Tales from my stethoscope
By Bruna Dessena
In Tales from my Stethoscope, Bruna, an Advanced Life Support paramedic with more than 23 years’ experience, takes you behind the scenes of accidents, sudden illness, shootings and human revelry gone wrong. You’ll experience the fun and excitement of Johannesburg on a Saturday night … but you’ll also go to the lonely places where old people suffer in silence and children aren’t properly cared for.
You’ll read about running a clinic on a mine in deepest Africa and being the resident paramedic on a geo-survey ship plying the waters around the globe. You’ll fly helicopters over cities praying that the patient survives, and you’ll be there in the middle of farming country helping to amputate a leg caught in a harvester.
If you can stomach the drama, the blood, the grief, and the quirky humour used to get through harrowing situations, you’ll get to the end of these tales with a deeper understanding of the human condition and renewed admiration and gratitude for those who listen and act when we call out in distress.
This book is available from http://www.publisher.co.za/ at R135.00 inclusive of VAT but excluding registered postage within RSA
In Tales from my Stethoscope, Bruna, an Advanced Life Support paramedic with more than 23 years’ experience, takes you behind the scenes of accidents, sudden illness, shootings and human revelry gone wrong. You’ll experience the fun and excitement of Johannesburg on a Saturday night … but you’ll also go to the lonely places where old people suffer in silence and children aren’t properly cared for.
You’ll read about running a clinic on a mine in deepest Africa and being the resident paramedic on a geo-survey ship plying the waters around the globe. You’ll fly helicopters over cities praying that the patient survives, and you’ll be there in the middle of farming country helping to amputate a leg caught in a harvester.
If you can stomach the drama, the blood, the grief, and the quirky humour used to get through harrowing situations, you’ll get to the end of these tales with a deeper understanding of the human condition and renewed admiration and gratitude for those who listen and act when we call out in distress.
This book is available from http://www.publisher.co.za/ at R135.00 inclusive of VAT but excluding registered postage within RSA
A War to Heal
By Ferdie Pieterse
A War to Heal is a novel about the South African Border War. The author creates an exciting account of war and adventure by drawing directly from his experiences during National Service with the 4th South African Infantry Battalion.
Included is a short synopsis of the authors' actual experiences during his military service with photographs.
This book is available from Just Done productions - Publications.
http://www.justdone.co.za/
A War to Heal is a novel about the South African Border War. The author creates an exciting account of war and adventure by drawing directly from his experiences during National Service with the 4th South African Infantry Battalion.
Included is a short synopsis of the authors' actual experiences during his military service with photographs.
This book is available from Just Done productions - Publications.
http://www.justdone.co.za/
19 with a Bullet
By Granger Korff
South Africans have a way of telling it as it is and Granger Korff does so in this riveting book without pulling any punches. I could not put this book down once I picked it up and rate it up there amongst other war books the likes of Peter Stiffs The Covert War, Robert Masons Chickenhawk, Hal Moore and Joe Galloways We Were Soldiers Once and Young.
If you only read one war story in the next year, then make it 19 with a Bullet and let Granger take you on a trip with the elite Parachute Battalions of the former South African Defence Force.
Advertised with permission of the author Granger Korff
South Africans have a way of telling it as it is and Granger Korff does so in this riveting book without pulling any punches. I could not put this book down once I picked it up and rate it up there amongst other war books the likes of Peter Stiffs The Covert War, Robert Masons Chickenhawk, Hal Moore and Joe Galloways We Were Soldiers Once and Young.
If you only read one war story in the next year, then make it 19 with a Bullet and let Granger take you on a trip with the elite Parachute Battalions of the former South African Defence Force.
Advertised with permission of the author Granger Korff
Sunrise Patrols
By J E Palmer
Seeking a more eventful life, John Palmer resigned from his job as a storekeeper in Basutoland and joined the British South Africa Police in November 1926.
He had to pay his own way to Salisbury then pass a medical before he knew he would be accepted. He describes vividly his experiences as a recruit in what was then a Mounted Infantry body of men under the watchful and feared eye of one of the characters of the Force, Regimental Sergeant Major 'Jock' Douglas.
On his Pass out Parade, the Commissioner instructed the recruits to make all their patrols 'Sunrise Patrols', starting the day early so that the horses would have the advantage of cool travelling.
Posted to Gwanda District, he took part in all the activities of a District Trooper. Long patrols dealing with poachers, wild animals ranchers, farmers and miners are all described in detail.
He became Member in Charge of the newly opened Beitbridge Police Station, where he was also the Immigration Officer and had to deal with many characters seeking entry into Southern Rhodesia.
He was then Member in Charge of Nyamadhlovu, where he was involved in a long murder case involving witchcraft. All who want to know more about life in the more primitive parts of the country early in the 20th century will find it in this book.
