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The Rough Guide to South Africa
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The full-colour section introduces the
country's highlights, from the game trails of Kruger National Park to the
picturesque Garden Route towns of the Western Cape and seclusion of the Eastern
Cape. With informed accounts and unparalleled coverage, clue-up on all the top
sights and experiences from the colourful residential streets of Cape Towns
Bo-Kapp district to the fine and affordable vintages of the wine routes. The
guide takes a detailed look at South African history, literature, culture and
wildlife with expert background on everything from Cape dutch architecture to
Zulu traditions.
The Rough Guide to South Africa,
Lesotho & Swaziland- June 2002
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by Barbara Mccrea, Tony Pinchuck, Donald
Reid
This guide to South Africa seeks to provide everything the traveller
needs to know. It includes details on the country's national parks and remote
regions and hiking, mountain biking and mountaineering opportunities. Other
features are a "survival guide" for Johannesburg and a safari guide.
Footprint South Africa (Paperback) by Francisca
Kellet
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This guide features comprehensive
information on planning a trip - including the best times to go and getting
around by train, bus, car, or air - and covers such practicalities as how to
stay healthy while there, the best places to shop, listings of accommodations
for every budget, sporting events, and how to be a responsible
traveler.
Guide to South Africa
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by Philip Briggs
Culture Shock! South Africa
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by Dee Rissik
Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland
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A multi country guide to increasingly
popular South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. With a full colour wildlife guide
and in depth coverage of the music of South Africa.
Adventuring in Southern Africa : Botswana, Zimbabwe,
Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland
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by Allen Bechky
well researched book
and in-depth book that reviews all the parks, animals, flora, and areas of
Southern Africa containing all the "need to know" information.
Johannesburg (Bradt Mini Guide Johannesburg) - by Lizzie
Williams
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This pocket-sized guide will give
confidence to business and vacation travelers wanting to make the most of a
visit to these major sites as well as Johannesburg's other attractions,
including excellent museums telling the story of South Africa's turbulent
history
Cape Town (Global Cities) - by Rob
Bowden, Roy Maconachie (Photographer)
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provides a comprehensive overview of this
unique metropolis - from its beginnings in 1652 as a supply base for the Dutch
East India Company to its 21st-century role as an emerging international city.
Cape Town (Travellers S.) - by Mike
Cadman
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popular, compact and colourful guidebooks
are perfect for planning your holiday whether for a city break, regional tour
or a long-haul destination. This extensive series is packed full of information
about where to go and what to see, as well as walks and tours, feature spreads
on cultural background and other aspects, restaurant and accommodation listings
and practical information.
The Mini Rough Guide
to Cape Town
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by Tony Pinchuck, Barbara McCrea
This text is a pocket handbook to the beautiful city of Cape Town featuring
accounts of all the top attractions, up-to-the minute reviews of the best
places to eat, drink and stay as well as full-colour maps with grid references.
Cape Town - Lonely Planet Guide (3rd Ed -
January 2002)
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by Simon Richmond, Jon Murray
This
guide to Cape Town includes improved eating and entertainment listings to
provide an insider's taste of the city. A special section has been added on
Cape Town's vibrant gay scene. The book also includes a meander through the
city's vineyards and an architectural walking tour.
Top 10 Cape Town and the Winelands
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by Eyewitness - (Paperback)
Cape Town
is one of the most visited cities in Africa and is perched on a rugged stretch
of land at the very tip of the continent, pounded by two thundering oceans and
dominated by the iconic Table Mountain. With enough heart-pumping activities,
from abseiling to paragliding, as well as more relaxed outings to beaches,
vineyards and museums, the city easily captivates the visitor. From Robben
Island to excursions to the Winelands and from the city's historic center, Cape
Town with lots on offer.
Kruger National Park
Travel Pack
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The handy pocket-size guide is packed with
useful information, tips and recommendations, accompanied by colour
photographs, charts and maps for the first-time traveller who wants to
experience the major highlights that the Kruger National Park has to offer. The
fold-out map of the Kruger National Park is ideal for tourists and
visitors.
