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Book Synopsis Beyond the Victoria Falls by : Gill Staden
Download or read book Beyond the Victoria Falls written by Gill Staden and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-05-03 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sheer enormity and power of the Victoria Falls never fails to humble its visitors. Adventure junkies flock here for the thrills the mighty Zambezi River offers, while others are content simply to marvel at the unrivalled wonder of the place. Although this curtain of water is the major attraction of the area, there is much more to enjoy in the vicinity.
Book Synopsis Beyond the Victoria Falls by : Gill Staden
Download or read book Beyond the Victoria Falls written by Gill Staden and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sheer enormity and power of the Victoria Falls never fails to humble its visitors. Adventure junkies flock here for the thrills the mighty Zambezi River offers, while others are content to marvel at the unrivalled geographical wonder of the place.
Download or read book Victoria Falls written by James Hornor and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Monroe is a sophisticated American professional on mission for The World Bank in Africa during the early 1990's. Despite his worldiness, his actions betray a late twentieth century innocent abroad who embodies both the bravado and the debilitating insecurities of the modern American male. Set in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Bombay, India, Mr. Monroe's journey into authenticity results in a series of failed relationships that reveal the dark, enigmatic recesses of his complex personality and eventually land him in a hellhole prison in Bombay. His tragedy unfolds into an ending that no one, especially Monroe, could have possibly predicted or imagined. In its exploration of American male stereotypes and in its suggestion of vulnerability as a key to masculine authenticity, Victoria Falls dares to embrace those humane qualities of love, kindness and creativity that have of late been extolled as the provenance of soul searching women but have been largely ignored in American fiction about men.
Book Synopsis Victoria Falls & Surrounds by : Ian Michler
Download or read book Victoria Falls & Surrounds written by Ian Michler and published by Struik Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victoria Falls & Surrounds - The Insider's Guide presents appealing safari destinations in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana, within reach of Victoria Falls. It is loaded with local knowledge and practical tips for making the most of a holiday in this richly diverse tourist region: from spectacular game safaris to sophisticated beach lodges; from southern Africa's fascinating historical and cultural roots to Zimbabwe's modern day "adrenaline capital," Victoria Falls town, and its Zambian equivalent, Livingstone; from exploration and leisure sports on the breathtaking Zambezi River to a personal encounter with the spectacular Victoria Falls, also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the smoke that thunders." In a lively and evocative style, the author paves the way for an unforgettable adventure with useful advice, contact names, and addresses, and even a selection of helpful phrases.
Book Synopsis Corridors Through Time - A History of the Victoria Falls Hotel by : Peter Roberts
Download or read book Corridors Through Time - A History of the Victoria Falls Hotel written by Peter Roberts and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally established in 1904 The Victoria Falls Hotel is steeped in a rich and interesting history covering the growth of tourism to the Victoria Falls. Fully illustrated with over 100 archive images and over 30 modern photographs, Corridors Through Time - a History of the Victoria Falls Hotel traces the story of the Hotel's development, from humble beginnings to luxury five-star elegance, from the arrival of the railway to the age of aviation, and from colonial administration to Independence. "Over the long period of its operation the Hotel has taken on an identity of her own, 'The Grand Old Lady of the Falls, ' matriarch of Zimbabwe's tourism industry. She has had her ups, and downs, but from modest beginnings she has a matured into a global icon, ranked among the most famous hotels of the world... 'Corridors Through Time' is more than the history of a Hotel - it is the story of the development of modern tourism to the Victoria Falls through the twentieth century." Karl Snater, General Manager, The Victoria Falls Hotel (2009-2011). [Revised Third Edition, 222 pages, 60,750 words]
Book Synopsis Sun, Steel and Spray - a History of the Victoria Falls Bridge by : Peter Roberts
Download or read book Sun, Steel and Spray - a History of the Victoria Falls Bridge written by Peter Roberts and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sun, Steel & Spray - A History of the Victoria Falls Bridge is a comprehensive history of the Victoria Falls Bridge. Built in 1904-5 as part of the extension of the envisaged Cape to Cairo railway north into central Africa, the spanning of the Zambezi River pushed engineering knowledge and construction techniques of the time to new heights. With over 100 period photographs, Sun, Steel and Spray is full of interesting facts, entertaining stories and information detailing the rich history of this iconic structure, from conception and construction to its ongoing management and maintenance. [222 pages, 71,200 words] Third Edition Zambezi Book Company / CreateSpace Independent Publishing (2020).
