* A highly original 'detective' novel with unique setting and characters, this is the first of four 'Botswana' titles are both beautiful and charming.

* Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters

* In this third volume of highly original 'detective' stories with a unique setting and characters, the irrepressible, Precious Ramotswe faces supreme problems at home and at work.

In this fourth volume of the bestselling series - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, the ever-popular Precious Ramotswe - Botswana's leading, and only, female private detective - faces a new and unwanted problem: competition.

*The fifth in the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series *Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters for people who are fed up with aggressive literature which dwells on selfishness, discourtesy and conflict.

* Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters featuring Mma Ramotswe and her No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

* No. 7 in the marvellous Mma Ramotswe series

* The eighth instalment of Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

* The ninth book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series; Little, Brown are publishing in hardback

'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH

Peter Allison works as a safari guide in the Okavango Delta. In this oasis of wetland in the middle of the Kalahari desert, he caters to the whims of his wealthy clients. This work is filled with true tales of the people and animals he has encountered. It also includes essential wisdom like Don't run,whatever you do .

'Just the thing for lovers of those Number One Ladies looking for a darker, more realistic view of Botswana' Sue Baker, Publishing News

A reissue of Van der Post's classic account of his rediscovery of the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert, outcast survivors from Stone Age Africa. His attempt to capture their way of life and the secrets of their ancient heritage provide captivating reading and an insight into a forgotten culture.

It is never clear to Elizabeth whether the mission principal's cruel revelations of her origins is at the bottom of her mental breakdown, but in the dark loneliness of the Botswanan night, the frightened South African refugee slips in and out of sanity.

* Mma Ramotswe's tenth adventure; published in Little, Brown hardback

A moving personal account of Africa's great success story, Botswana.

A collection of short stories based on life in a Botswanan village, including the story of a woman who murders the husband who deserted her years before.

Explores modern Botswana, and tells the story of teenage Mosa and her family, divided by tradition and education, but united by love and shared dreams. The author, Unity Dow, Botswana's first female High Court judge, will be attending the Melbourne Writers' Festival in 2001.

Very Brave or Very Foolish. The memoir of Sir Ketumile Masire is a unique first-hand account of how a country established democracy and stability in the wake of independence.

Tells a story of the clash of cultures, the inflexibility of belief and traditions. It's a story about women - about Caitlin and her daughter, about Eliah and Madintwa, Ron's formidable mother and grandmother. Most of all, it's about one woman's courage, resilience - and ultimately, survival.