Bookshelf Latest Additions

The books listed here are the latest additions to the Shakari Connection Bookshelf. In no particular order, there are books on African hunting, African exploration, hunting firearms and more. All the books newly added to the website will be listed on this page before going into their various categories and into the author index.

Peter & Beverly Pickford

African Safari: Into The Great Game Reserves by Peter & Beverly Pickford (2016) is an account of photographic game reserve safaris on foot, on horseback, dugout canoes and hot air balloons. It covers safaris in South Africa (Kruger & the Kgalagadi), Namibia (Etosha, Damaraland & Kaokaland), Botswana (Okavango, Chobe & Linyanti), Zimbabwe (Mana Pools & the Zambezi), Zambia (North & South Luangwa), Tanzania (Ngorongoro & the Serengeti), Kenya (Masai Mara, Amboseli & Tsavo) Rwanda & Uganda (Parc des Volcans and Mgahinga).

Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas

Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas (1879–1962), also known as Sir Shenton Thomas, was appointed as Assistant District Commissioner, East Africa Protectorate in 1909. There followed administrative posts in Uganda, Nigeria, the Gold Coast (Ghana) before he was appointed Governor of Nyasaland in 1929. In 1932 he was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Gold Coast. He was best remembered as the Governor of the Straits Settlements at the time of the Japanese invasion during the Second World War.

Jubaland And The Northern Frontier District by Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas (1917) is an account of the administration of Jubaland and the Northern Frontier District which covers the region’s geography, population, transport and communications and diseases of animals. There are also 'route reports’ for travellers which advise on bad roads with blind corners, dangerous precipices, risks in wet weather and whether a guide should be taken.

Jim Phares

My African Life: A Collection Of Short Stories by Jim Phares (2012) may be about the author's hunting experience in Africa - it is not clear from the strange synopsis ... "The modern hunting safari in Africa allows humans to fulfill their innate role as hunters and predators while at the same time taking full responsibility for the future well-being of the wildlife that they hunt. Hunting today is controlled by management plans that promote a system of give and take. Hunters must pay for hunting and licenses and trophy fees; much of this money is used to promote the maintenance and management of the species hunted", etc, etc.

John Perott

Save Mozambique's Elephant Coast by John Perott (2007) is an account about how the author was recruited by an 'entrepreneur' known as Jim, to produce a feasibility study to obtain a 40,000 acre site on the Indian Ocean in Mozambique for private development into a 'world class international eco-tourist destination'. The development failed when Jim died in 1999. The author then set about targeting a billionaire or Disney to fund the expansion of the area to be the largest wildlife refuge and potentially supply additional range for the Kruger Park elephant herds.

Margaret Ann Hayes

Safarini: Many Journeys by Margaret Ann Hayes (2007) is an account of 20 years of the author's life in East Africa. From her diaries, the book recalls her observations of the tumultuous social changes from 1958, through the 1960s and 1970s. She went to Kenya as the young wife of a British Government agriculturist, with their four children. She also describes the wildlife she encountered on safaris in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia.

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Major G H Anderson

Major Gordon Henry Anderson (1881 - 1946), better known as Andy Anderson, was a renowned professional hunter and one of the founders of the East African Professional Hunters Association (EAPHA). In 1946 he suffered a major malaria attack and while recovering from it, he completed the manuscript for this volume and delivered it for publication. He died shortly after from pneumonia at the age of 68 before the book came out.

African Safaris by Major G H Anderson (1946) are classic hunting adventures in the African wilds, some of his elephants carried tusks weighing over 200 lbs. The author also recalls his companionship with other great hunters like George Rushby and James Sutherland.

Kevin Robertson

The Perfect Shot II by Kevin Robertson (2013) is a completely revised and updated edition with many new photos and revised anatomical drawings. The Perfect Shot II also has new shot-placement details for blesbok, bongo, black wildebeest, grysbok, nyala, reedbuck, roan and steenbok. In all, twenty-seven African game species are now covered. In addition,the chapters on bullet construction and performance have been substantially revised to cover the advances in bullet development. Each animal is shown in at least one colour field picture as well as a view that illustrates the shoulder bones, heart, lungs, brain and spinal column. These views allow you to see precisely where to place your shot in relation to how the animal may be standing. Other chapters include calibre and bullet selection, trophy handling, basic animal anatomy and practical tips.

Bror von Blixen-Finecke

Baron Tinecke Bror Fredrick von Blixen-Finecke (1886 - 1946) was a Swedish baron, coffee planter and African professional hunter. He founded the company 'Tanganyika Guides Ltd' and was in partnership with Philip Percival's 'African Guides' based in Kenya.

"He is six feet of amiable Swede and, to my knowledge, the toughest, most durable White Hunter ever to snicker at the fanfare of safari or to shoot a charging buffalo between the eyes while debating whether his sundown drink would be gin or whiskey." Beryl Markham from 'West With The Night'.

African Hunter by Bror Blixen (1938) who was the husband of Karen Blixen, better known under her pen name Isak Dinesen, between 1913 and 1925. Von Blixen-Finecke was a respected professional hunter and guide, who counted amongst his clients Edward, the Prince of Wales. He returned to Sweden in 1938 and reportedly died in a motor accident in 1946.

Biographies of Bror Blixen by G F V Kleen and Ulf Aschan

Robert Anderson

Great Rams And Ram Hunters by Robert Anderson (1994). North American sheep hunters relate their stories for Dall, Stone, Bighorn and Desert Sheep. The history and heritage of sheep hunting from the early 1900s to contemporary times. The author has acquired a large volume of people's stories, presented through interviews, letters, and photographs. He also documents the development of scoring and record systems.

Ron Thomson

The Wildlife Game by Ron Thomson (1992). The author's opening words..."If there is anything certain in this world - and in this day and age - it is that the pace of change in matters affecting wildlife is so fast that whatever is written on the subject normally becomes very rapidly out of date. This, happily, does not apply to this book. The wildlife management principles outlined in this book are applicable to wild animal populations all over the world. Furthermore, they will be just as valid in the distant millenia as they are appropriate in this last decade of the twentieth century." So this book distills years of practical experience and puts it in scientific context. This book has as much to offer the poorly-informed layman or journalist.

The Adventures Of Shadrek: Southern Africa's Most Infamous Elephant Poacher by Ron Thomson (2001) is the story of a man called Shadrek, whose elephant poaching exploits in Gonarezhou National Park are legend. Ron Thomson was the game warden in charge of the Gonarezhou Park and pursued the fascinating character called Shadrek.

Tony Sanchez-Arino

The Last Of The Few: Forty-Two Years Of African Safaris by Tony-Sanchez Arino (1995). The author began hunting in 1952 in West Africa and he has hunted and guided in the Cameroon, the Sudan, Kenya, the CAR, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Here is the story of his career with much on rifles and calibres, the Big Five and the spiral-horned antelope.

C J McElroy

McElroy Hunts Dangerous Game: Campfire Tales About Big Game Hunting On Six Continents by C J McElroy with Bill Quimby (2000). As a veteran of 56 African safaris in 20 countries, 41 safaris in Europe, Asia and the South Pacific and 62 safaris in North and South America, McElroy's experience hunting dangerous game probably equals that of any other sport hunter today.

Craig Boddington

Favorite Rifles And Cartridges by Craig Boddington (2021) goes through each of the author's personal favorite rifles, from his varmint rifle, to his deer rifle and to his African buffalo rifle. The book focuses on eight calibers and eight rifles which have various actions and includes how he optimised each rifle and sights for best performance.

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