Download or read book The Last Resort written by Douglas Rogers and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, The Last Resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience of the human spirit. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Douglas Rogers is the son of white farmers living through that country’s long and tense transition from postcolonial rule. He escaped the dull future mapped out for him by his parents for one of adventure and excitement in Europe and the United States. But when Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe launched his violent program to reclaim white-owned land and Rogers’s parents were caught in the cross fire, everything changed. Lyn and Ros, the owners of Drifters–a famous game farm and backpacker lodge in the eastern mountains that was one of the most popular budget resorts in the country–found their home and resort under siege, their friends and neighbors expelled, and their lives in danger. But instead of leaving, as their son pleads with them to do, they haul out a shotgun and decide to stay. On returning to the country of his birth, Rogers finds his once orderly and progressive home transformed into something resembling a Marx Brothers romp crossed with Heart of Darkness: pot has supplanted maize in the fields; hookers have replaced college kids as guests; and soldiers, spies, and teenage diamond dealers guzzle beer at the bar. And yet, in spite of it all, Rogers’s parents–with the help of friends, farmworkers, lodge guests, and residents–among them black political dissidents and white refugee farmers–continue to hold on. But can they survive to the end? In the midst of a nation stuck between its stubborn past and an impatient future, Rogers soon begins to see his parents in a new light: unbowed, with passions and purpose renewed, even heroic. And, in the process, he learns that the "big story" he had relentlessly pursued his entire adult life as a roving journalist and travel writer was actually happening in his own backyard. Evoking elements of The Tender Bar and Absurdistan, The Last Resort is an inspiring, coming-of-age tale about home, love, hope, responsibility, and redemption. An edgy, roller-coaster adventure, it is also a deeply moving story about how to survive a corrupt Third World dictatorship with a little innovation, humor, bribery, and brothel management.
Author :Peter Roberts Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781534974739 Total Pages :206 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (747 download)
Book Synopsis Footsteps Through Time by : Peter Roberts
Download or read book Footsteps Through Time written by Peter Roberts and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring over 150 years of travel and tourism to the Victoria Falls, 'Footsteps Through Time' charts the evolution of a global tourism attraction. Discover the human heritage of this famous natural wonder and the people who have carved their names in its history - from the arrival of Dr David Livingstone in 1855, the coming of the railway and opening of the Victoria Falls Bridge fifty years later, to the development of international air travel and transformation into the modern tourism destination we know today. This book compliments and expands on the author's two previous books on the Falls, 'Sun, Steel and Spray - A History of the Victoria Falls Bridge' (first published 2011, revised second edition published 2016) and 'Corridors Through Time - A History of the Victoria Falls Hotel' (first published 2015), providing extensive background material and additional information to the story of the human history of the Victoria Falls. Fully illustrated with over 100 archive images and illustrations. [202 pages, 65,200 words]
Book Synopsis Victoria Falls and Colonial Imagination in British Southern Africa by : Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois
Download or read book Victoria Falls and Colonial Imagination in British Southern Africa written by Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full- length historical analysis of Victoria Falls. The text offers a critical examination of Victoria Falls providing new insight into the British Southern African project and reveals how Victoria Falls became one of the first modern African tourist destinations. This book makes a case for a critical reading of Victoria Falls as much more than a localized natural wonder. Europeans with multiple and often competing agendas, as well as African leaders and laborers were brought into contact with one another at Victoria Falls. Their visions of the past and hopes for the future shared Victoria Falls as a common point of inspiration. The value these parties placed on the Falls extended far beyond its location on the Zambezi and had broad implications for the British Empire in Southern and Central Africa.
Download or read book The Old Drift written by Namwali Serpell and published by Hogarth Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A dazzling debut, establishing Namwali Serpell as a writer on the world stage."--Salman Rushdie, The New York Times Book Review Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize - "Clear-eyed, energetic and richly entertaining."--The Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - Time - Tordotcom - Kirkus Reviews - BookPage 1904. On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, there is a colonial settlement called The Old Drift. In a smoky room at the hotel across the river, an Old Drifter named Percy M. Clark, foggy with fever, makes a mistake that entangles the fates of an Italian hotelier and an African busboy. This sets off a cycle of unwitting retribution between three Zambian families (black, white, brown) as they collide and converge over the course of the century, into the present and beyond. As the generations pass, their lives--their triumphs, errors, losses and hopes--emerge through a panorama of history, fairytale, romance and science fiction. From a woman covered with hair and another plagued with endless tears, to forbidden love affairs and fiery political ones, to homegrown technological marvels like Afronauts, microdrones and viral vaccines, this gripping, unforgettable novel is a testament to our yearning to create and cross borders, and a meditation on the slow, grand passage of time. Praise for The Old Drift "An intimate, brainy, gleaming epic . . . This is a dazzling book, as ambitious as any first novel published this decade."--Dwight Garner, The New York Times "A founding epic in the vein of Virgil's Aeneid . . . though in its sprawling size, its flavor of picaresque comedy and its fusion of family lore with national politics it more resembles Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children."--The Wall Street Journal "A story that intertwines strangers into families, which we'll follow for a century, magic into everyday moments, and the story of a nation, Zambia."--NPR
Download or read book I Survived written by Victoria Cilliers and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chilling, eye-opening story of marriage and attempted murder, revealing the truth about a case that made headlines around the world. On Easter Sunday 2015, experienced skydiver Victoria Cilliers undertook a parachute jump, a gift from her husband, British army sergeant Emile Cilliers. Her parachutes failed to open and she plummeted 4,000 feet to the ground, sustaining life-threatening injuries. Miraculously, she survived. Then the police arrived at her door. Someone had tampered with her parachute and they suspected Emile. In I Survived Victoria describes how she fell for Emile, and how the charming man she thought she knew gradually revealed a darker side, chipping away at her self-worth until she found it impossible to sift truth from lies. Can she really believe that her husband – the father of their two young children – tried to kill her? As more shocking revelations come to light, and she has to face his trial and relentless media scrutiny, she struggles to come to terms with the past. Even a guilty verdict does not free her because Emile is not ready to let her go . . . Powerful and honest, I Survived is the story of a woman who was put through hell and yet found the strength to forge a new life for herself and her children.
