The Lost World of the Kalahari. [Import] [Hardcover]

Laurens. VAN DER POST (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: See notes; Rev Ed edition (1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0701132957
• ISBN-13: 978-0701132958
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #422,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vividly descriptive of Kalahari & Bushmen yet meditative, August 29, 1999

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This review is from: The Lost World of the Kalahari (Paperback)

This was a wonderful book. Although, at times the author brought down the pensive, spiritual level with his complaints regarding the practical complications of his expedition, overall, this book is extremely moving. The only way you could get a better idea of life in the Kalahari is by going there yourself; he describes, in beautiful, vivid language, the plant and animal life of the desert, the variety of cultures, and the consequences of the European settlement. The book unravels like a mystery, with the mysterious Bushman always lingering just out of reach, a figure between reality and legend.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book stirred my imagination..., September 28, 2000

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A. Bourne (Pleasanton, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost World of the Kalahari (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book immensely. It really stirred and awakened my imagination. At the time, I was planning a trip to Southern Africa, and after reading his book, the Kalahari desert became a must see for me. As well as the Victoria Falls Hotel in Zimbabwe which Laurens Van Der Post mentions in his book, as the place where he joined the other explorers before and after his trips. Great historical book. Excellent vivid and vibrant descriptions of the desert and the bushman. I also recommend "The Cry of the Kalahari" by Mark and Delia Owens.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book filled with love and dignity, October 6, 2004

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George R. Beinhorn "gb" (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost World of the Kalahari (Paperback)

An older friend of mine met Laurens Van der Post in Australia and described him as "a wonderful man." A large part of the joy of reading "Kalahari," his best-known book, comes from the experience of his transparent honesty and honest heart. His writing style is as wonderful as the man was--unpretentious, without "side," and ever positive and life-affirming. Van der Post did a fine service in revealing how trivial and unconnected our modern traits of cynicism and meaninglessness appear before the Bushmen's selfless creed. This is one of the great books of pilgrimage.