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Book Reviews

Stuarts’ Field
Guide to National
Parks and Nature
Reserves of
Namibia, Botswana,
Zimbabwe and
Zambia
B Y CHRIS AND
MA THILDE S TU AR T
The first guide ever to
document and explore the
diverse parks and reserves
of Africa’s ‘middle belt’,
this book covers Namibia,
Botswana, Malawi, Zambia
and Zimbabwe. The region
contains prized spots
such as the world-famous
landscapes of the Namib and
Run, Rose, Run Kalahari deserts, Okavango
B Y DOLL Y P AR T ON AND Delta, Victoria Falls and Lake
JAMES P A TTERSON
Malawi, and some of Africa’s
best-known conservation
From America’s most beloved superstar and areas, including Etosha, Chobe, Mana Pools, Hwange, Kafue and Nyika.
its greatest storyteller – a thriller about a
young singer songwriter on the rise and on Written by two prominent conservationists, the book is organised by country, and
the run, determined to do whatever it takes includes:
to survive. Every song tells a story.
• Detailed descriptions of the history, geology, climate, vegetation and wildlife of some
50 conservation areas.
Find a future, lose a past. Nashville is where • Annotated park maps, indicating places of interest and best sites to view key species.
she’s come to claim her destiny. It’s also where • Text panels featuring each park’s highlights, facilities and activities, wildlife facts, and
the darkness she’s fled from might find her. important alerts.
And destroy her. Run, Rose, Run is a novel • A concise photographic gallery of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and trees, for
glittering with danger and desire – a story that quick identification of commonly seen species.
only America’s #1 beloved entertainer and its
#1 bestselling author could have created.
For all nature lovers, this is a must-have guide to the parks and reserves of a region
renowned for spectacular landscapes, fauna and flora.
Also available: an album of 12 original Dolly
Parton songs made for the novel.
Price R350.00
Price: R328.00

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse (Limited Edition)
B Y CHARLIE MA CK S Y

“A sweet tale rendered in swirly black difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears
calligraphy and watercolour. Childlike in and biggest discoveries about vulnerability,
its simplicity, its messages are universal . . . kindness, hope, friendship and love.
Mackesy has brought people together.”
– The Washington Post A book to treasure alongside the original
blue edition, Charlie has drawn a new
Discover the book everyone is falling in love rainbow illustration to mark this particularly
with. hard time. This edition contains a gold
ribbon marker and is bound in green cloth.
Experience the world of a curious boy, a
greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse ‘When the dark clouds come . . . keep going.’
who find themselves together, in sometimes
Price: R425.00

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