Download or read book Beyond Mombasa written by Frank Coates and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impossible dream ... and a love to defy the odds. In 1897 Ronald Preston attempts the seemingly impossible - building a railway line from exotic Mombasa, on the east coast of Africa, to Lake Victoria, deep in the continent's wild and dark heart. His new bride, Florence, insists upon joining him. Yet ahead lie hostile tribes, dense jungles, floods, drought, man-eating lions, political intrigue, disease ... and somewhere within their crew stalks a silent menace. Ronald and Florence defy the odds and the conventions of their time to accomplish what the world said could not be done. Based on a true story, BEYOND MOMBASA takes the reader on a heart-stopping adventure across Africa - a land where man is pitted against not only nature, but against himself ... 'blockbuster adventure with authenticity' WEEKEND AUStRALIAN
Book Synopsis The Road Chose Me Volume 2 by : Dan Grec
Download or read book The Road Chose Me Volume 2 written by Dan Grec and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-20 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searching for even more wild places and new experiences, Dan became determined to explore 'off the map' in Africa. From the mighty Sahara Desert in the north to the dense equatorial jungles of the Congo and the open grasslands of Southern Africa, Dan turned his biggest dream into reality. Over the course of three years Dan's second major expedition spanned fifty-four thousand miles through thirty-five unique African countries. THE ADVENTURE WAS A THOUSAND TIMES BIGGER THAN HE DREAMED POSSIBLE. After exploring the Pan-American Highway from Alaska to Argentina Dan became hooked on the freedom of global overland travel, and he only wanted more. New languages, exotic foods, stunning landscapes and local people with an entirely different outlook became Dan's everyday life. As the months turned into years, through highlights and despair Dan gained a new appreciation for what it truly means to be alive. Viewing our modern world through African eyes gave Dan a new perspective, and he was pulled in by the endless joy, laughter and kindness at every turn. While the landscapes and wildlife are undeniably breathtaking, it is the natural warmth of the African people that is truly unforgettable. All across the continent Dan was welcomed with love and generosity, and now he will never be the same.
Download or read book Enchanting Zambia written by Linda Jones and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-05-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the help of this book, learn about Zambia's mystique and enchantment. Taken on an incredible trip through one of Africa's most magnificent sites, this tour is succinct and compelling. Experience the breathtaking Victoria Falls, indulge yourself in Livingstone's colorful history, and go on exhilarating safari excursions, white-water rafting, and bungee jumping. Whether you're lounging in opulent lodges, visiting the streets, or enjoying the local cuisine, this book offers helpful advice and personal insights to help you get the most out of your journey. With its wealth of knowledge on what to bring, when to go, and helpful connections, "Enchanting Zambia" is the ideal travel companion for a memorable trip through the heart of Africa.
Book Synopsis "One Hundred and One" Views of the Victoria Falls by : Dr. Robert Zulu
Download or read book "One Hundred and One" Views of the Victoria Falls written by Dr. Robert Zulu and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-26 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred and one views of the Victoria Falls is a comprehensive guide to visiting the Victoria Falls. It shows the reader places for the best views of the Victoria falls and can be used by those who have already visited the Falls to refresh good memories. It is gives a foretaste on where the best views of the falls can be seen. The book may also be used to help the tourist select what views of the falls they want to see and reserve other view for a latter time. Enjoy the book and the Falls.
Download or read book Victoria Falls written by Anna Rebus and published by Weigl Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At more than 5,500 feet (1,700 meters) wide and 355 feet (108 m) high, Victoria Falls is the largest curtain of falling water in the world. It is so large that at times its spray is visible 30 miles (50 kilometers) away. Discover more in Victoria Falls, one of the titles in the Natural Wonders of the World series.
Download or read book Journey Beyond Imagination written by and published by . This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kokeb Gedamu was born in poverty in a remote village in Ethiopia as a Beta Yisrael, a Black Jew whose people were converted to Christianity at the end of the 19th century. Threatened by armed communist insurgents which persecuted Christians, Jews, and adherents to Haile Selaisse, he fled his village, traveling over mountains and through jungles where many of his comrades had perished. Despite threats to his life and his wife's safety, he traveled across the parched desert of Sudan, armed solely with his faith in God, and eventually emigrated to Egypt in order to reach the Promised Homeland his father had told him about, Israel. Once in Israel, he faced religious persecution, forcing him to travel to the frigid borders of Canada and finally to America where his growing family could find safety, freedom, and stability.
