books about: zimbabwe     books:       The Elite8 reviews Barbara Cole Covos Day Books,South Africa, 1985 OUTSTANDING Simply put, this is the best Non-Fiction unit history I have ever read...the amount of research that went into this book is phenominal. You MUST READ this book! The only question that remains is...Where can I get the "Elite Pictorial? "...if someone knows...EMAIL ME! TE             Fireforce: One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry7 reviews Chris J. Cocks Covos Day, 2000 Excellent book about the bush war in Rhodesia Great book! Chris Cocks really brings into clear focus the horror of war. This book is not about the "big picture." If you want an overall history of the Rhodesian war or the politics involved etc look elsewhere. If you want an excellent read based on one man's experiences then this is it. I particulary found his description of the kit used by the soldiers interesting, who carried what, why, ...             Journey To The Vanished City10 reviews Tudor Parfitt Vintage, 2000 Africa Meets Israel: A True Story About a Lost Tribe It should probably be no surprise that the two most peripatetic peoples in the ancient world, Jews and Africans, should sooner or later have encountered one another. Tudor Parfitt, a British academic, traces the origins of a Southern African tribe known as the Lemba, whose history both recorded and unrecorded embraces a claim to Jewish ancestry and identity. Relying on scant written data ...             Under My Skin9 reviews Doris Lessing HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1994 masterful autobiography Under My Skin Doris Lessing's autobiography traces her political and emotional development from her earliest childhood memories to her growing, overwhelming, disenchantment with provincial (as she saw it) small town life. "Small town" life for her was pre-WWII Salisbury in the (then) British colony of Southern Rhodesia. Salisbury was a complacent capital city of 10,000 white settlers in a country ...             An Ocean to Cross: Daring the Atlantic, Claiming a New Life6 reviews Liz Fordred, Susie Blackmun International Marine Publishing, 2000 Nothing Is Impossible! Liz and Pete live it. From www.creativewordco.com We all can get bogged down in our shortcomings and faults and then begin to mentally--and physically shut down. When this happens, I like to read about people like Pete and Liz Fordred--then I begin to remember that "impossible" and "possible" are states of mind. I met them last weekend (10/18/03) at the "Abilities Expo" while researching options for an exciting ...             Casting with a Fragile Thread: A Story of Sisters and Africa12 reviews Wendy Kann Henry Holt and Co., 2006 Awe-inspiring Wendy Kann's personal and political history in "Casting with a fragile thread" is riveting, wise and timeless. It is a gripping memoir about a woman who has risen above her traumatic childhood and turned her pain into compassion and healing. Born in colonial Rhodesia--now Zimbabwe--Kann grew up during the country's 13-year civil war. She experienced the first elections in Zimbabwe in 1980 and ...             Love in the Driest Season22 reviews Neely Tucker Crown, 2004 Three cheers for Chipo!!!!!!!!! This memoir goes to show on how faith and love can conquer all odds. It has opened my eyes on the issue of AIDS and the politically unstable country of Zimbawiae. A very touching love story of father and daughter.             Selous Scouts - Top Secret War (Books on Rhodesia/Zimbabwe War)8 reviews Ron R. Daly Galago Publishing Pty Ltd, 1983 First-Rate Unit, First-Rate Book Legendary ex-SAS soldier Ron Reid-Daly, with the distinction of having served in the British, Rhodesian and South African armies, proves himself to also be a talented writer. Recalling the exploits and remarkable successes of the Selous Scouts - an elite unit he founded in 1973 - the book provides fascinating and useful insight into the "Bush Wars" of Southern Africa.             Falcon Flies8 reviews Wilbur A. Smith Heinemann, 1991 The beginning of the Ballentyne Saga...... Wilbur Smith is my favorite author, and "A Falcon Flies" is one of his best. You are introduced to the Ballentyne's, Maj. Zouga Ballentyne and his sister, Dr. Robin Ballentyne as they search Africa for their missing father, the famous missonary and anti-slavery cruscader Fuller Ballentyne and have the bad luck to travel to Africa on board the ship of Mungo St.John, who it turns out, is a ...             When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa50 reviews Peter Godwin Little, Brown and Company, 2007 When a Crocodile Eats the Sun Peter Godwin's book, titled above, is a very worth while read. In plain dialogue he lets the rest of the world know what is really going on in Zimbabwe in the most sensitive way possible through his own families lives. The book is beautifully written, I couldn't put it down once I started reading it, more especially after following the last fiasco of an election in June 2008. Why the other ...             