Isbn: 9780802117397 - The Healing Land: The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert (41 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Acclaimed by Rian Malan as full of mystery, magic and strange coincidence, The Healing Land is a moving account of a remarkable personal journey through the Kalahari desert. Although brought up in grey, drearily ordinary London, Rupert Isaacson's links to Africa have always been strong. His mother was once a South African and his father was raised in what was then Rhodesia. Isaacson senior fled to England with no regrets, but Polly, Rupert's mother kept her memories of Africa alive, and handed them on to her children via the Bushmen nursery stories and remembrances of her early life there. Thus, from an early age, Isaacson was fascinated: Long before I ever went to southern Africa, its names and regions had been described to me so many times that I could picture them in my mind's eye. Isaacson's relatives, mostly his grandfather Robbie, a Rhodesian farmer, frequently visited with exotic gifts and stories in tow, leaving the little boy wide-eyed and curious to go to the land of his ancestors. At eight, Isaacson finally visited Robbie in Africa, and found the place as seductively, intensely exciting as all the stories had led him] to expect. He also witnessed the other, less pleasant side of Africa. The war for independence was still being fought, and his grandfather's farm was fenced in with barbed wire and guarded by armed men. This first visit, however, sealed his connection to the African continent, and from then on he considered himself part English, part African. His curiosity now knew no boundaries and by the time he was twenty he embarked on his first solo trip to Africa. This marks the de facto beginning of the book as Isaacson, now a grown man, finds himself restless at home in England, yearning to be united with the Kalahari which he has made central to his identity as a young man. He visits Botswana's capital Gaborone where he meets his cousin Frank Taylor, a rather atypical white African, living in an austere home where he moved with his family, quitting his prosperous farm in South Africa, in order to help Botswana's rural poor. Isaacson learns of the plight of the Bushmen. Due to an upsurge in cattle ranching, the territories traditionally used for hunting have been fenced off and the game the Bushmen relied upon has been prevented from following the rain thus dying in droves. Eager to go deeper into the desert and to experience the Kalahari, Issacson makes several trips to the area during the following few years but never really makes it into the heart of the desert, but explores the areas surrounding it, living on a farm in Zimbabwe, traveling in South Africa and learning of its Bushman heritage. There he becomes enmeshed in the civil strife of 1993, which immediately preceded the first free elections and the rise of Nelson Mandela. He comes to experience the resentment of the black population towards the whites: he is attacked, mugged, chased by a mob of angry South African youths, but somehow all these events never put into question his resolve to come back. Eighteen months later he is back with his girlfriend and a contract to write a guidebook to Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. They start off from the Namibian capital Windhoek and two days later encounter two Bushmen while camping under a great baobab tree. Greetings are exchanged and it turns out that one of the Bushmen works for an NGO helping the cause of the local population. He speaks perfect English and invites Isaacson to go hunting with him the next day. The couple is naturally thrilled, but when they show up early next morning in the Bushman village no one seems to be up. It takes quite a while for everyone to wake up (presumably from alcoholic stupor) but all is well, and they ultimately leave for the hunting ground. The experience is disappointing, as Benjamin and his friend Xau make several attempts to catch antelopes but fail rather miserably. On their way back to the village Isaacson once again learns of the Bushmen plight, this time first-han.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Acclaimed by Rian Malan as full of mystery, magic and strange coincidence, The Healing Land is a moving account of a remarkable personal journey through the Kalahari desert. Although brought up in grey, drearily ordinary London, Rupert Isaacson's links to Africa have always been strong. His mother was once a South African and his father was raised in what was then Rhodesia. Isaacson senior fled to England with no regrets, but Polly, Rupert's mother kept her memories of Africa alive, and handed them on to her children via the Bushmen nursery stories and remembrances of her early life there. Thus, from an early age, Isaacson was fascinated: Long before I ever went to southern Africa, its names and regions had been described to me so many times that I could picture them in my mind's eye. Isaacson's relatives, mostly his grandfather Robbie, a Rhodesian farmer, frequently visited with exotic gifts and stories in tow, leaving the little boy wide-eyed and curious to go to the land of his ancestors. At eight, Isaacson finally visited Robbie in Africa, and found the place as seductively, intensely exciting as all the stories had led him] to expect. He also witnessed the other, less pleasant side of Africa. The war for independence was still being fought, and his grandfather's farm was fenced in with barbed wire and guarded by armed men. This first visit, however, sealed his connection to the African continent, and from then on he considered himself part English, part African. His curiosity now knew no boundaries and by the time he was twenty he embarked on his