as the midday sun blazes overhead. Calm in the face of the horde gathering below, they know it's a good day for dying… but a better one for killing.At the centre of their formation a tall, broad-shouldered man surveys ... Read more

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1818, south east Africa: on the summit of a low hill, encircled by a foe six times their number, fifteen hundred men armed with cowhide shields and short stabbing spears sit and wait as the midday sun blazes overhead. Calm in the face of the horde gathering below, they know it's a good day for dying… but a better one for killing.At the centre of their formation a tall, broad-shouldered man surveys
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The Eye of the Leopard

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by Henning Mankell ...

From the creator of the acclaimed Kurt Wallander series: A thrilling story set in Sweden and Zambia told with "heart-stopping tension" ( Entertainment Weekly).Interweaving past and present, The Eye of the Leopard draws on bestselling author Henning Mankell's deep understanding of both Scandinavia and post-colonial Africa.Hans Olofson arrives in Zambia in the 1970s, at the start of its independence ... Read more

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From the creator of the acclaimed Kurt Wallander series: A thrilling story set in Sweden and Zambia told with "heart-stopping tension" ( Entertainment Weekly).Interweaving past and present, The Eye of the Leopard draws on bestselling author Henning Mankell's deep understanding of both Scandinavia and post-colonial Africa.Hans Olofson arrives in Zambia in the 1970s, at the start of its independence
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Philida

by Andre Brink ...

Series series Vintage International
This is what it is to be a slave: that everything is decided for you from out there. You just got to listen and do as they tell you. You don’t say no. You don’t ask questions. You just do what they tell you. But far at the back of your head you think: Soon there must come a day when I can say for myself: This and that I shall do, this and that I shall not.In Philida, longlisted for the Man Booker ... Read more

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This is what it is to be a slave: that everything is decided for you from out there. You just got to listen and do as they tell you. You don’t say no. You don’t ask questions. You just do what they tell you. But far at the back of your head you think: Soon there must come a day when I can say for myself: This and that I shall do, this and that I shall not.In Philida, longlisted for the Man Booker
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The Tower at the Edge of the World

by Glyn Jones, William Heinesen ...

The Tower at the Edge of the World is William Heinesen's last novel written when he was 76, and is the summation of all of his work. He is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Nordic author of the twentieth century. William Heinesen describes The Tower at the Edge of the World as a poetic mosaic novel about earliest childhood. There is the perspective of both the child and the old man looking ... Read more

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The Tower at the Edge of the World is William Heinesen's last novel written when he was 76, and is the summation of all of his work. He is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Nordic author of the twentieth century. William Heinesen describes The Tower at the Edge of the World as a poetic mosaic novel about earliest childhood. There is the perspective of both the child and the old man looking
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Yarns by BP

by Lord Robert Baden-Powell ...

This is a collection of adventure stories, humourously written by Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement. Covering many enthralling incidents in BP's life during his travels to Australia, New Zealand the Pacific and Africa, they are the perfect 'yarn' for retelling around the campfire. Proceeds from the sales of this ebook will be used to support Scouting in Australia through ... Read more

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This is a collection of adventure stories, humourously written by Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement. Covering many enthralling incidents in BP's life during his travels to Australia, New Zealand the Pacific and Africa, they are the perfect 'yarn' for retelling around the campfire. Proceeds from the sales of this ebook will be used to support Scouting in Australia through
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