Advertised with kind permission of the authors granddaughter and the publishers, the BSAPolice Regimental Association - UK Branch and is available from www.bsap.org "The Quartermasters' Store"
This recommended book is also available through http://www.30degreessouth.co.uk/
Seeking a more eventful life, John Palmer resigned from his job as a storekeeper in Basutoland and joined the British South Africa Police in November 1926.
He had to pay his own way to Salisbury then pass a medical before he knew he would be accepted. He describes vividly his experiences as a recruit in what was then a Mounted Infantry body of men under the watchful and feared eye of one of the characters of the Force, Regimental Sergeant Major 'Jock' Douglas.
On his Pass out Parade, the Commissioner instructed the recruits to make all their patrols 'Sunrise Patrols', starting the day early so that the horses would have the advantage of cool travelling.
Posted to Gwanda District, he took part in all the activities of a District Trooper. Long patrols dealing with poachers, wild animals ranchers, farmers and miners are all described in detail.
He became Member in Charge of the newly opened Beitbridge Police Station, where he was also the Immigration Officer and had to deal with many characters seeking entry into Southern Rhodesia.
He was then Member in Charge of Nyamadhlovu, where he was involved in a long murder case involving witchcraft. All who want to know more about life in the more primitive parts of the country early in the 20th century will find it in this book.
Advertised with kind permission of the authors granddaughter and the publishers, the BSAPolice Regimental Association - UK Branch and is available from www.bsap.org "The Quartermasters' Store"
This recommended book is also available through http://www.30degreessouth.co.uk/
Three Sips of Gin
By Timothy G Bax
A fabulously humorous and richly entertaining exposé uncorked of growing-up in an African continent hung-over from the decadence of its past, confused by its present and on a calamitous collision course with its future.
Tim begins “Three Sips of Gin” by taking us behind the veil of decadent behavior and excesses which prevailed in Colonial East Africa during his childhood. For bored housewives surrounded by legions of native servants, scandals and stengahs provided welcome relief from the monotony of their pampered lives. Later, Tim gives us rare insight into the strict and unforgiving domain of the remote African boarding school where status among schoolboys was determined not from within the classroom, but by more notable deeds worthy of schoolboy lore. The excitement of Tim’s African adventure intensifies when, as a young commissioned officer with one of the worlds most elite Special Forces units, we follow him into the silence of the shadows to seek out and destroy terrorist lairs in what was one of Southern Africa’s most brutal bush wars. It is here you will read never before published details of some of the Selous Scouts last and most top-secret operations.
Finally, we stumble with Tim through the intrigues, excesses and scandals of the boardroom of a large multinational company based in South Africa where longevity of service was as tenuous as the morning mist on the Matabele plains.
But most of all we share in the remarkable wit and humour of Tim’s remarkable African adventure.
This book is now being sold in over 40 countries around the world on each continent, including the Antarctica!! Reviews for this book can be read on the 'Three Sips of Gin' page on Facebook as well as on the authors website at http://www.threesipsofgin.com/
This book has been added with the kind permission of the author.
A fabulously humorous and richly entertaining exposé uncorked of growing-up in an African continent hung-over from the decadence of its past, confused by its present and on a calamitous collision course with its future.
Tim begins “Three Sips of Gin” by taking us behind the veil of decadent behavior and excesses which prevailed in Colonial East Africa during his childhood. For bored housewives surrounded by legions of native servants, scandals and stengahs provided welcome relief from the monotony of their pampered lives. Later, Tim gives us rare insight into the strict and unforgiving domain of the remote African boarding school where status among schoolboys was determined not from within the classroom, but by more notable deeds worthy of schoolboy lore. The excitement of Tim’s African adventure intensifies when, as a young commissioned officer with one of the worlds most elite Special Forces units, we follow him into the silence of the shadows to seek out and destroy terrorist lairs in what was one of Southern Africa’s most brutal bush wars. It is here you will read never before published details of some of the Selous Scouts last and most top-secret operations.
Finally, we stumble with Tim through the intrigues, excesses and scandals of the boardroom of a large multinational company based in South Africa where longevity of service was as tenuous as the morning mist on the Matabele plains.
But most of all we share in the remarkable wit and humour of Tim’s remarkable African adventure.
This book is now being sold in over 40 countries around the world on each continent, including the Antarctica!! Reviews for this book can be read on the 'Three Sips of Gin' page on Facebook as well as on the authors website at http://www.threesipsofgin.com/
This book has been added with the kind permission of the author.
Paradise Plundered
By Jim Barker
A diary of a Rhodesian / Zimbabwean family that were forcibly evicted from
their Karoi farm during the highly controversial 'land grab'.
This book can be ordered through the Facebook page of the same name, so if you love Africa the way Jim Barker and his family do, and have ever felt the heartache and utter sense of loss of everything you have ever worked for, then you will not want to miss this poignant story. This book is fast becoming a bestseller, don't miss out!
See what others have to say about Paradise Plundered on the FB page.
