Odyssey to Freedom - George Bizos

Odyssey to Freedom by George Bizos is a spell-binding autobiography by one of the world's most admired human rights advocates. This story, told on a grand scale, unfolds from Bizos' daring rescue of 6 NZ soldiers from the Nazis as a boy in Greece. He arrives in Johannesburg together with his father, penniless and unable to speak English. He studies law at Wits and becomes an advocate, building a career on defending the downtrodden against apartheid abuses in a hostile justice system.

Old Dusty of the Low Veld - George Campbell

Old Dusty of the Low Veld by George Campbell is based on the life of an old Prospecter who spent nearly fifty years in the Low Veld propspecting for gold. This book has an appeal all of its own, for here is a day that has gone and in the telling of "Old Dusty's" story, the author has, to quote Eldred Green, "himself panned some nuggets of pure gold"

My Fight Against Apartheid - Michael Dingake

My Fight Against Apartheid by Michael Dingake is the author's account of his childhood days in Botswana, to his recruitment into the ANC during the mass struggles of the 1950s; from his underground work for the ANC in the early 1960s, to his kidnapping, arrest and imprisonment in 1965. Much of the book is about his 15 years on Robben Island, a fellow prisoner with Nelson Mandela, and gives a graphic account of the conditions the political prisoners faced in their struggle to improve their lot.

1st edition copy.

Interfering in Politics - Andrew Duminy and Bill Guest

Interfering in Politics by Andrew Duminy and Bill Guest is a penetrating biography of Sir Percy FitzPatrick that looks at some of the issues normally sidestepped in earlier biographies especially his involvement in the Jameson Raid and the South African war. His position as an advocate for mining interests during the Milner administration is also examined.

All That Glittered - Maryna Fraser and Alan Jeeves

All That Glittered by Maryna Fraser and Alan Jeeves presents, through a selection of the correspondence of Lionel Phillips, a complete picture of the career of one of the leading figures in the development of the South African gold mining industry.

The First Son of South Africa to be Premier - Basil T. Hone

The First Son of South Africa to be Premier by Basil T. Hone tells the story of Thomas Scanlen, who served as the Cape Colony's Prime Minister for three years. The story of this man and the politics of a century ago will help readers understand the reasons why the problems southern Africa faces today are difficult, complex and delicate.

This copy has been signed by the author.

A Simple Freedom - Ahmed Kathrada with Tim Couzens

A Simple Freedom: The Strong Mind of Robben Island Prisoner, No. 468/64 by Ahmed Kathrada with Tim Couzens. During his incarceration, Ahmed Kathrada secretly jotted down quotations which he came across and liked: proverbs, aphorisms, poetry and drama extracts, and passages from books, magazines and newspapers. On Robben Island these quotations were like familiar freinds. They helped steel the soul within the stolen body - the authorities might control that body but they could not lock up the mind.

On Circuit in Kafirland - Perceval M Laurence

On Circuit in Kafirland by Perceval M Laurence collects this colonial judge's writings in one volume. They represent some of the recreations, legal and literary of a colonial judge. Laurence says in his preface that the press received his previous literary endeavour kindly and "..with such complete indifference by the book buying public - if such an entity still exists - that I understand some 'remainders' are still procurable on very reasonable terms." This just goes to show that nothing has changed 100 years later.

The Bang-Bang Club - Greg Marinovich & Joao Silva

The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War by Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva tells the story of "The Bang-Bang Club" -  a group of white press photographers whom the authors themselves were members - who witnessed the bloody and vicious civil war that consumed the South African townships in the late 80s and early 90s. 1st edition copy.

Sarah Gertrude Millin - Martin Rubin

Sarah Gertrude Millin by Martin Rubin thoroughly explores the life of this vivid, vocifrous and controversial person. Through her novels and non fiction works she became a major interpreter of South Africa and its peoples and problems.

In Liefde en Trou - Karel Schoeman

In Liefde en Trou: die lewe van pres. en mev. M.T. Steyn by Karel Schoeman is a biography of (South African) President Steyn and his wife Tibbie Steyn. Steyn is described by Schoeman as a unique person, and the first modern Afrikaner.

Afrikaans text.