Botswana

Books in this genre are set in or about Botswana.

Most Read This Week Tagged "Botswana"

The House of Unexpected Sisters (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #18)
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The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #16)
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #14)
The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #15)
Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion (Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases, #3)
White Dog Fell from the Sky
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3)
The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6)
Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7)
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #10)
The Double Comfort Safari Club (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #11)
The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #5)
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #8)
The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9)
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #13)
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #12)
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #14)
The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #15)
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Most game reserves in Botswana are large tracts of totally undeveloped wilderness. There are no paved roads, fast-food stands, water fountains, campgrounds, restrooms, or any of the other “improvements” found in parks and reserves in more developed countries.
Mark Owens, Cry of the Kalahari

Thabo Katlholo
The small town of Kasane stands on the high veld plains of the northern horn of Botswana, a tourist haven shouldering the economy of the small but rich country. The town is located some one thousand kilometers north-east of the Capital City, Gaborone, with its hard blue skies and river-clear air, Kasane is a piece of paradise in this desert region; a shit-hole for the natives apparently as I was to learn, but still the place is a slice of heaven for tourists coming from outside. At the center of ...more
Thabo Katlholo

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