Rainbow Diary: A Journey in the New
South Africa by John Malathronas
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A fascinating portrait of the new South
Africa - whether dancing the night away in a club, mountain-biking on the
backpacker's bus or watching animals on a safari, John Malathronas is full of
sharp observations, be they social, historical, political or botanical. The
author draws fascinating portraits of the many Afrikaner, Xhosa, Zulu, Indian
and Swazi characters he encounters, all of whom make up the tapestry of the new
South Africa.
Street Maps
Cape Town
Concise Streetfinder
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio - Series Guides
Indexed street atlas of Cape
Town with places of interest, route numbers, freeways & place name index.
Globetrotter Travel Map of Cape
Town
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by New Holland Publishers
Series Globetrotter Travel Maps
Designed for tourists and visitors, this
travel map focuses on Cape Town and its surrounding area. It includes a main
area map of Cape Town and its surrounds, a detailed city plan, with the
following areas of special interest shown in greater detail: the Wine Route
(Stellenbosch, Franschoek, Paarl, Worcester); the Whale Route (Hermanus); the
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Town plans of the Victoria and Alfred
Waterfront and Stellenbosch are included, as well as plans of the rail routes
and the International airport.
Cape Town &
Peninsula Street Guide
(Maps
Worldwide)
Published by: Map Studio - Series: Street Plans
Part of
a series of miniplans which provide detailed coverage of town centres in South
Africa, this map features Cape Town.
Garden
Route Road Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by: Map Studio - Series:
Street Plans
Detailed exploring map of the Garden Route with a map of the
N2, from Riviersonderend to Port Elizabeth. Route 62 from Montagu to Jeffreys
Bay. Includes street maps.
Durban Pocket
Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio - Series Street Plans
A pocket sized map in
the handy Z-fold format. Durban Central and vicinity.
Johannesburg Pocket Map
(Maps
Worldwide)
Published by: Map Studio
A fold-out map of
Johannesburg city centre on one side and Rosebank/Sandton on the other. It
includes street indexes and highlights one-way streets, shopping centres and
places of interest.
Johannesburg, Randburg
& Sandton Street Plan
(Maps
Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio Series Street Plans
Street,
suburb and general information detail covering the Johannesburg area
Pretoria Pocket Map
(Maps
Worldwide)
Published by Map Studio Series Eaziplans
A fold-out
map of Pretoria city centre on one side and the area between Pretoria and
Hartbeespoort Dam on the other side. It provides a street index of Pretoria,
highlights one-way streets, shopping
.
Other Maps & Atlases
South Africa Travel Reference Maps
(Maps Worldwide)
this edition is greatly improved in
accuracy, easier to read, and benefiting from our recent ground-truthing visit
to the country last month. Printed on durable ITM plastic paper, double-sided,
with insets of Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria
South Africa (Independent Travel Map S.)
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Detailed physical map with attractive
hillshading and layer colouring. Map shows classified road network overlain
with key tourist sites, areas of natural beauty and local activity centres as
well as cities and towns. AREA OF COVERAGE All of South Africa extending from
Botswana and Zimbabwe in the north to Cape of Good Hope in the south.
Globetrotter Travel Map of South Africa
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in Europe
Published by New Holland Publishers (U Series Globetrotter
Travel Maps
A revised map of South Africa which caters specifically for
the needs of tourists and visitors. Special features include: nature reserves,
parks and places of interest; highlighted scenic routes; town maps of major
tourist centres, including hotels; and legends in English, French and German.
South Africa Travel Map
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in Europe
Published by Collins Cartographic Series World Travel Maps
This map covers South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, South Namibia and
South Botswana. In addition to the road and rail network, the map features a
selection of tourist information such as Game Parks and National Parks, scenic
routes and places of interest
South Africa Road
Map
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Published by Freytag & Berndt Maps
Series International Road Maps
High quality road maps with place name
index. In many countries these are simply the best maps available. Scales vary
according to the size of the country. Index is in several languages.