first solo trip to Africa. This marks the de facto beginning of the book as Isaacson, now a grown man, finds himself restless at home in England, yearning to be united with the Kalahari which he has made central to his identity as a young man. He visits Botswana's capital Gaborone where he meets his cousin Frank Taylor, a rather atypical white African, living in an austere home where he moved with his family, quitting his prosperous farm in South Africa, in order to help Botswana's rural poor. Isaacson learns of the plight of the Bushmen. Due to an upsurge in cattle ranching, the territories traditionally used for hunting have been fenced off and the game the Bushmen relied upon has been prevented from following the rain thus dying in droves. Eager to go deeper into the desert and to experience the Kalahari, Issacson makes several trips to the area during the following few years but never really makes it into the heart of the desert, but explores the areas surrounding it, living on a farm in Zimbabwe, traveling in South Africa and learning of its Bushman heritage. There he becomes enmeshed in the civil strife of 1993, which immediately preceded the first free elections and the rise of Nelson Mandela. He comes to experience the resentment of the black population towards the whites: he is attacked, mugged, chased by a mob of angry South African youths, but somehow all these events never put into question his resolve to come back. Eighteen months later he is back with his girlfriend and a contract to write a guidebook to Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. They start off from the Namibian capital Windhoek and two days later encounter two Bushmen while camping under a great baobab tree. Greetings are exchanged and it turns out that one of the Bushmen works for an NGO helping the cause of the local population. He speaks perfect English and invites Isaacson to go hunting with him the next day. The couple is naturally thrilled, but when they show up early next morning in the Bushman village no one seems to be up. It takes quite a while for everyone to wake up (presumably from alcoholic stupor) but all is well, and they ultimately leave for the hunting ground. The experience is disappointing, as Benjamin and his friend Xau make several attempts to catch antelopes but fail rather miserably. On their way back to the village Isaacson once again learns of the Bushmen plight, this time first-han.…

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Condition: Good. 1 Amer ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good hardcover in Very Good dust jacket. Gently used with NO markings in text; binding is tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover with DJ. The DJ has light shelf wear. Little wear to the book. Lightly tanned pages. No apparent marks. Boards and spine tight. Tracking available on most domestic orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Grove Pr, 2003. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original hardcover in jacket, SIGNED by author with penned website for author as well. 1st printing, book has minimal reference wear; light dust spotting to outer page edges; rubbing to jacket. Very nice. e2. Signed by Author(s).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Y5 - A first American edition hardcover book signed and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, light scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light stains/smudge on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.75", 278 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A clean, tight copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket cover. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop. Signed by author on title page. Slightly bruised corners. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, Not Price Clipped. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American Edition First Printing. xiv. Glossary. 278pp. Black lining papers. Black spine with bright gilt title and beige paper over boards. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by the author on title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. As new. Glued binding. Paper over boards. Audience: General/trade. By the author of 'The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son' and 'The Wild Host: The History and Meaning of the Hunt'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. As new. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. By the author of 'The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son' and 'The Wild Host: The History and Meaning of the Hunt'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: VG+/VG+ (see notes). 1st. 8vo. 278pp. Signed by the author: Inscribed "For Elizabeth.'06". Tad of soiling. foreedge. Light scrape rear panel DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Ed. Inscribed by Isaacson. light fading along book edges, boards clean, binding solid and strong, interior text clean. DJ covers mildly worn along edges, small chip at top front and bottom spine, no major tears, not price-clipped. inscribed by author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy in dustjacket, now in protective mylar. Author inscribed title page.; MCN30380; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 278 pp; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by author on title page in black ink, 1st print (full # line) looks unread, tight clean unmarked, Near Fine/Very Good Minus, dust jacket NOT price-clipped, dj clean and new looking but a little wear at top tips. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo cloth pp xiv+278 glossary F/VG+ Dedicated by author on title page. Inscribed by Author(s).

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