A Wake of Vultures by Mary Earnshaw This is a book that draws its excitement from the hazards, isolation and intrigues of life in the bush. Mary Earnshaw locates her novel in the South Luangwa and her characters and set are believable for anyone who has had the opportunity to visit one of our […]
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Bill Bryson, Extraordinary Author Born and brought up in America, Bryson moved to England in his late twenties and lived in North Yorkshire with his English wife and four children, before returning to America after nearly two decades. His reason for this decision was to give his wife a chance to shop until 10 […]
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Visages by Francois d’Elbee Visages, a book of photographs by Francois d’Elbee, was launched in Lusaka on 17 November. It comprises a collection of studio photographs of Zambian personalities, with short biographies on each, in both English and French. The collection tells many stories, as each character exposes their outer self, but most importantly it shows […]
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Kariba into the MillenniumBy Colin Gillies Kariba into the Millennium is a reprint of a book entitled Kariba, The Story of the World’s Biggest Man-made Lake, which was originally published just after the Dam was completed in 1959, with some information of more recent developments added. It relates the history of the Dam from […]
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