Kruger National Park Tourist Map
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in Europe
Published by Map Studio
highlights tourist attractions,
places of interest, accommodation, and indicates tarred roads. The reverse side
has write-ups on specific features.
Globetrotter
Travel Map of the Kruger National Park
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in Europe
Published by New Holland Publishers (U Series Globetrotter
Travel Maps
A map of the Kruger National Park which caters specifically
for the needs of tourists and visitors. It features: highlighted scenic routes;
plans of major tourist centres, including hotels; and climate charts. This map
compliments the "Globetrotter Travel Guide to Kruger National Park".
Kwazulu Natal Tourist Atlas
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in Europe
28 pages of road maps covering the Kwazulu Natal showing major
routes, secondary roads, places of interest, 38 pages of the main tourist areas
featuring Scenic routes, Historical sites, National Parks, Nature Reserves,
Hiking trails, Wineries and ACCOMODATION,
Eastern Cape Tourist Atlas
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in Europe
Published by Map Studio
28 pages of road maps covering
the Eastern Cape showing major routes, secondary roads, places of interest, 34
pages of the main tourist areas featuring Scenic routes, Historical sites,
National Parks, Nature Reserves, Hiking trails, Dive sites, Fishing and
ACCOMODATIO
Western Cape Tourist
Atlas
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Published by Map Studio
28 pages of
road maps covering the Western Cape showing major routes, secondary roads,
places of interest, 38 pages of the main tourist areas featuring Scenic routes,
Historical sites, National Parks, Nature Reserves, Hiking trails, Wineries and
ACCOMODATION, 38 pages of street maps of the major towns, 33 index pages to
Place Names, Streets, ACCOMODATION, Places of Interest and General Information
Cape Town & Surrounding Attractions
Map
Buy in Europe
Published by Map Studio
Including
maps of the Winelands; the Breede River Valley; the West Coast; and Cape Town;
the Whale Route; and Overberg. The main map stretches form Langebaan in the
West up to Swellendam in the East.
Gauteng
Pocketmap
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in Europe
Published by Map Studio Series Eazimaps Sheet map
This
map of Gauteng has been revamped and updated into "Eazimap" format. It consists
of the Gauteng area map on the front and the ring road, airport routes and
directions to Pretoria on the back. Included are tarred routes, minor roads,
hotels, hospitals, parks and places of interest.
Magaliesberg Pocket Map
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in Europe
Published by Map Studio Series Provincial Minimaps
Pilanesberg/Magaliesberg area showing places of interest etc highlighting
the main routes to Sun City for Johannesburg and Pretoria, includes a map of
the Sun City complex.
KwaZulu-Natal Pocket Map
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Published by Map Studio Series Eazimaps
This map of KwaZulu-Natal
province, previously known as the "Provincial Minimap of KwaZulu-Natal" has
been revamped and updated into "Eazimap" format. It covers tourist areas
including the North and South coasts, St Lucia and Drakensberg, as well as
showing hotels, hospitals and parks.
KwaZulu-Natal Tourist Atlas
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in Europe
Published by Map Studio
21 pages of road maps covering
the KwaZulu-Natal region, showing major routes, secondary roads, places of
interest.
Northern Cape Easimap
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in Europe
Published by Map Studio Series Provincial Minimaps
pocket-sized map of the North Cape. Northern Cape Provincial on the one side,
the reverse has detailed maps of the Namaqualand and Green Kalahari areas
Wildlife & Flora
Atlas of National Parks and Reserves of South Africa -
Atlas
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Published by Map Studio
Atlas
covering all national parks, reserves of SA with useful information and
detailed maps. Detailed coverage of over 300 parks, reserves with informative
text, over 150 photographs, site and location maps with up to 192 pages.
Field Guide to the Mammals of the Kruger National
Park
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The Kruger National Park in Southern
Africa boasts a huge variety of mammals, ranging from bushbabies to elephants;
this book describes all the mammalian species known to occur in the Park.
