Sort by:
Scribbling the Cat
From the author of Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight a powerful and sometimes painful account of an intense relationship - between a writer, her words, and those she...
In No Uncertain Terms: Memoirs
Helen Suzman was MP for Houghton in South Africa from 1953 until 1989. During that time, she used the forum of Parliament to speak out on behalf of equal justice...
Walter & Albertina Sisulu: In our lifetime
$12.00 AUD
For more than five decades Walter and Albertina Sisulu were at the forefront of the struggle against apartheid. As secretary-general of the ANC, Walter was sentenced to life imprisonment with...
Botswana Time
Will Randall travels with a purpose, as well as an outrageous sense of fortune. In INDIAN SUMMER he found himself, by chance, having the extraordinary experience of helping slum schoolchildren...
The Last Trek: A New Beginning
The story of the man who released Nelson Mandela from imprisonment in 1990 and set in motion a chain of events which led to the first fully democratic elections in...
A History of South Africa
'A remarkable feat of scholarship, fairness and readability, full of lively detail with a freshness of style which brings new life to the narrative' Anthony Sampson Throughout its turbulent history,...
Conversations with Myself
Nelson Mandela is widely considered to be one of the most inspiring and iconic figures of our age. Now, after a lifetime of taking pen to paper to record thoughts...
Rorke's Drift
On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disembowelling over 1200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu...
The Promise
A masterpiece of a family in crisis from twice Booker-shortlisted author Damon Galgut- 'one of the world's great writers' (Edmund White) and 'the bold, fresh voice of South African fiction'...
South Africa
"Key Guide South Africa" is an in-depth travel guide to the places you'll want to see when visiting this exciting destination. The chapters are ordered so that the book works...
Magnificent South Africa
$15.00 AUD
Magnificent South Africa is a title which places its main emphasis on the country's wide-ranging landscapes, the extensive natural beauty and the unique cultural heritage. This pictorial souvenir enables the...
This is Namibia
$12.00 AUD
The book titled This is Namibia by the author Peter Joyce. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Dust Diaries
The captivating and emotional true tale of a journey through doomed love, personal discovery and the tragic story of colonial Zimbabwe. A few years ago, Owen Sheers stumbled upon a...
Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean
In April 2013 a global breaking-news story surfaced on social media and in the world press, and rapidly gathered momentum. A South African man had fallen overboard in the night...
Mandela: The Authorised Biography
Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson's remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Long after...
The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law
From a young age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. As a result he was detained in solitary confinement, tortured by sleep...
Higher Than Hope: Biography of Nelson Mandela
The book titled Higher Than Hope: Biography of Nelson Mandela by the author Fatima Meer. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Every Step of the Way: The Journey to Freedom in South Africa
In an extraordinary and engaging account this book traces the paths South Africans have followed from pre-colonial times to the democratic present, providing fascinating personal and historical details, and raising...
Betrayals of the Body Politic: Literary Commitments of Nadine Gordimer
In 1991, Nadine Gordimer was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Infused with the intensity of political conscience and commitment, her writings are invaluable illuminations of life in South Africa,...
A Writing Life: Celebrating Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer began her writing life at a relatively young age. In 1991, that life received the ultimate recognition when she was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. In this...
Scenic Cape Town
$12.00 AUD
A wide-ranging exploration of South Africa's Mother City, Scenic Cape Town is both strikingly visual and full of detail. With photographs by Mark Skinner and text by Sean Fraser, the...
Nelson Mandela: A Biography
Sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island for his part in organizing armed rebellion against South Africa's white rulers, Nelson Mandela stayed faithful to his goal of a peaceful, non-racial...
The Rainbow People of God: South Africa's Victory Over Apartheid
Through a collection of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's speeches, letters, sermons and off-the-cuff remarks, this book sketches the story of South Africa from 1976, when apartheid oppression was at its peak,...
Exit!
$12.00 AUD
Exit! is the story of Grizelda Grootboom life of prostitution and her ultimate escape from it all. Grizelda's life was dramatically changed when she was gang raped at the age...
New World of Wine
Exploring how, over the last ten years, the world of wine has been transformed by the rise of New World wines - from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and North...
Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
*Shortlisted for the 2024 Wolfson History Prize* 'Gripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUT 'Deft and operatic' OBSERVER From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new...
King Kong - Our Knot of Time and Music: A personal memoir of South
On 2nd February 1959, a musical about the life and times of heavyweight boxing star Ezekiel Dlamini (known as 'King Kong') opened in Johannesburg to a packed audience that included...
The Rainbow People of God: South Africa's Victory Over Apartheid
Through the eyes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, this work sketches the story of South Africa from 1976 when apartheid opression was at its peak, to the birth of democracy in...
Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
Before Valentine's Day of 2013, Pistorius was best known as an extraordinary athlete, the 'Blade Runner' who became the first amputee in history to compete in the Olympics. Everything changed...
Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
*Shortlisted for the 2024 Wolfson History Prize* 'Gripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUT 'Deft and operatic' OBSERVER From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new...
Winston Churchill Reporting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondent
Long before his finest hour as Britain's wartime leader, Winston Churchill emerged on the world stage as a brazen foreign correspondent, covering wars of empire in Cuba, India, the Sudan,...
No Easy Walk to Freedom: Speeches, Letters and Other Writings
The articles, letters and trial transcripts of one of the great icons of the twentieth century 'There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere and many of us will have...
P.S. I Still Love You
$5.00 AUD
Given the way love turned her heart in the "New York Times "bestselling "To All The Boys I've Loved Before," which "SLJ "called a "lovely, lighthearted romance," it's no surprise...
Long Walk To Freedom: 'Essential reading' Barack Obama
The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela s...
Blue Horizon: The Courtney Series 11
Jim sprang back on to the truck of the violently rocking wagon, and stared across at Manatasee. She saw him and pointed her assegai at his face. Then he saw...
Birds of Prey: The Courtney Series 9
'Africa!' The sound of that mysterious name on his own lips raised goose pimples along his arms and made the thick dark hair prickle on the back of his neck....
On Leopard Rock: A Life of Adventures
I've been writing novels for over fifty years. I was lucky enough to miss the big wars and not get shot, but lucky enough to grow up among the heroes...
Hero of the Empire: The Making of Winston Churchill
From The New York Times bestselling author, the gripping story of Winston Churchill's exploits in the Boer War At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill believed that to achieve his ambition of...
Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
*Shortlisted for the 2024 Wolfson History Prize* 'Gripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUT 'Deft and operatic' OBSERVER From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new...
The Promise
Winner of the Booker Prize 2021 - discover the powerful story of a family in crisis. WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021 Discover the Sunday Times bestselling story of a...
The White Lioness: Kurt Wallander
$26.99 AUD
When a pillar of the local community vanishes, Inspector Kurt Wallander has a feeling the victim will never be found alive, but he has no idea how far he will...
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
The inspiring true story of a Malawi teenager who brought electricity to his struggling village--now in the ideal classroom-ready edition. Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor,...
Young Elizabeth: One Extraordinary African Summer in the Life of the
Young Elizabeth captures in vivid detail perhaps the single-most important formative experience in Queen Elizabeth's life, the 1947 royal tour of southern Africa with her parents King George VI, Queen...