Guys...Give me some good titles on African hunting or Africana that are available for Kindle. I need to get a good bunch of books stashed for summer travel...

"Moonson" by Wilber Smith.

Project Gutenberg

The above link has many old African books.
They have them in many different formats, including the Kindle.

Sorry, can't help.

As far as books are concerned, if a goat can't eat it, I won't read it.

contact the Osprey hunting company. They sell a kindle with over 60 old África titles very cheap

"Man eaters and Marauders" by John Taylor has interesting stories with some from the areas you will be hunting this season. No sure if its available on Kindle though.

Brian Herne's book on White Hunters was fantastic in my opinion. A great summary of the history & some exciting stories. From that book I could just make a list of the top 20 I would like to read for more in depth pursuit.

Thanks folks...I own hard copies of all the books mentioned, but that site Saeed recommended looked good if I can figure out how to download from there.

Diego,

Do you have a link to their website? I got a few downloaded from the site Saeed suggested. Thanks!

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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
Sorry, can't help.

As far as books are concerned, if a goat can't eat it, I won't read it.

Mike,

I read quite a lot, and have quite an extensive library on Africa.

But, I have found that using ebooks on an ipad so much more convenient.

Years ago, we went to the Seychelles for a school break.
We got so unlucky, that we more or less rained on all the time we were there. They had a big library at the island, with books from every imaginable nationality!!

I think I read practically all the English books they had.

Now, I put a few movies, as well as a few doze books on my ipad whenever I travel.

And the nice things about ebooks is that with an Internet connection, one can log in and down load whatever takes your fancy.

Imagine trying to do that while you are away from home with goat fodder!

Tim, these are all on my Kindle (and available on Amazon) and a good start at an e-library:

The Big Game of Africa - Safari Guide, Tjader, Richard
Hunting The Elephant and Other Game In Africa - with Recollections From Years of Safari, Stigand, Captain C. H.
In Africa: Safari Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country, McCutcheon, John T
Hunting in British East Africa, Madeira, Percy
In The Grip Of The Nyika: Further Safari Adventures In British East Africa, Patterson, John Henry
On Safari: Big Game Hunting In British East Africa, Chapman, Abel
Beryl Markham: Never Turn Back, Gourley,Catherine
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, Millard, Candice
The Wild Sports of Southern Africa: Being the Narrative of a Hunting Expedition, Sir William Cornwallis Harris
The Lion Killer (The Dark Continent Chronicles), James S. Gardner
The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe, Rogers, Douglas
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, John Henry Patterson
The Last Safari: A Season of Discovery in Zimbabwe, Bruce VanBuskirk

When I leave in four hours, these will all be with me!

Will --- howcum your book "Elephant and Elephant Guns" is not on Kindle ??? What's up with that??

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Originally posted by Woodmnctry:
Will --- howcum your book "Elephant and Elephant Guns" is not on Kindle ??? What's up with that??

"OMG--my bow is "pull-push feed" -how derdfully embarrasing!!!!" By Woodmnctry

Not to mention dangerous as well, especially if you short stroke that stick & string!

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I would suggest "The White Nile" by Alan Moorehead. Lots of history and is well written.
Gives an account on the search for the source of the Nile from Speke through Livingston, Stanley, Gordon and many others. One of my favorites.

I just read
Hunting the grizly (and many other games) by Theo Roosevelt and I do appreciate this book. Especially on a high stand for roebuck or boar.
As I have still read Roosevelt African adventures and Maneaters of Tsavo.
I also read "how I found Livingstone" by Stanley but it's quite boring.

hunting the grisly

Send a mail to the Osprey filming company. Tell Tim or Ziggy about their kindles fully loaded with hunting books. I think he writtes hear as zig macintosh. Email studio@ospreyfilming.com

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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
Sorry, can't help.

As far as books are concerned, if a goat can't eat it, I won't read it.

MJines, I enjoyed "The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe". Have you read the Peter Godwin books, "Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa" and "When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa"? You would probably enjoy them also.

Also, "The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream" by Christina Lamb.

Tim Wilbur Smith has some great books. I love reading them. From ancient times to present times.

Mike

I've got quite a few over at:

http://lvhs.co.za/

Just click on the 'Books' link on the top banner.

Most of these are from Gutenberg, but because I am OCD on certain things, they have been cleaned up and formatted.

Thanks guys...I now have about 20 on the Kindle, mostly from the sites named here. I think everyone of the others mentioned, I own as a real book and have read numerous times...

What about books for the Nook? Do the same sites have that format covered as well?

Every time I see this post I'm thinking he wants to burn them!

I second "The White Nile" A great read.

I just finished Jim Corbetts "The temple tiger" and "the man eating leopard of Rudraprayag" both of which I really enjoyed. I think I enjoyed them more than I did "death in the long grass" I recently ordered "Hunter" by J.A Hunter but was refunded because of our postal strike.I will try to order it again and might also get Ionides's "a hunters story" Don't know if they are available for kindle.Hey,Tim seems that your hunting show with Buzz was a hit.

You'll love Hunter. Not on Kindle, though.

About 10 years ago, one of J.A. Hunter's Boss .500 N.E.'s was for sale for $19,000 at Champlins for about 10 minutes. I was one call too late for the rifle.

Alas.

just got "Hunter" in the mail

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Originally posted by Tim Herald:
Guys...Give me some good titles on African hunting or Africana that are available for Kindle. I need to get a good bunch of books stashed for summer travel...

There's a wealth of books on all sorts of hunting in this link

http://forums.nitroexpress.com...=0&page=0#Post109178

Downloaded as .pdf, I am sure they can be converted to Kindle format,

best wishes,

Finman