Detailed information is provided on the distribution, habitat, reproduction,
physical characteristics and behaviour of each species, as well as predation
rates and percentage kills - unique and specific to the Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park Tourist Map
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in Europe
Published by Map Studio - Series Leisure & Tourism Maps
One of a series of maps which represent the tourist areas of South Africa,
this map illustrates Eastern Transvaal and the Kruger National Park. It
highlights tourist attractions, places of interest, accommodation, and
indicates tarred roads. The reverse side has write-ups on specific features
Globetrotter Travel Guide Kruger National Park
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Practical, informative and user-friendly,
the Globetrotter Travel Pack to Kruger National Park highlights the major
places of interest, describing their principal attractions and offering sound
suggestions on where to tour, stay, view the wildlife and relax.
Wild South Africa
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by Mountain Alan, Lex Hes (Photographer),
Alan G. Mountain
contains stunning full-color photgraphs that illustrate
all aspects of Nature's cycles in each region. The book features the uniqueness
of each region's fauna, flora, and geography, from tiny insects, birds, and
larger mammals to fruits, flowers, and sweeping landscapes.
Hwange : Retreat of the Elephants
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by Nick Greaves
I Speak of Africa - The Story of Londolozi Game
Reserve
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by Johan Hoekstra, Shan Varty, Molly
Buchanan, Lex Hes, Peter Johnson, Guy Stubbs
story about the famous
Londolozi Game Reserve situated between the Drakensburg mountains and the
Eastern seaboard of Southern Africa. It goes back to the early days when man
first discovered this vast wildlife paradise where in 1926, a few months after
the Kruger National Park was proclaimed, Charles Varty and Frank Unger bought
the farm Sparta on the Sand river - in those days it was considered a remote,
dangerous, disease-ridden piece of Africa that no one in their right minds
would have touched!
Kwazulu/Natal Wildlife
Destinations
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by Tony Pooley, Ian Player
A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa
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by Johan Marais
Snakes and Snake Bite in Southern Africa
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Johan Marais
Zulu Wilderness : Shadow and Soul
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by Ian Player
In this reminiscence of
the author's involvement with the conservation movement in South Africa, Dr.
Ian Player tells of his life's work as a conservationist, his partnership with
longtime friend and companion, Magqubu Ntombela, their successful effort to
save the white rhino in South Africa, and the never-ending struggle to protect
wilderness.
South Africa the Beautiful
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by Brian Johnson Barker
Ericas of South Africa
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by Dolf Schumann, Gerhard Kirsten
(Contributor), E. G. H. Oliver (Contributor)
,Full of unique color
photographs Great book amazingly produced at an incredible value for money:
hardcover in a perfect bound, every page full of excellent color pictures that
presents every species described in a not too botanical language that every
garden will understand.... The only 'but' is that cultivation is just dealt in
one page, not enough for such an interesting book...
(almand@arrakis.es)
Gasterias of South
Africa
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by Ernst J. Van Jaarsveld, Jaarsveld Van
, October 16, 1997 The first modern study of these South African
succulents. Mr. van Jaarsveld has done all succulent lovers a great service by
doing the botanical study and work necessary to present this modern taxonomic
understanding of Gasterias. (breck@mtwest.net from Logan
UT)
Leisure Guides & Maps
Hiking Trails of Southern Africa
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by Willie Olivier, Sandra Olivier
The Dive Sites of South Africa (Serial)
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by Anton Koornhof
History & Politics
Country Review, South Africa 1999/2000
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by Robert C. Kelly (Editor), Debra Ewing
(Editor), Stanton Doyle (Editor), Denise Youngblood (Editor)
concise,
up-to-date sources for political and economic information
Living Apart : South Africa Under Apartheid
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by Ian Berry (Photographer), Chris Boot
Berry, an Englishman who first made his way to South Africa as a teenager,
has spent four decades documenting ordinary lives in extraordinary
circumstances. After photographing the Sharpeville riots of 1960--a pivotal
event--he elected to concentrate not on "the violent concentration between
black and white, but the society that gave cause to it." His efforts to get
"under the skin" of that tense society have resulted in a rich and enlightening
chronicle of segregation that recalls the powerful photojournalism of W. Eugene
Smith. (Amazon.com)
History from South
Africa : Alternative Visions and Practices (Critical Perspectives on the
Past)
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by Joshua Brown (Editor), Patrick Manning
(Editor), Karin Shapiro, Jon Wiener (Editor)
The
Afrikaners : An Historical Interpretation
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by G. H. L. Le May
A History of South Africa
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by Leonard Thompson
Long Walk to Freedom : The Autobiography of Nelson
Mandela
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by Nelson Mandela
Since his release
from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela has emerged as the world's most potent
moral leader since Gandhi. As president of the ANC and head of the
anti-apartheid movement, he has been instrumental in moving South Africa toward
black-majority rule. Throughout the world he is revered as a vital force in the
fight for human rights and racial equality.
