Some of my favourite stories from an unknown and misunderstood continent.

·     Around Africa On My Bicycle – By Riaan Manser

·     The Elephant Whisperer - By Lawrence Anthony & Graham Spence

·     Mukiwa: A White Boy In Africa – By Peter Godwin

·     Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation (Also know as Invictus) – By John Carlin

·     Last Of The Free – By Gareth Patterson

·     The Last Rhinos – By Lawrence Anthony & Graham Spence

·     Fiela's Child - By Dalene Matthee

·     Circles In A Forest - By Dalene Matthee

·     Jock of the Bushveld- By Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick.

·     Long Way Down - By Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman

·     Don’t Run What Ever You Do - By Peter Allison

With the exception of the Dalene Matthee’s books all of the above are true stories, however Dalene Matthee is a historical writer so although the charters aren’t real their way of lives are real.

I was going to divide these into “human” and “wildlife” categories but then I realized that they are far too interconnected. For example ‘The Last Rhinos’ is as much about peace talks with Joseph Kony and the LRA as it is about rhinos!