Narrative Non-Fiction

A fascinating, tremendously insightful journey into the hidden creative world of Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee. Utilizing exclusive access to Coetzee's private manuscripts, notebooks, and early research papers, author David Attwell reveals the intense, self-critical precision that shaped some of the greatest novels of our time. J.M. Coetzee and the Life of Writing traces how these famous works evolved over dozens of drafts, proving how deeply rooted Coetzee's fiction is within the landscape, complex history, and political conflicts of South Africa. An essential read for every serious lover of South African literature.

Author: David Attwell

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In A Sprat to Catch a Mackerel: Key principles to build your business, Raymond Ackerman shares the basic tenets behind his business philosophy – timeless principles that have guided him through some of South Africa's most turbulent times.

Author: Raymond Ackerman

Foxing on front and back end papers and on some pages inside, but the book is mostly clean and perfectly readable.

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In 1954, a young David Attenborough was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to travel the world to find rare and elusive animals for the London Zoo's collection and to film the expeditions for the BBC's new show, Zoo Quest. This memoir chronicles those legendary voyages. From trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana and Komodo dragons in Indonesia, to battling cannibal fish and unpredictable weather, Attenborough records the incredible beauty and biodiversity of these regions. 

Author: David Attenborough

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In this sparkling follow-up to Travels with my Briefcase, Peter Biddlecombe takes us on another irreverent global tour. Still convinced that the only true modern traveller is the business traveller, Peter Biddlecombe sniffs his nose at the 'gimmick tourists', eschews crossing the Sahara naked on a skateboard and carries on doing what he does best – business, all over the world, with a wonderfully diverse range of characters.

Author: Peter Biddlecombe

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The Paras is an authoritative oral history of one of the world's elite fighting forces. This chronicle features the first-hand, visceral recollections of over one hundred soldiers and individuals closely associated with them, detailing deployment experiences across the Falklands, Kosovo, Iraq, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan. Moving away from conventional, dry regimental overviews, this text delivers a direct first-person narrative capturing fierce combat where the odds of survival were frequently stacked heavily against the personnel.

Author: Max Arthur

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Why do we willingly push ourselves to absolute mental and physical breaking points in a comfortable, modern world? Sports journalist Dominic Bliss tackles this question, serving up a stunning global tour of over 60 of the planet's most grueling endurance events. This visual guide details legendary, high-stakes races including the searing Badwater 135 ultramarathon through Death Valley, Chile's remote Patagonian Expedition Race, and the leg-breaking 660-mile Crocodile Trophy mountain bike trail. Packed with dramatic imagery, geographic coordinates, and raw survival philosophy, it is an essential treasury for extreme athletes and adventure seekers alike.

Author: Dominic Bliss

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Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia. He retraces his travels as a student twenty years before. Whether braving the homicidal motorists of Paris, being robbed by gypsies in Florence, attempting not to order tripe and eyeballs in a German restaurant or window-shopping in the sex shops of the Reeperbahn, Bryson takes in the sights, dissects the culture and illuminates each place and person with his hilariously caustic observations.

Author: Bill Bryson

**Note the 7 loose pages, otherwise great condition.

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The true story of one man's battle to save a species from the brink of extinction. When South African game reserve owner Lawrence Anthony learned that only a handful of northern white rhinos remained in the wild—deep in a Congo jungle controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army rebel group—he was determined to save them. What follows is a dangerous, extraordinary adventure as Anthony heads directly into the jungle to enlist the help of the rebels to protect the rhinos, all while battling a terrible drought back home to keep his own animals alive. 

Author: Lawrence Anthony

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Relive a daring polar expedition in this definitive account by Sir Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary. The Crossing of Antarctica details the historic 1955–1958 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Echoing Shackleton, Fuchs’s advance ship was trapped by ice in the Weddell Sea, forcing two years of grueling preparation. Together with Hillary’s New Zealand support party, twelve men tackled a treacherous two-thousand-mile overland march across uncharted snow, colossal ice walls, and hidden crevasses. From mechanical trials and a daring single-engine flight to blinding "white-out" fogs, this classic narrative captures a legendary feat of endurance across a lonely, unknown continent no human had ever traversed before. First Edition 1958

Author: Sir Vivian Fuchs & Sir Edmund Hillary

**Very good vintage condition

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Hadrian’s Wall examines the Roman Empire’s most spectacular British monument. Stretching from the Tyne to the Solway Firth, this massive fortification physically divided Britain, serving as a strategic barrier between Roman civilization and northern barbarian tribes. The authors frame the wall’s construction and tactical usage within the context of imperial frontier policy. For three centuries, auxiliary troops maintained this frontier until the fall of the Western Empire led to the soldiers' departure and the wall's decay. 

Author: David J. Breeze and Brian Dobson

Extra Note: Contents is in very good vintage condition. Listed as fair for the spine tear as visible on the photos.

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A classic, deeply imaginative exploration of the real history behind King Arthur and the Holy Grail. In King Arthur's Avalon, celebrated historian Geoffrey Ashe cuts through centuries of myth to deliver a fascinating, readable narrative of Glastonbury—Britain's most legendary landscape. Piercing together archaeology, early Christian history, and medieval folklore, this acclaimed book untangles the mysteries of Camelot in a style that perfectly delights common readers and history enthusiasts alike.

Author: Geoffrey Ashe

**In a very good condition for a vintage book

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In Hallelujah! The Welcome Table, the inspirational Maya Angelou has combined the two things she loves best: writing and cooking. From her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas, to her world travels as a bestselling author, food has always played a key role at important moments in Maya Angelou's life and she is renowned in her circle of friends as a marvellous chef. Here she tells these tales and presents the wonderful recipes.

Author: Maya Angelou

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The witty, fascinating autobiography of David Attenborough, tracking fifty years of broadcasting milestones and wildlife adventures. Life on Air pulls back the curtain on the early, experimental days of the BBC and documents Attenborough's transition from studio executive to global documentary icon. Filled with accounts of dangerous expeditions to wild corners of the earth—and encounters with everything from tribal leaders to royalty—this elegantly told memoir showcases the unrelenting curiosity and charm of a true natural history legend.

Author: David Attenborough

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This comprehensive handbook features identification names for regional trees, birds, and animals translated across English, Afrikaans, German, and Latin. Designed to enhance your self-drive experience, the book offers instant identification tips for unique geological features, historical landmarks, and indigenous flora. Navigating the park is made seamless with detailed maps paired with precise GPS positions, alongside fascinating breakdowns of traditional place names.

Author: Peter Derichs

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Richard Feynman (1918–1988), winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. Here he recounts in his inimitable voice his experience trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek; cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets; accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums; painting a naked female torero—and much else of an eyebrow-raising nature. In short, here is Feynman's life in all its eccentric glory—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unrelenting curiosity, and raging chutzpah.

Author: Richard P. Feynman

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