Aspects of the South African War 1899-1902
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by Donal Lowry (Editor)
Anatomy of a Miracle : The End of Apartheid and the Birth
of the New South Africa
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by Patti Waldmeir
Spellbinding and
authoritative This is surely the most informative book to have been written on
the subject of South Africa since the end of the white regime. Ms Waldmeiris a
superb writer, with a perceptive and self -deprecating wit.May she write heaps
more. Dermot Ross - A reader
The Anglo-Zulu
War
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by John Laband
The Boer War
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by Thomas Pakenham, Thomas Parkenham
Tomorrow Is Another Country : The Inside
Story of South Africa's Road to Change
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by Allister Sparks Allister Sparks,
South Africa's premier journalist now brings his formidable powers to bear on
the greatest story in African history--the still-evolving drama of his
country's transition from apartheid to the dangerous freedoms of multiracial
democracy. He concludes with "ten reasons for optimism" for South Africa
before, during, and after the coming elections
People & Culture
Culture in Another South Africa
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Willem Campschreur (Editor), Joost Divendal
(Editor), Wally Serote (Introduction)
Culture,
Power and Difference : Discourse Analysis in South Africa
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by Ann Levett (Editor), Amanda Kottler
(Editor), Erica Burman (Editor), Ian Parker (Editor)
Homelands, Harlem and Hollywood :
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South African Culture and the World
Beyond
by Rob Nixon, Robert Nixon
Languages
Afrikaans (Teach Yourself)
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by Helena Van Schalkwyk
Colloquial Africaans Cassettes: The Complete Course for
Beginners (Colloquial Series)
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by B. C. Donaldson, Ashok Koul, Tej Bhatia
(Audio Cassette) - This easy to use and up-to-date course in the
rapidly-growing Africaans dialect was specially written by an experienced
teacher for self-study or class use. The course offers a step-by-step approach
to the language that requires no prior knowledge of the language.
Afrikaans : Language 30 (Language 30 Brief Course)
Buy in USA
The tapes are very helpful in learning how to
pronounce the words. The content is about phrases and words that would be
usefull to know if you were to go to South Africa. You need to listen to it and
speak it often so you will get more familiar with the language (A reviewer from
South Dakota USA - April 10, 2000 )
Conversa Phone
Afrikaans
Buy in USA
The audio portion is basic and to the point;
the manual is very inexpensively printed containing Afrikaans and English
phrases. There is no pronounciation guide; so one must listen very carefully to
each phrase many times, but it does work. ( ebruary 23, 1999 Reviewer from
Dallas, Texas)
Other Books & Novels
Passport South Africa : Your Pocket Guide to South
African Business, Customs & Etiquette (Passport to the World)
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by Charles Mitchell, Barbara Szerlip
(Editor)
Passport South Africa will help you: Avoid cultural faux pas
Learn about South Africa's values and beliefs Understand the reasons behind the
actions Develop an effective negotiating style Don't leave without your
passport!
Magnificent South Africa
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by Peter Joyce, Elaine Hurford
African Fly-Fishing Handbook (South African Travel &
Field Guides)
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by Bill Hansford-Steele
Guide to Self Catering Holidays in South Africa
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