This book has been added with the kind permission of the authors niece, Kaylene Barker Walz
A diary of a Rhodesian / Zimbabwean family that were forcibly evicted from
their Karoi farm during the highly controversial 'land grab'.
This book can be ordered through the Facebook page of the same name, so if you love Africa the way Jim Barker and his family do, and have ever felt the heartache and utter sense of loss of everything you have ever worked for, then you will not want to miss this poignant story. This book is fast becoming a bestseller, don't miss out!
See what others have to say about Paradise Plundered on the FB page.
This book has been added with the kind permission of the authors niece, Kaylene Barker Walz
Bulala
By Cuan Elgin
The gripping tale of a small, brave, Christian nation born of extremes: conflict, turmoil, and tragedy as well as love, dedication, and adventure—this exciting, historically accurate account of South Africa from earliest times to the present day is woven as a rich tapestry into the form of a highly
entertaining novel, which is guaranteed to keep the reader on the edge of their seat!
Afrikaner-Dutch, English, French-Huguenot, German, Indian, Irish, Khoi, Malay, Matabele,
Portuguese, Scots, Xhosa, Zulu, and other peoples struggle with and against each other in this
factual account, which depicts the events as they actually happened, as well as the beliefs in the
hearts and the thoughts in the minds of those people during those times—yet while this moving
saga reveals how and why things were done as they were, it does so without condemning or
condoning behavior. The reader is free to draw their own conclusions, while knowing that the
historical facts as presented, are accurate.
Deeply researched by the Scottish-Irish-descended South African-born author, who lived through
the Apartheid era and rose to the top of his primary profession of tourism development & wildlife management, Cuan Elgin travelled over 15,500 miles [25,000 km] across South Africa to every site mentioned in this narrative, interviewed scores of people and perused reams of original documents in his unrelenting quest for the historical facts. Courageous men and women, quirky characters, blood-and-thunder battles, unusual events and powerful personalities are brought to life again.
You will learn, laugh, and cry—but more importantly, understand the actual events which transpired in this controversial, southern-most African nation.
First published in the USA to international acclaim, BULALA is now also available to the South African reader.
Apart from being so highly entertaining that you will find it hard to put this book down, the historically accurate presentation will allow the foreign reader to understand South Africa as well as it can possibly be understood by a non-South African, and delight those South African readers who long for a history of their own country, without the
slant of media bias.
Signed copies of the book are available directly from the author at cuanelgin@hotmail.com and also from the following sources:
International orders online: http://www.amazon.com/
USA, Canada & the Americas: Sacred Truth Publishing: stm@mounet.com
South African retail bookstore orders: Blue Weaver via On the Dot: mark@blueweaver.co.za
Red Pepper Books: www.redpepperbooks.co.za
This book has been added with kind permission of the author
The gripping tale of a small, brave, Christian nation born of extremes: conflict, turmoil, and tragedy as well as love, dedication, and adventure—this exciting, historically accurate account of South Africa from earliest times to the present day is woven as a rich tapestry into the form of a highly
entertaining novel, which is guaranteed to keep the reader on the edge of their seat!
Afrikaner-Dutch, English, French-Huguenot, German, Indian, Irish, Khoi, Malay, Matabele,
Portuguese, Scots, Xhosa, Zulu, and other peoples struggle with and against each other in this
factual account, which depicts the events as they actually happened, as well as the beliefs in the
hearts and the thoughts in the minds of those people during those times—yet while this moving
saga reveals how and why things were done as they were, it does so without condemning or
condoning behavior. The reader is free to draw their own conclusions, while knowing that the
historical facts as presented, are accurate.
Deeply researched by the Scottish-Irish-descended South African-born author, who lived through
the Apartheid era and rose to the top of his primary profession of tourism development & wildlife management, Cuan Elgin travelled over 15,500 miles [25,000 km] across South Africa to every site mentioned in this narrative, interviewed scores of people and perused reams of original documents in his unrelenting quest for the historical facts. Courageous men and women, quirky characters, blood-and-thunder battles, unusual events and powerful personalities are brought to life again.
You will learn, laugh, and cry—but more importantly, understand the actual events which transpired in this controversial, southern-most African nation.
First published in the USA to international acclaim, BULALA is now also available to the South African reader.
Apart from being so highly entertaining that you will find it hard to put this book down, the historically accurate presentation will allow the foreign reader to understand South Africa as well as it can possibly be understood by a non-South African, and delight those South African readers who long for a history of their own country, without the
slant of media bias.
Signed copies of the book are available directly from the author at cuanelgin@hotmail.com and also from the following sources:
International orders online: http://www.amazon.com/
USA, Canada & the Americas: Sacred Truth Publishing: stm@mounet.com
South African retail bookstore orders: Blue Weaver via On the Dot: mark@blueweaver.co.za
Red Pepper Books: www.redpepperbooks.co.za
This book has been added with kind permission of the author
