Picture & Reference Books

Join Allen Ambor on a rock 'n roll ride through the restaurant business and pioneering days of franchising in South Africa. Ambor's exuberance for life and exacting management style shine through on every page of this biography of the man who went from being a hippy waiter to opening the first Spur in 1967.

The detail you need - at a size you can read. No more squinting to read the index or guessing whether that really is the village you want. Philip's new range of super-clear, large-scale maps means that everyone can read easily. Easy to use, too, as an A3 spiral bound road atlas that lies flat when opened.

Dr. Abraham Luckhoff het as dominee, koerantman en diplomaat op drie vastelande gewerk en so 'n leeftyd se humoristiese staaltjies en stories bymekaargemaak.

Toe hy 21 jaar gelede vir die eerste keer in Parys aankom, sou die kunstenaar Louis Jansen van Vuuren hom nooit kon indink dat hy eendag 'n chateau in die Franse platteland sou besit nie.

When the artist Louis Jansen van Vuuren first visited Paris he could never have imagined that he would end up owning a chateau in rural France.

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER AWARD FOR BEST TRAVEL BOOK 'Monisha Rajesh has chosen one of the best ways of seeing the world. Never too fast, never too slow, her journey does what trains do best. Getting to the heart of things. Prepare for a very fine ride' Michael Palin From the cloud-skimming heights of Tibet's Qinghai railway to silk-sheeted splendour on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Around the World in 80 Trains is a celebration of the glory of train travel and a witty

She and her husband Phil started The Royal Portfolio in 1999. 20 years on and Liz is now at the helm of four of the most glamourous luxury boutique hotels in the world.

In this celebration of Jewish life at the tip of the African continent, businessman and philanthropist, Tony Raphaely, has curated stunning individual and group portraits that collectively represent a snapshot in time of Cape Town's vibrant Jewish community.

Join chef Denise Cowburn-Levy as she reveals the stories and shares some of her favourite recipes developed for her cooking school, Ginger & Lime.

KwaZulu-Natal is culturally rich, offering a wide range of writers - writing mainly in English and Zulu - who are linked through their lives and their writing to this province of South Africa. The writers include, to name just a few, Alan Paton, Roy Campbell, Lewis Nkosi, Ronnie Govender, Wilbur Smith, Daphne Rooke, Credo Mutwa and Gcina Mhlophe.

Crackles and sparks with life like exploding Diwali fireworks. - William Dalrymple Monisha Rajesh turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains.

An African safari is arguably one of the most alluring and easily understood dreams of our time. Just the thought of an African safari evokes thoughts of adventure, a journey through nature's greatest spectacle, a glimpse of the earth before man. African Safari is an exploration of all that the word safari encompasses, from journeys on horseback and dugout canoes, the quiet drifting of a balloon and the tension of waiting on foot to the smell of dung, soil and the rain. African Safari is an int