Children from Australia to Zimbabwe3 reviews Maya Ajmera, Anna Rhesa Versola Charlesbridge Publishing, 2001 Put this in your car Stunning photographs, concise maps, and simple text that introduces the basics of a culture, a country, and a way of life make this book great "back seat" reading. Kids shouldn't be watching tv in the car anyway. Books like this will make the ride more enjoyable and enriching. It also would be a great addition to a pediatrician's waiting room, or a dentist.             A Proper Marriage (The Children of Violence, Book 2)4 reviews Doris Lessing Harper Perennial, 1995 Wow. Doris Lessing remains one of my favorite writers. I first fell in love with her work when I read The Golden Notebook in college, as you do. I'm still slowly working my way through her complete novels. I really enjoyed Martha Quest, the first book in the Children of Violence. But I was deeply moved by A Proper Marriage. Take the bright young things of a Fitzgerald novel, give them sweat, ...             Of Spirits & Madness: An American Psychiatrist in Africa5 reviews Paul R. Linde McGraw-Hill Companies, 2001 Outstanding I bought this book to be polite. When a friend of 10+ years writes a book... you buy it. And the day before his reading... you start the first chapter. What I did not expect was that I would absolutely inhale the text. My brain lit up with pleasure. There are so many good things about this book. Not only is the writing itself excellent, the information that Paul tucks into the narratives ...             Pamwe Chete6 reviews Ron Reid-Daly Covos Day, 2001 ***DECLASSIFIED*** Selous Scouts-Top Secret War This book should be a mandatory read for Non-commissioned officers and Officers serving in special mission units or special operations the world over. In the counter-insurgency / low-intensity conflict arena there are many valuable lessons to be learned from this text, and for the armchair historian or casual reader the story is still gripping enough to keep you enthralled to the last page. ...             Strange Liberators: Militarism, Mayhem, and the Pursuit of Profit4 reviews Gregory Elich Llumina Press, 2006 Excellent study of capitalism's real effects Martin Luther King noted in 1967 that the Vietnamese people `must see Americans as strange liberators'. In this brilliant and deeply-researched book, investigative journalist Gregory Elich shows how the US state has not changed its spots. He proves this by analysing its actions against Iraq, North Korea, Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe. The US state promotes the `free market' across the world. Elich ...             The Last Safari: A Season of Discovery in Zimbabwe4 reviews Bruce VanBuskirk AuthorHouse, 2006 Awesome read, kept me turning pages I found this book very interesting, from the way the author writes, to the interesting views into what happens "behind the scenes" in the safari business. I found interesting the work that goes on with problem animals and the detailed accounts of tracking game before the clients arrive and after the shot is fired. I am not a big hunter but found it very interesting. I have already recommended it ...             Where Are You Going Manyoni?4 reviews Catherine Stock HarperCollins Publishers, 1993 Thanks! I am actually the author/artist of this book. I have illustrated over eighty books but this is my favourite one, probably because I enjoyed working on it so much. I went to my sister's farm in Zimbabwe with another story in mind, but tossed it aside and did this one in a heightened moment of inspiration, much to the concern of my editor in New York. I want to thank the private Amazon reviewers ...             Battle For Zimbabwe: The Final Countdown5 reviews Geoff Hill Struik Publishers, 2005 how Zimbabwe's struggle for freedom was betrayed Africa correspondent for the Washington Times who grew up in different countries of southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, Hill gives a detailed account of the overthrow of the white-controlled government when the country was known as Rhodesia by indigenous black rebels and the subsequent cementing of the autocratic, often brutal rule of Robert Mugabe. Mugabe was one of the leaders of the ...             What Happens After Mugabe?4 reviews Geoff Hill Struik Publishers, 2005 Can Zimbabwe rise from the ashes? As Zimbabwe plunges deeper and deeper into chaos the question we all ask is 'will the madness ever end?' It is impossible to see light at the end of the tunnel given the depths to which Zimbabwe has sunk. The book gives a brief history of the country and paints a picture of the dismal current state of affairs. However, Geoff Hill optimistically outlines a rough framework of the process involved ...             Africa: Never Stand Still4 reviews Various Artists Ellipsis Arts, 1994 Fantastic collection! If you're interested in listening to some African music and don't know where to start, you can't do better than this. It's got modern and traditional stuff on it -- mostly modern -- from all over the continent. My tapes of this set live in my cassette road case, and I listen to them when I go on long trips. The variety and quality are both excellent. 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